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PJR · November 21, 2000, 05:01 PM

American Trap: Five stations, 16 yards behind a single trap house. One bird at a time, five birds on each station for a total of 25. Birds fly up and away and are random within predetermined arc. Handicap trap moves the distances back up to 27 yards. A long distance game usually shot with a 12 gauge, modified to full chokes with 8 or 7-1/2 shot.

Skeet: 8 stations, two trap houses -- one high and one low. The first seven stations are in a semi circle with the houses at either end. The 8th station is on a line directly between the two houses. Singles (one high and one low) on each station with doubles on stations 1,2,6,7. You are allowed to repeat the first missed shot or shoot low house, station 8 twice in the event of no misses for a total of 25. The birds follow a set trajectory. Skeet distances are shorter which favors open chokes (cylinder to light modified) with #9 or #8 shot.

Sporting Clays: 10 stations, 5 to 10 shots at each station for a total of either 50 or 100. Birds come from any direction or angle -- outgoing, incoming, crossing, rising. The birds can come as singles, following pairs, report pairs, true doubles. Most sporting clays courses can be shot with #8 and improved cylinder to light modified chokes although competition clays can sometimes have longer targets requiring tighter chokes.

All of them are great fun.

November 21, 2000, 05:01 PM	#2
PJR Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2000 Posts: 1,127	American Trap: Five stations, 16 yards behind a single trap house. One bird at a time, five birds on each station for a total of 25. Birds fly up and away and are random within predetermined arc. Handicap trap moves the distances back up to 27 yards. A long distance game usually shot with a 12 gauge, modified to full chokes with 8 or 7-1/2 shot. Skeet: 8 stations, two trap houses -- one high and one low. The first seven stations are in a semi circle with the houses at either end. The 8th station is on a line directly between the two houses. Singles (one high and one low) on each station with doubles on stations 1,2,6,7. You are allowed to repeat the first missed shot or shoot low house, station 8 twice in the event of no misses for a total of 25. The birds follow a set trajectory. Skeet distances are shorter which favors open chokes (cylinder to light modified) with #9 or #8 shot. Sporting Clays: 10 stations, 5 to 10 shots at each station for a total of either 50 or 100. Birds come from any direction or angle -- outgoing, incoming, crossing, rising. The birds can come as singles, following pairs, report pairs, true doubles. Most sporting clays courses can be shot with #8 and improved cylinder to light modified chokes although competition clays can sometimes have longer targets requiring tighter chokes. All of them are great fun.