Picked up a new 30 inch 688 bfast sporter, absolutely killer shotgun! Gets pretty warm (to be expected) but it’s an absolute tack driver on the clays! Out of the box it exceeds my expectations!
Some background:
My dad wants to go shooting with me for the first time. He’s like 5’8” and 130 pounds. In contrast, I’m a recoil-absorbing fatty - 5’11” and 185 pounds.
I was thinking about buying him some low-recoil rounds. I see a lot of 980FPS, sub-ounce loads. Would these make it harder to shoot skeet or trap than a standard 1200fps, 1.125 ounce?
Beretta 500th anniversary 687. Please don’t down vote me this time 🙏 peace ✌️
Hi everyone
Just wanted to get a bit of advice on my first gun…..
I’m going to the gun shop on Friday to hopefully buy my first shotgun.
I only plan at the moment to shoot clays.
Through the research I have done I had thought that I was going to look for a second hand Miroku MK38, but have just seen the shop I’m going to also has a brand new Silver Pigeon 3.
The MK38 is £1300 & is 2005 - the SP is £2250 & can get a 10 year warranty with it.
Of course I will go for fit rather than how new it is, but subject to them both fitting similarly what would you go for?
I originally thought I would spend upto £1500 for my first gun, but can afford the £2250 (maybe a bit of negotiation on that too)
Any advice welcome 🙏
Hello! I started shooting sporting clays maybe 6 months ago with my fraternal lodge which shoots once a month as a social event.
I have vastly enjoyed this and have been told several times that I should compete. I have been getting invited out to small team skill shoots and practices outside of the monthly events and now I have my first competition on 10/11 for charity and I am so excited!
I have a Yildiz HPS 12 gauge. Nothing special but it works for me and it was an affordable entry for me.
Picked up a Beretta s686 special yesterday, it's my first shotgun and obviously going to be using it for clays. It's seen very little use, picked it up for £425 which as far as I can see, is a bargain.
Not the $79 deal some of us got in on a couple of months ago, but $10 off a flat isn't bad.
