Budget over unders worth it?

667 said:
Right now it's costing me $20.65 per round of trap.
$8 for the round ans the ammo i use costs ne $12.65/box.

An afternoon of trap can easily set you back $100
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Yes that about spot on if you shoot factory ammo, the last couple years factory loads are very close to $12 per box and targets are $8, fortunately for practice I am still shooting reloads loaded from supplies bought at an estate sale a number of years ago so substantially cheaper.
 
Astaziel said:
So right now I'm giving up target shooting, I find it too boring.
I think clay pigeon might be more "dynamic".

I figured maybe I should give skeet a chance, because I gave trap a try 1 year ago and loved it. It was with a rented mossberg Silver Reserve II and according to the trap launcher operator (is that the proper term?) I was pretty good for a 1st timer.
Then I bought a mossberg 500 persuader, (Open choke). After a few embarrassing rounds I was discouraged from the sport.

So my question is, are the more budget oriented over/under (CZ, Stoeger, stevens, Churchills) worth it? do you have any other recommendations?
Right now I'm fixated on O/U & SxS, I just like the look and feeling.
Also, are the used Merkels and other german brands worth it? They sure and affordable...

My budget right now would be around 800$
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To answer your question with first hand knowledge of the guns you mention, yes and no. The CZ guns are made by huglu and are good quality make sure its a steel receiver for sure, the Churchills are made my AKKAR and are considered very good guns and hold up well to heavy usage and are steel guns (206 line) , stevens are garbage alloy guns and stoegers are steel guns of OK quality
 
waldo54 said:
Yes that about spot on if you shoot factory ammo, the last couple years factory loads are very close to $12 per box and targets are $8, fortunately for practice I am still shooting reloads loaded from supplies bought at an estate sale a number of years ago so substantially cheaper.
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I am up to $9 to load a box of 410 or 28 gauge for skeet, and $7 for targets, so $16 per round. Two years ago, it was $6 per box of shotshells, and $5 for targets. For people shooting factory 12 gauge, 100 targets runs about $100 today, so the cost of targets and shotshells, quickly exceeds a few hundred extra for a shotgun.
 
stubblejumper said:
I am up to $9 to load a box of 410 or 28 gauge for skeet, and $7 for targets, so $16 per round. Two years ago, it was $6 per box of shotshells, and $5 for targets. For people shooting factory 12 gauge, 100 targets runs about $100 today, so the cost of targets and shotshells, quickly exceeds a few hundred extra for a shotgun.
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I just looked back at my old notes, the last reloads were done in 2022 and we used the last of the estate sale supplies, we loaded just over 100 flats and the cost all in was $32 / flat, I have enough yet for this year and that's it :(
 
Astaziel said:
When I did try trap for the first time, my rented gun was a mossberg silver reserve II, is it good for a beginner?
I have no reason to buy a 1500$ gun when I'm just starting out, It's the same as with music. Why would you cash out on a vintage gibson when you don't even know if you like music?
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I view thing differently that most (apparently). I focus on value rather than price. HUGE difference. You could buy a gun for $800 that is really only worth $500 in today’s market. You find you didn’t like it and try to sell, you could have trouble even finding a buyer at the real value let alone getting you investment back. OTOH, you find a quality popular model for $2500 that often sell in a range of $2500-$3000 and you find you don’t like it, there will be more buyers and you will have a MUCH easier time getting your investment back. This only works if you know the market so you would have to do some research. It does not help if you paid $2500 for a gun that typically sells for $2000.
 
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