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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 5, 2013 8:38:47 GMT -5
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Post by oldhoyt on Dec 5, 2013 13:21:53 GMT -5
I always thought the "string" was longitudinal, rather than horizontal. The patterns left in the water do show that somewhat, though some of that is due to the shot spreading out in all directions.
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Post by steve46511 on Dec 9, 2013 8:56:50 GMT -5
Uhh......Hmm. No offense to ANYONE but that isn't WHAT a shot string IS. A shot string is the distance from the first pellets hitting to the back of the last pellet flying, front to back since it's IMPOSSIBLE for all the shot to hit all at the same time. Shape (deformed or not), shot size, air resistance, wind effect etc etc etc all effect the shot string....front to back, or simply the amount of time each shot (pellet) takes to reach the same distance. (remembering that the target is still moving during the time difference). It USE of a shot string is realizing that you can MORE easily UNDER lead a flying / running object than OVER lead one since the rear of the shot string will get there later than the front of the shot string. The further AWAY the target is?....the more this varies and the longer the shot string IS. "Heavy shot loads" increase the LENGTH of a shot string as well as density and is one of the reasons they work well for intended purposes............longer shots. THIS (below) is a correct explanation of a shot string but none the less, the INFO of the first video is CORRECT even if the subject matter is misnamed. Swing speed in itself is immaterial but continued SWINGING during trigger pull (follow through) simply helps one not stop the gun and lose the correct lead. www.youtube.com/watch?v=edLXEqnicqk2 cents (please forgive me for coming across like a "know it all". I don't.....but feel free to look up shotgun pellet shot stringing online). forgive me if I am misunderstanding from the "get go". God Bless |
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 9, 2013 9:42:06 GMT -5
Yeah, you're right. When I shot trap a lot I did the fast swing. Not to "string my shot" but that was just the way I shot. I swung fast and just as I caught the target I shot, but kept swinging through.
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Post by esshup on Dec 25, 2013 19:17:26 GMT -5
Steve, good explanation. If anybody is interested, buy the book "Shotgunning: The Art and Science" by Bob Brister. Great reading if you are into the mechanics of it. He even had his wife drive a car with a trailer behind it with a large sheet of paper on it. Shooting at the car, the shot string impacted the paper, and showed the actual shot string. I thought it was interesting reading.
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