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Struggling with station 4 high house in American Skeet - feel like I'm always behind
Been shooting American Skeet for about 2 years now, mostly with my Beretta A400 Xcel. I'm using a Skeet choke and Federal Top Gun 2.75" 1oz #9 loads. At station 4, the high house target just seems ...
Looking for a good 20ga load for late-season pheasants
I've been hunting pheasants for a couple seasons now with my Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus 20ga. Early season birds go down fine with my usual 7/8oz #6 Fiocchi loads, but late in the year when they're w...
Looking for a soft-shooting 1 oz target load that patterns well in my tight-choked O/U
I've been shooting a Browning Citori CX with Briley extended chokes (LM in bottom, IM in top) for sporting clays. Been using Federal Top Gun 1-1/8 oz loads, but they're a bit punchy for 200+ target...
Just got a Beretta A300 - what factory loads should I start with for trap?
Hey all, brand new shooter here. Just picked up a Beretta A300 Outlander for trap shooting. I've been to the range twice and tried some cheap Rio shells, but the recoil was pretty harsh and I'm not...
Struggling with those long crossers on Station 7 at my local course
Been shooting sporting clays for about 2 years now and those 40-yard crossing targets on Station 7 keep wrecking my score. I'm using a Browning Citori with a Modified choke and 1-1/8 oz of #8 shot ...
Just started sporting clays and rabbits are killing me - any tips?
I'm brand new to sporting clays and have been to my local course twice now. Every time I get to a rabbit station, I just can't seem to connect. I'm shooting a Beretta A300 Outlander with a modified...
Struggling with consistency on long crossers at my local course
At my club's sporting clays layout, station 8 has a 45-yard left-to-right crosser that's giving me fits. I'm shooting a Browning 725 with an Improved Modified choke, using Federal Top Gun 1-1/8oz #...
Anyone else find their pattern gets a little 'blown out' with 1-1/8 oz loads in a tight choke?
Been shooting a Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon I with a factory full choke (0.025" constriction) for sporting clays. My go-to load is Federal Top Gun 1-1/8 oz of #8 at 1200 fps. On longer crossers past ...
Struggling with consistency on long crossers at my local sporting clays course
I've been shooting sporting clays for about 3 years now and usually do pretty well, but there's this one station at my club that's killing me. It's a true pair with a long left-to-right crosser at ...
Anyone else notice Hevi-Shot #2s pattern tighter than steel #2s at 40 yards?
Been waterfowl hunting with my Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus for three seasons now. I usually run a Patternmaster Code Black Goose choke with Federal Speed-Shok 3" #2 steel for geese. Last weekend I tri...