You can aim a shotgun if it has the right sights on it - I lust after a ghost-ring setup for mine. As the World’s Worst Wing-shot I need all the help I can get. If you ever read of a hunter found pecked to death with a box of empty shell casings around him, it’ll be me. ;-)
Sights are the last thing you need for wing shooting. Once you get your head down on the stock, focus on the target and only the target. “Aiming” is counterproductive. Moving target, moving gun... don’t slow or stop your swing when you fire, follow through.
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Thanks for the chuckle.
It's funny, I am embarrashingly terrible at shooting clay targets. Especially if I haven't done so for a while. But on live birds, I do OK. Hit the last two pheasants I shot at. One was a relativley easy left to right crossing shot...watch out for the blocker! The other got up behind me and to my left, flying straight away to from my left rear. (Before I'd turned).
Best shot I ever saw was when I was 15. I was hunting with my Dad and his old High School buddy (and long time hunting/fishing partner). We had driven accross the end of some stubble to the edge of a cornfield. Several birds got up, 25-30 yards away just as we stopped. Dad's buddy, Sandy, got out of the passenger side front seat. Stuffed a couple of shells into his JC Higgens (with Cutts Compensator or copy thereof). Fired twice and dropped two roosters. He was using some reloads he and Dad had made years before. They were paper shells with the old roll crimp and overshot wad.
I like to think they are hunting, fishing and trapping once again up yonder. Maybe playing some softball and getting in some bowling frames too. Renuinted with Mike, Pete, Re-Pete, Duke and Lady. (3 English Pointers and two Springer Spaniels respectively) I guess it must be were the "bad" pheasants, ducks, catfish, muskrats and beaver get sent :) ).