What is a good entry level skeet gun

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Hi all,
very new to the sport of skeet, had a chance to fire off a couple of boxes of shells in a couple of different guns. I was wondering, is there a general opinion of what a good, inexpensive, entry level skeet gun for a novice would be? Any and all opinions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks
 
See if you can pick up a used Remington 1100 with the 2.75" chamber.They are usually in the $300 to $500 range.They are quite reliable and are soft recoiling.If you like semi autos they are a good place to start and not all that expensive.Once you get into the sport you can upgrade to something else. Cheers Bac4
 
Well to start the debate I'd suggest passing on the 1100 having owned several. Yes, they were great guns in there day but are prone to break down and jams from my experience. Better guns out there so keep an eye on the EE.

Give yourself a budget of at least $1000.00 and you can likely get into a used O/U Browing or a new or used Browning Gold or Beretta 391 sporting semi.

The old advice, try as many as you can before you buy
 
Ask different guys at the range if you could try out their guns. It happens all the time at our range, never seen anyone refused yet. Helps you make friends too.
 
REM3200 said:
Well to start the debate I'd suggest passing on the 1100 having owned several. Yes, they were great guns in there day but are prone to break down and jams from my experience. Better guns out there so keep an eye on the EE.

Give yourself a budget of at least $1000.00 and you can likely get into a used O/U Browing or a new or used Browning Gold or Beretta 391 sporting semi.

The old advice, try as many as you can before you buy
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X2 especially the part about the 1100. I'd suggest the Beretta 391 Sporting as a first choice with the Browning Gold and Winchester SX tied for second.

A $1,000 is not an insignificant sum. But look at it another way. A round of skeet at our club is $4.00 and the cheapest shells are around $6.00 per box. At $10.00 per round, if you average just two rounds a week your annual cost is over $1,000. If you are going to spend that much on targets and shells why not get a decent gun to do it with? :)
 
Claybuster said:
X2 especially the part about the 1100. I'd suggest the Beretta 391 Sporting as a first choice with the Browning Gold and Winchester SX tied for second.

A $1,000 is not an insignificant sum. But look at it another way. A round of skeet at our club is $4.00 and the cheapest shells are around $6.00 per box. At $10.00 per round, if you average just two rounds a week your annual cost is over $1,000. If you are going to spend that much on targets and shells why not get a decent gun to do it with? :)
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Way too logical an approach ! ;)
 
Buy the best you can afford...the fellas here have covered it but I'll toss it out there again. Try before you buy. Fit is pretty important and life is to short for ugly guns!
 
A friend of mine shot skeet for years with a Baikal. It wasn't that bad but it would bite me in the cheek some times. Probably not holding it in tight.

I Found an old Browning o/u choked for skeet/skeet made in '76. Plane jane model with no engraving but in excellent condition. Paid $800 for it. There is only a trap range where I live so I've been averaging 15/25 so far. Can't wait to try it out for skeet.

My other choice was an old Browning Superposed at Ellwood Eps for $700. It was in great shape and had nice engraving and was made back in the day in the FN factory. Really nice. Too bad I missed it. Try the Tradex link at the top of the CGN site. I saw an old Beretta on there for cheap once.

It depends if changeable chokes are important or not? That will be the difference between buying and old faithful or something more modern (and pricier).

One of the best guns I've used was my grandfathers old Champion single shot. I hit more clays with that than anything else I've tried.
 
One of our guys brought a brand new Browning Cynergy Featherweight with 28 inch barrels and a composite stock to our skeet session last week. It is a darned nice gun. Another couple of great guns I was throwing around recently were the Citori XS and the Citori 625 Sporting. It's going to be hard to choose between any of these once I save enough sheckles. I'm sure any of them would be great for both skeet and sporting clays (probably most of us would want to do both). Cost is between $3K to $4K, which hurts a bit but is not absurd ;)
 
Broke down today and bought a Beretta 391 Urika II 12ga synthetic, 28” barrel with 5 Optima chokes and 3” chamber, just don't tell my wife. Sure hope this can help me hit the targets in skeet, haven't had much luck yet. BTW, anyone want to comment if this gun can also be used for trap?

Thanks
 
BCFred said:
One of our guys brought a brand new Browning Cynergy Featherweight with 28 inch barrels and a composite stock to our skeet session last week. It is a darned nice gun. Another couple of great guns I was throwing around recently were the Citori XS and the Citori 625 Sporting. It's going to be hard to choose between any of these once I save enough sheckles. I'm sure any of them would be great for both skeet and sporting clays (probably most of us would want to do both). Cost is between $3K to $4K, which hurts a bit but is not absurd ;)
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There's a NIB cynergy trap in the EE for $5 grand.
 
tony2163 said:
Broke down today and bought a Beretta 391 Urika II 12ga synthetic, 28” barrel with 5 Optima chokes and 3” chamber, just don't tell my wife. Sure hope this can help me hit the targets in skeet, haven't had much luck yet. BTW, anyone want to comment if this gun can also be used for trap?

Thanks
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The gun can be used for anything. Put in the modified choke and it can be used for trap. :)
 
hogiron said:
There's a NIB cynergy trap in the EE for $5 grand.
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Gee whiz, hogiron, that's even more money!!! It's true you can pay more. The Cynergy Trap lists at $3539 to $3839 (US $?) in the Browning catalog, depending on whether you want an adjustable comb. The unsingle combo with adjustable comb lists at $5249. My estimate is based on the catalog, what the Browning rep told me while discussing the 625 at a recent match and what my friend said he paid for the Featherweight at Wholesale Sports during practice last week. It's all academic anyhow as it looks like a great gun has already been bought and it's going to be awhile before I get enough to put my money down...lol
 
tony2163 said:
Broke down today and bought a Beretta 391 Urika II 12ga synthetic, 28” barrel with 5 Optima chokes and 3” chamber, just don't tell my wife. Sure hope this can help me hit the targets in skeet, haven't had much luck yet. BTW, anyone want to comment if this gun can also be used for trap?

Thanks
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Good to go for trap, as mentioned throw in the Modified choke and go at it.

As for skeet you could probably do yourself a favor by seeking out a knowledgeable experienced shooter or better still a one day shooting clinic. All to often the guys shooting with you are throwing to much advice your way both good and bad that can mess with your head.
 
BCFred said:
Gee whiz, hogiron, that's even more money!!! It's true you can pay more. The Cynergy Trap lists at $3539 to $3839 (US $?) in the Browning catalog, depending on whether you want an adjustable comb. The unsingle combo with adjustable comb lists at $5249. My estimate is based on the catalog, what the Browning rep told me while discussing the 625 at a recent match and what my friend said he paid for the Featherweight at Wholesale Sports during practice last week. It's all academic anyhow as it looks like a great gun has already been bought and it's going to be awhile before I get enough to put my money down...lol
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I just looked through the Browning catalogue myself, didn't realize there were that many models. The one in the EE was a unsingle with adjustable stock, owner claims it listed at $5500, and I am assuming Canadian bucks.
 
hogiron said:
I just looked through the Browning catalogue myself, didn't realize there were that many models. The one in the EE was a unsingle with adjustable stock, owner claims it listed at $5500, and I am assuming Canadian bucks.
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Probably C$ all right. Raises another point that hits home. I really found the number of models confusing when I started clays a few years ago. Matter of fact I still do.
 
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