sheene7 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 A mate of mine who we go clay shooting with, keeps moaning about people pre-mounting their guns. He said that if you were shooting at CPSA shoots you would be docked kills if you pre - mounted your gun. Personally , I think he's talking out of his backside, I thought it was only disallowed to pre-mount your gun in certain disciplines ( Fitasc ? ) and it was perfectly ok in sporting. Can anyone enlighten me ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter De La Mare Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 You are correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 You are right and he is talking rubbish. Fitasc and Olympic Skeet (i think) don't allow pre-mounting of the gun. Perhaps one of the boffins can confirm, but I think George Digweed shoots gun up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter De La Mare Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Aye, FITASC Sporting is gun down, Olympic Skeet is gun down. Anything sporting from the CPSA you can choose either up or down. BTW, anyone shooting sporting gun up is a girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedrider Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 when we were kids we were allways told to hold your gun acoss your chest , call for your bird then mount follow through then bang . dusted, thats sporting? but then i,m an oldun...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheene7 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Thanks for the fast replies I can't wait to give him the good news next sunday Peter - I'd best get myself a handbag, I prefer shooting gun up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 when we were kids we were allways told to hold your gun acoss your chest , call for your bird then mount follow through then bang . dusted, thats sporting? but then i,m an oldun...... with the barrels pointing to your left/right? when I am shooting I have the gun up but not mounted. slightly off the shoulder, head off the stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzrat Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Depends on the target PDLM, Anything quick I like to pre-mount to take the rushed/bad mount out anything i can see for hours i shoot gun down. so half and half thats more of a man-bag for me Fuzrat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 (edited) Depends on the target PDLM, Anything quick I like to pre-mount to take the rushed/bad mount out anything i can see for hours i shoot gun down. so half and half thats more of a man-bag for me Fuzrat There's a few good targets at Worsley for the gun down heroes By the time they get the gun somewhere near mounted, the birds gone behind a tree They don't look so ******* clever then Edited March 30, 2009 by Chard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheene7 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 There's a few good targets at Worsley for the gun down heroes By the time they get the gun somewhere near mounted, the birds gone behind a tree They don't look so ******* clever then That's what started him off yesterday. one stand had the clays flying about 3 foot off the ground. dropping very quickly into the banking, you had to pretty much snap shoot them. I went first and managed to straight it because I was pre-mounting the gun. He then proceeded to miss his first 4 clays until he decided to have his gun up for the last pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throdgrain Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I almost always shoot gun up, why wouldnt you?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I almost always shoot gun up, why wouldnt you?? Because it's not macho and you don't look like John Wayne, pilgrim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 There's a few good targets at Worsley for the gun down heroes By the time they get the gun somewhere near mounted, the birds gone behind a tree They don't look so ******* clever then But then again the gun up boys look like t""ts when the gun down guys beat them Sporting should be gun down in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter De La Mare Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I almost always shoot gun up, why wouldnt you?? It's actually harder, imho. Gun down is easier to (generally) see the bird and to get the gun moving. 99% of the top shots are gun down. Digweed I've seen on video does a half/half barely out of the shoulder type, and I've seen him gun down as well. Dunno what method he is using now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 But then again the gun up boys look like t""ts when the gun down guys beat them Sporting should be gun down in my opinion Listen you bell-ender We've only shot against each other twice and it's one each You'll get a sound thrashing next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 He said that if you were shooting at CPSA shoots you would be docked kills if you pre - mounted your gun. If? If? So you weren't at a CPSA shoot and he still thought it right to moan? Well as everyone has said, he's talking rubbish but what no one has pointed out is you mate needs something decent to moan about, has he tried reading the daily mail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheene7 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 If? If? So you weren't at a CPSA shoot and he still thought it right to moan? Well as everyone has said, he's talking rubbish but what no one has pointed out is you mate needs something decent to moan about, has he tried reading the daily mail? Christ on a bike, you must have met him at some point !!!! He's one of those people who has never had any hardship or crises in his life to worry about, so he has to gripe about trivial ****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Listen you bell-ender We've only shot against each other twice and it's one each You'll get a sound thrashing next time Gun down then Any time any place anywhere ( theres a song there somewhere ) OLD MAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 It's actually harder, imho. Gun down is easier to (generally) see the bird and to get the gun moving. 99% of the top shots are gun down. Digweed I've seen on video does a half/half barely out of the shoulder type, and I've seen him gun down as well. Dunno what method he is using now. Well, Diggy was certainly shooting "Gun Up" when I saw him at Southdown yesterday. He's clever enough to realise that you need to eliminate all of the variables to ensure consistency, and a mismount can very often lead to a missed bird, so for the majority of "quick" targets, he shoots "Gun Up", as do 99.9% of other top Sporting shooters. This may be at odds with what you see on their promo videos, but when there's money at stake, "style" goes out of the window. Remember, "This ain't figure skating........you don't get points for style" Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzrat Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Depends on the target PDLM, Anything quick I like to pre-mount to take the rushed/bad mount out anything i can see for hours i shoot gun down. so half and half thats more of a man-bag for me Fuzrat ""so for the majority of "quick" targets, he shoots "Gun Up", as do 99.9% of other top Sporting shooters" Cheers Cat, made my day! I must be a top sporting shooter now Fuzrat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Gun down then Any time any place anywhere ( theres a song there somewhere ) OLD MAN That's the Milk Tray song isn't it? You'll be damned astonished next time, you young whippersnapper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfa taf Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 But then again the gun up boys look like t""ts when the gun down guys beat them Sporting should be gun down in my opinion Absolutely,and think how much more satisfying it is braking difficult clays gun down.!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 That's the Milk Tray song isn't it? You'll be damned astonished next time, you young whippersnapper I thought it was The Who. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Absolutely,and think how much more satisfying it is braking difficult clays gun down.!!! Or missing them completely, because they've already disappeared. Fun for all the family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I thought it was The Who. No, that was Pictures of Willy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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