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by sfven2
Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:39 pm
Forum: Shotguns
Topic: Recommendation for Trap and Sporting Clays
Replies: 10
Views: 16543

Re: Recommendation for Trap and Sporting Clays

1965mini wrote: Sat Aug 22, 2020 9:50 am What loads were you shooting? Maybe try a slower load
Just shooting off the shelf cheap Federal field and target loads 1200fps, 1 1/8 oz, #8.
by sfven2
Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:36 pm
Forum: Shotguns
Topic: Recommendation for Trap and Sporting Clays
Replies: 10
Views: 16543

Re: Recommendation for Trap and Sporting Clays

Besides the recoil, how did you like how it shot? How did it feel in your shoulder? Sorry for the late response. I now have about 600 rounds through it. It is much softer shooting with the slip on recoil pad and a just shy of a pound of lead weights in the butt stock. With the weights it now has a ...
by sfven2
Fri Aug 21, 2020 10:04 pm
Forum: Shotguns
Topic: Recommendation for Trap and Sporting Clays
Replies: 10
Views: 16543

Re: Recommendation for Trap and Sporting Clays

Well, took it out to shoot some sporting clays. 184 shots between me and my son and we had a great time. He did begin to complain about the recoil about half way through. The Yildiz is a light over/under with weight biased nose heavy, I think it is a sub 7lb gun. I stuffed about a pound of lead sink...
by sfven2
Sun Aug 09, 2020 11:24 pm
Forum: Shotguns
Topic: Recommendation for Trap and Sporting Clays
Replies: 10
Views: 16543

Re: Recommendation for Trap and Sporting Clays

Well, I bought a Yildiz SPZ ME HP 12.
Going to see how it shoots next weekend
by sfven2
Wed Aug 05, 2020 8:41 pm
Forum: Shotguns
Topic: Recommendation for Trap and Sporting Clays
Replies: 10
Views: 16543

Re: Recommendation for Trap and Sporting Clays

How about the Yildiz brand at Academy.. My research on the company is that they have great upper end shotguns in EU, but there is a mixed bag of reviews on the lower end shotguns in the US. The Stoeger Condor was a possibility but the Yildiz SPZ/ME or HP both get better reviews than the Condor. Any ...
by sfven2
Sun Aug 02, 2020 11:28 pm
Forum: Shotguns
Topic: Recommendation for Trap and Sporting Clays
Replies: 10
Views: 16543

Recommendation for Trap and Sporting Clays

So, looking for a recommendation for an over/under shotgun for trap ans sporting clays in 12ga. I would like to keep it under $500, the less expensive the better, as this is just me dipping my toes in the water first. 1. Recommended shotgun 2. Why that brand? 3. Pros vs cons Please no brand bashing ...
by sfven2
Sun Aug 02, 2020 11:24 pm
Forum: New Member Introductions
Topic: Back again, off again, back again
Replies: 3
Views: 1664

Back again, off again, back again

I see that like me there are plenty of us that where knocked off the forum with the disrupt, came back as "2" or "2.0" and then left again on our own accord. Now I am once again back.
by sfven2
Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:57 pm
Forum: Central Florida
Topic: Cocoa Beach Gunshow 3/30 -31
Replies: 4
Views: 3097

Re: Cocoa Beach Gunshow 3/30 -31

Thanks for the report. Sad to say I skipped it.
by sfven2
Fri Mar 29, 2019 12:42 pm
Forum: Central Florida
Topic: Cocoa Beach Gunshow 3/30 -31
Replies: 4
Views: 3097

Cocoa Beach Gunshow 3/30 -31

Anyone know if this show is worth going to?

It's going to be at a resort.
by sfven2
Thu Mar 28, 2019 6:57 pm
Forum: New Member Introductions
Topic: Back with Sfven 2.0 name
Replies: 0
Views: 2324

Back with Sfven 2.0 name

Oh what fun! It has been a while and I have found out that the site had crashed. I could rehash the issues trying to get a new login/password, but who really cares, I am back now.