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Originally Posted by CraigThompson (Post 300360)

That was most certainly years ago most shooters now myself included would have a cow over the little shell stands they saw fit to put at each station back then .

The shell box stands were very convenient for the fellows and gals who shot Skeet in their shirtsleeves and didn't have shooting jackets or vests with pockets.

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Originally Posted by Dean Romig (Post 300732)

The shell box stands were very convenient for the fellows and gals who shot Skeet in their shirtsleeves and didn't have shooting jackets or vests with pockets.
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Maybe so but buy a shell pouch and belt . Those stands would get in my way when I positioned on the stations . And while that sounds a bit anal it's true I find anything in front on me when I'm shooting to make me feel like somethings in the way . Same thing when they used to put those little stands at the 16 yard line in trap . And part of the game is shooting when you're comfortable .

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Originally Posted by Scott Janowski (Post 300729)

I have a Kolar gun and have shot Kolar tubes for 35 years.
But if I was going to tube a gun today it would have to be Briley’s here is why.
Briley will custom make full length fitted tubes same as Kolar.
It is way easier to play with chokes with the Briley tubes, with Kolar’s the outside diameter of the choke is fit to your bore so if you want different chokes then what came with it you need to send it back to Kolar.
With Briley the chokes are internal threads, you can simply buy what you want and they send it to you. You can even exchange chokes with Briley’s for just shipping.

Usually when ever I've had a gun tubes I had Kolar include skeet and just a hair tighter for each tube .And that's about all a tubed gun of mine will be used for , You are quite correct in your opinion I just prefer to stick with Kolar they were always good to me with any problems that may have arisen . Not to say Briley wouldn't be as well , but for skeet tubes I have a brand loyalty :whistle:

Well, I'm glad to say we can't go back and change it. They add a bit of nostalgia to these shotgun games. Skeet sure has come a long way.

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Very cool diagram Dean.

Scott has correctly mentioned that Kolar screw chokes are not convenient or even acceptable for sporting clays because you almost have to remove the tube to change the choke, unless they have changed something. Craig, can you change from skeet to "tight skeet" while the tubes are in the gun, easily?

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Originally Posted by Bill Murphy (Post 300740)

Dunno never tried ! Don’t really care for that matter . Tight skeet would be for doubles at all stations or shoot offs anyway .

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Originally Posted by John Davis (Post 300739)

Very cool diagram Dean.

John, it would not surprise me in the least to learn it was drawn by WHF... but I have no evidence of that.

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Originally Posted by Bill Murphy (Post 300740)

Craig, can you change from skeet to "tight skeet" while the tubes are in the gun, easily?

No Bill, not between shots at a doubles station...

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The other thing to consider is I do not think you can use a tubed gun in the small bore events in Vintage Skeet.