I may have a problem...

[PapaG]

I have shot trap seriously for about 47 years, 44 of them with an 870 TB I bought in '72, when little brother bought his TC (he made more money than I did). I shot that thing a lot since, even running slugs for deer, steel for ducks, and game loads for, well, game. It let me down several times, once with a crystallized trigger part during a club championship shootoff, again a year later with a broken firing pin during another shootoff, and a couple years later developed a crack in the receiver. Last year, with a vintage receiver, the left action bar broke during an interclub match. I'm not complaining.....there have been around 250K rounds through this thing. My problem is backups. I have an 870 Wingmaster Magnum with TC wood, another Wingmaster with Classic trap wood, and my brothers TC. I average 96% in league at two clubs.
Oh, yeah. I picked up a Superposed Lightning a couple years back.
Do I have enough backup guns. I'm in my mind 70s.
Dear Abby, should I sell it all and get fitted for a Kolar? All that is left of my "Tibby" is the buttstock and barrel.

 

[entropy]

I am envious. Never owned a dedicated Trap gun, even though I shot ATA for years. Just getting back into it this coming year, as I started coaching the kids in 4-H. I will be using my 870 Tactical Magnum for a while, but I eventually plan to get a BT-99. I've shot them before, and like 'em. 24 average, eh? 16 yds. or handicap?
I shot a stock 1100 until I was eighteen, then bought my own 870. (couldn't afford a TB like my best friend had.) That 1100 actually got me my start in gunsmithing, I had to work on it to keep it running. Watching Pat Laib work from a mobile shop at Del -Tone (MN State Trap shoot) had something to do with it, too.
I like Superposed Lightnings also. Shot a few over the years, none of them mine. I did have a Win. 101 for a while, but was offered way more than I paid for it......

I think you need a Kreighoff 3200, PapaG.

 

[PapaG]

Averages are for leagues, normally 25@16, 25 @ handicap which runs from 20 to 24 yards ( this year).