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I am going to start shooting clays at a local range. Can someone tell me what is a decent shotgun for this not looking to spend a ton of money I was thinking of a Remington Express my local dealer had one but not shure how they are. And I figure it can double for a HD gun also. I will not be using it alot just once in a while mostly shoot handguns but figured would be fun. I am looking to spend no more than 400.00.
 
Hi,

I too have just got into shooting clays and let me tell you, it is an addicting hobby. Since I've just started I bought the Remington 870 express and I really like it. I paid $249 and I feel it is worth more than the price. Eventually, however, as I get better, I'm going with a browning. It seems to be the shotgun of choice if you read some more threads in this forum. Good luck, and have fun. Sorry this is all I can offer since I don't have much experience in this department. :)
 
I'll vote for looking around at some used Wingmasters in the classifieds or local gun shops within the price range.I think you will appreciate the smoothness while shooting clays.
 
We have an 870 Express, and it is a good shotgun. Ours was purchased for HD, and only has a 20" bbl, but I keep my eyes out for a 28" or 30" so I can give it a try on the skeet range.

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I'll second the used Wingmasters. I see them quite often priced around $300, or so. I'm not saying the Express models are not up to snuff by any means. I own the HD model Express 870 and it has performed just as well as all other Remingtons I've ever used; the finish just isn't quite as classy as the Wingmasters.
 
I started shooting skeet and trap back when I was 11 with my father. He started me right out with a 12ga, but it's really not necessary. A 20ga is more than enough. I remember going to school on monday in 6th grade with a HUGE bruise on my shoulder from shooting a few hundred rounds the day before on the skeet range. I would have really appreciated the 20ga back then!

My first gun was a Remington 1100 skeet, but I found quickly that I preferred pumps. So, my father got me a Winchester Ranger with the interchangable chokes and 28" barrel to make sure I liked the pump. Then I moved on to the Remington 870 Special Purpose (same thing as the Express, but first year they came out with the matte finish and oiled stocks). I shot that for years and it served me well until I fell in love with the Winchester 1897's and Ithaca M37's. The action of the Ithaca is just so smooth that it's what I prefer now.

I agree about Brownings. I'd love to pick up a nice O/U sometime, but they are just way out of my price range. When I can shoot clays just as well with my $120 16ga Ithaca M37 as I can with a $1500 O/U, I'll stick with the cheap, used pump guns.

I HIGHLY recommend looking for a used gun. You can save yourself hundreds off the reasonable price of a new gun and have even more left over to spend on shells and clays.
 
I always wonder what is meant when somebody says they are going to shoot "clays."

Sporting Clays and Skeet include doubles in every round. You gotta be a SERIOUS pump shucker to do well. It can be done, but a RELIABLE auto (or OU, but not for $400) makes it a lot easier to concentrate on the bird and not the machinery. Or just practice til you are as good as Hawgleg.

Trap doubles are shot as a separate event, don't have to shoot anything but singles if you don't want to and anything with some choke will do. Including multi-kilobuck purpose built single shots.
 
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