Hello folks!
I had a great time yesterday afternoon, and just had to brag.......share.
A little background first.
Recently I bought my first shotgun. It's a Charles Daly Model VR-MC Field 12 ga. Left Hand, 28" barrel, semi-auto.
I can't squint my left eye, so I have to shoot left handed, even though I am right handed. This has kinda been a problem, because I couldn't see spending almost $1,000 on a Left handed Remington model 1100 (even they are a damn nice gun!)
So this brings us to yesterday.....
A guy I work with came out yesterday with a nice thrower he and his dad had built (pretty fancy deal, even had a nice cushioned seat
) almost a case and a half of clay birds, a ton of shells,and Casey also brought along his 1100 Trap, Mossberg 12ga. pump (I think it is a model 835) that will shoot 3 1/2" shells, and a 20ga. pump.
My son is a couple weeks from turning 15, and had shot a 12ga a couple of times, and has run a box of shells through my dads old 20ga shooting at a standing target....so he was in for a treat..LOL
I was also a rookie at shooting clay birds.
Let me tell you, all 3 of us had a GREAT TIME!!!!
Each one of us shot all 4 guns, and all of us run 3 of the 3 1/2" Magnums through the Mossberg....wow, talk about kick like a mule!!
Brandon seems to be a natural at shooting the birds. He mostly used Casey's 1100, and at one time had a streak of 11 straight hits..some of them he flat out turned to dust!!
We had a little 'best of five' contest going. first round, Brandon, Casey, and I all hit 4 of the 5, the next round Casey hit all 5 of his.
Casey also set the thrower up to throw 2 birds at a time.
A couple of times I hit both birds..1 shell a piece. I was ribbing Brandon about that, so he said he wanted to try two... Well the first time he only hit one bird, but he made up for it on the next double set. He blasted both birds with 1 shell
After talking it over with my wife, I am going to be shopping for a used semi-auto for Brandon for Christmas. Since he done so well with the 1100, I'm hoping I can get a used one at a decent price
Sorry for the long post, but we were shooting for 3+ hours, and there was a lot of fun had..LOL
It was great to spend time with my son, and seeing him do so well at something...something he can do for years to come.
I had a great time yesterday afternoon, and just had to brag.......share.
A little background first.
Recently I bought my first shotgun. It's a Charles Daly Model VR-MC Field 12 ga. Left Hand, 28" barrel, semi-auto.
I can't squint my left eye, so I have to shoot left handed, even though I am right handed. This has kinda been a problem, because I couldn't see spending almost $1,000 on a Left handed Remington model 1100 (even they are a damn nice gun!)
So this brings us to yesterday.....
A guy I work with came out yesterday with a nice thrower he and his dad had built (pretty fancy deal, even had a nice cushioned seat
My son is a couple weeks from turning 15, and had shot a 12ga a couple of times, and has run a box of shells through my dads old 20ga shooting at a standing target....so he was in for a treat..LOL
I was also a rookie at shooting clay birds.
Let me tell you, all 3 of us had a GREAT TIME!!!!
Each one of us shot all 4 guns, and all of us run 3 of the 3 1/2" Magnums through the Mossberg....wow, talk about kick like a mule!!
Brandon seems to be a natural at shooting the birds. He mostly used Casey's 1100, and at one time had a streak of 11 straight hits..some of them he flat out turned to dust!!
We had a little 'best of five' contest going. first round, Brandon, Casey, and I all hit 4 of the 5, the next round Casey hit all 5 of his.
Casey also set the thrower up to throw 2 birds at a time.
A couple of times I hit both birds..1 shell a piece. I was ribbing Brandon about that, so he said he wanted to try two... Well the first time he only hit one bird, but he made up for it on the next double set. He blasted both birds with 1 shell
After talking it over with my wife, I am going to be shopping for a used semi-auto for Brandon for Christmas. Since he done so well with the 1100, I'm hoping I can get a used one at a decent price
Sorry for the long post, but we were shooting for 3+ hours, and there was a lot of fun had..LOL
It was great to spend time with my son, and seeing him do so well at something...something he can do for years to come.
