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Post by badbrad on Oct 13, 2022 11:11:47 GMT -6
So I have a modern Winchester 20 gauge shotgun. The darn thing shoots high. Doesn't matter who is shooting it. Ever heard of such a thing and what would cause this? What can be done about it?
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 13, 2022 11:50:33 GMT -6
Slug gun with a scope or bird gun?
I know nothing about slug shooting, but maybe a change in scope mounts would help.
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Post by benmnwi on Oct 13, 2022 12:07:08 GMT -6
Is it shooting consistent or all over the place? If consistent, can you just adjust the scope so it is dead on?
If it is a rifled barrel with sabot slugs you can get inconsistent groups if you don't scrub the plastic remnants off the barrel threads. I had a gun that was shooting all over the place, but a gun shop recommended wrapping the steel tinsel style stuff around my brass brush and push that through the barrel a few times. That solved the problem and accuracy returned.
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Post by badbrad on Oct 13, 2022 16:25:01 GMT -6
No this is bird shot smooth barrel. Not shooting deer with this gun so just a bead on the end of the barrel.
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Post by caveman on Oct 14, 2022 4:13:15 GMT -6
aim low
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 14, 2022 5:53:13 GMT -6
Maybe check how the face fits the stock.
I am not a shotgunner, but when buying a rifle, I always repeatedly check different models with different stocks. I throw it to my shoulder with my eyes closed(after making sure it is unloaded), then open my eyes and see if everything is lined up. I don’t want to ‘settle in’ behind a rifle when I shoot.
I once had a Browning shotgun that just never worked for me. I traded it to my Dad for a model 12. The Browning never would line up right.
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Post by smsmith on Oct 14, 2022 8:19:51 GMT -6
Put on a taller front sight/bead? Fiber optic?
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Post by benmnwi on Oct 14, 2022 11:13:17 GMT -6
Have you tried different shells? When I started turkey hunting we tried a number of different brands and shot sizes and some brands were consistently off.
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Post by Reagan on Oct 14, 2022 16:29:59 GMT -6
Is high shooting by design?
My duck gun is a Winchester SX2. I bought it and killed ducks and loved the gun. When I finally shot it with a turkey load, it shot high. Doesn’t matter the shell, it always shoots high.
It seems to work for me with a moving target.
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Post by Coda1 on Oct 17, 2022 21:09:00 GMT -6
If it is a trap gun they are designed to shoot higher then a field gun. I believe the modern Winchesters are made oversees which could be the cause also.
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