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Old 11-04-2003, 09:07 PM   #1 (permalink)
strife
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Q's about Trap/Clay/skeet shooting. What's the difference?

Okay, so my friend took me out to the range a couple weeks for my first time ever shooting a real firearm. I was able to shoot a glock 22, an h&k USP compact, a match grade AR-15 with weighted barrel, other bells and whistles that I have no idea about, and a Remmington 22(LR). Then about a week later we took his 870 Remmy express (20 gauge) out. We picked up a hand thrower and started tossing clays for one another. Now, I really like shooting clays, I think it's a lot of fun. When I look up clay shooting there is trap and and skeet, I understand that skeet shooting flies out from the sides of range. Trap I'm not so sure about... What was it that I was doing?

If I wanted to persue a hobby of shooting clays what would be a good shotgun to purchase? I have read here and elsewhere http://www.shotgunworld.com that the 870 express is an excellent shotgun. I don't have a lot of money to purchase multiple shotguns at this point, so what's the difference between that and a shotgun that is a "trap" or "skeet" gun? Would it be worth it to pick one of those up? Any insight would be very much appreciated. Thanks
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