Beretta 687 silver pigeon 3 for skeet

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Hello everyone I just purchased a Beretta 687 silver pigeon 3 sporting for skeet.
A few guys at my range are telling me that it's not a good skeet gun.
I don't see why not but looking for your insight ?
Gun is 12 gauge with 32 inch barrels
 
Thats my question too, why not?? Go shoot it and enjoy it! It's a well made gun that will stand up to a lifetime of shooting. 30" & 32" barreled guns are very popular on the skeet field nowadays. Ask the guys at your club what Todd Bender and Wayne Mayes use in the game today? Thats right 32" barreled O/U's. And they are two of the best skeet shooters ever!!Enjoy your new gun!!
 
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the guys at your club should shoot more and talk less. I shoot a 30" DT10 sporting and shoot more than my share of 25s. The two guys who coach me shoot 686 and 682 in 30 and 32...both are A class shooters with averages over 95
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That's exactly what I was thinking a lot of them are bucks up and have these ugly 15.000 dollar guns and look down on regular people who don't print money.. The worst part is most of them don't shoot any better then us with average guns..
 
I've never owned a $15,000 gun for the simple reason that I could not afford it nor justify it for a couple thousand targets per year. However I do believe in owning as good of quality as I can afford and something designed for my intended games of choice. Yours and my guns will serve us both well an entire lifetime if we wish to keep them that long. I never look down upon what others use either. I do try to encourage people to try to stay away from guns of a lesser quality to avoid frustrations but I realize not everyone can afford a $3,000 over/under any more than I can a $15,000 over/under. You have a nice gun that you will never be able to kill. Enjoy it!
 
As ever, Spank and Claybuster speak the truth !! I don't know either one of them but every time I read one of their responses in these threads I can't help but think they are spot on with their observations. I bought a 7K last year and have gone back to a Browning just because it fit better and I shoot it better. I don't shoot 25's very often ( I get lucky about once a year) but I enjoy myself no matter what.
 
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That's exactly what I was thinking a lot of them are bucks up and have these ugly 15.000 dollar guns and look down on regular people who don't print money.. The worst part is most of them don't shoot any better then us with average guns..
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Ignore them. An expensive gun doesn't make anyone a better shooter. Targets don't know and don't care how much your gun cost.
 
They are this type of snob at every club, ignore them. You don't need to K80 to shoot skeet, if you can afford one and want one, then go ahead, but you don't need one. You do however, need a gun that fits, is heavy enough to absorb recoil, and built to a quality level that will live up to thousands of rounds of ammo. If you Beretta Silver Pigeon 3 Sporting fits you, and you are comfortable shooting it, then their is no reason to not do so. The preference on skeet guns changes as time goes on, in the early days it was shot with slide-action and SXS, later into the 60's the tastes switched to heavy O/U's(B-guns with 4 barrel sets) and semis(1100, Auto 5, SX1) with short 26-28" barrel lengths. That trend held until the mid-90's when you started seeing barrel lengths get longer 28, 30, 32" at the same time Sporting Clays started getting popular as people were buying a gun to shoot both sports, then guns started getting lighter. Monday night practise shoot at our club, the squads were carrying, Winchester 101, Caesar Guerini, Browning 425, Browning Cynergy, Benelli Nova, Kreighoff K80, Beretta 390 and a Remington 1100 Field. The scores ranged from 19 - 25, typically practise round at our club. The guys to beat were carrying the semis, I shot 24 & 22 with my Nova.
 
I have shot clean rounds with a 725 sporting with 32" barrels, as well as with 20 and 28 gauge sporting clays guns, as well as with my SxS , semi auto and pump guns. I don't even own an actual skeet gun anymore, but I still shoot higher scores than some people shooting Parazzi and Kreighoff guns.. Some of the guys shooting the $10,000 to $20,000 guns are barely breaking 90. If the gun fits you, and you and you enjoy shooting it, then use it for skeet.
 
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Thanks guys I went to another range today and had a much better time and the people were much friendlier then at my regular club.
I only got good comments on the silver pigeon and was told its a great gun for trap.
Maybe its time for a change or scenery. Me and a friend of mine shot with 2 beginners today at a club that's open to the general public and we had a blast
100 times better then with the rich snobby shooters at our regular club.

I know most of them are regulars on this site I wonder if any of them will comment when they see me... haha I guess well find out
 
Every club can suffer from this, the key to it, from the executive's perpective, it try and nip in the bud. Guests don't become members unless they feel comfortable and enjoy themselves and clubs always need new members to come on board. It's a shame the first club doesn't take the same attitude, I am glad you found another club where you can enjoy participating in the sport.
 
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Thats my question too, why not?? Go shoot it and enjoy it! It's a well made gun that will stand up to a lifetime of shooting. 30" & 32" barreled guns are very popular on the skeet field nowadays. Ask the guys at your club what Todd Bender and Wayne Mayes use in the game today? Thats right 32" barreled O/U's. And they are two of the best skeet shooters ever!!Enjoy your new gun!!
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Well, you may want to pick a different question to ask. Wayne died a few years back. I don't know for sure, but I doubt he ever shot 32" bbls. Todd isn't shooting this year, but yes he was one of the first to go with 32"s and as always has been very successful with them.

I shot skeet with a 687 sporting for many years. It's an excellent gun.

Brad.
 
There is much smack talk at ranges which is the best/worst type/brand of shotgun to use in all the shotgun disciplines, most shooters are bias in telling you what they shoot is the best!
I have shot autos, pumps & o/u's in remington, browning, beretta, benelli, zoli, winchester, kreigoff & kolar and others.
I agree with all posted comments and I live by these words ...
'any shotgun that you like for what ever reason is the best no matter what type of shooting you are doing'.
 
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Well, you may want to pick a different question to ask. Wayne died a few years back. I don't know for sure, but I doubt he ever shot 32" bbls. Todd isn't shooting this year, but yes he was one of the first to go with 32"s and as always has been very successful with them.

I shot skeet with a 687 sporting for many years. It's an excellent gun.

Brad.
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I guess that shows how up to date on NSSA skeet shooting I am? I shall rephrase my comment, "Ask the guys at your club what Todd Bender and Wayne Mayes used in the game before Mayes' passing and Bender stepping out?

Better?!
 
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Im glad i didn't have to feel that way when i first started using an 870 express a few years back. I can only imagine. I shoot usually at Rondeau Rod and Gun club. All those guys are awesome and are more then helpful when learning the sport.
 
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