I did buy one of the Mossberg (Turkish made) O/U's (not the Silver Reserve), for trap rather than skeet, but this is because I didn't know exactly how much shooting I was going to get done plus a whole lot of other reasons, and I didn't want an expensive safe queen. If I knew I'd be out there every weekend, without fail, burning through hundreds of rounds a month, thousands of rounds a year, I'd have got something pricier from the get-go.
What I have has given me no problems so far, but I know it's not a long-term competition gun. If you've truly been bitten hard, and you're going to immerse yourself in it, your decision NOT to buy an inexpensive O/U was right for you.
Have fun.
PS: the chap who says "Save your hulls" is right. You WILL want to reload eventually, and they WILL come in handy. Also save everyone else's, if they'll let you have them - as many as you can.
What I have has given me no problems so far, but I know it's not a long-term competition gun. If you've truly been bitten hard, and you're going to immerse yourself in it, your decision NOT to buy an inexpensive O/U was right for you.
Have fun.PS: the chap who says "Save your hulls" is right. You WILL want to reload eventually, and they WILL come in handy. Also save everyone else's, if they'll let you have them - as many as you can.