[No.343]

I read this in the Ducks Unlimited website:

Gil and Vicki use a Mini Maglite® flashlight (which conveniently fits into a 12-bore muzzle) to teach this skill. Being absolutely sure the gun is unloaded, insert the flashlight into the muzzle and crank it down to a narrow beam. Now, focus on a room corner at the juncture of wall and ceiling and direct the beam there before you begin mounting the gun. Mount the gun smoothly, while trying to keep the beam of light steady in the corner. If the light jumps about and out of the corner, your gun mount is sloppy. When your focus and the light remain steady on the spot as the gun is mounted, you have developed a smooth and accurate gun mount. This instinctive feel for your gun’s point, reconciled with your eyes’ focus as the gun comes up in your hands, is true hand-eye coordination. If your gun is already pointed where you are looking—which should be at the target—when your gun reaches your shoulder, you’re way ahead of the game,” Gil Ash says.

Has anyone out there used it? Is it a good technique for our game? Could it be beneficial for pistol and rifle?

[9x23]

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I'd like to hear the thoughts on this too.

[ap3]

cool idea!! You know you could almost do the same by taping a lazer pointer to you barrel.

[kimel]

I get the shakes when I think about putting odd things into barrels. Good way to create your own obstructed barrel problem. I'd either tape the flashlight to the barrel or get a holder to clip it to the barrel (such things are available commercially).

[benny hill]

Never heard of that, just know first shot needs to be about .6-.7 anyway you get it there.

[No.343]

benny hill, on Jul 5 2007, 07:37 AM, said:

Never heard of that, just know first shot needs to be about .6-.7 anyway you get it there.

I got a lot of work to do before October. At least now non-working guns are not an excuse.