George, have you and Geno been exchanging notes? Seems like Geno has the same solution that you guys use in the South. I'll bet he lives in southern Russia. Geno, no offense, just a little Yankee/Rebel humor. Obviously, very little humor.
Jim, Next test period, I'll shoot instinctively and see what that shows.
This pattern testing was a loosely structured event. 8 shots taken, hand held, same ammo, two distances. All shots clearly showed a tendency to pattern low. There was a lateral movement of the pattern from shot to shot. Primarily to the right. Flinch?? I close my eyes before I pull the trigger.
Because I didn't have a pattern plate till recently, the guns I have and shoot the best are set up to align my eye down the rib with just the bead sitting on top the rib line. The four guns I tested with this LC are set up this way and patterned evenly around the POA. Are all the guns set up identically, not exactly. They all have in common when the gun is mounted, my right eye aligns with the bead sitting on the rib. I know this is a crude experiment and my methods similar to those used in the South, but my inquiry was to seek options that others have found to resolve the issue of low impact. Other than bend the barrel, I'll shoot off a rest, use the increase of comb with patches and stock bending both to height and cast. Thanks for all your help. I'll report the results once I get my taxes done. Randy
