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re: I'm buying my first clay shooting gun, suggestions?
Posted on 9/26/14 at 8:06 pm to Ace Midnight
Posted on 9/26/14 at 8:06 pm to Ace Midnight
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Taxes, shipping, FFL fees. Yeah, estimating $2000 is waaaaaay off.
Then you're saying the OP needs to start searching for discontinued, passed-down, luck of the draw type guns to defeat the $2000 mark. Sweet advice.
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This is hyperbole.
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$1700 to $1800 range
Taxes, shipping, FFL fees. Yeah, estimating $2000 is waaaaaay off.
Then you're saying the OP needs to start searching for discontinued, passed-down, luck of the draw type guns to defeat the $2000 mark. Sweet advice.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 8:20 pm to tiger11
I'd say another option is a Ruger Red Label. They made some improvements to the new ones but mine has been flawless for nearly 20 years.
Posted on 9/26/14 at 9:44 pm to CFDoc
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Yeah, estimating $2000 is waaaaaay off.
He said $1500 max. That's doable with a Citori Lightning.
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Sweet advice.
Thanks?
Posted on 9/26/14 at 10:11 pm to Ace Midnight
What about those Yildiz guns from Academy? They any good? I only shoot ducks and dove on occasion....don't know anything about O/u and clays.
Posted on 9/27/14 at 8:57 am to Big L
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What about those Yildiz guns from Academy? They any good?
I don't know anything about them.
I'm an Italian shotgun fan, period.
Posted on 9/27/14 at 10:03 am to tiger11
For an inexpensive OU thats not too bad check out a Lanber. They shoot well and are of decent quality, they're no 2000 dollar Beretta or Browning yet you can get them for for around 700 bucks with a set of chokes, ejectors, barrel selectors, nice wood etc. If you shoot a lot of clays you're going to wear this gun out faster than one of a better quality but its a good starting point. I added a stock extender to mine and can shoot it as well as my 686 Berreta now, you can find these all over the internet gun sites
Posted on 9/27/14 at 10:32 am to Clames
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I'd say another option is a Ruger Red Label.
And I shot an older model of these and didn't know what all the criticisms were. It was a fairly soft shooting, accurate 12 gauge. I like Rugers, generally, and I think that the older guns were only criticized compared to the more expensive Italian O/Us of the day.
I have not handled a new one, but would consider it - possibly. I'm still leaning towards White Lightning, though.
Posted on 9/27/14 at 9:47 pm to Ace Midnight
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said $1500 max. That's doable with a Citori Lightning.
The lightning is a discontinued gun, for good reason.
It has the old, woefully large, receiver that most clay shooters do not prefer. It's balance point is so far forward it feels like a tank. It did not go over well at all with the clay shooting crowd and browning promptly got rid of it. The 725 has a totally redesigned the receiver, ejectors, and locking mechanism. It's a vast improvement over the previous citoris and the bitching from clay shooters is why.
Furthermore, telling a guy that's buying his first clay gun to dive head first into the used OU market is not good advice. There's a really good chance to get screwed.
This post was edited on 9/27/14 at 9:51 pm
Posted on 9/27/14 at 9:54 pm to Ace Midnight
Pretty much, most of those criticizing them never held one. Been to a few Spring Thaws and my little Ruger had plenty of fans, probably picked up more than many much more expensive O/U's.
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