shotgun lead

[gluebeam 0]

i am new to shotgunning and am finding it difficult to hit targets. how much lead should i give them? should there be a gap between the bead and the bird or should i swing through with the bead on the bird?

[dwighet 1]

Swing through mate...Its not easy when first starting But keep at it as it will happen for you.... Clay pigeon shooting is a good place to start...Thats what I did and still do to keep my eye in prior to pheasant season..

Good luck and dont give up on it...

[the infamous nun 0]

i was taught to follow the bird for 2 sceonds and then swing past the bird. An easy way to remember this is bum belly beak bang.

[SportingShooter 0]

i was taught to follow the bird for 2 sceonds and then swing past the bird. An easy way to remember this is bum belly beak bang.

Thats how I was taught when I first started using shotguns But we won't go into the effects of that technique

 

You need to identify each target individually. Shotgun lead is one of the hardest things to judge and get used to but if you practice enough, as Dwighet said, clays are a great way to get different targets but also a batch of similar ones.

 

The amount of lead will change with each bird. If you have a Pigeon flying at 50 MPH then it will need a good bit of lead, if you have an ambling Crow at 20 MPH then hardly anything, just ahead of him.

 

It all depends on the target.

 

It becomes Muscle Memory with practice, it really does, and it will come to you. Soon enough you will see that when you have a bird coming towards you, the mount and swing of the gun will become instinctive and will normally be in the right place.

 

Practice, Practice, Practice.

 

SS

[Deker 3,478]

i was taught to follow the bird for 2 sceonds and then swing past the bird. An easy way to remember this is bum belly beak bang.

Thats how I was taught when I first started using shotguns But we won't go into the effects of that technique

 

You need to identify each target individually. Shotgun lead is one of the hardest things to judge and get used to but if you practice enough, as Dwighet said, clays are a great way to get different targets but also a batch of similar ones.

 

The amount of lead will change with each bird. If you have a Pigeon flying at 50 MPH then it will need a good bit of lead, if you have an ambling Crow at 20 MPH then hardly anything, just ahead of him.

 

It all depends on the target.

 

It becomes Muscle Memory with practice, it really does, and it will come to you. Soon enough you will see that when you have a bird coming towards you, the mount and swing of the gun will become instinctive and will normally be in the right place.

 

Practice, Practice, Practice.

 

SS

 

Absolutely...different directions and different distances and different speeds...all need different lead...before you even start talking about cartridges...I wish there was an easy answer but other than lessons, the answer is a few clay shoots (where many are often happy to give advice) and Practice, Practice, Practice.