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Choke and barrel length suggestions for Skeet shooting
Dennis, I use a Browning Citori 4 barrel set for skeet shooting. All of the barrels are skeet chokes which I believe is the legal minimum for shooting skeet or at least NSSA sponsored skeet. The barrel lengths are 28 inch which makes for an easy and rapid swing but I have come to find that a short barrel length is horrible which respect to "follow through" swing qualities which is the most important thing in my opinion. I would recommend a 30 and preferably a 32 inch barrel length and the skeet choke and use # 7 1/2 shot in 1 ounce shot or less shells. A couple of reasons for this. The longer barrel adds MUCH needed weight to the gun to aid in reducing recoil fatigue and significantly aids the gun's and your tendency to continue in the follow through swing on the shot. # 7 1/2 shot is a good compromise between small diameter shot which has less power and looses velocity faster at further ranges and the max. allowable shot on the range of #7.
Due to medical issues I have a difficult time with recoil in the 12 gauge category and use a Remington 11-87 Premier which a 30 inch barrel and some mercury filled recoil reducer modifications I have added to increase weight and reduce recoil. This has made the gun a joy to shoot but in competition, you are not allowed to pick up the empty shells. This is a BIG draw back for reloaders.
In short, if you shoot skeet occasionally for fun and practice to keep your skills up; a "field gun" will work just fine. On the other hand if you shoot skeet in competition; you will find that a field gun is too light and does not have the weight to aid swing and follow through to get repeatable results after several hundred shoots. (usually due to recoil fatigue) A typical skeet shoot will entail 100 targets in each gauge and usually 100 doubles in 12 gauge. This can total up to 500 shells fired in a day. When I was shooting actively in NSSA and NSCA competition; it was not unusual for me to shoot around 5,000 to 7,000 rounds per year.
Just beware that the "skeet shooting bug" is VERY contagious and addictive. ;O) A lot of fun and enjoyment to be had. It can also be a VERY expensive past time depending upon how serious you get into the sport currently being dominated by Krieghoff K-80's & K-32's, Beretta's, and a few other brands such as Perazzi. All real nice guns but I just cannot see spending $10,000 and up for a shotgun and a prime reason that I feel the NSSA should create categories for shooters using regular ole' down to Earth off the store shelf guns.
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Choke and barrel length suggestions for Skeet shooting
Wow! This post is over 3 years since the last reply. How is the skeet shooting going Dennis?
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