In the world of shotgun sports sporting clay has grown exponentially and Skeet Shooting is in trend now. It is a great game that has been likened to playing golf with a shotgun.

Many hunters like it because it is similar to the skeet shooting conditions and aspects of hunting. Most sporting clay shooters use a 12 gauge in this game. When it comes to costs it is quite a bit more expensive. It will sharpen your eye for small game hunting and is more reasonable in price. Any good field shotgun can be used to shoot this game. Just prior to the hunting season you will see all sorts hunting guns that will never win a skeet tournament. But the shooters are having fun and that’s what is important. Turning clay birds to dust is great fun. You can also try it at your place to get more fun.

How much it is interesting?

After shooting a couple of rounds of skeet some of these seasonal shooters become interested in becoming a regular or registered skeet shooter. One of the first questions they have is “can I shoot skeet with just one gauge or one gun”. The answer is both yes and no. You can shoot a one gauge event and that is what most beginners do. The 12 gauge event is the most common event shot by these neophytes. Soon the new shooter becomes interested in shooting all the skeet events but cannot afford 3 more shotguns. An option is to buy a skeet shotgun with a 4 barrel set. This is not an inexpensive option. During the last 15 years more and more skeet shooters are shooting all skeet events with one gun through the use of sub gauge tubes. There are lots of events happen every year.

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At the next tournament check out what the top shooters are using and will find many are using tubed guns. The most important part of this process is finding a 12 gauge shotgun that fits the shooter very well. This is not a place to cut corners or cost. The most popular shotguns found on the skeet field are Browning, Beretta, Krieghoff, and Perazzi, primarily due to their reliability. Once a shooter finds 12 gauge over and under shotgun that fits him or her well. The purchase of subgauge tubes comes next. If you are on a budget you should consider purchasing set of 28 gauge tubes first. National Skeet Shooting Association rules allow a shooter to use a 28 gauge shotgun in both the 28 and 20 gauge events. If you check out the scores for both gauges you will find that there is just a slim handicap.

To shoot the 28 gauge you must become reloader as 28 gauge ammo is twice the cost of 20 gauges. The next set of tubes you should purchase should be 36 gauge or 410. Again you will need to reload this gauge to keep within your budget.