I took my son skeet shooting with the Merkel yesterday and we had an instructor because I'm not that great at teaching it. We both shot that Merkel extremely well with those helpful tips.
My son scored hits more than half the time in 10-30 mph gusting winds and its only his 2nd time to fire a shotgun! He's 19 and never been much into guns but I think I may have finally hooked him good. The Merk is now his and it's worth it. We're going quail, chukkar, and pheasant hunting behind dogs later this month. We're both looking forward to it. Here's the place:
http://www.spanishoakhuntclub.com/Good times.