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I'm looking to do a lot of Target shooting and skeet shooting

I've narrowed my selections down to the following:

T3 Tikka Lite in either .223 and .308

and

Benelli Super Nova

I want decent quality right off the bat so I'm not stuck with garbage in a year.

Are these great quality for entry level shooting and good enough to last me years down the road.

As for the .223 vs 308 what would everyone recommend for saving on ammo and for barrel life?

My brother keeps saying you should spend the same amount on your scope as you spend on the gun itself. Is this somewhat true?

Thanks,

Trav
 
Hey. I'd go 308 over 223 personaly I'm not sure bout savings but the bullet selection is huge especially if u want to hunt with it as well. Also on a personal note I don't like benellis I've seen to many fail on skeet trap n sporting clay ranges to shell out that kinda cash for junk I've shot them n didn't like there feel so the best thing I can say is go out n try as many as u can see what fits u n price isn't always mmore is better I have a mossberg 535ats just cleaned it for the first time (got bored) it shot over 4000 rounds skeet trap 3 1/2" turkey loads slugs n buckshot its seen it all never failed once

For skeet I like side by sides baikals r great guns for the money beretta makes a great o/u as well
 
Hey, I was actually going to talk about trap/skeet on this weeks episode of Canadian Reload Radio. I'll speak to the .308/.223 question as well.

I'm not expert though...

Be sure to check out the show
 
Your choices are all great, but you need to look at what your gonna use them for mostly. If you are wanting guns JUST for skeet, and JUST for target, than go for the .223 Tikka because its half the price for ammo, but also I wouldn't recommend a pump shotgun for targets. Id recommend finding an over under for shooting clays. Ive got a browning superposed and although not my nicest gun, it brings me the most joy cause I can always outshoot my friends with pumps. Most importantly, buy something that fits you best, and with the longest barrel you can. Go to your local shops and ask to see a few guns.

If you plan on doing hunting with the same guns, than tikka(always a good choice) in 308 will be great for hunting, and everyone I know who has a Super Nova says its the best pump gun ever had for hunting. Bush, mud, rocks, sand, water, whatever. Still, if you aren't hunting with your shotgun, look for something else.
 
If you are serious about shooting skeet, you'll probably want a semi. The super nova is fine is you want a plastic gun to hunt in, but unless you're real proficient with a pump, you'll have trouble with the doubles.

There's a reason why 99.99% of the people shoots semi and doubles.
 
A lot of semi shotguns don't handle target loads as reliably as hunting loads which can be frustrating if you think you will be doing lots of clay shooting. Some, like the Beretta 391's do, and are an excellent do-all shotgun--can't recommend them highly enough!
 
Came to recommend the Beretta 391 or one of the Remington semis as well. They're much better value than an O/U for skeet, especially if you can find one second hand.
If you can't track down one of those, you would still be happier shooting skeet with an inexpensive O/U than any pump.
 
I would wait and try other/s guns and see which shooting you like best, skeet, Trap, sporting clays, hunting? If you don't, you may end up wishing you bought something more suitable for say,skeet.
 
ben hunchak said:
I would wait and try other/s guns and see which shooting you like best, skeet, Trap, sporting clays, hunting? If you don't, you may end up wishing you bought something more suitable for say,skeet.
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Good advice. Id try to spend time behind the gun you intend to purchase, or at least something similar. Personally after shooting lots of semi auto shotguns I came to the conclusion that it wasn't for me. You might make your own conclusions if you try it out before being stuck with something.
 
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