Lostintheozone, I do like your sign on name. LOL. Any way My favorite ga to shoot skeet has to be the 28 ga. by far. It breaks targets like a 12 ga. and kicks like a 410. The patterns are just like magic, perfect shot placement within the circle time and time again. But the only down side is you have to reload these costly little subguage shells. If you don't want to bother with reloading I would recommend the 20 ga. as you can still shoot some nice economy loads at a good price that won't break the bank or your older shoulder. The good thing about the walmart loads are that they are a perfect 2 l/2 dram load for the 20's and not the higher 3 dram l l/8 oz. heavy target/field loads like in the 12 ga. that they have. You can have Briley install a full set (20,28,410) for the same price as just one other browning shotgun to shoot skeet with. This way you can get used to the extra weight of the tubes (and less recoil and better follow through in your swing) and if you get to the next step of the 410's your already set to go with no extra cost. Just another reloader. LOL. No go and have some fun now, ya hear. Break-em all. Jeff