Busting Clays

Browning’s Deluxe Mesh Shooting Vest contains a shock-absorbing and patented Reactar™ recoil pad. The pad is made with a shock-absorbing silicone material called Beta Gel to cut recoil. The pad is located in the right shoulder for the right-hand model and located in the left shoulder for the left-hand model. Vest is constructed of lightweight mesh, with twill pockets, shell loops and accents. International-style full-length recoil pad. Imported.

A vest is as essential as eye and ear protection in clays. You absolutely need one that fits, as a too small vest will bind your arm and upper body movement and a too large one leaves too much material for a gun to hang-up on during mounting. Look for adjustable side tabs for extra customizing.

Two double-pockets in the front should be a requirement on every vest that claims it’s for sporting clays. You need to be able to dump in two entire boxes of 25 plus a couple extras for that quick round after work, and for serious competition, you need to be able to separate a handful of loads for any given station. For reloaders, they are also handy for temporarily storing empty hulls. Even better for shot-jerkers are the vests with a storage pocket built into the vest’s back, much like a field vest’s game pouch. Add in a choke-tube pocket that’ll hold at least five, and you’ve pockets enough.

As far as construction, there are two choices: solid backed and mesh-backed. Pick the latter if you shoot anywhere the temperature’s gonna sizzle. The shooting pad section can be of anything, but I’ve found the quilted material to be inferior to the smooth leather and suede options. These last two offer more purchase for a gun once shouldered and let a gun butt slide easily up over them during the mount. They also tend to be more flexible during shooter movement than quilted material, which can bunch up and hinder a mount. One last option is to consider a vest that has a pocket in the gun-mount area that accommodates a recoil-reducing pad. These can be a super choice for sensitive shooters, but they do affect gun fit, depending on thickness.

High-speed, high-volume reloading at its best.

The 9000GN and 9000HN have all the innovative features found on the 8567N Grabber, plus automatic indexing and finished-shell ejection for quicker and easier reloading.

Our revolutionary Auto-Dex™ automatically moves the shells through each reloading stage by simply returning the handle to the top of its stroke. Accurately resized shells are achieved with each stroke.

Finished shells are automatically ejected from the shell carrier after final crimping. This time-saving feature makes one-more-hand operation obsolete.

With the hydraulic model, the 9000HN, the operator inserts the empty shells and wads, and the reloader does the rest. With each complete downstroke of the foot pedal, all reloading operations are performed at all six stations.