Any recommendations for skeet O?U under $2000 ?
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Snarlingiron
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I just bought a Browning Cynergy Classic with adjustable comb, 30" barrels. Couldn't be happier. I got it in February and have about 3000 rounds through it so far.
If you shop around, they can be had for around $2000.00.
If you shop around, they can be had for around $2000.00.
Check CDNN. See also Winchester Sporting guns, if you don't mind 28". They have some that work great for Skeet, for well under 2 grand.
Eurochasse.com has 20 Gauge 30" Citori XS skeet guns for $2150. I really don't like the 12 Gauge XS but I was pleasantly surprised by the 20 Gauge version the other day. That's a skeet gun you can buy and shoot forever, at the rate you shoot -- if you bother to keep it clean and grease it, which a lot of people seem not to.
Eurochasse.com has 20 Gauge 30" Citori XS skeet guns for $2150. I really don't like the 12 Gauge XS but I was pleasantly surprised by the 20 Gauge version the other day. That's a skeet gun you can buy and shoot forever, at the rate you shoot -- if you bother to keep it clean and grease it, which a lot of people seem not to.
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If you don't mind older guns, Belgian Browning Superposed made for skeet are under $2,000.
SKB, Browning, Beretta - all will have a model that will hold up to the rigors of target shooting.
Personally, i would NOT get a field gun - they tend to be upwards of a pound lighter. Since you'll be shooting a lot and walking a little, weight is your friend - so is shooting 3/4 or 7/8 oz in 12 gauge. I would get a target version of whatever model fits you the best - don't expect Brownings, Berettas, and SKB to fit the same - they won't, so buy the fit, not the name
SKB, Browning, Beretta - all will have a model that will hold up to the rigors of target shooting.
Personally, i would NOT get a field gun - they tend to be upwards of a pound lighter. Since you'll be shooting a lot and walking a little, weight is your friend - so is shooting 3/4 or 7/8 oz in 12 gauge. I would get a target version of whatever model fits you the best - don't expect Brownings, Berettas, and SKB to fit the same - they won't, so buy the fit, not the name
Another pleasant surprise: I picked up an old Superposed Skeet at the range, after asking permission, and I really liked the way it balanced - in 12 Gauge, no less. OTOH it was a gorgeous 1934-mfg Pigeon Grade and no way in hell would it be under $2000, even if the guy was selling, and he sure wasn't.
Personally, I would not recommend a used gun to someone who isn't pretty familiar with O/Us inside and out, though. There's intrinsic value in buying something new, that hasn't been abused along the way, especially if you don't know exactly what to look for.
Let me add more specifics.
I'm looking for 30" bbl, 32" is also ok. 12 ga. Adjustable cheek piece (comb). For a locking mechanism I prefer something like Boss Wodworth locks.
I tried Browning XS Skeet. Balance is not mine.
Do I ask too much for money I want ot spend ?
Is it feasable or not ?
I'm looking for 30" bbl, 32" is also ok. 12 ga. Adjustable cheek piece (comb). For a locking mechanism I prefer something like Boss Wodworth locks.
I tried Browning XS Skeet. Balance is not mine.
Do I ask too much for money I want ot spend ?
Is it feasable or not ?
Oh, just say it. It feels like a goddamned oar. The 20 is a whole lot better, as is the Superposed.
Back to your specs... Boss lockup, and a 30" or 32" skeet gun that doesn't feel god-awful? Perhaps you can purchase something like that for your price, but I can't say where. I wish I knew.
If you lower yourself to using a BL system, you can possibly find a used 682 Skeet for 2 grand, though it will not be in like-new condition.
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If you're looking for BOSS locking mechanisms, go with a Perazzi - 4X the budget, (unless you find used for 2X), but will last that much longer
You guys use long barells for skeet over there. Over here 30 inch are common for Sporting but for skeet, shorter barells (26") are more popular since its quicker to swing.
Either way, take a look at Miroku. They make nice OU. They are owned by Browning and are made in the same factory as the more expensive Browning OU's. Failing that look for a 2nd hand Beratta 68x series gun.
Either way, take a look at Miroku. They make nice OU. They are owned by Browning and are made in the same factory as the more expensive Browning OU's. Failing that look for a 2nd hand Beratta 68x series gun.
