What's your favorite skeet gun?

[captain-03]

Winchester 101

 

[Mark Leach]

What would be a good over and under just starting

 

[Tfurn30]

I like my Benelli Super Black Eagle II. Not to long ago I shot a Beretta White Onyx and loved it but
when I went looking for it I found out its discontinued and in it's place is the silver pigeon sporting I.
So thats my next buy hopefully.

 

[BayouSlide]

The White Onyx and Silver Pigeon are the same specs but different cosmetics...I like the look of the Onyx way better and they are still available if you look around or buy used. Be aware that the Sporting and the Field models of the Silver Pigeons differ in some respects.

 

[BayouSlide]

What would be a good over and under just starting

My $.02, FWIW. If I were starting out, I'd get a quality gun that would have some resale value if clays weren't my thing...a used Browning or Beretta would be hard to beat and worth the difference in price between them and a new $600 econo O/U. If new, on a tight budget, maybe a CZ (made by Huglu in Turkey and much improved of the early guns, according to reports).

Case in point. I started out with a $600 Browning Citori, found I loved clays and wanted something with a lower receiver that fit me a little better. Sold the Citori for what I had in it back to the guy I bought it from and purchased a Beretta 686 White Onyx Sporting...couldn't break more birds with a Perazzi that cost five times as much so I had money for lessons, matches and lots of practice, which did help me break more birds .

 

[Tfurn30]

The White Onyx and Silver Pigeon are the same specs but different cosmetics...I like the look of the Onyx way better and they are still available if you look around or buy used. Be aware that the Sporting and the Field models of the Silver Pigeons differ in some respects.

In what respects do they differ out of curiosity?

 

[ultra_mag]

The Silver Pigeon I has etching on the reciever. The main difference between the field and sporting model is the width of the rib. Other differences are the stocks.

 

[killerkarl]

My favorite is a Browning Double Automatic that my dad bought back in the 50s when he was getting out of the army. I think they quit making these back in the early 70s.

 

[ultra_mag]

I also agree with Bayouslide, the 686 White Onyx sporting is an incredible gun for the money. I've had mine for over 5 years and never had a problem. It has a minimum of 15,000 shells shot through it. I shoot the 692 now, but it costs about twice what the 686 does.

 

[Tfurn30]

I'll probably just settle for a Perazzi or a kriegoff, ha. Yea right

 

[bhart89]

Weatherby Athena grade Orion

 

[Richard in LA]

The Silver Pigeon I has etching on the reciever. The main difference between the field and sporting model is the width of the rib. Other differences are the stocks.

The field models also have that aggravating auto safety. The linkage can be removed, but it's a little nerve wracking on an expensive gun. Also, field models have Mobil chokes and the sporting models have optima bore barrels that use optima chokes. This may make a difference if you already own a gun with either choke pattern.

 

[crazy white boy]

Ruger Red Label 20 gauge O/U sold my Brownings once I shot the Ruger..

 

[Mark Leach]

Mossberge 500

 

[Mark Leach]

Has anyone ever shot the Mossberg Silver Reserve II

 

[ppland]

 

[djdig]

The EAA USSG MP310 O/U 12 Gauge has features and shoots better than the $$$$ Browning, Beretta, etc... and people can say what they want I gunsmith for a living. The features on this gun are not even found on ones that cost $1000+. Remington had the Spartan 310 model, this is the same company that made that...same exact gun. The only thing to do is swap the extractor springs with a set of wolf springs if you don't want to wait out the break in period.

I read a post when someone said let me know how it shoots past 10,000+ rounds compared to "X" gun. These barrels are hammer forged and chrome lined, unless you never clean it this gun is a great gun to get into skeet/trap with, minus a 1100 backup.

Hammer Forged Barrels, Machined Steel Receiver & Monoblock, Checkered Walnut Stock & Forends , Double Dip Blueing, Hard
Chrome Lined Barrels, Ventilated Rib, Cast Off, Auto Selective Ejectors, Auto Tang Safety, Single Selective Trigger, Screw In
Choke Tubes & Rubber Butt Pad

 

[Rooda]

Love my A400 Extreme. Bought it for duck hunting but have really taken to sporting clays and 5 stand lately. Probably will be in the market for an O/U before long. Thinking of going the Beretta route but will look around at the used market first.

 

[Tfurn30]

Everybody takes to sporting clays, it's fun as ****. I've heard this phrase several times since I joined the gun club, "beats the hell outta golf. " lol


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[CUJOHUNTER]

I don't have a clay specific gun. Had a Stoeger Condor and Mossberg Silver Reserve for a short minute but I always go back to my Remington 870. I got rid of the O/Us because I didn't like the way they felt but I do like O/U shotguns. Can anyone tell me what the real world difference is between shooting clays with a single barrel (pump) vs a double barrel (O/U)?