Moltke Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 How tight are you when shooting your shotgun? Do you loosen up for a high accuracy shot? Do you increase / decrease strength on the gun depending on the shots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtm Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I hold on to it tight enough to not drop it and place it in contact with my shoulder. no more than a handshake type of grip, but then again I'm a fairly girly guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 HA HA. Your a Moose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinWolv Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I just hold and aim the thing......not consciously doing anything different for different shots...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Ken, I think YOU should choke the heck out of it, particularly with slugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltke Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Thanks for the responses. I bring it up because when I shoot my pistol I'm gripping tighter for the fast up close shooting and naturally loosen up for the farther / higher accuracy shots. Same with my rifle more or less, but never really paid attention to what I do with my shotgun so now I'm going to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I hold on to it tight enough to not drop it and place it in contact with my shoulder. no more than a handshake type of grip, but then again I'm a fairly girly guy Only how you walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 NOW thats funny ^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtm Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Now now Mr. Payne, I believe the word you are looking for is "sashay". Please obtain a good thesaurus and use it regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Lol... Will do! Think I'll sashay over to the range for some evening pistol practice. Don't want Bruce Piatt sashaying all over my ass with his stellar, bianchi pistolero skills next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug H. Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 sa·shay saˈSHā/ verb North Americaninformal verb: sashay; 3rd person present: sashays; past tense: sashayed; past participle: sashayed; gerund or present participle: sashaying 1. walk in an ostentatious yet casual manner, typically with exaggerated movements of the hips and shoulders. "Louise was sashaying along in a long black satin dress" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullittmcqueen Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Guess I've never really thought about how tight I am gripping the gun. I think for shotgun, proper fit and a good, natural stance that is built to absorb the recoil are the most important. The downside is that a good proper stance makes sashaying nearly impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug H. Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I haven't noticed a difference with gripping the gun but I have had problems over the years if I don't get the stock solid into my shoulder. Only time I've got my Saiga to cough is when I try to do something cute like trying to shoot out of the back seat of the SUV at the Benelli Rockcastle shotgun match with the gun rotated 90 deg and off my shoulder. A solid shoulder weld will solve many shotgun "problems". Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colodrew Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I can make my M2 not operate by overgripping with lighter loads so I try to hold it In a relaxed state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcalidave Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Yeah, with the inertia guns and a really strong grip / pull I can stall most of them out. There are some tricks to make that stop happening, but just staying relaxed is the best way. The inertia guns need to move to work, let them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyvuk Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I hold my gun fairly tight, I use my weak hand to do about 80% of my gripping and my strong hand only lightly holds the stock ( I shoot right handed by the way). That way i have no tension in my hand slowing down my trigger finger and as I load weak hand load 2 and quads I am able to just drop the gun down under my arm and let the stock just roll in my strong hand until the loading port faces up. I tend to hold the gun fairly snug to my shoulder but not so tight that the gun is shaking when I hold it. I took a class with Igor Jankovic who is the IPSC World Shotgun Champion in Modified division and that was the way he suggested to hold the gun. He also suggested putting grip tape on the fore end and the recoil pad to make sure you had as much grip on the gun as possible and to stop the gun from accidentally sliping out of your shoulder. I find it works you may not, play around with it and see what feels comfortable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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