Congrats, shooter. I'm still enjoying the heck out of my Stoeger Coach Shotgun Supreme.
To keep the fields as pristine as possible on my son-in-law's farm, I'm getting a case of biodegradable clay pigeons. Hard to find. Gotta drive about 30 miles to a Gander Mountain store.
For skeet shooting, been investigating steel shot and other alternatives to lead shot. Required for most waterfowl, and some upland ranges. Very expensive, about four times more than lead shot, but ecology often is pricey.
Wimped out and bought Limbsaver slip-on recoil pad (medium size).
After all this immersion in loads and velocities and stopping power, I'm still delighted in the coach shotgun as a near perfect home defense gun and a fun plinker when you can find a skeet range or target range that allows them.
The coach shotgun is too short barrelled to be allowed in the nearest trap and skeet range around here. The local firing range allows shotguns but not steel shot which ricochets too much.
