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Clay pigeon shooting

Clay pigeon shooting is shotgun shooting at flying clay targets. The name is historical; the sport is not about animals, but about targets, safe range procedures, stations and hit scoring.

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Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Shooting Sports Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Clay pigeon shooting is hitting flying clay targets at an approved shooting range.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like precision, timing, stance technique and clear safety procedures.

Cost Beginner session at an approved range with loan shotgun, ammunition, protection and instructor. Club/range fees, ammunition, targets, protection, training and legal requirements. Shooting range, clay-target club, trap/skeet/sporting-clays venue. Law, licence, supervision and range safety are not optional.

First progress First hits often come in the first session; consistent rounds need repetition.

Fitness level low to medium

Was du brauchst

approved venue
instructor/supervision
shotgun
ammunition
clay targets
eye and ear protection

First steps

book an approved range
complete safety briefing
learn stance and target pickup
shoot short series with instructor

Clay-target range, trap/skeet club, sporting-clays venue or national shooting federation.

Strictly follow muzzle discipline, eye protection, hearing protection, supervision and local firearm/range rules.

Weitere Angaben

Tags clay-pigeon-shooting, precision-sport, clay-target-shooting, schie-sport-familie, praezisionssport, wurfscheibenschiessen

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Hit as many legally thrown clay targets as possible in the announced format.

Teilnehmer

Individual shooters or squads.

Teamgröße

Individual scoring, squad flow or team scoring by event.

Spielfeld

Clay-target range with stations and traps.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Hits/misses by series.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

shotgun
ammunition
clay targets
trap machine
eye/hearing protection

Wichtige Regelpunkte

safety breach
incorrect firearm handling
station/format rule breach
missing protection

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Shooting Sport Federation
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)

Beginner's Guide to Shotgun Sports Boise Gun Club · beginner-guide · medium
A Beginner's Guide to Clay Pigeon Shooting John Norris · blog-guide · medium
Sporting Clays Prerequisites ShotgunWeb · beginner-guide · medium
ISSF Rules International Shooting Sport Federation · rulebook · high
ISSF Championships International Shooting Sport Federation · official · high