Shoot skeet with Mossberg 590?

[Socalman]

A few years ago I bought the Mossberg 590 for HD. I have been thinking it would be fun to shoot skeet but am wondering if the 18 inch barrel on this gun or other things about it make it difficult/impossible to shoot skeet. At this point about all I know about skeet shooting is how to spell it.

[Khanan]

I'm assuming from your name that you are in Southern California.

If so, try a skeet clinic where you can try your gun but you can also request to use a gun.

It will be the best $20 of shotgun instruction you ever received.

[WReXD]

I'm assuming from your name that you are in Southern California.

If so, try a skeet clinic where you can try your gun but you can also request to use a gun.

It will be the best $20 of shotgun instruction you ever received.

+1

my advice would be to get a longer barrel

[joelberg]

I did this recently with a friend's 18" Mossy. I hit 80% of the clays but most of them did not explode and shatter into a bunch of pieces. When I swapped shotguns for the 24" and full choke I again hit 80%, but most of those that I hit exploded into tons of pieces. I think the short barrel gives too much spread to reliably shatter a clay.

[inbox485]

I did this recently with a friend's 18" Mossy. I hit 80% of the clays but most of them did not explode and shatter into a bunch of pieces. When I swapped shotguns for the 24" and full choke I again hit 80%, but most of those that I hit exploded into tons of pieces. I think the short barrel gives too much spread to reliably shatter a clay.

This. To use an open cylinder 18 - 20" barrel, you need to make a hit really close which means you need to be on it fast and break the shot real early. Lots of fun with a hand thrower and some friends.

[therza2071]

It can be done, but it ain't easy since they don't swing nearly as well as the 24"+ barrels, and they have a fixed cylinder choke.

It's a TON of fun doing it, though. Ask me how I know.

[nastyhabts26]

If that is what you have then use it.
You may find a new shooting sport you enjoy and decide to buy yourself a new skeet gun.
In fact I think this would be a great boost to the shooting sports suppliers to sponsor free shoots for beginners, get them hooked like a drug dealer would then sell them a bundle of guns, ammo and accesories.
They would reap the benefit of their donations several fold.

[crackerman]

They do, you just have to pay attention

[23 Blast]

Awesome, Socalman - I want to be able to shoot my shotgun (I've got the 7+1 Mossberg 500 HD edition with the 20" barrel from Big 5) as well, but it seems odd to bring a HD shotgun to a skeet shooting class. Like bringing a 30-06 hunting rifle to a tactical carbine class.

[Socalman]

I'm asking....

It can be done, but it ain't easy since they don't swing nearly as well as the 24"+ barrels, and they have a fixed cylinder choke.

It's a TON of fun doing it, though. Ask me how I know.

...how do you know?

[0351USMC]

Awesome, Socalman - I want to be able to shoot my shotgun (I've got the 7+1 Mossberg 500 HD edition with the 20" barrel from Big 5) as well, but it seems odd to bring a HD shotgun to a skeet shooting class. Like bringing a 30-06 hunting rifle to a tactical carbine class.

more like bringing M4 14.5" for 1000yds long distance shooting

[Sheperd80]

I have very little experience shotgunnig (had my mossy for 1 year) and even less shooting skeet and I'll tell ya its easy as hell with my mossberg 590. Is it an Ideal weapon for that? No, but even with ghost ring sights and a short barrel it does just fine.

[23 Blast]

I have very little experience shotgunnig (had my mossy for 1 year) and even less shooting skeet and I'll tell ya its easy as hell with my mossberg 590. Is it an Ideal weapon for that? No, but even with ghost ring sights and a short barrel it does just fine.

Did you also do the class advertised on this thread?

[JohnCriswell]

My first gun was a Remington 870 tactical with an 18.5" barrel. The closest place that I could take it to learn to shoot was at Rooster Ranch. A guy there showed me how to shoot trap and I was hooked. Now I have a 28" barrel that I use for clay shooting. I just recently took my Dad and Brother and now they want to get shotguns too. Guns are like a disease, I tell you. An itch you just love to scratch.

[Sheperd80]

Did you also do the class advertised on this thread?

No I haven't had any training of any kind. Just to be clear I'm a little foggy on the difference between skeet shooting and clay pigeon shooting etc.

I have a target thrower that chucks em about 30 to 50 yards, maybe 30 feet high, and my friends and I all hit 80-90%.

I heard so many times that ghost ring sights hinder ur ability to shoot airborne targets but I think that only applies to people who grew up on bead sights. From a low ready position its pretty easy to launch target then raise, aim, fire, profit.

If U guys are talking about longer range shooting then I would think a longer barrel would be good. I have never tried.

And yeah its fun and addicting as hell!