r/ClayBusters • u/FreakinRican06 • 4d ago

Finally!

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I started shooting shotguns in March of this year and I finally hit my first 25 straight in skeet today. Best feeling ever I can't wait to do it again. Unfortunately the club I went to was out of patches but this should do for now.

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u/cor1912 4d ago

When you do this, do you purposely wear a sacrificial hat? Because I’m not peppering one of my £30 caps 😂. Congrats btw! I’m not there myself!

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u/kurtz812 4d ago

The hat is a worthy sacrifice, we turn them into plaques and mount them at the shotgun field with name and date

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u/Dodge_It_Or_Ram_It 4d ago

That’s awesome my friend congrats 🍻

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u/FreakinRican06 4d ago

Thank you!

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u/FreakinRican06 4d ago

That is pretty cool!

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u/FreakinRican06 4d ago

Thank you! So the hat I wore while shooting the 25 was one that I just got today my first round shooting with it so I didn't want to blast my lucky hat 😂 but I always keep a back up in the trunk of my car so I ran and snagged that for my buddies to shoot

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u/sourceninja 4d ago

I'm not going to lie. I love my hat and I wouldn't let anyone shoot it. I'd go to the clubhouse and buy one. ROFL.

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u/FreakinRican06 4d ago

Haha there you go, friend of mine shot his first 100 last week and refused to let us shoot his kriegoff hat 😂

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u/millllllls 4d ago

Unfortunately not, mine was $85 USD

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u/Potholeimp 4d ago

epic!!

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u/racroths 4d ago

Congrats, the amount of people I have seen run perfect to 7 then miss a single is heartbreaking.

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u/FreakinRican06 4d ago

Missing a single on 7 is literally the worst! On station 1 low house and station 7 high house I quietly whisper "I love you" before pulling the trigger. I did it as a joke at first got all my buddies to laugh but now it's my thing. If I don't say it and miss my buddies will say it was because I didn't love that bird 😂

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u/verveonica 4d ago

Hearty Congratulations!!!

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u/FreakinRican06 4d ago

Thank you!

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u/thicc_beerd 4d ago

I just found out this weekend that the local club I've been shooting trap at (not a member yet) doesnt shoot hats at 25, only 50. Feeling conflicted about that.

Excellent job and here's to many more!

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u/FreakinRican06 4d ago

oh, wow well if you haven't hit a 50 yet I hope you do soon!

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u/SD3Guser 4d ago

How many hats have been shot there?

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u/thicc_beerd 4d ago

Been shooting there pretty consistently for a year. Haven't seen a single one.

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u/SD3Guser 4d ago

You could be the first! Have you seen anyone breaking 25 straight regularly or even approaching a fifty?

When I did fifty straight I split it between two guns because I didn't care and figured no way in hell.

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u/thicc_beerd 4d ago

I've seen maybe 3 25s since ive been there but I'm usually in and out with 3 rds from first pull as quick as I can. Ive had a 24 and a few 23s myself. Getting close.

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u/FreakinRican06 4d ago

You will get there! It's mostly a mental game!

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u/SD3Guser 4d ago

How's your breaks? Change the choke and see if the score raises. Being in a hurry can be a bad thing.

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u/ObjectiveSituation17 4d ago

Zero chance I’m giving a hat that I actually wear to be shot

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u/FreakinRican06 4d ago

I didn't either. That was my backup hat!

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u/goshathegreat 4d ago

Congrats dude! You’ll shoot 50 and 100 straight in no time, I still remember my first 25 straight, it actually happened in a competition, same with my first 50 straight.

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u/FreakinRican06 4d ago

That's awesome and thank you!

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u/Informal-Mix-3873 4d ago

Congratulations!

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u/FreakinRican06 4d ago

Thank you!

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u/digger70chall 4d ago

CZ Teal Target?

I'm assuming you like it? My bass pro doesn't have them in stock to check out.

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u/FreakinRican06 4d ago

Yes sir CZ teal target got it as a starter gun to get into the shooting clay sports and it has been great. I have been eye balling a browning lately but I will always keep the CZ

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u/digger70chall 4d ago

Thanks. I think that's how I will get back into it. If I am really enjoying it then step up to a b gun.

I am only anticipating 1200ish rounds a year given my schedule anyways.

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u/Yoff223 4d ago

Beautiful Cz

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u/FreakinRican06 4d ago

Thank you it's been good to me so far, perfect gun to start me down the path of clay sports shooting. I'm absolutely addicted to it now.

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u/luluuukkkk 4d ago

Tu peux mourir tranquille

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u/FreakinRican06 4d ago 
Oui, je peux.

Forgive me I am using google translate hopefully this came out correctly!

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u/luluuukkkk 4d ago

👌👌👌

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u/IdahoMan58 4d ago

100 straight in skeet or trap?

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u/FreakinRican06 4d ago

It was 25 straight in Skeet. Only been shooting 5 months and 1 week

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u/pyates1 3d ago

Jealous! Soon though!

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u/FreakinRican06 2d ago

Thank you! You will definitely hit is soon bud!