For those of us that are aging. What are you all doing for Shooting Glasses requiring a Prescription for “Near sidedness “?
I have a set of Costas that are RX and plan on getting a set of Bajio RX sunglasses.
Just looking for suggestions
We are still fairly new to Trap.
Is there any real difference between 7 1/2 and 8 shot? What about 1 1/8 and 1? What about 1145 and 1200?
Most coaches say no but i think they are speaking in context of a sub jr shooter. When i go to buy shells some are always out of stock and some are always in stock.
The team supplies are shell for practice and shoots but we seem to do better on caps when shooting AA, 1250, 1 1/8, 7 1/2.
We have state and nationals coming up and if something is worth an extra bird or two, I would like to upgrade him.
If it matters he shoots a al390 and normally shoots above 90 but we had to change stocks midseason and he dropped back to high 80s.
Edit - wow. just wanted to thank you all for sharing your knowledge.
I am looking to upgrade from my current a400 Xcel. I have been looking at mid-grade O/Us (CG Summit/Magnus; Blaser F16, etc) and recently came across a listing on GB for a Blaser F16 Pro Series. The gun seems to have a lot of nice features for the price. I don't see a ton of F16s out there, mostly F3s. Any owners on here that can provide feedback?
I can shoot 200 or so 1 1/8 oz 1145 before recoil starts to get to me to the point of potential flinches, specifically when shooting the top gun. Also found all 1145 fps 1145 shells are not created equal (REM STS, Rio, top gun, etc). For example top gun kills me, but rio is the softest shooting out of the bunch.
I have resorted to shooting rio 7/8 oz 1200 fps whenever practicing, and recently picked up a lot of 7/8 and 1 oz 1160 fps B&P for both skeet and sporting that I’m pretty excited to shoot. This stuff shoots like a dream and I honestly have confidence in it for pretty much anything im likely to see within 50-60 yards. The most I’ll shoot is 3-500 shells in a day, sometimes more across a weekend.
I can pretty much shoot anything out of my a300 with no recoil issue which kinda goes without saying.
I understand gun fit is important and have had several lessons with various levels of coaches including Anthony Matarese and they haven’t noticed anything with my mount or glaring fit issue. I shoot a beretta 688 and love it, but seriously wonder if on my next gun it’s worth it to get a custom stock.
Hi folks,
Newer shooter here dealing with a gun fit dilemma. I bought a Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus as a do-it-all gun. My primary goal is hunting ducks, but I've been shooting trap to build my skills. I want my trap shooting to translate directly to the duck blind, but I am struggling with my POI based on the shims.
The Situation:
I was advised (by AI) to use the 65mm shim to get a 60/40 or 70/30 pattern so I am better prepared for dropping ducks in the field. However, tracking and floating the target feels much more natural to me than eclipsing it.
My Question: Should I stick with the 65mm shim and force myself to learn the eclipse method? Knowing I want a standardized shooting approach for both trap and waterfowl, what is the right way to set up this gun so I don't build bad habits?
Thanks in advance for the advice!
Ended up in the finals for International competitors at the US Nationals, there was a lightning storm that caused a massive delay, and that was the end of the finals lol.
My 2006 Citori 12M special comfuses me , 1cm width on the rib , 4cm comb and 6cm on toe , 28” barrels and standard inv chokes (even though by 2006 should be INV+) is it a sporter or is it field gun?? Also non backbored 😂😂
Does anyone has seen anything like this??
Super pleased with it as a clay gun but very vey confused ..
Was able to get a little mid-week clays at Vernon National today. What a perfect day for it! Views for days! #beretta #sl2 #winchesterAA
If money were no object, what gun would you buy to be your every day shooter?
For me it’d be really hard to not choose a fully custom highly decorated B25
I built GunGuesser, basically GeoGuessr but for guns. More importantly, I made a dedicated Cursed Guns game mode for communities like this to enjoy.
the site is called: GunGuesser.com
Please let me know what cursed guns to add, the pool should be larger!
Title says it all. Is the Cole's trigger job worth it? While the cost isn't prohibitive, more wondering if the hassle is worth it.
Thanks!
Thinking of getting this used Breda Zenith Sporter ($1200 CAD) as my first clay gun. Will this be good starting point or should i look at something else?
Grandfather passed away a few weeks back and left me his collection of things. These half boxes were found.
Most posts I found are from forums in the 2010s. Any idea if these are worth anything to collectors today?
2 of the Activ shells seem to have been reloaded.
Here’s a whole round of NSSA skeet on the TrueClays Training Simulator. Absolute game changer on the field.
Hi there,
As the title suggests, I’m looking to buy my first shotgun. I have only shot semi autos before but am open to getting an OU.
I have read up and see that Browning and Beretta tend to be the gold standard. However, I want to know what a good entry level gun is? I don’t want to spend a crap ton of cash upfront just to learn that this is not the hobby for me. If I do fall in love, I’m definitely going to want to up my game.
This said, I can get my hands on a new Stoeger Condor for about ~$360. Is that safe for a first purchase then reevaluate or what would you recommend? TIA.
Does anyone know if there is a facility that has a sporting clay simulator in the Metro-Detroit / Tri-County area? I would like to get a idea where and how I am shooting when missing the clays. I have no clue if I am below or above, behind or in front of them. I do know that I am consistent, because my scores consistently suck .....hahaha. I have been told that my Browning 725 Sporting is 50/50 flat and I have to adjust to that. Whatever that means.
So I recently got my hunting license in Germany and made trapshooting my new passion.
Another passion of mine is designing things for 3D printing in CAD. What came out are these magazines to carry the shells with me when doing a round of trap. Each magazine holds 14 12/76 shells (also 12/70, 12/67.5 …) so that I‘m almost covered for a game of 15 targets.
They are printed from highly durable PETG and require no glueing, screws or any other extra material.
Of course there are already solutions like conventional shooting vests or bags, but I just wanted to see how the idea turns out… and it turned out, that I like using these. The shells are packed nice an tidy without too much rattling and grabbing them feels natural and snappy.
I made this post to share my idea and to maybe get some feedback on this since I thought about selling these.
Do you use something similar or is staying classy the way to go?
For more updates I just created a new IG profile: schaefer.tech
Thanks for reading!
Does anyone know where to pick up a after market stock for a Browning Sporting clays.. I know having it fit would be best way but kinda in a hurry it's for my son and needs to be 13 1/2 in pull..
Hi Everyone,
I'm thinking about changing the engraving colors of my Perazzi High Tech. It's currently white as per the image, but I like the "Italian Flag Edition", but I would like mine in Red, White and Blue.
Has anyone done this before? If so, I would be keen to learn the process or be pointed in the direction of a company that can do this type of work.
Thanks in advance..
Hey everyone, first post to reddit.
Ive been trap shooting for around a year and a half, and my Winchester SXP began having a ton of issues, so I've just decided to gift it to my dad for hunting.
What do you recommend for guns that can survive several thousand rounds? I'm looking at a Legacy Sports International Pointer Sport Tek Trap 12 gauge and all I've seen is good reviews. Just wanted to post and see what you guys thought.
Thanks.
UPDATE: I am NOT buying a BT99. Don't get me wrong, they sound like an excellent gun. But, the cheapest I could find online was 1200 and its extremely old. I get that the older models are the better ones but I think its unreasonable to buy a 50 year old gun, used by atleast 1-2 other people, and has been used several thousand times. I'd rather just buy a new one and deal with it than having to repair a gun that is no longer in production, atleast of that model.
