Got to shoot the pointer acrius 20 ga some today. Only have about 250~ rounds thru the gun but performance and feel seems good so far. It is breaking in nicely, not near as stiff as it was initially. Only thing I’ve done is added a kick eez “magnum” recoil pad ( giving me a 14 7/8 LOP). Seems to be a good buy for 400 USD .

So I have a o/u and a nice gas gun. I’ve wanted to get a synthetic inertia gun to see how I like those and perhaps for bad weather shooting. However, all I shoot is clays. I have considered getting an Ethos Supersport (30 inch barrel).

I recently found a Super Black Eagle 3 in 3 inch for about 60% of the cost of an Ethos.

They both have comfortech 3 stocks, removable piece on top of the receiver, synthetic stocks, etc. Both are 3 inch and weigh about 7 lbs. Same Benelli action and 10 year warranty.

The only really differences seems to be the SBE has a 2” shorter barrel (I doubt it will make much difference), 3 of the five chokes are flush mount (I’ll put the extended IC or M in and be done with it), and they look slightly different (I like the look of both).

So in all it seems like a no brainier to get the SBE. Am I missing anything about these two guns that make spending a lot more on an ethos worthwhile given it will be for clays?

Have been thinking about getting a rangefinder to measure the distance to landmarks at each station.

Local course likes to mix in some extreme long range targets, and judging target speed gets really challenging

Wondering if anyone has tried this and if they think it gave them useful information?

My youth team shooters struggle to find used mid-range competition shotguns (think 694) when they want to upgrade from the A400. Where can they be found (in the US)? It seems to become easier and cheaper to buy them from Holts in the UK, even after shipping… Is there a secret stash somewhere local?

Hi there.

My wife and I just joined a winter skeet league at our club. We took a lesson and have the basics, and have accepted that we will have probably the lowest scores for the league but it’s all good fun.

I’m a bullet guy, did a little bit of hunting with a shotgun in college though (walked around in a field with a gun mostly) I have a Nova, and a tavor ts12- not the ideal skeet guns. My wife is brand new to guns in general.

Between life and the hours the range is open we have limited time to shoot skeet at the club- though we try when we can.

Yesterday we managed to squeeze in a round (first since our lesson) at the end of the day. (Checked out some over unders at 4pm and both shot a round under the glowering eye of the staff who wanted to be out at 5) I hit 7, wife missed them all.

All of this to ask what are some good ways to practice outside of the skeet range? Even at the skeet range too?

I dry fire my handgun, actually do own a MantisX which theoretically works on a shotgun too. Are there good dry fire drills to work on for skeet?

We can shoot shotshell in the action pit at the range, so I think we’ll go there and my wife can shoot at some non-moving targets since the first time she fired a shotgun was in our skeet lesson. (She hit a few with the instructor but he’s not available again until hunting season is over)

Should we find an old Nintendo and play a lot of duck hunt?

What’s the main differences?

Newbie question, so a little embarrassed. Enjoyed a sporting clay day with a SP1 30”. Amazing fun and now I want one. The instructor told me I definitely wanted a 28” due to my size. What am I missing here, is the 686 28” SP1 just not a thing? Appears only the field comes in 28”. Thanks.

I'm trying to fix my buddies model 1400 and need to remove the mag tube throat but to do so I have to remove the carrier release and was wondering the best way to remove and reinsert the pin holding it or if I need a new pin what pin do I need?

Thinking about shooting this event, but haven't shot under the lights before. Could be awesome, could suck.

Wondering if anyone ever done this event before, and how Cardinal puts it together.

Does anyone have experience with the Remington V3 Waterfowl Pro? I love the feel of my 870 and I’m wondering does it feel similar to the 870 in the hand. I just find that out of any of my shotguns I own my 870 just points the best for me and the POI is the most accurate. Everything else seems to just shoot high or to the side. Any opinions and feedback is appreciated !! I’m torn between the Remington V3 Waterfowl Pro or the Beretta A400 extreme plus. I’m leaning towards the V3 as it’s about $1k cheaper and I just love the feel of my 870.

Currently thinking of buying new chokes so I may as well get rhino since that’s what I like the looks of. I’m between the IM, M, and LM. Gun is a CG summit sporting.

