Chris Miles
DTL stalemate
Q. I find myself shooting DTL on a regular basis of late and have got to a stage where my scores are roughly the same each time. Can you suggest what chokes and cartridge combination in your opinion is the ideal set up for this discipline. Steve Morris, Essex A. The usual choke combination is three [...]
Trigger happy
Are you messing up your shots at the last minute with poor trigger technique? Let Chris Miles put you right
Right From Left
Q I am a right-handed shooter and right eye dominant. I shoot a Browning 525 Sporter which fits me fine, but I have problems with left-to-right crossers when shooting Skeet and Sporting. Anything from right-to-left I find quite easy, but left-to-right is very difficult. I seem to have to give left-to-right birds much more lead. Any advice please?
Fit over fashion
Q I’ve just applied for my shotgun licence and I’m in a bit of a dilemma. I’ve been to my local gun shop to put a deposit on my first gun and they showed me three guns in my price range. One is a little-used Miroku 7000 at £785 then there is a Winchester at £850 (not sure [...]
Padding Problems
Q I recently acquired a Browning B2G that I want to shoot both game and Sporting clays with. However, although the stock is comfortable for length, my face is far too high on the top of the stock so I was looking down the rib and shooting high. The dealer who sold me the gun [...]