r/TrapShooting Mar 30 '26

mod post 👋 Welcome to r/TrapShooting - Read first before posting!

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Hey everyone! We're excited you could join us in r/TrapShooting! Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the rules and guidelines of this community.

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r/TrapShooting 5h ago

shotguns What do you guys think of this deal?

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Hopefully this is "allowed".

I won a 101 trap (single barrel, monte carlo, 34"bbls) yesterday by surprise on GB. I've been in the market for a dedicated single barrel trap gun for a while and ordered a brand new BT-99 earlier this week. I also put bids on two other guns, one an older BT-99 (70's, monte-carlo, 34" bbls, excellent condition) that went for $1,525. That price surprised me as I consider that to be high. I also put a bid in at $850 for the 101 this post is about just for fun, I expected it to go to at-least $1k. Well, as it turns out I won it for $831. I feel like I've gotten a screaming deal on this gun, I'll attach a photo album below. It has some handling marks, but overall I would consider it in great condition. What do you guys think? Is this a great deal, or do you think that these are just not worth any more than $850?

https://photos.app.goo.gl/YohqwXEDdSNGVUUx6


r/TrapShooting 3d ago

advice shooting with a tactical pump?

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i’m trying to get in to shooting and I am a university student so my budget is not Baller. I’m thinking of picking up something like a Mossberg 590 so that way I can shoot both shells and slugs. My range does not let me shoot shots at paper targets so I wanted something where I could do the best of both worlds.

I’ve been told that if I come to a trap lineup with a tactical shotgun with a barrel, that’s not as long as your typical trap gun I will get bullied. Is this true?

I understand that it’s not the most ideal gun to be shooting trap with however, I am just starting off and I wanna see if I’m actually into the sport without having to commit to a specific type of gun before I make an investment


r/TrapShooting 8d ago

photo/video Finally got her CZ Back

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r/TrapShooting 13d ago

advice What do you think of my new BT-99 pattern?

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Here are the results from 3 shells fired from my new BT-99. 34" bbl, Imp/Mod choke tube. Federal Top Gun 7 1/2. Bench rested at 35 yds, bead on center of red sticker. I expected and glad for the high hit, but being off to the left is a bit disconcerting. Trigger on this gun is awesome, smooth as silk so I doubt it was trigger jerk x3. At least I know where it prints. Any thoughts comments?


r/TrapShooting 18d ago

ammo Hull seperation

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Have been shooting 12 gauge Remington gun clubs and have been having an issue with some of them. The brass will separate from the hull and sometimes leave the plastic hull in the chamber. It is not on every shell. The cycling of the shotgun is smooth and is a clean barrel. Does not happen with Winchester buckshot or any other shell it seems. Has anyone else had this issue with Remington gun club shells.


r/TrapShooting 23d ago

advice Chokes

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I'm currently shooting Improved Modified on my under barrel (primary) and Full on my top (rarely used). I set it up this way based on a few articles from the interwebs, and a couple conversations around the range. Does this match the way you're shooting trap/skeet? Any advice?

Also, How important is a ported choke when shooting trap? I know the difference it makes in my pistol shooting, but what's the advantage in a trap/skeet setting?


r/TrapShooting 24d ago

advice Women shooters

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Looking for advice: I am a 5 ft women with a bigger chest. What bras and shirts are we wearing?

I haven’t purchased a vest yet but I need to stop the chaffing from the butt of my 12g.


r/TrapShooting 27d ago

general question Any response would be greatly appreciated for my studies!

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r/TrapShooting 28d ago

news Exceptionally high scores at the Junior WCH in Suhl

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r/TrapShooting Jun 23 '26

advice Gun fit

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Have my first fully adjustable o/u. I have read lots on line and more than one site contradicts another. To lower POI, lower the front bead/rib? The comb is as low as it will go.


r/TrapShooting Jun 19 '26

advice Starting (kinda) and bring my kid to it

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Hi everyone!

I’m getting kind of back to clay shooting, after a long hiatus. As a teenager I used to compete alongside my father mostly in pigeon shooting and every once in a while on Trap, Olympic Trap and Skeet. Then life took me more towards pistol shooting (ipsc) and work moved me around 3 countries, married, had kids etc and shooting sports became mostly an eventual hobby.

I’ve decided now to go back into clay shooting, starting with Trap and Sporting Clays, and will take my middle kid (11yo) with me. My plan is to buy 2 semi-auto Berettas A300, one in 12ga for me and the other in 20ga for him. I’ve considered only the 20ga and sharing it with him, but that would limit us both on the same 5 position Trap.

Any suggestions on how to hook him up into the sport, ammo, etc etc would be very appreciated! We’re in South Florida.

Cheers!


r/TrapShooting Jun 18 '26

recommendations (Re-)New to Trap Shooting

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I've recently returned to trap shooting. LOVE it. I'm currently shooting my dad's 1960's vintage Browning A5. It's really a family heirloom, and it's a little unwieldy at the range. GREAT waterfowl gun, though!!!

Anyhoo...can y'all offer up some suggestions on a better-than-decent, entry-level, 12-gauge over and under for someone on a teacher's budget? Thanks in advance....


r/TrapShooting Jun 13 '26

advice Index points

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Useful? A waste of time? I'm trying it out just to see if there is a gain here.


r/TrapShooting Jun 04 '26

gear Stevens 301

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r/TrapShooting Jun 02 '26

gear New Tables for the Trap Field..

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Tables by Lost Bird Designs...


r/TrapShooting May 31 '26

achievements First 25

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Got my first 25 today. Used my Cooey 840 single barrel.


r/TrapShooting May 31 '26

gear 1891 Falling block

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r/TrapShooting May 30 '26

gear Honestly very disappointed with the quality of the Negroni case

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Only take my gun from home -> range, and took it on a flight once. Have had it for less than a year


r/TrapShooting May 29 '26

gear Winchester Cooey 840

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r/TrapShooting May 28 '26

general question Sub Sonic

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r/TrapShooting May 27 '26

gear Ole Girl

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r/TrapShooting May 24 '26

advice Are there any pdf for soviet era russian trap shooter manuels?

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Yes, looking for soviet archieves in trap shooting for my thesis


r/TrapShooting May 23 '26

humor A good use for an empty case of shells

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r/TrapShooting May 17 '26

gear Selfmade shell magazine

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So I recently got my hunting license in Germany and made trapshooting my new passion.
Another passion of mine is designing things for 3D printing in CAD. What came out are these magazines to carry the shells with me when doing a round of trap. Each magazine holds 14 12/76 shells (also 12/70, 12/67.5 …) so that I‘m almost covered for a game of 15 targets.
They are printed from highly durable PETG and require no glueing, screws or any other extra material.

Of course there are already solutions like conventional shooting vests or bags, but I just wanted to see how the idea turns out… and it turned out, that I like using these. The shells are packed nice an tidy without too much rattling and grabbing them feels natural and snappy.

I made this post to share my idea and to maybe get some feedback on this since I thought about selling these one day.
Do you use something similar or is staying classy the way to go?

Thanks for reading!