twenty Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 16 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, on my O/U I took off the hard rubber butt pad and put on a softer stretch over pad I've taken to wearing a recoil shoulder pad, which I will continue with on driven days, but looking to go semi auto for pigeons, although to be fair I have been using 32g carts, so maybe I will go for a lighter load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 6 minutes ago, twenty said: I've taken to wearing a recoil shoulder pad, which I will continue with on driven days, but looking to go semi auto for pigeons, although to be fair I have been using 32g carts, so maybe I will go for a lighter load. Hello, using 28g 7.5s with 3/4 and full choke, but I am changing to 1/4 3/4 to give a better pattern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 1 minute ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, using 28g 7.5s with 3/4 and full choke, but I am changing to 1/4 3/4 to give a better pattern Yeah, maybe 28/29g would help, I use 1/4 and 1/2 choke at the moment, with 32g 6's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 10 hours ago, dad said: I know how you feel I'm just getting over 2 weeks laid up with back trouble i cant stand in one position for more than 10mins sitting is not much better so I'm up down up down i come home like a wreck sometimes. Certainly no fun having a back problem dad , I called it a day as a brick layer when I was 60 and now nearly 13 later I still get some form of pain in my back everyday , normally after a a couple of tablets first thing in the morning I can get through the day fairly easy although when I am shooting sitting down I have to be carful about taking shots that are going back either right or left . Last year I invited a friend of mine to have a go on two fields of rape stubble , on the day we went it was blowing a gale and the pigeons were everywhere , in the past I would have been sure of a three figure bag and I knew we would get some good shooting , my younger friend was happy going on one field that was exposed and I went on the side of a Fir wood to get some shelter from the wind . When I set my stall out I put the magnet well back to give me a bit more time when they over flew the decoys and the ones that carried on to get shelter in the wood , from the word go the pigeons were nearly none stop and each shot fired there were more pigeons on the move , I was getting a lot of shooting and was beginning to feel my back after taking some from the side with my second shot , after about a hour or so I was leaving a lot of shots as my back was giving me some stick then a pigeon came towards me from the left , I gave it a shot well in front and with it being hard hit I swung through to give it the second shot , this was the last shot I had that afternoon as it felt like an electric shock had gone through my back , I rang my mate to tell him the bad news that I am in a bit of pain and calling it a day , by then I had 30+ and by going easy I managed to clear up , since then it haven't been as bad as that day , but you always need to be aware that your back is no longer as flexible as it once was . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flycoy Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 Good post and good replies. Have you thought about the fit of your gun. Are you comfortable when you shoot ? Are you stretching your neck too much to see over the rib ? Is your face off the comb ? Is the gun knocking you about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 Really interesting thread. I have never noticed recoil on any gun - however from the comments above it seems that won’t last forever. Some of you have more than 45 years on me but it is nonetheless an interesting read. There is a firearms coach that says if you shoot a lot you should fire 10 rimfire rounds for each centre fire round you fire and then you will never develop a flinch. You need your body to be untrained from expecting recoil each time you pull the trigger. In terms of gun choice I have a semi auto that is great on vermin and the marsh but I think if I were in a similar position I would go down the @Walker570 route and learn to shoot a lovely little .410 rather than give up spending time on my hobby, or look out of place on a game day. Make sure the gun is well fitted and your shooting position is comfortable etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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