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Old 07-06-2008, 08:37 PM
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hey guys I just joined a trap club, what should | be using for a gun? Semi? side x side, over under? or single shot?

Thanks for the help!
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Old 07-06-2008, 08:43 PM
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hey guys I just joined a trap club, what should | be using for a gun? Semi? side x side, over under? or single shot?

Thanks for the help!
You "Just" don't join a trap club without having one or more scatterguns..

So why don't you go first and tell us what you have??
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Old 07-06-2008, 08:58 PM
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I have a ton of guns, and I did do a little skeet shooting when I was younger. I only had a pump shotgun at the time and I am looking for some advice on what I should be using as I "just" joined the club and I am looking for some help in the decision making process. If you have a pointless comment like Jester join the I'm a goof forum
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Old 07-06-2008, 09:01 PM
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I find it easiest to use either a single shot for single skeets.....or a double barrel. Thats just my preference though.....
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Old 07-06-2008, 09:07 PM
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Thanks James, I was watching the competition today and noticed most of the guys were using single shots.
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Old 07-06-2008, 09:09 PM
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You can use whatever the heck you want to use... I'd suggest using whatever gun you hunt birds with. If you get good at it and want to compete, there are better options, but... An auto works great for both trap and skeet.
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Old 07-06-2008, 09:38 PM
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If you have a pointless comment like Jester join the I'm a goof forum
Dude...That was totally uncalled for..

First,you ask for help and when someone asks you what you currently have you blurt out..

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I have a ton of guns,
So....Mr.Expert....Why did you even ask for help when you are a know it all??

btw.....my all time favourite scattergun was/is an Ithaca model xl300..

12ga. 2 3/4 inch only...I never shot a 25 with it but a 24 is good in my books..

One more thing....Post that addy that you speak off....ok?
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Old 07-07-2008, 12:27 AM
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Ok, what you first need to decide is if you wish to take the sport serious. And by serious I mean you want to compete

Then if you do, go get yourself a Trap Gun, a Skeet Gun and a Sporting clays gun. They are all different.

Where do you live?
What Trap club were you at today?

If you want to take it a bit serious, then I would recommend a O/U Browning Citori. Plenty of them around if you know where to look. There are not to many regular shotguns around that can handle the thousands of shells you will shoot. You can expect to pay around $1,000-$1,500.

You mentioned that you saw lots of guns at the competition today that were shooting single shots, in fact they probably have a 2 barrel set. A single barrel for singles and a double barrel for doubles. Or the guy has 2 shotguns

I assume you were at Calgary as that was the big shoot this weekend. You were fortunate to see some of the best shooters in Western Canada and a few that rank up there with the best in the world.

Its a great sport, please let me know if I can be of any help. Not that I know much, but I do know the guys to talk with.

If you plan on competing in this sport, PLEASE PLEASE do not listen to those that say any gun will do, or how about a pump. The one thing I will guarantee you is that those who were winning the bling today DID NOT have a pump. These guns are specially stocked so that hitting clays is easier.(YEAH RIGHT) Your Grampas wing master will not do. This sport is way to specialized to just ask anyone. You need the proper info

But if you want to just go shoot every now and then take whatever you got and have fun. Anytime something goes BANG, its a great time.

Jamie

BTW Jester, I joined and didnt have a Shotgun. Calgary was good enough to lend me a gun for the first little while, then I got hooked, bought the wrong gun (for trap), got really hooked and bought a gun that will do for now.
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Old 07-07-2008, 07:24 AM
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A person can STILL win the Nat's with an 870 Wingmaster , 1100, or a model 12
Any of these guns will do you fine.

Many people like the BPS as well, but I am not a fan of that type of pump action.

You do not need a $2,000+ O/U to compete in trap.....
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