My first round of trap at 13 was with a high end Parker 20 gauge SXS. I shot a 13 and my second was a 15. A young lady shooter allowed me to shoot her Model 12 trap and I shot a 21. A while later my dad bought me a model 12 trap that I used for everything. My first registered shoot at 14 I shot a 92. Then I retired because I was more interested in girls. I shot the odd time and I did shoot a straight with my dad's Model 21 and I shot well with a broadway trap that my dad owned.
My first new gun I bought for myself was a field lightning superposed. I did not shoot much but the straights came easy when I did. Shot a lot of 96s and 97s but did not win much because I did not practice a lot and trap was a game of being perfect. I got punched to the 24 1/2 yard line and then I got a bit foolish and bought a bunch of higher end trap guns. I found I did well with Perazzi singles and doubles. I eventually traded in my perazzi singles for a Ljutic mono gun. My first three fields were straight but I lost 2 in the last five on the last field. The second day I ran the first three again but lost my second last target. The 197/200 qualified me for a shoot off in B class at the provincials. I lost just one target in the shoot off. Shot lots of 100s in practice and a few at non registered shoots but never registered. I decided that even though I won a whole bunch of useless hardware and made quite a bit of Calcutta money I could not afford the pursuit of perfection.
Now I shoot for fun and find that I still can shoot straights here and there but I find I shoot more straights at gun down skeet than at trap. Since one still needs to be perfect at trap I now only shoot for fun.
I tried sporting clays and I found that I did really well and it was a lot of fun but the cost and the politics of registered shooting is not my thing. Now I only shoot non registered just for fun, mostly at a club I am member at. Even though I have only shot a couple rounds of registered in the last 4 decades my club will not let me shoot handicap at less than 25 yards. Makes me feel good that some out there think this old guy is still a threat
My first new gun I bought for myself was a field lightning superposed. I did not shoot much but the straights came easy when I did. Shot a lot of 96s and 97s but did not win much because I did not practice a lot and trap was a game of being perfect. I got punched to the 24 1/2 yard line and then I got a bit foolish and bought a bunch of higher end trap guns. I found I did well with Perazzi singles and doubles. I eventually traded in my perazzi singles for a Ljutic mono gun. My first three fields were straight but I lost 2 in the last five on the last field. The second day I ran the first three again but lost my second last target. The 197/200 qualified me for a shoot off in B class at the provincials. I lost just one target in the shoot off. Shot lots of 100s in practice and a few at non registered shoots but never registered. I decided that even though I won a whole bunch of useless hardware and made quite a bit of Calcutta money I could not afford the pursuit of perfection.
Now I shoot for fun and find that I still can shoot straights here and there but I find I shoot more straights at gun down skeet than at trap. Since one still needs to be perfect at trap I now only shoot for fun.
I tried sporting clays and I found that I did really well and it was a lot of fun but the cost and the politics of registered shooting is not my thing. Now I only shoot non registered just for fun, mostly at a club I am member at. Even though I have only shot a couple rounds of registered in the last 4 decades my club will not let me shoot handicap at less than 25 yards. Makes me feel good that some out there think this old guy is still a threat
