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goodkarmarising wrote:

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oh come on GKR I could pull pictures off the Internet too. Here's me in my hey day as a fighter jet pilot

Redbeard wrote:

goodkarmarising wrote:

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oh come on GKR I could pull pictures off the Internet too. Here's me in my hey day as a fighter jet pilot

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Mine wpuld be upside down flipping the bird!


For many years Browning used beads that were pressed in, not sure if they still do.

I see the bead every time I shoot, must explain why I don't kill any birds.

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Redbeard wrote:Browning golds are nice guns. Why the sudden urge to upgrade?

Probably because my fiancé has been gone for the past 3 months in Hondurus, so now I finally have some extra money. No real
Reason at all haha

https://www.trijicon.com/na_en/products ... hp?id=FOSS

Been thinking about this one, sorry but I'm with feelin fowl, I use the bead, I know it's not the right thing to do, just what I've been doing since I was a little kid

Don't be sorry. If it works for you rock the hell out of it.

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Tomkat wrote:

Feelin' Fowl wrote:

Tomkat wrote:Pay for installation? WTF is that?



Blog- http://www.ksducks.com

Some sights/other things are best left to a gunsmith to install. Not everyone has the skills of an old Tomkat...

If you lived closer I would just have you over and we would tear shit up together lol



Blog- http://www.ksducks.com

If I lived closer you would have to keep me away by beating me away with a stick!

Olly wrote:Don't be sorry. If it works for you rock the hell out of it.

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IndianaMallard64 wrote:https://www.trijicon.com/na_en/products/product1.php?id=FOSS

Been thinking about this one, sorry but I'm with feelin fowl, I use the bead, I know it's not the right thing to do, just what I've been doing since I was a little kid

The bead/sight is there for a reason, and I believe that a shotgun should be aimed before firing, not just pointed. If it helps you get on target, you should be using it...

I'm by no means a great shot compared to some that are out there, but I try to shoot a lot of clays, and don't tend to miss birds that are in range when using the bead.

Worst case, you spend a little money to try it, and sell it if it bothers you...

^^^ya that's what I'm thinking

You should head over to Cabelas in Hammond, and check them out. I have the Hi-Viz brand...

Try squaws crossing the layout at 15 yards with your bead, lemme know how it goes...try the same with the high house @ station 8.

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Try squaws crossing the layout at 15 yards with your bead, lemme know how it goes...try the same with the high house @ station 8.

You know damn well that skeet can't be compared to decoying puddle ducks. Especially when using a Skeet choke vs. a full choke.

I've never hunted divers so you win on that one...

Decoying puddle ducks??

Blot 'em out with the barrel and squeeze. Repeat(2x)

No need for a bead there either.

Feelin' Fowl wrote:

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Try squaws crossing the layout at 15 yards with your bead, lemme know how it goes...try the same with the high house @ station 8.

You know damn well that skeet can't be compared to decoying puddle ducks. Especially when using a Skeet choke vs. a full choke.

I've never hunted divers so you win on that one...

you shouldn't be looking at your bead on any target that isn't sitting still, hi viz sights are a hinderance plane and simple

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Decoying puddle ducks??

Blot 'em out with the barrel and squeeze. Repeat(2x)

No need for a bead there either.

That's how you miss high. To each, their own...

jehler wrote:

Feelin' Fowl wrote:

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Try squaws crossing the layout at 15 yards with your bead, lemme know how it goes...try the same with the high house @ station 8.

You know damn well that skeet can't be compared to decoying puddle ducks. Especially when using a Skeet choke vs. a full choke.

I've never hunted divers so you win on that one...

you shouldn't be looking at your bead on any target that isn't sitting still, hi viz sights are a hinderance plane and simple

I'm not syaing that you should be staring at the bead through the shot, but I use it to get lined up while aquiring the target. The hi-viz helps to find the line faster, allowing you to focus on the target sooner to make a good shot. I'm not a fan of just pointing th barrel, and shooting. That's how I shoot over targets.

You're doing it wrong

jehler wrote:You're doing it wrong

Apparently!

Ok.

Damn it Dan! I said to each, their own!

