32” Sunday

[John Davis]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I still cannot forget a good many of the so called trap shooters in the know thirty to forty years ago saying 32” doubles were to long to get on the second trap doubles bird quickly .

IMHO, in Doubles trap it’s more important to get the first target as quick as possible. Then you’ve got plenty of time to get to the second bird. So, if 32 inch barrels are good for singles then they’re good for the second target in doubles. However, both of my doubles guns are 30 inches. The real oddity is shooting a side by side.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Grasshopper, choke is irrelevant. Put the muzzles at the right place and you will break the bird.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

Grasshopper, choke is irrelevant. Put the muzzles at the right place and you will break the bird.

I’d rather have 100 chipped targets than 99 ink balls and one that got away An X is an X don’t grade uhm

[Stan Hillis]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I’d rather have 100 chipped targets than 99 ink balls and one that got away An X is an X don’t grade uhm

That's really a "created scenario" that rarely happens. The fact is that "smoke" creates self-confidence, whereas chips do not. And, self confidence makes you a better shot. I'll put my money on a sporting clays shooter that prefers tight chokes. I've shot nothing but .020" and .020" in my Perazzi 31 1/2" MX 8 since about 2008. Punched into M class in 2010. Never seen the need for screw-ins in that gun. If I have a close-in, erratic, rabbit target I drop in a spreader and handle it that way.

Different chokes for different "fokes".

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Stan Hillis

That's really a "created scenario" that rarely happens. The fact is that "smoke" creates self-confidence, whereas chips do not. And, self confidence makes you a better shot. I'll put my money on a sporting clays shooter that prefers tight chokes. I've shot nothing but .020" and .020" in my Perazzi 31 1/2" MX 8 since about 2008. Punched into M class in 2010. Never seen the need for screw-ins in that gun. If I have a close-in, erratic, rabbit target I drop in a spreader and handle it that way.

Different chokes for different "fokes".

I’m not disagreeing , but I’ve personally been down both roads . I’ll still take 100 visible chips any day .

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Stan Hillis

That's really a "created scenario" that rarely happens. The fact is that "smoke" creates self-confidence, whereas chips do not. And, self confidence makes you a better shot. I'll put my money on a sporting clays shooter that prefers tight chokes. I've shot nothing but .020" and .020" in my Perazzi 31 1/2" MX 8 since about 2008. Punched into M class in 2010. Never seen the need for screw-ins in that gun. If I have a close-in, erratic, rabbit target I drop in a spreader and handle it that way.

Different chokes for different "fokes".

I do the same thing Stan. I change shot size depending on the target. Also use spreaders for bunnies. I can truly say I’ve never missed a target because of too much choke but I have picked up targets due to tighter chokes.

[John Davis]

Here’s my prescription for trap: Full choke for singles; tight full for handicap; modified for first shot in doubles and full for second shot. #8 shot for singles and first shot in doubles; #7 1/2 shot in handicap and second shot in doubles. Works for me.

And I’ll take the middle road. I go for ink balls but will take whatever I can get.

[Bill Murphy]

I am a lucky sporting clays shooter, in that I am not looking for a high 90s score and don't lament the occasional miss caused by my tight chokes. As long as we're sharing old shooting quotes, let me give you one that has not been used on this thread. "The great majority of misses are not measured in inches. Most are measured in feet." The size of the pattern does not cause anywhere near as many misses as lifted heads and peeking at sights. Just my experience.

[Double Lab]

Nice trio of guns Brian. Apologies for detouring your thread but if I start out on the first few stations just chipping targets I just don't have the feedback to get into a "zone". Smoke begets smoke. YMMV.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

Nice trio of guns Brian. Apologies for detouring your thread but if I start out on the first few stations just chipping targets I just don't have the feedback to get into a "zone". Smoke begets smoke. YMMV.

Well, Brian's thread is on it's way to Cuba.... That always happens as soon as the topic of choke comes up.