Need help finding appropiate shell, tactical shotgun on skeet

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MartyK2500

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Hey, i have had fun building a tactical shotgun this past summer. I occasionally shoot slugs with it and have tried skeet shooting with buddies. With my buddies real skeet shotguns no problem hitting the plate, with mine almost impossible. I know a 20'' cylinder bore barrel was not meant for that either.

They are organising a small skeet event at the sand pit soon, i will join them but do not want to invest in my firearm. To be honest it's not what i got into shooting sports for, but i know i will have a blast going there. They will be throwing plates out by hand btw, so i know i could still be in the game with my tactical shotty. I have a mossberg 590, that takes 3'' shells. Last time my poor results we're with the cheap boxes of shells sold at CT. I beleive they are 2 3/4, 8 shot, 1200fps muzzle. I also have a hard time with the concept of leading the plate, so something with big muzzle velocity will be the key. Is there a way i can compensate with using 3'' shells? i know they are much more expensive, but it's pretty much a one time deal until next summer.

So i would be looking at the equivalent of my 2 3/4 8shot shells, but in 3'' with much higher velocity? Good idea?
 
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Right now i have put the 590 up on EE. It's a great tactical shotgun, but if shooting other than slugs outdoors it does not suit me. Instead of taking the chance to thread barrel for choke, i am selling, buying an 870 tactical with breaching choke, then i could unscrew and put improved or modified. I do not think full is needed but we never know...

Too bad to be honest, because i sincerely prefer the looks of the 590 over the 870, kind of why i chose it.

Edit: i just read you have the 870, thus having the advantage of barrel swapping. If i could find a 590 barrel factory threaded for choke it would be case closed.
 
I too was kind of in the same situation. I had bought a DA 12.5 Grizzly with no intention of using it for skeet at all but my friends ended up using the skeet launcher a lot at the range during the summer. I was very surprised to find that I could hit the clays still. The trick is to lead your target and to get your shot off as soon as possible. It's not as bad as you think. It's almost double duty to practice skeet and snap shooting at the same time. After awhile you start shooting instinctively. The trick to lead the clays is to aim underneath the clay as you're tracking it.
 
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Right now i have put the 590 up on EE. It's a great tactical shotgun, but if shooting other than slugs outdoors it does not suit me. Instead of taking the chance to thread barrel for choke, i am selling, buying an 870 tactical with breaching choke, then i could unscrew and put improved or modified. I do not think full is needed but we never know...

Too bad to be honest, because i sincerely prefer the looks of the 590 over the 870, kind of why i chose it.

Edit: i just read you have the 870, thus having the advantage of barrel swapping. If i could find a 590 barrel factory threaded for choke it would be case closed.
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This was one of the reasons I wanted the 870 Tac Express as well but I like the features on the Mossy. Did you buy just the 590 or the 590A1? If it's the A1 with the heavy barrel, why not have it threaded for a choke? This is what I'm thinking of doing if I get the Mossy.
 
Just the regular 590. It does have a 20'' barrel with full lenght magazine tube, rear sight/front post. The only thing i would have 1 less round in a rem 870. Then again with an 870, you could swap from tactical to duck hunter/skeet in 30 seconds with a spare barrel.
 
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There is nothing wrong with your shotgun, you just need practice.
The guys I shoot with go through 2+ flats per week.

Have fun, it's a rewarding sport.
 
For me it's more of a 3-4 times per year get together with buddies sport. While i have a blast it's not something i will invest myself in. I have started ipsc and it seems pretty much demanding as it is. When i do pickup my buddies 870 with a choke, i actually do better and that's no illusion. When they pick mine up their shooting level go down. I also have an interest in hunting bird next year. If only mossberg had as much barrel options on the 590 than on the 500. That's why i wish to go the 870 route. 1 ''tactical'' barrel for slugs or 00buck at the range, 1 24'' barrel for skeet/possibly bird.
 
I know i am not skilled at this as i have never practiced much, no new information there. But let's face it, if you are going to do an activity might as well try to do it right, and my equipment sure ain't helping. Like i said my buddies shooting clays have experience + propper setups, and when they did try mine they sure had many shots, but not as much as with a longer barrel with a bead.
 
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and my equipment sure ain't helping
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I'll repeat, it's not your equipment.
I have gone on 100+ runs with my Mossberg 590 Mariner 20" with cylinder bore and lenghty runs with my 20" double barrel coachgun with dual triggers and cylinder bore.

Practice....or fall for the BS and spend thousands on a high end O/U, because it's impossible to shoot skeet without one don't cha know :rolleyes:

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My 930 skeet gun has no bead. Don't need a bead or sight to shoot skeet.
 
If you like your 590 and want to keep it......contact Casey at TacOrd and ask him if his VanComp treatment will work things out for you.
 
No worries about spending 1000's in skeet, as i keep my main spending for pistol ipsc, someone did send me the link to tacord and i will get this choked. The choke's main purpose is not the skeet shooting necessarely, it's more of giving me the option of shooting turkeys.
 
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