Denton T. Young
Member
I was never a fan of shotguns. The only time I fired one was 2 years ago, shooting a slug from an old single barrel. It was not a pleasant experience.
Three weeks ago, a friend bought a Mossberg 500. We were out shooting in the desert at the usual targets; boxes, microwaves, helium tanks, etc... I tried his shotgun and it was fun to shoot. The recoil wasn't too bad and it was easy to handle. I had to have one.
After much research, including reading 108 pages of the old TFL shotgun forum, I ordered a Remington 870 Express Turkey. I had checked all the local stores for a used Wingmaster, but couldn't find a decent one. I went with the Turkey model because of the 21" barrel. I figured if I wanted to shoot clays/skeet, a 28" barrrel would be easier to find. My gun will be a general purpose gun: home defense, upland birds, clays, and good 'ol blasting away in the desert.
When I was ordering my gun, I also purchased a clay thrower, a box of clays and 300 rounds of various loads. I went shooting today with my friend's Mossberg. At first, I couldn't hit anything, it was very frustrating. The Mossberg has a cylinder barrel so I thought that was the problem. I missed my first 16 shots....but then I busted my first clay! I think I was shooting too fast. I would launch the clay, miss the shot, but started hitting it on the followup shot. I tried to be patient and after a while I was breaking the clay on the first shot practically every time. I'm thinking, "wow, this is fun".
So now I'm eagerly awaiting my 870 to arrive. I plan to buy an Improved Cylinder and Imp Modified choke. And of course more ammo and clays. Thanks to everyone that posted on the old TFL board. You're advice has been very valuable. Special thanks to Dave McC for his many words of wisdom.
Three weeks ago, a friend bought a Mossberg 500. We were out shooting in the desert at the usual targets; boxes, microwaves, helium tanks, etc... I tried his shotgun and it was fun to shoot. The recoil wasn't too bad and it was easy to handle. I had to have one.
After much research, including reading 108 pages of the old TFL shotgun forum, I ordered a Remington 870 Express Turkey. I had checked all the local stores for a used Wingmaster, but couldn't find a decent one. I went with the Turkey model because of the 21" barrel. I figured if I wanted to shoot clays/skeet, a 28" barrrel would be easier to find. My gun will be a general purpose gun: home defense, upland birds, clays, and good 'ol blasting away in the desert.
When I was ordering my gun, I also purchased a clay thrower, a box of clays and 300 rounds of various loads. I went shooting today with my friend's Mossberg. At first, I couldn't hit anything, it was very frustrating. The Mossberg has a cylinder barrel so I thought that was the problem. I missed my first 16 shots....but then I busted my first clay! I think I was shooting too fast. I would launch the clay, miss the shot, but started hitting it on the followup shot. I tried to be patient and after a while I was breaking the clay on the first shot practically every time. I'm thinking, "wow, this is fun".
So now I'm eagerly awaiting my 870 to arrive. I plan to buy an Improved Cylinder and Imp Modified choke. And of course more ammo and clays. Thanks to everyone that posted on the old TFL board. You're advice has been very valuable. Special thanks to Dave McC for his many words of wisdom.
