Quite a few of the reloaders at my club use Gun Club hulls, they can reuse them 5-6 times before the hulls split. Plus they're abundant in availability, I give those guys my empties if they want them....
-
If you enjoy the forum please consider supporting it by signing up for a NES Membership The benefits pay for the membership many times over.
-
Be sure to enter the NES/MFS May Giveaway ***Canik METE SFX***
Entry level trap shot gun recommendation ?
- Thread starter BillO
- Start date
After reading everything here and and trying out about a dozen shotguns, I picked up my spankin' new Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon this morning. Sure, its not a top end Rolls Royce but I like the quality, workmanship, balance, and it just seemed to fit perfectly. I have a thin recoil pad that seems to work and I will shoot it stock for a while before changing anything. Thanks all for your generous input.
headednorth
NES Member
- Joined
- Apr 9, 2012
- Messages
- 26,708
- Likes
- 49,314
Sticking with what I have for now but have been doing a bit of research here and there. From what I've heard, only difference between your gun and Berettas more expensive models is the finish, quality of wood, engraving, etc. Otherwise it's the same gun. Was looking at that model myself, maybe someday. Let us know how you like it.
Mark from MA
NES Member
- Joined
- Jun 4, 2008
- Messages
- 11,649
- Likes
- 11,873
Nice choice.......can't go wrong with that one. Doesn't have to be all cake decorated with nice wood and fancy engraving to shoot well. In fact, with guns I shoot a lot, I'd rather them not be.
Good luck with it.
greencobra
NES Member
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2011
- Messages
- 27,231
- Likes
- 26,727
nice choice! I shoot an older 682 sporting 30" i bought new in 1992. i shoot it extremely well at sporting and skeet. i had beretta fit it with a target forend that matched the rear butt stock, wasn't wild about the sporting forend. it's a shot gun i'll have until i die i like it that much. i shot another gun for trap. anyway, i wish you good shooting with it.
amm5061
NES Member
A fine choice. You can't go wrong with a "B" gun. They all have the quality that will allow you to get a lot of use out of them.
Yeah if you shoot it a lot there is bound to be some "honest wear" that will hurt pretty finishes and fancy wood. I wouldn't want to only have a gun that I was afraid something will happen during the normal course of participating in a sport. Then again some people would drive their Ferrari through puddles for fun and I wouldn't attempt to tell them how to treat their own stuff!
awesome and if you decide to up grade or do any stock work you have https://www.colegun.com/pages/the-stock-making-process
and or Joel Etchin guns
https://www.joeletchenguns.com/berettau.htm
both offer great work and guns....
Mark from MA
NES Member
- Joined
- Jun 4, 2008
- Messages
- 11,649
- Likes
- 11,873
Its a catch 22 with fancy or irreplaceable guns. I'd love to use them, but if something happens to it, I cringe. I know it's gay, Im getting over it as I get older, mainly because an expensive gun isn't as major a part of my budget as it once was. Honest use to me doesn't bother me like it used to. But your still not going to see me using 2K over an under as a boat paddle like some guys do.
HEY SOME OF US SHOULDN'T BE LOOKING AT THESE SITES BECAUSE THEY MAKE US PINE FOR NEW PRETTY GUNS THAT OUR WALLETS DON'T APPROVE OF!
Yeah I am with you. A 10K gun with fancy engraving and wood, I would probably be put off by the amount of worn finish and handful of dings that I have in the stock of my 2K O/U. Even with that minor wear I still like mine more than an unblemished version that sat in the safe because mine has been with me enjoying shooting.
amm5061
NES Member
+1 I cried a little inside when I saw those custom stocks, knowing I couldn't possibly afford one, yet wanting one so bad.
Asaltweapon
NES Member
Nice choice for a shooting iron. I've drooled several times at them but never pulled the trigger.
Good luck on the trap field.
Good luck on the trap field.
It always makes me laugh when I hear the Sales VP at my company tell a customer "Based on the items you listing and the price-point you are quoting I think we might be in different marketplaces"
Coles and Joel Etchen will even help us little guys. one of the guys I used to shoot trap with had his old 870 fitted with nice wood adjustable comb and adjustable recoil pad recoil reducer for affordable price. Looks really nice also.
I still like looking at all the fancy grade stocks though.
I am happy for those in the market for those at the moment, maybe will be one down the line later in my career.
Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk
I could get a bunch of Mods to my existing trap gun for $1100 .... Plus I just bought my first house so a third shotgun isn't just sitting in the budget.
Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk
I have to source 3 line cash flow for any gun stuff.
Cash in scrap metal, cans, sell stuff on eBay.
1100$ would go a good way to modifying a current shotgun.
Ken Rucker of speed bump stock works is another good stock guy.
amm5061
NES Member
You mean you only have two?![[shocked]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/007.gif "Shocked [shocked]")
Is two not enough? If you can give me a sworn notarized statement to that effect I can try to get some emergency funding to rectify the situation ....
I've been shooting trap competitivly for almost 20 years. I started with an old Mossberg Pump. I now use a Remington 1100 TRAP. It's like a peice of furniture! And I have always had at least a 21 average.
Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing when you call it "a piece of furniture!"
amm5061
NES Member
The correct number is how ever many you can cram into your dedicated shotgun safe! Let me just draft up that note for you. I'll have it for you shortly.
![[rofl]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/013.gif "ROFL [rofl]")
I'm guessing good? As in, "it's been around so long I'm just comfortable with it and would miss it if it went away." Just my guess.
The correct number is how ever many you can cram into your dedicated shotgun safe! Let me just draft up that note for you. I'll have it for you shortly.
I'm guessing good? As in, "it's been around so long I'm just comfortable with it and would miss it if it went away." Just my guess.
What should I get?
A semi-auto?
A 20 ga?
A BT 99?
A bolt action Slug Gun?
A tacti cool one?
A .410 Lever gun?
A O/U and Unsingle Set?
A O/U set with 12,20,28, and 410 barrels?
A SBS?
A ultra high capacity bullpup pump?
amm5061
NES Member
Why stop at just one? Get em all! My next will be a Henry .410 lever gun just because.
Those guns are well built tools! I've had mine a couple of months and every time I shoot it I like it more. Hit for 23 at trap last weekend......1/2 ounce of size 8 shot! I average 21 with it at this point.
It's a head Turner at the trap range too.......you get the regular "what gauge is that?" Questions!
Can't wait for small game season to open up
greencobra
NES Member
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2011
- Messages
- 27,231
- Likes
- 26,727
nice, wish you success with it.
Similar threads
