Chris17404
New member
Hi all,
First let me say... I am officially addicted to skeet! I've shot about 10 rounds so far with my 870P, and absolutely love it. It's so much more fun than trap! I've found myself taking a few hours off from work on warm Friday afternoons to shoot.
Anyway... I was shooting skeet with a fellow club member last weekend, and he let me try is Beretta semi-auto. I'm not sure what model is was, but needless to say, it felt a lot smoother than my 870P.
His gun had a customized curved stock on it such that when it was mounted on your shoulder, your eyes were automatically aligned with the barrel. You didn't need to have your cheek squished against the stock to line up the barrel.
This made shooting much more comfortable and accurate. Is this something I can do to my 870, or does it require a new custom stock? Do some shotguns come like that from the factory? If so, which ones?
I really liked it because some days when I get home from shooting, my cheek is sore from the recoil. I think I'm holding the stock too close/firm to my cheek. One time I actually had a bruise. I tried not leaning into the stock so much, and it helped a lot.
I love my 870P, and I've surprised myself how good I've gotten at shucking on the doubles. I think I shoot the doubles better than some of the singles because I find myself thinking less and just firing, since there is less time to line up the shot.
After shooting a semi-auto, I am seriously considering a Remington 1100 Tournament Skeet gun, and keeping the 870P strickly for HD. Do/can the 1100's come with the angled stock?
Also... what have you guys done to customize your guns for skeet? Some fellow gun club members recommended I put some dummy shells on the magazine tube of my 870P for more weight. They also recommended putting a few rolls of quarters in the stock for more weight. Any other ideas or recommendations for customizing an 870 and/or 1100 (for future reference) for shooting skeet? My 870P does have a 28" vent rid barrel already.
Thanks!
Chris
First let me say... I am officially addicted to skeet! I've shot about 10 rounds so far with my 870P, and absolutely love it. It's so much more fun than trap! I've found myself taking a few hours off from work on warm Friday afternoons to shoot.
Anyway... I was shooting skeet with a fellow club member last weekend, and he let me try is Beretta semi-auto. I'm not sure what model is was, but needless to say, it felt a lot smoother than my 870P.
His gun had a customized curved stock on it such that when it was mounted on your shoulder, your eyes were automatically aligned with the barrel. You didn't need to have your cheek squished against the stock to line up the barrel.
This made shooting much more comfortable and accurate. Is this something I can do to my 870, or does it require a new custom stock? Do some shotguns come like that from the factory? If so, which ones?
I really liked it because some days when I get home from shooting, my cheek is sore from the recoil. I think I'm holding the stock too close/firm to my cheek. One time I actually had a bruise. I tried not leaning into the stock so much, and it helped a lot.
I love my 870P, and I've surprised myself how good I've gotten at shucking on the doubles. I think I shoot the doubles better than some of the singles because I find myself thinking less and just firing, since there is less time to line up the shot.
After shooting a semi-auto, I am seriously considering a Remington 1100 Tournament Skeet gun, and keeping the 870P strickly for HD. Do/can the 1100's come with the angled stock?
Also... what have you guys done to customize your guns for skeet? Some fellow gun club members recommended I put some dummy shells on the magazine tube of my 870P for more weight. They also recommended putting a few rolls of quarters in the stock for more weight. Any other ideas or recommendations for customizing an 870 and/or 1100 (for future reference) for shooting skeet? My 870P does have a 28" vent rid barrel already.
Thanks!
Chris