Skeet ?????

Discussion in 'Skeeters Corner' started by Smokintom, Jan 3, 2015.

  1. Smokintom

    Smokintom Mega Poster Founding Member

    All these years of Trapshooting. Come Spring were going to try Skeet. Oh Boy
     
  2. papcharlie

    papcharlie Member

    My Buddy Charlie Rose says Any 6 year old kid can do that..
    All he needs is 20 years experience..
     
  3. papcharlie

    papcharlie Member

  4. RedCobra

    RedCobra Member Founding Member

    Wear your Skirt.
     
  5. 2atlow8

    2atlow8 Member Founding Member

    Never seen a trap shooter smile, you'll have an adjustment period to the talking, laughing and joking, but you should enjoy it..........Joe
     
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  6. Smokintom

    Smokintom Mega Poster Founding Member

    Been shooting Trap since 1970. And we do smile. Skeet ? Just finished loading 500 shells just for Skeet. Come on warm weather.
     
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  7. Shooting Coach

    Shooting Coach Well-Known Member Founding Member

    Been shooting Skeet since 1958. Got to AA with 410, won that ga at our State shoot several years ago.

    Love trap, shot a bunch of it, have life long friends I met on the Trap field.

    Got hooked on Sporting, a terrible malady! The 28 and 410 make it even more fun. :D
     
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  8. Family Guy

    Family Guy Mega Poster Founding Member

    Got my start shooting skeet. I had one of the first skeet 1187's. It had hi grade wood. Wish I had it back!
     
  9. Bruce Specht

    Bruce Specht Member Founding Member

    I wish skeet clubs where as easy to find as trap clubs as I enjoy shooting all the shotgun sports.
     
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  10. Smokintom

    Smokintom Mega Poster Founding Member

    Trap,Skeet and 5 stand are 10 minutes away. Not ATA just a great little place to shoot.
     
  11. 239521

    239521 New Member Founding Member

    Like all shooting. Trap shooting with 12ga is too much for me unless with semiauto. Same with any shotgun shooting. That's one reason skeet has been so attractive. 20 ga. does really well in 12 events.
     
  12. RedCobra

    RedCobra Member Founding Member

    I shoot the 20g in the 12g event all the time. Haven't shot a 12g in skeet for many years.
     
  13. 2atlow8

    2atlow8 Member Founding Member

    I shoot all four gauges frequently, for the 12 gauge, I've been loading 3/4 oz loads for about a year now, they don't kick any harder than the 20 ga. and still breaks the birds.............Joe
     
  14. Icemon

    Icemon Member Founding Member

    Where do you live Tom
     
  15. papcharlie

    papcharlie Member

    Florida..

    SD Sign Shooters Club.JPG
     
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  16. skeeljc

    skeeljc Member Founding Member

    We used to shoot complete rounds of Skeet from the "hip" when I was young. I could usually break in the 20's. All it takes is practice.
     
  17. papcharlie

    papcharlie Member

    me also.
     
  18. Smokintom

    Smokintom Mega Poster Founding Member

    I`m in NW Ohio.
     
  19. NordCelt

    NordCelt Member

    I tend to shoot more trap because the clubs I belong to have more trap leagues. Only skeet league is a mixed league where both skeet and trap is shot then a skeet league in the middle of winter. I do love to shoot skeet though and try to get to the skeet fields a couple times a week. If I plan to shoot trap too I'll use my Citori XT for skeet, it works as good for skeet as it does for trap (at least for me it does).
     
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  20. Shooting Coach

    Shooting Coach Well-Known Member Founding Member

    Beware the man with one gun, or who has guns with the same POI. My 2 O/U's, Beretta 391 loaner, and 391 Extrema Field gun all have the same POI.
     
  21. comp 1

    comp 1 Member

    I like to shoot skeet in high wind....for me it's all about the fun and making the occasional spectacular shot. I once saw a target come out of the low house and go through the high house window and out the back door...how it got past the trap in the high house unscathed had to be a miracle.
     
  22. Rabun Creek

    Rabun Creek Member Founding Member

    Yes. For sure.
     
  23. Icemon

    Icemon Member Founding Member

    Smokingtom it's been almost 1 year since you opened this thread... well how about an update. Did you shoot any skeet ,did you like it , and most of all did you enjoy getting away from those trap guys for a while..... oh wait ,your are one of those trap guys aren't you .;)
     
  24. Big Jack

    Big Jack Well-Known Member Founding Member

    Standard joke around the Trap Club: "Teaching a Skeet shooter to shoot trap is like teaching your wife to drive!"
     
  25. Icemon

    Icemon Member Founding Member

    At least WE can be taught!!!
     
  26. bossbasl

    bossbasl Well-Known Member

    If you prefer to shoot purely for fun, try Skeet and/or Sporting with a small bore (20 or 28 ga. preferred) modern, quality SXS hammer gun!
     
  27. Andrew Kinney

    Andrew Kinney New Member

    Skeet is much more fun compared to trap IMO. Once you get the stations down on where to make your holds, breaks, and how much lead, it's not too hard.
     
  28. bobski

    bobski USN Retired Range Owner

    skeet was meant to be a social game while its played. sorta like golfers yaking it up in the cart waiting to tee off. once the guy starts his swing, everyone goes silent, the swing is made....then everyone starts back taking about the girl in the bikini they just saw posting scores at the scoreboard.