Stoeger Coach for clays?

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Zippy: I am lusting after the guns that I see on the Trap line every Wednesday. P-guns, Kreighoffs, Ljutic, etc.
They are beyond me now financially. Even the nicer O/Us in the Browning family are gonna require a bit of savings.
That's why I'm using my field guns. I have spent a few dollars for a used Mossberg Country Squire 12 ga, FC, rib, 30" barrel. It was Very affordable and doesn't interfere with saving for a better gun. I'm hoping the the longer barrel and the rib will have a positive effect and take me to a 25 for the first time. Hopefully the gun will hold up.
I lengthened the stock a bit so that it fit me better (I've 15"+ LOP in shortsleeves).
I am having the most trouble with the acute left handers from stations one and two. Everything else I can hit regularly but those are giving me fits. (I'm right handed. Shoot with both eyes open). I'll shoot 14 or 15 on stations 3-4-5. But shoot 5-6-7 on the first two. I'm either stopping the gun or shooting behind the target for some other reason.
Pete
 
I'm either stopping the gun or shooting behind the target for some other reason.
Pete
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What often happens, a shooter will lift his head a little to get a better look at the lefties -- you may be seeing the correct lead, but you'll shoot right over the top. At posts 1 and 2 try to be extra diligent with the lefties -- keep your face on the stock and following through -- keep the gun moving until long after you see the target break.
If you're having trouble getting on the hard lefts, you might consider shifting your hold point a little to the left at posts 1 and 2. Hold high but not so high that a lefty can sneak under your barrel.
 
You might also want to change your stance just a bit so it is more facing to the left. This will make the shots mostly straight aways - even the hard left ones.

Good luck, and when you get tired of trap, there's always 5-stand, sporting and FITASC to humble a person..........:D
 
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a shooter will lift his head a little to get a better look at the lefties
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That may well be it. I can see now that the SXS - as much as I love'em - was maybe getting in the way of the target as it came out of the house. I felt - feel - as if I'm always playing catch-up. And that little gun is so easy to stop. I know that I need to follow through more plus what ever else.
One fellow was watching me shoot the 26" gun and said "you gotta get to them quicker with that gun." I wasn't. Always behind or something...maybe over like you say.

Oneounce: I have tried Sporting Clays with a SXS. That was great fun. Too bad there's no facility close by; if there were, I'd shoot it more. Same for skeet.
Pete
 
Which is more "reliable"... the single trigger or double trigger system?
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Depends on the gun - some have great single triggers, some are a little scary and you're better off with two.

Oneounce: I have tried Sporting Clays with a SXS. That was great fun. Too bad there's no facility close by; if there were, I'd shoot it more. Same for skeet.
Pete
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Staten Island is only trap? You could always make a nice day of it and go to Orvis Sandanona........:D
 
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Oneounce: Staten Island S.C. is Trap only. I've been there every Wednesday lately.
Sandanonna - now there's a facility. I treated myself to their shotgun instruction a few years ago when I retired. Very nice. It is, though, a full day affair to go there and shoot. I just may do that though. Good idea.
I am a member at the North Mt. Sportsman's Club (http://www.northmt.com/)
not too far from a home I have in PA. They have a state of the art NSSF Bunker Trap facility - but I haven't gotten to try it...yet.
Pete
 
We have a bunker facility just up the road in Gainesville. Haven't tried that yet - I'm usually at the sporting clay clubs in the region.

Back on topic -

At any of the places I shoot, I haven't seen a coach gun used for clays. I tried skeet once with my HD Mossberg just for grins - THAT was a waste of targets and ammo........:D
 
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