Wanting to get started in Trap/skeet shooting....how much will I be spending?
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Ian - one more thing. Before you spend any money at all, get yourself a CSSA and an NFA membership. And donate some bucks too.
For the cost of a couple of boxes of shells you will be supporting the only group of people whose main mission is to make sure that the government does not come and take away you gun, or your rifle, or your option to own a handgun.
Shooting sports in Canada live on the edge of a knife - the next Liberal/NDP government will without a doubt attack them. Give the national firearms organization the resources to fight back and help you.
For the cost of a couple of boxes of shells you will be supporting the only group of people whose main mission is to make sure that the government does not come and take away you gun, or your rifle, or your option to own a handgun.
Shooting sports in Canada live on the edge of a knife - the next Liberal/NDP government will without a doubt attack them. Give the national firearms organization the resources to fight back and help you.
ian1974, if you have a chance, you should come out to PoCo for their trap/skeet days. there are lotsa guys there with different guns that can let you try it before you go out and buy one at the store/online here in the EE. PM me if you'd like more info
good luck
good luck
hey
i just went through what you did, and i just joined the vancouver gun club! hope to see you there. i opted to spend more then i was comfortable with, i bought a beretta E686 sporting, paid 2500 all in through a member at the club. (brand new). i would spend as much as you can and a little more, your first gun is your first gun, and having a decent gun to go to the club with makes up for you not being as good as everyone else. that my be a weak position but that is how it worked for me.
i reality knowone cares. any gun will do, a pump may not be the best choice though. put money into lessons that is the most important. i have been to two lessons and shot sporting clays twice and i am already beating my friemds who have shot for years. the club is host to many olympic team members.
at vancouver gun club you dont pick up spent shell for trap or skeet. so a semi auto is ok. you do pick them up for sporting clays so that is a consideration. that is why i went to an over and under, but it does exclude you from some 3 bird competion shoots, but hell you learning so ternaments arnt the norm.
hope that helps - i am new on these forums so i dont know how to contact you. if you want a contact at the club let me know. i might even let you shoot my beretta.
i just went through what you did, and i just joined the vancouver gun club! hope to see you there. i opted to spend more then i was comfortable with, i bought a beretta E686 sporting, paid 2500 all in through a member at the club. (brand new). i would spend as much as you can and a little more, your first gun is your first gun, and having a decent gun to go to the club with makes up for you not being as good as everyone else. that my be a weak position but that is how it worked for me.
i reality knowone cares. any gun will do, a pump may not be the best choice though. put money into lessons that is the most important. i have been to two lessons and shot sporting clays twice and i am already beating my friemds who have shot for years. the club is host to many olympic team members.
at vancouver gun club you dont pick up spent shell for trap or skeet. so a semi auto is ok. you do pick them up for sporting clays so that is a consideration. that is why i went to an over and under, but it does exclude you from some 3 bird competion shoots, but hell you learning so ternaments arnt the norm.
hope that helps - i am new on these forums so i dont know how to contact you. if you want a contact at the club let me know. i might even let you shoot my beretta.
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Kinda like asking what you might expect to spend on golf or fly-fishing ! All depends on
how much you want to shoot, how often and where.
You could start off fly fishing with a $ 75 or $ 100 "combo/outfit" ... just to say you gave it a try ... but a dozen rods, reels, lines, waders, nets, vests, Patagonia jacket, pontoon float and/or drift boat later, not to mention excursions to both coasts, the great rivers of Southern Alberta, Montana, Idaho and maybe a few trips to the Gulf coast & Caribbean ... well, it can add up. I have a couple of rods alone that go ten times the cost of a basic cheapy combo.
The Beretta 391 you mention is as good a start as any. I'd look at the 391 Parallel Target ... the SL if you're 5'10" + ... the RL ( about 1 " less LOP ) if you're vertically challenged. Good start. Buy decent 1 oz. target loads, not cheapo promo rounds. A few lessons from a good shooter/coach, especially one that is savy on gun fit will be a blessing & a wise investment.
And by all means, give-up golf entirely !
how much you want to shoot, how often and where.
You could start off fly fishing with a $ 75 or $ 100 "combo/outfit" ... just to say you gave it a try ... but a dozen rods, reels, lines, waders, nets, vests, Patagonia jacket, pontoon float and/or drift boat later, not to mention excursions to both coasts, the great rivers of Southern Alberta, Montana, Idaho and maybe a few trips to the Gulf coast & Caribbean ... well, it can add up. I have a couple of rods alone that go ten times the cost of a basic cheapy combo.
The Beretta 391 you mention is as good a start as any. I'd look at the 391 Parallel Target ... the SL if you're 5'10" + ... the RL ( about 1 " less LOP ) if you're vertically challenged. Good start. Buy decent 1 oz. target loads, not cheapo promo rounds. A few lessons from a good shooter/coach, especially one that is savy on gun fit will be a blessing & a wise investment.
And by all means, give-up golf entirely !
