trap shells
i am looking to find out what the best target loads are for trap shooting i've told that low brass 2 and three quarter number 9 shot are really good. i was at atrap shoot this weekend and a guy was shooting a remington nitro 27 handicap# 8 shot would one know what the handicap rounds mean thanks
mike
mike
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If you go to trapshooter.com they will give you at lest fifty different answere as to the 'best' load.the "best"is what you and your gun do well with.
I think that no.9's are a bit light,best used for skeet than trap.Just what i''ve read .
Handicap is usually a hotter load,shot from "handicap" positions farther back in the trap field,for better shooters.
If you go to wal mart and look at shotshell boxes,most of em put the fps on em,and the handicap loads are faster....and probably kick harder in the process.
Hope this helps.I'm sure you'll get a lot of answers and opinions on this one.:)
Throckmortons' the alias,cas is the game.0 -
I am the 4-H trap shooting coach in our county and personally I like 7&1/2 shot. My son shoots on the team with a BT-99 and 7&1/2 AA, Federals, or Nobles are what he does real well with. He has used 8&1/2s but did not break as many as with the 7&1/2s. A whole lot depends on you, your gun, and level of experience. Try different shot size as well as different makes of shells to find what works best for you. A friend of mine who has been nationally ranked uses 8&1/2 shot but he reloads his own. If you go to the Grand then you have to use what they sell there so find a brand and shot size that you can do well with on a regular basis. Just my 2 cents worth. 0 -
At least in sporting clays, a handicap load is a maximum target load:
not sure on trap, but by regulation, they are usually limited to a certain speed and shot pay load. Yeah, and they usually punch you pretty good, too. A whole day of them can really wear you down. I prefer 7 1/2 myself as on are on longer shots or shooting into a headwind, the energy drops off really fast with the smaller shot. I believe the hand reloading manual of Alliant or one of the other companies(been a while since I looked) list the pellet energies at different ranges. I think it takes three 71/2 shot to break a clay where it takes something like 7 or 8 of 8 1/2 shot. I noticed this shooting .410 at clays shooting about 15 or 20 yards. 7 1/2 would break a target in a headwind whereas we could hear 9's hitting the target but wouldn't break them in same conditions.
I realize sporting is a different discipline, but you can learn an awful lot by watching as well as going out after shooting is over and seeing how many targets have two or three ittey bitty holes that didn't break. As above resp. stated, it does depend on the gun and your choke and experience, too. I have a 20 ga. that really cranks with hi speed loads with 8's but is so-so with 7 1/2's.0 -
what yardage will you be shooting? if its all on the 16 yd line, try 1oz 8's out of a modified choke IF youre a good/fast shot. if youre a SLOW/new shooter, use 8's out a full choke. once you step back on to handicap lines, switch to 1 1/8oz 7 1/2's out of a full.
former air operations officer SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2. former navy skeet team, navy rifle/pistol team member. co-owner skeetmaster tubes inc.. owner/operator professional shooting instruction.0 -
My 1187 likes to shoot the heavy dove load 7.5s made by remington out of a skeet or mod. choke tube
He who dies with the most toys still dies "NO FEAR"0 -
I started out shooting Trap with 1 1/8 oz. # 8 shot Federal Target loads in a Beretta AL 391. I now shoot Estate 1 oz. #8 loads with a Browning Superposed, break more targets, and spend half of what I used to spend. If your home situation allows you to buy in bulk - do so. I dropped my cost of a box of shells from $5 to $3. The savings buys a lot more ammo and targets. My new rule of thumb is - if the gun will feed the shell and it breaks the targets I don't care about the name on the box. 0
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