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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: Cullenhunter on February 03, 2015, 06:33:32 PM

Title: Poi issues
Post by: Cullenhunter on February 03, 2015, 06:33:32 PM
So i patterned my gun twice this month well janurary and my poi is consistently right and i,ve trien aiming to the left some to center it but it still hits left . I was shooting off a trash can at 30 yds. And i was wondering if it was flinch and what i could do to get it centered.   If i can i wouldnt wanna use Kentucky windage whith a turkey in sights. ANY HELP APPRECIATED!!!
Title: Poi issues
Post by: reynolds243 on February 03, 2015, 06:40:05 PM
Have you tried different chokes to see if that is the issue


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Title: Re: Poi issues
Post by: paboxcall on February 03, 2015, 06:45:16 PM
Quote from: Cullenhunter on February 03, 2015, 06:33:32 PM
So i patterned my gun twice this month well janurary and my poi is consistently right and i,ve trien aiming to the left some to center it but it still hits left . I was shooting off a trash can at 30 yds. And i was wondering if it was flinch and what i could do to get it centered.   If i can i wouldnt wanna use Kentucky windage whith a turkey in sights. ANY HELP APPRECIATED!!!

Cool you are taking time to pattern, too often people grab a shotgun and go turkey hunting, with no idea if the gun's point of impact matches the gun's sight system.  I had a Mossberg 500 that had a POI 2 - 3 inches left and 3 - 4 inches low. 

If your gun has a rib, I'd get a set of aftermarket fiber optic sights that are adjustable for windage and elevation.  That should get you lined up.  Start out with low brass field loads too, that will reduce or eliminate any flinch when you get the new sights adjusted.  Once you have that field load centered, then try the hunting load for verification.

Another option if your gun is threaded for a choke is to try a different choke, sometimes that will influence the POI.

Title: Re: Poi issues
Post by: Snoodsniper on February 03, 2015, 09:02:50 PM
Try different shells,choke. Clean your bore real good. Try shooting from a rest and in a hunting type situation. Watch your trigger pull. A lot of shotguns have rediculous trigger pull and flinching along with it could be real bad. Shoot some 2 3/4 stuff and see what your poi is like.
Title: Re: Poi issues
Post by: outdoors on February 03, 2015, 09:25:52 PM
                                            YOU SAID
. I was shooting off a trash can at 30 yds. And i was wondering if it was flinch
IF YOU THINK YOU ARE FLINCHING TRY ,, GETTING SOMEONE TO STAND BEHIND
YOU WITH A CELL PHONE CAMERA AND VIDEO , RECORD ONCE YOU SHOOT AND THEN YOU
WILL KNOW IF YOU FLINCH ...
Title: Re: Poi issues
Post by: 870-Wingmaster on February 04, 2015, 02:47:56 PM
Get you a set of Williams Slugger sights.  they clamp onto your vented rib, so you can't hardly knock them off.  If you look at my sights, my rear sight is way to the right side.  Had to adjust it this way to hit dead center.  They proved themselves on four birds last year!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Williams-Universal-Slugger-Shotgun-Sights/dp/B001U9WI2S
Title: Re: Poi issues
Post by: buck_hunter21 on February 04, 2015, 02:53:44 PM
Get aftermarket sights.