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Other Hunting => Upland Birds => Topic started by: swanderek on September 08, 2025, 05:44:48 PM

Title: Shotgun pattern look ok?
Post by: swanderek on September 08, 2025, 05:44:48 PM: New sx4 Winchester.
Full choke Carson's
Shooting 8shot.
This is about 7 shots. To me the gun shoots high left.
I tried buckshot and shots were all high left.
Does this look normal?
( I was aiming for the shoot and see sticker)
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Post by: Kingofthemountain83 on September 08, 2025, 06:44:56 PM: Looks good... How far???
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Post by: swanderek on September 08, 2025, 07:13:55 PM: 35 yards
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Post by: EnglishSetter on September 08, 2025, 08:17:05 PM: 1 bead or 2?

Shotguns are commonly regulated to shoot high depending on the game they are targeting. Few shoot 50:50. 60:40 for sporting and 70:30 for trap are common goals, but without discreet rear sights individual shooters will vary.
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Post by: swanderek on September 08, 2025, 08:40:26 PM: 1 front bead
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Post by: Henrydog on September 09, 2025, 05:17:04 AM: Setter is correct on factory POI but everyones face and shoulder are different. If you want to know where your gun is shooting, do it 1 shot per paper off a bench at 13 yards. That will tell you your POI. I can't recall the math reason but 13 yards is the magic number for POI.

Its a field gun so there is no comb adjustment, what is your objective? Using 8 shot so it is not your hunting load?
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Post by: swanderek on September 09, 2025, 07:40:39 AM: I'll try today from 13
Thanks!
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Post by: Henrydog on September 09, 2025, 08:16:59 AM: Also if you find it really is shooting high, put a bigger front bead on it and that will correct the poi lower. Good luck
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Post by: timberfaller on September 09, 2025, 08:47:50 AM: IF you were "aiming" at the sticker, you have what is called in the trap world, a 70/30 pattern, 70% above POA and 30% below. It would make a nice trap gun!

If you are shooting a field gun, add a little to the comb and see what happens, won't take much.

Good luck
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Post by: Pegasus on September 09, 2025, 09:04:20 AM: Do you keep both eyes open or squint. Left eye or right closed?
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Post by: Kingofthemountain83 on September 09, 2025, 10:03:13 AM: Use a cardboard box :chuckle:
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Post by: swanderek on September 09, 2025, 10:47:59 AM: Left eye closed.
It's a sx4 and they don't come with stock shims.
I'm still learning the terms like comb
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Post by: swanderek on September 12, 2025, 05:08:38 PM: Bench 13 yards
Little left still
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Post by: Henrydog on September 19, 2025, 06:16:28 AM: Thats a good looking 50/50. Remember its not a rifle. Thats a dead bird