TITSC hours for walk-in

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Anyone knows TITSC's protocols for walk-in shooters? I am planning to go this Saturday but I tried calling them several times and not able to reach anyone. Are they walk-in friendly? I am thinking of trying out trapshooting.

Edit: anyone knows if non PAL users can tag along and shoot under direct supervision from PAL friend?
 
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They used to be walk in friendly whenever I attended but haven't been for a few years now. I do know someone who was there not long ago shooting and is not a member, just drove down and shot for the day so I would think they are still walk in friendly?
 
They are only open on Saturday and Sunday at this time of year. You need to talk to Steve or another range officer if he is not there for a run down on the rules. $9 for a round of trap as a guest.
 
Tottenham Gun Nut said:
They are only open on Saturday and Sunday at this time of year. You need to talk to Steve or another range officer if he is not there for a run down on the rules. $9 for a round of trap as a guest.
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I went in on last Saturday and met Steve and shot 3 rounds of trap for the first time. Now I cannot wait for the next time to get back to the range. I don't really know how much a target needs to be broken to be counted as a score. All I know is I broke/chipped 9 targets on the first round using modified choke. Then I broke/chipped 15 targets for the second and third round using full choke as suggested by Steve.

I attribute most of my misses to my online video gaming experiences. In BF4, I got used to naturally compensate for bullet drop in the game. Most of the weapons in the game are sighted in at zero (0) yards and eventually everyone is aiming at top of what you are shooting to get a hit. While trapshooting, I find myself naturally "covering" the target with the sights, which obviously would result in a miss. I had to intentionally aim low on the target to get a hit. Another youtube tip I found very useful is "not to grab the forend tight, but only support it". I open my hand to a palm to support the forend and found that very helpful.
 
It counts as a hit if you can see a piece come off, so chips count as hits!

Trap shooting generally is done by 'floating' the bird, which is putting the bird over your bead.
 
myob said:
yeah that's what I was told too. Except if you are a member then you can bring non-PAL friends to shoot.
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First let a range officer know you have an unlicensed guest shooter. You will also need to stand directly behind them while they are shooting and you have to carry the firearm when they are not shooting.

chinamon said:
interesting. im going to give them a call this weekend and find out. if thats the case then i may get a membership.
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Even if you don't go enough to justify the savings of being a member, you can still feel good about supporting our sport and a range.
 
Tottenham Gun Nut said:
First let a range officer know you have an unlicensed guest shooter. You will also need to stand directly behind them while they are shooting and you have to carry the firearm when they are not shooting.



Even if you don't go enough to justify the savings of being a member, you can still feel good about supporting our sport and a range.
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Since TITSC is hosting all Pan Am shooting games, I think they are doing a lot better than what I used to think
 
adamg said:
It counts as a hit if you can see a piece come off, so chips count as hits!

Trap shooting generally is done by 'floating' the bird, which is putting the bird over your bead.
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I'm fairly new to trap. What I found very helpful was to pattern the gun. If the club has a board to set up, take a big sheet of paper, mark a black spot in the middle, and see where it is hitting. Field guns tend to shoot flat or 50/50. Trap guns may shoot 60/40 (60 percent above/30 percent below or 70/30, but whatever the case, it helps to visualize where your gun is hitting.
 
chinamon said:
i was there a few weeks ago on a weekend. just walked in, paid and found a spot to shoot.
they told me that all shooters must possess a valid PAL.
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Ya I went a couple Sundays ago as well. Girl inside was very nice $9 for non members and walk out and find a spot. It was kind of busy but everyone is friendly and will let you in. Had a bit of an issue with the young range officer tho! He was not very informative to new shooters (at that club).... and liked to hear himself bark out warnings .
 
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