I understand what you are saying, and agree that it works for a lot of people, but to say that the bead shouldn't be used as a blanket statement is wrong. Maybe it shouldn't be used by you (I wouldn't change my ways if I were you), but there a lot of people that kill birds by using one.

I know for a fact that if I don't use it, I will shoot high on a bird/clay.

Wait...I'm sorry for all of this. I figured out what my problem is...









I hunt ducks with a Pre-Robertson Mossberg.

Feelin' Fowl wrote:

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Decoying puddle ducks??

Blot 'em out with the barrel and squeeze. Repeat(2x)

No need for a bead there either.

That's how you miss high. To each, their own...

Nope, that's how you hit. You put the bead on something with a shotgun, you're gonna shoot low. Don't believe me, go shoot at a couple rabbits or groundhogs in a field. You put the bead on them, you'll see a huge puff of dirt where the shot hits, short of the target. Cover your target with the barrel.

That being said, if the bead works for you, more power to you.

Feelin' Fowl wrote:You should head over to Cabelas in Hammond, and check them out. I have the Hi-Viz brand...

I'm in hammond right now in my night summer class at purdue Calumet haha, I could probably jog there

Iz just effing with you!

It's always hell for me after I spend 3 weeks shooting divers to shoot mallards, I always give the bastards 3 feet and miss ahead of them by 2.5 feet.

Always have to retrain my brain.

I find the best way to hunt buffies is just to pay absolutely no attention, and be surprised, throwing the gun up at the last minute. That's what works for me. If I see those little bastards coming, I miss damn near every time. Love shooting them, though.

assateague wrote:

Feelin' Fowl wrote:

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Decoying puddle ducks??

Blot 'em out with the barrel and squeeze. Repeat(2x)

No need for a bead there either.

That's how you miss high. To each, their own...

Nope, that's how you hit. You put the bead on something with a shotgun, you're gonna shoot low. Don't believe me, go shoot at a couple rabbits or groundhogs in a field. You put the bead on them, you'll see a huge puff of dirt where the shot hits, short of the target. Cover your target with the barrel.

That being said, if the bead works for you, more power to you.

I agree with you, but I'm not saying that you should put the bead on the target. I use it to aquire the target before deciding on my line.

If I just pull up to shoot by covering the target with my barrel, I find that the barrel covers the target too soon 9/10 times, leaving me with a high shot. There is a lot more barrel, than bead, giving me a huge variation in shot lines. The bead helps me to narrow that line.

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Iz just effing with you!

It's always hell for me after I spend 3 weeks shooting divers to shoot mallards, I always give the bastards 3 feet and miss ahead of them by 2.5 feet.

Always have to retrain my brain.

I know Dan. And I'm sure that you're a hell of a lot better shot than I am from reading some of your posts.

I'm going to stick with my Mossberg being the issue!

Feelin' Fowl wrote:Damn it Dan! I said to each, their own!

I understand what you are saying, and agree that it works for a lot of people, but to say that the bead shouldn't be used as a blanket statement is wrong. Maybe it shouldn't be used by you (I wouldn't change my ways if I were you), but there a lot of people that kill birds by using one.

I know for a fact that if I don't use it, I will shoot high on a bird/clay.

Wait...I'm sorry for all of this. I figured out what my problem is...









I hunt ducks with a Pre-Robertson Mossberg.

those ain't Dan's ducks. Not a diver in the bunch

Feelin' Fowl wrote:I agree with you, but I'm not saying that you should put the bead on the target. I use it to aquire the target before deciding on my line.

If I just pull up to shoot by covering the target with my barrel, I find that the barrel covers the target too soon 9/10 times, leaving me with a high shot. There is a lot more barrel, than bead, giving me a huge variation in shot lines. The bead helps me to narrow that line.

You probably wear about a 7 1/4 hat, right?

IndianaMallard64 wrote:

Feelin' Fowl wrote:You should head over to Cabelas in Hammond, and check them out. I have the Hi-Viz brand...

I'm in hammond right now in my night summer class at purdue Calumet haha, I could probably jog there

I haven't been to that one, but have heard that it's a lot better than the one on my side of the state line...