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Going to a skeet shoot on Saturday and ....
« on: September 16, 2010, 05:30:48 PM »
Going to a skeet shoot on Saturday and I've been asked to bring a mortar or cannon.  Been going to this one once or twice a year for 3 or so years now.  (They know me for taking my 10ga double.)  This time I'll take the 16-20-24oz soda-pop bottle mortar.

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Re: Going to a skeet shoot on Saturday and ....
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2010, 05:38:06 PM »
Promotion of our hobby and recycling all good things!
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Re: Going to a skeet shoot on Saturday and ....
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2010, 03:01:34 PM »
CW's soda bottle mortar shots are most impressive.  Switching to cannister for skeet?  ;D
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Re: Going to a skeet shoot on Saturday and ....
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2010, 05:35:31 PM »
Quote from: VA rifleman on September 17, 2010, 03:01:34 PM
CW's soda bottle mortar shots are most impressive.  Switching to cannister for skeet?  ;D

Thanks, Bruce.

I think I could make a killing if anyone would take up a $10 bet on being able to hit the sodapop bottle with a skeet load.

Just loaded up some 2oz 3-1/2" 10ga. magnum loads with 7-1/2 shot.  Big bore is OK.

Hmmmmmm.  Canister.   Doubles would be problematic. 
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Re: Going to a skeet shoot on Saturday and ....
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2010, 09:29:04 PM »
Doubles would be problematic.

Unless you fired on the crossing point.   ;D
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Re: Going to a skeet shoot on Saturday and ....
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2010, 02:38:10 AM »
Quote from: GGaskill on September 17, 2010, 09:29:04 PM
Doubles would be problematic.

Unless you fired on the crossing point.   ;D

It may be normal that there IS a starting point, but with the layout last time they started together and went at 90 degrees - so firing on the crossing point would end the match.   :o   :D   :-\
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Re: Going to a skeet shoot on Saturday and ....
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2010, 07:50:58 AM »
Normally in skeet, the clays are launched from the high house about 45° or so out from the low house and vice versa, so the crossing point would be somewhere in between both houses and in front of the most forward firing poistion.  Timing would be difficult, though.
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Re: Going to a skeet shoot on Saturday and ....
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2010, 04:06:39 PM »
I've been to those high-dollar skeet shootin' sights (ASSRA shoot next week is at one, near Gretna, VA that I'll be goin' to) but this is laid back good-old-boys (and gals) done at the Coon Hunters' Club.

A couple of shots of Dale (far right) and Dale again (just before he powdered the clay top right) AND
two shots of FIRST TIMERS igniting the fuse on the soda-pop bottle mortar (shooting water filled 24 oz bottles).  The Birch Beer and Sasparilla did better than the Black Rasberry.

There is NOTHING like the excitement of the FIRST BIG mortar or cannon firing!

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Re: Going to a skeet shoot on Saturday and ....
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2010, 06:53:57 AM »
CW,

It was easy to pick out your gun! 

Gota like our east coast moderator. 10 gauge side by side and a mortar for the skeet shoot.  ;D

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Re: Going to a skeet shoot on Saturday and ....
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2010, 02:09:33 PM »
Quote from: VA rifleman on September 20, 2010, 06:53:57 AM
CW,

It was easy to pick out your gun! 

Gota like our east coast moderator. 10 gauge side by side and a mortar for the skeet shoot.  ;D


Yeah, I don't know why Tim always thinks so small; why not an 8 gauge for skeet?  :) ;D :D
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Re: Going to a skeet shoot on Saturday and ....
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2010, 03:53:21 PM »
Quote from: Boom J on September 20, 2010, 02:09:33 PM
Quote from: VA rifleman on September 20, 2010, 06:53:57 AM
CW,
It was easy to pick out your gun! 
Gota like our east coast moderator. 10 gauge side by side and a mortar for the skeet shoot.  ;D
Yeah, I don't know why Tim always thinks so small; why not an 8 gauge for skeet?  :) ;D :D

That topic DID come up!   ;D    But I just haven't found one yet.     :-[
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Re: Going to a skeet shoot on Saturday and ....
« Reply #11 on: September 21, 2010, 02:34:56 PM »
Maybe you could devise some kind of swivel mount set up for a punt gun; that would get their attention! :D
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