Originally Posted By: Joe Taylor
The shotgun or drilling is kept open and slung, muzzles forward, under the off shoulder. The hand on the off side is kept on the barrels.

The gun is removed from the shoulder and loaded on signal (once beaters are in place)- usually a horn is blown as a signal. A second signal is blown to end the drive, and guns are immediately unloaded and placed safely back under the shoulder.


"open and slung"....That can't be good on the hinge pin.

All these 'signals'sound too liberal for me.....Sounds more like going to a shooting gallery.