Apologies I haven’t made any more videos yet, I was diagnosed with cancer shortly after making this one, my treatment had taken a few years to complete but I will hopefully be back very soon 😊
Great job well done. Had lung cancer in 2005 with top left lobe removed. Still shooting at 85. Having an adjustable comb and butt makes adjustments easy for clothing and body changes. Love my Beretta 682 Gold.
I was ready to go out and buy a shotgun...then realized I knew nothing about how one should best fit my body. This video really opened my eyes to know what to look for, and what to watch out for when buying my first O/U shotgun. Thank you!!
Just found your video on gun fit and I appreciate the frank and direct presentation. I just bought a used Fabarm XLR5 Velocity and am still learning on it. My grandson is doing well on my Franchi Instinct SL. As we sort out the fit and comfort for each of us, I will be reminded of your video. Thank you.
Thanks for uploading. Yesterday was my first day with my friend's shotgun shooting trap and I feel like I've started admiring this beautiful sport. I've learnt a lot from this video.
You did a great job with this. You were repeating what my first instructor told me almost word for word. A helpful hint regarding your choke tubes. Get a little automotive anti-seize and put a small dab on the threads. That will help keep the threads from locking up.
Found your video and first I thought… “who’s this…”? So glad I found this VERY informative video. So much information in a short video. Thank you SO MUCH….!!
Very clear and informative! I have had shoulder cuff problems for two years now, but also want a 12 gauge shotgun. My surgery was 7 weeks ago, so I will have to wait a few more months until I can shoot one. Currently I am trying to learn as much as possible about shotguns so I can make an educated decision when the time arrives. Thank you for the video!
Great explanation with allowance for women shooter, would love to see you return and repeat the same video with how any of your insights may have developed.
Comb Butt Plate 7:25 Straight Head 8:28 Mirror Practice 10:24 Looking Down the Barrel 11:06 Pattern Plate 12:12 Gun Condition 12:54 Assess New Gun 14:24
Thank you so much for such a great video. I really enjoyed the part about your right finger following the target. And especially keeping your head level upon mounting. I'll keep these tips in mind when I go to the shooting range next week.
In Montana when I hunt huns in September I am wearing a T-shirt, when I hunt roosters in late December with a thick parka there is 2 inches thicker clothes. So length of pull varies depending on whether the hunting temperature is 70F or 10F. There is a tremendous variation in length of pull preferred among world class shooters:th-cam.com/video/MihfeSnVJR4/w-d-xo.html Consistent check weld pressure and sighting down the rib is key. Easy to check by taping a drinking straw on the rib. Close your eyes, mount the gun, open your eyes. You should see the shotgun bead looking straight through the drinking straw.
Hullo.I am mighty impressed to c this video.I have gone through number of videos but this has clarified 99 percent of my questions on shot gun stocks.I would love to c more videos on related subject like skeet,trap and game guns by this impressive speaker.Stay blessed & Thank you.
Very nice tutorial. One thing that can help enormously to the fit is to find a gun with a slight 'cast off' in it's stock for a right hander or a 'cast on' stock for a left hander. Even some relatively cheap shotguns are made this way from the factory i.e. Berettas.
With love from Texas - you should do more videos on shooting sports! What a delight and very nicely done. Would love to hear what you say about the different shotgun disciplines and your personal recommendations.
Interesting point about the trigger finger pointing at the point of aim. That's reminiscent of the thumbs forwards pistol grip with thumbs basically aiming at the target.
I found that most guns don't fit me well. Need to put my jaw to the stock on some of them - so bad, but I adapt well with rifles and static targets. For trap and skeet on the other hand, I'll need a better gun that fits. Thanks for your advice :)
At 08:50 she talks about keeping the head straight and that is ofcourse totally true, however there is a reason that people tilt their heads and that is the gun not fitting them properly in the first place. Guns are made such that most people have to crouch their shoulders upwards and their necks forwards and downwards to get the eyes down onto the rib line of sight. I had this issue myself not even knowing for two years, until I tried a high rib which totally made the gun fit me - not the other way around. With a high rib this lady and many others with her would not have to crouch and compress her upper body onto the gun, but rather it would allow her to shoot in an perfectly relaxed upper body position as well as increase her field of view onto the targets. A high rib totally changed my shooting for the better and I will never go back having tried it for a few weeks. I Skeet this becomes even more important than in Trap because you will eliminate much unnecssary body movement during mounting, wich allows for less body coordination and complexity of movement while trying to brake the first target.
