viking Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 hi all, so hears the story, i started shooting about 4 months ago and mainly shoot DTL, when i used the club gun i was hitting between 13 and 17 out of the 25, then i got my own gun, beretta 686E 30" fit well felt nice, first time out i was **** got 6/25 & 8/25, thought new gun first time, it will get better, over the last 6 weeks where i shoot ist been windy as f$%k and i was still getting the same **** scores, so now im thinking, new gun very windy, the last 2 times have been fine and not windy but still my scores stayed about the same 7, 8, 10 12/25, last week i bought myself i zabla side by side 28" for rough shooting, today i thought id try it out on the clays, well some body stop me was my cry, 20/25 22/25 18/25 and if that wasnt good enough i did a 24/25 on my last round hitting 21 straight, and prety much every one was turned to dust, it was unreall, can any one please offer me an explanation, know i know these scores arnt the best in the world but to me they were out of this world, cheers, Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Perhaps the fit on your other guns isn't as good as the fit on the Zabala? Or it could be that your techique was just better when you shot the Zabala. SBSs tend to shoot high, which may be another thing to consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinbum71 Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 If the gun fits, use it! The most expensive gun in the world won't help a jot if it don't feel right. I prefer SBS and always feel more comfy using them. Just enjoy the shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 i have a o/u and like them but i do shoot better with s/s but sticking two o/u. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Sounds as though the sxs is a better fit, if you prefer to shoot with an O&U I would suggest that you take it into your gunsmith and ask him if it fits you. Takes a few minutes, and if you buy something whilst you are there, he probably won't charge you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmsy Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 probably just new gun syndrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 hanks for the replys guys, think i will see how i get on with it this sunday and take it from there, yes i would rather use my o/u, and when i bought it the bloke in the shop had me try a few out for fit and worked out that my 686E was the best fit?? maybe i will take it and have it fit properly, cheers, Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DramaQueen Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Forgive me please babe if I'm wrong, could your sbs have a tighter choke maybe fixed, than your other gun. I have a 525 multi choke and tried shooing dtl with 1/4 and 1/4 choke, then Slug put 1/2 and 3/4 in it and I hit a lot more and the breaks were a lot better. Contemplating Sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 hi babe, i have the same chokes in each gun, 1/2 &3/4, thats the same thing i thought, but checked as soon as i got home, thanks for the reply though, lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 For someone just starting out 1/2 and 3/4 is way to tight, you should try skeet and skeet or skeet and 1/4.....i bet there lies your difference, it may be that the berretta chokes are patterning tighter than the zabala, and with the wider spread you are hitting more.......i think Dramaqueen hit the nail on the head!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 think i might meed to go on a pattern plate, just one more thing, the zabala chokes only have the teath markings, i have one with no markings and the a 1 2 3 4, iv got the 2 and 3 in at the mo. is that 1/2 and 3/4, is 1/4 tighter than 3/4 or the other way round, cheers, Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 seems i got it wrong, in my o/u i have got cylinder and improved cylinder, i have now put mod and imp mod in, see how i do sunday, on my zabala chokes there are only the teath markes in the top, none 1 2 3 4 only it looks like the none is the openest and the 1 is the tightest, in there i have a 2 & 3im thinking its mod and imp mod, cheers, lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 For someone just starting out 1/2 and 3/4 is way to tight, you should try skeet and skeet or skeet and 1/4.....i bet there lies your difference, it may be that the berretta chokes are patterning tighter than the zabala, and with the wider spread you are hitting more.......i think Dramaqueen hit the nail on the head!!! Choke doesnt have a huge impact, its more psycological i think. I shoot with 1/2 and full choke and always have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 i tend to agree there an im not one for messing around with chokes all the time, but im trying to work out why i did so well with my side by side, i guess there could be a few explaination, you watch, ill use it this sunday and do **** with it, cheers, lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Viking: As you are starting out, learn to hit targets consistently, that are within a sensible range. Put the open chokes in and forget about them until you have learnt your 'trade' so to speak. No markings usually denotes Cylinder, 4 marks = 1/4, 3 marks = 1/2, and so on. The widest, other than straight Cylinder, will be the largest number, ie 4, and the tightest will then obviously be 1 (full). As Elvis & DQ have mentioned, give yourself room for error at this stage. Forget the long birds at the moment, and concentrate on your swing/gun-mount/technique. You can experiment with choking when you have the basics nailed down. Pirate: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 that makes sense mate, cheers, lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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