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tstuart34:
--- Quote from: jschenck on April 07, 2017, 08:26:31 PM ---I don't know much about trap shooting and I'm not good at it. Last year I decided I wanted to try clays so I spent a *lot* of time shopping for a 12GA. After a couple of months of looking my list narrowed down to four cost categories:
$300-$400 - TRi Sporter 28" (Dicks sporting goods) - Basic semi-auto but does "feel right" in my hands
$500-$600 - Stoeger M3k - Low end but setup for trap shooting
$1000-$1200 - Remington 1100 Comp Synthetic. Really felt nice in my hands
$2500 range - Beretta A400 Xcel Multi - Makes my head spin thinking of that beauty
I ended up with the Sporter from DSG. I figured it's like the cheap set of clubs I bought for golfing. If I ever get good enough to where the equipment is holding me back I'll buy a better gun.
That Remington almost got my money even though I was lusting over the Xcel.
So far I don't regret that TRi Silver Eagle Sporter Semi-Automatic. If you watch Dicks ad's you can find it for under $350.
my 2 cents, FWIW
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Did you mean the m3000 or the m3k? The m3k is actually set up for 3gun where the m3000 is for field. I love my m3000 it runs what ever I feed it with no issues with a 10 round tube on it. But it can beat you up. Inertia guns are reliable but recoil is much higher then gas guns.
Kick ez butt pads are nice adders for many guns.
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jschenck:
The M3K is what I was looking at, thinking I could have one 12GA for trying to break clay and for amateur hour at a local 3 gun fun shoot. :D But I'm sure my cheap-o Silver Eagle will work for that too.
Sorry, I was under the impression that the M3K would work as a basic trap gun but perhaps it's not a great choice (?) being a 24" barrel or are there other factors that dictate it as a poor choice for chasing clays?
My list was all semi-auto's because I wanted the option of trying a 3-gun and was hoping to have one 12GA to cover my beginner ambitions. If I were buying a true trap gun I sure see the advantage of a purpose built O/U
tstuart34:
--- Quote from: jschenck on April 10, 2017, 09:39:16 PM ---The M3K is what I was looking at, thinking I could have one 12GA for trying to break clay and for amateur hour at a local 3 gun fun shoot. :D But I'm sure my cheap-o Silver Eagle will work for that too.
Sorry, I was under the impression that the M3K would work as a basic trap gun but perhaps it's not a great choice (?) being a 24" barrel or are there other factors that dictate it as a poor choice for chasing clays?
My list was all semi-auto's because I wanted the option of trying a 3-gun and was hoping to have one 12GA to cover my beginner ambitions. If I were buying a true trap gun I sure see the advantage of a purpose built O/U
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Your spot on with MK3. It would make a great clay blaster or a 3gun shotgun. Just didn't want the op to think that the m3k was meant for trap. For trap IMO a person should save the cash and go with the m3000. If someone wanted to jump into a more 3gun ready gun the Stoeger is great. The Breda is even better but double the money. So many options.
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AAllen:
Trap shooters go with longer barrels than the mk3, generally 30" and up. The purpose is it gives a longer sight range making it more actuate at longer ranges. Downside is it is heavy for field hunters and slow for 3 gun folks. Beginner trap shooters usually start with single barrels because they are easy to use and dependable. When shooting in several of the youth competitions there is time limits for the squad and a shooter that is having feed issues etc. With a gun can be a problem.
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