Yep, I've been skeet shooting with both my HD shotty:jeeperbryan wrote:The reason you don't see skeet, trap, sporting clay shooters using a Mossberg or Remington is because it is not cool to do so. If you're a good, you can hit clays with anything that has a stock. I've seen guys with 870s shoot pretty good and guys with Perazzis that can't hit the side of a barn. But nobody oohs and ahhs at the 870.Skiprr wrote:You will never see a competitive skeet shooter using a basic Mossy 500 or Remy 870.
That doesn't mean you can't shoot a Mossberg 500 or Remington 870 for clays, skeet, or hunting. Just that they aren't the best tools for the job.
and my Stoeger Condor O/U:
Guess which one I'm a better shot with? Yep, the 870. People will come over and comment on the gun, and I'll generally get some "I thought about bringing mine..." comments. For me, I make better shots with it, and that's really what counts... unless you value appearances more than performance. Admittedly, I have considerably more trigger time with the 870, but it simply points more naturally for me than the Condor.
The Condor is certainly no slouch, and I've made some pretty impressive shots on moving duck due to the better range afforded by the chokes. Honestly, at skeet distances paired with modern ammo (I'm a fan of Remington target loads, personally), you're not gaining much with chokes unless you're letting your birds fly a ways. Plus, the shorter barrel is nice for shooting the #8 station with the birds flying over your head. I bet you could get the best of both worlds using something like a coach gun (shorter barrels, plus chokes!).
