First time skeet shooting

august1410 · July 16th, 2009, 11:49 AM

The wife and I are venturing up to Loch Raven Skeet and Trap on Sunday to give it a whirl for the first time.....anyone want to join us? Just shoot me a message. Don't worry if you don't have a shotgun...we're taking a .410 and a single shot 20ga. If you have an O/U or SxS, it would be fun to try.

6-Speed · July 16th, 2009, 02:15 PM

good luck! I have a blast when ever I get a chance to shoot skeet, my siaga and my buddies 500 are what we use. Enjoy! its addicting...

lax · July 16th, 2009, 02:19 PM

dont try the .410 until you guys are hitting with the 20. 410 dont pattern very wide and take a lot of skill to use

august1410 · July 16th, 2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lax

dont try the .410 until you guys are hitting with the 20. 410 dont pattern very wide and take a lot of skill to use

I told my wife the very same thing....I told her if she wanted to shoot blindly into the air with no recoil, use the 410.....if she wanted to hit anything to use the 20ga.

I'd use a 12ga, but mine has a pistol grip and a 19" barrel. suppose I could put the wood stock on for skeet shooting.

lax · July 16th, 2009, 02:53 PM

the 19" barrel may not meet the requirements at LR but they may rent shotguns.

august1410 · July 16th, 2009, 03:00 PM

I thought about renting as well.....I've been out there to look around a little once before.....I think it'll be a good time...I've been shooting at paper targets at Horst and McCann for a while and they are getting a little too pricey for me....with their range fees and ammo policy.....also, it's not much of a challenge shooting straight ahead at a paper target with a shotgun.

My wife stopped shooting because it was 20 dollars for a half hour range time for us both to shoot at H&M.....not counting targets, ammo....

sykesville · July 22nd, 2009, 06:44 PM

My wife and I are looking for skeet shooting lessons. Can anyone recommend a place in central Maryland for absolute beginners? (we are near the Howard/Carrol county line - the closer, the better)
Also, what is considered the best type of shotgun for beginner skeet shooting, 12 or 20 ga? Barrel length? Pump/Semiauto? We would want to rent the shotguns first, of course.
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wolf617 · July 22nd, 2009, 06:57 PM

If you venture out to Loch Raven Skeet & Trap Club in Baltimore county, one of the employees, Terry , does instruction.
When he taught me a coupla years ago, it was $50 for an hour. That's enough to give you the fundamentals and a little practice.
The 1 problem with LRS&T though is that they don't have shotgun rentals.

Prince George's County Trap & Skeet has shotgun rentals and an excellent Sporting Clays instructor, Rhies (probably butchered the spelling, but it's pronounced REESE). He may also do skeet instruction.

Although it can be done, learning with a pump is not the easiest method. Stick to the semi or buy an inexpensive over/under (Stoeger Condor, Baikal). Once you learn the game and what you prefer, you can consider buying a higher priced SG if you want.

sykesville · July 22nd, 2009, 07:01 PM

Thank you, Wolf
jack
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t0tln00b · July 22nd, 2009, 07:50 PM

I second the recommendation for Rhys - took a "Learn to Shoot" class from him as well as the Skeet class. He was great! He also instructs on Trap and Sporting Clays - I think he is a level 3 instructor for SC. He has a website at www.ssshooting.com.

sykesville · July 22nd, 2009, 08:15 PM

Excellent, t0tln00b. And thanks for the link, too - we will be giving Rhys a call for the "Learn to Shoot" class.
thanks for the response,
jack
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wolf617 · July 24th, 2009, 09:43 PM

One night last summer, a few of us from our car group took the sporting clays intro from Rhys. Everyone had a great time. One of the guys is the manager for a photography company and liked it so much that he brought his 9 year old son and 3 of his photographers back for a morale building kind of event .None of the photographers had even picked up a gun before and Rhys had them breaking clays pretty consistently. Rhys even had the son break his first clay presented to him with a kid-sized Remington single shot .410 .

ripper157 · July 24th, 2009, 09:59 PM

Sykesville,

Try AGC on Sundays. Not lessons but the people there are super friendly and help newbs. That’s where I went to learn. (Sundays is open to the public I believe for the trap) Also the Carroll County Gun Club is open to the public and is very close to you. This is their website link

http://www.carrollgun.com/index.htm

sykesville · July 25th, 2009, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ripper157

Sykesville,

Try AGC on Sundays. Not lessons but the people there are super friendly and help newbs. That?s where I went to learn. (Sundays is open to the public I believe for the trap) Also the Carroll County Gun Club is open to the public and is very close to you. This is their website link

http://www.carrollgun.com/index.htm

Ripper- Thanks very much! I check out both.
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July 16th, 2009, 11:49 AM	#1
august1410 Forty-Five Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 17,056 Images: 23	First time skeet shooting The wife and I are venturing up to Loch Raven Skeet and Trap on Sunday to give it a whirl for the first time.....anyone want to join us? Just shoot me a message. Don't worry if you don't have a shotgun...we're taking a .410 and a single shot 20ga. If you have an O/U or SxS, it would be fun to try.

