XDshooter
10-02-2007, 4:20 PM
Went to a local range and it was my first time shooting skeet and brought my new 870 Express to try out.
Shot 4 rounds with some buddies and a RO comes over and asks my friend, who is holding it while I release clays for another friend, what length the barrel is. I thought it was kinda strange, but I told him 18".
He says that is needs to be at least 24" barrel. I ask why. His response got me cracking up. I almost pee'd myself.
"This is a sporting club, not a tactical self defense club!"
I asked him if it the shotgun couldn't be black either. :rolleyes:
I went and asked another RO and this guy says it's because an 18" barrel is easier to swing around, blah, blah, unsafe, blah, blah.
Seriously, if you can't be safe with a 18" barrel, or even shorter, whatever, then you shouldn't be out there with any firearm. PERIOD.
What's the deal? I shot 16-18 usually and this was my first shooting shotgun. Are they jealous or something that I can outshoot some of the guys there with $2000 26" O/U's with a $280 18" pump? I really don't see the big deal.
rant rant rant :p
Shot 4 rounds with some buddies and a RO comes over and asks my friend, who is holding it while I release clays for another friend, what length the barrel is. I thought it was kinda strange, but I told him 18".
He says that is needs to be at least 24" barrel. I ask why. His response got me cracking up. I almost pee'd myself.
"This is a sporting club, not a tactical self defense club!"
I asked him if it the shotgun couldn't be black either. :rolleyes:
I went and asked another RO and this guy says it's because an 18" barrel is easier to swing around, blah, blah, unsafe, blah, blah.
Seriously, if you can't be safe with a 18" barrel, or even shorter, whatever, then you shouldn't be out there with any firearm. PERIOD.
What's the deal? I shot 16-18 usually and this was my first shooting shotgun. Are they jealous or something that I can outshoot some of the guys there with $2000 26" O/U's with a $280 18" pump? I really don't see the big deal.
rant rant rant :p