clubrcr Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) When I bought my Vinci supersport, I didn't have time to switch around the shims before I used it for a pheasant shoot. I did well at the shoot, but I felt I needed to "target in" my gun afterwards. I used a fixed target at 45 yards and a stand to keep the shotgun steady. I found the shim "b" it was shipped with to be high and left. I found the "c" shim to be a little high, but pretty close to dead center. I used several shots and three chokes. I felt I had it perfect. Here is my question. After I changed the shim, and targeted it in for my turkey hunting, I went pheasant shooting again. It wasn't my best day to say the least. Could it having to do with the shim change? In other words, would there be a difference in a moving shot (a bird in the air or skeet) vs. a fixed straight ( a turkey standing in front of my blind) as it pertains to a shim? Could it have anything to do with the shim change? or was I just having an off day. I am new to this, and would enjoy any feedback as long, as it is constructive. Edited January 22, 2012 by clubrcr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike100 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) Shooting a dynamic target (i.e., a flying bird) is very different from aiming at a stationary object. If you were hitting birds and targets, and then had a problem when you altered the gun by changing the shims, I would say it was the change that is the problem. You should restore the gun to its configuration where you had better results. It would not be unusual to require a different shim-setup for wing shooting (birds, trap, etc.) and stationary targets. --Spike Edited January 23, 2012 by Spike100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clubrcr Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Thank you. I thought I was going crazy. I used to race cars, i.e. 24 hours of Daytona etc. I know we had different set ups not only for the car, but also for the driver. I thought this might be the same, but being unfamilar with the different shotgun and their set ups, I blame my ability first. I will change it back for the another bird shoot/skeet shoot and if the shooting is bad, I know it is just me. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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