Gun Trouble

fiestaman

Went clay shooting today first time. shot a few clays at a friends maybe 20 or so. when i done a full round today and then down the line my cheek bone was killing me. it has a bruise on it now. its a lanber o/u about 5yrs old. nice gun but woundering is it me or maybe the gun.

shaft666

fiestaman wrote: »

Went clay shooting today first time. shot a few clays at a friends maybe 20 or so. when i done a full round today and then down the line my cheek bone was killing me. it has a bruise on it now. its a lanber o/u about 5yrs old. nice gun but woundering is it me or maybe the gun.

Is this the first time you've ever used a shotgun? If so it's most probably down to you. Most beginners don't pull the gun in tight enough to the shoulder and cheek and as a result the gun is able to move more under recoil smacking you in the face as a result and generally once you start to hurt you tend to hold the gun away to lessen the pain and just end up making it worse! I remember it well and can assure you it does get better!

Paul

alan123

Deffinitely you man! If you only fired 20 shots you just arent mounting it right. Sounds like you are leaving a space between you cheek and the stock? If the gun doesnt fit it would be uncomfortable and could leave a bruise but not after 20 shots!!! Sounds like you must be getting a fair whack of it. Rest your cheek on the stock like its attached to the gun and dont lift your head just before you shoot. Practice at home in front of the mirror.

And even when a gun does fit and you are used to it, its still a lot of force. I get a bruise on my shoulder and jaw after a good days shooting but thats after several hundred rounds!! If your shoulder doesnt ache, it wasnt a good days shooting!!!!!

pullandbang

fiestaman wrote: »

Went clay shooting today first time. shot a few clays at a friends maybe 20 or so. when i done a full round today and then down the line my cheek bone was killing me. it has a bruise on it now. its a lanber o/u about 5yrs old. nice gun but woundering is it me or maybe the gun.

The Lanber is a nice gun but it obviously doesn't fit you or you're mismounting. Get someone experienced to check the fit - you may need to adjust it with a comb raiser or you may just need to be shown the correct way to mount it.

meathstevie

It's most likely the gun that doesn't fit you properly and as a result you can't mount it like you'd need to. They're not bad guns at all, especially if you keep in mind that they sell for very reasonable money. I was shooting a Browning 325 sporter today that belongs to a friend. Pointed lovely and I shot quiet well with it but the fit wasn't exactly what it should have been so I'm nursing a sore shoulder and a bit of a shadowy cheek now. Another 3/4 inch on the stock and it would have been like a natural body extension.

deeksofdoom

fiestaman wrote: »

Went clay shooting today first time. shot a few clays at a friends maybe 20 or so. when i done a full round today and then down the line my cheek bone was killing me. it has a bruise on it now. its a lanber o/u about 5yrs old. nice gun but woundering is it me or maybe the gun.

I'f its only 20 cartridges you've fired its more than likely the way your holding the gun. Pull it tight into your shoulder.

It is also possible that the gun may not fit you properly, in that case you can either get rid of it for one that fits you or get the stock adjusted this will cost around €100, I got this done once with a Lanber I had and in the end I got rid of it, couldn't hit a flipping thing with it and it kept bruising my face.

A shotgun is like buying an item of clothing if doesn't fit you properly its going to hurt.

alan123

deeksofdoom wrote: »

A shotgun is like buying an item of clothing if doesn't fit you properly its going to hurt.

Some people like that!!! Im sure if you Google tight clothing and pain you will get a few hits!!!!!!

meathstevie

Bit of difference between shotgun recoil and a thight pair of jeans though

shaft666

meathstevie wrote: »

Bit of difference between shotgun recoil and a thight pair of jeans though

Depends on where you mount your gun! :eek:

Paul

Sam Kade

fiestaman wrote: »

Went clay shooting today first time. shot a few clays at a friends maybe 20 or so. when i done a full round today and then down the line my cheek bone was killing me. it has a bruise on it now. its a lanber o/u about 5yrs old. nice gun but woundering is it me or maybe the gun.

How many of the twenty clays did you break?

dwighet

The first time I tried clay shooting I did 2 rounds of DTL and the next morning I had a shiner and my cheek was blown up like a football...I still get the odd bit of bruising on the cheek..

Vegeta

I am way more of a wildfowler/game shooter with my shotgun and I use a semi auto all the time.

Generally when I shoot with an o/u I get hit in the cheek. No shoulder pain just a snap to the face

Tackleberry.

i'd be much the same as Vegeta above semi no problems shoot it all day even at clays and have done, but i bought a midlands side by side last year just before the season, brought it to a clay shoot, entererd a 50 bird sporter thing (i aint a clay shooter) but it was 50 shots i'll remember, black and blue i was never again it was unreal the kick'n it gave me, so much so i nearly flinch when i go to pull the trigger now... but i love it as a game gun but thats what it is a game gun......... reckon semi is great also but its some weight to carry round all day.

pullandbang

Vegeta wrote: »

I am way more of a wildfowler/game shooter with my shotgun and I use a semi auto all the time.

Generally when I shoot with an o/u I get hit in the cheek. No shoulder pain just a snap to the face

There's no recoil from the semi so it doesn't matter if you don't put your cheek on the stock.
However, with the o/u there is recoil - especially if it's a light game gun, and if you don't put your cheek tight to the stock, you'll suffer.:eek:

Vegeta

pullandbang wrote: »

There's no recoil from the semi so it doesn't matter if you don't put your cheek on the stock.

I wouldn't say there's no recoil from a semi (36 gram carts and up mostly), especially the benelli I use.

However, with the o/u there is recoil - especially if it's a light game gun, and if you don't put your cheek tight to the stock, you'll suffer.:eek:

My brother had a beretta o/u and it was a clay gun, cant remember the model exactly but it was not light. Shot well with it, but again, even with cheek planted it still hurt my face.
The stock just rests on a sensitive place on my face or something, tucks right under my cheek bone.

pullandbang

Vegeta wrote: »

Shot well with it, but again, even with cheek planted it still hurt my face.
The stock just rests on a sensitive place on my face or something, tucks right under my cheek bone.

Sounds like you need to see a coach:D

Vegeta

pullandbang wrote: »

Sounds like you need to see a coach:D

Hey maybe its my beautiful but delicate bone structure and not my inadequate technique :P

deeksofdoom

Vegeta wrote: »

Hey maybe its my beautiful but delicate bone structure and not my inadequate technique :P

:pac:or your pants could be too tight! :P

alan123

deeksofdoom wrote: »

:pac:or your pants could be too tight! :P

The coach could sort that out too... your wallet would be much smaller!!!

pullandbang

alan123 wrote: »

The coach could sort that out too... your wallet would be much smaller!!!

Not smaller..........just lighter!:D

alan123

Im sure there is an ol discount for the Boards lads if Pullandbang is the coach????!!