Originally Posted by Jimmy W
I have talked to guys who use #9s for singles trap. Or even 8 1/2s. They say that you have to shoot really fast. I might use 8 1/2s or 9s for skeet because you shoot so close. But not trap. For trap I usually use 7 1/2s. Maybe 8s. For singles or handicap. If the bird gets out there too far and you miss, you'll see the powder come off of the target, but not a chip like you need- to have it count as a broken target.

I shoot from low gun, so I do not break them real close. Yet, I find I do better with 9s than with 7.5s. With the latter, I occasionally have an easy straight away that somehow flies off untouched. That just does not happen with 9s.

I do shoot fairly open chokes and light 7/8ths or 1 oz loads.

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