skeet shooting
Gun Information
Skeet is a very close in type of game. So, in order to break the targets
effectively you need to use a gun with lighter chokes. If you do not
have skeet chokes you can use improved cylinder instead. You can use
just about any type of shotgun to shoot skeet, as long as it can shoot
twice.
Ammunition Choices
Since the skeet targets are close, thirty yards or less, a change in
the load you use is needed to disperse a dense pattern quickly. There
are many different combinations you can use that you can load yourself
or buy from the factory. Winchester, Remington, and Federal are some of the major manufactures of ammunition.
Range Layout
Now we will discuss how the game is played. A squad for skeet is normally
made up of five shooters. They start at station one and work their way around
to station eight. In the diagram above there is a stake next to station eight.
This is called the center stake and the targets will always fly over it at
some point. When you are thrown a pair the center stake is where the two will
cross at the same time. As you may have noted from the picture above there are
two towers the targets come out of. The tower on the left throws a high bird
and the tower on the right throws a low bird. As you go around the field, each
station has a certain selection of shots that must be taken. The following
list identifies the station number and the target selection associated with
that station and the sequence the shooter must follow when attempting the
double:
- High House single, Low House single, Double High First
- High House single, Low House single, Double High First
- High House single, Low House single
- High House single, Low House single
- High House single, Low House single
- High House single, Low House single, Double Low First
- High House single, Low House single, Double Low First
- High House single, Low House single, Option