Opinions/advice?
 

Just something to kick around here on a cold February day. I'm pretty much all-16's-all-the-time in the uplands and I'm set with a couple of SBT's, but I have never shot a round of doubles trap, sporting clays nor a round of skeet in my life, but I think I might like to, particularly the latter two. So my question is, which gun(s) for any/all? Here are my choices; chokes measured by drop-in gauge only:

Fox Sterlingworth 12ga, 28" barrels, DT, IC/M, weighs 7-4
Fox Sterlingworth 20ga, 28" barrels, DT, IC/IM, weighs 6lbs
Fox A grade 12ga, 30" barrels, DT, IM/F, weighs 6-11
Fox A grade 20ga, 26" barrels, DT, M/F, weighs 5-12

I've thought about acquiring a dedicated gun of some sort but I'm not sure I can get that past the Comptroller of the Currency :), so in the meantime..?

The first for all would be my choice.

The first 2 for skeet and it would depend on the course for sporting but they would do the job on most.

The heavier 12g with the IC/M chokes would be a great choice for sporting clays and would do ok in skeet too.
The 30” 12g in with IM/F would be the better choice for doubles trap.

Being primarily a small-bore guy for both Skeet and sporting clays, I would opt for the Fox A-grade 20 gauge with Mod/Full chokes. I don't often shoot for score - I do it for fun so the tighter chokes are something to experiment with both in 'getting on the target' as well as trying spreaders if I can't quite do that.





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The Fox A grade 12 choked IM/F would work great at the Wobble Trap at our club, when we shoot the doubles game.

I’d go with the first 2. And if it fits you well, I really think you’d love the 20ga Sterly for sporting clays.

None of them. Everything is better with a Parker

The first gun would be my choice for both sporting clays and skeet.