Feelin' Fowl wrote:assateague wrote: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?
Can't wait to hear this one...
Sometimes 7 1/4, but normally 7 3/8.
Dare I ask why?
The roundness/circumference of your head is what partially dictates the cheek weld. There are other factors, but the biggest one is the size of the head. By the way you described what happened when you tried to cover the bird with the barrel, it made me think that your head was definitely smaller than 7 1/2, probably by quite a bit judging by how drastic you said the difference was. But since I've never heard of anybody with a size 7 dome, I decided to split the difference. If you padded out the stock about 3/8 of an inch where your cheek rests, you would get the proper sight picture, and be able to center the shot cup on the barrel when the target is blotted out. Not saying you need to do this, just making a comment.
Negrodamus knows.