[Rick Barker]

Tron has been transitioning for quite some time.......

It is a sure sign, selling guns you don’t need.

Now that is just crazy talk!!!!

 

[mflora]

Made the switch about 10 years ago. I would have had to stop shooting clay targets.

 

[peavine]

Do you have a release in your fishing reels yet???

 

[Scorpion8]

Double. It took me about 600 rounds to get the feel right and a whole lot of dry firing.

I gave mine a try and am not sure I'm ready to commit yet. The transition is quirky.

 

[F*W*F]

Tron has been transitioning for quite some time.......

Sounds like he's all in now, with the top AND the bottom done.

Larry

 

[Balvar24]

Have you shot the trap house yet?

 

[Tron]

Have you shot the trap house yet?

Not yet, but looking forward to it.

 

[29 palms]

So, you can teach an old dog new tricks?

 

[out of $]

You must now wear the Scarlet Letter…..

 

[Tron]

You must now wear the Scarlet Letter…..

Yes, I have the dreaded orange “R” stickers on 4 of my guns now.

 

[Balvar24]

Not yet, but looking forward to it.

This was the only appropriate answer.

BTW, I have a release trigger shotgun inbound and was planning to promptly have it deactivated. Peer pressure is now swaying me to try it out first.

My 10 year old's first time out was last week, and I swear he nearly got the house. I was already looking for a place to hide. Had to have shaved the roof.

 

[shotgunner50]

Over the last couple of years or so, I have been struggling with a persistent flinch that kept getting worse and worse. I'd call pull, bear down on the target and couldn't pull the trigger. It was very frustrating and I was losing tournaments by one or two targets and got reduced from Master Class to AA in Sporting Clays. I took my K80 and KX6 to Kerry Allor to have release triggers installed and I couldn't be happier. It's the best move I've made in years. First time out with the KX6 I broke 148/150 and won AA in the Great Lakes Championship last week with my K80. Got 4 punches in my first tournament with a release. I have since converted my 391 to a release and my 870. My other shotguns I'm just going to sell because I just don't need them anymore.

I wish I had done this a few years ago.

Was this using those new Michigan oversized targets thrown at 20MPH ?

 

[alf174]

Was this using those new Michigan oversized targets thrown at 20MPH ?

Otherwise known as trash can lids.

 

[Tron]

Was this using those new Michigan oversized targets thrown at 20MPH ?

Actually, I like practicing at one of the local clubs that throws the worst targets you’re likely to see. If you can hit those, everything looks easy at a registered shoot.

 

[JACK]

Congrats Jose. And yo hit th enail onthe head when you said you were dry friing as practice. Absolutely the right thing to do. Jordan wall chart works, I use hand made tragets pasted to my patio door windows. And part of my exercise routine as well.

 

[Claycrusher13]

I have been using a release for about 10 years now. I only shoot skeet and trap for practice, shoot NSCA for competition. It was tough and first to shoot low gun and FITASC, but now it is second nature. I have to actually keep my finger off the trigger, until just before to try and shoot a pull trigger. One issue is if I want to try a different gun, not many sporting guns are release already, and to boot I shoot left-handed.

 

[Snooky]

When I started, years ago, I bought one for my 391. Went practice on a skeet field, first singles then report then true. It didn't take long at all. I have them on all my guns now. My main guns now are Wingmasters. That being said, I don't have the strength in my hands that I used to. I shoot mostly sporting and a little skeet now. Our trap league shut down a couple of years ago. Whenever I get a no bird I let everyone know I'm going to shoot rather than try to hold the gun and hit the release button. It's not a problem with my semi's or crack barrels.

People say all kinds of things about people and releases but I just let that go. They seldom say anything more than once. When my Grandson graduated high school several years back, my wife couldn't go, and that put me in charge of the camera and pictures. I got pictures of most of the football stadium and the graduates feet lol. I couldn't press the durn button. Who the heck knows.

Never quit!! Adapt!!

 

[mflora]

I forgot to mention another advantage, it keeps me from buying/selling/trading guns regularly. At 77 I am shooting better than ever in part as a result of shooting the same guns for 10 years. You don’t take $900 conversions lightly. Not like changing recoil pads.

 

[peavine]

Not yet, but looking forward to it.

It's a great way to check patterns!

 

[Justin L.]

Not yet, but looking forward to it.

A lot of people get embarrassed about it- be someone who has fun with it. One local shooter (known for letting his trigger go) shot the trap house and centered the light on the back of the house. The club president ran out and yelled he just put that light on. The offender calmly said, “Looks like you put it in the wrong place.” Enough said- I got a chuckle out of that!