I still use the 870 Remington Wingmaster I've had since I was Thirteen. I paid $140 for it, it came with two barrels, a box of shells and a nice rod and real that I had for years. (guy had a tax bill he needed to pay) Although I do admit it's not my only shotgun or the one I shoot the most skeet with anymore. I tend to use a twenty, especially if I'm going to be at it all day. I'm not that hot anymore either, eyesight's part of it and we just don't do it as much as we once did. Now it's a couple time each summer, in the past it was almost every weekend. I did the reloading as a kid, my way of paying for the shooting, that and clean up the beer cans. LOL
My first shotgun was a single gauge 20, killed a lot of ducks with it before I bought the 12. A sixteen is nice for small game in the woods around here too, I've got a nice light pump action that does the trick. I've used a 10 for goose hunting too, that's a lot of fun, especially out on Saginaw Bay. But if I could only have one it would be my old faithful Wingmaster.
You're welcome and thanks for all the comments. I had my eyes on a .410 when before I got the 20. I had cousins who owned a gun shop and they had one called a Snake Charmer hanging in the shop. I saved up money from farm work and almost bought it but a dirt bike caught my eye. By the time I'd saved up enough money again I was big enough to handle the 20.
The good old days might not have been perfect but they were pretty darn good.
I still use the 870 Remington Wingmaster I've had since I was Thirteen. I paid $140 for it, it came with two barrels, a box of shells and a nice rod and real that I had for years. (guy had a tax bill he needed to pay) Although I do admit it's not my only shotgun or the one I shoot the most skeet with anymore. I tend to use a twenty, especially if I'm going to be at it all day. I'm not that hot anymore either, eyesight's part of it and we just don't do it as much as we once did. Now it's a couple time each summer, in the past it was almost every weekend. I did the reloading as a kid, my way of paying for the shooting, that and clean up the beer cans. LOL
My first shotgun was a single gauge 20, killed a lot of ducks with it before I bought the 12. A sixteen is nice for small game in the woods around here too, I've got a nice light pump action that does the trick. I've used a 10 for goose hunting too, that's a lot of fun, especially out on Saginaw Bay. But if I could only have one it would be my old faithful Wingmaster.
You're welcome and thanks for all the comments. I had my eyes on a .410 when before I got the 20. I had cousins who owned a gun shop and they had one called a Snake Charmer hanging in the shop. I saved up money from farm work and almost bought it but a dirt bike caught my eye. By the time I'd saved up enough money again I was big enough to handle the 20.
The good old days might not have been perfect but they were pretty darn good.