Wobble gun

[Hawk]

Well, I tried wobble doubles. It was ugly. We're not going to do that again until the birds are getting picked up a LOT faster in singles.

Whatever machine they're using, the birds go simultaneously and the second was almost in the weeds by the time I found it - especially if it was a daisy cutter.

Anyhow, my question is on a wobble singles gun. Should it shoot high like a standard trap gun? Perhaps even higher than a trap gun or just use the sporting clays gun I already use?

I've been using a Beretta 687 sporting model as the cast-off fits me much better than my (recently scored at auction) TB. It wouldn't take much to have an adjustable comb added to the 687 - is this a good idea?

Or should I put a bunch more rounds downrange before tinkering?

Should wobble singles be picked up quickly like ATA singles? (I've been taking my time but in singles it hasn't mattered).

This getting back into it after a 30 year layoff is painful....
but fun.

 

[Preacherman]

If my gun wobbles, I send it to the gunsmith...

 

[TrapperReady]

IMO, wobble doubles is one of the games where an O/U really shines. A not-overly-tight choke on the bottom barrel, followed by the tightest thing you can get for the top. Practice on singles, shooting as fast as you dare, until you are hitting consistently.

I hardly have any opportunity to do it, but it's definitely one of the most challenging and fun games out there.

FWIW, I shoot all games with my sporting gun(s). I have thought about a trap gun at times, but don't want to mess myself up with dramatically different POI between guns.

 

[PJR]

I also shoot every game with my sporting clays gun. It's a 32" over/under with choke tubes. It shoots 55/45 and for wobble I put modifed in the bottom and full on the top.

 

[Dave McCracken]

I like a little faster and low shooting gun for wobble than trap. Frankenstein with the 26" LC barrel works better than my TB with its long barrel and high shooting tendencies.

Hawk, I'd BA/UU/R some more with that 687. Screw in a tight choke in the top barrel.

 

[Hawk]

I'll try a few more months with the thing "as is".

The biggest problem with putting in an adjustable comb is that I would probably feel compelled to, well, adjust it. That would likely be counterproductive at this point.

It's nice to know I won't be alone in using a 50/50 gun.