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naraburns  nihil supernum  1yr ago (text post)   4134 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for December 9, 2022

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I went sport clay shooting for the first time last weekend. It was a ton of fun. I was worried about having a sore shoulder, but it wasn't really an issue. The instructor / range safety officer showed me a good stance and I think that helped mitigate the soreness that might have happened. I went with 5 other guys, and although most of them had shot once or twice before, I think I did the best of everyone. There were times when I got the right stance and it felt really natural. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes shooting.

I’m sorry to hear it. Is this America?

Yeah, a big city with very restrictive gun laws.

He looks to be Polish, but while Polish gun laws are a bit more restrictive, you can probably still get a gun permit.

A Polish friend had to get one for some long guns and I believe she did manage it.

My first shooting experience was skeet.

The guy teaching was a casual competition shooter and supplied a double-barrel shotgun in what I assume was .410. He taught us basic handling on a fixed target and then started loading up the throwing houses. We loaded one barrel and tried for one at a time but towards the end started casting the left-right pair. Sweep one way for the first, acquire, then sweep back the other way to catch the second. Hitting both was incredibly validating. As you said, it feels really natural, like the gun is just an extension of your line-of-sight.

And yes, getting a good stance and really sealing the butt to your shoulder is the best way to avoid bruising. You want it to decelerate into your muscle immediately rather than get up to speed and then meet resistance.

I'd love to try it again. This weekend you may have just convinced me to go to the regular range.

Having tried to shoot clays with a .410 Henry lever-action, I can indeed confirm that .410 is nigh-impossible to hit clays with. That being said, as per C&Rsenal's It's a Trap! series, Winchester did make a boy's clay shooting kit that did include a single-shot, break-action .410 gun. Guess expectations were just different in the 19th Century.

It does seem too small. 12-gauge is apparently the standard, but I’m almost positive that we were shooting something smaller...

I went pheasant hunting last week. A few times I didn't hold the shotgun right and gave myself the biggest bruise on my arm, but I got the hang of it. Getting instruction is definitely the right way to go.

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