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I am not a golfer but always enjoyed shooting clays. As retirement is not far off I have become more interested in sporting clays.
Not a great shot by any means and have found courses are not all the same. Some extremely difficult (for me).
I "happened into" a very, very good deal on a extremely well cared for Beretta SO5 sporting. All I can tell you is that it is far easier for me to smoke clays with this gun. All my guns have been hunting /field guns.
This one makes me look a lot better on the score card. Now to brush up on my technique and practice, take a few lessons.
 
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I am not a golfer but always enjoyed shooting clays. As retirement is not far off I have become more interested in sporting clays.
Not a great shot by any means and have found courses are not all the same. Some extremely difficult (for me).
I "happened into" a very, very good deal on a extremely well cared for Beretta SO5 sporting. All I can tell you is that it is far easier for me to smoke clays with this gun. All my guns have been hunting /field guns.
This one makes me look a lot better on the score card. Now to brush up on my technique and practice, take a few lessons.


If you can make it to the Lubbock area (Idalou), Britt Robinson is one of the greatest shotgunners of all time.
 
Posts: 8959 | Location: Poetry, Texas | Registered: 28 November 2004Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Butch, welcome to the clays game! Unlike skeet and American trap, "Sporting clays simulates the unpredictability of live-quarry shooting, offering a great variety of trajectories, angles, speeds, elevations, distances, and target sizes" this makes it harder, which is good! Each of the different presentations requires a different technique ie. hold point and break point, which must be learned or you will just get frustrated. I enjoy shooting sporting clays, but find it too expensive to shoot regularly. Shooting a clays course with a friend or experienced shooter will help a lot.
Peter.


Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong;
 
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Butch, welcome to the clays game! Unlike skeet and American trap, "Sporting clays simulates the unpredictability of live-quarry shooting, offering a great variety of trajectories, angles, speeds, elevations, distances, and target sizes" this makes it harder, which is good! Each of the different presentations requires a different technique ie. hold point and break point, which must be learned or you will just get frustrated. I enjoy shooting sporting clays, but find it too expensive to shoot regularly. Shooting a clays course with a friend or experienced shooter will help a lot.
Peter.


I understand and I'm not a shotgun person. Britt is a long time friend and knows how to pull the trigger. Doubt he would teach bad habits to eexride.
Thanks for responding though. I'm the guy that goes dove hunting with a box of ammo. I return to my truck with no ammo left and 1 bird.
 
Posts: 8959 | Location: Poetry, Texas | Registered: 28 November 2004Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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I'm sure he would not teach bad habits, but you have to be active and ask the right questions, two of which I suggested! Springing teal for instance. Many shooters are trying to figure out the lead for the rising bird or the falling bird. Shoot it at the top for heaven's sake! No lead, no nothing! That's the break point! Sometimes some common sense helps.
Peter.


Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong;
 
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Shotgun and pistol - the shooters matters.

Rifle - just buy a blaser and you will shoot well.

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True that. I went to a skeet shoot about 40 years ago + there was this country boy (young man) that was using a Stevens single shot 410 + he cleaned all our clocks.


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Rifle - just buy a blaser and you will shoot well.


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Poor mike.....
 
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