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dyl · June 9, 2012, 02:34 PM

After all that's been said, I still have a question.

I understand that while aiming the focus is primarily on the bead or sights.

While pointing the focus is on the target.

What things carry over even though the focus is different? As in: is this given the same cheek weld, with only the bead showing /a little vent rib depending on your setup?

This is coming from a beginner to shotguns so I apologize for dwelling on the basics.

I suspect there is a difference in comparison to handgun point shooting - please confirm or refute: in handgun point shooting a main difference is that the firearm is not brought up into a "proper" shooting position. Either fired from the hip or arms extended below the line of sight. This would be equivalent to the shotgun not being shouldered in a standard fashion or the cheek not on the stock in alignment. But i suspect that the cheek weld is still supposed to be there so "pointing" may be different than a hamdgunner's "point shooting"

June 9, 2012, 02:34 PM	#15
dyl Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,310	After all that's been said, I still have a question. I understand that while aiming the focus is primarily on the bead or sights. While pointing the focus is on the target. What things carry over even though the focus is different? As in: is this given the same cheek weld, with only the bead showing /a little vent rib depending on your setup? This is coming from a beginner to shotguns so I apologize for dwelling on the basics. I suspect there is a difference in comparison to handgun point shooting - please confirm or refute: in handgun point shooting a main difference is that the firearm is not brought up into a "proper" shooting position. Either fired from the hip or arms extended below the line of sight. This would be equivalent to the shotgun not being shouldered in a standard fashion or the cheek not on the stock in alignment. But i suspect that the cheek weld is still supposed to be there so "pointing" may be different than a hamdgunner's "point shooting"