Skeet O/U

nolenvt

November 16, 2004 20:26

I have just gotten into skeet shooting at a local range and was wondering if there was any inexpensive O/U skeet guns out there. I have seen the khan and baikal but have not heard great things about them with regard to sport shooting, If anyone can help me with this or answer it that would be great.


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  gskyhawk

  November 17, 2004 02:13

  maybe a used Ruger Red label, they can be purchased for around $800 , you can always us a good pump like an Remington 870 with a skeet barrel or if it has rem chokes

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  Alpine

  November 17, 2004 03:41

  If you can cycle a pump action for a secound shot in skeet, you're a better man than I. Of course I am very old and decrepit, but most will use an O/U for skeet simply because the cycle time for the O/U is nill.
  
  Your mileage may vary.
  
  
  
  "If you ain't got pictures, I wasn't there."

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  Robin

  November 17, 2004 04:12

  I second the motion for a new or used Red Label, if it fits you. I have had good luck with my 12 ga. with 28" barrels. No problems at all. I did remove the spacer between the barrels, it kept coming loose.
  
  Worry is the interest humans pay on the debt of miscalculation.

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  ddhotbot

  November 17, 2004 05:10

  i purchased a 12 and a 20 ga russian o/u and love them both.the eaa izmash will run you under $400 and they are alot of gun for the money,and built like a tank.they have single trigger,selectable trigger,5 choke tubes,ejectors which can be turned off into extractors.when you first get one they are really tight and hard too open but after a few hundred rounds they loosen up quite nicely.in my opinion they are the best buy in an o/u for the money.hope this helps don

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  geeguy

  November 17, 2004 06:47

  Unless your only going to shoot skeet, I recommend a sporting clays gun (more usable for all games). While the Red Label is servicable, for a few hundred more dollars you can move to a 686 Beretta or SKB 585. The Beretta is cast off on the stock (so see if that fits you), but both can give you a lifetime of shooting and you won't outgrow the gun if you wish to shoot competition. As for the ruski guns, I haven't shot many, I hear good things about the "value", but the wood is poor (very usable, just not pretty) and the metal fit can use some polish before use. Weight and balance seem OK and they hit the birds.
  
  I do not recommend a pump for a beginning skeet shooter if you are serious.

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  river

  November 17, 2004 11:05

  get a used browning

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  Salvage33

  November 17, 2004 13:44

  I have to second ddhotbot's recommendation for the Baikal's. Own one in 12 gauge and have a 20 on order. Action is tight, initially, but after "polishing" the ears, mine is as smooth as silk. Wood to metal fit leaves something to be desired, but for under $400/copy, you can buy two or three in different gauges and still spend less than a Citori would cost.
  
  After market choke tubes are readily available, and with chrome bores and 3" chambers, you can use it to hunt waterfowl with steel shot without eating up the barrel.
  
  The choice is yours, after all, it's your wallet.
  
  John
  
  
  The original point and click interface was made by Smith & Wesson

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