So when Covid started last spring, I began to make good on a long back burnered resolution to become a better wing shot and started going to a local trap range once a week and shooting two rounds. I really had no interest in shooting Trap per se, just wanted to get better at shooting a shotgun at something like hunting conditions and planned to avoid "gamesmanship", just wanted to be a more competent shotgunner, and have improved a whole lot in that time. I realize I'm likely handicapping myself with using a relatively short, open choked 16 gauge double, but that's Ok, it's the gun I wanted to hit the field with..
Now, I'm kinda getting into the game and thinking it might be fun to take it a little more seriously. I see some pretty highly specialized guns out there. I don't want to drop thousands of bucks on it, but is there a decent entry level trap gun out there that won't break the bank? Seems Savage makes (or rather, imports) one, the SVT 555 or something like that, which can be had for about six bills it seems.
Between the time I left for college and when he detached the retina in his shooting eye, my dad took up Trap to a degree and shot an old Ithaca single barrel trap gun which is a beautiful and apparently high grade gun from the day, would probably be good for it, but it has a straight grip, no adjustable comb, fixed choke, etc., and again, discontinued and I have no idea how available parts would be should something ever go wrong with it.
A kid at the range had a Tri Star the other day and he was pretty good with it. Those seem to be a little north of a grand on gunbroker, not out of reach, but more than I'd really like to spend on something I may lose interest in at some point.
Thoughts or recomendations?