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Lutherf

Lutherf

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...and casual trap.

I always seem to ask these questions after the fact but that's the way it goes.

I happened to be in Sportsman's Warehouse yesterday and they happened to have a Browning Citori Lightning on sale for $1,499 and I happened have been invited to shoot some trap before tax season (which I'd never done) and it happened to be fun. Bottom line, I got a 12ga, 28" which, I've been told, would be OK for shooting trap, skeet and sporting clays depending on what choke I use.

The damage has already been done but now I'm just looking for feedback regarding whether my idea has any merit whatsoever or whether I just picked up the equivalent of a Swiss Army Knife which can be used for lots of stuff but isn't particularly good at any stuff.
 
Sorry to say I don't shoot trap any more, but when I did it was the same gun that shot dove, quail, pheasant, ducks and geese all season long. Hence it broke clay targets too. Enjoy it. Sounds like a really nice fun to own.
 
Lutherf said:
...and casual trap.

I always seem to ask these questions after the fact but that's the way it goes.

I happened to be in Sportsman's Warehouse yesterday and they happened to have a Browning Citori Lightning on sale for $1,499 and I happened have been invited to shoot some trap before tax season (which I'd never done) and it happened to be fun. Bottom line, I got a 12ga, 28" which, I've been told, would be OK for shooting trap, skeet and sporting clays depending on what choke I use.

The damage has already been done but now I'm just looking for feedback regarding whether my idea has any merit whatsoever or whether I just picked up the equivalent of a Swiss Army Knife which can be used for lots of stuff but isn't particularly good at any stuff.
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No, you did fine, more than fine actually. Honestly most of the non-serious trap shooters in our league just use their hunting guns and they do great with them, might be more of a problem with the longer handicap ranges, but at 16 no. Bonus being it's an o/u you can shoot doubles with it too. If you get into trap more you can always get a dedicated trap gun.
 
Winchester said:
No, you did fine, more than fine actually. Honestly most of the non-serious trap shooters in our league just use their hunting guns and they do great with them, might be more of a problem with the longer handicap ranges, but at 16 no. Bonus being it's an o/u you can shoot doubles with it too. If you get into trap more you can always get a dedicated trap gun.
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I appreciate the feedback. The first time I shot the guy let me use his Winchester 101 and that was fine but I really didn't have anything to compare it to. I guess Sunday will show me whether it makes a difference!
 
Cant really say, but my 22 remington crusher, is great for plinking in my back yard. It is a gas ram, air gun, I have a 100 ft range in my back yard. Not as fun as a "real" gun, but how else can one shoot in a back yard?

I have a bench rest and back stop.
 
Lutherf said:
...and casual trap.

I always seem to ask these questions after the fact but that's the way it goes.

I happened to be in Sportsman's Warehouse yesterday and they happened to have a Browning Citori Lightning on sale for $1,499 and I happened have been invited to shoot some trap before tax season (which I'd never done) and it happened to be fun. Bottom line, I got a 12ga, 28" which, I've been told, would be OK for shooting trap, skeet and sporting clays depending on what choke I use.

The damage has already been done but now I'm just looking for feedback regarding whether my idea has any merit whatsoever or whether I just picked up the equivalent of a Swiss Army Knife which can be used for lots of stuff but isn't particularly good at any stuff.
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If I ever spend that much on a shotgun it better shoot trap, skeet, sporting clays and pheasants. The Citori is a lovely firearm - you shouldn't have any regrets with it. You've just purchased an heirloom.
 
Lutherf said:
...and casual trap.

I always seem to ask these questions after the fact but that's the way it goes.

I happened to be in Sportsman's Warehouse yesterday and they happened to have a Browning Citori Lightning on sale for $1,499 and I happened have been invited to shoot some trap before tax season (which I'd never done) and it happened to be fun. Bottom line, I got a 12ga, 28" which, I've been told, would be OK for shooting trap, skeet and sporting clays depending on what choke I use.

The damage has already been done but now I'm just looking for feedback regarding whether my idea has any merit whatsoever or whether I just picked up the equivalent of a Swiss Army Knife which can be used for lots of stuff but isn't particularly good at any stuff.
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Great gun, I got one in 12 and one in 20 ga. You will love it.
 
Lutherf said:
...and casual trap.

I always seem to ask these questions after the fact but that's the way it goes.

I happened to be in Sportsman's Warehouse yesterday and they happened to have a Browning Citori Lightning on sale for $1,499 and I happened have been invited to shoot some trap before tax season (which I'd never done) and it happened to be fun. Bottom line, I got a 12ga, 28" which, I've been told, would be OK for shooting trap, skeet and sporting clays depending on what choke I use.

