Shotgun

Submitted by rsprouse on

Got a special request from the Boy Scouts last week. We are going to supply the fields and some instruction for a Scout troop this Sat the 28th. Approximately 20-30 scouts are going for there merit badges.

Navy Capt. Mimi Phan will be there to help with the scouts origination. We have several of our good people helping with this event. Dave Sisson,Nelson Bettancourt,Bob Mayers, Lonny Evenson,Steve Austin and myself will be on hand. 

We'll have open shooting on all the fields after we get the scouts badged up so come on out and support this worthy event.

Steve

 

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Beginner Trap Clinic

Submitted by Dsisson on

Beginner  trap clinic

QSC Folks

Interested in American Trap shooting?

ATA members want to help you learn to enjoy the sport.

 Reserve a spot in advance. Space is limited.  We will try to use your schedule to determine the best dates for the clinic.  We will do as many as we can depending on interest.

COST?  $10 plus the usual fee per round to the club.  Just enough to pay for the clays we will throw.

Minimal “lecture” time.  Most of this will be live fire exercises.

Depending on numbers the clinic will last 3 to 4 hours.

Clinic will include:

  • Learn about your shotgun (your POA compared to POI)
  • Choke selection
  • Gun “set up” and adjustments
  • Sight picture
  • Physics, theory and technique
  • Courtesy, safety and protocol of trap shooting
  • Controlled shooting practice angles (live fire) 100 rounds each for the clinic.
  • Rounds of squad live fire after the conclusion (according to the wishes of the group) Will require extra shells.

 

  • You will need target ammo (100 minimum +rounds if you decide to shoot some more).  Recommended   #7 ½-8 size shot.   Anything you have will suffice but nothing larger than # 7  1/2.
  • 12 gauge is the usual but you can still get a feel with something smaller.  Larger than 12 gauge  NOT permitted on the trap and skeet range.
  • After that confusing paragraph here is BEGINNING LESSON ONE: With shot shells the smaller the size  number the larger diameter for both shot and loaded shells.  SO, a 10 gauge is larger than a 12, which is larger than a 20, etc.  Same applies to shot size. # 7 ½ is larger pellets than #8, etc.

 

  • Allowed target loads. 2 ¾ inch shells, no more than 3 dram equivalent (unless you load your own you won’t need to be concerned with that number)  powder charge and no more than 1 1/8 oz. shot.
  • Of course you will need “eyes and ears”.
  • OH YEAH!!!  Each person will need a shotgun.  If you don’t have an appropriate gun we can probably find one for you to borrow but we need to know in advance. Smaller folks may want to start with a 20 gauge.  Less recoil,  lighter gun.  REMEMBER.  New guideline for QSC.  Minimum age now 8 years old!!!
  • Guests welcome as accompanied by a member.

 

All are welcome but experienced trap shooters may find the clinic to be redundant as compared to their experience and knowledge base.

If you wish to just shoot rounds this will not be available on clinic days.  Any other day shotgun is “hot” trap will be opened for your use and voice release system will be available.

 

Contact Dave (QSC RSO) at atwwet@verizon.net if interested and we can

work out the best days according to the interested responses.

If you have questions include a phone number and Dave will get back to you.

 

Our next clinic date will be Saturday June 23.

We will take the days you can be available and try to put others together according to interest / and number of shooters available so send dates you are interested in and we will try to accommodate as many folks as possible

Thanks for your interest.

Dave and Nelson

Beginner Trap Clinic

Submitted by eolivares on

Thanks to Dave and Nelson for an outstanding clinic this past Saturday.  I've done a fair amount of skeet shooting (self-taught) and I'm fair to middlin' in that discipline, but have never been able to get the hang of trap on my own. The 3 hours spent with Dave and Nelson really gave me a solid foundation to become a decent trap shooter.  By the end of the day I broke 16 out of 20 in a practice game with the last 14 in a row.  Never done better than 10 or 11 out of 25 before the clinic.  Great job and I highly recommend the next clinic for anyone who wants to give trap a try or improve their game!