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My new lab puppy won't fetch, just runs off with the dummy
Just got an 8-week-old black lab for duck hunting. When I toss a training dummy, he sprints to it but then runs around the yard with it instead of bringing it back. I've tried calling him and using...
Struggling with consistent leads on station 4 high house in American Skeet
Been shooting American Skeet for about 5 years, mostly with my Beretta A400 Xcel. I'm solid on most stations but station 4 high house gives me fits - sometimes I'm ahead, sometimes behind. Using a ...
Just started American Trap - how much lead should I be giving these targets?
I'm brand new to trap shooting and just joined a local club. I'm shooting a Beretta A300 with a modified choke, using Federal Top Gun 1-1/8oz #8 shot at 1200fps. I'm hitting maybe 3-5 out of 25 fro...
First NSCA registered shoot coming up - what should I expect?
I've been shooting sporting clays casually for about 6 months and just signed up for my first NSCA registered shoot next month. Shooting a Beretta A400 Xcel with an IC choke, usually using Federal ...
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 Sporting. I'm using a Skeet choke and Federal Top Gun 1-1/8oz #9 loads. At station 4, the high house target just...
Just bought my first shotgun - what's a good practice routine?
I picked up a used Beretta A300 Outlander 12-gauge last week and shot my first round of sporting clays over the weekend. I had a blast but only broke about 30% of the targets. I'm using a modified ...
Picking a choke for sporting clays - Muller vs. Kicks?
I've been shooting sporting clays for about 2 years with my Browning Citori 725. I've been using the factory chokes (usually IC and Mod) but want to step up my game. I'm looking at Muller and Kicks...
Trying to decide between Briley extended chokes and my Beretta factory chokes for sporting clays
I've been shooting a Beretta A400 Xcel for about two years now, mostly at my local club's sporting clays course. I've been using the factory flush chokes (IC, M, IM) that came with it with 1 1/8 oz...
Anyone else find Hevi-Shot #2s pattern too tight for late-season mallards?
Been running a Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus with a Modified choke for late-season mallards over decoys at 25-35 yards. Switched from Federal Black Cloud #3s to Hevi-Shot #2s for better penetration on b...
Just started American Skeet - where should I hold my gun at Station 1?
Hey all, brand new to this. Just shot my first round of American Skeet last weekend and got smoked on Station 1. I have a Beretta A300 Outlander with a Skeet choke in it. I was holding where I thou...