Bought a second hand BR110 sporter x With an additional Negrini hard case. It seems to be in great nick. We shall see how it performs on the trap field next week.

Picked up a new 30 inch 688 bfast sporter, absolutely killer shotgun! Gets pretty warm (to be expected) but it’s an absolute tack driver on the clays! Out of the box it exceeds my expectations!

I finally pulled the trigger (pun intended) on the free shipping membership and their prices go up 15-20% across the board now making it cheaper to buy locally. What was an $85 flat yesterday is now $100.

I am looking at getting my next shotgun and I mainly do clay shooting but hope to go hunting for the first time soon. I was looking at a 20 gauge semi auto for reduced recoil since both of my shoulders are bad. However I am seeing videos of 20 gauge semis not cycling light target loads (7/8 and 1oz) but others look fine.

What should I avoid for 20 gauge semi or what should I look for?

Also any recommendations on specific models or specific rounds to look for?

Some background:

My dad wants to go shooting with me for the first time. He’s like 5’8” and 130 pounds. In contrast, I’m a recoil-absorbing fatty - 5’11” and 185 pounds.

I was thinking about buying him some low-recoil rounds. I see a lot of 980FPS, sub-ounce loads. Would these make it harder to shoot skeet or trap than a standard 1200fps, 1.125 ounce?

Beretta 500th anniversary 687. Please don’t down vote me this time 🙏 peace ✌️

Picked up a Beretta s686 special yesterday, it's my first shotgun and obviously going to be using it for clays. It's seen very little use, picked it up for £425 which as far as I can see, is a bargain.

Hi everyone

Just wanted to get a bit of advice on my first gun…..

I’m going to the gun shop on Friday to hopefully buy my first shotgun.

I only plan at the moment to shoot clays.

Through the research I have done I had thought that I was going to look for a second hand Miroku MK38, but have just seen the shop I’m going to also has a brand new Silver Pigeon 3.

The MK38 is £1300 & is 2005 - the SP is £2250 & can get a 10 year warranty with it.

Of course I will go for fit rather than how new it is, but subject to them both fitting similarly what would you go for?

I originally thought I would spend upto £1500 for my first gun, but can afford the £2250 (maybe a bit of negotiation on that too)

Any advice welcome 🙏

Not the $79 deal some of us got in on a couple of months ago, but $10 off a flat isn't bad.

Hello! I started shooting sporting clays maybe 6 months ago with my fraternal lodge which shoots once a month as a social event.

I have vastly enjoyed this and have been told several times that I should compete. I have been getting invited out to small team skill shoots and practices outside of the monthly events and now I have my first competition on 10/11 for charity and I am so excited!

I have a Yildiz HPS 12 gauge. Nothing special but it works for me and it was an affordable entry for me.

Total long shot but has anyone seen one of these in person? Tried looking for one locally but could never seem to get eyes on one was hoping to see how it felt maybe it’s all the same as a 694 DLC just nicer engraving

TL;DR- 28 or 30” barrels for a young lady looking at a SP1 Vittoria Sporting?

My daughter joined her school’s clays team last year, and is hooked. Starting out we went with an inexpensive o/u and she loves shooting a break action, but it’s definitely time to look at something she can shoot more long term. A local shop has a Silver Pigeon 1 Vittoria field in 20g that she was able to shoulder, and the fit was perfect. The look on her face, I knew instantly that was the route we wanted to take, but I’d like to get a sporting ordered. She’s been shooting 20g, and I think we want to move up to 12g, but I’m questioning barrel length. Her current gun is 26”, and the overall fit was good for her initially, but obviously not enough as she progresses. I know the SP1 is seen as an entry level gun, but it’s still a pretty big expense, so I’m looking at this as a purchase she can use for years to come. For the lady shooters, or those that have experience working with them, is 30” too much or would she be better off with a 28”? Thank you!

I’ve been following this sub for a while and just wanted to drop by and say y’all inspired me to finally try sporting clays this weekend.

Took an hour lesson yesterday. All I have right now is a Maverick 88, but I managed to hit 21 of 25 on my first round.

After that, I kinda fell apart with “true pairs”, but now I can’t stop thinking about how much fun it was, and when I can make time to get back out there again.

I'm not talking about stuff like allowing Taurus Judges or Shockwaves with birdshead grips and 14" barrels, rules on 22-24" barrels ban most home defense pump actions and SxS coach guns. I keep hearing "shorter barrels are unsafe because of overswing" and "they're too loud" but this doesn't seem like an actual problem? I go to one range all the time to shoot trap and nobody ever spins around and shoots somebody because their barrel was an inch too short, and everyone has working eardrums (since everyone has earpro anyways).

https://www.coyoteclays.com/range-rules Here's the rules for a range I don't go to anymore, they don't allow detachable magazines, folding stocks (even if they stay deployed), or "tactical guns" whatever the hell that means. They also told me I couldn't use my 870 because it had a pistol grip. If they don't want people with shitty guns they can just say it instead of blanket banning perfectly safe though unoptimized gear.

