[fabsroman]

Aim to Maim,

You are spot on. My brother had a similar problem with the .410 we were using and he almost shot somebody in the leg. He was trying to cock the gun and the hammer slipped out from under his thumb, resulting in the gun going off. I have no idea what the adult was doing standing in front of my brother, but luckily my brother had the gun pointed at the ground and there was no harm done. That was a good lesson at a young age for he and I, and a good lesson for everybody involved. Always stand behind the shooter when the shooter is shooting clay pigeons.

Andy,

Didn't think there were any bad shots, but just figured I would throw my attorney hat on for a second.

L. Cooper,

I agree with you. 80's can be used at the range, and the heavier 100's can be used for hunting. Most flinches are developed at the range, and not while hunting. I know I never feel the recoil from my rifle or shotgun while hunting, but I feel it from target shooting. Heck, I can shoot a 12 ga. almost all day at clays, but one day of waterfowl hunting with 3 1/2" 12 ga/ shells and I used to wake up the next morning with a sore back. Never felt a thing while hunting though. Now, I use a recoil reducer on that gun.