No Longer Shoot Registered?

Reminds me a bit of the old days when Dillon and Lee duked it out in their magazine reloading ads ! I always thought that both had good points, and both were determined to grow reloading and sell product, just that each one thought (knew) their way was the best .........

Personally, I wouldn't know a FITASC target from a non-FITASC target, and I'm still happy to shoot skeet, trap or sporting clays at every opportunity.
 
BJP said:
Reminds me a bit of the old days when Dillon and Lee duked it out in their magazine reloading ads ! I always thought that both had good points, and both were determined to grow reloading and sell product, just that each one thought (knew) their way was the best .........

Personally, I wouldn't know a FITASC target from a non-FITASC target, and I'm still happy to shoot skeet, trap or sporting clays at every opportunity.
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Hear hear!!
 
Shooting non registered every Sunday...because we do it for fun ( and our competition guys to stay in shape), who has time attends and who's occupied otherwise doesn't.
Simple. No pressure keeps the event fun. Would not want to miss it, would not have time for running cross country to attend matches either...

CG
 
BJP said:
Personally, I wouldn't know a FITASC target from a non-FITASC target, and I'm still happy to shoot skeet, trap or sporting clays at every opportunity.
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I bet you you would, even though you may not realize it. If the average shooter can shoot 65%, it's a FITASC target. FITASC actually has very set rules about targets, with so many at each parcour being "A", "B", or "C" targets, all with the general idea that if you wouldn't shoot it when hunting, you wouldn't shoot it in competition. Something that target setters (on both side of the border seem to forget). I don't understand where the idea that FITASC targets need to be ridiculously difficult, not many people actually enjoy shooting an 85 yard crosser showing nothing but edge. The same clubs and target setters that insist they need to be hard to keep people interested are the same clubs that are dwindling shooter turn out.
 
Sapper33 said:
I bet you you would, even though you may not realize it. If the average shooter can shoot 65%, it's a FITASC target. FITASC actually has very set rules about targets, with so many at each parcour being "A", "B", or "C" targets, all with the general idea that if you wouldn't shoot it when hunting, you wouldn't shoot it in competition. Something that target setters (on both side of the border seem to forget). I don't understand where the idea that FITASC targets need to be ridiculously difficult, not many people actually enjoy shooting an 85 yard crosser showing nothing but edge. The same clubs and target setters that insist they need to be hard to keep people interested are the same clubs that are dwindling shooter turn out.
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Yes that really emulates hunting doesn't it?? Trouble is some unethical yahoo like Digweed does it and successfully knocks a few pigeons or crows down and suddenly everyone thinks a shotgun is an 85 yard bird gun! Through the wonders of editing however we are not shown all the birds he puts pellets in that continue to fly away and die a long miserable death.
 
Some interesting reading & opinions. I shoot both registered and non registered targets. Mostly sporting clays but have only shot non registered trap targets. I have shot in Sask. AB. & B.C. I believe that in the last few years the clubs out here for the most part have been setting targets that lean towards the new shooters being able to shoot over 50%. My wife shoots with me some times and on registered shoots can break over 50% and she is a beginner shooter. I prefer to shoot competatively just my nature. I do find it funny how people seem to class all competitive shooters as prima donnas. I have been shooting for 6 years and have introduced numerous shooters to the sport and was teaching trap for a number of years to our youth members at our local trap club until work interfered. I believe that both registered and non registered shoots need to exist for the sport to grow. As for the CNSCA vs NSCA I have shot in both. I don't have a preference for either system but agree any fees collected should stay in Canada and in each province to promote the sport there.
 
I haven't shot registered skeet or trap birds for many years due to time constraints , if I am going t travel three hours to shoot something I am going t eat it!
I do enjoy shooting skeet most evenings however, but I shoot all low gun doubles to keep myself in shape for upland bird hunting
Cat
 
D-bar said:
I believe that in the last few years the clubs out here for the most part have been setting targets that lean towards the new shooters being able to shoot over 50%. My wife shoots with me some times and on registered shoots can break over 50% and she is a beginner shooter.
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The nearest sporting clays to me is Fredericton, they have a 13 station layout set-up over about 15 acres, beautiful course. Their secretary and myself were discussing target layout this summer when I visited. I asked he decided on the difficulty, he response was that they set-up the course so that the junior member in the club could break about half the targets on the test run. High score the day I was there was 81/100, I posted a 57, in the rain, on the first time shooting sporting clays. I hope to get up there and shoot the course at least twice next year.
 
Hey Maritime Storm we have a small Sporting layout and a 5-Stand at the Charlottetown Trap and Skeet Club. We have a mixture of 3/4 ####, electric Winchester Western and 12 volt machines. The course is short (not much walking) and usually have 12 stations. If you ever plan on a trip to the Island let me know and I will shoot with you. Right now I've put most of the machines to bed for the winter but can dig some out on short notice. We shoot every Sunday starting in May and ending in November.
 
bat said:
Hey Maritime Storm we have a small Sporting layout and a 5-Stand at the Charlottetown Trap and Skeet Club. We have a mixture of 3/4 ####, electric Winchester Western and 12 volt machines. The course is short (not much walking) and usually have 12 stations. If you ever plan on a trip to the Island let me know and I will shoot with you. Right now I've put most of the machines to bed for the winter but can dig some out on short notice. We shoot every Sunday starting in May and ending in November.
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Good to know. I have a good friend in Bear River I am hoping to visit this year. If I make the trip I'll be looking you's up!
 
We have a 5-stand & a Make-a-Break at my club in Moncton. Their is 5-stand also in Tenants Cove, I was referring to a full sporting clays layout, Fredericton, Fox Harbour & Nova Sporting are about the same distance for me. I'll keep that in mind should I get over to the Canadians this summer. We use our 5-Stand through December 27th, after that it is too difficult to keep it cleaned out. We make sure it is set-up for our Boxing Day shoot.

Spank; Nova Sporting would be closest for your friend in Bear River, it's in ###s River between Truro and Halifax.
 
I'm new to the game but I think I shot over 5,000 registered targets this year. I don't care if they are registered or not and it doesn't matter if it's CNSCA or NSCA, here are the things I look at for a shoot. We are
very fortunate in Alberta that many times there are several places to shoot on a weekend.

Which one is closer to home?
Which one is a bigger match and which throws more birds?
Which one is likely to have more targets that I like to shoot? (I like the harder courses even though I don't score as well, others may be opposite)
Does one have a much lower cost per target?
Where are my friends shooting?

I don't like being away from home any longer than I have to but I guess I still like shooting more than I hate traveling!
 
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