Originally Posted by Bumbellybeak
Here's the thing; I don't shoot Sporting Clays much, but a while back I shot a 100 round of Sporting Clays with a sweet 16g Fox AE and light 2.5" loads.
I had a ton of fun that day but Ohh wow, that little Fox beat me up.

For those of you who shoot Clays often, what weight 12g SxS would you recommend?

Pigeon guns?


That's surprising that it bothers you that much. Even if that was a particularly light 16 gauge, light loads for 100 rounds should be no problem. It makes wonder if the gun fits you poorly, perhaps?

I shoot clays of all types with 12bores as light as 6 lbs even and 100 round of even fairly heavy target loads will not bother me at all. The gun fits well and I think that is more than half of the issue. On the other hand, shooting a 20 that was made to fit my wife is somewhat uncomfortable until I add a lace on pad for extra length (a bit more drop would help too).

How does the Fox's dimensions compare with guns that do not bother you so much?

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