Skeet/Trap/Sporting Clays

PanzerSlayer2

My buddy is convinced that a 20" double barrel side by side 12 ga is the best shotgun for skeet/trap/Sporting Clays. I told him that my Stoeger stagecoach gun is not suited for speed with the two triggers.

Maybe I'm wrong because I can't shoot them that way. What does everyone else say? Can you recommend a quality sporting shotgun for my friend? He won't listen to me.

GuvamintCheese

quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
Ask him to accompany you to any Trap, Skeet or SC range and count the number of double barrels he sees,,,,,[;)]

I shoot a 'Ljutic' for trap and a Browning GTI for skeet and SC,,,,,
he'll see plenty of doubles! just not short barreled doubles!

CaptFun

I was forced to use one of those little coach guns at a Sporting Clays event this summer. (We were provided firearms at every stage, everyone shot the same thing.) I can tell you hands down what I do not want for home defense (or any other application) and that is one of those little sxs. I could not hit squat with them (nor could anyone one our team.)

That said I have an older Stoeger Condor O/U in 12GA that I do shoot clays with on a regular basis, I wish I had the 30" compensated barrels on the Competition Model instead of the 28", but it is what it is.

thorhammer

I use a CZ 12 ga O/U 28" barrels with extractors on trap, IC choke

On skeet I use any 12 ga with 26" barrels open cylinder choke.

Sporting Clays....I use my grandpa's Remington model 11 with full choke, and I hit the rabbit shots all the time[:)] I always use a field gun on sporting clays.

Coming with a 20" coach gun on a trap or skeet field will get the fish eye stares[xx(]

Warbirds

I always say its the gun not the shooter- but this is just absurd to say the coach gun platform is "the best"' at well, anything.

swopjan

quote:Originally posted by CaptFun
I was forced to use one of those little coach guns at a Sporting Clays event this summer. (We were provided firearms at every stage, everyone shot the same thing.) I can tell you hands down what I do not want for home defense (or any other application) and that is one of those little sxs. I could not hit squat with them (nor could anyone one our team.)

That said I have an older Stoeger Condor O/U in 12GA that I do shoot clays with on a regular basis, I wish I had the 30" compensated barrels on the Competition Model instead of the 28", but it is what it is.


Captain! Your stars are green! Are you sick!? [xx(]

Tailgunner1954

BTDT
The reason for longer barrels at shotgun games is simple, swing momentum.
The coach length will start swinging fast, but, it stops just as fast IE: between the brain saying now and the finger responding the gun will stop moving.

eastbank

i bought a browning 12ga 2-3/4 upland special citori with 24" barrels for birds over dogs, at the patteren board it shot very flat. i tried a round of trap and after shooting at a few birds to see where to hold i shot a 23-25. i will try a few rounds of sporting clays and five stand to get used to the short barrels before hunting season. its quite light compared to my other over-under shotguns in 12ga. according to garp.

md1634

I shoot a hammer gun and my wife shoots a $800 CZ double for clays; we do just fine.

Oakie

I shoot a Ruger Red Label over/under for sporting clays. To each his own. What ever your friend feels comfortable with, he should shoot.

Mr. Perfect

Don't most shoot over/under in those shoots, as opposed to sxs? 20" seems pretty short to me.