unfortunately a lot of shooters tend to HUNCH their shoulders as they mount the gun and don't even know they are doing it until its pointed out to them and their not always beginners. The shoulders should always be down and relaxed for a fluid mount and swing. What you describe is a fundamentally bad mount. I would recommend finding a good experienced instructor and booking some hands on lessons
Just started into shotguns. Most informative! Now I have a true idea as to how a gun should fit instead of how 'cowboy' I can look. Just subbed, excellent presentation.👍👍😎
Apologies, shortly after making this video I was diagnosed with cancer, after treatment over the last few years I hope to start shooting very shortly 😊
@@ruralwhip8942 I am so sorry to hear this. I hope you have a speedy and life long remission. We need more quality shooters and female to boot in this world.
So glad I came across your video! Thank you for sharing your experience and expertise. Would love to contact you if you're willing to answer questions.
The only thing in my opinion is shooting at a pattern plate to me theres no way to aim directly center of the plate your better off shooting at a go away target to get an idea of what your aiming at but all your o the point were spot on great video.
When shooters find a gun they love for shotgun shooting, its very hard for them to get rid of it. I commonly see worn out guns that are not worth fixing come into our shop but its a gun the customer shoots well with and they don't want to replace it with a new gun.
How about Length of pull? I feel me shogun is too long since I have to hunch my arm forward to reach the trigger. Is there any formula or way to see where it should fit best?
a very ROUGH GUIDE is to sit the end of the stock into the crook [elbow joint]of the arm. Then your trigger finger should fit into the trigger guard just resting on the trigger. AS I SAID THIS IS A VERY ROUGH GUIDE
Great video I've been shooting 4o plus years have shot to a decent standard in the past but very hit and miss these days, about to buy a new gun and go back to the drawing board your video has given me some great pointers much appreciated. Sorry to hear you've been unwell hope your making a speedy recovery ,regards peter
I've been around a long time and contend that shooters today very often mount guns with stocks that are far too straight. With the butt in their delto-pectoral groove (if they do manage to seat it there), they have to contort themselves to get their heads down, often abusing their cheeks. Shooters should at least try guns from the early part of the last century when the drops at heel and comb were greater than seen today. A more comfortable stance will result and the gun will be more likely to point where you're actually looking. This is especially true of SXS doubles that I prefer. High walled O/U guns could tolerate straighter stocks but the coveted low profile actions less so. Anyhow, one old guy's opinion (and experience).
very informative, but one safety point (esp. for youtube), show us that it is unloaded, as we don't know that it is {lore is to assume that it is, UNLESS proven otherwise}; so a quick look for us down the breech, or a "jag" or other object in there to show us no cartridge is in it, then you can fling it around, and we don't mind, as we know the neighbours dog and cat are safe 🙂.
I would liked to have seen a demonstration of mounting the gun from the gun down position into the shooting position all in one movement then turning and pointing the gun at the camera to show the eye position looking down the rib. A one pound coin about 2" forward of the top chamber seems to give the best view down the rib for the bead floating above the coin with the head in the correct position. As a general rule a 3 finger gap between the nose and the thumb is a good guide to head position. A lot of beginners try to cock their head over the stock instead of resting the cheek into the comb sometimes this is caused by them trying to line up their cross dominant eye with the rib. that's why its always best to do a eye dominance test first but if the gun don't fit in the first place the whole thing becomes problematic . I would not expect someone else's suit to fit me so why would their gun ? good vid!!
Apologies I haven’t made any more videos yet, I was diagnosed with cancer shortly after making this one, my treatment had taken a few years to complete but I will hopefully be back very soon 😊
Awesome!! Looking foreword to the next video! Stat well! 👍🏻👍🏻
A great informative video. I am sorry to hear about your health issues, I wish you a speedy and complete recovery. Best wishes from Liverpool 👍🌹.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Hope your beating the big C. Wish you all the best. Oh and thank you for making such an informative video.
