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Dave McC · March 13, 2010, 04:26 PM

Some good advice here, but let me ask.....

What are your goals?

If it's to end up in the Hall of Fame of either Trap or Skeet, a mission specific shotgun would be the best choice. Most folks like autos or O/Us for this.

Or, if you just want to have fun while getting better as a shotgunner, using a shotgun similar to your defensive tool so the "Chops" are the same and practice with one is practice with the other makes an awful lot of sense.

If you can splatter a pair of clays moving on different trajectories at different speeds with a 500 in very short time frames, hitting larger, slower, closer things that are dangerous with your 590 WHEN IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT TO DO SO becomes easier.

I use 870s for defense here. I also use them for fun. I've shot thousands of rounds from them at sundry fast things from clays to landfill rats and know the platform like my tongue knows my teeth.

And I have out shot folks with high end shotguns using an 870, just not consistently. And my standard clay shooter these days is a well broken in Beretta O/U.

BTW, the folks with the high end, mission specific gamer guns are rarely snobs.

Mostly, the possession of same doesn't indicate snobbery but commitment...

In your shoes, I'd get a new or used 500 with choke tubes and go wear it out.

HTH....

March 13, 2010, 04:26 PM	#37
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Some good advice here, but let me ask..... What are your goals? If it's to end up in the Hall of Fame of either Trap or Skeet, a mission specific shotgun would be the best choice. Most folks like autos or O/Us for this. Or, if you just want to have fun while getting better as a shotgunner, using a shotgun similar to your defensive tool so the "Chops" are the same and practice with one is practice with the other makes an awful lot of sense. If you can splatter a pair of clays moving on different trajectories at different speeds with a 500 in very short time frames, hitting larger, slower, closer things that are dangerous with your 590 WHEN IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT TO DO SO becomes easier. I use 870s for defense here. I also use them for fun. I've shot thousands of rounds from them at sundry fast things from clays to landfill rats and know the platform like my tongue knows my teeth. And I have out shot folks with high end shotguns using an 870, just not consistently. And my standard clay shooter these days is a well broken in Beretta O/U. BTW, the folks with the high end, mission specific gamer guns are rarely snobs. Mostly, the possession of same doesn't indicate snobbery but commitment... In your shoes, I'd get a new or used 500 with choke tubes and go wear it out. HTH....