Is skeet the least popular?

[cfullgraf]

Sorry, skeet targets NEVER change, EVER. THAT is boring to a lot of folks. I like battues, rabbits, teals, chandelles, minis, midis, and 70s in addition to standards in a variety of colors flying a wide variety of directions. Get a slight breeze and skeeters refuse to shoot..............

In theory, skeet targets do not change but as hinted at, a breeze can upset the target. Shoot in a skeet tournament and you have to shoot the wind as well.

Even though the targets are the same, it is very much a mental game in my opinion. You have too much time to think between shots and then out think yourself on the next shot.

I much prefer skeet. Sporting clays is exciting but I'm just unable to adapt and shoot it well. Trap bores me to tears.

But, I'm impressed with the shooters that do their respective favorite clay game well.

 

[George P]

There is a private skeet club in my area and has been for many years. Skeet and trap are available at the Remington plant range and there are skeet and trap ranges at the Jacksonville, AR public shooting complex. I'm not sure where to go find a sporting clay range 'round here.

https://www.claytargetsonline.com/arkansas/

 

[1MoreFord]

George, thanks. Blue Rock is the private skeet range I mentioned. The last I knew of them all they were interested in was skeet. Seems they have branched out a bunch.

 

[CopperFouling]

At my club, trap is more popular than skeet.

I usually prefer sporting clays or wobble trap (or wabbit, when available) to trap or skeet these days, but in the end, shooting clays beats not shooting clays.

 

[George P]

A bad day shooting clays is better than a good day at work or working around the house...............

 

[Sappyg2.0]

Well I did take the 410 out this weekend but only managed 1 round with it and 1 round with my 12 gage. 23 for the 12 and 20 for the 410. Should have been 23 but I over shot a few birds.

The 410 just seems custom made for skeet. Frankly, skeet is the only game, IMO, where the 410 has a chance to compete with the other gages head to head.

 

[cfullgraf]

The 410 just seems custom made for skeet. Frankly, skeet is the only game, IMO, where the 410 has a chance to compete with the other gages head to head.

When I was shooting skeet competitively, I'd put the .410 bore tubes in the gun for practice from time to time for an "attitude adjustment". It would point out bad habits one had that you'd get away with or mask in the larger gauges.

If you look at the various averages required to make certain classes, the 12, 20, and 28 gauge averages are not very far apart. The .410 bore average is significantly less than its larger bore counterparts. I got up to class A in 12, 20 and 28 gauge but not that high in .410 bore.

It was always fun to share a skeet field with others and out shoot them with the .410 bore.

I still have a case of .410-2-1/2" shells left over from my competition days.

Even so, 28 gauge is my favorite on the skeet field.