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26 are faster to start, and even more faster to stop - longer barrels keep the swing s m o o t h all the way through the shot. I use my 32" 12 gauge low gun when I decide to shoot skeet now and again (well, except for station 8)
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I have a friend that bought a CZ O/U for about $900. Its a great gun, well made, and light. The only thing is it doesn't have anything to absorb the recoil other than the butt pad and it only weighs probably 6 pounds or so, so it kicks a bit. Its a fantastic gun though and if i were to get an O/U id probably get what he got.
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If it is, indeed, 6 pounds, it is a nice light field gun, (though I would venture it is closer to 7), and while nice for toting in the field, it will thump you for skeet shooting. If you shoot a round or three of skeet to warm up for dove shooting, that is fine - but if you are going to compete, a TARGET gun weighing about 8# is much more conducive to success and less fatigue from recoil. Weight and light loads are your friend in target shooting, not the other way around
No.
Sporting Clays courses include presentations that are like Skeet and Trap, among other things. Sometimes the courses literally include a Skeet or Trap station, or Skrap, etc. People don't change guns to shoot them. The same shotgun breaks 'em all, or doesn't, depending on the shooter.
Trapshooters "need" special guns to shoot American Trap. But then, "trapshooter" is the equivalent of an ethnic slur among other shotgun sports enthusiasts. The consensus among essentiallly all the Skeet and especially Sporting Clays shooters that I've met is that they "need" special guns because trapshooters actually can't shoot too well. I've found it to be true of myself when I was a budding trapshooter: I used to shoot a lot of Trap, and I quit because I found that, when push came to shove, I couldn't shoot very well even if I shot Trap pretty decently. I started shooting Skeet and some Clays, and I studied up and took a lesson to help deprogram myself and re-learn some fundamentals, and I found myself shooting much better.
Now, I've gone back and shot a Continental Wobble Trap round a couple times for practice, and I hit 23 consistently with my Sporting Clays gun, after I'm already tired out, and regular American Trap is slower with far less variation in target presentation.
If you want to shoot Trap competitively every weekend, you might benefit from a specialized gun. But if you want to learn to shoot well all around, for hunting, Sporting Clays, just for fun, or even for less serious after-work leagues, one good gun THAT FITS YOU and that you like will serve you quite well.
Sporting Clays courses include presentations that are like Skeet and Trap, among other things. Sometimes the courses literally include a Skeet or Trap station, or Skrap, etc. People don't change guns to shoot them. The same shotgun breaks 'em all, or doesn't, depending on the shooter.
Trapshooters "need" special guns to shoot American Trap. But then, "trapshooter" is the equivalent of an ethnic slur among other shotgun sports enthusiasts. The consensus among essentiallly all the Skeet and especially Sporting Clays shooters that I've met is that they "need" special guns because trapshooters actually can't shoot too well. I've found it to be true of myself when I was a budding trapshooter: I used to shoot a lot of Trap, and I quit because I found that, when push came to shove, I couldn't shoot very well even if I shot Trap pretty decently. I started shooting Skeet and some Clays, and I studied up and took a lesson to help deprogram myself and re-learn some fundamentals, and I found myself shooting much better.
Now, I've gone back and shot a Continental Wobble Trap round a couple times for practice, and I hit 23 consistently with my Sporting Clays gun, after I'm already tired out, and regular American Trap is slower with far less variation in target presentation.
If you want to shoot Trap competitively every weekend, you might benefit from a specialized gun. But if you want to learn to shoot well all around, for hunting, Sporting Clays, just for fun, or even for less serious after-work leagues, one good gun THAT FITS YOU and that you like will serve you quite well.
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Any gun CAN be used (subject to certain restrictions, typically in Europe). That being said, certain guns are much better suited to success in certain games. For typical American target games, heavy guns with long barrels do better than light guns like pumps. A pump will suffice for trap singles - it's main drawback comes when shooting doubles, whether in trap, skeet, 5-stand or sporting. Working the action tends to pull one's head off the stock and the gun off the target line, whereas a semi or O/U will not.
Cheap O/U's are not built to last shooting the volumes of targets that folks shoot, hence they are not a good idea. You would be better off with a decent semi from Beretta.
Cheap O/U's are not built to last shooting the volumes of targets that folks shoot, hence they are not a good idea. You would be better off with a decent semi from Beretta.
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