The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Altering point of impact for a Savage 311 double gun

longspurr · September 1, 2012, 08:44 PM

One ounce
You may be partially right.
I was laying the gun and other items on top of the trap house and put up the target stand at a "reasonable" distance. I wanted the pattern to still be compact and easy to understand its center.

I fired 2 shots of factory AA through each barrel. After each round I went to the target and circled the greatest part of the pattern. For a double barrel this was 4 trips to the target stand.

I did "not" raise and fire, but carefully sighted down the barrel lining up the beads. As One Ounce surmised this was less about gun "fit" and more about shooting to the sights. This worked just fine for a 870 and a beretta o/u.

If I understand what One Ounce is getting at, I should "raise and fire" at 30 yds with no target dot or aiming at the pattern paper. My understanding is one should fire a minimum of 5 shots this way to have any confidence that the shooter didn't screw up his mount.

I was shooting in a T shirt but if I wanted to do this test mount & shoot, should I should wear hunting clothes?

September 1, 2012, 08:44 PM	#8
longspurr Senior Member Join Date: November 8, 2002 Location: On the western shore Posts: 182	One ounce You may be partially right. I was laying the gun and other items on top of the trap house and put up the target stand at a "reasonable" distance. I wanted the pattern to still be compact and easy to understand its center. I fired 2 shots of factory AA through each barrel. After each round I went to the target and circled the greatest part of the pattern. For a double barrel this was 4 trips to the target stand. I did "not" raise and fire, but carefully sighted down the barrel lining up the beads. As One Ounce surmised this was less about gun "fit" and more about shooting to the sights. This worked just fine for a 870 and a beretta o/u. If I understand what One Ounce is getting at, I should "raise and fire" at 30 yds with no target dot or aiming at the pattern paper. My understanding is one should fire a minimum of 5 shots this way to have any confidence that the shooter didn't screw up his mount. I was shooting in a T shirt but if I wanted to do this test mount & shoot, should I should wear hunting clothes?