Art
01-03-2023, 04:36
Went to the gun club today with our daughter and grandson. I wanted to accomplish two things. One was to correct some flaws in his rifle technique. For that we were using the old Harrington & Richardson Pioneer my dad got to teach me and my brother to shoot when we were just 9 or 10. It was a better single shot for its time, walnut stock, cock on opening action, an actual safety instead of having to pull the cocking piece back and a feed ramp. Unlike last time he was mostly on target. He learned not pulling your head off the stock as you shoot or closing your eyes is conducive to accuracy :headbang: .
Last year I gave him my Remington 870 left hand 12 gage pump shotgun my wife got me for a Christmas present in '75. It came with a 26" improved cylinder barrel and I added a 30" full choke and a 20" rifle sight barrel over the years. I had a youth stock installed until he grows into the walnut. Well the boy has been dying to shoot it so today he got his chance. He is short and slightly built for his age (13) but very athletic. Since he is going to be going duck hunting next year I had him put on the full choke barrel and following the advice of old Ted Nugent I had him break some clay pigeons on the berm. The recoil was a bit of a surprise but it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. After busting a few clay pigeons with target loads I set up a patterning target with a life size mallard in the middle of the 30" circle at 40 yards and had him shoot two duck loads (Remington 2 1/2" 1 1/4 oz. of no. 2 steel.) The first target he was a little high on the second he was dead center. He had the biggest grin. :icon_lol: .
By the way, the gun definately shot a full choke pattern. only two pellets were outside the 30" circle at 40 yards on the target on which he centered the pattern.
Last year I gave him my Remington 870 left hand 12 gage pump shotgun my wife got me for a Christmas present in '75. It came with a 26" improved cylinder barrel and I added a 30" full choke and a 20" rifle sight barrel over the years. I had a youth stock installed until he grows into the walnut. Well the boy has been dying to shoot it so today he got his chance. He is short and slightly built for his age (13) but very athletic. Since he is going to be going duck hunting next year I had him put on the full choke barrel and following the advice of old Ted Nugent I had him break some clay pigeons on the berm. The recoil was a bit of a surprise but it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. After busting a few clay pigeons with target loads I set up a patterning target with a life size mallard in the middle of the 30" circle at 40 yards and had him shoot two duck loads (Remington 2 1/2" 1 1/4 oz. of no. 2 steel.) The first target he was a little high on the second he was dead center. He had the biggest grin. :icon_lol: .
By the way, the gun definately shot a full choke pattern. only two pellets were outside the 30" circle at 40 yards on the target on which he centered the pattern.