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Just started sporting clays and rabbits are killing me - any tips?

Hey all, new shooter here. I'm really struggling with rabbit targets at my local course. They just seem to roll so unpredictably and I'm missing way behind. I'm shooting a Beretta A300 with a modif...

Sporting Clays Technique | asked 5 months ago by Competition Chris
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Just started sporting clays - what choke should I use for most stations?

I'm brand new to sporting clays and just got a Beretta A300 Outlander. I've been using the modified choke it came with for everything, but I'm seeing other shooters switching chokes between station...

Sporting Clays Equipment | asked 5 months ago by Sporting Clays Steve
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Struggling with true pairs on station 7 - any tips for the second shot?

Been shooting sporting clays for about 2 years now, mostly at my local club. Station 7 has me stumped - it's a true pair with a crossing rabbit followed by a high teal. I'm hitting the rabbit consi...

Sporting Clays Technique | asked 5 months ago by Learning Larry
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Just started sporting clays - what choke should I use for most stations?

I'm brand new to sporting clays and just got a Beretta A300 Outlander. I've been using the modified choke it came with for everything, but I'm missing a lot of targets, especially the longer ones. ...

Sporting Clays Equipment | asked 5 months ago by Skeet Shooter Sue
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Struggling with true pairs on station 7 at my local course

At my club, station 7 has a true pair with a crossing rabbit and a high teal. I'm consistently missing the second bird. I'm shooting a Beretta A400 Xcel with an IC choke, using Federal Top Gun 1-1/...

Sporting Clays Technique | asked 5 months ago by Competition Chris
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Just started sporting clays and my shoulder is killing me after a round. Am I doing something wrong?

Shot my first 50-target course last weekend with my new Beretta A300 Outlander. Using Federal Top Gun 1-1/8oz #8 loads at 1200fps. By station 4, my shoulder was getting sore, and today it's pretty ...

Sporting Clays Technique | asked 5 months ago by Old Timer Bob
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Struggling with consistency on long crossers at my local course

I've been shooting sporting clays for about 5 years and generally do 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 about 45 ...

Sporting Clays Technique | asked 5 months ago by NewShooter2024
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Just started sporting clays - what choke should I use for most stations?

I'm brand new to sporting clays and just bought a Browning Citori 725. I've been using the modified choke that came with it, but I'm struggling on some stations, especially the longer crossing shot...

Sporting Clays Equipment | asked 5 months ago by Dave the Reloader
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Struggling with true pairs on station 7 at my local course - any tips?

My club's station 7 has a true pair with a crossing rabbit and a high teal going away. I'm using a Beretta 686 with IC and Mod chokes, shooting 1-1/8 oz #8 at 1200 fps. I keep hitting the rabbit cl...

Sporting Clays Technique | asked 5 months ago by Duck Hunter Dan
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Struggling with true pairs on station 7 at my local course - any tips?

My club's station 7 has a true pair with a crossing rabbit and a high overhead going away. I'm consistently hitting the rabbit but missing the overhead. Using a Beretta 686 with IC choke, shooting ...

Sporting Clays Technique | asked 5 months ago by Trap Shooter Tom
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