Another gun fit question, somewhat relevant to my previous post about rib/no rib:
A day at the skeet range with a brand new sxs found me having some difficulty hitting high house left to right targets. A trip to the patterning board showed that when aiming the bead at an aiming point, it centered the pattern perfectly. But when snap shooting both barrels at the same aiming point six or eight times to get an average, it patterned ever slightly left of center, which might explain my difficulty with high house crossing targets. Or not. Also, I missed very few low house crossing targets.
What is the best way to change left/right point of aim on a gun? Bend the stock? Shave a bit off the side? Or leave as is, and get more familiar with the gun before doing anything rash? The gun smoked anything coming or going. Only crossing shots presented any difficulty. It is also a lightweight gun with light barrels, which are not generally easy to shoot on long crossing shots.
First, How much is "ever slightly left of center"? Would that be like Rudy Giuliani or Hitlery Clinton. How many inches off @ 35 yards?
The way to determine gun fit by patterning is to shoot at a measured 16 yards. Assuming you have developed a consistent mount, shoot three shots at a mark. Mount the gun and shoot quickly, don't adjust or aim. For each inch the center of the pattern is off, the stock and your eye need to move 1/16", in the direction you want the pattern to go.
Again, if it is "ever so slightly left of center @ 35 yards", there's no reason the gun is making you miss skeet targets.
