A round of skeet

[Fronty Owner]

It was alot of fun.
I talked to the sales guy who works our account, he said there was talk of making this atleast an annual event. Maybe more often.
I cant convince myself that I want to spend $500 to join, plus a monthly fee, plus $2/round, plus ammo. so I doubt I will get truly addicted unless I drag a buddy and my clay thrower to the range.

The part that I honestly enjoyed the most was taking my Maverick 88 and keeping up with $2000 Beretta O/U. Altho, the guy using the old side by side done pretty good. Equipment issues hampered the other pump gun shooter that was in my group. his Remington wouldn't cycle so he borrowed a Beretta.

[Adaminak]

$2/round is pretty cheap, which I'm guessing is why there's a $500 membership fee. Most of the ranges I've shot are about $4/round, and some of the snootier ranges are a bit more. You can reload 12ga ammo for about $3.50/box, and 20ga is even cheaper.

There's a lot of folks who use skeet as a warm-up for bird hunting, and I've seen all kinds of guns on the range, including a lever action .410. It's not uncommon to see a pump gun hang with the rest of the squad, but there's a definite disadvantage when shooting doubles. You don't need to dump $3K into a skeet gun to have fun or be competitive, but an autoloader sure makes life a lot simpler.

Glad you enjoyed it. When you get ready to try your hand at trap, trap doubles, continental trap or sporting clays, we'll be here for the after action report

[Fronty Owner]

Since all I have shot is a pump gun, I guess I dont see the disadvantage of a pump gun being that big of a deal. you gotta do something while recovering from recoil. why not cycle your firearm.

[HubMonkey]

Originally Posted by Fronty Owner

What the trick to box 8? besides carrying a shield?

#8 High House.. Level with the bottom of the window about a foot out.

If you are right handed it is nothing more than a push of your left arm to the bird and bang.

#8 Low House.. I cheat this one more.. Level with the top of the windows about a 1.5' out.

Call foir the bird and swing with it cover it and bang.

If you really want to learn Skeet I would recommend the Todd Bender Skeet Fundimentals video.

There are 2 kinds of forms.. Sustained Lead and swing through. Most people use sustained lead.

Where in OK are you?

Hub

[HubMonkey]

Originally Posted by Fronty Owner

Since all I have shot is a pump gun, I guess I dont see the disadvantage of a pump gun being that big of a deal. you gotta do something while recovering from recoil. why not cycle your firearm.

Because if you get good enough to shoot consitant 100's then you move to doubles on 3,4 and 5... Try that with a pump.

Hub