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Struggling with consistent lead on crossing targets at 30 yards

Been shooting for about 2 years, mostly sporting clays. I'm using a Browning 725 with a Modified choke, shooting 1-1/8 oz of #8 shot at 1200 fps. At my local club, I keep missing station 8 where th...

Instruction Intermediate | asked about 1 month ago by Competition Chris
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Struggling with crossing targets on station 3 at my local NSCA course

Been shooting for about 2 years and my scores are stuck. On station 3, I'm consistently missing the crossing targets, especially the left-to-right report pair. I'm using a Browning Citori with an i...

Instruction Intermediate | asked about 1 month ago by Skeet Shooter Sue
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Struggling with consistent lead on crossing targets at 35 yards

Been shooting for about 2 years, mostly sporting clays. I'm using a Browning Citori with an Improved Cylinder choke, shooting 1-1/8 oz of #8 shot at 1200 fps. I can hit most stuff, but those long c...

Instruction Intermediate | asked about 1 month ago by Sarah M.
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Just started and my head keeps coming up off the stock

Hey all, new shooter here. I'm using a used Browning Citori 12 gauge with a modified choke, shooting 1 oz #8 loads at 1200 fps. Every time I call for the bird at my local club's station 3 (going aw...

Instruction Beginner | asked about 1 month ago by Sporting Clays Steve
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Struggling with consistency on long crossers at FITASC Compak - is it my lead method or my setup?

Been shooting FITASC Compak for a couple years now, but those long crossers on stations 3 and 4 at 35+ yards are killing me. I'm using a Browning 725 with a Modified choke, shooting 1-1/8 oz of #7....

Instruction Advanced | asked about 1 month ago by NewShooter2024
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Struggling with consistent lead on crossing targets at 35 yards

Been shooting about 2 years, mostly sporting clays. I'm using a Browning 725 with an Improved Cylinder choke, shooting 1-1/8 oz of #8 shot at 1200 fps. I can break most stuff inside 30 yards, but w...

Instruction Intermediate | asked about 1 month ago by Old Timer Bob
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Struggling with consistent trigger timing on long crossers at 40 yards

Been shooting sporting clays for years, but I keep missing behind on those long, fast crossers at stations 7 and 8. I'm shooting a Browning 725 with a 30" barrel, using a Modified choke and 1-1/8 o...

Instruction Advanced | asked about 1 month ago by Mike from Texas
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My head keeps coming up on station 8 low house targets

Just started sporting clays a few months ago with my Browning Citori 12ga. I'm fine on most stations, but on station 8 low house quartering-aways at about 35 yards, I keep lifting my head to see if...

Instruction Beginner | asked about 1 month ago by Dave the Reloader
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Struggling with consistency on long crossers at FITASC Compak - is it my lead method or something else?

Been shooting FITASC Compak for a couple years now, but I keep dropping those long crossers on stations 3 and 4, especially the right-to-left ones. I'm using a Browning 725 with a Modified choke, s...

Instruction Advanced | asked about 1 month ago by Coach Jim
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Struggling with consistency on long crossers at FITASC Compak - is it my lead method or my choke?

Been shooting FITASC Compak Sporting for a couple years now, but those long crossers on stations 3 and 7 are killing me. I'm using a Browning 725 with an IM choke, shooting 1-1/8 oz of #7.5 at 1200...

Instruction Advanced | asked about 1 month ago by JustStartedShooting
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