Here's the deal.
I am not a shotgun guy, but it looks like I'm about to become one.
My wife tried shooting clay birds last weekend with a borrowed 20 gauge auto and loved it.
This morning, I have just been given a wad of cash with orders to go get her a Remington LT-20 with a synthetic stock......she tried one on for fit earlier this week, and now it's go time.........
We own 30 rural acres and have plenty of room for clay bird slinging.
I would like some opinions on traps.
I'm completely ingnorant, but know I want the following in a trap.
1) Easily mobile.....attached to a frame with wheels would be good. But movable by just one person with ease is important.
2) Versatile....one with lots of settings that can throw regular trap, high angle birds, even fling rabbits along the ground. Also, one that can throw doubles and handle different sizes of clay birds........
3) Not too expensive. Under $200 would be great. But then, I am a complete newbie to this, and have no idea what the price range for such things is.
4) And this is one of the most important features....EASY TO COCK. At the gun club last weekend, the only negative part of the experience was my wife trying to cock the ancient, creaky trap they had out there when it was my turn to shoot a few. (And no, I worked the trap about three times as often as I got to shoot, but that's fine with me)
I've seen models that you can cock by just completing the circle of rotation started when the arm flings the target. I don't know what that feature is called, but it looked like a winner for me.
I am begining my search at the Cabela's web site.
But I am looking for any suggestions or nuggets of wisdom here.
Thanks,
hillbilly
I am not a shotgun guy, but it looks like I'm about to become one.
My wife tried shooting clay birds last weekend with a borrowed 20 gauge auto and loved it.
This morning, I have just been given a wad of cash with orders to go get her a Remington LT-20 with a synthetic stock......she tried one on for fit earlier this week, and now it's go time.........
We own 30 rural acres and have plenty of room for clay bird slinging.
I would like some opinions on traps.
I'm completely ingnorant, but know I want the following in a trap.
1) Easily mobile.....attached to a frame with wheels would be good. But movable by just one person with ease is important.
2) Versatile....one with lots of settings that can throw regular trap, high angle birds, even fling rabbits along the ground. Also, one that can throw doubles and handle different sizes of clay birds........
3) Not too expensive. Under $200 would be great. But then, I am a complete newbie to this, and have no idea what the price range for such things is.
4) And this is one of the most important features....EASY TO COCK. At the gun club last weekend, the only negative part of the experience was my wife trying to cock the ancient, creaky trap they had out there when it was my turn to shoot a few. (And no, I worked the trap about three times as often as I got to shoot, but that's fine with me)
I've seen models that you can cock by just completing the circle of rotation started when the arm flings the target. I don't know what that feature is called, but it looked like a winner for me.
I am begining my search at the Cabela's web site.
But I am looking for any suggestions or nuggets of wisdom here.
Thanks,
hillbilly