gun up, gun down

is sporting"generally" shot gun up gun down or does it depend on target.

my apologies if this is a stupid question

If you want to look good. Gun down.

what if I want to hit them ?

Depends on how confident you are with your mount.

Gun up one less thing to go wrong , cant miss mount if the gun is already in the shoulder , just my take on it 

Depends on target...

Darkside said:

Depends on target...

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that's what I thought

chippy said:

Depends on how confident you are with your mount.

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very confident

ips said:

that's what I thought

very confident

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no problems then gun down on everthing but quick teals and low going away.

why pre mounted on those ?

Or a compromise, gun up in the shoulder but lift your head up off the stock and then tuck it back onto the stock to move and shoot. This can work well on certain targets.

The same reason why you do on ABT.

Jonny English said:

Or a compromise, gun up in the shoulder but lift your head up off the stock and then tuck it back onto the stock to move and shoot. This can work well on certain targets.

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that sounds an excellent idea will try it, many thanks, good useful tip

chippy said:

The same reason why you do on ABT.

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makes sense cheers

my mount is good,, my missus said so,,,,,

er, thats gun `up`        :wink:

Jim Wheeler said:

my mount is good,, my missus said so,,,,,

er, thats gun `up`        :wink:

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nice ?

Rather than lifting your head I prefer to pre mount and then drop the gun on a parallel by a couple of inches. If its a slow in coming target I'll keep the gun down until its in the area I want to shoot it, it makes it more of an instinctive shot for me.   

Jonny English said:

Or a compromise, gun up in the shoulder but lift your head up off the stock and then tuck it back onto the stock to move and shoot. This can work well on certain targets.

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I do this on everything. I might be closer to the stock on the fast teals and aways. To me it makes a lot of sense as it eliminates a bad mount, but gives great vision of the target. The trick is not to slam your face suddenly on to the stock before firing, as you give yourself a sudden different view. Smooth. As with all movement in shooting really.

ruddy ell this sporting is complicated stuff

ips said:

ruddy ell this sporting is complicated stuff

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It's fine. Within just 10 years you will start to get a grip of it.

Depends also on the individual's ability. Gun up is easier IMO.