Clays Field

[BoogerChew]

How large of a field do you need to be able to shoot clays in without worrying about dropping pellets on your neighbours house?

My field behind my house is 560 feet wide by 700 feet. On the South is a road, on the North and West are neighbour and my house is on the East. Could I safely shoot clays in the field without worrying about dropping pellets on the Road or on my neighbours properties?

Thoughts froom experienced people would be appreciated

 

[stubblejumper]

I can tell you from personal experience, that #8 shot with travel farther than 200 yards, and wind extends that distance farther. I would not shoot without a minimum of 250 yards. Here is some ballistics data that might help, but it doesn't consider wind. https://rangeservices.nra.org/media/4074/shotshell-ballistics.pdf

 

[saskbooknut]

Quoting from the Range Design Guidelines - The safety zone (fall of shot) for Trap using #7 1/2 shot is 208 metres, and for Sporting Clays allowing for a higher angle of fire up to 60 degrees, is 300 metres.
The standard safe zone from the NRA in the US is 300 yards for a Trap field.
The safety zone for Trap is predicated on regulation height of targets and velocity of 396m/s cartridges (1300 fps).
You don't have an adequate safe zone for casual clay shooting.

 

[Super Mario]

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