no one else has mentioned winchester so i will i have a 1300 and a 1400 model. one is a pump and the other is semi auto. both shoot great and bring home the meat when my grandson and i go to the turkey shoots every week.
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Get to a club that offers clay games. Try as many shotguns as you can and find one that fits you. Even if you end up spending more for the gun that fits you will save in the long run by not having bought a bunch of guns that do not fit or do not work for you.
to reply to the above info from the sxs site , I'd say that it's not germane to your situation. It talks about a "fluid mount."... Try before you buy.
Thanks MisterHappy! - this is why I wanted to run that article by you guys....
Yea, one kind fellow has offered a swing by his club to do some 'trying'. If anyone else in the central MA area also has such a kind heart, I'll gladly pay for ammo used.
There is a lot more to shotgun ergonomics than I thought...
Just picked up my first one too....Beretta Silver Pigeon II 12 ga. 28"....can't wait to shoot it.
Any opinions on this shotgun? I got it for clays and pheasant hunting.
Just picked up my first one too....Beretta Silver Pigeon II 12 ga. 28"....can't wait to shoot it.
Any opinions on this shotgun? I got it for clays and pheasant hunting.
Any opinions on this shotgun? I got it for clays and pheasant hunting.
It's the best shotgun you own. Not a brush buster by any means but if you can shoot, it'll do the job.
There is a decent semi auto shotgun in the WTS section today. It is not ideal for home defense since the barrel is so long however itcomes with different chokes and should work nicely for trap/skeet or hunting.
link: http://www.northeastshooters.com/vb...2734-WTS-WTT-H-K-import-Fabarm-Red-Lion-12-ga
p.s. I have no connection with seller just saw the post 2 min ago and thought I would pass it along. I recommend doing research before buying anything.
Davey,
There's as much to the ergonomics as you want. We have a number of shooters with adjustable-stock trap guns, and a couple that I (jokingly? enviously?) call "Termite guns" - all the wood on the stock has been eaten away, so that it can be more adjustable.
An off-the-rack suit will be good enough for most folks for most occasions; same with shotguns. One caveat: I "tried on for size" a Condor O/U at Dick's a whiel back ( attracted by the price) and, when I shouldered it, the bead was invisible behind the breech - the rib was too low. I asked to look at another "identical" gun, and the rib was ( I'd guess) 1/8" higher. So, you can see that even within one maker, there are variations.
The big makers know what size most of the purchasers are, and build accordingly - the erudite discourse on a perfectly fitting stock was, IM O, a slaes pitch ( though correct in its info.)
One other thing - make sure that you're not cross - eye dominant! (If you don't know, make an "OK" sign in your hand and extend it before you, both eyes open and look at a distant object. Close one eye, then the other. Whichever one sees the object through your fingers, that's your dominant eye). If you're a right-handed, left-eye shooter, you have some adjustments: If you try to shoot with your dominat eye, you'll have to contort yourself, or close your dominant eye ( both eyes open for shotgun shooting is generally preferable for a variety of reasons). Either that or shoot Lefty (Obviously, these are reversed for a left-handed shooter) In extreme cases, the custom makers will make a stock with a bend in it, so that you cna shoot left-eyed form teh right shoulder!
If Hopkinton is not too far for you , we're shooting Trap on Sunday, 1-4 and I'll be happy to let you try on a few...as will others, I'm sure!