Good Morning, NWF folks! I'm hoping for some input about over/under shotguns intended for shooting clays. Every time I go to the range, I see the two brand new throwers sitting there, more often than not with no one using them, and remember how I used to have fun shooting clays with an old Mossberg 500 pump gun and a thrower mounted on a 2x4 I could park the truck on. ( I no longer have the gun or the thrower, that's been a lot of years ago) So I'm considering getting a shotty so I can use the ones at my range.
Budget is definitely a concern, and while I've heard that the inexpensive ones aren't much good, I'm wondering about what specifically breaks, and/or why they aren't considered viable choices by most folks. I don't mind having a situation where the manufacturer will send me parts free under warranty, rather than having to ship the gun to them, I can generally fix all the gun issues I've had, so far. What might be a good brand/model that doesn't break the bank?
Other factors: I'm lefty, but I'm pretty used to long gun stocks that "don't quite fit". I'm also the "large frame " model... 6'3 and 175. So length of pull needs to be fairly long, without it being a custom job. On the Mossberg, I just stuck a recoil pad on the butt, and that was about right for length.
What are your thoughts on gauge, barrel length, other things I may not have thought of? I'm thinking 12 gauge, but really it's just because that's what I've shot before.
Thanks for your help!
(Edit to add that I will check this when I get back from work, this evening)
Budget is definitely a concern, and while I've heard that the inexpensive ones aren't much good, I'm wondering about what specifically breaks, and/or why they aren't considered viable choices by most folks. I don't mind having a situation where the manufacturer will send me parts free under warranty, rather than having to ship the gun to them, I can generally fix all the gun issues I've had, so far. What might be a good brand/model that doesn't break the bank?
Other factors: I'm lefty, but I'm pretty used to long gun stocks that "don't quite fit". I'm also the "large frame " model... 6'3 and 175. So length of pull needs to be fairly long, without it being a custom job. On the Mossberg, I just stuck a recoil pad on the butt, and that was about right for length.
What are your thoughts on gauge, barrel length, other things I may not have thought of? I'm thinking 12 gauge, but really it's just because that's what I've shot before.
Thanks for your help!
(Edit to add that I will check this when I get back from work, this evening)