goin to shoot some clays - what choke??

Beretta687EELL said:
I shoot all around the GTA and in the States ... I've seen one Junior skeet shooter shoot a Benelli, no one else ... If you want to buy a hunting gun and shoot a few clays, fine, but it is not a good choice, for a dedicated clays gun. JMHO and the Beretta is a safe queen, I don't shoot it anymore.
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I shoot the A400, and do relatively well, however if you're shooting competition, O/U's are the way to go for most. Just a matter on what fits you best...could be an expensive lesson on what fits/doesn't fit. I prefer a good semi auto...
 
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As for anyone that says/thinks you can't use a semi auto as a dedicated competition clay gun....

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A couple of interesting comments here. To the OP, if your 870 fits you, simply swap to a Skeet or I/C choke and keep shooting it. Skeet is a close range game, as you've already figured out. Their is no issue shooting a pump gun on a skeet field, Winchester, Remington, Ithaca all made skeet and trap model pumps over the years. The only issue that crops up and is why you don't see them in the upper echelon of the sport is short shucking from being in too much of a hurry when shooting doubles. The issue is more psychological than mechanical. O/Us are most prevalent on a skeet field, but doesn't mean you have to shoot one. Myself, I just picked up a new Benelli Nova for the purpose of shooting Skeet. So far as not shooting a Benelli, at my local club there are 4 Benelli shooters, 2 shoot a Supernova, one shoots a SBEII, and now myself.
 
Davie: For the most part you should start off shooting trap with a Modified or Improved Modified choke. Assuming your gun patterns well and slightly above at POA, the best tip I can give you, is to focus on the target exclusively and break it while it is still rising.
 
Modified gets the job done but leaves me sometimes in doubt. There are times you'll make what you think is a good shot and the target doesn't break, and in those moments rule #1 is be sure your rig is a 100% guarantee to break when you let loose a good shot. For that reason I almost always use one choke tighter than I probably need to, so in 16yard trap that means an IM in my gun.
 
sheekster1977 said:
As for anyone that says/thinks you can't use a semi auto as a dedicated competition clay gun....

[video=vimeo;73965298]http://vimeo.com/73965298[/video]
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"I've seen one Junior skeet shooter shoot a Benelli, no one else ... If you want to buy a hunting gun and shoot a few clays, fine, but it is not a good choice, for a dedicated clays gun. "

I think he meant Benelli, not all auto's.
 
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