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olddrum1 · April 22, 2008, 10:43 PM

All around for both would be 30 inch barrel for a break gun and maybe 28 for an auto. I have shot league in all three disciplines and probably the most fun that I have had was a time when we had eight or nine trap shooters with ten or eleven skeet shooters shoot league together. Two rounds of skeet and two of trap in the same night. They averaged the trap scores and if you were ahead you moved back in yardage. On the skeet you were moved to a smaller gauge firearm as your lead increased. You cannot imagine all the B@@#$@#*# that flew at these wednesday night shoots. My trap gun is a little longer and my skeet a little shorter. If you have a range close, just stop in when they shoot and ask their thoughts which they will gladly give.

April 22, 2008, 10:43 PM	#9
olddrum1 Senior Member Join Date: March 23, 2008 Location: Mid Missouri Posts: 807	30 Inch is my guess for an all around gun All around for both would be 30 inch barrel for a break gun and maybe 28 for an auto. I have shot league in all three disciplines and probably the most fun that I have had was a time when we had eight or nine trap shooters with ten or eleven skeet shooters shoot league together. Two rounds of skeet and two of trap in the same night. They averaged the trap scores and if you were ahead you moved back in yardage. On the skeet you were moved to a smaller gauge firearm as your lead increased. You cannot imagine all the B@@#$@#*# that flew at these wednesday night shoots. My trap gun is a little longer and my skeet a little shorter. If you have a range close, just stop in when they shoot and ask their thoughts which they will gladly give.