All trap instructions I've seen mention aiming with two beads lining them into a figure 8. Try crazy glue or something made for metal like JB Weld. The general rule is if the beads are aligned the gun is SUPPOSE to shoot with 50% of the pattern above the point of aim and 50% below, ie 50/50, this is often referred to as a flat shooting gun. This is extremely intuitive for most humans. When a shooter sees space between the beads, the gun will shoot higher than if the beads were stacked in a figure-8 pattern. If your mount superimposes the mid bead on the front bead, then your gun will shoot more to point of aim and cover the target with the front bead. In order to have an enjoyable experience on the field with shotguns, all you need is good hand-eye coordination. So it is with shotgun beads: They're there not to be looked at. im going hunting this saturday and i've never used a shotgun for deer hunting and i have a front bead sight and that is the only sight. I've checked other people's barrels and they all have one of these two bead locations.… The correct point of aim reference for shotguns can be different depending on your shotgun, your bead alignment/type or the type of shooting you are doing. Your main focus should be on the bird; use your peripheral vision for knowing where your gun is. If you want to test this, mount the gun, point the front bead at an aim point and then move your cheek back and forth. The higher your eye is above the rib, the higher your gun will shoot.
Single bead aiming question. I’m assuming your barrel is fixed to the rest of the gun and you’re not making this thing. Point of Impact and Point of Aim are closely related. When the eye is above the surface of the rib, the gun's POI is above its point of aim.
(The eye is slightly above the level of the rib.) Beads on shotguns are your peripheral vision and is not to be used as an aiming device. Reply. First shot he assumed no one misses with a shotgun, 2-5 he couldn’t point using a bead. You can use the rib itself to ensure that you are properly aligned left-right, but it is hard to ensure you are consistently aligned up-down without two beads, unless your gun has a parellel comb. Jeff, I have two suggestions for you when taking new shooters out. Fiber optic sights are becoming popular for shotguns, as they greatly increase the brightness of the bead by collecting light and directing it to the shooter's eye. If your shotgun mount positions the mid bead below the front bead, your gun will shoot high, so float the target above the front bead- similar to a hand gunner's six o'clock hold. Really a good system once you're accustomed to it. Second, use reduced recoil loads. My question is do I close one eye and aim when it comes to shooting turkey, or is it two eyes open as most would suggest for other shotgunning activities, and should my eye be focused on the bead or target? Easiest, if you don’t care about looks is two BBs.
As I have mentioned before, it is all in the swing, Just look at all good sports people with there swing and the don’t have little beads stuck on their racket, golf club, base ball bat etc, just good eye, hand and body coordination.
uncommon_sense says: October 29, 2015 at 09:25 . Shooters want their guns to shoot high so the pattern will impact above the gun's point if aim. The “sights” on an unscoped shotgun are your eyes. If your mount superimposes the mid bead on the front bead, then your gun will shoot more to point of aim and cover the target with the front bead.