The damage has already been done but now I'm just looking for feedback regarding whether my idea has any merit whatsoever or whether I just picked up the equivalent of a Swiss Army Knife which can be used for lots of stuff but isn't particularly good at any stuff.
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I compete with a Browning Citori shotgun. Its one of their cheaper target guns because I like the fact that it does NOT have Ported barrels. I shoot mostly Olympic trap and while ported barrels are now legal, most of us don't use them. For ISU Trap, you want a flat shooting shotgun. For American trap-where the targets are always rising, you want a shotgun that puts 60-80% of the pattern above where you aim

a 28" barrel is good for skeet and hunting. Its OK for Trap and sporting clays. Most Clays guns have gone to 30-32" barrels. Olympic skeet guns are usually 28", hunting guns 26-28 and American Skeet guns-28-30. For American trap-30-32, for Olympic Trap most use 30 but I shoot 32. The main way to make the shotgun most versatile is to get an assortment of choke tubes

for skeet you want "skeet chokes" or cylinder or Improved cylinder. For shooting quail over dogs-the same. For shooting 16 yard trap (the most common version) modified. For ISU trap, Improved Modified on the first barrel, full on the second barrel. for sporting clays, you need a wide range though for most American courses you can get by with Improved Cylinder on the first barrel and light modified on the second.

you should pattern your shotgun -get a full newspaper sheet and shoot it at 25 yards and see where the pattern is.

if its centered, you are going to have to come up through a trap target. If the pattern is high of where you aimed, thats good for trap but for skeet you are going to have to float the target on the top of the barrel.
 
I bought a Mossberg Maverick 88 12 ga. for mostly skeet and dove. Cost me around $189 new and I do pretty well. I'd imagine a gun with that price tag will feel great. I'm saving up for a O/U. Let us know how it feels.
 
TurtleDude said:
I compete with a Browning Citori shotgun. Its one of their cheaper target guns because I like the fact that it does NOT have Ported barrels. I shoot mostly Olympic trap and while ported barrels are now legal, most of us don't use them. For ISU Trap, you want a flat shooting shotgun. For American trap-where the targets are always rising, you want a shotgun that puts 60-80% of the pattern above where you aim

a 28" barrel is good for skeet and hunting. Its OK for Trap and sporting clays. Most Clays guns have gone to 30-32" barrels. Olympic skeet guns are usually 28", hunting guns 26-28 and American Skeet guns-28-30. For American trap-30-32, for Olympic Trap most use 30 but I shoot 32. The main way to make the shotgun most versatile is to get an assortment of choke tubes

for skeet you want "skeet chokes" or cylinder or Improved cylinder. For shooting quail over dogs-the same. For shooting 16 yard trap (the most common version) modified. For ISU trap, Improved Modified on the first barrel, full on the second barrel. for sporting clays, you need a wide range though for most American courses you can get by with Improved Cylinder on the first barrel and light modified on the second.

you should pattern your shotgun -get a full newspaper sheet and shoot it at 25 yards and see where the pattern is.

if its centered, you are going to have to come up through a trap target. If the pattern is high of where you aimed, thats good for trap but for skeet you are going to have to float the target on the top of the barrel.
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Really? My shotgun has a modified choke I use for skeet. I do well and its what a lot of people suggested. Hope that doesn't hinder me come dove season.
 
TaterTots said:
Really? My shotgun has a modified choke I use for skeet. I do well and its what a lot of people suggested. Hope that doesn't hinder me come dove season.
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well I don't know what your parameters are -in 91 My four gun average was 98.5 and in the 12 and 20 -I think I dropped three targets out of about 2000. we all shot Skeet chokes which are pretty close to cylinder or improved cylinder. Modified is a good choke for dove if you are shooting them as they fly above you (pass shooting). When I shot dove in South America I was using live pigeon chokes Light full and extra full with the tighter choke on the first barrel because I was trying really high shots-80-100 meters. but for most hunting applications, modified is a good all around choke
 
TurtleDude said:
well I don't know what your parameters are -in 91 My four gun average was 98.5 and in the 12 and 20 -I think I dropped three targets out of about 2000. we all shot Skeet chokes which are pretty close to cylinder or improved cylinder. Modified is a good choke for dove if you are shooting them as they fly above you (pass shooting). When I shot dove in South America I was using live pigeon chokes Light full and extra full with the tighter choke on the first barrel because I was trying really high shots-80-100 meters. but for most hunting applications, modified is a good all around choke
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Well, the place I've been scouting for September is a sun flower field and I would say I could do well only shooting about 40-50 yards out. I think a modified choke will do me well. If not I'm flexible on buying what I need to do better.
 
I wouldn't know enough about the more refined nuances of trap to say. I always shot with what I hunted with... Remington 1100 auto. Last time I was skeet shooting I shot about 50 in a row, including doubles, so I figured that was good enough.
 
TaterTots said:
Well, the place I've been scouting for September is a sun flower field and I would say I could do well only shooting about 40-50 yards out. I think a modified choke will do me well. If not I'm flexible on buying what I need to do better.
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yeah that or a light full
 
Goshin said:
I wouldn't know enough about the more refined nuances of trap to say. I always shot with what I hunted with... Remington 1100 auto. Last time I was skeet shooting I shot about 50 in a row, including doubles, so I figured that was good enough.
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the remington 1100 was the king of Skeet when I first started. lots of guys still use it in 12G to cut down on recoil. that's good shooting
 
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