Great thread gents,
As a raw newbie, im in a similar situation. What gun?, positioning etc.
2 weeks ago i had a lesson with my eldest son, - absoloutley no knowledge of a shotgun's finer points whatsoever.
He was fitted for the gun, and found to be Left eye dominant - but right handed and he needed a riser on the comb to align rib and bead.
As i was using the same gun (R eye dominant & right handed) the only thing i was advised was i may need to allow a small gap between bead and clay, as i was slightly over when she checked alignment..
Eldest son did very well, and i had a great day, i was hitting just about everything say 8/10 on LR & RL moving targets
The gun 28" barrels (didnt get the make) felt well balanced and virtually no recoil
2 weeks later i went with my youngest son for another lesson, and i dont know what gun i had, but it didnt feel right. there was a great deal of recoil, and it didnt feel good positioned to my shoulder / cheek
The short LR trap i used 2 weeks before, (8/10) i was effectivly shgooting barn door's and missing . with the comment that i wasnt following the shot through... which was strange, because i felt that i was ...
After about the 6th straight miss, the instructor, just commented, make sure you get the comb under your cheek, look down the rib, align the bead, etc...
Penny dropped!!! i couldnt see the bead and i was moving the gun to see the bead as i shot!!!!!
once i told my instructor this, he appologised and got me a small pad to raise the comb... ( It was just as much my fault as his, we were more concered about making sure youngest son was set up and safe to shoot
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next two shots were aced .. and the gun then felt comfortable as i'm guessing located naturally into my shoulder etc
So im pretty sure i need a high comb to suit my physique, which make looking for SH guns interesting.
Baretta do adjustable combs, and so do Browning, which is good,
Narrows the field to start somewhat, but gives me a couple of intersting options to try first -- (i have a soft spot for the cynergy range
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