Best wishes for your recovery. Keeping you in my prayers.
Great job well done. Had lung cancer in 2005 with top left lobe removed. Still shooting at 85. Having an adjustable comb and butt makes adjustments easy for clothing and body changes. Love my Beretta 682 Gold.
The clearest explanation of gun fit I've seen, by a long way. Thank you!
I was ready to go out and buy a shotgun...then realized I knew nothing about how one should best fit my body. This video really opened my eyes to know what to look for, and what to watch out for when buying my first O/U shotgun. Thank you!!
“Keep your head straight. It is what it is”.Thank you for your masterful explanations.
The best gun fit tutorial I've seen. Been shooting nearly a year now and learned a lot from that. Thanks!
THIS is the best vid. i have seen so far.I hope some of these other instructors and game shooters are watching.
Yes! 👍
I have to say a most informative and well presented instructional vid to help us newbies
Wow, the best video on fitting that I've seen. Thanks for posting.
Best explanation of gunfit on TH-cam….really informative. I’m a man by the way and soon to buy my first shotgun so this really helps.
An excellent explanation. One of the best videos I have seen so far. I'm always on the lookout for the next video. Please continue
Just found your video on gun fit and I appreciate the frank and direct presentation. I just bought a used Fabarm XLR5 Velocity and am still learning on it. My grandson is doing well on my Franchi Instinct SL. As we sort out the fit and comfort for each of us, I will be reminded of your video.
Thank you.
Truly great tutorial. This is very helpful and you have a great way of teaching. Hope you are well ❤
Thanks for uploading. Yesterday was my first day with my friend's shotgun shooting trap and I feel like I've started admiring this beautiful sport. I've learnt a lot from this video.
WHAT A GREAT GREAT VIDEO ON ALL THE INFO NEEDED FOR GUN FIT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE RANGE, WELL DONE
By far the best explanation I’ve seen. Great job. This helps a lot.
You did a great job with this. You were repeating what my first instructor told me almost word for word. A helpful hint regarding your choke tubes. Get a little automotive anti-seize and put a small dab on the threads. That will help keep the threads from locking up.
Found your video and first I thought… “who’s this…”?
So glad I found this VERY informative video. So much information in a short video. Thank you SO MUCH….!!
Very clear and informative! I have had shoulder cuff problems for two years now, but also want a 12 gauge shotgun. My surgery was 7 weeks ago, so I will have to wait a few more months until I can shoot one. Currently I am trying to learn as much as possible about shotguns so I can make an educated decision when the time arrives. Thank you for the video!
Getting fitted in 1 week Fantastic video.
just wanted to say best video i have watched explaining all this. new to clay shooting and this really helped me setup my shotgun..
Great explanation with allowance for women shooter, would love to see you return and repeat the same video with how any of your insights may have developed.
This answered so many questions. Excellent effort and a great help.
Well done you, such a clear and informative presentation that all shooters will understand.
Comb Butt Plate 7:25
Straight Head 8:28
Mirror Practice 10:24
Looking Down the Barrel 11:06
Pattern Plate 12:12
Gun Condition 12:54
Assess New Gun 14:24
About to get my gun fit to me and this was so helpful. Thank u
Thank you so much for such a great video. I really enjoyed the part about your right finger following the target. And especially keeping your head level upon mounting. I'll keep these tips in mind when I go to the shooting range next week.
Best I’ve seen on fitting! All fact no baloney. Thank you mam!
In Montana when I hunt huns in September I am wearing a T-shirt, when I hunt roosters in late December with a thick parka there is 2 inches thicker clothes. So length of pull varies depending on whether the hunting temperature is 70F or 10F. There is a tremendous variation in length of pull preferred among world class shooters:th-cam.com/video/MihfeSnVJR4/w-d-xo.html
Consistent check weld pressure and sighting down the rib is key. Easy to check by taping a drinking straw on the rib. Close your eyes, mount the gun, open your eyes. You should see the shotgun bead looking straight through the drinking straw.
Taping a straw is a good tip.! Thanks
Hullo.I am mighty impressed to c this video.I have gone through number of videos but this has clarified 99 percent of my questions on shot gun stocks.I would love to c more videos on related subject like skeet,trap and game guns by this impressive speaker.Stay blessed & Thank you.
very good, learnt more form that video on gun fit than many others, thank you.
