Which Trigger First?

taco · September 4, 2000, 01:48 AM

I got a Rossi 12G Stage Coach (18" barrel) with external hammer to keep as HD shotgun. This shotgun as 2 triggers so which am I suppose to pull first, front one or rear? What is the "proper" way. Both barrels have cylinder choke.

house · September 4, 2000, 03:28 AM

How about both barrels =)
most people will shoot the front to back.

Dave McC · September 4, 2000, 05:00 AM

On a 2 trigger shotgun, most folks go front to back, and the gun is choked appropriately.
However, some of the best shooters in the world are the live pigeon folks, with major cash awards to the winner. Many of those set up their shotguns to be shot back to front, the premise being the kick moves the shotgun back while the finger moves foreward, making it faster. Kinda splitting hairs, but they have to kill the bird within a set distance, so speed is paramount.

awd · September 4, 2000, 01:26 PM

I generally go rear trigger first. My situation is a bit different, though. I often shoot a double rifle chambered in .416 Rigby. If I fire the right barrel first (the forward trigger) then my finger tends to hit the rear trigger when the rifle bounces out of recoil and discharges the other barrel. Having both sides go is a bit exciting (the last time my ear muffs almost came off my head) and I prefer to avoid it. Thus the 'nonstandard' rear-trigger first habit.

September 4, 2000, 01:48 AM	#1
taco Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2000 Location: USA Posts: 936	I got a Rossi 12G Stage Coach (18" barrel) with external hammer to keep as HD shotgun. This shotgun as 2 triggers so which am I suppose to pull first, front one or rear? What is the "proper" way. Both barrels have cylinder choke.

September 4, 2000, 03:28 AM	#2
house Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 1999 Location: AZ/CA Posts: 369	How about both barrels =) most people will shoot the front to back.

September 4, 2000, 05:00 AM	#3
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	On a 2 trigger shotgun, most folks go front to back, and the gun is choked appropriately. However, some of the best shooters in the world are the live pigeon folks, with major cash awards to the winner. Many of those set up their shotguns to be shot back to front, the premise being the kick moves the shotgun back while the finger moves foreward, making it faster. Kinda splitting hairs, but they have to kill the bird within a set distance, so speed is paramount.

September 4, 2000, 01:26 PM	#4
awd Junior Member Join Date: September 3, 2000 Posts: 7	I generally go rear trigger first. My situation is a bit different, though. I often shoot a double rifle chambered in .416 Rigby. If I fire the right barrel first (the forward trigger) then my finger tends to hit the rear trigger when the rifle bounces out of recoil and discharges the other barrel. Having both sides go is a bit exciting (the last time my ear muffs almost came off my head) and I prefer to avoid it. Thus the 'nonstandard' rear-trigger first habit.