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Pilla lens colors for late afternoon sporting clays
Been running my Pilla Panther 6 with the 58HC (yellow) and 62HC (orange) lenses for most of my shooting, but I'm struggling with target acquisition on the last few stations when the sun gets low. S...
Anyone else find Peltor SportTacs too tight for long sessions?
I've been using Peltor SportTac electronic muffs for about a year now, mostly shooting sporting clays with my Browning Citori 725. After 2-3 hours, they start giving me a headache from the pressure...
Looking for a good all-around choke for my Beretta A400 Xcel Sporting
I've been shooting sporting clays for about two years now and I'm tired of swapping chokes between stations. I'm currently using the factory flush chokes that came with the gun. I mostly shoot Fede...
Factory chokes on my Browning Citori - are they good enough for clays?
Just got into sporting clays and picked up a used Browning Citori 12ga. It came with the factory Invector chokes (marked IC, M, and F). I've been using the Modified for most stations at my local ra...
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 ...
Anyone else find the Pilla Outlaw X7 lenses too dark for late afternoon sporting clays?
Been running the Outlaw X7 in my Pilla frames for a few months now. Love them for bright midday sun, but when the light starts dropping around 4pm at my local club, I feel like I'm losing targets, ...
Briley extended chokes vs. factory Beretta chokes for sporting clays?
I've been shooting a Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon for sporting clays for a couple years now, mostly using the factory flush chokes (IC and M). I'm considering Briley extended chokes for the supposed b...
Anyone else find Peltor SportTacs great for hunting but not quite enough for the range?
I've been using Peltor SportTac electronic muffs for years in the duck blind and they're fantastic - the sound amplification is a game-changer. But lately I've been shooting more sporting clays, an...
Picking a choke for sporting clays - Muller vs. Kicks?
Been shooting a Beretta A400 Xcel for about 2 years now, mostly at my local club's sporting clays course. I've been using the factory chokes (IC and M) with 1-1/8 oz of #8 shot at 1200 fps. I'm sta...
Pilla lens colors for late afternoon sporting clays - what's your go-to?
Been shooting a lot of sporting clays lately, mostly in the late afternoon when the light gets tricky. I'm using a Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon with factory chokes (usually IC and Mod). I've got a few...