Need choke advice

loan shark

Tomorrow my bank is hosting a sporting clay shoot for our customers. I have two Beretta 12 ga. side by sides I plan to take. One is a 26 inch and the other is a 28 inch barrel. Both have changable chokes. I really don't want to bother with changing them in the field. I don't know how the course is set up. I am thinking skeet next to imp. cyl as an overall setup. What is your opinion and does the barrel length come in to play?

Tailgunner1954

Barrel length comes into play with your swing, long barrels are harder to get going but fight swing stopping.Me, going to a strange course, I would take the shorter barrel fitted with skeet and mod. choke (and have a full in my pocket). For shells I would take #8, maybe a box each of 7 1/2 and 9, but 8 shot makes a good comprimise. Assuming you haven't shot clays before, line up youy eye, front bead and lead the bird as your mounting the gun. Everything should be right for the shot when the gun hits your shoulder.Advise from someone that used to set up a course, the longer you think about the shot the more you will miss the shot, the hardest stations are the ones where the bird is in sight the longest.*A mind is a terrable thing to waste on a shotgunner*[This message has been edited by Tailgunner1954 (edited 04-03-2002).]

JustC

barrel length is important in sporting clays. I personally don't like skeet chokes unless I am shooting trap or skeet. sporting clay is more of a "real world" type setup. The shots are designed to replicate wing shooting, therefore, my choice of chokes would be imp. cyl. and modified. I would also suggest carrying a full with you for that one station that they put you on near the end which offers a long shot to throw off your score. Let someone else shoot first and switch to full for that station.