Originally Posted by
Murby
I'm no weapons specialist by any measure.. But I can shoot straight... Air Force gave me the marksmanship award for a perfect score on the range. I've never found it difficult to "point and shoot".. Aim, hold breath, apply continuous pressure to the trigger...
If it gets any more complicated than that, (humidity, temperature, wind, etc etc), then I'm lost at that point... Although I can compensate for gravity drop as needed.
I just would have never thought that firing a shotgun would be any different than firing a regular rifle.. I've never even heard anyone mention this fact so I find that a bit odd..
I'm going to take your advice next time I shoot but I am still finding it hard to believe that anything a human does differently from a regular rifle to a shotgun could possibly make any difference.. The chain of events happen so fast that I just can't imagine human technique having an influence that is significantly different between a shotgun and a rifle. But as I said, I'm no expert on the subject.
Its pretty straight forward. The explosion is what creates recoil and the explosion happens before the slug leaves the barrel. Far more so with a shotgun than a rifle.
It does happen fast but it all happens fast not just the bullet leaving the barrel part.
What your talking about is pretty normal from my experience. The rifle is a lot more forgiving to it than the shotgun in question.
Stiffer recoil,slower bullet,and longer barrel