mscott Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 I just found out a local club is hosting some Team Challenge matches this year, so I gotta try it. What's the better way to go for the shotgun ..... pump, auto, O/U ???? It seems like the O/U might not be the best since there is a lot of movement to reload it. I have and can shoot all 3 types comfortably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkS_A18138 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 I have a Beretta A390 auto for STC......Buy a good gun, you do kind of give it a pounding! I am you of the weird ones, I have a auto for two events and I use my O/U for mix bags.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2alpha Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 If you are limiting yourself to one shotgun make it an auto, like Mark I like an ou for some events but the flurry were the targets are coming straight at you would be tough on it especially 2 man team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Freeman Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Browning Gold for an Auto. Its works well because you only have to load the mag. It loads the chamber for you. I am shooting a Gold Evolve because its light and swings well. For an O/U get one that fits and that you can hit with. Be sure it has ejectors. Watching someone with extractors and not ejectors is painfull. My O/U is a Browning Citori Golden Clays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I use an OU for all three events I do OK with the loading Shoot what you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 First pick would be an O/U. Simple. However...the flurry being the flurry, if I went with an auto, it'd probably be a Gold for the autoloading. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkS_A18138 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Don't listen to Jamie about using an O/U......He is one of those freak OPEN class gods with his speed loading O/U!!!! I want to shoot like Jamie!!!!!! He talked me into that the first year and I got arm pump so bad I couldn't hold my gun! Next week is the Nationals...hope to see some of you there!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mscott Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 I have a Gold and Citori here, so I'm going to go out this weekend and do some drills on the plate rack to see what works for me. I kinda figured the auto takes less movement to reload, but the O/U seems viable as well. I'm figuring a couple of strings of 10 rounds each should give me some idea of what works. After that I better practice shooting 2" and 4" plates at 90 yards offhand. That should be a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cautery Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Auto for Flush and Flurry (helps to have a loading block too, but I HAVE loaded out of my Sporting CLays bag successfully before). Now that I HAVE a good O/U, I am using it for Mixed Bag. Funny, the form coaching I got from Todd Nelson, our gunfitter and the practice on that stuff with the O/U has made me a much better shotgunner with my 1100 too... IF you have the funds, get an auto that will stand up to the volume of shooting that you will want to do... I still shoot my 1100, and it works great, but it was not intended to do the thousands of rounds that I put through it a year... And I personally don't think you need one of those autoloaders... but I have never tried one. I have a spoon welded on my 1100 (a la 3-gun) that makes the "toss one in the chamber; rotate second to trip sppon and shove in the mag" technique... Fast enough that I am ALWAYS waiting for the bird, especially in flurry. See y'all in San Antonio!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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