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Anyone else think the new Federal Gold Medal Grand shells pattern too tight for sporting clays?
Been shooting sporting clays for years with my Browning Citori 725, usually with an Improved Cylinder choke and standard 1-1/8 oz #8 loads. Picked up a case of the new Federal Gold Medal Grands (1-...
Looking for a 1 oz. 12ga load that patterns tight at 40 yards for sporting clays
I've been working up some loads for my Browning Citori with a Modified choke for the longer stations. Using once-fired STS hulls, Claybuster WAA12SL wads, and Alliant Extra-Lite powder. I'm getting...
My new lab pup won't bring back the dummy - just runs around with it
Got my first bird dog, a 10-week-old black Lab. Trying to start with basic retrieving using a canvas dummy in the yard. He'll chase it when I toss it, but then he just prances around with it in his...
Station 4 high house giving me fits - missing behind consistently
Been shooting American Skeet for about 2 years with my Beretta A400 Xcel, 28" barrels, using IC choke and Federal Top Gun 1-1/8oz #9 at 1200fps. At station 4, I'm hitting the low house fine but mis...
Struggling with my lead on the hard left targets from station 3 in American Trap
Been shooting for about 2 years, mostly ATA events. I can crush the straightaways and right angles, but those lefts from station 3 keep giving me fits. I'm shooting a Browning Citori CX with a Modi...
Just got my first shotgun - a Mossberg 500 - and feeling overwhelmed about where to start
Picked up a Mossberg 500 12-gauge with a 28" barrel after saving up for months. I've shot a friend's gun once at a range, but now that I own one, I'm not sure what to do next. Should I join a club,...
Struggling with consistency on long crossers at my local sporting clays course
I'm having trouble staying consistent on those 40+ yard crossers, especially the left-to-right ones. I'm shooting a Browning Citori 725 with an Improved Modified choke, using Federal Top Gun 1-1/8o...
My GSP is breaking at flush on pheasants - tried everything but e-collar
My 4-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer has been steady to wing and shot on quail for two seasons, but this fall on wild roosters he's breaking hard at the flush. We've worked on whoa training wit...
Muller vs. Kicks for sporting clays - any real difference in pattern quality?
I've been running Muller U2 chokes in my Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon for a few years now, mostly shooting sporting clays with 1-1/8 oz of #8 at 1200 fps. Recently picked up a set of Kicks High Flyer ...
Struggling with consistency on long crossers at my local sporting clays course
I'm hitting about 50% on the long crossers at station 8 on our course - they're going left-to-right at about 40 yards. Using my Browning Citori 725 with an Improved Modified choke and Federal Top G...