You guys make me jealous with the talk of those easy targets (and the rain, it's DRY here!). It is comparing apples and oranges, and I do not mean to even make a comparison between a fun shoot and a major sporting event, but I wish y'all could have seen the targets at the U.S. Open last weekend in Tunica, MS. The main event targets were very challenging, but all fair. The S x S event was shot on the sub-gauge course, but each station had three traps with various combinations listed on the menu for each sub-gauge and the S x S and pump gun categories. Even this course had many tough presentations.
I shot the S x S on Friday morning with my out of the box 30" BSS duck gun. Well, I do use a leather Kick Killer pad on it to increase the length by 1/2". I quit worrying about chokes when competing anymore, and am more concerned with having enough than being over choked. Needless to say, the modified and full barrels on the BSS with 1 1/8 oz. Fiocchis smoked 'em if I was on 'em. While I enjoy soft targets at charity events or most S x S only events, it is really satisfying to see the doubles crush 'em when they're out there at 60+ yds.
Thanks for the reports on the shoot. One day I hope to be able to travel up y'all's way and shoot with you at some of these big S x S events. But for now, I'm "green".
Last edited by Stan; 06/13/10 08:47 AM.
