Jurrasicway Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Can anyone tell me the difference between the following types of guns? Trap Sporter Hunter Game I am looking for a gun to go mainly pigeon and walked up rough shooting and have read some descriptions such as trap guns shoot higher to allow for rising targets and stuff like that. Can anyone give me a definitive on one or all of the types of gun listed above? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 (edited) Can anyone tell me the difference between the following types of guns? Trap Sporter Hunter Game I am looking for a gun to go mainly pigeon and walked up rough shooting and have read some descriptions such as trap guns shoot higher to allow for rising targets and stuff like that. Can anyone give me a definitive on one or all of the types of gun listed above? trap are designed for clay pigeon disciplines, so yes, they might fire high to hit a rising clay, etc. if youre going rough shooting get a hunter or a game, tho ive never noticed shotgun types called hunters - whered you see them?! edited cos i was being a *** Edited March 12, 2009 by babbyc1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casts_by_fly Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 all will kill game and shoot clays providing they fit you and your style of shooting. The sporting guns are tailored towards a sporting clays discipline. Normally they are heavy guns with long barrels to keep people tracking on birds. They are meant to fire hundreds of thousands of cartridges. they are normally plainly engraved if at all. They are a 'business' type of gun. Some come with adjustable stocks. All will have multichokes, often extended so they are easy to change on the fly. the stocks are often beefier and the buttstocks have a more pronounced hook to them. Trap guns are specific to the trap discipline. Often single shot, really long barrels and high ribs. They will often shoot high so that you can keep the rising/going away bird on the tip of the barrel and not loose your sight picture. The Browning BT-99 is the stereotypical trap gun. Game guns and hunting guns are made to shoot game. Depending on the type and manufacturer, there is a wider range of barrel lengths, chokes, and stock patterns. In the O/U game guns, you'll be talking about a lighter weight gun that is more easily carried in the field. They will often have barrels 26-30" while trap and sporting guns normally start at 30" and go up. Game guns will have some metal taken off the receiver to cut down on weight or improve aesthetics. They normally shoot to POA, but it depends on the particular gun and its fit. Thanks, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Also worth mentioning is a Game gun will usually have an Auto safety (when the gun is opened the safety will automatically go on), a sporter will not always have this facility. Regards, Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurrasicway Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Thanks for this guys. Very helpful. Looks like I need to go for a game gun, I definately want the safety to go back to safe when the gun is broken. When you get used to it its very easy to click the catch to fire when mounting. You don't even think about it. So I guess what I am looking for is a left handed game gun, with multi choke and an auto safety catch with a switch that you can change the barrel you shoot from first.....! Why are all the L/H game guns on gun trader over £1k. There are enough sporters to sink the Bismark Did not think that it would be this hard. Guess I'll keep looking babbyc1000 - Found this as part of a Browning 525 review which is where the Hunting gun thingy came from.. Right now the 525 is available as a game or hunting gun available in three grades: - Classic (Grade 1) - Elite (Grade 3) - Prestige (grade 5) Thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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