Advice for noobish clay shooter - what to buy?

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I’m just getting into ATA trap shooting now. It’s fun, and I want to keep doing it.

However, I have other interests, and will want to try some things, like sporting clays and skeet.

I’m leaning towards a semi-auto rather than an O/U.

I haven’t bought a shotgun yet – still struggling with this. I want to get a decent shotgun, but not 2 or 3 of them.

It seems to me that if I buy a “pure” trap gun like an 1100 trap, or a 391 Urika 2 classic trap, then I won’t be able to use those guns in the other shooting sports.

Whereas if I buy a Urika 2 Sporting, it’s not a great straight trap shooting gun, but it might be more flexible for use in the other sports.

what I don't want to be buying is a different gun for each sport.

Is the Parallel Target 391 a good compromise?

Open to suggestions and education.

Thanks

BJS
 
You only THINK you don't want 2 or 3 shotguns....or maybe your wife is watching you type..... lol!


If I only had one, depending upon the game, having an over / under is a very nice option, offering the possibility of two differently choked tubes...
 
Thanks for the input.

For sure I will end up with multiple firearms. I just don't want to blow the budget the first few months, and then look forlornly at all the other guns I want to buy.

And yes, the wife is definitely aware of how much the gun hobby is costing. It will eventually translate into increased purchases of something on her part.
 
I ended up getting the gun 2 days ago. After having no luck with the 391 Classic Trap, I was out looking for the 391 PT. Seemed like no one had it, or quoted a 6 month delay for getting it. There was a reduced length stock version at Elwood Epps, but I needed one of the standard length.

As I despaired, and prepared to buy a Remington 1100 Trap, I made one last call to Gobles, and lo-and-behold they had the 391 Trap, used in excellent condition for sale.

2 hours, a wicked rainstorm, and 200 km later, it was mine.
Ran 100 rounds through it yesterday - excellent! Shoulder kinda hurts, though. Guess I should have been a bit less enthusiastic first day :)

Next step... actually join a club.
 
The 391 Trap is very similar to the PT but with a different stock. It's good for all the games with the right choke tube. Two things about your 391. Keep it well lubed. When you store the gun loosen off the forend cap a turn or two. It can seize up and be very difficult to remove.

Don't be in any rush to join a club. Most of the ones in Ontario will permit you to shoot as a guest albeit at higher rates. Check a few out and find the one you like best.
 
A real man would buy a proper gun for trap, a proper gun for skeet, and one for sporting clays, and to hell with the wife!!....okay dear...I'm coming....
 
Claybuster said:
The 391 Trap is very similar to the PT but with a different stock. It's good for all the games with the right choke tube. Two things about your 391. Keep it well lubed. When you store the gun loosen off the forend cap a turn or two. It can seize up and be very difficult to remove.

Don't be in any rush to join a club. Most of the ones in Ontario will permit you to shoot as a guest albeit at higher rates. Check a few out and find the one you like best.
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Thanks. Appreciate the advice. I am storing it in its case, so the fore-end cap is pretty loose.

What specifically do I have to lube after each use? After shooting it yesterday I cleaned the barrel and cleaned and lubed the piston (which was very gunked up). Anything else?
 
BlaqueJacqueShallaque said:
What specifically do I have to lube after each use? After shooting it yesterday I cleaned the barrel and cleaned and lubed the piston (which was very gunked up). Anything else?
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Generally I keep a light coating of oil on the action bar, the magazine tube and the spindle on magazine tube cap which the piston rests on.

Another suggestion is that when you take the gun down for cleaning to reinstall the breach and action bar with the trigger assembly removed. It's much easier to align the pieces, install them and then put the trigger assembly in.
 
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Hi all;

I've recently purchased a 12 ga. Benelli Supersport autoloader - can't say enough about it. What a shotgun! Was able to shoot only 27 shells of trap with it (the range closed after that), but out of those 27, 26 were hits (I am a novice in this and normally do 60% hits with my 20 ga. Beretta White Onyx O/U). And no hard recoil to speak about. Amazing!!

I have a question, though. Although it's advertised to take 4 shells in the magazine, it took only 2. I unscrewed the fore end cap and there was aluminum rod in the mag which I guess prevents loading more than 2 in the mag at one time. Guys in the store told me it's because of some weird hunting regulations, I don't know. So, I removed the rod (it's just slides out of there with the cap out when you tilt the gun forward), but haven't shot the gun after that yet. I didn't remove the piston, did I? Will the gun function normally?

Your help would be appreciated.
 
albog said:
I unscrewed the fore end cap and there was aluminum rod in the mag which I guess prevents loading more than 2 in the mag at one time. Guys in the store told me it's because of some weird hunting regulations, I don't know. So, I removed the rod (it's just slides out of there with the cap out when you tilt the gun forward), but haven't shot the gun after that yet. I didn't remove the piston, did I? Will the gun function normally?
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If all you took out was the metal rod from the magazine tube it will work fine. If you ever use this gun to hunt put it back in. FYI, there is no "piston" on a Benelli Super Sport.
 
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