hey ryan, shoot your clays yet?

[bobski]

did everyone survive?

[ryan42]

Originally Posted by bobski

did everyone survive?

We sure did Bobski.We survived for another day.Once I figured out how to throw them we got the hang of it pretty quick.You can definetly go through alot of shells pretty quick.We are gonna get the thing that shoots them this weekend and go back at it.I feel a competition growing with my boy.

[bobski]

did you see my advice on the other thread about your shooting? did it help?
curious, which of the following towns is closest to you?
Edinburgh,
Fort Wayne
Fortville
Georgetown
Griffith
Haubstadt
Hillsboro
Indianapolis
Jonesboro
Kokomo
Ladoga
Linton
Logansport
Markleville
McCordsville
Merrilliville
Mitchell
Morgantown
Nappanee
Noblesville
Oaktown
Orleans
Orleans
Roachdale
Rochester
Romney
Rushville
South Bend
St. Joe
Vincennes
Wabash
Warsaw
West Terre Haute
Wheatfield
Williamsburg
Wolcottville

[bobski]

ryan, what choke is in your shotgun?

[ryan42]

Originally Posted by bobski

ryan, what choke is in your shotgun?

hey bobski,Jonesboro is 6 miles and it is the closest.I dont know anything about chokes let me take a picture and put on here be back in a minute.

[ryan42]

here is the gun.

[bobski]

probably a full choke. most of those meat guns were full. means you can shoot over 40 yds no problem. which means 'trap' is the game for that gun.

give these guys a call. it might save you the cost of a thrower and save your arm. nothing beats just pushing a button!
tell em bob from vanzant mo sent you!

http://www.claytargetsonline.com/club.php/595

[ryan42]

Originally Posted by bobski

probably a full choke. most of those meat guns were full. means you can shoot over 40 yds no problem. which means 'trap' is the game for that gun.

give these guys a call. it might save you the cost of a thrower and save your arm. nothing beats just pushing a button!
tell em bob from vanzant mo sent you!
http://www.claytargetsonline.com/club.php/595

Ok hows come you asked what city im close to?

[ryan42]

How close to Sikeston mo are ya.I was on my way to texas about fifteen yrs ago and my alternator went out right at dusk and I was just past the sikeston exit so I turned around and made it to autozone with 5 minutes to spare.As soon as I pulled into the lot my battery died.I went in and bought a new alternator preparing to put it on in the dark and the manager looked at the other clerk and said go on and he pulled out a dufflebag full of tools and had it on in 10 minutes.I tried to give him a 100bucks and he said no I cant take your money but if you want to write my big boss a letter and tell him I helped ya.I said ill write him 2 letters.I had my wife and young daughter in the car so it meant the world to me Ill never forget it.

[68c15]

look into local shooting clubs or ranges. I got a family membership for $55. they have a clay thrower set up real nice along with 25, 100 and 200 yd rifle (covered protected line) a club house and 25yd indoor pistol

[bobski]

ryan, you were suppose to click the link i gave you.

[bobski]

im about 2.5 hrs due west from the town you broke down in.

[gvw3]

bobski thanks for that link. I found one right by where I live...

[bobski]

its a good website. you can click any state and find a place to shoot clays.

[ryan42]

Originally Posted by bobski

its a good website. you can click any state and find a place to shoot clays.

Hey I just had a dumbass attack lol.Thanks a bunch we will check this out.I know my cousin is a member there.I thought it was just a shooting range.I didnt know the did clay shooting.Im learning so bear with me.My dad never would let us have guns so I didnt have anybody to learn from.So Ive been learning on the fly.Tackling one thing at a time.The good thing is even though my dad isnt a fan of guns.Let me back up hes not anti-gun hes just afraid of them.He gave me a chance to shoot at his place which is 5 acres of flat open land.Once we proved we were safe he dont mind that we shoot.

I bought the thrower thats spring loaded ,called the competitor,you just pull a string and they go.We had a blast tommorrow I will take pictures.My mom and dad even came out and watched and thought it was neat.I asked my dad if he wanted to try and he said no but thats okay.

[bobski]

be careful of your face and hands. dont bend over to get something in front of that thrower. and dont let anyone walk in front of it when its cocked.
have a great time!
i smell and indiana to mo. road trip brewing!
bring the family!

[ryan42]

Originally Posted by bobski

be careful of your face and hands. dont bend over to get something in front of that thrower. and dont let anyone walk in front of it when its cocked.
have a great time!
i smell and indiana to mo. road trip brewing!
bring the family!

Just might have to do that.I was looking at your clay shooting range website.Looked pretty nice.

[ryan42]

Bobski are you the owner of the vanzantclaypigeonfarm?

[68c15]

hey Bob, Laura Ingalls-Wilder made it all the way to MO? she grew up about 2 hours NW of me

[bobski]

i own the range. its my backyard.
now you know why i offered up my range for a midwest tff bbq/shoot for free. its all set up. all anyone has to do is just show up. i'll be there all of july.
some people build pools in their back yard. the previous owner built himself a range for his wife to shoot. no joke.

ingalls home. yep. probably one of those washington slept here things.

[bobski]

marion to vanzant = 500 mi- about 9 hours 25 mins



http://www.wildtexas.com/travel-calculator.php

[bobski]

since youre new at clay shooting, let me share a quick blurb with you about clay pigeons....

What Is a Clay Pigeon Farm?

Shooting skeet and trap targets is meant to simulate bird hunting.

The use of clay targets was created to replace the more traditional target that hunters know very well, live birds.

The sport we offer is a replacement for a game where the targets use to be actual live pigeons ‘trapped’ under a hat with a string attached. When someone called ‘pull,’ the hat was tipped by pulling the string and the bird was presented for shooting. This was a popular shotgun sport as early as 1793.

The Passenger Pigeon was mainly used, which was extremely abundant at the time.
Fake birds were introduced around the time of the American Civil War as the Passenger Pigeon was nearing extinction and sufficient numbers were not reliably available. Everything from glass to ceramic tiles were used.

Reliable clay targets were introduced in the 1880's and as a result, the sport of clay target shooting has evolved into what it is today, an exciting shooting sport involving fast moving targets that simulate a birds flight and speed.

For this reason, clay pigeons are commonly called ‘birds.’
This is how the Vanzant Clay Pigeon Farm got its name. We are a farm that produces clay pigeons upon your request. When you call for a bird, we let one out of the ‘trap’ house for you to shoot.

[ryan42]

ok this sounds like alot of fun.I might of just found out what im doing one week in July.If I can put the trip together maybe me and the boy can make a weekend trip out of it.It will all depend on my wifes health.Ive been talking to my son about all morning.Hes real excited.Thanks Bobski

[bobski]

check out my link to the trout farm. bring your poles and stay there.

http://www.rockbridgemo.com/home.htm

but if you have a camper, just park in my yard!
id love to teach you guys. let me have the honor!
how olds your boy?

go to the sticky and post in for my tff/bbq shoot, and see if anyone else will chime in for a meet at my place!

http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=103059

[Donnie D]

Something else you may want to try. I built a pepper popper/pigeon flipper, and it is a ton of fun. The pepper popper is a sillouette type target that falls over backward when shot and then it flips a clay pigeon into the air for you to shoot. I shoot it with my Snake Slayer (410 hand gun) and my shot guns using bird shot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zZZaaz2mKs

Donnie D