Skeet UK
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Greeting Dudes and Dudettes,
So...I have a Beretta Silver Pigeon 1, has worked fine for me, made some mods to it, ISIS2 etc.
Recently I have lost a bit of weight and I have started to notice odd misses and shooting up the right side of Teals etc.
It all "looks" OK, when I mount the gun, but it doesn't feel like a solid cheek weld, so I suspect i am coming over and looking down the right side of the rib a touch, when actually shooting.
I tried my mates left handed DT10 (I am a righty). This comes up solid as anything and for the two stands that I tried it, I straighted 12 for 12 on both.
So naturally I did the only thing I could and assume that the DT10 fits me better. But, is it just that it fits me better, or is it because it is a "better gun"?
I took the time to take some measurements off the two guns for cast etc. The DT10 seems to have about 6mm "cast on" and my SP1 has about 4mm "cast off". I also noted that the DT10 is a touch thicker in the stock, where my cheek goes.
The drop at comb and heel is also slightly less on the DT10.
Ignoring fit for a moment, I also checked the point of balance. The DT10 balances right on the hinge pin but my gun is about .75 inches back from the hinge pin, towards the stock So adding weight to the forend would correct this.
So is it more the DT10 being superior or , if I adjust my gun to similar dimensions and balance, would I see an improvement?
Have any of you used Dr Scholl Moleskin to make comb/stock adjustments?
Erm...cheers for reading,hope I have made some sense!
Gaz
So...I have a Beretta Silver Pigeon 1, has worked fine for me, made some mods to it, ISIS2 etc.
Recently I have lost a bit of weight and I have started to notice odd misses and shooting up the right side of Teals etc.
It all "looks" OK, when I mount the gun, but it doesn't feel like a solid cheek weld, so I suspect i am coming over and looking down the right side of the rib a touch, when actually shooting.
I tried my mates left handed DT10 (I am a righty). This comes up solid as anything and for the two stands that I tried it, I straighted 12 for 12 on both.
So naturally I did the only thing I could and assume that the DT10 fits me better. But, is it just that it fits me better, or is it because it is a "better gun"?
I took the time to take some measurements off the two guns for cast etc. The DT10 seems to have about 6mm "cast on" and my SP1 has about 4mm "cast off". I also noted that the DT10 is a touch thicker in the stock, where my cheek goes.
The drop at comb and heel is also slightly less on the DT10.
Ignoring fit for a moment, I also checked the point of balance. The DT10 balances right on the hinge pin but my gun is about .75 inches back from the hinge pin, towards the stock So adding weight to the forend would correct this.
So is it more the DT10 being superior or , if I adjust my gun to similar dimensions and balance, would I see an improvement?
Have any of you used Dr Scholl Moleskin to make comb/stock adjustments?
Erm...cheers for reading,hope I have made some sense!
Gaz
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