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Hello what's the best barrel length for skeet and trap guns ? Please do guide me

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 10:43 am
by sathvik
As I am getting my gun lisence soon so I wanted to take some advice about barrel length for skeet and trap guns

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Re: Hello what's the best barrel length for skeet and trap guns ? Please do guide me

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:45 pm
by Vikram
Skeet guns tend to have shorter barrels at 26"-28". Trap usually 30"-32". It is not just the barrel length. Trap stocks are designed to shoot at rising targets. Skeet guns mostly shoot flat. Trap chokes are usually tighter @ 3/4 and full where as skeet chokes are more open.

Unless you are a recreational shooter, skeet and trap guns are specialised guns in specific disciplines.


Best-
Vikram

Re: Hello what's the best barrel length for skeet and trap guns ? Please do guide me

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 10:46 pm
by sathvik
Wow thanks for suggestions.. how about MODERN GUN WORKS 28" for skeet ?

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Re: Hello what's the best barrel length for skeet and trap guns ? Please do guide me

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 3:11 pm
by Vikram
sathvik wrote:Wow thanks for suggestions.. how about MODERN GUN WORKS 28" for skeet ?

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I have no idea about that brand. Could be used as a beginner gun, I suppose.Once you get a hang of the sport and still decide to continue, you can always upgrade. All the best with your efforts.

Re: Hello what's the best barrel length for skeet and trap guns ? Please do guide me

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:38 am
by sathvik
Thank you sir. #vikram.

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Re: Hello what's the best barrel length for skeet and trap guns ? Please do guide me

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 12:53 pm
by sa_ali
sathvik wrote:Wow thanks for suggestions.. how about MODERN GUN WORKS 28" for skeet ?

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You can definately give it a shot, if the trigger is smooth enough, try in dry practice first if you are to get your movement and trigger pull right

Re: Hello what's the best barrel length for skeet and trap guns ? Please do guide me

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:25 pm
by sathvik
Ok sir. I had seen a modern 1991 make gun at a local dealer for 18000₹

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Re: Hello what's the best barrel length for skeet and trap guns ? Please do guide me

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 8:19 pm
by mundaire
So long as you have a reliable single trigger gun that fits you well - with OPEN CHOKES (even no chokes, i.e. cylinder will do), you can potentially use it to shoot Skeet. Does not even need to be an O/U it can be an SxS (though that may affect your scores a bit). As Vikram has mentioned, Skeet guns usually tend to have shorter barrels.

However, you would be no doubt be handicapped as compared to those who are using purpose built Skeet guns. I think the consideration would typically be, "can I use this to hit the MQS score and import a dedicated Skeet gun?".

The answer is - YES (only holds for single trigger open choke guns)! With the qualification that you would be somewhat disadvantaged and would therefore need to train that much more to compensate.

The above does not usually hold true for trap though. For trap you really do need a dedicated trap gun as they shoot very different from usual shotguns.

Cheers!
Abhijeet

Re: RE: Re: Hello what's the best barrel length for skeet and trap guns ? Please do guide me

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 8:31 pm
by sathvik
mundaire wrote:So long as you have a reliable single trigger gun that fits you well - with OPEN CHOKES (even no chokes, i.e. cylinder will do), you can potentially use it to shoot Skeet. Does not even need to be an O/U it can be an SxS (though that may affect your scores a bit). As Vikram has mentioned, Skeet guns usually tend to have shorter barrels.

However, you would be no doubt be handicapped as compared to those who are using purpose built Skeet guns. I think the consideration would typically be, "can I use this to hit the MQS score and import a dedicated Skeet gun?".

The answer is - YES (only holds for single trigger open choke guns)! With the qualification that you would be somewhat disadvantaged and would therefore need to train that much more to compensate.

The above does not usually hold true for trap though. For trap you really do need a dedicated trap gun as they shoot very different from usual shotguns.

Cheers!
Abhijeet
Thank you for valuable suggestions sir. I'll make my palns according to ur guide lines .

Regards
Sathvik

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