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Something came up on another thread, and I had a query about proper trigger method.SO,here's a few facts, opinions and theories... While I've been shotgunning for a long time, I've shot rifles even longer,starting with the usual Red Ryder Daisy and proceeding up to some fine benchrest and...

Back at the end of April, I had posted a thread about using SLIP 2000 and 725 cleaner to do a deep clean on the 870 TB's trigger group and bolt. I got around to checking it last night, as I had figured I've put well over 1K rounds through it since then. The little grunge that has built up...

I've an idea that a discussion on this would help a lot of folks, so bear with me please... The query comes up frequently here,"What shotgun should I get?". The poster is an adult, usually, and just getting into shotgunning.They may have some experience shooting other folks' guns, but not...

Now I see what Geoff and others are so impressed by these.... I was sweltering away yesterday on Trap 8 at PGC, temps and humidity both in the mid 90s,when an acquaintance of the guy I was shooting with(Steve, from older threads)showed up with a new toy. This was a trap combo K80 DT. 32"...

Besides the plastic hull and wad,to many of us the biggest advance in modern shotgunning is interchangeable choke tubes. These allow us to tailor the pattern to the game and distance. But, there's a downside. First,the things are all proprietary. Here at Casa McC, the three screw choked...

Since circumstances caused me to unretire and return to the fold of the gainfully employed (Ptui!), I've been doing most of my shooting on weekend mornings, for the usual reasons. I struck up an acquaintance with a local legend, one of the folks who stand there on the 27 yard line and mske...

My E mail had someone asking about the proper balancing point for a shotgun. Here's an edited, paraphrased version. Balance,weight,length,fit, etc all contribute to that subjective set of biases we call "Feel". Usually, the proper Feel means a shotgun that's responsive, reasonably quick,and...

Her hair and nails looked beauty shop fresh, her clothes "Business Casual", but her well worn vest had her name stitched on it along with some straight patches. I had skipped dinner to go to PGC, my trap jones was kicking bad,and my #$%^&* schedule had my time orchestrated until next week. It...

The voice on the other end of the phone line said something like,"Dave, I got your number from Jim Bob who says you know an awful lot about shotguns. I have this _____ shotgun, and I wonder if it's a collector's item. Can you help me?".... Filing a mental note to rebuke Jim Bob for giving out...

A year and a a half after starting trap, here's where I'm at, at the moment. Generally, I shoot 22 or 23 each round of 25. Some straights, few scores lower than 22. I was getting more straights before my cataract surgery, but the difference is minor. Most of the targets I hit are centered in...

And that of course is, Flinch! At PGC yesterday, I was shooting the bull with another trapshooter. A young fellow of maybe 30 at most, he had an 1100 Classic Trap(Gawgeous wood) and a good attitude. He mentioned that on his previous range trip, he had inadvertedly left the safety on.When he...

The occasion was the end of preserve hunting sason, and Buddy had pulled strings to get us on some preserve land to shoot holdover ringeck and chukar over his Springers. His shotgun was a H&H 28 gauge, a little art work that shot, a SXS masterpiece that cost more than my 4X4. Mine was of...

The guy with the shaved head and Bob Marley T short rested the muzzle of his rented trap gun in the dirt while he transferred shells to the pockets of his droopy pants. The two other guys with him were not doing that much better as they had to be told to don eye and ear protection. I had just...

Fashion governs sporting guns as much as in clothing. For a generation or two, the 20 has been espoused as the perfect tool for upland hunting, starting off a kid or female or for use by older hunters. Words like light,fast,and responsive get used, and a sure way to get a discussion going in a...

I got an E recently that was of the "Teach me to hunt deer with slugs in 500 words or less" variety. Here's the edited version of same... Dear Jim, you're very welcome. Slug hunting is more like bowhunting than rifle hunting, at least the way I do it. Rifle hunting oft consists of taking a...

A few comments on other threads have given me pause, so here it is... I guess it takes less than one minute of talking with me on the average for a shotgunner to find out I like 870s. As you probably know, I've used them since Mastodons went on the Endangered list, and recommend them for...

It's bothered me for years that I'm not capable of completely cleaning trigger groups and so on. Dissassembly of an 870 TG is past my skill level, so deep cleaning of them has been limited to a once(so far) per lifetime ultrasonic bath. And with my oldest 870 over 50 years old, I'm concerned...

I've run across some questions at work(and some massive ignorance and misinformation) about this, so here goes. And as always, these are opinions and appear on no Tablets of Stone... This is one big subject to tackle. We're talking about from turkey to woodcock, wild prairie ringnecks to bob...

Got a query about this, and have been doing some thinking on my own.so.... "Serious" shotgunners need to practice all aspects of functioning their weapons. This obviously includes reloading under stress. Here's a couple methods,and a few cautions. First, practice this well away from any live...

Flipping through the channels this AM, I caught this on the OLN network. When did they switch from TNN? Anyway, part of the show included a tour through the Benelli factory in Urbino, Italy. Naturally, Benelli's a sponsor. And naturally, they showed a semi auto being fired by an employee...