12 Stand Clays

[fabsroman]

I have shot all of one sporting clays competition and got 2nd place by a single bird. Ended up winning everything else that day. I won the flurry with a shooting/hunting buddy of mine and I won the 6 bird shoot where they threw 3 pairs of mini's flat out over the water. When I walked up to pay for that event and asked about it, the guy was explaining it to me and he finished by telling me that 5 guys already had 5 out of 6, so there would be a shoot off if I tied them. I just said okay. When I broke 6 out of 6, all he said was "interesting." My friends and I thought that was hilarious. What was tough was shooting 48 out of 50 on the flurry with the 2 missed targets being mine. We had to watch for a couple of hours as other pairs of shooters tried to beat us.

When I first started shooting clays at age 21, it was trap, and I started entering competitions. I did pretty well, but it just wasn't too much fun. Yeah, I like competing, but more so with my friends than total strangers. Maybe if I shot on a team competitions would be more fun. Personally, I compete against myself most of the time.

So, what gun are you using for hunting and sporting clays?