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one thing I have certainly learned in the last 5 years or so is that the cost of the gun is NOT that important. The FIT is everything, assuming reliablilty is a given. The gun has to become part of your body, and forget the bead or sight... swing, point, shoot, and pick up your bird ....

I'm still working on the latter of the above four steps

CLTX11 wrote:Been doing it for awhile, big time hunter here. Introduced my over 50's mother to it a couple of years ago, she liked it but not much said.

I took my mother and girlfriend 2 weeks ago and they both loved it and hounded me to take em back.

Well, Mom already purchased her a Beretta 391 s/a. My shotgun was a little to long and heavy for them so it left some nice little bruises on them.

We actually went again today so she could shoot her new toy.

to reduce the bruises, the heaviest gun one can handle is better. Even though lighter guns swing easier and result in less fatigue, they can smack you around. I have had a very light, short barreled upland SxS 20 for many years that I personally love to shoot. My running buddies would rather shoot full house 12 ga. magnum loads in their heavy guns than my little 20.... sissys ... mee too after 50 rounds or so

The Beretta 391 is a great gun. I have an older Beretta AL-2 that is a predecessor to the 300 series that has become my favorite.

seamusTX wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_shooting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeet_shooting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporting_clays

All these articles are accurate (AFAICT) and quick reads.

Shotgun sports are fun. You're doing yourself a disservice if you don't try them.

- Jim

I agree 100%. I waited until I turned 50 to discover the fun of turning clay frisbees into orange powder, and wish it had been 35 years earlier. It adds a whole new dimension to shooting... as in turning range shooting into a 3 dimensional sport rather than simple static 2d targets.

most of our club shoots are at night, under lights, with regular orange clays.... but I'm talking about five stand and not trap. Anyhow, I did get kinda hooked on clays a few years ago which lead me to find out that dove hunting was worth the purchase of the annual hunting license I've obtained for the last 35+ years. Shooting the clays is a blast... eating grilled dove breasts is the reward for all those thousands of rounds at the clay range