Sporting clays with a S/S

[Dean Romig]

Richard, I think you need to come to Hausmann's in June and have fun on Ernie's two "hunter's clays" courses. We'll be looking for you!

[edgarspencer]

An observation I've made, and in no way meant to stereotype anyone, is that the take-no-prisoner shooters take themselves, and the game way too seriously. The $400 glasses, dressed to the nines, Perrazi toters get so pissed off when they miss, It makes me wonder what they really do for fun.

[Kensal Rise]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

An observation I've made, and in no way meant to stereotype anyone, is that the take-no-prisoner shooters take themselves, and the game way too seriously. The $400 glasses, dressed to the nines, Perrazi toters get so pissed off when they miss, It makes me wonder what they really do for fun.

Absolutely spot-on sir!

Each to his own. But I've shot sporting for decades with a SxS of one sort or another, and have NEVER "kept score" beyond a hit or miss.

I don't hit them all, but I hit a good many.

And I can't tell you how much fun I have every time I go out.

[C.O.B.]

At my local club and there is a gentleman who is constantly changing choke tubes on almost every station. One station was a tad out there and were batus, two report pair and a true pair. He figured he needed his Modified choke and was changing tubes when I went to shoot. I was shooting a J Venebles & Son 16ga back action hammer gun. I got 5 of the six and commented that I had no choke at all as it wasn't invented when this gun was produced. I think he hit two of them.

It's not about score for me it's getting these old guns out and using them.

[Bill Murphy]

At our Tuesday afternoon SC shoots, side by side shooters are among the highest scoring shooters. Occasionally another shooter asks us about our guns, but not often. The same situation exists at our pigeon club. Side by sides shoot scores equal or higher than the over under shooters, but hardly anyone ever comments about the guns. Most of our side by side shooters switch guns at will and never worry about it. The over under and autoloader shooters are universally one gun shooters who feel that switching guns or shooting less than 1 1/8 ounce loads will negatively affect their scores.

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

At my local club and there is a gentleman who is constantly changing choke tubes on almost every station. One station was a tad out there and were batus, two report pair and a true pair. He figured he needed his Modified choke and was changing tubes when I went to shoot. I was shooting a J Venebles & Son 16ga back action hammer gun. I got 5 of the six and commented that I had no choke at all as it wasn't invented when this gun was produced. I think he hit two of them.

It's not about score for me it's getting these old guns out and using them.

On a good day when we are "on" we tend to focus 110% on the targets. When we are not shooting well nothing seems to help and we look for something to help, different choke, gun, lens color of glasses etc. Been in both places mentally many times.