[theCZ]

I took my new 20ga pump out to a skeet shoot today, it may have shocked some people. Last week I bought a Browning BPS 20ga to go along with my BPS 28ga since they share the same frame and they both handle the same because of it. The way our club shoots work is we have one shoot a month, first month is 12 and 20, then another 12 and 20, then 12 and 28 2x and on until you have 500 12ga targets recorded and 100 of each gauge. I decided to shoot the new 20ga for both 12 and 20 classes today so I wouldn't have to switch guns. I bought a color coded Briley extended choke in light skeet and was kinda disappointed to open the box and see the pink ring around it, but it patterned well so I am keeping it.

First round today was a little rocky, I was a bit anxious and messed up a few times and only shot a 22. I got serious for the next round and focused hard and shot a 24, followed by a 25 and then another 24. I was so dissapointed when I dropped High eight and missed my first 50 straight by one target, but I can always do that later right? Ended up shooting 95/100, my best score so far. I was just looking over my scores from last year and saw my best 12ga score was 92/100, and that's with my fancy schmancy Over/Under! Sheesh!

I'm gaining a reputation locally as a Pump gun maestro. :)


Thought I'd share this story for the benefit of SM and some of the other shotgun enthusiasts 'round here.

[Dave McCracken]

Good shooting, CZ. That 50 straight is just ahead. Have faith.

Pumpguns, huh? Some folks here like them....

[theCZ]

So I've heard! I know I sure love mine.

[Beagle-zebub]

O/Us are for Europeans. ;) I learned from an 80-something who only used a Remington youth 1100 and an occasional 870, both of which (or maybe it was the 870 and his 12-gauge 1100...) he got from Remington in the 1970s as part of the payment for teaching some Dupont professionals how to shoot. He evidently worked for Remington back when they were Dupont's property, a fact attested to by his Dupont business-card--that would explain why he was in Delaware in the first place, come to think of it.

He also had a Remington (I think) pump-action .22 smooth-bore that he sometimes used to break pigeons missed by people firing 12-gauges. (His description of their reactions was priceless.) His daughters learned to shoot bumblebees with it, he said, and he once used it to chase the bats out of a barn.

[koja48]

Great shooting! I almost hit 50 once, but my cousin insisted on throwing the last one . . .