I took my pump and Chris had a semi-auto. Mine had a choke that sprayed out the lead in a larger area. Chris worked with a choke that had a tighter lead spray.
It was like golfing - but with shotguns. Each station (and there were 14 of them) had a par. At the end we could then add up our scores to see how well we did. We chose a 100 shot course.
Here is one of the clay throwers. This particular one shot one that was like a Rabbit across the floor which would jump up randomly. I did not manage to shoot any rabbit styles - they were hard!
Redneck training in progress...
The Pump was OK, but I am sure a double barrel or a Semi-Auto would be better for double shots.
My shoulder was starting to ache near the end. There was a red mark and it was a little sore when touched. This lasted a couple of days - nothing major.
Here is some video:
The final score was:
Chris got 79 clays out of 100
I got 45 clays out of 100.
I could certainly improve. Chris said hunting was actually harder.
I would like to shoot Turkeys. I don't have much compassion for them and it would make thanksgiving a little less expensive (maybe!?).
This is Chris and his semi in action. He hit a lot of clays. Even true pairs (two at a time!).
Oh dear, not so good this time. You didn't miss once when we had a go in Scotland.
ReplyDeleteIt was harder because of many different angles and the clays covered a larger distance. Also - we don't know what sort of guns they gave us in Scotland. They could have been wide shot to make it easier on us...
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