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Trying to fine-tune my 1-1/8 oz reloads for sporting clays - getting inconsistent breaks at 40 yards
Been working up a load for my Beretta 686 with a Modified choke. Using once-fired STS hulls, Winchester 209 primers, 18.5 grains of Alliant Extra-Lite, and a Claybuster WAA12SL wad. Patterns look d...
Struggling with true pairs on station 8 at my local course - any tips?
My club's station 8 has a true pair with a crossing rabbit and a high overhead teal. I'm using a Beretta 686 with IC choke and 1-1/8oz #8 loads at 1200fps. I keep hitting the rabbit clean but missi...
Best choke/load combo for late-season pheasants?
Been hunting pheasants for two seasons now, mostly on public land. My go-to has been my Beretta A300 with a Modified choke and Federal 3" #5s. Early season it's fine, but now that the birds are wil...
Just started sporting clays and rabbits are destroying me
I'm a total newbie, just shot my first round last weekend. I can hit most of the crossing targets okay, but those rabbit presentations at Station 3 just roll right under my pattern every time. I'm ...
Just shot my first NSCA registered shoot - how do I figure out my classification?
Shot my first NSCA registered shoot last weekend at the state championship. I'm shooting a Beretta A400 Xcel with a 30" barrel, using Federal Top Gun 1-1/8oz #8 shot at 1200fps. Finished with a 78/...
Anyone else notice their Perazzi MX8 shooting a bit high with factory chokes?
Been shooting my MX8 for about a year now, mostly sporting clays. Lately I've been missing more high house targets than usual, especially on station 3 where the bird is rising. Using factory flush ...
Struggling with consistency on long crossers at FITASC Compak - is it my gun mount or my lead?
Been shooting a Browning 725 with 30" barrels, using a Modified choke and 1-1/8 oz of #7.5 at 1200 fps. At my local club's FITASC layout, I keep dropping the 45-yard crossing rabbit from Station 3....
My new Lab puppy won't bring back the dummy - just runs around with it
Just got my first bird dog, a 10-week-old black Lab. I've been trying to introduce retrieving with a canvas dummy in the backyard, but he grabs it and then just runs laps instead of coming back to ...
Anyone else find their pattern gets too tight with a full choke on 16-yard station 7 crossers?
Been shooting a Browning Citori 725 with a full choke in the bottom barrel for station 7 at my local club. Using Federal Top Gun 1-1/8 oz #8 shot. At 16 yards, I'm breaking targets but noticing the...
Struggling with sustained lead on long handicap targets
I've moved back to the 27-yard line in American Trap and my break percentage on the long lefts (stations 4 & 5) has dropped from 90% to maybe 60%. I'm using a Browning Citori with a Modified choke,...