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Just bought my first shotgun - what should I do next?
Hey everyone, I'm brand new to shooting and just picked up a used Remington 870 Express 12 gauge. Got it for a good deal at my local shop. I've never owned a gun before and honestly feel a bit over...
Just bought my first shotgun - what should I do next?
Hey everyone, I'm brand new to shooting and just picked up a used Beretta A300 Outlander 12-gauge. I've been to the range once with a friend who showed me the basics, but now I'm on my own. What sh...
Anyone else find their pattern gets a little 'blown out' with 1-1/8 oz loads in a tight choke?
Been shooting a Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon I with a factory full choke (0.025" constriction) for sporting clays. My go-to load is Federal Top Gun 1-1/8 oz of #8 at 1200 fps. On longer crossers past ...
Anyone else think the new Federal Top Gun shells pattern tighter than they used to?
Been shooting for about 2 years now, mostly sporting clays with my Beretta A400 Xcel. I've always used Federal Top Gun 1-1/8 oz #8 shot at 1200 fps with an Improved Cylinder choke. Lately, it feels...
Anyone else find their pattern gets a little 'blown out' with 1-1/8 oz loads in a full choke?
Been shooting a Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon for sporting clays for a few years now. I've always used a full choke for long crossers and true pairs. Lately I've been running Federal Top Gun 1-1/8 oz #...
Anyone else find their pattern gets too tight with a full choke on 16-yard station 7?
Been shooting my Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon for years, mostly sporting clays. Lately on station 7, that long crosser from the right, I'm breaking them but the pattern looks like I'm peppering them. ...
Anyone else find their pattern gets too tight with a full choke on 40-yard crossing targets?
Been shooting sporting clays for years, mostly with my Browning Citori 725 with 30" barrels. I've always used a full choke for anything past 35 yards, but lately I'm noticing I'm getting more 'dust...
Anyone else find their pattern gets too tight with a full choke on 40-yard crossing shots?
Been shooting sporting clays for years, mostly with my Browning Citori 725. I've always used a full choke for the long stuff, but lately I'm noticing I'm missing more crossing targets at 40 yards. ...
Just bought my first shotgun - what's a good practice routine?
I picked up a used Beretta A300 Outlander 12-gauge last week and shot my first round of sporting clays over the weekend. I had a blast but only broke about 30% of the targets. I'm using a modified ...
Struggling with consistency on station 8 at my local sporting clays course
Been shooting for about 2 years now, mostly sporting clays. I'm using a Browning Citori with a modified choke and Federal Top Gun 1-1/8 oz #8 loads. I can hit most targets fine, but station 8 with ...