Skeet Shooting Gun??
My 16 year old son is starting to enjoy shooting clay pigons and what would be a good gun for him, He has been using me 12ga semi-auto winchester and I'm wonder if it would be better to get him something that's maybe a little easier to handle, Thanks for any help.[?]
Roger2fan
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It's always a trade off. If he is 130+ lbs the 12ga is the way to go, just make sure you are using target rounds and not higher velocity, hard kicking shells. The automatic reduces the felt recoil which is a big plus. A lighter gun will kick him harder reducing the enjoyment.
A pump might be something he would enjoy. The shooter is a bit more involved than just pointing and shooting.
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Have you considered looking for a Remington 1100 or such?
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SKEET OR TRAP??
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I agree with ridowns on considering the 1100. I learned skeet at 16 too. Pumps and over/unders started to beat me up after 50 rounds and affect my shooting. The 1100 with the 26" skeet barrell seemed a natural the way it pointed. Doesn't matter that he will finish growing in a couple years. Its still the choice of many adult shooters. A longer barrell with chokes would be an easy inexpensive swap for trap or hunting.
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You might consider a 20 ga. My son started shooting skeet at age 10 with a 20 ga. 870 with shortened stock. He is now 37 and still shoots the old 870. Of course the stock has grown about 6 inches through the years. If I had it to do over again I would go with an 1100. There is some satisfaction in busting the clays with a 20 when most of the other shooters are using 12's. 0 -
I started with a Browning 20 ga. at about age 8-10. I still have it and use it quite a bit. One advantage is if you can hit targets/birds with a 20 ga. then when you want to go with a 16 or 12 ga. it's much easier to adjust and hit targets/birds.
On a sidenote, my Dad switched out my 20 ga. w/ a single shot 410 when I got trigger happy. I can say that it helped quite a bit.0 -
I you are truly talking about skeet, then you are only shooting at targets that are twenty yards away. For skeet you may want to consider a 28 gauge O/U. The felt reoil is a great deal less and you are not giving up much in the pattern at twenty yards. If you are talking about trap, the targets are further away and going away. A semi-auto that will cycle light loads will be the least recoil. Less recoil felt keeps flinching away.
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though 28ga is perfect round to shoot, unless you are wealthy, it will get expensive fast. 28ga rounds are not cheap. be honest with you, there isnt anything wrong with your 12ga winchester. its the length of pull on that stock that counts. if it fits, it will work. if its a 1400, it has a pad, so youre good to go. just dont buy kmart generic shells. they all tend to be 3 drams. stick with bonified skeet rounds @1200fps. tell us more about the boy. he's the most expensive 'part' of any gun and should be the first thing we look at. anyone can shoot a gun. anyone can shoot any gun too! getting them to shoot it properly is what you appear to be looking for. changing brands of guns wont fix a basic bad habit. people tend to adapt to whatever gun they choose. just ask anyone who loves 50cal pistols! so 16 or not. winchester or not...lets get that winchester working for him! post away. ht/wt/glasses?/arm lngth/type shoes/loads used/lgth bbl, etc...
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