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Longshanx

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Hi Fellas, 

Ive been looking to purchase my first shotgun and it’s a bloody mind field to be honest.

Im after an O/U, ejector,  Multi choke, with 28” barrels.

Don’t really want to pay through the nose for one quite yet with it being my first and wanting to see how I get on with it.

My concern is that I’m right handed but left eye dominant. When I use a rifle with iron sights I have to sit at a bench and use it left handed. So I’m thinking I will have to train myself to shoot left handed with a shotgun?

There is a clay pigeon club near me and thinking of paying for a day there and using there guns with a tutor to see how I get on.

Someone on here was selling a Winchester XTR 101 sporter for around £400. Looked quite a tidy little gun.

Also I have a mate of mine selling a O/U and a SBS for £150. Not sure what makes? I’m thinking these things are older than the Arc and think I’d rather keep the cash for a half decent one.

Any advice would be great full.

Regards

L.

 

 

 

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Go to the clay ground and instructor first. You might find shooting left handed is the way to go, or right-handed with your left eye shut. I'm sure he will advise the best way forward.

As for the actual gun, go by what fits you best rather than a specific make. A decent gun shop will be able to tell you what fits properly. 

There's loads of budget priced guns around. My most expensive shotgun was about £500 and my cheapest £25. :thumbs:

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5 minutes ago, walshie said:

Go to the clay ground and instructor first. You might find shooting left handed is the way to go, or right-handed with your left eye shut. I'm sure he will advise the best way forward.

As for the actual gun, go by what fits you best rather than a specific make. A decent gun shop will be able to tell you what fits properly. 

There's loads of budget priced guns around. My most expensive shotgun was about £500 and my cheapest £25. :thumbs:

Think I’ll give the clay ground a visit. 

Just been looking and it’s about £75 with tuition.

I can only use my left eye as I have a blur in my right.

When reading reviews on Shotguns there is always someone saying “ it’s excellent” then another says “ don’t buy one stay away.... blah, blah!!”

But like you say it’s all about personal preference and what feels right.

Some people get snobbish.

To me if I point , pull the trigger, it goes bang and the thing I’m pointing at drops dead that’ll do for me?

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If you go to the clay ground them lads will help, most will let you try different guns, or even there own, once they get to know you, they will be people there, with the same eye dominance issues, who can advise you, they will at least guide you wisely when spending your cash, they may even know someone selling a gun, that might do for you, try before buy sort of thing, you really can’t go wrong, by far the best way to go forward, don’t go too cheap as there will be no re-sale value, too many people rush in, 

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Try thimbleby clay ground, it’s just down the road from us, book a lesson they will set you on the right track, you can use there guns, you can even take a couple of mine to have a go with if you want to, the more you get to play with the more chance you have of finding what fits you best ( don’t tell the missus, but Northallerton shooting do finance ?)

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3 hours ago, 3175darren said:

If you go to the clay ground them lads will help, most will let you try different guns, or even there own, once they get to know you, they will be people there, with the same eye dominance issues, who can advise you, they will at least guide you wisely when spending your cash, they may even know someone selling a gun, that might do for you, try before buy sort of thing, you really can’t go wrong, by far the best way to go forward, don’t go too cheap as there will be no re-sale value, too many people rush in, 

Sounds like the best way to go, thanks Darren.

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3 hours ago, Stavross said:

Try thimbleby clay ground, it’s just down the road from us, book a lesson they will set you on the right track, you can use there guns, you can even take a couple of mine to have a go with if you want to, the more you get to play with the more chance you have of finding what fits you best ( don’t tell the missus, but Northallerton shooting do finance ?)

When I get back off my jollies, away from this Saturday coming for 7 days ( yes I’m away again lol) think I’ll take you up on that stav???. is that were you have your Birthday gift from your mate?

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18 minutes ago, Longshanx said:

When I get back off my jollies, away from this Saturday coming for 7 days ( yes I’m away again lol) think I’ll take you up on that stav???. is that were you have your Birthday gift from your mate?

My god, you live the life? yes I confess my mate got me a shooting lesson for my birthday because in his words I’m sh*t with a shotgun ?

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12 hours ago, Underdog said:

You need glasses mate!

A tiny piece of masking tape on the left lens of glasses will force the brain to use the right eye, it only need a tiny piece.

Unfortunately U no glasses in the world will help me with that?

my right eye has had a blur since I was a kid. It never developed properly and my left eye takes all the strain and balanced my vision that way.

Good advice all the same for someone who needs to try and train there right eye though??

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48 minutes ago, Rimfireboy! said:

Winchester 101’s are good guns. If you get on with a 101 it’ll be a good buy if it’s in good nick.?

Think I need to take someone who knows what to look for to make sure I’m not buying a bag of Sh!t lol!! 

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12 minutes ago, Longshanx said:

Unfortunately U no glasses in the world will help me with that?

my right eye has had a blur since I was a kid. It never developed properly and my left eye takes all the strain and balanced my vision that way.

Good advice all the same for someone who needs to try and train there right eye though??

Most people have what I think they call a stigmatism in that one eye can be not perfectly round and the focusing muscles get tired trying to compensate.

I developed it a decade ago. My glasses made a huge difference.

Have you had a test recently?

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You may find that the glasses work as you will shoot the shotgun with both eyes open, you might find at the clay ground when you explain about your vision that they will try a pair of safety glasses with a bit of sparky tape on one to see where you can see? as you know I shoot lefty and my main shotgun is left but I also have a couple of right handed ( don’t ask ) you can take one of each with you to try out if you want to ?

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