First time at skeet

[7mmag6]

Well some of my friends finally cajoled me into skeet shooting. I dont own an over under but one of them loaned me one of thier 1000 dollar benellis(he said that was the cheap one). So off to Wally world and for 14 bucks of 100 rounds of winchester #8. The range is about 25 miles away and I had never been to it, never even knew it existed, it has a really nice trap, sporting bird, skeet range. To join was 50 bucks a year and 3 bucks a round (includes clays). So every round I shoot this year will only cost 3 bucks.(no reservations needed) Pretty good deal eh?, The range was deserted except us,(9 am) it has top of the line flingers (what ever they call em), and the controlls are inside a locked box that you get a key to when you join. the benelli was beautifull, I dont know what model it was and forgot to ask.

Dam good thing no one was around, Jerry sent me some pointers before I went, so I would not seem to ignorant, right of the bat, standing in station 1 next to the high station, I calmly loaded, said pull and ---, oops safety on, so I pulled her down took my finger out of the trigger gaurd, took of the safety and boom!!!, what the h---, george the owner said he never has seen that happen, we still dont know why. Any way I started on my venture into watching clays sail away as I missed and missed and missed, I found I kept tring to stop the swing and point it, like any good big game hunter. I found myself waiting for the clay to descend so I could draw a bead on it, after the fourth round I was getting a bit better at following through, and actually hit a few doubles, what a blast, man that was fun, So all I need is a nice over under to spend money on(just what I need), the benelli I was told was more for hunting than clays, it was very light so I have a nice half dollar bruise on my shoulder after 100 rounds, what a treat, a deserted range, 3 bucks a round, can anyone ask for more? well now im hooked on another dam shooting sport, just what I need, oh jerry thanks for the tips, what you told me worked after I could stop trying to act like it was my 7mmmag, forgot my camera to take some pics, Ill try to remeber next time. Afterwards we reloaded the machines with clays that are inside the stations, locked things up and scramed. later I learned that factory loads are not reccomended for the reasons above and most serious shooters reload lighter loads.but any way what a gas

14.00 for 100 rounds of #8
borrowed benelli
3 bucks a round for skeet (12 bucks)
50 dollar buy in
78 bucks
deserted range

enjoyment ---priceless

[lefty o]

glad you had fun. practice is the name of the game. i havent tried skeet yet but i intend to.istarted shooting trap about a year ago. i havent hit the majic straight yet, but 24 with dust off the one i missed. its addicting!!

[7mmag6]

thanks lefty, one of the problems with a borrowed shotgun I found (just conjecture) was the stock did not fit me well, the guy has short arms, and had the stock cut down. so I was geting a lot of slap from the cheek guard, i have a sore cheek bone and a nice head ache, I hope mr camp views this post and and gives me advice on a good shotgun for trap/skeet

[dave375hh]

7MMag,
Get yourself a "Shotgun Sports" magazine. In the catolog section they have how-to video's on skeet. Get one that has "gun-camera" footage. The hardest thing to teach a new skeet shooter is the leads required. Often times seeing them on a video makes it much easier to understand.The "gun-camera" lines up with the rib and beads just as your eye would.

[jerry]

7,
glad it was a good experience for you. It is addictive. It does take a lot of practice to get consistent. Sorry to hear about the experience with the benelli thay are usually exvellent. You may have been shooting the M1 or Montifeltro, a super black eagle I doubt.

What Dave mentions is definitely worth checking out. That sounds good. They also make tracer rounds in shotshells where you can check your lead. With the help of a spotter. remember, keep that head down.

Gas auto's will soften the shooting day somewhat. I use my 870, albeit I load 12 GA 7/8 oz loads for it. Nice shooting load & feels like a 20 ga load in a 12 ga shotgun.

I'm looking forward to trying sporting clays someday.

[lefty o]

i dont know about skeet, but for trap the citori is pretty much the standard. although there is far better and far worse.

[BattleRifleG3]

I shoot clay pigeons from time to time with, and I often forget the safety. At least I didn't forget to put it on.

I need more practice.

[h1humma]

you dont really need an over under i shoot an auto and they are alot cheaper the only reason i wouldent sugest an auto is if your gonna reload cauz they fling the shells