Yildiz Shooting low

[Scenic Sam]

Just got a Yildiz 20bore O/U the other day, so I tried it on target board to see how it placed shot!

Well a good 60%+ below center with both barrels, unlike my Browning 525 which is 60% above center which suits me!

Has any body else found this with Yildiz!!

[Walker570]

Mine puts the pattern right in the middle if I do.  Are you 'aiming' it or just picking it up and shooting as you would at a bird ....hopefully?

Probably the stocks are slightly different and the Yilditz is letting you get too low on the stock or you are getting too low ....only takes a smidgin to make a difference.  Try putting a pad as a riser on the top of the stock

1/2 inch should be adequate to correct it. 

This is why it is important to pick the gun up and mount it a s you would at a bird and fire without hesitation and not 'aim' it like shooting a rifle.

I often see guns on their peg, pick a gun up before a drive and aim it .... pointless excersise in my view.

Edited March 3, 2019 by Walker570

[Ultrastu]

I agree with walker 100 % 

But would also add that its better a manufacturer shapes agun to shoot a touch low as its easier to raise the comb and to get it spot on than it is to lower the comb of a gun that shoots too high. 

Obviously we all have have different shaped faces and eyes and also naturally position the gun in different ways , in respect to our quarry when shooting .

 

[snow white]

Two different stocks 

[Gunman]

All a matter of leaning to shoot that specific gun . 

 

[oldypigeonpopper]

hello, having just purchased the 12 bore version i shall have to note this, still yet to try out,  sam have you looked into the measurements of both stocks, 525 and Yildiz ? there maybe a slight difference that affects the POA, but as Walker mentioned shoot as you would in a natural way and not like a rifle, and as gunman mentioned, all good advice,  good luck

[welshwarrior]

You can easily learn to shoot a gun that’s a  bit too high but too low can cause big issues with certain birds. in fact most good shots prefer a higher comb. 

It’s  also easier to take wood off to lower a comb than add wood to raise it.  

[Scenic Sam]

Thanks all for helpful comments. Will try with a raised comb, I have put a removable recoil pad on, which then makes it same as the Browning lop

 

[B B]

Check your stock lengths, it could be that changing the recoil pad to a shorter one will bring you poa/ poi into line with what you are used to. The drop on the gun will dictate how much this changes things but comparing dimensions is worth a look.

[motty]

I am missing something here? Surely to check point of aim (high or low), then the gun should be aimed like a rifle. For gun fit purposes, then not so.

[old'un]

I am also a little confused, is the op mounting the gun, as if taking a shot at a moving target with his concentration on the pattern plate and pulling the trigger or is he mounting it and looking down the rib as if using a rifle, if he’s using it like a rifle then surely it will hit the center of the plate?

[Scenic Sam]

In-between looking at bead on center plate but quick shot the same as with the 525!

[wymberley]

4 hours ago, B B said:

Check your stock lengths, it could be that changing the recoil pad to a shorter one will bring you poa/ poi into line with what you are used to. The drop on the gun will dictate how much this changes things but comparing dimensions is worth a look.

Well worth a try. To change the 40:60 to 60:40 means you need to go up 6". Theoretically, patterning at just 32 yards this could well be achieved if by whatever means the comb is effectively raised by 3/16". If you initially patterned at the more usual 40 yards then the 6" that you're looking for would need a little less at the comb.