Chris17404
Member
Hi all,
I currently have a Browning Citori XS Sporting (12ga.) I use for all of my clay shooting, which is 95% skeet and 5% sporting clays. I'm finding that after shooting 4 rounds, my shoulder is pretty tired and a bit sore the next day. I have attended some professional training, and my shooting form is pretty good, so I don't consider that a factor. For shells, I'm using Remington Gun Club 1-1/8oz. at 1180fps (2-3/4 DRAM).
I'm thinking I'd like to step down to a 20ga. semi-auto simply to make shooting more fun and less strain on my body. I would probably shoot 7/8ox loads at 1180fps (2-1/2 DRAM). I'm not old or out of shape. I'm 33 years old, 6'2" tall, 200lbs (with long arms).
I'm currently considering the Remington 1100 (G3 or Sporting) and Beretta 391 Urika.
To make this gun as light in the recoil department as possible. I plan on adding some stock weights such as the Graco system to both the magazine cap and inside the stock. That system looks very nice. This would basically return the 20ga gun back to the weight of a 12ga gun.
The one thing I'm concerned about is the LOP adjustment. My Citori has been setup with a 15.75" LOP, which I need for my long arms. It looks like the 391 (which has a 14.7" LOP from the factory) is much harder to increase the LOP than the 1100.
Of the two guns above, which would you recommend for me? Taking into account maintenance requirements, reliability with light target loads, ease of fitting adjustments?
What other factors should I consider? What has your experience been with these two models? Hopefully someone has shot a G3, which I haven't yet. Would you even recommend I get a 12ga semi-auto instead? Perhaps since it's more versatile?
Thanks for the help.
Chris
I currently have a Browning Citori XS Sporting (12ga.) I use for all of my clay shooting, which is 95% skeet and 5% sporting clays. I'm finding that after shooting 4 rounds, my shoulder is pretty tired and a bit sore the next day. I have attended some professional training, and my shooting form is pretty good, so I don't consider that a factor. For shells, I'm using Remington Gun Club 1-1/8oz. at 1180fps (2-3/4 DRAM).
I'm thinking I'd like to step down to a 20ga. semi-auto simply to make shooting more fun and less strain on my body. I would probably shoot 7/8ox loads at 1180fps (2-1/2 DRAM). I'm not old or out of shape. I'm 33 years old, 6'2" tall, 200lbs (with long arms).
I'm currently considering the Remington 1100 (G3 or Sporting) and Beretta 391 Urika.
To make this gun as light in the recoil department as possible. I plan on adding some stock weights such as the Graco system to both the magazine cap and inside the stock. That system looks very nice. This would basically return the 20ga gun back to the weight of a 12ga gun.
The one thing I'm concerned about is the LOP adjustment. My Citori has been setup with a 15.75" LOP, which I need for my long arms. It looks like the 391 (which has a 14.7" LOP from the factory) is much harder to increase the LOP than the 1100.
Of the two guns above, which would you recommend for me? Taking into account maintenance requirements, reliability with light target loads, ease of fitting adjustments?
What other factors should I consider? What has your experience been with these two models? Hopefully someone has shot a G3, which I haven't yet. Would you even recommend I get a 12ga semi-auto instead? Perhaps since it's more versatile?
Thanks for the help.
Chris