Switch guns throughout the season or stick with one primary firearm? How do you determine which one to take?

I don't shoot clay pigeons or steel,shoot many guns,not a control freak,like to have a beer,sneak my dog in,drive a 1970 Ford 4 speed, don't wear orange,don't pay to hunt,like to dump mud in the parking lot,don't hunt in big grab ass group,don't drive a suburban,spend lots of time in the boondocks.
 
This pretty much says it all. Like a country song that's no complete, you left out dog trailers suburbans, big game hunters, out of state hunters. What about the private chef. You need to write another verse like David Alan Coe.
 
Bowguy said:
Buddy if I could???
It’s not the gun that put you into a slump. It’s the shooter. Changing guns would only help your mentality which is absolutely important. I teach once someone understands mechanics, it’s mostly mental.
That being said it could also be an equipment issue. Choked too tight for instance or not enough if the shots were further. Idk what type shot you use but understand cheap lead has low anitomy and has more flyers resulting in ragged patterns.
A buddy of mine always does that. Change guns shells, etc figuring it’ll change his “luck”. Try to figure why you’re missing and as I said last post. Practice dry mounting, swinging gun, it pays giant dividends. Not one really top shooter does dry fire practice with a pistol, dry mount/swing with a shotgun, use a string bow for archery.
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My Dad had a saying that seems to fit your post. He used to say that only a bad carpenter blames his tools......or something like that.
 
Bowguy said:
Buddy if I could???
It’s not the gun that put you into a slump. It’s the shooter. Changing guns would only help your mentality which is absolutely important. I teach once someone understands mechanics, it’s mostly mental.
That being said it could also be an equipment issue. Choked too tight for instance or not enough if the shots were further. Idk what type shot you use but understand cheap lead has low anitomy and has more flyers resulting in ragged patterns.
A buddy of mine always does that. Change guns shells, etc figuring it’ll change his “luck”. Try to figure why you’re missing and as I said last post. Practice dry mounting, swinging gun, it pays giant dividends. Not one really top shooter does dry fire practice with a pistol, dry mount/swing with a shotgun, use a string bow for archery.
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It’s been mentioned before but if the gun doesn’t fit, changing chokes, shells, etc won’t help.
We had an impromptu trap shoot a while back and a friend of mine showed up with his prized Browning A5 that he inherited from his grandfather. He managed to break 12/25 and was a bit disappointed. He’s 6’5” and weighs 275 but his grandpa’s A5 has a 12.5” LOP.
I told him I thought it was a little too short for him but I don’t think he believed me. I gave him my Rizzini trap gun with a 15.25” LOP and he broke 22/25 but he attributed that to my gun being a trap gun.
I had a slip recoil pad in my shooting bag that added about 1” and he broke 18/25/his next round. He’s been shooting that short stocked A5 for 10 years and thats all he knows but it definitely isn’t correct.
I still have shooting slumps but they aren’t as frequent since I’ve had a gun fitting. I can shoot a pretty standard DAC and DAH but I need a longer LOP. I can shoot a 14 3/4” but do much better with a 15 1/4” LOP.
 
when a gun doesn't fit you properly you are actually fighting the gun to get it to work. When it does fit you properly its point and shoot, an extension of your arm. Think of a race car driver with a car that is not balanced. You hear them talk about drifting and fighting in the corners. When it's set up right it practically drives itself. A well fitted gun works the same way. You shoot instinctively instead of thinking about how to overcome the obstacles. When you have to think about it you will not shoot well.
 
Mrben said:
when a gun doesn't fit you properly you are actually fighting the gun to get it to work. When it does fit you properly its point and shoot, an extension of your arm. Think of a race car driver with a car that is not balanced. You hear them talk about drifting and fighting in the corners. When it's set up right it practically drives itself. A well fitted gun works the same way. You shoot instinctively instead of thinking about how to overcome the obstacles. When you have to think about it you will not shoot well.
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Yes. Shooting a shotgun is peak hand/eye coordination. You don’t look at the bat when hitting a baseball, you don’t look at the racket, you look at the puck, not the stick, the spots on the lane, not the ball. You look at the target, not the barrel.

Even to the point where some folks point their index finger on the forearm, the barrel needs to be an extension of that arm. Then to complicate things you look where the target will be, not where it is. Although that little variation can be made with follow through.

Now, it’s more complicated than that but if the bat were to be crooked, you wouldn’t hit squat.

I have never taken a lesson nor given one, so keep that in mind. Works for me.
 
i have been making 2-3 trips per season for the last 4 seasons. 1 or 2 in the fall, and 1 in January.

in the fall, i hunt public for a few days at the beginning of the week, then catch up with a group for guided hunt on private land. on the public land, i usually carry a 1100 12 gauge or a Auto-5 light 12. when we transition to the private land hunt where i can "afford" to miss more often, I like to carry a 20ga stoeger uplander sxs or a 20ga stevens 555 o/u.

in january, im toting the 1100 12 gauge or a Auto-5 light 12.
 
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