competitive trap and skeet

lari88

I would like to get into comp. trap and skeet how would i go about in doing that?

rmckuin

Hello and welcome! I am a skeet shooter myself here in Missouri.

My best advice is to find a local gun club and I'm sure that the members there can tell you of scheduled events in the area. Be aware that there are some requires for shooting "registered" targets in a competition. For example, you must establish a class, join a state association and a national association.

By now you have learned that competitive shooting isn't a hobby for a poor man. Guns, ammo and reloading supplies are out of sight!

If I can answer other specific questions, don't hesitate to contact me.

Hawk Carse

Trapandskeet is not all one word and it is not all one game.
I have shot a lot of trap and a little skeet.
If you want to do both, I recommend starting out on skeet. It seems to be easier to learn trap if you already know skeet than vice versa.

Claimbuster

I've shot competitive trap for over forty years. Find a good club and learn by watching. Particularly watch the good shooters. Learn the safety rules (nothing will get you un-invited quicker than not knowing those rules). After you have a general feel how things go, approach one or two of the better shooters and explain that you would like to learn and are willing to spend the time and effort. I'd venture you'll have plenty of help.

lari88

quote:Originally posted by rmckuin
Hello and welcome! I am a skeet shooter myself here in Missouri.

My best advice is to find a local gun club and I'm sure that the members there can tell you of scheduled events in the area. Be aware that there are some requires for shooting "registered" targets in a competition. For example, you must establish a class, join a state association and a national association.

By now you have learned that competitive shooting isn't a hobby for a poor man. Guns, ammo and reloading supplies are out of sight!

If I can answer other specific questions, don't hesitate to contact me.
So you have to join a state and national association?

336marlin

I'm glad to see a shooter interested in the shotgun shooting sports, especially skeet. Competetive shooting can be done between any group of guys/gals agreeing upon anything to compete for. In order to shoot targets in a so called registered competition you must join the National Skeet Shooting Association (NSSA);mynssa.com. By joining NSSA you automatically become registered with the association in the state and zone in which you reside. Then you shoot in registered events to establish classes in the four gages. You don't establish a class until 200 targets have been registered in that particular gage. As the guys before have said it would be helpful to observe the game being played and most importantly the safety rules. You don't really have to practice a lot to begin shooting registered targets, in fact, many choose to start out without practicing and often win in tournaments as they become more proficient and progress up through the classes (AAA,AA,A,B,C,D,&E). There are lots of gun clubs around that hold registered tournaments throughout the fiscal shooting year which runs from 11/1 thru 10/31. When you join NSSA they will send you a monthly magazine with a list of tournament schedules for all the states. In addition to this, each state and zone hold their own shoot each year open only to members of that state or zone and in each October the world shoot is held in Texas open to all registered shooters. Registered shoots require an entry fee of which the state and national associations get a nominal part of. The rest goes to cover the cost of targets, referees, and general cost of running the shoot. Depending on the entry fee, the winner of a particular event may receive a trophy or even money as the prize. In any case the targets are registered with NSSA and at the end of the season recognizition is awarded for high averages, ect. in several categories. Well I guess thats skeet in a nutshell. Happy shootin! Two at low eight!! See you in Texas.