storm6490 2,768 Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Hey guys! I never tried to shoot clays. I bird hunt from grouse to turkey with my saiga. Are semi auto's allowed for trap shooting? Our company has a tournament and picnic to raise money for hunters education and helping the poor in the valley. It would be me and my wife. We can shoot a fly off a bull's ass half baked so trap should be lots of fun. Just not sure if they would allow the saiga on the range. I have factory mags and all. If any of you shoot trap. Please help a brother out and enlighten me as to how it all works! Thanks! Nick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pony_express1973 183 Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 The place I go to allows semis i use my saiga but most of them only allow 2 shells in the gun at a time so check before you load the mag Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sian 14 Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Should be fine, but check first. Mag restrictions will apply. As far as actually shooting, the S12 has a pretty enormous lock time compared to a trap gun, which is going to make things challenging. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
storm6490 2,768 Posted September 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 thanks pony! good to hear someone out there used their s12 for clays! i suppose the real trap guns have a huge advantage with the sight plane and length but oh well! two at a time... Rodger that! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
storm6490 2,768 Posted September 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Hey, Sian! I'm a complete noob to the trap world so i doubt the lock time will even be a factor with my shootin'! I had Tac-47 build my s-12 and it's pretty damn fast. Far faster than my M4 benelli after the build! Now, to measure the two side by side accurately, that would take a rocket scientist! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dwnthehatch 14 Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 My local range has a 22" barrel requirement for Sporting Clays/Trap/Skeet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
storm6490 2,768 Posted September 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 interesting HATCH, I will look into that. I suppose the right round with a shorter barrel and no choke would be kinda like cheating? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
one2za 7 Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 I'm going to try trap soon myself. One thing I don't want is my shells bouncing off my competitors or their expensive guns. My gun will cycle the shot I intend to use with the Autoplug I have installed, but I plan to put the factory plug back in. The factory plug won't cycle, so I'll hand cycle which should drop the shell very close. (That's my theory anyway. Haven't tried it out yet.) There is a Birchwood Casey shell catcher out there for conventional semi-auto's, but I don't see it working on an S12. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Salmonking 149 Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 I rocked a 19 inch barrel S12 my first time shooting clays. Adhere to the 2 round limit in the magazine, use federal bulk for reliability, and enjoy the "what the hell is that" reactions from other folks on the range. I also had the Krebs front bolt-on iron sight installed on mine, which made things much easier IMO- I left the rear peep off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nailbomb 10,221 Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 if you get a poly choke with break even a 19" will be about 22" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CROM 3 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 I shot about 200 rounds with clays this summer. Overall I did pretty well. MD-20 and pidgeons is pretty fun. Make sure you check the rules/regulations for the range you will be attending. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TIMTIMTIM 57 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Only problem i ever had shooting clays with mine was I had to use a 2 round mag. They were not happy about letting me do this for some reason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra 76 two 2,677 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Let me know if you would be interested in my two round mag limiters for the factory 5 rdr. I also have some nice chokes that pattern better than the poly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gibbles 23 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 I love my cobra choke It makes all the difference when shooting clays, and I get my shot much further out there. With out the choke you gotta be fast, it gets out of range of the 19in barrel real quick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deadeye 325 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 I have never been to a competition and dont realy know the difrence between clays, trap, ant skeet. We alwase just go up in the mountains and shoot with hand throwers and take turns. We play a type of elimination where if you mis and someone backing you up hits you get a point and 3 points you are out. and it gos in rotation. we usualy throw money in a pot to make it interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
netpackrat 566 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 I just want to say that your company rocks. If my employer's company picnics were like that, I'd actually consider going. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
storm6490 2,768 Posted October 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 well, i wish i could choke it. tac47 welded on a door breaching flash hider. when we get back from the event, ill let you all know how it worked. i made a two round limiter on the magazine with a piece of Ptex i had laying around. get some! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Kenny 144 Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Have a blast! (pun fully intended) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tialloydragon 1 Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 I shoot trap and sporting clays with my S12. My best round so far is a 22 out of 25. I have a poly-choke on mine, which does help. The only issue I have had shooting my S12 is that some seasoned trap shooters don't like ejected hulls bouncing off their heads and guns. I just apologize in advance to whomever has to shoot next to me and remind them nobody makes a shell catcher yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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