I think I'm hooked on shooting Clay pigeons ...

[Dellinger]

I have my brother-in-law in town and we usually do a bunch of shooting when around. I recently purchased a Franchi Affinity 12 about 6 months ago and only shot it a handful of times. The two of us haven't shot together since I got it.

It became the star of the show this week. We just got back from our 3rd time out. Turned into a friendly competition. I have never been very good with shotguns till this one. We're using a hand thrower and only throwing straight but man I think I figured this out. I almost hit every clay thrown and I can't wait to go again.

I want to go somewhere to get some pointers and to try some of the different games out there.

I finally get what everyone is about over here...

[NATEWA]

You need to go to Sac Valley.

[johnthomas]

You ought to dress them out and put them on the BBQ, crunchy, but with hot sauce they will be fine, lol.

When I go up to the mountains we shoot clay, I like it.

[Dellinger]

I may hit up Sac Valle. The Cordova shooting center is fairly close to me, may check them out. I'm in Shingle Springs though. I need to see if my neighbor is willing to take me to his club in El Dorado, I think they do shotguns.

I still need to change the spacer on the stock to get a perfect cheek weld. Definitely more fun than I expected. I've never wanted to put the pistols down to shoot something else, lol. My brother-in-law is from San Diego. I think he is picking up a new barrel for his 500. We're a bit competitive, lol...

[Sandro]

I think I'm hooked on shooting Clay pigeons ..

How do they taste? please report.

You know, you can go and shoot real pigeons, quail, rabbits instead of child's games HeHeHe

[XVIga_Rob]

If your ok with driving to Auburn, go to the Auburn Trap range. They do free lessons, just call ahead to schedule. Trap fields are open Thursday afternoon/evenings & Saturday/Sunday til 3pm. They also have 5-stand open on Thursday afternoon's & Saturday's.
Or, drive down to Comanche Hills in Ione. They do lessons and have Trap, 5-stand, & Sporting Clays.

[Dellinger]

The reason I got the gun was for hunting. I grew up on a farm and my father raised ringneck pheasants. Most of my childhood all I ate was their meat and eggs. The clays are fun. If I can't hit them well enough it doesn't make sense to go after the real birds. I'm planning on filling the freezer next year if all goes as planned...

[NATEWA]

I've never been to Camanche but have heard good things. I typically go to sac valley. 5 stand is what I prefer because I hunt birds.

[RNE228]

Shingle Springs; probably right around the corner from you.

Takes me almost same time Sac Valley or Cordova. I like Sac Valley best; am member there. Like shooting clays, rifle and pistol there.

Comanche Hills is a lot of fun; they have sporting clays there. Only been a couple times, but it was a ton of fun. They trap skeet etc too. Takes me a little less than an hour from Ponderosa and Motherlode...

El Dorado Rod and Gun is a nice club, but they have odd hours. Check their website calendar before you go out; they have a "different" schedule.

I may hit up Sac Valle. The Cordova shooting center is fairly close to me, may check them out. I'm in Shingle Springs though. I need to see if my neighbor is willing to take me to his club in El Dorado, I think they do shotguns.

[JagerDog]

Flying reactive targets are fun ain't they?

[BigPimping]

Shooting Trap & Sporting Clays is so much fun. I do it as often as I can.

[etwinam]

I'm getting in to it now myself too, I need to invest in a couple new shotguns... All in time

[Revoman]

Good on ya for discovering just how much fun you can have standing up.

[WMG]

Better hope not too hooked , can get expensive

[ceh383]

I need to invest in a couple news shotguns...

What's a "news" shotgun

Better hope not too hooked , can get expensive

It can get very expensive