I have found that shooting a heavy gun at clays is really not a big issue as long as you are just interested in seeing a few break. I had a 11# 10 ga. Smith that I used to shoot. With conscious effort I could move it fast enough to break extremely fast crossers, rabbits, etc. The problem with a heavy gun, for those of us who do not work out with weights, is that on a four pair station, by the time you get to the last pair you can actually begin to feel bicep fatigue in the arm with the forward hand. I have noticed this on stations with four, and especially five, pairs, while shooting my 31 1/2" Peraxxi MX8. I work long days on the farm, at certain times of the year, and feel I am pretty fit for 63, but that weight will tell on you on a clays course after awhile. I am considering some weight training just to counteract this.

Nice looking hammer gun, GR. Enjoy it.

SRH

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