[pittspilot]

Greetings all.

Have been lurking in this area for a while, prior to purchasing my first SG. All I needed to do was lurk for my information

Ended up finding a used (Seemed to be mostly a closet queen, barely shot) Mossy 500A for $115.

I have function tested the gun with #8 birdshot, primarily because that is what I am limited too at my home range. Hence my question.

I seem to be having trouble finding ranges in N. CA that will allow me to shoot anything over #8 and under slugs. Primarily I want to test out various sizes of buckshot and determine function, recoil, patterning etc, so I know what to keep with the thing. Plus, I need to practice.

So is it usual for ranges not to allow the use of buck shot? If so, what do people do to get around it. I could go to BLM land, but that is fairly far. I am in the Sacramento CA area, so if anyone knows anywhere to go, let me know.

[Kharn]

I've wondered that myself, should buckshot be shot on the patterning portion of the trap field, or the rifle range? My cousin and I ended up trying our shotguns out in the gravel pit/canyon that serves as the fallout zone for the clay field at my range as we werent sure (and we also wanted to pattern our shotguns with birdshot).

Kharn

[Car Knocker]

Been a while since I've lived in the area, but the Yolo Bypass was a popular area for hunting and shooting at one time. Used to shoot at a quarry on the east side of Folsom Lake, too. Lots of places east of Auburn or Placerville.

[Gordon]

I remember one 4th of July outside of Rattlesnake Bar on Folsom lake (name of a place NOT a drinking estab.!) I discharged both barrels of a 12ga sawed off 30years ago into a 5' dia. granite boulder about 50' awy. Unfortunately a cabin 200' away and almost 90 degrees was peppered and the (good looking) hillbilly girl and the guy she was with did not appreciate it one bit:o :o :o Another lesson learned when I was young! Buckshot BOUNCES!!!!!!!!:what: