Well, I've decided to sell my first gun - a semi-auto Weatherby SA-08 - and buy an O/U, new or used, for 3 reasons:
1. I'm tired of the extended cleaning process on the semi-auto.
2. Even with a shell catcher, some shells still occasionally end up almost hitting shooters next to me. And I want to shoot handicap and doubles.
3. My wife actually said, "You need to get a real target gun, like the other guys use".
I've looked around quite a bit here and on other sites, and read lots of comments and reviews. The parameters are:
1. Less than $3,000 - new or used.
2. Must be useable for all 3 games: trap, skeet, sporting clays, but with emphasis on trap.
3. Must have decent resale value in the first year (don't want to lose more than 25%)
4. I DON'T care about the looks, wood, except for #3.
5. I want an adjustable comb and adjustable butt pad, but it could be as an add on later - I'm going to have the gun professionally fit.
The gun that keeps coming up that seems to meet all my requirements is the SV10 Prevail Trap. I don't have any way to shoot this gun, but I was able to find an SV10 Prevail Sporting to at least shoulder and compare to the Browning 725. I definitely preferred the Prevail, but, again, this was just shouldering in a gun store.
So, the question is, does anybody think I'm doing the wrong thing here? And if so, why?
1. I'm tired of the extended cleaning process on the semi-auto.
2. Even with a shell catcher, some shells still occasionally end up almost hitting shooters next to me. And I want to shoot handicap and doubles.
3. My wife actually said, "You need to get a real target gun, like the other guys use".
I've looked around quite a bit here and on other sites, and read lots of comments and reviews. The parameters are:
1. Less than $3,000 - new or used.
2. Must be useable for all 3 games: trap, skeet, sporting clays, but with emphasis on trap.
3. Must have decent resale value in the first year (don't want to lose more than 25%)
4. I DON'T care about the looks, wood, except for #3.
5. I want an adjustable comb and adjustable butt pad, but it could be as an add on later - I'm going to have the gun professionally fit.
The gun that keeps coming up that seems to meet all my requirements is the SV10 Prevail Trap. I don't have any way to shoot this gun, but I was able to find an SV10 Prevail Sporting to at least shoulder and compare to the Browning 725. I definitely preferred the Prevail, but, again, this was just shouldering in a gun store.
So, the question is, does anybody think I'm doing the wrong thing here? And if so, why?