One element that no one talks about is having proper LOP when hunting in cold weather with added clothing. Nothing worse than a gun that is too long! Makes it hard to shoulder
Okay... I understand if you're competitive shooting why you'd want to do this. But for me, the nearest shotgun fitter is 6 hours away and charges $300 just to measure me. That's about a third of my gun budget. How can an average Joe who just wants to shoot for fun or to hunt casually tell what works for them? You told us to get fitted by a professional, then what kinds of things the professionals measure, but not really what they measure those things for or how to shop for ourselves. Not really a useful video for Average Joe, sorry to say.
My first impression to your question "What matters", is adaptability. How quickly and easily we can adapt to a gun of our own choosing. How many people are going to go to a professional shotgun fitter? It's impractical unless you are a professional. Most of us buy a shotgun from feel - going to the store and mounting it repeatedly to check it's fit to your body. Unfortunately, most gun shops carry only a limited inventory of shotguns at most and it affects all of us detrimentally. Best to test before you buy! Great video. I learned fitting is more complicated than I would have ever dreamed.
when i first started shooting i use to use a gun at my club and i never thought i was that good at shooting. I then went out and purchased my own shotgun and went from hitting 40 out of 100 to 90+ out of 100 within the first couple of times using it. i honestly could not believe the different a well fitted shotgun had and how things like just having a stock an inch or 2 too short could completely change the amount you shoot. my gun wasn't a custom fit, but i was able to go to the shop and get a feel for different guns and the difference is feel is crazy.
Do you think you can get your hands on a Sauer/Breda SL5? It’s an inertia driven broomstick made for JP Sauer by Breda that I think can really give Benelli a run for its money. I had a chance to handle one recently and they are very nice and well put together. 3.5” version is over 7 lbs and would be fine for the duck blind. 3” wood stocked version is somewhere in the neighborhood of 6.5 lbs and would be a good candidate for upland. Would love to see you review one.
Another great training video. So many things to consider. With all that I am guessing that not one of the six I have actually *fit* me. But now I have some ideas of what to consider when I mount the gun. Thank you, Steve!
Loving this series, went out with a buddy trap shooting and was instantly addicted. To me sounds like yoga would help. I know crazy but stance and hip mobility is key in yoga and seems like that kind of body awareness could directly translate to better shooting.
You have to go to a tailor. They'll make your clothes fit right. So many people out at the range where clothes that don't fit, not only looking sloppy but cause shot gun recoil that really hurts. Once you have the right outfit mounting up a shot gun to your shoulder is second nature.
Does anyone have a resource that can fit you to a shotgun as displayed in this video within a 100 mile radius of Chicago? I have called gun shops that have referred me to gun-smith's without success. When I mention the elements brought up in this video, the answer is usually that's not something I do, or that's over kill. I have called 2 Sportman's Club's that only care for members...any suggestions?
Need to be measured. Sometimes moms are best with their sowing kits and can measure you and make a custom fitted shooting vest. Helps with proper gun mount and reduce shoulder impact from recoil.
I compete in 3gun. I have a red dot sight on my box fed shotgun. (sacrilege to some) Really enjoying the series except shotgun fit may not apply as there is little adjustment except for LOP and dot sight height. Am I correct to think of my dot as equivalent to rib/bead? Thoughts?
A proper fit is in my opinion one of the most underrated feature of shotguns. You can learn shoot with slightly unsuitable gun but shooting is a way easier and more accurate with proper fit. And if you are going to buy gun for children proper fit is even more important to prevent learning wrong habits. A good way to test and verify gun fit is put full choke, take clay cartridges and shoot four reactive shots from 10 yrds to large (47x47 or preferably 60x60 inch) paper where is five about clay size spots numbered 1 to 5 as pattern lika a dice. Shooter takes a ready position: gun buttstock on hip level (like an international skeet shooting) and a friend tells randomly to which numer you shoot. The shooter makes relatively quick mount to cheek and shoots immediately without correcting mounting or aiming. After each shot shooter reloads gun again and takes a new ready position. When four targets of five has shot you can draw your average point of impact to the last one (or shoot aimed shot to the last spot and see if there is difference). If there is systematical difference to some direction stock needs adjusting. If impacts are randomly ti different directions you need to practise mounting your gun (or stock might be too short). If impact are too high there is not enough drop on the comb. If they are below there is too much drop. If impact are to the left or right there is too much or too little cast. Also too long stock can make impacts go to the left. This should repeat 3 to 5 times to get sure results. Four inch difference from 10 yards is over feet difference from 40 yards. Individual shooting style and discipline affects to what tou want from your gun. Some shooters for example like to have their gun shoot a little bit over from poa.
Love you content! I’m in between a Franchi and Fausti but I would like to know your opinion first on Fausti. There’s not a lot of reviews on these over undersea but from what I have see they look like a great quality gun. Please let me know.
