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.

http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/550/medium/100_1487.JPG

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.

http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/546/medium/100_1439.JPG

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

http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/546/medium/100_1442.JPG

[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.

http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/550/medium/100_1487.JPG


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.

[deth502]

before i got the o/u i used to use the mossberg 590. no one cared. its a very relaxed attitude at my gun club. there are other ones in my area that are known for their "snobs" and i dont frequent them. lifes to short to sped your time dealing with assholes.

[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.

[bobski]

how much is a game of skeet or trap at the local ranges near you guys?

[deth502]

$4 for members, $5 for non members.

$25/yr club membership.

[ltorlo64]

$6 per round for skeet or trap. $21 for 50 sporting clay targets.

[bobski]

a fellow came to my range with a Hawk 982 12-G HD w/ 18" bbl (see pic) and he couldnt hit the broad side of a barn with it. he got 2 of 25.
he handed it to me to see if i could do any better. i got 23-25. thats me in the pic.
problem was he didnt understand patterns and was shooting his gun with no rear site to match his high rifle front site for slugs. so he was shooting hail mary. it took me 2 shots to figure it out. im of the school where either a shotgun is a shotgun or its a rifle. it cant be both. either it shoots shot or it shoots slugs.
he has since put his riot gun back into riot configuration with a rear site on his receiver and just went out and bought an o&u to shoot clay with!
hes deadly with his hawk on slugs though.

[bobski]

anyone ever play in a polish turkey shoot?

[ltorlo64]

What is a polish turkey shoot?

[Schuetzenman]

What is a polish turkey shoot?

I think they give the turkeys the shotguns. :laughingtohard:

[bobski]

lol!

hey, fyi...the guy that won the apr meet came from atlanta. why not come in oct to our 3 day forum shoot?

[Schuetzenman]

lol!

hey, fyi...the guy that won the apr meet came from atlanta. why not come in oct to our 3 day forum shoot?

Thanks for the invite but; A. I'm a rifle guy, B. I won't have enough vacation time to do that if I want to take off the last 2 weeks of December as I always do. I have shot guns; a 1200 Winchester 12 ga. and a Rem. 11 WWII flaming bomb ordnance marked 12 ga. I prefer the 1200, seems to kick less despite being a pump and the 11 being a semi. I've hunted doves with the 1200, I use to limit out with it, but that was 32 years ago. Mostly it just sits in the vault.

[bobski]

totally understand.
and too, im sure theres a bunch like you that have shotguns collecting dust in closets. too bad we couldnt some how invite those gunsnet guys to shoot out here some way. i see youre an admin. who could we approach to post an invite? i know many websites have state meet/forums. this one doesnt. id be glad to offer my cabin for a gunsnet shotgun shoot and swap meet. ive held a few with others that have meet forums and we have had a blast. ideas?

[Schuetzenman]

Aside from making a Sticky Post to fix it to the top of the forum I have no ideas. There used to be a "Competition" forum but I guess it was removed due to lack of being used.

[bobski]

pm sent...............

[bobski]

sch.....how far are you from athens?
my uncle and i use to drive down to buy reloading stuff at franklins gun shop. is it still there?

[bobski]

well, just got the 25th guy signed up to come to my farm to shoot in oct. if anyone out there around the southern mo. area wants to come, pm me for details. bring shotguns and clays!

[ltorlo64]

I've been wondering where you went. Tempting, but too far for me to get to. Thanks for the offer, though.

[bobski]

i was up in conn in june caring for aging parent.
back now.
too bad about coming. be glad to have ya.
if you know anyone in the dc area thats tired of the blue ridge and wants to explore the ozarks...send them my way!
we do hicksville right.
:>

[bobski]

well, let see. since july i held my 25 man shoot and hoot in mo. in oct. what a great time. ran over to andy dalton range in springfield mo and popped a few caps.
toured ark and met some nice guys in cherokee village rod and gun. shot 50 straight there. went down to the mayflower range and to jacksonville ark and shot at the new ag&f complex. huge range. 14 fields of trap.
ran back to conn, checked on mom. and now im ready to do it all over again here in va...mowing grass in shorts.
any exciting shotgun stories out there for 2015?

[El Laton Caliente]

I went with coworkers in California to shoot sporting clays, even worked their charity shoot. I could really get into sporting clays, but not until I get a decent shotgun. I bought a Stoeger Condor and it does not "fit". Beat the hell out of my cheek after the first two boxes.

[bobski]

a good fitting gun is like a good pair of shoes. youll know when it fits!

[ltorlo64]

a good fitting gun is like a good pair of shoes. youll know when it fits!

I love shooting my new Winchester. It is nice not getting hit it the nose with every shot!

[bobski]

i heading to conn in jan/feb to tour some skeet ranges. i'll be shooting birds in the snow.
snowbirds!

[bobski]

heres my main gun that i shot for decades. its time for it to go. way too many guns!

[ltorlo64]

Your going to sell that!?! Do you have a buyer? How much are you asking, if I may be so bold.

[bobski]

go get it!

http://www.gunauction.com/buy/14143912

[ltorlo64]

It says the auction is closed, but I have to tell you it is too much for me. I have no doubt that it is worth it, just out of my price range (as I was sure it would be!).

[bobski]

I close it when I travel, but still got it!

[bobski]

im up in conn doing my annual tour of ranges. cold, ice and rain! heading to Norwich this week. any conn shooters out there?

[bobski]

how time flies.
heading to conn to visit a few new ranges. anyone live in conn?