Thank you everyone for the feedback on my first design and suggestions for improvements.

Updates in v2

New clip design

Better attachment of the clip to the box

Added four shell holders to the sides.

Das Hobby hat mich gepackt, Jungs! 🤣

Vor 3 Monaten hab ich mir eine 686 Silver Pigeon als erste Flinte geholt, weil ich nicht direkt zu viel investieren wollte. 3000 Schuss später hab ich mir jetzt eine DT11 Black Edition gekauft.

Been contemplating shooting competitively for a while and finally decided to fill out NSCA paperwork last week. I picked a bad week to do that with Nationals as I'm still waiting on my shooter number. I'm super excited to get on Score Chaser and get signed up for my first shoot in a few weeks.

S&S did it and it shoots perfect. I was smashing targets at nationals even though I went into it never shooting the stock previously. Happy to be down from a 100/0 pattern and it recoils a ton less.

I shot trap yesterday and shot about my average 17-18 with my Mossberg Gold 20 Gauge paid $900 for it. One of the regulars let me borrow his Browning Citori CST with custom comb and recoil reduction pad, he said $4500 gun. With the bigger caliber and higher price I shot 19, one better then my average.

I am a new shooter, less than 20 rounds of trap so I am still learning but I learned it is not about the gun. So, I am just going to spend my new gun fund on ammo, clays and maybe lessons.

I want to replace an older pad that came with a gun I bought used. Is this a DIY or gunsmith job? I don’t have an existing relationship with a a gunsmith. How do I go about selecting one for a job like this?

Asked for tips here on Cosmic Trap a couple days ago. We set up the field and did a couple of test rounds. We are going to add a couple more lights closer to the house but overall it went great. Thanks to everyone who chimed in.

I ended up putting this video together so my club could share on socials to drive sign ups.

Picked up this engraved trigger group for my High Tech Lusso! What a piece of art this is!!

We have a new puppy. She is a large breed, but definitely a companion dog, not a hunting dog. I see people with dogs on sporting clay’s courses all the time, and I’d like to bring mine out. I’ve never seen a dog with hearing protection. Does anyone have experience with hearing protection for dogs?

I realize it sounds a bit goofy at first, but if you’re at a tournament your dog will hear hundreds of shots, their hearing is sensitive, and we wear ear pro, so why shouldn’t they?

I was looking at these Rex Specs, but wanted to ask if anyone had first hand experience with this?

https://www.rexspecs.com/products/ear-pro

Didn’t see Beretta listed on the rare breed website

I bought this gun from a guy I used to shoot with at a club I was a member of back in 2012, two years later I won the club championship with it. It's a 1982 Remington 3200 that came with a tube set so I can shoot all the gauges. So much fun to use and it's just absolutely gorgeous too.

Some of you may recognize my son from posts throughout the year. He’s really fallen in love with sporting clays, and it’s been pretty cool watching where it’s taken him.
For his birthday, he bought himself a 3D printer, and we’ve spent a lot of time messing around with designs and figuring things out. A couple of local clubs have been nice enough to let him set up a little table at shoots to sell what he’s made.
It’s never really been about making money. For me, it’s about watching him learn how to turn an idea into something, work through challenges, and build the confidence to ask a club if he can set up a table.
More than anything, I’m just thankful for this community. The people we’ve met and the opportunities he’s been given mean a lot. It’s been fun watching him grow through something he genuinely loves.

I will only be shooting a hanful of times over a handful of years.
Really only when friends come over and want to shoot in a blue moon.
$700 or less is really preferable, I would like to but from a gunshow / flea market if possible or plausible.

Also I want to say THANK YOU soooo much for the support and knowledge you guys gave in my first post!!!
This community is very helpful!

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It's wax canvas with flannel liner

I tried, but i just couldn’t get used to the 30” barrel. It just felt like I was too far in front all the time. Back to 32”. Arrived today. Can’t wait to get it out on the course.

I got bored and had an idle printer so I designed and printed a shell holder with a belt clip. I will be testing the 20 gauge version on Sunday and working on a 12 gauge version right now.

Slid off my workbench and landed on my floor jack. No barrel damage and have a vent rib repair tool otw.

I’m considering buying a Beretta Silver Hawk, price is pretty good I think they are asking $900 seeing as these guns started at $2700 brand new but I wanted to ask does anyone have one? I’m wanting to use this as a field fun, I started to love SxS after buying a Sears/Fox Model D 20GA that I just can’t put down they are just a lot of fun. Anyways was just looking for someone input from the devote faithful. TIA 🍻

Does anyone know of a place in Iowa where you can rent different over unders to test them out? Thinking of purchasing the 688 or the 694 but would really like to test run before spending the money. Thanks!