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Trapshooting is one of the three major forms of competitive clay pigeon shooting (shotgun shooting at clay target). The others are Skeet shooting and sporting clays. There are many versions including Olympic Trap, Double Trap (which is also an Olympic event), Down-The-Line, and Nordic Trap. American Trap is most popular in the United States and Canada, primarily as sanctioned by the Amateur Trapshooting Association. [ click to continue ]

Porting by Dave DeBerry of Topline Porting

	Porting Porting has one function - It eliminates muzzle jump when a shell is fired. A typical 12 ga shotgun firing a target load will generate on average 4-5” of muzzle jump when the shot column leaves the barrel. The heavier the load, the more muzzle jump. This is the force that slaps you in the face when the gun goes off. Now we all know that no one likes to get slapped in the face. A properly ported gun can reduce muzzle jump by 90-95%, depending on the load fired. Muzzle jump also causes you to lose your sight picture of the target as you look down the barrel. This could mean slower target acquisition when shooting doubles. Porting eliminates fatigue on your face and keeps your head in the gun. The process of porting is to vent the gas before it goes to the end of the barrel. This is done by a math calculation concerning the diameter of the holes relative to the area on top of the barrel. Dave can be reached at 901 493-3379

Gun Fitting by Tom Hostetler of Shooters Solutions LLC

	Gun Fitting On all shotguns, somewhere between the trigger, chamber, barrel and the shooter is something called the stock. It is designed to allow the shooter to comfortably and safely hold the “working” parts of the firearm to allow for steady and consistent pointing at the intended target. How the stock comes in contact with the shooter is call the Gun Fit and is an integral part of how consistent a shooter is able to hit what they are pointing at. A few of the points that go into proper gun fitting include, length of trigger pull, the drop at the comb, the pitch, the drop at the heel, and the “cast” of the stock. Properly installed recoil pads, adjustable combs, and adjustable butt plates are a few “tools” available to the gun fitter to fine tune the fit of the gun to the body type and shooting style of a particular shooter. Custom gun fitting is a process that is available for a shooter to insure that the point of impact is the same as where the shooter is looking when the gun is mounted and pointing at the target. Shooters of all skill levels, from beginners to veterans, need a proper fit to ensure maximum performance from their guns and consistency in their scores. Most manufacturers produce stocks that are designed to fit a range of shooters as they come from the factory. More times then not, either consciously or unconsciously, the shooter adjusts their shooting style to compensate for poor fit of the gun. Properly done, custom gun fitting allows a more natural shooting style that leads to better performance. Tom can be reached at 717 572-6165

Tinting for Clay Targets by Clarence Willis of Custom Sportswear & Optical

	Tinting How does lens tinting help to improve a shooter’s score? What’s in the background as well as the amount of ambient light affects how quickly the brain processes the electrical signals that are sent to it by the eye that allows us to “see”. Properly tinted lenses reduce glare, allowing for a clearer image of the target. Many people have what best can be described as a color deficiency. This does not mean that they can’t see color, but not all people see all colors equally well or with the same intensity all the time. Many shooters don’t catch the motion of the bird or see the color of the target until it is 8’ or more above the roof of the trap house. The same shooter wearing properly tinted lenses begins seeing the blurr of the target as soon as it clears the top of the trap house. Tinting can enhance or illuminate the target in the brain by presenting a clearer image of the target to the shooter. Subtle differences in the color of the tint can have an amazing effect on the clarity of the image seen by the shooter. Tinting comes in various colors which are designed to match the light conditions and the background of the shooting area Clarence can be reached at 800 745-6066

2008 Ohio State Pictures

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Teri Bichsel of OSTA & Sue Kaufman Ohio SCTP Director	Michelle (L) & All American Lauren Mueller of Bunker Hill, Il	Tom & Ann Dee Larkin of The Stock Shop


Jerald Mitchell	Mark Mahon, of Akron, OH	Bob Lewis, Decot Hy-Wyd


Roger Cunningham of Taylor, MI	Clarence Willis, Custom Sportsware & Optical	Kolt Huston,from OH


All Americans Jeremy Denny of Fremont, NE & Ashley Nau of Scotts Bluff, NE with 3X All American Bryan Hull of Wellsville, KS	John Pickitt from S.C. checks in with Pete McCall of Kolar	Della McClure of Decot Hy-Wyd


Robbie Dean, Jim Hagar of Caesar Guerini, Sara Dean	J.B.Lewis of Jackson, MI	Connie & Glenn Hunting of FL


Lynn & Bruce Lovell of Hobart, IN	Larry Sowers & Spencer Hall form the Dayton area

2008 Pennsylvania State Shoot Pictures

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Bill Natcher of CAC Associates	Bob Wilkin PA State 2008	Chris Maest of Clay Target Sports


Cindy Guy PA State 2008	Dave DeBerry Top Line Porting with Ronna from the Shooting Mall	Dave Shoyer & Lonnie Sproull


Don Von-Bartheld	Donna Natcher 2008 PA State Singles Champion	Father's Day was a beautiful day for a shoot!


Gary Fairbairn - The Strong Box	Harold Morgan - PA St. Shoot 2008	Harry Eckert


Joe Frango - PA State S2008	John McGee from Loveland, Ohio	Mark Bailey from New Richmond, Ohio


Mark Heber, Tim Baer, Paul Sieferd, Ben Clepper, & Matt River	Ray Rosepink	Ronald Kikel - 2008 Doubles Resident Champion


Sean Slavka & Denny Bednarski enjoying the day.	Terry Finafrock and Bat Thomas from Federal Cartridge	Tom & Jean Hostetler of Shooters Solutions


PA State 2008	2nd All American Team Member Brad Heath from Binghamton, New York	Angelo Dalesso, Don Von-Bartheld, Tammy Fleming, and two unidentified squad members on Sunday.

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