the clay game thread

[bobski]

i know this is mostly hd/tac stuff on this website, but im sure somewhere out there are guys who like to shoot their short bbl guns and flying targets.
where are you ?
lets make this the thread where we post up stuff about clay shooting. ok?
i dont see a forum for it, so if we can just let this float here on the tac shotgun forum....maybe at least we'll have a place to aim for, for clay topics.
sound cool?

[bobski]

just curious, how many hd shotgun owners here have an extra long hunting bbl sitting in the closet for it?
how many actually put it on your hd gun and really use it?

[deth502]

i am vehemently against switching barrels. the way i see it, if i need an 18" shotgun, and a 24" shotgun, ill but 2 shotguns.

i do like shooting skeet once in a while, even though i suck at it. i do think weapon chopice matters, as after i got my savage gold wing my scores went up considerably. my best was a 21/25 out f about 3-4 rounds with it last year.

[ltorlo64]

I like to shoot trap. I generally hit 20-21/25. I tried skeet once, it was very different from skeet. I hit 1/25 and it really didn't count as I shot the clay out of order.

Here is what I use to shoot though. My wife bought me this after a long underway a couple of years ago. It is a Winchester Model 101.



I also have a Remington 870 that I used before that. It is now my home defense gun/water fowl gun and the Winchester is my upland bird gun. Here is the 870 set up for home defense with a 20" IC choke and rifle sights.



Here it is with the 30" barrel with the Remchoke.

[El Laton Caliente]

I just bought a Stoeger Condor 28" to shoot sporting clays with the guys from work.

Since I'm a newbie at this any advise on which chokes to use?

[ltorlo64]

I just bought a Stoeger Condor 28" to shoot sporting clays with the guys from work.

Since I'm a newbie at this any advise on which chokes to use?

I haven't shot sporting clays but have watched them and they shoot at about the same range as trap. I use modified in my pump and IC/modified in my double barrel with IC being the first shot for wobble trap (this game throws two targets). I find that full is too tight for the range that these games are played at.

[bobski]

start with modified. s.clays usually requires a few chokes. ic/mod/full at least.

[Schuetzenman]

I like to shoot trap. I generally hit 20-21/25. I tried skeet once, it was very different from skeet. I hit 1/25 and it really didn't count as I shot the clay out of order.

Here is what I use to shoot though. My wife bought me this after a long underway a couple of years ago. It is a Winchester Model 101.

I love the buttstock on your 101 there. Really pretty!

[bobski]

has anyone ever had an issue with hd guns with short bbls at local clay shooting ranges? has anyone been turned away because their bbl was too short?
most ranges have a 24" min.

[l921428x]

what I see is the mascot on his horse with his upland stampin down an uprising.

I have shot clays a couple of times it was fun.
both times were outside one with the wind not blowing and the other time was a hoot.
man we had some wind and the clays could/would drop or rise 8-10 inches and occasionally more.
never had so much fun.

[ltorlo64]

I love the buttstock on your 101 there. Really pretty!

Thanks. I really like it as well.