Trap Range

 

Trap Range hours:

Trap Range hours are Sunday 9am – noon.

 

Trap Range Fees:

$2.50 per round of singles.

$5.00 per round of doubles.

 

Trap Range Rules:

Eye & ear protection are mandatory.

All shotguns must be open and unloaded while carrying to and from the trap fields.

The trap range is for conventional or wobble trap shooting.

Allowable shot sizes are 7-1/2, 8 or 9.

Maximum shot load is 1-/8oz.

Maximum Dram load is 3-1/4 or 1300ftsec.

Firing slugs, rifles and pistols is prohibited. 

No firing is permitted in front of the@ 16 yard line.

No loaded guns allowed except while on firing station and ready to fire.

All shotguns must be unloaded and actions opened when changing stations.

One shell is to be loaded for singles and a maximum of two shells for doubles.

All shotguns must be unloaded and actions opened before anyone goes down range (forward of the 16 yard line) to fill or check the trap house

Clean up after yourself. This includes picking up and properly disposing of all hulls and trash.

Personal traps or portable traps are welcome on non-scheduled trap days. 

Eye & ear protection are mandatory.

 

Responsibilities:

When you possess a firearm, even temporarily, you have several responsibilities, to yourself and to others.

YOU HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE PROPER AND SAFE OPERATION OF YOUR FIREARM(S).

GET PROPER SAFETY TRAINING FROM A PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR WHO IS CERTIFIED TO TEACH IT.

Read the owner's manual for the firearm. If you do not have one, write to the manufacturer.

Most U.S. manufacturers will furnish a manual to you free of charge for any firearm they make, or have made in the recent past.

 

Zero-Tolerance Policy 

The Hampton Rod & Gun Club has a Zero-Tolerance policy towards anyone found under the influence or using alcohol and/or illegal drugs while participating on any of our ranges. Anyone found in violation of this policy will be immediately brought before the board pending revocation of membership.

 

 

Empty Shells:

Please place spent shotgun shells (hulls) in one of our hull buckets.

 

Cardboard and empty shell boxes:

Please place cardboard and empty shotgun shell boxes in the burn barrel (no plastic).

 

 

 

Trapshooting Disciplines

Singles

In singles, the shooter stands 16 yards away from the center of the "trap house" and shoots at random targets that fly at various angles in front of him/ her. Shooters are grouped into squads, usually made up of up to five people. There are five positions that each shooter shoots from, for a total of five shots, or one round. This gives participants a different view of the target flying through the air. Each position is a constant 16 yards from the trap house and each position is spaced three feet apart forming a small arc.

 

Doubles

This is a modified version of Singles, but it is more difficult because shooters must break two targets fired at the trap house simultaneously. One clay pigeon flies to the left while the other flies to the right. The target path remains constant, but the challenge is if the shooter can hit both targets before they hit the ground. Each target is scored individually, not as a pair. There are no partners in doubles.

 

Handicap

Handicap is considered a more difficult event in trapshooting.

This is accomplished by having the competitors stand further away from the trap house.

The competitors with will stand anywhere from the17 yard line, to the 27 yard line.

In handicap there shall be no more than two (2) yards difference between adjacent shooters in the squad and no more than a total difference of three (3) yards in a squad.

 

 

Wobble

This is a modified version of Singles, but it is more difficult because the trap machine osculate up and down as well as side to side.

 

Wobble Doubles

This is a modified version of Wobble, but it is more difficult because each competitor attempts two targets thrown in succession. Six targets for the first three stations and seven for the forth and final station with the final target being a single.

 

 

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