open choked barrel, and top barrel if an over/under) with its beam focused tightly. With the shotgun butt posi- tioned around mid-torso, point the light into the corner of the room where the wall meets the ceiling. Hold it there for a few seconds and then mount the gun slowly while keeping the beam focused in that corner. At fi rst you will be shaky but after doing this about a dozen times you will see how smooth you become. After performing this exercise twice a day for 5-10 minutes, within a few days you will be able to “feel” how smooth you have become when mounting any rifle or shotgun. Remember, proper mounting is an important factor to a smooth swing when hunting or shooting sporting clays. IMPROVING BALANCE
At another Ash (or OSP) seminar
last year at Seven Springs, it was writer and professional shooter Nick Sisley (who was also taking the Ash Seminar) who introduced me to how balance balls or cushions can go a long way to improve one’s balance and … ultimately … shooting skills. Gil Ash also highly recommended these. As a result of these endorsements, I went to Wal-Mart and purchased two of these cushions. To use them, fi ll them half-way with air, put them behind a chair, and stand on them for fi ve minutes. The reason for the chair is that if you start to fall, and you will be shaky at fi rst, you have something to grab on to. After a few weeks of using these twice a day for 5-10 minutes, you will see how your balance improves. Plus, your ability to mount a fi rearm and shoot accurately also is improved. As a health tip, as we age this is an excellent activity to keep us surefooted. WHY YOU SHOULD
PATTERN YOUR SHOTGUN According to Gil, one of the best
methods used to evaluate the fi t of a shotgun is by assessing the performance of the gun in the fi eld. The negative of this approach is that it takes into ac- count too many variables, such as the type of gun, are you walking or sitting to shoot, are heavy or light clothes being worn, what loads are being used, etc. Therefore, the practical way to check for a gun’s fi t is by utilizing a pattern- ing board. To do this, place an aiming point, such as a dot, at the center of the patterning board. Then shoot fi ve times. For each shot, rapidly remount the gun
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as you would when hunting. Simply point and fi re and do not aim! If you take the time to aim, you will unconsciously compensate for any improper fi tting of the stock. As a sobering observation Gil made when we did this, if you cannot mount a shotgun and hit a stationary target, then why would you expect to be able to hit one on the move, like a clay target or moving game. Like he said to
me about the coyote rapidly moving at a sharp angle to the shooter, the same con- cept applies for any target at any angle. CHOKES
Years ago, most who hunted
with a shotgun and shot some trap at a sportsmen’s club had a 12-gauge with a modifi ed or full choke, and that was used for everything. To get the most out of that one shotgun, some hunters had
Mounting any fi rearm is critical in the fi eld or on a range. To help with that, Vicki Ash developed the “Flashlight Drill.” Described in the text, you put a small fl ashlight into the top barrel of a shotgun so it snugly fi ts, then proceed.
Pro Porting and Pigeon Porting, plus lengthening the forcing cone of this Ruger All-Weather Red Label 12 gauge, by Mag-na-port drastically reduced recoil. With the Carlson’s extended choke tubes specifi c to what is being hunted, you now have the perfect combination for a successful hunt or any shotgun activity.
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