I got to thinking about how often I shoot a fully mounted gun in sporting clays after many times reading and hearing numerous hunter only shooters being critical of using a pre mounted gun.
So, if we consider “cheat mount” as a form of low gun, I would say I personally shoot some form of a low gun 75 to 80% of the time. Usually only pre-mount for some teal, some rabbits, some close quartering (usually use a cheat mount here),and trap like targets. I mean, if you have a 40 yard right to left crosser with some speed to it, to me, a fully pre-mounted gun is a disadvantage.
So, I’m curious of (obviously, depending on the course) how often others actually shoot a fully mounted gun. For me, it’s maybe 20% of the time. I do know shooters who are very good who shoot pre-mount nearly 100% of the time. But, for so many applications, I find some form of off the shoulder works so much better.
Your thots?
So, if we consider “cheat mount” as a form of low gun, I would say I personally shoot some form of a low gun 75 to 80% of the time. Usually only pre-mount for some teal, some rabbits, some close quartering (usually use a cheat mount here),and trap like targets. I mean, if you have a 40 yard right to left crosser with some speed to it, to me, a fully pre-mounted gun is a disadvantage.
So, I’m curious of (obviously, depending on the course) how often others actually shoot a fully mounted gun. For me, it’s maybe 20% of the time. I do know shooters who are very good who shoot pre-mount nearly 100% of the time. But, for so many applications, I find some form of off the shoulder works so much better.
Your thots?