Had a lovely day out at Holland & Holland today, and as it was a friend’s birthday and his first H&H shoot, they let us take a Royal, Sporting, and the newer Noble out on the course. Having only ever shot one of these in a stand at a charity shoot, taking them out for a full two hours was incredible. Exquisite craftsmanship, remarkably light, perfect balance, and very, very little recoil (even on a heavier load). 11/10, A+, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Now I want one, and that’s dangerous 💰💰💰

I picked up a couple of boxes of Hull Comp X 11g 7 1/2 fibre wads in .410 today as I was taking my mother out for a round of clay shooting, having never shot before I thought it best to get the cartridges with as little recoil as possible.

Immediately upon opening the box, I noticed the crimps on the cartridges look like they've been reloaded, poorly. But, whatever, as long as they go bang, right? Until one didn't. Had a squib load and it lodged the wad firmly halfway down the barrel, powder completely unburned so now I'm doubting the rest of the unused ones, has anyone else had any issues with these shells?

As a beginner I’ve heard on this sub, a used A300 is a great budget gun. Typically people mention it in the $500-$600 range. Is that still true? Everything I see is $900-$1200 used. This is Mid-Atlantic US.

Title says it all. I can’t decide between these two. They both feel great, (I have shot both) both seem to come with similar features and are roughly similar in price.

Mainly the aesthetic is different. Modern laminate black furniture vs traditional walnut wood brown stocks. I am trying to get some insight into the other pros and cons of these two guns. Not to to debate the two vastly different aesthetics of each of them.

Any advantages you see of one over the other?

Thank you in advance kind Redittors.

I'm looking for Rizzini 16 gauge extended choke tubes. Does anyone know who would make chokes that would fit my gun.

Does anyone have recommendations on tracking their shotguns while traveling? I’ve never traveled long distance with a firearm and am possibly traveling out of state with my gun. If I’m staying overnight somewhere or I take two of them, I want to know if my locked case moves to know the whereabouts of my weapons at all times.

Looking to hear what others do in these situations.

Nothing fancy but i think it's cool. Always loved the B80 Browning/Beretta Collab. But could never justify the price and unavailability of parts. Scored my wife a 390 slope back with a 15.5 LOP and a 32 inch barrel. Kept looking around for barrels/guns with a 28inch barrel. Well I finally found a silver Mallard for the right price. And swapped the parts out last week. Now she has the slope back 28barrel an adjustable comb and 14"LOP w/ a 2.5" trigger reach and I have a hump back with a 15.5" LOP and 3.25 reach and 32"ported barrel seriously considering installing the trap/parallel but stock onto my humpback. But after runny couple straights on the skeet field yesterday might leave it alone.

Just wondering what everyone suggests for a forum to join other then Reddit. Love in the good ol USA and looking for something to do in spare time but seems like so many forums are polluted with ads as soon as you get on them. I like the idea of buying from members too.

Just feels right to smash some clays

Title pretty much says it. Looking into getting the Weatherby Element II

I've got a great beretta o/u sporting that I use for sporting as a dedicated gun, but I'm not taking that in the field.

I'm looking for a synthetic autoloader (under 1k) that I can use for ducks, as well as clays - mainy in the clays role as a shit weather gun and a loaner/buddy gun.

Was looking at the A300, but I'm not sure I want to go with a gas gun for a loaner and duck gun.

Anyone have any thoughts on the Weatherby Element II? Looks like it might be up my alley and fit what I'm looking for.

I’m from a non-English-speaking country and I’m a newbie to clay shooting. I’m curious about the “tiers” of shotguns. I only started clay shooting recently, and I live in a country where it’s not a very popular sport. Because of that, it’s hard to get information in my community and people aren’t very willing to share what they know.

In my area the four most popular brands are Beretta, Browning, Miroku, and Perazzi. From what I understand, Miroku is the most affordable, Beretta and Browning range from mid- to high-end, and Perazzi is the most high-end.

I’m planning to focus on Beretta and Browning.

The gun shop owner suggested a Beretta SV10 for me (I’m left-eye dominant, so I don’t have many options), but I’m not sure what “level” that model is. There isn’t much information about it.

