I shoot only skeet and recently both local ranges are now not allowing any shotgun below a 26in barrel, just as I was going to buy a Winchester model 1897 with a 20in barrel. Now I can’t shoot any thing that has any “tactical” features. I have plenty of normal clay guns but half the fun is shooting the “wrong” gun sometimes.

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Messing with AI to get some presentations of clays coming out of a trap house. This is got to be one the funnier ones! That's one tough shot through the clay house!

Let me start by saying that I have no delusions of being the next Olympic shooter. I'm good, but certainly not even the best on my team. I really, really don't want to think this, but the pattern has become too obvious to ignore.

Basically, we take the top 7 to shoots, and I'm always in that top 7, until he lets everyone below me re-shoot every single discipline until I'm out, even though that goes against his own rules. Last shoot, I was towards the bottom of the ranking. I was allowed to re-shoot one event (per the rules he established at the beginning of the semester) and I did well. He then let everyone below me re-shoot everything until someone beat my total score.

For this upcoming shoot, I worked my ass of and placed extremely well (top 3) then, on a day he knew I was going to out of town for a wedding, he let everyone under me re-shoot everything again. Thus, I won't be traveling. I had already requested time off from work, made plans with my professors for coursework, etc. Now all of that is for nothing.

I don't understand what I could have done to make him dislike me. He specifically asked me to come shoot for him. I never miss a practice, I'm the first one to offer to load throwers, pick up hulls, etc. The guy that "beat" me the first time shows up to maybe 60% of practices, and he might be sober for half of those. Do I ask him? Or do I just grit my teeth and smile?

Background, I was a very casual shooter for years, typically shot sporting clays 6-8 times per year. Last year I got into American trap, bought a dedicated trap gun, and joined a league this year. I would still consider myself a casual shooter at 2-4 25 target rounds per week of both league and practice.

For trap I was always buying the same federal ammo in the name of being consistent, but a few weeks ago Remington gun club was on sale so I bought a few flats. After my first flat the bump in scores is huge.

What do you think, ammo, placebo, or just a relatively new shooter learning?

I’ve been wanting to get into the sport for some time. Finally ready to buy my first gun, a 12 gauge Stoeger longfowler. Nothing fancy but I thought it would be fun to shoot with the boys and get me started. I’m not sure why, but you can’t find them anywhere in my area. Ran across one online at a great price and jumped on it. I even talked with a rep via chat. I figured it out before the purchase was processed but lesson learned. Do your research on the shop first. Ended up with a cancelled credit card and worst of all, no gun.

Curious to see which countries, states, provinces, jurisdictions, anarcho-syndicalist communes are represented here. Always wanted to shoot internationally.

Looking for some gun ideas for fiancé. She wants an over under for less than 1k. Let me preface before everyone starts saying get her fitted, spend a million dollars, etc. She is only ever going to be a weekend shooter at best. Never has any intention to compete or anything, just 50 rounds or so here and there. This is purely just for fun.

She’s pretty small (5’2, 130lbs) so I bought her a kids mossberg 500, and now we’re thinking about getting her something more fun. Again. This is purely for fun. She does not need or want a 3k gun like my 725.

We went to cabelas and she tried a stoeger condor 20g which she seems to like. Also tried a mossberg silver reserve which she did not like. I floated a semi auto but frankly I think she wants a o/u for the aesthetic. Just looking to get some ideas of what other guns maybe out there. I’ve heard CZ has really been making some moves.

Was wondering why so sore...clearly gun wasnt shouldered properly lop

Hello guys,

I've been shooting twice a week for more than 2 years for fun, to improve my skills, and to participate in local competitions.

And I still use a 300$ shotgun made in Soviet times.

It's time to upgrade. I'm thinking about Beretta. My budget is not limited for this purchase.

The problem: I'm making a blind purchase. I can't try a shotgun before buying.

So, I will follow your advice. What to buy?

Friends say SL2 is new and rough. DT11 is better. And I want to enjoy and flex at competitions. :D

Reddit, please share your recommendations.

More about myself: I shoot sporting clays. I weigh 71 kg / 5′9″ and am 175 cm / 156.5 lbs tall.

Not sure how to feel about this... French wine, French cheese, French baguette, French croissant... OK... but French chokes?! 🤣😜😂

I have heard multiple representations from other members of my gun club that loading 3+ shells and shooting more than 2 thrown clays before reloading on a skeet field is “unsafe.” While it is against the rules of a skeet match, I tend to disagree with the safety argument. For clarity, all others on-field were behind the shooter, all shooters were utilizing the field to practice specific stations/shots, there were no barrel-flagging violations, no shells loaded or shots taken off-station, nor were there any other indicia of unsafe conduct. Am I mistaken in this position?

I’ve been shooting for going on 25 years and have never before heard this complaint on the practice field.

tl:dr - is there anything intrinsically unsafe about shooting clays with more than two shells in the gun?

Hi all - tracking my stats and round and curious on tips for station 5? I seem to struggle there

I’ve added my stats for the last 5 rounds!! Thank you

Took this beauty out for a few rounds of skeet yesterday. Well worth it.

Looking to get back into trap and skeet just for a fun activity not for competition. I’ve looked at some of the CZ’s that are decent cost. Anything else I should look into that isn’t going to break the bank? 12 or 20 gauge no real preference.

Wonder if people have a red dot installed for skeet shooting. If so, how can it be installed since some shotgun is not designed for red dot installation?

Having trouble past 108 getting solid hits

I just bought a new A300 Ultima and took it apart for cleaning and oiling after a couple of rounds. When I put it back together and tried cycling the charging handle a few times, I noticed that there are tiny scratches on the bolt assembly due to the receiver I think. Is this normal or have I made some mistake in the reassembly?