Guide to gun fitting for men and women, taking into consideration head and hand placement. What to look for to get a good fit, essential to shooting well.
Apologies I haven’t made any more videos yet, I was diagnosed with cancer shortly after making this one, my treatment had taken a few years to complete but I will hopefully be back very soon 😊
Great job well done. Had lung cancer in 2005 with top left lobe removed. Still shooting at 85. Having an adjustable comb and butt makes adjustments easy for clothing and body changes. Love my Beretta 682 Gold.
Comb Butt Plate 7:25 Straight Head 8:28 Mirror Practice 10:24 Looking Down the Barrel 11:06 Pattern Plate 12:12 Gun Condition 12:54 Assess New Gun 14:24
When shooters find a gun they love for shotgun shooting, its very hard for them to get rid of it. I commonly see worn out guns that are not worth fixing come into our shop but its a gun the customer shoots well with and they don't want to replace it with a new gun.
In Montana when I hunt huns in September I am wearing a T-shirt, when I hunt roosters in late December with a thick parka there is 2 inches thicker clothes. So length of pull varies depending on whether the hunting temperature is 70F or 10F. There is a tremendous variation in length of pull preferred among world class shooters:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MihfeSnVJR4.html Consistent check weld pressure and sighting down the rib is key. Easy to check by taping a drinking straw on the rib. Close your eyes, mount the gun, open your eyes. You should see the shotgun bead looking straight through the drinking straw.
Thanks for uploading. Yesterday was my first day with my friend's shotgun shooting trap and I feel like I've started admiring this beautiful sport. I've learnt a lot from this video.
Thank you so much for such a great video. I really enjoyed the part about your right finger following the target. And especially keeping your head level upon mounting. I'll keep these tips in mind when I go to the shooting range next week.
You did a great job with this. You were repeating what my first instructor told me almost word for word. A helpful hint regarding your choke tubes. Get a little automotive anti-seize and put a small dab on the threads. That will help keep the threads from locking up.
I found that most guns don't fit me well. Need to put my jaw to the stock on some of them - so bad, but I adapt well with rifles and static targets. For trap and skeet on the other hand, I'll need a better gun that fits. Thanks for your advice :)
Just found your video on gun fit and I appreciate the frank and direct presentation. I just bought a used Fabarm XLR5 Velocity and am still learning on it. My grandson is doing well on my Franchi Instinct SL. As we sort out the fit and comfort for each of us, I will be reminded of your video. Thank you.
very informative, but one safety point (esp. for youtube), show us that it is unloaded, as we don't know that it is {lore is to assume that it is, UNLESS proven otherwise}; so a quick look for us down the breech, or a "jag" or other object in there to show us no cartridge is in it, then you can fling it around, and we don't mind, as we know the neighbours dog and cat are safe 🙂.
Very nice tutorial. One thing that can help enormously to the fit is to find a gun with a slight 'cast off' in it's stock for a right hander or a 'cast on' stock for a left hander. Even some relatively cheap shotguns are made this way from the factory i.e. Berettas.
Funnily enough, I had my gun rebuilt in the last 6 months as it was starting to fall apart when I shot! Good job done and reasonable price by UK Gun Repairs 😊 I’ve owned my gun, from new for over 20 years so yes, it’s had a lot of cartridges though, it had become incredibly loose and needed a new top leaver too. Embarrassingly I’d also got a choke stuck in it, so that also was drilled out and replaced. The gun is back like new, just a bit too tight now, need to put some more cartridges through it to loosen it up 😂😂
Interesting point about the trigger finger pointing at the point of aim. That's reminiscent of the thumbs forwards pistol grip with thumbs basically aiming at the target.
You should be concerned about your stuck choke and get it sorted as soon as possible, I have removed several stuck chokes only to discover very badly pitted barrels which could render the gun out of proof !
Found your video and first I thought… “who’s this…”? So glad I found this VERY informative video. So much information in a short video. Thank you SO MUCH….!!
Hullo.I am mighty impressed to c this video.I have gone through number of videos but this has clarified 99 percent of my questions on shot gun stocks.I would love to c more videos on related subject like skeet,trap and game guns by this impressive speaker.Stay blessed & Thank you.
Just started into shotguns. Most informative! Now I have a true idea as to how a gun should fit instead of how 'cowboy' I can look. Just subbed, excellent presentation.👍👍😎
So glad I came across your video! Thank you for sharing your experience and expertise. Would love to contact you if you're willing to answer questions.
Very clear and informative! I have had shoulder cuff problems for two years now, but also want a 12 gauge shotgun. My surgery was 7 weeks ago, so I will have to wait a few more months until I can shoot one. Currently I am trying to learn as much as possible about shotguns so I can make an educated decision when the time arrives. Thank you for the video!
Great explanation with allowance for women shooter, would love to see you return and repeat the same video with how any of your insights may have developed.
I've been around a long time and contend that shooters today very often mount guns with stocks that are far too straight. With the butt in their delto-pectoral groove (if they do manage to seat it there), they have to contort themselves to get their heads down, often abusing their cheeks. Shooters should at least try guns from the early part of the last century when the drops at heel and comb were greater than seen today. A more comfortable stance will result and the gun will be more likely to point where you're actually looking. This is especially true of SXS doubles that I prefer. High walled O/U guns could tolerate straighter stocks but the coveted low profile actions less so. Anyhow, one old guy's opinion (and experience).
I NOTICED THAT HE SHOULDER'S THE SHOTGUN ON HIS CHEST AND NOT ON HIS SHOULDER. IF HE SHOULDERED ON HIS SHOULDER HE WOULD NOT NEED THE EXTRA LENGTH OF PULL THAT HE RECOMMENDS AND WOULD PROBABLY DO VERY WELL WITH A STANDARD L OF PULL. ALSO, TRY TO SHOOT THE SHORTEST LENGTH OF PULL THAT KEEPS YOUR THUMB FROM HITTING YOUR NOSE. THANK YOU.
I would liked to have seen a demonstration of mounting the gun from the gun down position into the shooting position all in one movement then turning and pointing the gun at the camera to show the eye position looking down the rib. A one pound coin about 2" forward of the top chamber seems to give the best view down the rib for the bead floating above the coin with the head in the correct position. As a general rule a 3 finger gap between the nose and the thumb is a good guide to head position. A lot of beginners try to cock their head over the stock instead of resting the cheek into the comb sometimes this is caused by them trying to line up their cross dominant eye with the rib. that's why its always best to do a eye dominance test first but if the gun don't fit in the first place the whole thing becomes problematic . I would not expect someone else's suit to fit me so why would their gun ? good vid!!
With love from Texas - you should do more videos on shooting sports! What a delight and very nicely done. Would love to hear what you say about the different shotgun disciplines and your personal recommendations.
The only thing in my opinion is shooting at a pattern plate to me theres no way to aim directly center of the plate your better off shooting at a go away target to get an idea of what your aiming at but all your o the point were spot on great video.