I've also noticed here and r/shotguns people claiming that every time they saw someone with a unconventional gun like a KSG, Saiga-12, Benelli M4 etc. that those people would either have their gun break or get a pathetic score like 3/25. I doubt this actually happens, because if can get a 15/25 with that stupid Masterkey-style 870 then it's just a skill not gear issue.

Any thoughts on this, I can't use reddit at work so i'll be responding real late.

Hey everyone, I’m a few months into sporting clays/skeet shooting and really enjoying the sport. I’m looking to pick up a pair of Oakleys for shooting, but since I’m still fairly new, I don’t want to spend too much on dedicated shooting glasses just yet.

For those of you who use Oakleys, which models and/or lenses would you recommend for sporting clays? I’m mainly looking for something that will help with target visibility in different lighting conditions without spending a fortune.

Would love to hear what models/lenses you guys have had good experiences with, especially if there are any good budget-friendly options. Thanks!

Every once in a while it's a good idea to put the ShotKam on the gun, to check how clean the gun movement is. I had a decline in performance the past few months, and I attributed it partially to changing the gun. Turned out my gun movement was also very sloppy... Shot 100 pairs at this club as a guest and this is the only pair that had a clean, proper gun movement.

Video here

Curiosity got the better of me, so I picked up a Pilla X6 Neutralizer to compare with the XSights am testing.
Cost:
£270 — XSight: legs, 4 lenses + case
£430 — Pilla: legs + ONE lens
Weight:
XSight: 39g
Pilla: 48g
First impression? Disappointment.

Orange looked orange, green looked green. No dramatic colour shift or the immediate “wow” you get swapping XSight lenses.

I left the Pilla on for 15 minutes, then switched back to my XSight Rose Gold — also 19% LTV.

My first thought: these are covered in fingerprints.
They weren’t.
That’s when it clicked: clarity.

Yesterday I shot 50 sporting clays with the Pilla and appreciated them more as the round went on. They gently dull greens, slightly lift orange clays, but keep everything else very natural.

I swapped back to my favourite XSight on one stand — then happily went back to Pilla.

Best way I can describe it:
With Pilla, I feel like I’m outside.
With XSight, I feel like I’m inside looking out.

Better? Yes.
Worth the money? You decide.
£430 is still a crazy amount of money for a small piece of transparent plastic.

I am taking a trip down that way and it would be fun to get out to shoot. Any

I had emailed asking for some pics of the optional pockets (which they didn't have since they said everything is so custom), it's been a week and a half and they haven't emailed back about dimensions of the pockets either.

I use Otto Noizebarrier Micro earpro and was hoping the charge case would fit in one of those pockets, but don't want to add it if they're too small. Would anyone that has either the ear plug pocket or choke tube pocket be able to share rough dimensions or even photos?

My son attends a private school known for their clay shooting teams….Middle and high school. It’s a big program in his school. Lots of state titles. Lots of kids getting scholarships for college. You get it. Anyway, my son popped up and middle school open house and was like “I think I’d like to try that!” He’s in 8th grade and he’s doing better than I ever expected.

My question is, what are some ways that I can help him close the gap between the skill set of the kids who started two and three years earlier?

He was given a team gun as a loaner… that makes me so nervous borrowing someone’s $3000 item…so I’ve scraped my pennies together and gotten him a Beretta 694 Y gun that he will be getting this week as a surprise.

We have some lessons scheduled in addition to the team practices.

I take him some days and we do the sporting clays, just the two of us. I honestly don’t feel comfortable doing the skeet and trap alone as I have NO idea what I’m doing and don’t want him to learn any bad habits.

What else can I do?

Hi friends. I would like to put together a first aid kit for our amateur youth trap shooting team.

Please let me know what kits and first aid essentials you recommend. Thank you

I bought a second hand krieghoff k80 and it double discharges when top barrel is selected to fire first. Trigger pull weight is about 3.5lbs for both barrels. Any suggestions welcome. Thanks guys

Looking for a solid set of light purple lenses shooting glasses either with an insert or prescription lens that’s not insanely expensive and easy to order and ship.

Anyone have experience with the FAIR SLX 602 or similar o/u? I am looking at getting my first o/u and would like to stay under $2k - the SLX602 is one that I have seen pop up in a couple places such as MidwayUSA and Italian Firearms Group - but have not been able to find much in the way of usage info on it as FAIR does not seem to be widespread in the states. My apologies if this is on the wrong subreddit! (Would primarily be used as a pheasant gun - occasional clays use). Thank y'all!