Shotgun patterns to the left. How do you fix this

I have a 20gauge shotgun that I am trying to tune up for Turkey Season. It patterns about 2 inches to the left. How do I get it to move to the right? Should I shave some of the shims.

Does it have just a front bead or front & rear sights? If just a front bead then you are the problem. If it has front & rear sights then move the rear sight to the right.

Before you start shaving shims...flip them over and see what that does. On Beretta and Benelli's it is going from a DX to SX or SX to DX. Normally that is changing cast for left vs right hand shooter but I would try that before I started shaving in shims.

Good luck, 2" ain't much @ 30 yds.

I would try a different brand of ammo if you haven't already just to see what happens.

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Agree

What kind of gun?

Ok I will say what others might be thinking just aim the other way

Just kidding hope u find the answer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJS26qeueSM&list=UUxDu4LpFol2d0mN-Un5_X-w&index=15

No one else mentioned this yet, but maybe try a different choke as well.

Ok fellas.

THe guns is a turkish offbrand that was imported by mossberg.
It only has a bead in the front.

It is not me. I have had four others shoot the gun (two that were left handed) and all five of us shot to the left.

I have used all four chokes with no changes. I have used 8 different brands of ammo and shot sizes. All shoot to the left.

This gun is consistent, I'll give it that.

We even locked the gun in a vice on the bench and it shot to the left.

It aint me, It aint the chokes, It aint the ammo.

I will reverse the shims and see if that makes a difference.

Thanks for the input guys I appreciate it.

Have you tried bending the barrel? Make sure you heat it up
first.

Yeah. I'm still geting over 30% of the shot in the kill zone, but It just bothers me that its not dead on.

Is the bbl bent to the left?

We even locked the gun in a vice on the bench and it shot to the left.

what part of gun did you lock in vice?

The forend and the butstock

Aim 2" to the right...

Bend the barrel, whack it on something solid, 8" tree or larger. Don't try to do it all in one tremendous blow. Like working up a good custom rifle load, little at a time. Experiment with a cast iron pipe 28-30 inches long. Not rocket science work.

can you reset the bead? may be whats wrong with it

Well first get a 36 inch pipe wrench and the sturdiest vice you can find and then .........

I paid $285 for it brand new. That should have told me something.

I should just sell the damn thing and buy a better gun.

Put a level on the barrel if you wana check that....also take the barrel off are put it back together to make sure nothin is torqued

I once saw Golliday Stratton at the Waco Gun Club put the Barrel of a High Dollar O/U in the crotch of a nearby Oak
Tree and bend it in the direction he thought it should be shooting. Whats to loose on a cheap shotgun? JEM

Sell it and pick up and older 870

Check the bead. It could be off vertical plane.
If barrel does not have vent rib on top, you can try to get a snap on tru-glow fiber sight, about $10-20

http://www.basspro.com/TruGlo-GloDot-II-Sight/product/19836/

http://www.basspro.com/HiViz-Tactical-Plain-Barrel-Shotgun-Sight/product/10228974/

An easy way to check to see if you have a bent barrel. Remove barrel from gun. Look inside the barrel at arm's length at a straight object like a power pole. Look from the chamber to the muzzle. You will see a shadow about 1/4 in. wide. That shadow should run all the way of the barrel without turning up on the side. If it turns up on either side your barrel is bent.

Aim 2" to the right

Boat anchor

How far away were you?

Gun was made for shooting crossing shots from right to left. "Built in lead" (You believe this don't cha?).

Seriously, I'd see about that front sight. Maybe set crooked!

Several shops can bend a shotgun barrel to change the impact point of the pattern. That may be an option...