I know that with Beretta—686, 688, 694, etc.—the higher the number, the more expensive the gun. For Browning I also understand that 525, 725, 825 go up in price in that order. I’m honestly not sure about Miroku.

If we were to rank Miroku’s shotguns together with the seven models I mentioned above, what would the tier order look like? And if you priced them in U.S. dollars, roughly how much would they be? I’m looking at used guns, so used-market prices would be best. I know prices vary with condition, but there are typical averages people have in mind.

I realize this is a very basic question and it might be a bother, but if you could share your opinions it would be a huge help to me.

Considering getting an A300 for a backup/guest gun, but have not had good luck with gas guns in the past due to cleaning and am worried about that with the A300.

Any owners, how often do you have to clean it? Like how many rounds? The current gas gun I have starts having problems at what feels like 101 rounds. Any insight would be great! Thanks!

Had a chance to get out and shoot some sporting clays over at the GSSC in Rio Oso, CA. It's just northwest of Lincoln (which itself is north of Sacramento). Was attending an event put on by the CA SxS Society.

The targets were well-rounded and provided lots of different challenges. A great mix of entirely doable shots progressing to those that really tested one's ability to read a target and speed. Overall, if I had a third arm, the SxS event and the course would get three thumbs up.

I haven't been to that club for ages and still remembered it as Coon Creek. But with new owners came a new name, and a renewed approach to setting targets. I believe they're currently being set by Will Bruce - and he's doing a great job.

Highly recommend going there to shoot a round or two. The club also has trap & skeet, and I suspect some of the traps I saw out there were part of a 5 stand.

Here's the address for your GPS: 5393 Waltz Rd, Rio Oso, CA 95674

Go bust clays!

I took a lesson on Friday and even with a 20ga and a certified Orvis instructor watching, my cheekbone is sore from maybe a dozen shots. I made an effort to keep my cheek in the stock too. Anyone else have this? Is it something that gets better over time? Are cheek pads a thing?

UPDATE: A little YT research and I think the issue is (drumroll) ME! I suck, new and bad form. I think 1) I am not leaning forward enough (too much weight in my back foot) 2) I’m so excited to see if I broke the target, my head pops up allowing the stock to jump up and kiss me.

Just wanted to share a picture I took the other day while shooting trap. The way the sun hit that wood.. 🤤

Had this DT11 L for the past 2 years and it's been a great shooter!

Long story short.... I got a wide head..... I was told to try Pilla outlaw series glasses... how do they fit my big headed brethren?

I see a lot of basic DT11s listed and sold for $7000-$9000, but I’m having a hard time finding many of the Lusso listed that aren’t brand new and within $2000 of MSRP ($14.5k-16.5k). A guy at my club is selling a 32” with two extra barrels (20 & 28) but unsure what I should offer for the package. How much do the extra barrels add to the overall value? The condition is 9.5/10 and I really like the gun, but want to make sure we both get a fair price.

My fore stock was loose on my F3. I went to a fbx demo and the guy said I was missing a tiny piece of rubber and he would mail me one. I didn’t expect it to happen, but he did and it fixed the issue.

I just wanted to say I respect a man who does what he says. It was a PITA to get the piece off the original out, but now it’s perfect again.

Debating on if my first o/u should be a 686 SP1 sporting with adjustable comb or a 688 with adjustable comb. I’ve mounted both in the store and they both fit very well plus I can fine tune the combs for a perfect fit. Is the additional $550 for the 688 really worth it? From what I’ve read and watched the 688 is just a 686 with slightly more weight, adjustability and a laminate stock. (moveable trigger, stock weight ready, extended chokes and heavier). Just your average SC/Trap weekend shooter here but tired of renting. Any and all advice or opinions are welcome and thanks in advance!

It’s been 20 years since I’ve shot clays and getting back into it. Never had nice guns but they worked. Looking at a silver pigeon 12 with 30” but also have a chance to buy a Winchester 101 from a friend that got it handed down from family. Said it’s from 70’s? These things get shot out? Handled the pigeon and it felt great but is there any other options in the low $2,000’s I should be looking at? Thanks all

Currently I got some chokes similar to the image but I'm not sure I should use something else for trap shooting. Is there thing such as extened chokes? Some kind of chokes that stick out from barrel.