welshwarrior Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 Not found anyone who can truely tell the difference. Do what you like as long as you hit stuff and enjoy it who really cares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabel25 Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 3 hours ago, Lloyd90 said: The best round of clays I shot, I noticed just before the end that I'd knocked the selector over and was shooting the top barrel, which was the tighter choke on the first shot and the bottom barrel, the more open choke one on the further away second shot. Had done it on 80% of the course and think I shot my best score. On the weekend I did it again (although with a different gun) and fired top barrel first, used tighter choke, and dropped a hen pheasant with a headshot at 30 yards going across. As said, I doubt it makes much difference. You could well be right On a recent walk up day shooting with a couple of French guys I took the first bird well out and was well chuffed then realised the selector was on the top barrel But it's a Lincoln 16g and the selector is the opposite way round to my other guns But reverted back to bottom barrel first and had a very successfull day Better still outshot the French guys 10 to 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 I shoot ¾ ¹ so quite tight chokeed and am normally set to bottom ¾ first. But if a bird gets up some way away I flick the selector. Habbit i got into so now its just ingrained Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertt Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 I have watched a slow motion vid dispelling the muzzle flip myth. Might have been YouTube but I can't remember. I thought ( most probably wrongly ) bottom barrel first reduced the heat haze around the rib when doing DTL. Decoying etc, I used to put heavier choke in the bottom and fire top first for easier loading. Gladly I don't have such a ridiculous weapon as an over and under so it's no longer an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliver90owner Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 Its a pigeon forum. Clearly, few shoot driven game! Probably still better to put the tighter choke in the bottom barrel, if one has that option, for driven game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabel25 Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, oliver90owner said: Its a pigeon forum. Clearly, few shoot driven game! Probably still better to put the tighter choke in the bottom barrel, if one has that option, for driven game. I think you'll find a lot on here do driven game or do the odd driven game day Others only shoot rifles As i do some driven days and rifle shoot as above does that make us exempt from this PW forum? I have had two O/U fixed choke shotguns One i still have Bottom barrel is the open choke and the top barrel the tighter choke and one was a Spanish gun and the one i use is Italian So there must be a reason for this set up And that is how i set up my multi choke O/U's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 9 hours ago, oliver90owner said: Its a pigeon forum. Clearly, few shoot driven game! Probably still better to put the tighter choke in the bottom barrel, if one has that option, for driven game. I shoot driven game and usually half and half; I still shoot bottom barrel first, which is my sequence for everything, whether it be game, clays, decoying, rabbits or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 9 hours ago, oliver90owner said: Its a pigeon forum. Clearly, few shoot driven game! Probably still better to put the tighter choke in the bottom barrel, if one has that option, for driven game. Forum might be called pigeon watch but there are sections for vermin wildfowl game management stalking motoring. So id call it a shooting forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 I shoot lot driven game useing 20 bore and use Inpoved cylinder in both barrels and all ways shoot top first I have taken some lovely birds this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, snow white said: I shoot lot driven game useing 20 bore and use Inpoved cylinder in both barrels and all ways shoot top first I have taken some lovely birds this season So there you go, each to their own. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 I usually put a slightly tighter choke in the SECOND barrel I shoot, whichever that may be, on the basis the target is probably slightly further away by the time I let it go. Probably **** about face and all in my head, but its the way I've done it and got used to, everyone will have there own views! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted January 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 Having read all the replies still no definite answer as why they originally designed to shoot bottom first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 14 minutes ago, B725 said: Having read all the replies still no definite answer as why they originally designed to shoot bottom first. I wasn't aware OU's originally were designed to shoot bottom barrel first. The option has always been down to the user as far as I'm aware, just as with a sxs's option to fire left or right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 My Famars game gun has no selector and shoots top barrel first. It's teagued, and more often than not I'll choose a tighter choke 1st shot, as I normally like to take them well out infront. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 5 hours ago, B725 said: Having read all the replies still no definite answer as why they originally designed to shoot bottom first. If they had double trigger then its up to you which to pull first and that would be personal pref on front or back trigger. If no selection on the gun and single trigger that would be the manufacturer of the gun making the decision for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted January 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 The front trigger on my Laurona fires the bottom barrel first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 From what I have witnessed, a lot could benefit from firing their second barrel first ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabel25 Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 4 hours ago, B725 said: The front trigger on my Laurona fires the bottom barrel first. I used to have one, either trigger fires both barrels the front as you say fires bottom then top back trigger top then bottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB1 Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 O/U with half and half....... haven't a clue which barrel I'm discharging first as I never check the selector😐 Don't think it really matters with equal chokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) On 27 January 2019 at 15:44, oowee said: If its a silver pig it's mandatory to use top barrel first as you need to use two hands to properly open it to get at the bottom barrel. Yes that's what I do as I believe I can reload quicker. I shoot 1/4 and 1/2. Edited January 31, 2019 by pigeon controller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve s×s Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 And then u wonder why our people elected politicians can't agree on B××××××× All Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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