Very good explaination on fitting the right gun to our personal frame. Thanks
Amazing content! I’m so glad I found your channel.
madam .... you have very Simplified explanation method and clear. wish you do a new videos about the choke sizes please . God bless you
Bader Hazena
Such a well made video, your explanations and hands on were only minimized by your beauty and charming deminure, I Thank You lady.
This is superb. Quite complete and thorough.
Very nice tutorial. One thing that can help enormously to the fit is to find a gun with a slight 'cast off' in it's stock for a right hander or a 'cast on' stock for a left hander. Even some relatively cheap shotguns are made this way from the factory i.e. Berettas.
Thank you for this clear explanation, I sure it will improve my results!
With love from Texas - you should do more videos on shooting sports! What a delight and very nicely done. Would love to hear what you say about the different shotgun disciplines and your personal recommendations.
Absolute top notch step by step explanation. One of a kind. Thank you so much
Interesting point about the trigger finger pointing at the point of aim. That's reminiscent of the thumbs forwards pistol grip with thumbs basically aiming at the target.
Very simple and detailed explanation. Thanks a lot.
Thank you thank you wow that was awesome I’m just getting my first trap gun and this was so helpful.
Very good video ! I'm new to sporting clay's and there's a lot of great info here. Thank you !
I found that most guns don't fit me well. Need to put my jaw to the stock on some of them - so bad, but I adapt well with rifles and static targets. For trap and skeet on the other hand, I'll need a better gun that fits. Thanks for your advice :)
Your husband is so lucky to have a companion that likes to shoot and knows what they're talking about. :)
Well Done..
Very good video. Thanks for your work.
What a wonderful video. Very useful information. Thank you for sharing...
Great guide! Thanks a lot.
I work with this lady and I never knew she was into her shooting. We've talked other outdoor stuff but never shooting.
Well done! Great presentation.
I was told don’t have your elbow out and instead have it tucked close to your body. Is that proper ?
I am waiting new video
You are wonderful woman , God bless you dear
Thanks
Bader hazena
Thank you I’m learning quite a lot!
Great video, thank you for passing on your knowledge
At 08:50 she talks about keeping the head straight and that is ofcourse totally true, however there is a reason that people tilt their heads and that is the gun not fitting them properly in the first place. Guns are made such that most people have to crouch their shoulders upwards and their necks forwards and downwards to get the eyes down onto the rib line of sight. I had this issue myself not even knowing for two years, until I tried a high rib which totally made the gun fit me - not the other way around. With a high rib this lady and many others with her would not have to crouch and compress her upper body onto the gun, but rather it would allow her to shoot in an perfectly relaxed upper body position as well as increase her field of view onto the targets. A high rib totally changed my shooting for the better and I will never go back having tried it for a few weeks. I Skeet this becomes even more important than in Trap because you will eliminate much unnecssary body movement during mounting, wich allows for less body coordination and complexity of movement while trying to brake the first target.
unfortunately a lot of shooters tend to HUNCH their shoulders as they mount the gun and don't even know they are doing it until its pointed out to them and their not always beginners. The shoulders should always be down and relaxed for a fluid mount and swing. What you describe is a fundamentally bad mount. I would recommend finding a good experienced instructor and booking some hands on lessons
Thank you so much for uploading this immensely helpful video. I am indebted to you.
Just started into shotguns. Most informative! Now I have a true idea as to how a gun should fit instead of how 'cowboy' I can look. Just subbed, excellent presentation.👍👍😎
Really great job of explanation. Thanks.
A very informative and well presented video to watch and will be very helpful for a lot of shooters.
I started shooting when I retired 7 years ago, it’s only now that I do all of these things instinctively😊
nicely done. Kudos from Texas
No more videos? This was a good and informative video.
Apologies, shortly after making this video I was diagnosed with cancer, after treatment over the last few years I hope to start shooting very shortly 😊
@@ruralwhip8942 I am so sorry to hear this. I hope you have a speedy and life long remission. We need more quality shooters and female to boot in this world.
