Trap shooting
I was wondering what the best all around choke to use for trap shooting? I was thinking that light full (.030) would be a good choice in the Briley brand what do you all think?
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My kids (18 and 16) and I started shooting trap a few months ago. We are using a 12ga and 20ga pump and would like to advance to an O/U. Have come across a few used guns (Brownings) that are beautiful. Dicks Sporting goods has a few that are cheap..... What are some things to look at and take into consideration when purchasing an O/U? I would like something I can also take in the field and use besides shooting trap. Any and all info will help. I thank you in advance for any advice. Rich. 0 -
Trap guns are very specialized and generally don't make very good field guns. You could get by with a dedicated skeet gun out in the field but not a real trap gun. 0 -
First off, unless you need NO kind of advice and really appreciate ignorant, ill educated salespeople who are likely to advise you toward something completely inappropriate, avoid Dick's like the plague. What a dump. Worked there about 3 years, and with the exception of the guy who runs the national firearms program for them, ALL morons from the leads up. If you know EXACTLY what you want, and get a good price at Dick's (the most appropriately named sporting goods store on earth) , then go for it. Just make sure you check the box for warranty cards, accessories and the correct serial number as well as the correct model marked on the box. They are near or at the bottom of the food chain, and I would never bother unless it were the deal of a lifetime.
Check out the Franchi guns ($700 to $1100 range). Dick's carries a Diamond double (the real one's, available at real sporting goods stores are called the Rannaisance)that is nice in my experience. Avoid the Stoegers and the Baikals. They are "OK", but nothing I really care to own; just not very carryable and heavy. One would think this would make them durable...sadly, not really the case either. Stevens was (might still be) importing a Turkish gun that I think is pretty nice too ($500 range).0 -
Before I bought a dedicated trap gun a BT100, I bought and shot a Browning Citori for years. Find out which choke works best for your yardage and go for it. You can use it for doubles, skeet, and sporting clays. 0 -
As Mark stated, Trap guns are very specilized. A good gun for trap, skeet, clays, and field use is a "sporting" model. Not the best for a given game, but very good all around.
Best for the buck: Hard to go wrong with SKB, Beretta 686 (note if you like the cast stock before you buy), most models of browning, CZ is a decent gun for the dollars. Get a double bead, barrel selection, and MUST HAVE screw in choke system.
Above was some good advise on the "Dick's" models.
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As Mark said, a trap gun is a specialized shotgun. 12 guage, dual beaded, vented rib, raised comb, 28+ inch barrel and a very heavy frame compared to a field gun. A trap gun can see in a couple of months what a field gun might not experience in twenty years and they are built that way. When I lived in L.A and shot trap and skeet, I shot at least 500 shells a week, every week and I was considered a lightweight.
If you intend to really get into this, I would also consider a reloader.
The only O/U shotgun that I am aware of that used the same frame for trap and sheet as field were the Citoris and they are/were heavy.0 -
Nothing holds its value like a browning...
If you know what you want and they have it for a good price go for it.
Its a investment gun.0 -
Not trying to be crappy with you here Woody, but I think the Krieghoff people would disagree pretty strenuously with you in terms of what has best resale. I agree that the Browning guns are excellent. Used a 525 Sporting Clays for about everything I shot for a few years and goit nearly what I paid for it when I sold it in '07...good timing as I doubt I would do that well these days! 0 -
I shot trap extensively over about a 15 year period.
I owned one Rem 1100 auto, one Winchester 12 pump, one Perazzi single, and three O/Us of good makes. Naturally I shot a bunch of others in the shopping process.
I always came back to the 1100. It patterned well and kicked less than the fixed breech guns. I did retain an O/U for doubles but seldom used it for singles or handicap after the first few months. I sold the pump, single, and other two O/Us. I still have the 1100 for the occasional recreational round. I still have the Broadway, too, but that is more due to low resale value of a well worn gun.0 -
The first book I read about trap shooting had a chapter about what made a "good" trap gun .
I still remember the first sentence : it is the gun that you break the most targets with .
Hang around with other shooter and ask questions .
You will be surprised at the help you will get .
Some shooters might even let you try their guns .
I have owned a little bit of everything ,but have gone back to my Remington Wingmaster .
I shoot with guys that have thousands invested in their guns ,and I hold in there with them all day ![;)]0 -
I agree with Mark, but I have carried my trap gun in the field. I have a Winchester Select Energy adjustable comb, 30" barreled gun. It is both ported and back bored. I got a Beretta 686 Onyx Pro before that, thinking that if I didn't like the trap game, then I had a field gun. It hurt to shoot 50 rounds thru that 686. I sold it and got the Winchester. If you get a stack barrel, make sure it is a Browning or Winchester, and is ported and backbored...they shoot like a 22. It helps you enjoy the learning curve that trap brings with it. Look on the auction side here for your best deals, and not at Dicks, or any other big box stores. If you need advice, we are heere for you, with expeerience. Not like most salespeople at Dick's who have a JOB to do.
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