Shooting angels

[cartridge]

I know if you shoot clay's coming towards you ,you aim infront and bolting rabbits the same, what about other angles any tips for a beginner>

 

and sorry in the title i meant angles

[casts_by_fly]

I've never tried shooting an Angel. I don't think god would be happy with me on that one.

 

About anglEs, then that is a different ballgame. It all depends on the distance to the target and the speed of the target. Anything under 20 yds that is going anywhere from straight away or towards you out to 45 degrees or so just put the bead on it and pull the trigger. From 45 out to 90 degrees (true crosser) then you'll need to be a little in front of the bird. Once you start beyond skeet ranges then you have to adjust a little more. If you think about it, a clay pigeon going 50 fps, 40 yd away (perfect crosser) will go 5' in 0.1s. If you are shooting cartridges that are 1200 fps, it will take 0.1s to move 40 yd. So for a perfect crosser you need to be 5' in front of the bird when you pull the trigger assuming you don't follow through. If that bird is doing a 45 degree angle then you only have to be 70% of that (3.5'), and dead away from you would be dead on. The only other complication is elevation. If the bird is climbing straight up like a springing teal target, you need to get out front fairly quickly. If the bird is a straight away dropper at distance (like a longer shot in trap) you'll actually need to aim under it or else you'll skim over the top.

 

really, just get out and practice. If you have a range nearby that you can shoot the same shot over and over again, do it until you can hit it 4 of 5 times and move to the next target. That's the best way I've found to practice.

 

Thanks

Rick

[BigGun1]

I had real problem hitting right to left fast birds. I put a post on here a the most helpful reply I got was..........Bum, Belly, Beak, BANG B) It really works!!(and thanks to whoever it was!) as the bead moves along the bird say bum belly beak bang (in your head, not out loud!) at the end of bang squease off the shot. It seems to give you the perfect lead! well more often than not! Good Luck

[lurcherboy]

I had real problem hitting right to left fast birds. I put a post on here a the most helpful reply I got was..........Bum, Belly, Beak, BANG B) It really works!!(and thanks to whoever it was!) as the bead moves along the bird say bum belly beak bang (in your head, not out loud!) at the end of bang squease off the shot. It seems to give you the perfect lead! well more often than not! Good Luck

 

 

That would have been henry D

 

 

 

 

LB

[Suffolk shooter]

One instructor I know when upon shooting the umpteenth bird down whilst giving it maintained lead, said "My boy, here at this ground we always take the birds from behind". After trying hard not to laugh because he was serious, I realaise dexactly what he meant. The only thing I would say about the bum, belly, beak, bang thing is it depend supon how quick you move the gun in relation to the clay. If you do it too quick your miss in front everytime, too slowly and you miss behind everytime.

 

There is nothing else like getting out there and building up those sight pictures, just by shooting, shooting, shooting. You know the basics, now go and do it.

 

SS

[Andy W]

My real weakness was crossers and quartering birds, skeet on pegs 3,4 & 5 answered a lot of my questions and has improved my crossers enormously, just have to compensate for the extra distance greater than a skeet range now, yesterday at a shoot on one stand in particular which used to terrify me, right to left rabbit with a right to left crosser on report, 5 pairs, I got the first 4 pairs no problem, last pair I think I was over confident and missed them!

 

In my opinion the skeet range makes great practise for sporting, particular for the novice such as myself.