I had a trap range near my house way back, and used to take my scarred, plain-Jane field grade Rem. 870 once in a while. I was never a great shotgunner, but could usually break better than 20 out of 25.
One day a guy next to me had a nice engraved Browning auto. His score was not good, but his sense of humor was spot on. When we had finished the set he turned to me and said: "That's a really nice shotgun you have there!" Greg -----Original Message----- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan Penoff via Mercedes Sent: Monday, August 03, 2020 4:19 PM To: Mercedes List Cc: Dan Penoff Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun I’ve never paid a lot of attention, but it seems that the hard core guys that come out every weekend with their own golf carts and shooting vests and such all use O/Us. I got grouped with a guy at a fundraising shoot last year that was trashing everyone who didn’t have a Beretta. He made fun of my “import gun” even though he had never heard of Lanber (very well known in Europe and Down Under despite being out of business now). As most shooters would do, I offered to let him shoot it, but he refused and started in with the “nothing but a Beretta” crap while everyone rolled their eyes. We all shot better than this guy. He was pretty quiet by the time we got to the last stand. It was clear he was a hack, as his stance, pull and other aspects of his form were all out of kilter. One of the other guys in our group offered in a very diplomatic manner to give him some pointers but the guy blew him off. My former boss was the guy with the Mossberg and my shooting coach. He’s still shooting well with that gun, and has no desire to buy anything else. The idea that the more expensive a gun is makes you a better shooter will never offset poor technique or fit. -D > On Aug 3, 2020, at 6:42 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I've started making adjustments to my Stoeger, I'm consistently overshooting > so I'm starting with a small washer between the recoil pad and the top screw > that holds it. If that helps I'll invest in a pad spacer. I seem to shoot > pretty straight but high and it pounds my cheek a little which is actually a > symptom of the same problem. I'm probably shoving my face into the stock too > much which is whats making it hit me, a little down angle might help. That at > least has a wooden stock which is easier to adjust. > > For the hunting gun I also wanted the option of 3.5" shells. Steel is less > dense than lead so you end up using larger shot sizes which decreases pellet > count. I'm not a huge fan of 3.5" shells, they recoil bad but my shooting > buddy has a 3.5" gun so I want us to be able to share ammo in a pinch. > > Interestingly nobody at clays yesterday had an autoloader. It was all O/U > except for one guy with a side by side 16ga. 16 is pretty unusual but one guy > in my squad had a 28... > > -Curt > > On Monday, August 3, 2020, 6:03:27 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I own and have shot both for clays and grouse. Personally, I prefer a shotgun > that breaks down. I guess an autoloader would be better for hunting just due > to the convenience, which certainly makes sense. If I was just shooting clays > it has no advantage, as you’re not allowed to load more than two rounds at a > stand anyway. > > Looks like a nice shotgun. My biggest concern is fitting a new gun. I had a > really nice Beretta but it was a crappy fit and something that would have to > spend some time with a gunsmith to make right. I sold it and got my Lanber, > which I knew from the previous use of one would be a good fit, and it was. > > A lot of people don’t realize how much proper fitting matters with a shotgun. > You can have a fantastic gun with a lousy fit and you won’t be able to hit > the side of a barn. Buddy of mine didn’t have a lot of coin for a gun, but > after my urging spent time with my coach finding a good fit. He ended up with > a Mossberg that cost him about $500-$600 and he was busting clays left and > right on his first time out. Coach time was around $100 for the fitting, and > worth every penny. > > Pictures or it didn’t happen…. > > -D > > > On Aug 3, 2020, at 3:17 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > Duck and goose season is coming up and my hunting buddy has been picking on > > my over and under shotgun since I've only got 2 shots to his 3. I shoot > > poorly enough he's got a point. I shot sporting clays yesterday and I > > didn't even bother to check my score, if I got 10 out of 50 I'd call it a > > win. In my defense I've got a sunburn on my shoulders and probably > > shouldn't have been shooting. > > > > I've got a pump gun but its setup with the slug barrel and shoots really > > well that way so I figured its time for a good duck/goose gun. I did a > > BUNCH of research and finally settled on a Browning Silver. > > https://www.browning.com/products/firearms/shotguns/silver.html > > <https://www.browning.com/products/firearms/shotguns/silver.html> > > The main reasons I picked the Silver specifically were the cool semi-humped > > receiver which looks a little like the Browning A5 which the then chief of > > Winchester called "The ugliest gun I've ever seen". > > The Silver is kinda-sorta out of production now, or at least the camo ones > > are but I found one on Gun Broker for $950, with shipping and the FFL fee > > here I'll be just over $1000. > > I'm pretty excited, my second new gun ever and by far the most expensive > > gun I've ever bought. > > > > Hopefully it'll be here by early next week... > > -Curt > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