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sykesville Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Proud to be a Maryland Shooter Posts: 1,822	My wife and I are looking for skeet shooting lessons. Can anyone recommend a place in central Maryland for absolute beginners? (we are near the Howard/Carrol county line - the closer, the better) Also, what is considered the best type of shotgun for beginner skeet shooting, 12 or 20 ga? Barrel length? Pump/Semiauto? We would want to rent the shotguns first, of course. thanks ________ DYLAN125 Last edited by sykesville; January 18th, 2011 at 02:29 AM.

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sykesville Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Proud to be a Maryland Shooter Posts: 1,822	Thank you, Wolf jack ________ RM125 Last edited by sykesville; January 20th, 2011 at 03:36 PM.

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sykesville Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Proud to be a Maryland Shooter Posts: 1,822	Excellent, t0tln00b. And thanks for the link, too - we will be giving Rhys a call for the "Learn to Shoot" class. thanks for the response, jack ________ buy easy vape Last edited by sykesville; January 20th, 2011 at 03:36 PM.

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July 16th, 2009, 02:15 PM	#2
6-Speed Bayerische Motoren Werke Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hollywood Posts: 260	good luck! I have a blast when ever I get a chance to shoot skeet, my siaga and my buddies 500 are what we use. Enjoy! its addicting...

July 16th, 2009, 02:19 PM	#3
lax Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: DUNDALK the land of plesant living Posts: 2,402	dont try the .410 until you guys are hitting with the 20. 410 dont pattern very wide and take a lot of skill to use

July 16th, 2009, 02:53 PM	#5
lax Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: DUNDALK the land of plesant living Posts: 2,402	the 19" barrel may not meet the requirements at LR but they may rent shotguns.

July 16th, 2009, 03:00 PM	#6
august1410 Forty-Five Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 17,056 Images: 23	I thought about renting as well.....I've been out there to look around a little once before.....I think it'll be a good time...I've been shooting at paper targets at Horst and McCann for a while and they are getting a little too pricey for me....with their range fees and ammo policy.....also, it's not much of a challenge shooting straight ahead at a paper target with a shotgun. My wife stopped shooting because it was 20 dollars for a half hour range time for us both to shoot at H&M.....not counting targets, ammo....

July 22nd, 2009, 06:57 PM	#8
wolf617 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 86	If you venture out to Loch Raven Skeet & Trap Club in Baltimore county, one of the employees, Terry , does instruction. When he taught me a coupla years ago, it was $50 for an hour. That's enough to give you the fundamentals and a little practice. The 1 problem with LRS&T though is that they don't have shotgun rentals. Prince George's County Trap & Skeet has shotgun rentals and an excellent Sporting Clays instructor, Rhies (probably butchered the spelling, but it's pronounced REESE). He may also do skeet instruction. Although it can be done, learning with a pump is not the easiest method. Stick to the semi or buy an inexpensive over/under (Stoeger Condor, Baikal). Once you learn the game and what you prefer, you can consider buying a higher priced SG if you want.

July 22nd, 2009, 07:50 PM	#10
t0tln00b Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bowie, MD Posts: 229	I second the recommendation for Rhys - took a "Learn to Shoot" class from him as well as the Skeet class. He was great! He also instructs on Trap and Sporting Clays - I think he is a level 3 instructor for SC. He has a website at www.ssshooting.com.

July 24th, 2009, 09:43 PM	#12
wolf617 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 86	One night last summer, a few of us from our car group took the sporting clays intro from Rhys. Everyone had a great time. One of the guys is the manager for a photography company and liked it so much that he brought his 9 year old son and 3 of his photographers back for a morale building kind of event .None of the photographers had even picked up a gun before and Rhys had them breaking clays pretty consistently. Rhys even had the son break his first clay presented to him with a kid-sized Remington single shot .410 .

July 24th, 2009, 09:59 PM	#13
ripper157 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Carroll County Posts: 791	Sykesville, Try AGC on Sundays. Not lessons but the people there are super friendly and help newbs. That’s where I went to learn. (Sundays is open to the public I believe for the trap) Also the Carroll County Gun Club is open to the public and is very close to you. This is their website link http://www.carrollgun.com/index.htm

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