Foresight

[spanners]

All the instruction and tips so far tell me to look at the clay not the barrel so why do shotguns have a foresight? 

 

[Will Hewland]

The bead is there for practicing your gun mount / set up / hold. Some guns also have a mid bead so you can ensure they are lined up. But when actually shooting, forget looking at them..

 

[Dog Tyred]

Just a reference point for your periferal vision. Also useful to check alignment if you have a centre bead as well.

Some people remove the bead on single beaded guns.

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DT 

 

[Rosso]

With the power of Hindsight I've put mine back in. rankster:

 

[Eddie Wilkinson]

Well with the power of 'Foresight' if you hit the clays you don't need one if you don't then maybe you do :crazy: :hunter: :haha:

 

[spanners]

AAh Thanks all, I knew someone would know.

 

[ips]

This is a very interesting topic which we have done many times without any real conclusion. Seems to me that discipline and technique are the criteria for if you use one or not.

Furthermore I do not think that it is correct that they are only there for practice or gun mount as I know very very good trap shooters who will tell you that they are aware of the bead even if not using it as an aiming device as such. A good friend of mine once returned from Italy with a huge dollop of fluorescent red paint on the end of barrel on enquiring why etc I was told the story that it was his friend who did it, he was / is one of the very top Italian ot shooters and ot coach.

Imo What We Think We Do and See Is Not always What Is Actually Happening. I have tried no bead a few times and could not hit the barn door.

Don't look at it but be aware of it is my advice for trap anyway. If you lose awareness of barrel you will miss. End of.

 

[ips]

P's

A year ago 6

But it's been done so much I fear a pitiful 2 at best

 

[Oldabt]

In Italy they seem to love the bright red fluorescent type and it seems its because the bright sunlight makes it stand out in the peripheral vision. That wouldn't be much help in these parts.

 

[Wonko the Sane]

A shotgun without a front bead simply looks unfinished.  

Nothing more to it than that

 

[Rosso]

Bit like Wonko without his syrup on. :hairy:

 

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Don't forget the idiot bead.......we all need an idiot bead :wink:

 

[PhilS]

Maybe we don't "aim" with it as such but it makes the end of the barrels more visible to our peripheral vision?

 

[EdSolomons]

I don't have any...

 

[ips]

Exactly Phil.

 

[ips]

I don't have any...

I have a very small brass one I suspect because too visible a bead distracts but I still have awareness of my barrel.

 

[shootinguru]

:fie:  Foresights are like foreskins! some shooters have them and some don't! they all seem to get by without them! :crazy:

 

[jake.keeling]

I think you can! aim with a foresight without looking at it, it's just peripheral aiming/pointing rather than rifle aiming, that's how I find it anyway.


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Mine is a specialist damper (but looks similar to a foresight) to help stop muzzle flip. Amazing what development ideas come out of the Olympic budgets :wink: