Apart from having too heavy a load of cartridge, I think I answered yes to all the other mistakes! No wonder I always look like I've been in the ring with Frank Bruno! Really need to get that mount correct!!!
The pitch of the stock is very important. I have a new Browning which will slap my face very hard. After searching the internet, I bought a 1/4 inch pitch spacer and change the pitch from positive to almost zero, the gun nevere slaps my face anymore
I've gotten a bruised cheek 3 weeks in a row now. Last week my gun broke while I was on the line. Luckily I had another one with me but by then I was sore and missed a lot of clays. We fixed the gun and adjusted the stock. After watching the video I know I'm also mounting wrong. We shoot tonight so I will try mounting differently. Thank you for the information. I wish there was a place near me to take my shotgun and see if it fits properly but I live in the middle of no where.
Our company here in New Zealand made 28 gram white hulled shotshells way back in the early 1990's, well before Gamebore made them. Bit is an odd comment considering the basic colours that are most common used by manufacturers, Black, Red, Silver, White, Blue etc. One of the considerations when selecting a colour is the contrast in the printing ink colour. Just have a think about it. Gold ink on white does not go so well, but on black its fine.
@@haydenbrown8421 We're in the UK and its not the 1990's now. Hardly anyone used white but Gamebore for years here, then Fiocchi came out with FBlacks silver high brass just like the Black gold and the new Golden just like the white Gold, probably the most common sold cartridge here due to "champions choice" because of Digweed. Find me another maker that has the same colouring .Probably cheddit chases and fiocchi primers all of them but the colour scheme is aping Gamebore for sure;.
Good advice. I'm 6'2" tall and fairly skinny with long arms. I have a Browning Citori Sporter 30" and I then to get the butt end on my bicep a lot which of course bruises my arm after a while. Also I tend to move my head down to get to the gun which makes me think my length of pull is too short for my long arms.
Hey Dave stop with the snob thing 2 shots is to shots semi auto pump or double your aimbasersment to regular people stop talking to people like children best gun iv ever owned is a auto
Hi there. Just bought a new 694 with adj Combe, moving from a 686 onyx. Never had cheek slap but wow did I have a bruise last week! Slightly less this week but still a problem. Thought about laying my guns on top of each other to see where the major differences are.
I used to get a sore cheek when shooting a friend's Lanber. Turns out the comb is way too high and even with me ramming my head down, I'm still looking down on the rib a good 15mm or so.
I had that problem with my Mossberg. The solution was putting a .5” spacer in stock. Needed a longer length of pull as my thumb was simply too close to my face as the stock was too short
Hello is the yildiz 20 bore a good option for me I am about 5 7 would a 28 inch barrel be better than the 26 ? Will the 28 give me a Bit of a better pattern yesterday I shot a aya side by side my local game shoot sand it hurt my cheek I prefer over and unders and I like the pistol grips I’m usually a decent shot so I’m looking to get a yildiz over and under 20 as it’s lighter than a 12 and 30g shells are enough for me I would just like to know it a 26 to a 28 inch barrel makes any diffence in the gun performance cheers
Hello. Great video! I’m wondering if you would look at a picture of the way I hold my gun and let me know why you think it hurts my check, as I am still undecided. Thank you
Only today I came away with a little bruised cheek , I never had it before. I was putting my head a little more right on the cone so as to view the bead at end of barrel and no more. As I felt previously I was exposing the bead too much. Should I now raise the cone slightly as I have adjustable cone ATA.
Shot the Swinton cup last week with my Fabarm elos no2, after moving the comb to the right more than the centre mark, slightly higher than lowest setting. Got a bruised jaw. caused by the main part of the stock. Should I take less of the cast off or move the comb higher? I must be in the ballpark as I shot 20 over my best score for 120.
Some good advice there I will try to take on board. I’ve been shooting from a young age and just started getting this problem after buying my first gun especially when shooting multiple lines of clays. Would I be wrong in guessing I could be pushing my cheek too hard into the stock due to a high comb and trying to get a lower, more level line of sight down the rib of the gun?
I went to a range to practice just before deer season. My cheek got beat up. It had never happened before. It must have been the set up with the range. The bench, table, the block rest....
I have a Winchester SXP pump trap gun, An ATI Crusader O&U, a Pointer trap gun and Beretta A 300 semi automatic. The Beretta is the only one that rattle my teeth. The internal spring is that tight.
* When mounting your gun, if you can't bring the stock up to your face to obtain the proper sight picture without cranning your neck all over the place, then you have some work to do on that stock. As far as check bruising, I would make sure you have a firm grip on the gun when shooting. I would also check the pitch and how it relates to your shoulder pocket. If the butt end of the stock ( heel to toe ) doesn't fit the pocket relatively well supported throughout, the results will be the gun rotating more aggressively than normal. In other words, instead of the recoil being more evenly distributed at your shoulder the guns recoil will pivot at the point that the butt makes solid contact with the shoulder. A gun that has to much up pitch for the shooter can cause the gun to jump up. A gun that has a proper pitch should be a pleasant shooting firearm. Stock configuration also can have an effect on felt recoil.
Nice video, struggle with this myself,think mistake 1 for me and probably not a great fit on both guns I own can never work out which is the best fit for me. Hopefully will be able go to local shooting school for lessons and advice about gun fit and which fits better if any..
This fellow knows his stuff. My problem was too high a comb on that gun in combination with high cheeks bones. Gun went done the road and was replaced with a Beretta 686 sporting.... we're not all wealthy. There's nothing like a bruised cheek to take the fun out of a day of clays.
I haven't had this problem, thank goodness, but I have had my middle finger next to my trigger finger got all cut up after I shot the first box and only got worse after each box. What should I do?
change your grip or get a shotgun with a better fit in the hand. Unless you're rubbing on the trigger guard it's bad form and a good coach / other shooter should be able to direct you where the issues is.
I mount my gun high on the shoulder so I don't have to bend my neck over. either because I am lazy or my gun does not fit properly. I am 6 feet tall with a heavy build and and shoot off the rack brownings and winchesters 14 1/4 lop. any ideas?
After a lesson with David I found I was "reaching over" the stock. I now can shoot 100 to 150 targets no problems. I used to look like a hamster, a sore hampster!
Thank you David, i have had this problem for a while now an didn't think much of it. So I was excited when your video came up its like you read my mind. Thank you so much I now have some tips on what to look at when I mount my gun. I love watching your videos, some more on technique would be great. Hopefully I'll be down to Oxford soon for a shoot. Many thanks
Good advice as always. I spotted two out of the four. I was mounting the gun too low when I was in the shop buying it and the shop owner spent a good while with me teaching me the correct mount, so I've never had any bruising, and I generally use 21g cartridges.
A lot of people don't really look at how they mount when they first take up shooting and can't afford lessons , this type of video makes them think and is an invaluable source of information,
