Skeet with a SXS ?

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tim_up_north

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Anyone here shoot skeet with a SXS ?...

The reason I ask is because I do have an O/U but it has fixed chokes MOD/FULL, and I'm not sure its suitable.

My SXS has CYL/SKEET2 chokes (long story) they are fixed as well.

Whats the lesser of two evils here?

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My sxs gets taken out in advance of hunting season for skeet. It's choked about the same as yours. Between a sxs with the right chokes or M and F chokes in an o/u I'd probably take the sxs.

Try both and see which one you prefer. The other thing is regardless which choice you make some skeet shooter will explain why you have the wrong gun or chokes and will insist that you are behind every time you miss. People like this are best ignored. Shoot what makes you happiest.
 
Shoot the sxs. If you seem to be hitting well you could add some more weight to the gun as most sxs's are a little light.

regardless which choice you make some skeet shooter will explain why you have the wrong gun or chokes and will insist that you are behind every time you miss.
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:D :D :D

Ewwwww, just a little behind that one..............(says the guy with 1/2" thick glasses)
 
Tim, if you don't think the SxS can be used for skeet, do a Google search on the name "Hal M. Hare". He seems to hold his own in competition.

Sharptail
 
tim_up_north said:
Anyone here shoot skeet with a SXS ?...
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I use my SXS 12 ga. Baikal with an 18" barrel for a Saturday afternoon of fun. My buddy rigged a clay bird thrower to fit onto the hitch of his truck so we just back in and start flinging and shooting.

Keeps you in trim for wing shooting chickens too!:)
 
The New England gents that invented the game of skeet ( William Harnden Foster & others) - originally did so as a means of practice to hone their upland shooting skills ( grouse & woodcock) which they did primarily with their side by side doubles. Until WW2, the most popular guns at skeet clubs were by far, the various American made doubles ( Win. 21's, Parkers, Smith's, Lefevers, Foxes etc. ) and Model 12/42 Winchesters.

Your gun seems choked just perfectly for Skeet ... use Cyl on the "incomers" and Sk2 on the "outgoers". Great choking for an upland gun too !
Make sure the gun fits ( LOP, pitch, cast off and drop at comb & heel), balances at a point through the hinge pin ... and practice, practice, practice. Besides becoming proficient at skeet, you will likely become a hell of an upland shot as well, !
 
I have shot at thousands of skeet targets with an IGA coach gun SxS. Broke most of them, too.

I have since moved on to an AyA 453 SxS and a Beretta O/U, but I haven't nearly the mileage on them that I got with that coach gun.
 
Claybuster said:
The other thing is regardless which choice you make some skeet shooter will explain why you have the wrong gun or chokes and will insist that you are behind every time you miss. People like this are best ignored. Shoot what makes you happiest.
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In spite of being a 28 gauge nut :D Claybuster has given good advice! If you wish to be coached, pick a shooter that you respect and listen to him/her only, and stay as long as you are improving.
 
LMAO ...

...and it's not just Skeet Shooters who are willing to dispense questionnable advice ! Trap & Sporting Clays shooters are just as good (or bad) at it too !!

A good shooting coach is very worthwhile ... provided he (or she) practices what is preached and can "walk the walk" as well as talk the talk. Good basic advice as to the mechanics of gun, gun fit, stance, mount and technique plus lots of shells .... well - that's why we do it don't we :D

The good coach can also help you avoid some bad habits right from the start, which may be just as important as developing the good ones.

Overall, IMHO, the type & make of gun isn't all that important ... but gun fit, balance and chokes that will allow you the best opportunity to succeed at the game you are shooting are key.
 
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