Question: I have been toying with the idea of buying a decent 20 gauge over and under shotgun to shoot sporting clays and maybe some trap and skeet with. I have owned a field 20 gauge for many years and have had great success shooting quail with it. I like the feel and balance of […]
Question: A friend of mine recently competed at a club in Victoria where he used steel shot shells. He gave me a few to try, but I was warned against using them. Is there a reason why steel shot may be dangerous and is there any advantage of using steel over lead? Peter Arandt, Toronto […]
Question: I am totally confused about what barrel length I should purchase on a new shotgun I am looking at. The firearm will be mainly used in the field, but I would like to try sporting clays also. The gun has three different barrel options in 71cm, 76cm or 81cm. What do you recommend? I […]
Question: I recently purchased a Fabarm RS12 and hoped my choice would be validated by you. The gun is excellent and I currently use it for Trap shooting, but i would also like to branch out into Sporting Clays. I am also hoping that you can explain to me how the point of impact setting […]
Question: I recently walked out onto the flat lands in front of a shooting range I was visiting in rural New South Wales and was amazed how much lead shot was laying on top of the ground. The locals tell me this will soon be reclaimed by a machine. This process is great for the […]
Question: I have been toying with the idea of shooting some competition trap and everyone tells me that my field gun won’t work for me. In practice I can hit anywhere from twenty to twenty four targets out of twenty five very regularly. Can you justify to me why I would need to spend another […]
Question: I am only a field shooter that fires off no more than five hundred rounds a year at local vermin, but I do want to participate a lot more. My problem is after a couple of shots I really feel the recoil of the shotgun on my face. I get bruised on my shoulder […]
Question: I want to buy a second hand shotgun just to shoot trap with. The two I have looked at both have “fixed” chokes. I am told this could be a problem as the choke in the bottom barrel is an improved modified choke and the choke in the top barrel in full. What is […]
Question: I have been shooting shotguns for over twenty-five years, but would class myself as only an average shooter. I mainly shoot recreationally although I did compete for a few years when I was a bit younger. The reason I stopped was that I started having a real problem simply pulling the trigger. I recently […]