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Anybody been clay pigeon shooting?

Super VedderSuper Vedder Posts: 1,531
edited February 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I really want to have a go at this and am just wondering what other people's experiences were like if they have been?

Also, how much did you pay and how many shots did you have, and where did you do it?
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  • mookie9999mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    Super Vedder wrote:
    I really want to have a go at this and am just wondering what other people's experiences were like if they have been?

    Also, how much did you pay and how many shots did you have, and where did you do it?

    Never been other than when I used to play Duck Hunt on Nintendo. Sounds like fun though.
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    I have quite a bit of shooting experience but only did clays once. It was at my uncle's outdoor pursuits centre so I didn't have to pay and had as many shots as I wanted so I can't help you with that.

    Bit of advice, hold the shotgun as firmly into your shoulder as possible :) if it has room to blow back with the recoil, it might well dislocate your shoulder. First time I shot one of these: http://www.eliteairsoftessex.co.uk/aeg%20images/G&G%20SA80.JPG I had my eyes too close to the sight and wasn't expecting such a kick. Let's just say it's a damn good thing I was wearing glasses :p
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    mookie9999 wrote:
    Never been other than when I used to play Duck Hunt on Nintendo. Sounds like fun though.
    That game was amazing. The NES lightgun made the most annoying sound ever though.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    i've done it once and it was great fun :) although i was utter shite at it for some reason :o
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Super VedderSuper Vedder Posts: 1,531
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I have quite a bit of shooting experience but only did clays once. It was at my uncle's outdoor pursuits centre so I didn't have to pay and had as many shots as I wanted so I can't help you with that.

    Bit of advice, hold the shotgun as firmly into your shoulder as possible :) if it has room to blow back with the recoil, it might well dislocate your shoulder. First time I shot one of these: http://www.eliteairsoftessex.co.uk/aeg%20images/G&G%20SA80.JPG I had my eyes too close to the sight and wasn't expecting such a kick. Let's just say it's a damn good thing I was wearing glasses :p

    Yeah the recoil issue is a thing that concerns me slightly :)

    i don't know whether to try this one

    http://www.cattonhall.co.uk/site/1/Prices.html

    or this one,

    http://www.a6ctc.co.uk/introductory-course---shooting-days.html

    from your experience which would you recommend for a novice would you say?
    Black, the greatest without a doubt........
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,290
    I've never been but a lot of my friends have.

    Just hold the butt as tight as possible against your shoulder. You'll probably be sore the next day, but you will really be hurting if you have it loose!!
  • bmwweirdoguybmwweirdoguy Posts: 228
    It's my secret favorite hobby, all the fun of shooting stuff without actually killing anything...love it!
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    done it twice.....more than 20 years ago.....interestingly....both times the only pigeon i hit was the first one....:o :)
  • RiverrunnerRiverrunner Posts: 2,419
    I've done it a couple of times at my husband's uncle's house so it didn't cost anything. We used my father-in-law's shot guns and the uncles clay pigeons and he had the launcher thingy.

    I had bruises on my shoulder the next day and I was holding the butt really tight. It was great fun though. I despise hunting so this is a good way to have fun with a gun without harming anything (except my shoulder).
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  • Super VedderSuper Vedder Posts: 1,531
    Oh god no, not another shoulder complaint!!! Im going off this idea more and more by the minute!!! ;):D
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Super Vedder wrote:
    Oh god no, not another shoulder complaint!!! Im going off this idea more and more by the minute!!! ;):D
    No seriously... don't listen to them. I've never had a problem cos I was holding it right. Just listen to everything the instructor tells ya regarding how to stand and how to hold it and you'll be fine. I remember the first time I went and I was quite worried about it... especially cos a friend of mine went first and I could see her whole body kinda jerk back every time... but she just wasn't doing it right.

    I LOVE clay pigeon shooting... can't remember how much it was cos it's been a while but I don't remember feeling ripped off, i.e. it was worth it. And it's actually something I was good at too :o
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  • Super VedderSuper Vedder Posts: 1,531
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    No seriously... don't listen to them. I've never had a problem cos I was holding it right. Just listen to everything the instructor tells ya regarding how to stand and how to hold it and you'll be fine. I remember the first time I went and I was quite worried about it... especially cos a friend of mine went first and I could see her whole body kinda jerk back every time... but she just wasn't doing it right.

    I LOVE clay pigeon shooting... can't remember how much it was cos it's been a while but I don't remember feeling ripped off, i.e. it was worth it. And it's actually something I was good at too :o

    cool, thats more like it, a nice bit of encouragement rather than horror stories of dislocated shoulders and the like :D
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  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    LL Bean has a clay shooting school somewhere on the east coast.
    reigning champion

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=272825
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Super Vedder wrote:
    cool, thats more like it, a nice bit of encouragement rather than horror stories of dislocated shoulders and the like :D
    :) Trust me... it's a whole lotta fun! I really was quite good at it and the instructor was well impressed... i shoulda stuck with it... could be heading to the olympics :D

    Listen to the instructor and you'll be fine :)
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Super Vedder wrote:
    cool, thats more like it, a nice bit of encouragement rather than horror stories of dislocated shoulders and the like :D
    Oh no, don't worry about it :) I was just saying make sure you hold it right and you'll be fine. You wouldn't want to go there unprepared would you? ;)
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Super VedderSuper Vedder Posts: 1,531
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Oh no, don't worry about it :) I was just saying make sure you hold it right and you'll be fine. You wouldn't want to go there unprepared would you? ;)

    hehehe i was starting to get put off the idea due to said stories, but yeah im still gonna go as it seems like a right old time :D


    haha me and a shotgun, that really cant be the safest past-time for others involved :)
    Black, the greatest without a doubt........
  • RiverrunnerRiverrunner Posts: 2,419
    Super Vedder wrote:
    hehehe i was starting to get put off the idea due to said stories, but yeah im still gonna go as it seems like a right old time :D


    haha me and a shotgun, that really cant be the safest past-time for others involved :)

    Didn't want to put you off. It is fun. The shoulder issue isn't that bad, just a little soreness and bruising. And if you are like Helen you won't have to worry about that.
    The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals. Ghandi
  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    I have gone Skeet and Trap shooting many times.
    Its a lot of fun. Like everyone is saying, Learn to hold the gun correctly and learn important safety tips and you will love it.

    Have fun.......PULLLL!!! BANG!.................BANG!
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Riverrunner wrote:
    And if you are like Helen you won't have to worry about that.
    Our very own Arnie you mean? ;)
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Our very own Arnie you mean? ;)
    I'm not big headed but I don't mind admitting when I'm good at something... mainly cos it doesn't happen often :D

    BUT the instructor was pretty shocked and WELL impressed :) as was I!

    So yeh... be scared ;)
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
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