sureshot11 1 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Hi looking to get first shotgun I know what I want to spend but who/where to I get one fitted to me ? cheers. Quote Link to post
danebrewer10 6 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 I don't think you'd want to spend the money getting a gun fitted for a first gun, most modern guns are stocked to fit joe average, guns vary between manufacturers, so there's a good chance you're going to find something that fits fairly easily off the shelf Quote Link to post
kingnewport 19 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Personaly I think it's all in the mind this "fitted" business , if it feels good and comes to the shoulder nice than that's good enough, but that's just me Quote Link to post
matt_hooks 188 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Personaly I think it's all in the mind this "fitted" business , if it feels good and comes to the shoulder nice than that's good enough, but that's just me What, you mean it "fits" properly? :wallbash: Quote Link to post
Gloop 5 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Having your gun fitted is important, but at this stage if you are new ish to shotguns go to a gun shop they should, hopefully be able to get you an off the shelf that is good. The problem here is that the person behind the counter needs to be interested in selling you the right gun and not just saying "use this". Then after you have shoved a thousand or so cartridges down the barrel (doesn't take long on a 100 a day clayshoot and you know what you are doing. I would go and get it fitted. I had this for a longtime. My shooting wasn't very good but I didn't know why I was missing. Once you have put a lot down and taken a few lessons, you should start to get a feel for what is not working. Then I would go get fitted. I found the lessons helped me a lot more. I have now reached the point that I have enough experience to know my next step is to go to the show at the end of Feb to talk to some gunsmiths about fitting. Quote Link to post
Gloop 5 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Personaly I think it's all in the mind this "fitted" business , if it feels good and comes to the shoulder nice than that's good enough, but that's just me What, you mean it "fits" properly? :wallbash: To answer this. Consider if you were 7 foot tall and you needed to buy a car. You wouldn't buy a fiesta. Ok that is a very simplistic view but the theory is the same. When you pick up a shotgun and put it in your shoulder you want the stock to be in the correct position, your eye to follow the line of the rib, the stock to be the correct length. Changing your jacket can completely change your score. Always get fitted for shooting wearing the jacket you are most likely to wear because moving from a thick jacket to , say a shirt changes the length of the stock. I know this and I know sod all. So it is a large subject. Quote Link to post
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