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Lynx0849 · March 2013

Hi all.

I won't talk about my guns yet as
1) I have the pics on my phone and can't post em from here
2) I am outta cash :-)

I plan on taking up Trap this spring but will take that to a different forum but have a few pistols and a deer shotgun which with a 30" full choke barrel doesn't make a good defense gun for the home. I live in the restricted state of MA though after the goings on in NY doesn't seem so bad.

I read with interest the posting on self defense training and will have to see if we can try that out at the club.

I am thinking of getting a Remington 1187 for trap and also for the home.

Anyway, after several days of reading very informative posts here while a foot injury healed I figured I would post today. Thanks for all the great information.

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horselips · April 2013

Welcome aboard. Get well soon.

CHIRO1989 · April 2013

Welcome.

Teach · April 2013

Hmmmm- - - - -an 1187 for trap- - - - -are you interntionally giving yourself a handicap to make the sport more challenging? Most trap guns are dedicated-purpose single-shot guns with really weird-looking tapered ribs.
Jerry

shooter · April 2013

I got my Rem. 11-87 in its introductory year of 1987. Mine came with a 26" barrel and multiple chokes (2 3/4"-3" shells). Next, I got a Hastings rifled barrel with integral scope mount for deer hunting here in Illinois. I also acquired a 30" factory barrel for it that is roll-marked 2 3/4" Target and is intended for trap shooting. With those 3 barrels, I shot trap, skeet, 3-gun IPSC matches and hunted everything from deer and coyotes to geese, ducks, and rabbits & quail. It is truly a most versatile combination and I highly recommend it.

Get well soon & welcome to the group.

BigDanS · April 2013

Jerry, I shot trap for two years with an 870 Wingmaster. If it flies, it dies!

D

Slanteyedshootist · April 2013

Aloha and welcome to the asylum.

Riflemann · April 2013

I shoot trap with both a 870 Wingmaster and a 11-87 Primier. The 11-87 has a softer recoil but I go with the 870 most of the time nowadays. I just shoot 5-10 rounds per year now so I have never had the urge to buy a dedicated trap gun.

Lynx0849 · April 2013

Thanks for the welcome guys. Another couple of days and I can get back on my feet. Bored doesn't begin to describe it.

I have my dads Winchester model 12 w/30" full choke barrel (1944 build) which I need to get checked out before I fire it. My understanding is that the full choke isn't right for a beginner. Also, my GF wants to shoot too so that was why one of the club members suggested the 1187.

I figured the 1187 could double for home defense.

If I get proficient and seriously hooked on trap I may consider a dedicated trap gun.

Cleaning out moms house also netted my childhood (and presumably my dads as well) 1934 Savage model 3b .22. Once the mud dries a bit I would like to shoot it too for old times sake.

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Jayhawker · April 2013

If you're going to be shooting trap, a full choke is exactly what you want....the Model 12 you're describing sounds like a great interim trap gun...

Good luck on trap shooting, when I "tried" it...I ended up shooting 3 nights a week at three different clubs for about 4 years before I finally realized how much money I had sunk into breaking little clay disks...but then I DID have a lot of fun in the process...