Rollin Oswald,
Interesting perspectives.
My take:
Shotguns are pointed not aimed.
Exceptions exist, such as "aiming" for some uses such as slugs.
Still for ME, a shotgun is a natural extension of me, and therefore due to gun fit, and correct basics, the shotgun is "pointed", even for stationary targets.
My preference is to pattern in the same manner as the gun will be used.
I apply this to sighting in handguns, and rifles.
My take again, One is going to be using a shotgun in various "settings", not from a bench (unless card shooting) and this includes standing, while walking, running and having to aquire a stationary target, while they are moving.
It might be sitting in a duck blind, on a stool while dove hunting, or as I was given lessons to do, shooting from the bed of a moving truck and shooting both stationary targets and targets in flight.
[Think Civil unrest, and "still" targets and "flight" targets such as Firebombs being tossed - shoot firebomb, and prevent hitting porches, roof tops, or groups of persons]
Brister's work, in regard to moving targets - opened many eyes to "shotgunning".
Recall, The Military was teaching soldiers to shoot on the move (trucks) and to acquire stationary and moving targets before Brister's work.
Add
Artillery were shooting skeet to instill correct basics to shoot planes...
Backing up, I was born in the mid 50's. Just a brat and I have Mentors & Elders shoot a pattern board.
Then they had a "moving" target, and using same gun, same loads, same distance, shoot again, and compare patterns.
I am not even big enough to really shoot a shotgun by myself.
I got to use a garden hose and a "pattern" of water to do this myself.
Light bulb was on for me, early on, and got even brighter as time went on, and with Brister's Work.
My take is be one with a fitted gun.
Heck even if one just has to pick up a gun that does not fit, shoot that sucker if can, to see where it shoots to them in relation to Point of Pointing and "compensate".
No matter, know the gun, the pattern and "Zen" that Pattern as a moving one.
5mph differs from 15mph differs from 55 mph (speed of a clay in Skeet) to 65-ish, speed of Int'l Skeet.
Re: Buckshot & Slugs
I do shoot moving targets with buckshot. Safe field to do so, and use a skeet field and 4" clays.
IF, I can make hits using Fed nine pellet 00 buckshot, on a 4" clay, on clays moving 55 mph, and the various angles, I *might* have a real chance if a Serious Situation should occur.
Lady Luck is for sure welcome to show up too!
Slugs, break low 7 with a slug. Now I am not in the condition I once was, still I can still do this.
I shoot slugs from the back of a truck at stationary targets going anywhere from 5 to faster mph [ 60mph is "interesting"] and moving targets, like a 8" ball hit by a baseball bat , or thrown...
My take - in the real word, "something is moving" . Either the shooter just has, will be, and body is breathing, or the target is moving, just has, or will be.
See it, slap trigger, access, repeat as need.
One has to have trigger time, and correct basics, still in a threat situation, quality practice, knowing what the pattern board "said" and moving patterns "said" - done, past history, See, Access,Slap,Acesss, Move, Slap, Do something but don't stand there and make one's self an easy target for Threats.
I miss not having a tennis ball machine and the accessories.
Total rush is shooting tennis balls coming at you, and crossers hitting 90mph speeds.
I cannot explain having a low gun, here a faint click and a tennis ball coming at your face at 80 mph and busting that sucker with a nine pellet 00 buckshot load.
Not sure I could do this today, still I recall the sight pictures and everything!
Tennis Ball Flurries [coming at you] and two man teams are a real hoot! Shoot, move, shoot, move, DUCK!
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