Coltdriver
Member
I must first confess to being a trap and skeet neophyte.
Last year I went to my favorite range and shot some trap to figure out a Browning BPS for pheasant season. I used # 6 shot at the skeet range. by the way its 50 miles from my house. But they also have a fabulous rifle range out to 200 yards and a pistol range.
This year I got a 20 guage. Went to a Clays place and they said you can only shoot 7 or 8 or 9, but no #6. Honestly I was pissed, I didn't say anything but I had called before driving 25 miles to their place and asked and this limit was not mentioned. I left as I was not interested in practicing with a light target load, I need to practice with what I will use in the field. Duh.
This morning I go back to my favorite range. I called in advance and specifically asked if I could use hunting loads. The fellow there said no problem.
But I arrive and decide to shoot some trap and the fellow there says you can only use 7 or 8 or 9. I said I had called, he said no problem and let me shoot my hunting loads.
I called back to apologize to my friend at my favorite range who had said I could shoot #6. I thought I might have got him in trouble. He said there was no problem, he owned the place and I could shoot hunting loads all day and he was fine with it.
Can anyone shed light on the reasoning behind 7 or 8 or 9 shot?? The place I am shooting has no limit on the background. They own the property and there is not building or parking lot or anything like that for over a mile. The fellow at the clays place said no trap or skeet place in Colorado would let you shoot over 7 or 8 or 9 shot.
What is up with the small shot restriction?
Last year I went to my favorite range and shot some trap to figure out a Browning BPS for pheasant season. I used # 6 shot at the skeet range. by the way its 50 miles from my house. But they also have a fabulous rifle range out to 200 yards and a pistol range.
This year I got a 20 guage. Went to a Clays place and they said you can only shoot 7 or 8 or 9, but no #6. Honestly I was pissed, I didn't say anything but I had called before driving 25 miles to their place and asked and this limit was not mentioned. I left as I was not interested in practicing with a light target load, I need to practice with what I will use in the field. Duh.
This morning I go back to my favorite range. I called in advance and specifically asked if I could use hunting loads. The fellow there said no problem.
But I arrive and decide to shoot some trap and the fellow there says you can only use 7 or 8 or 9. I said I had called, he said no problem and let me shoot my hunting loads.
I called back to apologize to my friend at my favorite range who had said I could shoot #6. I thought I might have got him in trouble. He said there was no problem, he owned the place and I could shoot hunting loads all day and he was fine with it.
Can anyone shed light on the reasoning behind 7 or 8 or 9 shot?? The place I am shooting has no limit on the background. They own the property and there is not building or parking lot or anything like that for over a mile. The fellow at the clays place said no trap or skeet place in Colorado would let you shoot over 7 or 8 or 9 shot.
What is up with the small shot restriction?