Well, you may remember that I posted a few weeks ago about getting Dad's old Mossberg and cleaning it up. He liked it so much cleaned and oiled that I gave it back to him. He's 85 and keeps it by the door. I'm so proud of him.
Anyway, I liked shooting his so much that I bought myself a Mossberg 590A1 to blow things up with. It works great. Although I am an avid pistolero, this is my first shotgun.
Tiring of blowing up earth-bound things, I went over to the trap area of the local gun club after finishing with pistols on Sunday.
What a blast! After the rangemaster told me that this was not a trap or skeet gun, he gave me a few tips and I was blowing up FLYING stuff! Unbelievable fun!
Question: Are there rules about what guns may be used for trap, or was the rangemaster just telling me that people don't usually use big heavy high-capacity short-barreled shotguns for trap? (I didn't have the bayonet installed, so that wasn't it.)
Maybe there should be an event where you shoot clay birds with home defense shotguns?
Anyway, I had a great day with my new shotgun. Thanks to Coinneach, jthuang and all of you who gave me excellent advice in my original post.
Regards,
Ledbetter
[This message has been edited by Ledbetter (edited June 19, 2000).]
Anyway, I liked shooting his so much that I bought myself a Mossberg 590A1 to blow things up with. It works great. Although I am an avid pistolero, this is my first shotgun.
Tiring of blowing up earth-bound things, I went over to the trap area of the local gun club after finishing with pistols on Sunday.
What a blast! After the rangemaster told me that this was not a trap or skeet gun, he gave me a few tips and I was blowing up FLYING stuff! Unbelievable fun!
Question: Are there rules about what guns may be used for trap, or was the rangemaster just telling me that people don't usually use big heavy high-capacity short-barreled shotguns for trap? (I didn't have the bayonet installed, so that wasn't it.)
Maybe there should be an event where you shoot clay birds with home defense shotguns?
Anyway, I had a great day with my new shotgun. Thanks to Coinneach, jthuang and all of you who gave me excellent advice in my original post.
Regards,
Ledbetter
[This message has been edited by Ledbetter (edited June 19, 2000).]