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re: Shooting skeet: what gun would be good?
Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:05 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:05 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
If I have my choice it is either a 1100 wingmaster or a Benelli Cordoba .
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Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:13 pm to GREENHEAD22
For crow shooin or skeet shootin?
The conversation has evolved.
My favorite crow shootin gun is a .22-250
The conversation has evolved.
My favorite crow shootin gun is a .22-250
Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:15 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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My favorite crow shootin gun is a .22-250
Are you usually picking them off after they light in fields, etc? Interested in hearing what others do beside calling.
Was thinking this past season about setting up before dark in a corn field in full camo and picking them off at distance with a .22 LR.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:16 pm to weagle99
I shoot a benelli sbe2 12ga. Overkill? Nah. I'll shoot that thing all day no problem. 2 3/4" 7 1/2 shot is what I use to shoot skeet, doves and squirrels. Why is everyone bashing the 12 when it comes to dove hunting? I don't know any grown men that don't shoot a 12ga at doves. Y'all feel it busts them up too bad?
Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:16 pm to weagle99
I've actually never shot a crow with a .22-250
I've seen it before though, and it was far more glorious than anything I've ever done
I've seen it before though, and it was far more glorious than anything I've ever done
Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:19 pm to A_bear
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Why is everyone bashing the 12 when it comes to dove hunting? I
I'm not bashing, just think the 20 handles better. People jump to the 12 sometimes without considering other options.
My motto is always shoot what you like. The more people shooting anything the better.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:30 pm to weagle99
I've considered the options. I have a New England 20ga crack barrel I could shoot doves with but use as a slug gun, a semi auto 20ga that my gf uses and then my benelli 12. I've shot the 20 at ducks, doves, and a lot of skeet. I'll take my benelli any day. Even if I do demolish the occasional bird, I still put more in the bag and have less cripples. There's a bit of a difference in my 12 and 20 as far as recoil when I'm shooting steel but as far as light target loads, I don't notice the difference.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 8:23 am to VetteGuy
First you need to be like 90 years old to shoot skeet
Posted on 4/11/14 at 8:27 am to VetteGuy
You know, you could always use this as an excuse to go buy a new gun.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 8:33 am to Clyde Tipton
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go buy a new gun.
you had me at "go"
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:02 am to weagle99
I'm not sure if the OP is asking about skeet, or about sporting clays (which a lot of folks south of I-10 also call "skeet."
20 gauge is plenty adequate for either skeet -- but 98.3% of skeet, trap and sporting clays shooters use 12 gauge guns.
A semi-auto will help reduce recoil (and despite the ads you see, a gas operated semi will do a better job of this than an inertia system). This isn't that important if you're only gonna shoot an occasional round of skeet. But if you shoot 4-6 boxes in a session, and shoot a few times per month, it'll make a difference.
I know plenty of serious shooters who prefer an O/U. But I also know more than a few who have undergone rotator cuff repairs after years of shooting those O/U's.
I know a couple of good shooters who use pump action shotguns. You need to be very quick with a pump to handle the four doubles stations on a skeet field (and the true pairs at sporting clays).
Just my $.02
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:12 am to VetteGuy
16 gauge, Holland and Holland. You'll thank me.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:17 am to TheGreat318
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16 gauge, Holland and Holland. You'll thank me.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:42 am to wickowick
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wickowick
Picking up mine soon. Headed to coinstar first though.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:42 am to VetteGuy
My friend (MS women's champ) uses 12gauge O/U.
Posted on 4/11/14 at 9:50 am to bluemoons
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meat gathering competition
i want to attend/participate in one of these
Posted on 4/11/14 at 10:44 am to KingRanch
quote:No better answer than this.
What you're comfortable shooting
Posted on 4/11/14 at 11:04 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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The 20 gauge is a man's gauge and the 12 is a handicap
Posted on 4/11/14 at 11:59 am to VetteGuy
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I know you use a shotgun, but what kind (gauge)?
I've never shot skeet. Been invited, don't know what to bring.
Try to get your hands on a Browning BPS 10 Gauge with 3 1/2" Turkey loads. That oughta do the trick. lol.
I shoot a Beretta A300 12 Gauge semi-auto with 2 3/4" 1oz 7.5 shot Winchester AA Target loads. Works for me.
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