Shotgun's Early Summer Camp--fun shoot June 3rd

[JohnTRourke]

In response to http://coloradoshooting.org/v-web/bu...pic.php?t=4029 HunterCO and myself have brought it upon ourselves to bring the great addiction that is shotguns to you all.

so
Everyone will meet at
June 3rd 9am at Colorado Clays

Bring your shotguns, and about 200 rounds of ammo. (7.5 or smaller, i would suggest 1oz loads of #8's for about everything)
bring whatever you wish. If you want to really learn, we can show you or if you just want to go shoot, we can do that too.

The one thing a shotgunner never forgets is his excuse.

map: http://www.coloradoclays.com/main/claysfolder/index.htm

[Wallary]

How much MOOLA should we bring?

[JohnTRourke]

I usually shoot about 2 rounds of sporting clays ($55) or 1 round of clays and a couple rounds of skeet ($30 + $6/ round)
So, about $60 or so
if you have a vest or thing to hold shells that would be useful and you'll find that helps a lot. I have a few spares I'll bring.

eye and ear protection obviously.

Bring at least 200 rounds, I'd just buy a flat (250). There is ammo for sale on site. I'd suggest #8's for all around use and 1 oz loads if you can find them. (recoil is cumulative and 1 oz blows up clays just fine)

[HunterCO]

I usually just go to sportsmans and buy a flat of shells for about $45. I have a sporting clay bag as well as a vest makes it nice but it is not needed. You can just throw your shells in a duffle bag and when your up to shoot set a box of shells on the railing I did that many times.

Most important thing is to remember to make fun of the other guy when he misses. [roll]

[JohnTRourke]

So?
who's coming?

[7idl]

what kind of range (distance) are we talking about?

recommended choke?

[JohnTRourke]

I shoot a double gun on sporting clays or skeet, I usually leave mine alone and leave it at cylinder and improved cylinder. My wife changes hers all the time between skeet, IC and modified.

For a single barrel, I would probalby put in a cylinder.

We might do some skeet esp. for people new to it and for that you want as wide open as you can get. cylinder or a skeet choke. But of course, most good people (not me) shoot skeet with a .410 so......

If I had to pick one I'd say IC.

oh distance:
skeet from 10 feet to the longest shot is about 20 yards.

sporting clays can be from 10 yards to really as far as 60 yards (but to be honest, nobody hits those anyway, so why bother?) most shots are from 10 to 30 yards.

[HunterCO]

I normally use either my cobra choke which is cylinder wide open or my skeet choke. Once in a while if a station has clays 30+ yards I will put in my IC.

I would say the best all around choke is skeet that is what I use 99% of the time.

[Artyboy]

It's looking more and more likely that I"ll be able to come to this one.

[Wallary]

I'll do my best to get there. Also I hope to bring a few more of my friends. :mrgreen: We need a Shotgun Smiley here.