Trap and Skeet, one gun?

Win/64 said:
With Choke tubes and an adjustable stock. Unfortunately that would be over budget.
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Well, excuoooooose me! We is back on the railroad tracks and here comes the train:D

One should be able to find a good citori with invector tubes for around a G and who needs an adjustable stock anyways?:rolleyes:
 
Oh boy... this is worse than the "best chain cleaning and lube?" threads on the motorcycle forums.... :D

I think I'll just find one that I like the looks and price of and that comes with the different choke options and then come out and join the fun be it the "right stuff" or not.
 
BCRider said:
Oh boy... this is worse than the "best chain cleaning and lube?" threads on the motorcycle forums.... :D

I think I'll just find one that I like the looks and price of and that comes with the different choke options and then come out and join the fun be it the "right stuff" or not.
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That would have been my second suggestion:D
The have fun part is the best part.
 
It's a bit early for me to have a strong opinion on this topic, but it has been interesting reading about it. My citori puts between 60 and 70% above the line and I am using it for everything. I've mostly used it in skeet and trap, but have had the opportunity to shoot it in some 5 stand and sporting clays fun matches. I don't feel reluctant to use the gun in any of them, so far, but I have noticed that I really have to work to take a dropping bird that is passing me or going away from me like you get in 5 stand and sporting clays. This does seem to make some sort of sense too. On the other hand, I haven't shot enough 5 stand or sporting clays to know how badly I'm handicapped by this yet, or whether my subconscious will learn to adjust. Right now I think my swing might be disrupted by trying to compensate for the drop in the bird. I don't feel handicapped at all in skeet, because the birds are usually rising if I shoot fast enough.
 
Fred,
Usually dropping targets are missed by not getting a good read on the line of the target and not being focused on the target. Pattern is secondary. Trap shooters also miss targets by not getting a good read on the target. Actually all targets are usually missed for the same reason. International trap shooters shoot guns more like sporting guns in stock and poi and seldom have difficculty shooting the slower more tame and predictable domestic or domesticated trap targets. The gun should be fitted to shoot where you look and you should get a read on the target so you know where to look and where your focus should be.
 
Shot some trap today. 21/25 and 23/25 with my...... 18" Benelli M4

Who needs a fancy O/U to shoot trap :D
 
Sharpie:

A Browning Citori XS Special or Sporting, 625 Sporting or Beretta 686E should fit your needs. ( 2500-3000 )

A little further up the scale, the Beretta 682 GoldE or Blaser F3. (4,000-6000)

Beretta DT10 ( 7,500 - 9,000)

Further up scale still, Perazzi, Kolar, Krieghoff ... ( 10,000 + )

The 30" Sporters are quite capable in all the disciplines, whereas a pure A.T.A-type Trap gun is a decided disadvantage at Sporting/Skeet/5- Stand.

I've previously owned a couple of adjustable comb guns, and a few with porting. Don't like either, and don't currently own either. Find one that fits you (or get it altered to fit), balances and handles. If it's a little long & a little high - great - tough to work from the other way round.

I've not found a flat shooting gun to be a disadvantage at ATA Trap, although 70/30 guns & higher are popular with some. My current gun is a DT10 32" Sporter. Don't have any great difficulty putting straights together at Skeet, and while I don't call myself a "Trap Shooter", I don't find shooting either ATA or International to be a chore with the 32" Sporter. It really shines at Sporting & 5-Stand, and is great for shooting "flyers" & flighted pheasant !

Just my 2 cents worth.
 
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