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I shoot a 32 inch generally in Competition and I like it better than my 30 inch because it seems to swing more uniformly and methodically. That is not a statistical observation, but it "feels" better

Those trap shooters may be crazier than you guys. What would tip the scale is if there is a weirdo sub-set of them that shoots in Edwardian clothes.


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Come on down to thee Rocky Mountain Vintagers annual Polar Bear trap shoot in January. I pretty much always skip it. If it is nice enough to shoot trap then I would rather be chasing roosters in NE.

I could never be a serious trap shooter. I do not belittle those who find it entrancing, but not I. I've shot two rounds of trap in my life, on the same afternoon. We shot a round of 100 sporting, then they asked me to shoot trap with them. I used a S x S and shot a 22 with it. They said "Let's make two, two man, teams and shoot for a little money". I went and got my MX8 that I use for sporting, with two .020" fixed chokes, and ran the round straight. They shot my cap all to pieces, and I said "To hell with this".

Any game at which you can shoot a perfect round on your second try is not for me.

SRH

I witnessed a fellow show up at a skeet range with an old crappy double barrel with 20" (maybe even shorter) barrels. He was about 6' 4" and 240 pounds. I thought this is gonna be hilarious. He quickly shot a 25 straight smoking everything. Then he left. Hmm. And this at a very small town / small potatoes range. True story.

saw a guy down in south alabama break 20 plus birds with a short barrelled gun...cept he was shootin from the hip...

Try some 27 yard trap, then go to 3-hole trap doubles, Stan. I'm guessing you will find that a bit more challenging than 16 yard trap...and more humbling too. There are lots of trap-like shots in sporting. I think shooting a little trap might even help a guys sporting game and likely won't hurt it.

How many 100 straights are shot at 27 yard trap, compared to how many are shot in sporting clay tournaments, buzz? I really don't know the answer to that, but until I know different, I think I have a good idea.

Shooting at the same exact target every time is boring as crap. It becomes a question of how many times can I do the same exact thing without screwing up. I'd rather have to try to figure out 30 different presentations than 5.

But, to each his own. I'm sure it is tough to break 100 straight 27 yard trap targets, 'cause it's got to be hard as heck to concentrate on the five presentations that many times. I heard a trap shooter this evening say that you can't shoot trap well if you don't have four other buddies who shoot in the same rhythm as you .................Huh??????

SRH

To each his own, but 27 yard trap is not an easy game. I'm a sporting clays shooter too and in general I would have to say sporting is a tougher game, but I would never venture to say 27 yard trap is easy, or terribly boring. RE 100 straights in sporting, I was on a squad with a guy that did it the other day. It was an easier course but still impressive. But, not as hard as a 100 from the 27. Depends on the sporting course, but I've noticed scores going up in sporting.

Yep, there have been a few 100s shot in sporting, even a few in competition. But, darn few. I have shot one myself, but two other shooters did too, on that "crip" charity event course. I was not referring to shooting a home course with the buds, I'm talking about tournament grade targets at a big sporting event.

That's the difference .............. trap targets are always the same, whether you're at the home club or at the Grand. Not so with sporting.

But, to get back to the original topic somewhat ...............I guess when there are no crossers and the only lead necessary is above, barrel length wouldn't affect perceived lead as much.

SRH