I assume most of these answers are out there, but I’m having difficulty finding them so figured I might as well ask here since we have a number of resident shotgunners.
I’m hoping to shoot my first 3 gun event in early October. I’ve done a number of pistol and rifle classes and some USPSA but have never been close to any 3 gun matches so I know that I’m going to get wrecked in shotgun. I have a bunch of scattered thoughts and context, but for brevity’s sake here’s some background: I typically carry rifle and pistol mags in HSGI tacos on a Ronin belt. The way it’s setup gives me two rifle mags, three pistol, plus dump pouch and an RTI’d Safariland holster. I have a few different chest rigs if I really needed to carry more ammo but often throw my starting mag in a pants pocket during classes. I have nothing for shells. My only shotgun is a pump 870 that’s mostly stock aside from a Mesa saddle and Aridus CROM with Vortex Crossfire mounted. Probably obvious that my stuff is oriented more towards the “tactical” realm which may have some downsides in competition but I prefer it that way. The few USPSA matches I’ve shot have all been with my Roland Special and I’d rather have dedicated fighting equipment that can work in competition than the other way around. That being said, here are some questions:
1. Does anyone have a solution for carrying spare ammo without having to significantly readjust the rest of my equipment?
2. Has anyone had poor results with 00 Flitecontrol at 25 yards? I was trying to pattern and zero my dot for it but the only range where I can shoot buck goes from 10 to 25 and the spread between those two distances was significant. I’m wondering if it’s the choke that I have in the gun, I don’t remember exactly what it is but I think it’s an improved cylinder.
3. Going along with the above - any differences in zeroing procedure from a rifle? I was shooting between 3-5 rounds and then trying to adjust off of those, but the spread made it near impossible. Start with slugs first maybe just to ensure I’m mostly on paper at 25?
4. Knowing nothing of the target array at the local 3 gun, is there a specific GP load I should look at for competition? I know it all has to be lead, and birdshot has to be between #6-9, but they mention slugs as well. Should I look at having both?
5. Besides being able to run the gun efficiently, what am I missing?
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