Nice video, very informative for beginners, still laughing at your comment , “ some men aren’t built like men “ , lol.
So glad I came across your video! Thank you for sharing your experience and expertise. Would love to contact you if you're willing to answer questions.
Hello Rural Whip, very nice and understandable video. I’m looking forward for your next one.
Thanks 🙏 great illustrations God Bless You
Very well done. Thanks!
The only thing in my opinion is shooting at a pattern plate to me theres no way to aim directly center of the plate your better off shooting at a go away target to get an idea of what your aiming at but all your o the point were spot on great video.
Excellent vid. Informative and well explained.
Very helpful. Thank you.
Very Informative, thank you!
This was very helpful and save for future reference, thank you!
When shooters find a gun they love for shotgun shooting, its very hard for them to get rid of it. I commonly see worn out guns that are not worth fixing come into our shop but its a gun the customer shoots well with and they don't want to replace it with a new gun.
Very useful info :) would love to see more vids!
Awesome explanations.....just awesome
Excellent well explained.
Nice constructive video, but what do you wear in the winter?
How about Length of pull? I feel me shogun is too long since I have to hunch my arm forward to reach the trigger. Is there any formula or way to see where it should fit best?
a very ROUGH GUIDE is to sit the end of the stock into the crook [elbow joint]of the arm. Then your trigger finger should fit into the trigger guard just resting on the trigger. AS I SAID THIS IS A VERY ROUGH GUIDE
What is the absence? thanks
Well done. Very comprehensive. ✌👍
I gun fit myself. How? I base it on the amount of targets I break compared to the ones I miss.
Great vid! Awesome
Nicely done!
LOL - some men aren’t built Ike men...
I’m 53yo and starting shooting with my son. Great video - thank you.
Hi, nice video mate, do you intend to publish more like this one? Cheers
Rolando Furet Hi, thanks for the comment. Yes hopefully will do some more, just getting over illness at the moment. Thanks again 😊
Helen P Best and Quick recouvering. Cheers
Great video I've been shooting 4o plus years have shot to a decent standard in the past but very hit and miss these days, about to buy a new gun and go back to the drawing board your video has given me some great pointers much appreciated. Sorry to hear you've been unwell hope your making a speedy recovery ,regards peter
Have you ever shot a Syren shotgun?
Great video!
Off topic a little, is your husband's gun an skb or made by them? Looks like a 685-785.
I've been around a long time and contend that shooters today very often mount guns with stocks that are far too straight. With the butt in their delto-pectoral groove (if they do manage to seat it there), they have to contort themselves to get their heads down, often abusing their cheeks. Shooters should at least try guns from the early part of the last century when the drops at heel and comb were greater than seen today. A more comfortable stance will result and the gun will be more likely to point where you're actually looking. This is especially true of SXS doubles that I prefer. High walled O/U guns could tolerate straighter stocks but the coveted low profile actions less so. Anyhow, one old guy's opinion (and experience).
very informative, but one safety point (esp. for youtube), show us that it is unloaded, as we don't know that it is {lore is to assume that it is, UNLESS proven otherwise}; so a quick look for us down the breech, or a "jag" or other object in there to show us no cartridge is in it, then you can fling it around, and we don't mind, as we know the neighbours dog and cat are safe 🙂.
Great info on gun fit, thank you, brilliant :-)
Thanks for video madam
Very informative 👍
A very proper explanation!!
I would liked to have seen a demonstration of mounting the gun from the gun down position into the shooting position all in one movement then turning and pointing the gun at the camera to show the eye position looking down the rib. A one pound coin about 2" forward of the top chamber seems to give the best view down the rib for the bead floating above the coin with the head in the correct position. As a general rule a 3 finger gap between the nose and the thumb is a good guide to head position. A lot of beginners try to cock their head over the stock instead of resting the cheek into the comb sometimes this is caused by them trying to line up their cross dominant eye with the rib. that's why its always best to do a eye dominance test first but if the gun don't fit in the first place the whole thing becomes problematic . I would not expect someone else's suit to fit me so why would their gun ? good vid!!
I wish the people running (most of) the gun shops in Sweden knew half as much about gun fit than what was covered in this video alone.
excellent
Nice job Lassie😁
Thank you. Works for a man too!