Sporting Clays vs Trap Shotgun
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I shoot trap, with a sporting clay gun, it works fine. Most sporting clay guns without a adjustable comb shoot fairly flat . Trap shooters seem to like a gun that shoots a little high. If the gun has a adjustable comb, you can adjust point of impact. I am sure it will work fine. Try to get a 30" barrel, or longer, they swing better.
Yup, a sporting clays gun is close to the ideal all round gun. As mentioned, it will shoot flatter than most trap guns, meaning that you need to hold closer to the target than the typical high shooting trap gun which usually has a higher comb and the balance on the sporting clays gun will be more nearly neutral where most trap guns have noticeable weight forward bias. A longer barrelled gun (30") will usually be balanced farther forward than a shorter 28" gun. A trap gun will also typically be heavier because in trap many shooters fire hundreds of shots in a day, weight absorbs recoil and contibutes to a smooth steady swing. A skeet gun needs to be quick and responsive, the opposite of the ideal trap gun, a sporting clays gun nicely bridges this gap and will work great for club level trap or skeet. A sporting clays gun is often a better choice on trap for women and seniors as well.
Falconflyer
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Ashcroft sums it all up nicely!
Many people shoot casual trap and even skeet with a sporting clay's gun, I've even used one in a goose blind before.
Many people shoot casual trap and even skeet with a sporting clay's gun, I've even used one in a goose blind before.
A lot left to speculation there, are you looking at a used semi or a O/U Sporting Clays gun and what’s the make and model.
Falconflyer
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Why speculate, is there a make and model of sporting gun that couldn't be used for trap?
Taking in stride that your stirring the pot, you are correct that any sporting gun can be used to shoot trap. Point being, some guns will be much more adaptable to both sports.
Falconflyer
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I thought it was a fair question and simply asked for clarification which you haven't really given. Can you be more specific with your answer, I'm sure that the op would be interested in what your thinking, as am I.
