how many of you shoot clays with a 20g? ive never owned a 12g until this weekend. ive always shot clays with a 20g. i tried today and i shot 10 out of 10 every time with the 20g but the 12g was like 6-7 out of 10. any input?

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You're probably leading it too much with the 12 as you're used to the 20 which doesn't throw the lead out there as fast.
PS I just went quail hunting yesterday (with a O/U 12) and got 4 valley quail.

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I've only ever used 20g on clays... but saying that I have very limited experience, all of mine being in rifle shooting.
As Mwood said, you were probably leading it too much.

12. When I was a kid I started with Full but as my lead improved I alternate between modified and improved cylinder,modified for upland birds,improved cylinder for clays.

All depends how in tune you are with the gun,with my long arms pull length is everything.

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Back in the olden days, I shot clays with whatever gun I was going to use when bird hunting. If snipes or quail, then 20 ga. If doves or ducks, then 12 ga. Doves move so bleeding fast that I need a dense, large pattern to score. Mostly I just see how much shot I can put in the air.

For me, if I squeeze the trigger a third time I may as well throw the shell into the woods. I don't recall hitting a bird on the 3rd shot, though I probably have. With squirrel hunting I've used that third shell to drop a second or even third tree rat. I just ain't worth poop when it comes to bird killing.

Birds are more fun to shoot than clays - 12 gauge for the big birds, and 20 gauge for the small. Like you, I shoot my 20 better than my 12 and I would imagine that's because my 20 is easier to handle - less weight.

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