On Friday a friend calls me and tells me that he wants to buy a shotgun for geese. He wanted to stay in the $1000 range, and he was planning on ordering a black SX-4. My friend knows nothing about gun fit, and the SX-4 does not come with shims to adjust the fit so I suggest a very low use camo Maxus being listed at my go to dealer for close to his price range, that does come with shims, so I can at least get it reasonably close to fitting properly. The gun is on consignment, so the dealer calls the owner, and the owner accepts $1000, and the sale is made. Yesterday my friend calls, and tells me the gun arrived, and it looks brand new. My friend is bringing over the gun Thursday afternoon, so we can clean it, and fit it, an then we are off to introduce him to skeet with the gun. I told him that when he can at least break 50% of the targets at skeet, I will get him out goose hunting. I a thinking, that as long as I can get it to fit him reasonably well, the Maxus is more gun , than he would have with the SX-4, and it actually cost him slightly less.
A Goose Gun For a Friend
- Thread starter stubblejumper
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Maxus is a great shotgun. I use mine for waterfowl/small game. I shoot everything out of that gun, from 2 3/4 buckshot to 3.5" steel BB. Never a hiccup, I had a Beretta A400 first then sold it and bought the Maxus. I have a Kicks ported choke, seems to flatten anything I point at.
He brought the Maxus out to skeet the other night, and as expected for the first time ever shooting a shotgun, things started slow with a 2/25. But with some instruction, the third round produced a 12, a huge improvement. With another session or two, he should be doing well enough to actually shoot a few geese.
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The SX4 does come with a full set of shims, but I think you made a wise choice stearing him to a maxus. The only issue with them is the insert in the stock that accepts the screws that hold on the LOP shims and the recoil pad is known to crack and let go.
I instruct between 10-30 kids a year in basic shooting and take them goose hunting, I usually start with them firing a shot at a clay on the ground to get the feel of recoil then we shoot 5-10 going away clays. They don’t have an issue shooting a bird or two each with the 20ga Single shots we provide.
Your friend being able to break 12/25 at skeet is likely much more than adequate for goose hunting. Good on you for making sure he had a foundation before turning him loose.
I instruct between 10-30 kids a year in basic shooting and take them goose hunting, I usually start with them firing a shot at a clay on the ground to get the feel of recoil then we shoot 5-10 going away clays. They don’t have an issue shooting a bird or two each with the 20ga Single shots we provide.
Your friend being able to break 12/25 at skeet is likely much more than adequate for goose hunting. Good on you for making sure he had a foundation before turning him loose.
Once he is comfortable shooting,then he will join me on a scouting trip, and then on a hunt, so he is exposed to everything that goes into a hunt. He had the idea that all that is required is to pick a random field, then set out some decoys, and the geese will flock in, and he will take home his limit. He knows nothing about stand and decoy placement, the importance of wind direction, etc.
