Creek Henry
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I took my son to the range today (his first real round of skeet) and I started with my Stevens 512 20ga... and did very poorly with it. So, I switched to me primary dove gun (SX3) and did much better.
But, I have never done well with the Stevens. I never actually purchased the gun but got it in a sort of trade. The gun fits me well and swings fine... it did not shoot to point of aim so I built up the rib quite a bit. Also, as most reviews of the gun say, it is clunky.
Last year I took it to the public dove hunting fields twice; shot a stack of shells and hit only a couple of birds. I do much better with any of my other guns.
So, I have 4 options; a) practice with it more and try to get better with it b) keep it in the safe as a backup gun c) sell/trade it from the gun I really want but could not previously afford (Franchi 20ga SA). D) invest in a new set of high end chokes for it
Any ideas of what the issue with the gun might be? I patterned it and the patterns are not great with any of the chokes so that's not good news either.
But, I have never done well with the Stevens. I never actually purchased the gun but got it in a sort of trade. The gun fits me well and swings fine... it did not shoot to point of aim so I built up the rib quite a bit. Also, as most reviews of the gun say, it is clunky.
Last year I took it to the public dove hunting fields twice; shot a stack of shells and hit only a couple of birds. I do much better with any of my other guns.
So, I have 4 options; a) practice with it more and try to get better with it b) keep it in the safe as a backup gun c) sell/trade it from the gun I really want but could not previously afford (Franchi 20ga SA). D) invest in a new set of high end chokes for it
Any ideas of what the issue with the gun might be? I patterned it and the patterns are not great with any of the chokes so that's not good news either.