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Struggling with consistency on long crossers at FITASC Compak - is it my lead method or my choke?
Been shooting FITASC Compak Sporting for a couple years now, but those long crossers on stations 3 and 7 are killing me. I'm using a Browning 725 with an IM choke, shooting 1-1/8 oz of #7.5 at 1200...
Anyone else feel like they plateau at station 8 on a sporting clays course?
Been shooting for about 2 years with my Browning Citori 725. I'm decent on most stations but station 8 always kills me - those crossing targets at 35 yards. I've tried a tighter choke (Improved Mod...
Trying to fine-tune my 1oz reloads for sporting clays - getting inconsistent patterns past 35 yards
Been working up some 1oz #8 loads for my Beretta 686 with 28" barrels and Briley Light Mod chokes. Using once-fired STS hulls, Federal 209 primers, 17.5gr of Alliant Extra-Lite, and Claybuster WAA1...
My GSP is breaking point too early on pheasants
I've been working with my 2-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer on wild pheasants in South Dakota. He's solid on quail and chukar, but when he gets birdy on pheasants, he creeps in and breaks point...
My reloads are patterning too tight with my Browning Citori - any advice?
I've been reloading for about 2 years on a MEC 650. My go-to load is 1 oz of #8 lead over 18.0 grains of Alliant Extra-Lite in a once-fired STS hull with a WAA12SL wad. It patterns great in my budd...
Just got a used Remington 870 for clays - what choke and shells should I start with?
Hey all, new shooter here. Picked up a used Remington 870 Express 12 gauge for trap and skeet. It came with a modified choke tube installed. I've been to the range twice and my pattern seems really...
My GSP is breaking point too early on pheasants
I've been hunting with my 2-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer for two seasons now, and he's solid on quail and chukar. But when we get into heavy cover for pheasants, he's breaking point and flus...
Struggling with consistency on FITASC parcours station 3 high house crossing targets
Been shooting FITASC for a couple seasons now, and I keep dropping targets on that specific high house crossing pair on parcours station 3. My setup is a Browning 725 with an Improved Modified chok...
Just bought my first shotgun - what's a good all-around load for trap and sporting clays?
Hey everyone, I'm brand new to shooting and just picked up a used Beretta A300 Outlander 12-gauge. I've been to the range twice with some cheap Walmart shells and my patterns are all over the place...
Just bought my first shotgun - a used Browning Citori - and the stock feels too long
I'm brand new to sporting clays and picked up a used Browning Citori 12 gauge for a good deal. I'm 5'8" and when I mount it, I feel like I'm really stretching to get my cheek down on the stock. I'm...