What is Trap Shooting?

Trap shooting is a competitive sport which requires proper training and practice in order for you to become successful at it. Most trap shooters would prefer to practice in the local trap shooting ranges rather than registered trap shooting ranges because they think they should be better marksmen before they can join. Others have a very low self-esteem that they are afraid of joining a tournament.

These should not be … Read more »

Using Semi-Autos

Trap shooting with semi-auto shotguns gets you bigger scores, as compared to the scores when the over-under ones are used. So the question is, why do people not use them more? They are not that popular now, even though they impart less recoil on the shoulder.

What is a Semi-Auto?

Semi-automatics have never been popular in Britain or on the Continent for trap shooting, and that will probably never change. With one or t… Read more »

What to Look For in Buying Your First Trap Shooting Gun

The most common question when buying your first trap shooting gun is whats the best? Well, the answer is the one that hits the most targets.

Be the Master not the Mastered

Most people buying their first trap shooting gun will usually pick a gun, find out how it shoots and try to conform themselves to it. Shooters simply buy a gun off the shelf and then learn its intricacies and then adjust to it. Many people cannot hit a target even if their lives depend on it. That is bec… Read more »

How is Trap Shooting Played?

Trap shooting is nearly like playing a game of golf, only with the use of a shotgun. Instead of having to hit a ball with the use of the club, you must shoot a flying clay target with a shotgun. It is a sport wherein the entire family gets the opportunity to shoot certain targets together and participate and join in certain tournaments in order to compete against themselves and each other. Simply put, trap shooting basically entails having to shoot at certain clay pigeons or targets that are flung into the air fro… Read more »

Trap shooting is probably the most popular gun sports in the U.S. Today. U.S. Open trap shooting tournaments are governed by the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA). It is one of the largest shooting organizations in the world.

The American Trapshooting Association

If you want to join competitions you have to register with the ATA. All Gun clubs in North America hold tournaments in accordance with the rules of ATA. The scores in this Gun Club contests are recorded and kept at the ATA headquarters. The scores tally for all the tournam… Read more »

Trap shooting and sporting clay are often confused with one another. However, the only similarity they have is that both are types of shotgun sports used by hunters for training. They are therefore useful in refining a hunter’s skill but each offer a distinctive approach to the sport.

Origin

The most basic difference between trap shooting and sporting clay is the origin of the corresponding sport. Trapshooting first developed during the mid-18th century in England. During the early years of the sport, live pigeons were used as tar… Read more »