It seems like over the past year my gun fit has changed. I hurt my neck lifting and I’m thinking that’s been the change. But it seems to be sticking. Also, I’m not going to get a new gun.

It seems like I need a higher rib, however my gun doesn’t have a high rib, and I don’t have an adjustable comb (Citori CXS)

I’m considering getting an adjustable butt plate.

Anyone think this will work?

Hi all!

I'm looking to get back into clays, a bit of trap (likely 50% of what I'll do, not many options for sporting clays in SW MT), and a couple pheasant and grouse trips a season. I used to shoot youth and mixed competition in my teens and shot in the high 80's/100 on five stand with borrowed guns.

Before I break the bank and buy the gun I know fits me (Citori CX), I wanted to get a cheaper gun to get back into the swing of things.

I've been looking into semi autos, a300 (upland, the sporting doesn't fit me), montefeltro sporting, affinity 3 sporting. They all fit me great, the weight and feel of the affinity 3 the best followed very closely by the a300 (I don't like the bronze finish very much). There's also a 90's S686 special 12ga 28" at my LGS for $1300. The gun's furniture is slightly rough (scratches, smallest of small chips near the receiver), but they claim it still shoots great.

Can the 90's S686 shoot steel shot? (It's required at my local course)

What should I buy?

Edit: The LGS s686 fits me very well. My budget is 1400ish.

Edit 2: I've decided an a300 variant, or my LGS SP S686 will be best for me. Now to decide which, any opinions?

If I was to come to US for a vacation, Can we go to a sporting clay range and shoot ? Cheers

I've got a champion workhorse with the wobbler base. I was thinking of making a long wire that I could run to my truck/UTV 12v cigarette lighter socket.

The issue is, the plug has a built in 10 amp fuse. Anyone know the max amperage of the unit? Will it blow a 10 amp fuse?

With the winter coming soon, for those of you that live in the cold states or north of the wall what is everyone doing to keep hands warm?

I've always just suffered with cold hands since the gloves I do have (hestra) are way too big to get my finger in the trigger guard after.

I was considering something from outdoor research or smartwool but not sure.

Was on a work trip and discovered a higher end shop was very close to where I was. Made an impromptu visit but before hand, spotted a used DT10 in their inventory.

The guys at the shop were very accommodating to me and let me handle anything I wanted and more.

I was handed the DT10 and immediately, I didn’t care for it. Just the feel of the gun and shouldering felt like too much work. I looked around a bit more and was offered a number of other guns to try out.

I then spotted this new DT11. As soon as I picked it up and shouldered, I knew I wouldn’t be able to leave the shop empty handed.

It’s my first over/under and I feel like I couldn’t have done any better. I spent a considerable amount more than I planned but at the end of the day, I’m super happy. I can’t wait to get it out and bust some clays now.

Unfortunately, Broward County has a 5 day waiting period. To get the gun sooner, they shipped it to a local FFL in my state. Now the wait for it to arrive.

Just wondering if anyone is currently using or has used this choke. If so, what’s your take on them?

What glasses are everyone using? I am still using the Ranger XLWs for about 20 years. I have the yellow, purple, and the XR lenses "they make the clays brighter." Just curious if the newer models are worth the investment.

Does anyone know of any place I can shoot international trap and skeet competitively in Nebraska, and near Iowa and Kansas area.

I’m a deliberate buyer of something as expensive as a shotgun. (I looked at luxury watches for about 5 years before buying my Seamaster).

I believe I’m going to get a CG. The quality issues seem to be gone, I love the pit stop program, and candidly if I do have an issue, the reports about their superior customer service have my attention.

Note: I’m a lefty, thus my opportunity to test guns is limited.

I pre-mount my gun and liked the idea of a mid-rib gun like the Summit Ascent. One of the places near me has a LH Summit and a RH Summit Ascent.

I took them both out one day and came back with a mild preference for the Ascent.

Here’s the issue: I cannot for the life of me find a LH Summit Ascent. To make it worse: I need a 30” barrel (I’m average height).

The question - should I just give up and get a Summit Sporting? Those I can find.

PS - writing this out has convinced me to wait until I can find exactly what I want. 😂😂😂

But I’ll post it anyways….

I enjoy this forum. Happy shooting all.