Automatic shucking - will this get me the hairy eyeball?

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Dave Dembinski

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Mornin', all! I just started with shotguns a few weeks ago, and have only gone through a couple hundred shells in clay games so far. One thing I've noticed is that with the pumps I'm shooting I have a tendency to work the action almost automatically as the gun recoils. I'll pull the trigger, and next thing I know the action is open and there's a shell on the ground. This was great when I tried skeet and ran into doubles, even though I usually missed I still got a second shot off with little difficulty.

Now, I'm still young, so picking up my hulls after doing this isn't a big deal, but I worry about bouncing them off other guys' heads or something like that. Then I think about the people with automatic guns and realize they don't seem very conflicted. Should I train myself not to do this, or am I just worrying over nothing?
 
Autoloaders don't chunk hulls any farther than a pump. What's the worry? Don't quite understand. One thing about autos, though, at least me with my auto, I tend to be a little quick on the trigger for that second shot sometimes rather than follow through. I have to fight that sometimes. I don't have that problem with my pump, which also seems to pump itself. Embarrassing is when I have the autoloader and try to pump it after a shot....:banghead: I shoot the pump more 'cause I hunt waterfowl a lot more than upland or dove.
 
MCgunner said:
Autoloaders don't chunk hulls any farther than a pump. What's the worry? Don't quite understand. .
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I guess I'm just concerned that I might be ingraining a bad habit. If that's not the case, I'll happily keep on doing what I'm doing.
 
it might be a bad idea if they still made full brass hulls:)
I have a few guns that fling cases all over, I think it's funny.... usually....
 
00-Guy said:
See THR thread http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=131334

See my post regarding guys with expensive guns on the trap field.
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Oh! Well shoot, if I can get a shell catcher for my 870 for $15, that's just what I'll do. Thanks for the link. :)

Edit: On second reading, looks like that's only for semi-autos. Oh well, I'll take everyone's advice and just not worry about it. Thanks!
 
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When I first looked at your sceen name I wondered, 'Who welds dogs?' Bad to be blind AND old... 8^).

Don't worry about it, long as you are moving the slide briskly to the rear with a full stroke it isn't a problem- but short stroking is, if you let that happen.

Stay safe,

lpl/nc (with an unwelded Brittany)
 
When shooting singles trap, I do not pump automatically. I lower the shotgun, pump slowly and ease the hull into my right hand.

Doubles or when shooting twice at one $%^&*() target, I pump the first one out but not the second.

It works for me, but my chops aren't complicated since I only have 870s.

And while I've shot with plenty of grumpy old trapshooters, NONE have complained of my pumps flinging hulls on them. Autos, though, get them all fired up sometimes.
 
An O/U spoils you for when you try to go back to an 870. The upper tube goes off first and the lower tube doesn't do anything :eek: :confused: deja vu all over again :rolleyes:

Dave's absolutely correct to stay with one platform.
 
riverdog said:
An O/U spoils you for when you try to go back to an 870. The upper tube goes off first and the lower tube doesn't do anything :eek: :confused: deja vu all over again :rolleyes:

Dave's absolutely correct to stay with one platform.
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I think the day the lower tube goes off on my Auto 5, I'll be in trouble.
 
Dave McCracken said:
When shooting singles trap, I do not pump automatically. I lower the shotgun, pump slowly and ease the hull into my right hand.
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wondered where i picked up this habit. i also have a nifty way of keeping score so i dont have to try and remember;)
hits go into the other pocket of my shell bag and misses go in my left pants pocket. my goal when shooting five stand is to keep that pocket as empty as possible:D

you guys going out friday as usual? i havent been in several weeks due to school getting crazy(photo portfolio, thermo and physics3 finals)
 
Well, if you ever plan on competing in a 3-gun or tactical shotgun match, then y ou'll really appreciate your fast pumping. Some of those guys I've seen make it look like their pumping guns are going full auto! If you practice it enough it will look like the recoil alone is unloading and pumping a new shell in and it's on target then BOOM... SO fast you can't hardly believe it! As far as the traditional clay games, it's up to you.
 
If weather allows, I'll show up 10-10:30. BTW, it's snowing now.

Ed, check the bulletin board in the clubhouse. Guy's selling a 34" 870 trap barrel....
 
Ed, check the bulletin board in the clubhouse. Guy's selling a 34" 870 trap barrel....
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Evil, evil, EVIL man!!!!


Hmmmm. On second thought, I could always use a spare, you know - in case mine gets hit by lightning, or I accidently swing it into the skeet low-house while going after a hard-right bird from trap station 5......


I'll check it out tomorrow - Thanks, Dave!

Ed
 
I think the only folks that will have a problem with getting hit by an empty hull (and not be able to deal with it) are those who are new to shooting, or simply rude.

It happens. While at the local indoor range, I get hit with brass, and I'm sure I hit guys with my brass. We just deal with it when it happens to us, and apologize when we realze were doing it to someone else. No big deal as far as I can tell.
 
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