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Good day all, I finally shot my new Rizzini 28ga. BR550 Small action sxs yesterday on the skeet course. The gun functioned perfectly, and those around me thought highly of it's fit, finish, and scale.

I did not shoot it well first round, did better on the second with changing the chokes from IC/LM to Cyl/IC.

I did not get a chance to pattern for POI or POA yet....but will do at my next outing.

The dimensions are quite close to my other guns, but it is the only gun I have with a swamped rib. So I was wondering if that would cause me to place the barrels on a different part of the bird or not, such as covering the bird with the barrels? I was shooting WinAA #9's (only ones I could find). I hit all the birds on station eight, all four rounds, from low gun to boot, so not sure whats going on?

Any thoughts?

I despise swamped ribs. They are ugly and serve no purpose. There is probably something to your problem due to the swamped rib.
JR

I find that ribs,and beads are only used to confirm gun mount. After that you look at the bird, not the gun.
bill

Here's a recommended exercise to practice (and check) the gun mount. I have seveal guns with swamped ribs-all French. I like the way they shoot and look. Less can be more. The balance of the gun may be different from what you are used to.
By Chris Batha:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=waBaFgUapW4

Doubt if the swamped rib is the problem. It's something else about the gun. If you look at the bird when you shoot, you won't see any rib.

I have a couple of guns with swamped ribs and don't find them different to shoot.

Give it some time...

Yes, thinking too much
After you shoot it 10 rounds and get used to it
and just shoot it and not evaluate it on station
you just might see a difference.
FOCUS on the bird
Mike

p.s. I would also bet the comb is thinner than on your other guns.

Suspect all of the above are right. In my case, if I even notice the rib, that means I am not looking at the bird raised, sunken or otherwise, and I inevitably miss until I stop focusing on the rib. I try not to even sight the barrels anymore.

In the most serious shotgunning competition, Sporting Clays, Skeet, Trap, and live pigeon shooting, you will not find a ribless gun, which is essentially what a swamped rib provides.
JR

If the front bead is lower because of the swamped rib, it may be causing you to have an issue with where you are seeing the target in relation to the muzzles and where you are shooting as a result, same as if you have too much drop in the stock, causing you to shoot low.

Before everyone gets their panties in a wad about looking at the bead, please understand that is not what I'm getting at, only that you are not seeing enough of the barrels or the bead AS A REFERENCE IN YOUR SUB-VISION in order to make the pattern hit where it should. Go pattern your gun.
JR

Check poi and most of your problems should be simple. If it is ok then you just need to get use to your new sight picture. Over thinking things does not work with small bores or light weight guns.