u/menieresisamonster

Does anyone change up their shells for competition or do you keep the same shell for both practice and competition? I typically use #8- 1 1/8oz. - 1145 FPS (Gun Club) for everything, but am I missing out by not going faster for tournaments? Maybe use #7.5 for extra long targets or rabbits? Should l take the extra recoil and move to 1200FPS or more? Or is that all waste of time.

Some folks I know use 1oz for practice and 1/18 for registered shoots. Does anyone else do this? Just seeing what other shooters do or what works well for them.

I use a long KickEEZ pad in the summer, but I want medium and short ones for the winter when i wear a sweater or heavy jacket in the fall and winter. All the gunsmiths i have spoken with need my shotgun to get a new pad fit? Why is that necessary? If the buttpad is already the perfect size, can i send the KickEEZ pads to grind down to the exact dimensions? Also i have some nice wood on my stock and don't want to risk damaging it or losing my gun in the mail (plus its's so expensive to ship). What are my options?