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Anyone else feel like their pattern gets a little 'blown out' with high-velocity 1-1/8 oz loads in a full choke?
Been shooting a Browning Citori 725 with a full choke in the bottom barrel for trap. Using Federal Top Gun 1-1/8 oz #8 at 1300 fps. At 40 yards, the breaks seem a little less decisive than with my ...
Anyone else feel like they're overthinking their lead on crossing targets at 40+ yards?
Been shooting sporting clays for about 8 years now, mostly with my Browning Citori 725. Lately, I've been struggling with those long crossers on stations 7 and 8 at my local club. I'm using a Modif...
Anyone else feel like they plateau at station 8 on sporting clays?
Been shooting for about 2 years now, mostly sporting clays. I'm pretty consistent on most stations but station 8 at my local club always kills me. It's that long crosser from the high tower, maybe ...
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 ...
Anyone else find their pattern gets a little 'blown out' with 1-1/8 oz loads in a full choke?
Been shooting a Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon for sporting clays for a few years now. I've always used a full choke for long crossers and true pairs. Lately I've been running Federal Top Gun 1-1/8 oz #...
Anyone else find their pattern gets too tight with a full choke on 16-yard station 7?
Been shooting my Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon for years, mostly sporting clays. Lately on station 7, that long crosser from the right, I'm breaking them but the pattern looks like I'm peppering them. ...
Anyone else find their pattern gets too tight with a full choke on 40-yard crossing shots?
Been shooting sporting clays for years, mostly with my Browning Citori 725. I've always used a full choke for the long stuff, but lately I'm noticing I'm missing more crossing targets at 40 yards. ...
Anyone else find their pattern gets a little 'blown out' with 1 1/8 oz loads in a tight choke?
Been shooting a Browning Citori 725 with a full choke in the bottom barrel for sporting clays. I've been running Federal Gold Medal Grand 1 1/8 oz #8 shot at 1200 fps. On longer crossers past 40 ya...
Anyone else find station 8 at skeet way tougher with a 20 gauge?
Been shooting skeet for about 2 years now, mostly with my Beretta A400 Xcel 12 gauge. Recently picked up a Browning Citori 20 gauge for fun and to practice with lighter loads. I'm crushing stations...
Anyone else think 7/8 oz loads feel weird in a 12 gauge?
Been shooting for about 2 years now, mostly sporting clays with my Beretta A400 Xcel. I usually run 1 oz loads at 1200 fps for everything. Picked up some Federal Top Gun 7/8 oz #8 shot to save a li...