Sheepdog1968
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I've thought about his for a while. I agree that if you really want to get serious about clays, a quality firearm dedicated to the clay sport of your choosing is worth it. Ammo costs will far exceed firearm value. The trick is to determine how interested you are in this as a pursuit. You will need to,shoot some to sort this out.
I see two approaches. Go out and buy a pump of your choosing and use that for a while to gauge your interest. If you then decide say after a year or two this is the hobby and you have the funds, upgrade.
If you want something a bit nicer to start, Browning and Beretta both make excelled over unders in the 2-3K range. Another choice would be a semi auto.
Getting whatever you own fitted to you will be a worthwhile investment.
Money is tight right now for me and I've stuck with a Mossberg 500 pump. I hit about 20/25 in our weekly league and am happy. Someday I want an over under or side by side. Having said that I enjoy myself and the time spent with friends at the range near not worried about it. There is a range of shotguns that show up each week and more pumps as duck season gets closer during the year.
I see two approaches. Go out and buy a pump of your choosing and use that for a while to gauge your interest. If you then decide say after a year or two this is the hobby and you have the funds, upgrade.
If you want something a bit nicer to start, Browning and Beretta both make excelled over unders in the 2-3K range. Another choice would be a semi auto.
Getting whatever you own fitted to you will be a worthwhile investment.
Money is tight right now for me and I've stuck with a Mossberg 500 pump. I hit about 20/25 in our weekly league and am happy. Someday I want an over under or side by side. Having said that I enjoy myself and the time spent with friends at the range near not worried about it. There is a range of shotguns that show up each week and more pumps as duck season gets closer during the year.