I guess the assumption with fitting is that in the best case the gun shoots straight to start with. In my mind a gun that patterns a foot low (below the bead) is going to require fitting/shimming to get your line of sight that much higher over the rib, more rib showing etc., so the pattern is hitting where you are pointing. It would also mean you would have to remember that sight picture if you wanted to use the gun for things like turkey hunting where you need references for sighting, shooting like a rifle. I fully understand how applying movement and adjusting for lead while wing shooting further complicates things but if the gun is off to start with then isn't the fitting becoming more like compensating? Not arguing here at all and probably well over my head, just trying to understand in an effort to apply this. I've had dedicated guns I couldn't get to pattern where I wanted, the only route I could find short of barrel bending to correct was installing sights. If I am understanding the theme here then I need to adjust fit, shim etc. on the gun till the pattern falls as desired and then just shoulder, point and shoot with no regard to bead or rib. Most folks who miss usually do so by shooting high, not getting their cheek down fully on the stock. I guess that's where it was drilled into me so long ago to level the rib/use bead for reference.
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