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C-dub wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2019 12:36 pm A friend of mine that shoots VERY well with a $10k+ Perazzi once told me that the $500 O/U 20 gauge I bought for my daughter will hit targets just as well as his gun. The only real difference is in how many you will be able to shoot over a lifetime, year, month, or week. Shooting a couple hundred rounds a month mine will probably last as long as his will. However, he can probably get by shooting several thousand rounds a month and might still outlast mine with only a few minor replacement parts that typically wear out.

https://americantactical.us/4633/detail.html

I think this is the one I bought for her. It seems to have gone up a little since I got it a year or two ago. Either that or I have misremembered how much I paid for it at my LGS.

C-dub wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2019 12:36 pm A friend of mine that shoots VERY well with a $10k+ Perazzi once told me that the $500 O/U 20 gauge I bought for my daughter will hit targets just as well as his gun. The only real difference is in how many you will be able to shoot over a lifetime, year, month, or week. Shooting a couple hundred rounds a month mine will probably last as long as his will. However, he can probably get by shooting several thousand rounds a month and might still outlast mine with only a few minor replacement parts that typically wear out.

https://americantactical.us/4633/detail.html

I think this is the one I bought for her. It seems to have gone up a little since I got it a year or two ago. Either that or I have misremembered how much I paid for it at my LGS.

AndyC wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 2:31 pm A double eg. O/U is nice because of its ability to have 2 different chokes in the gun at the same time (I just use Imp Cylinder and Modified - and I can select which fires first, depending on the sequence of the clays presented to me). Other folks frantically change the chokes completely between stations - I've never bothered but it's a plus if you really want to fine-tune things.

A good O/U is fairly pricey, though - I wouldn't feel undergunned with a decent used semi-auto and a screw-in Modified choke eg. Rem 1100. FWIW, I did start clay-shooting with a Mossberg 500 12-ga pump - it's not that restrictive if you can shuck it decently quickly.

My advice - take your current gun and go do a few rounds of sporting clays with it first; sounds like you have enough time and you may be able to try a few rental guns as well.

Pawpaw wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 2:03 pm The most popular choice seems to be a 12 gauge over/under. You can put a modified choke tube in one barrel for reach and an improved cylinder in the other for closer birds. Most (all?) O/U's allow you to choose which barrel fires first, so you can tailor that to your needs as you go.

The extra weight of the double barrels helps smooth out the swing and goes a long way toward taming recoil.

Scott B. wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 1:06 pm For autoloaders, it really depends on what price point you're looking for.

Semi auto's I've handled and shot:

Beretta - they make great shotguns. The A400 is a nice gun and comes in several trim packages from field to fancy.

Benelli - Super Black Eagle 3 is a terrific gun.

CZ - The 712 is a great gun for the price point, the newer 1012 is even better.

Remington 1100 - can't go wrong with a good one.

There are a number of others that I've seen or handled but haven't shot.

Scott B.,

Thanks for the recommendations--appreciate your help.

Crash


Winchester has their new SX4 Upland Field, Mossberg 930 Pro Sporting, and so on.

omegaman wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 12:36 pm I use 12-gauge and Light Modified choke (Improved Cylinder is okay also). Nothing wrong with 20-gauge (if you're a pretty good shooter), but I don't recommend a pump for sporting clays.