RC45 Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 My SPS is playing up and may have to go back. What is the physical difference between a Game/Sporting/Skeet shotgun and which is the best one for sporting clays??? Thanks for looking Cheers Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 what gun is best for sporting clays, game/SPORTING/skeet :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 what gun is best for sporting clays, game/SPORTING/skeet :blink: He's got a point, the clue was in the name. Sporters are typically heavier than say a game gun, come setup with multi chokes, longer barrels compared to a skeet gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC45 Posted March 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 what gun is best for sporting clays, game/SPORTING/skeet :blink: I take your point but why the different length barrels and different rib widths? It just sounds as though the manufacturers make it sound complicated, in order to sell more guns. Cheers Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.C. Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 (edited) Historically a game gun was made to be fairly light in weight as you have to carry it around all day and may only shoot a few shells during the day . A sporting clays gun is much heavier as you expect to shoot a lot of shells in a short time and so it is a good idea to increase the weight so that you reduce recoil and produce a gun with which your swing will be fairly steady and suited to sporting targets. Many skeet shooters use multichoked sporting guns all the time . I can think of several who use a relatively heavy K80 to great effect. These days with multichoked guns , as long as you have the correct choke for the task there is no need for a specialised skeet gun. I would therefore suggest a multichoke sporter will do the job of a skeet / sporting clays gun . Edited March 30, 2009 by T.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC45 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Historically a game gun was made to be fairly light in weight as you have to carry it around all day and may only shoot a few shells during the day . A sporting clays gun is much heavier as you expect to shoot a lot of shells in a short time and so it is a good idea to increase the weight so that you reduce recoil and produce a gun with which your swing will be fairly steady and suited to sporting targets. Many skeet shooters use multichoked sporting guns all the time . I can think of several who use a relatively heavy K80 to great effect. These days with multichoked guns , as long as you have the correct choke for the task there is no need for a specialised skeet gun. I would therefore suggest a multichoke sporter will do the job of a skeet / sporting clays gun . Thanks Tony. Does anyone know why the size of the rib is important? Cheers Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.C. Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Rib size is a personal preference. Currently wider ribs are found on sporting clays guns while narrow ribs often appear on game guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC45 Posted April 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Rib size is a personal preference. Currently wider ribs are found on sporting clays guns while narrow ribs often appear on game guns. cheers T.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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