Skeet fundamentals

[karl]

Thanks Andy,

I'm actually networking tomorrow with some executives as an emissary for a student group at UH. It's a skeet shooting tournament in West Houston (American Shooting Centers). Knowing this may improve my chances that I don't look like an idiot in front of potential employers.

Where is station 8?

[chasfm11]

Thanks, Andy. I'm pretty close to you and TAM and would definitely be interested in a skeet outing. I have a 12ga shotgun but I'm not sure what choke it has. I'll look at it today. I inherited it from my Dad and I know that he did a lot of different types of hunting with it

I've done some skeet shooting but it was a long time ago and we used a portable trap. It would be fun to see if I'm any good at it any more.
I'll study the information that you provided. It is much different than I've ever done before.


Chas.

[UpTheIrons]

Thanks for the tips! My wife shot skeet for the first time last week (and it was the first time for me in 20+ years) and this will give her a real jump on the next time we go. She used a 28 ga. and did quite well shooting only from station 7, considering the wind kicked up and she had such a small gun.

[Rex B]

Andy, thanks for posting that. I've used the manual throwers at Alpine, but have wanted to learn the skeet & trap routines.

I and the wife may be interested in a skeet intro outing.

[Rex B]

Andy, 9/18 won't work for us. Maybe next round

[chasfm11]

Me, too, Andy. 9/18 isn't a date that I can work into our calendar.

I did look that the shotgun today. There are no numbers near the end of the barrel. All of the markings are just above the pump. It is a Remington, made in the USA and I know it to be at least 50 years old, perhaps older. On the side opposite the maker information is has the word "full". I'm assuming that means full choke and whatever measurements were used for that when the shotgun was made. It is set for 2 3/4 shells.

I'll pick up a box of #8s as you recommended and be ready for the next shoot. I'm really sorry to miss this one.

Chas.

[UpTheIrons]

UpTheIrons (awesome band, btw ) - your wife must have been doing well to hit them with such a small caliber (gauge, whatever) - the 28ga is small and recoils softly compared to 12ga but it doesn't hold a whole lot of pellets, so it's a lot more difficult to hit a clay with one of those. Great job

Thanks! (Have you heard "The Final Frontier" yet? It's good stuff. ) I'm pretty much split down the middle on my wife's marksmanship abilities. On the one hand, I'm glad she's a natural shot and adapts easily and well to whatever gun you put in her hands, but on the other hand, I had to practice, practice, and practice some more to get as good as I am, and I'm nowhere near the caliber of Jarrett/Michel/Michulek, 4-H awards notwithstanding.

She has (from her dad) a 20 ga. 870 with a full choke barrel (one of the old ones, built on a 12 ga. frame, so new barrels are virtually non-existent and may as well be made of platinum), and I've got a Mossy 500 in modified, so the guy we shot with (who has a full skeet setup on his ranch ) gave her the 28 ga. to try both for weight and an improved cylinder choke. I'll try my Mossy next time (maybe with the 18.5" barrel just for fun), but she's already talking about getting a dedicated skeet gun. I'm going to suggest a 12 ga., but we'll see how she feels about it. Anything that keeps her shootin' is fine with me! Even if it does bruise my ego a little bit.

[UpTheIrons]

On the side opposite the maker information is has the word "full".

Chas.

Yes, this means you have a full choke barrel. That just makes it more of a challenge!

[Rex B]

Reminds me, I need to take those measurements and see what chokes are on my Baikhal O/U
thanks for posting all that info.