I didn't know about Churchill's advice, but totally agree with it. There is nothing to be gained by shooting high on rabbits, except the times that a rabbit target takes a jump just as you trigger the gun and it escapes, and that's thin gravy. I have seen many rabbits broken by what appeared to be "skipping" shot. It doesn't happen as often here because of the very sandy soil which kinda "grabs" and absorbs the shot, but a good technique nonetheless.
I have found that a rabbit that takes a jump, if you're not already committed to the trigger, has committed suicide. He just seems to slow down and hang there. Most experienced shots kill him in the air when he does that.
The targets were not set hard at all, but were not as soft as a lot of "charity" or fundraiser shoots. It's the kind of targets that "you don't try to hit, but you're trying not to miss". Some of you who shoot sporting will know what that means. The Ga. Southern Shotgun Team, and a couple high school teams shoot there a lot, and the competition can be pretty fierce with those young eyes. Those are some of the finest young men and women I've ever been around. It bodes well for the shooting sports in America that scholastic shotgun competition has become so supported. One of the young men Saturday afternoon, after the shooting was over, put his high school letterman jacket on to beat the cool wind. It had a shotgun on it, where he had lettered in it. That was way cool! Their team won the National Championships in the sporting clays division several years ago, in Kansas I believe.
SRH
