gunner40sw Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I have a couple of 42 inch poppers and I just ordered a couple of clay bird flippers for them and I was wondering what the minimum distance is for shooting them with 7 1/2 bird shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonytheTiger Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 In a match or in your backyard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner40sw Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 its at our trap club we are trying to mix things up and have a fun day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxymajor Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 USPSA says 19 foot fault line. https://uspsa.org/viewer/RifleShotgunMultigunRules.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF1680 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 We always try to run steel no closer then 30 ft. Any closer and you get more and more splatter. I've seen them shot a lot closer but I have also picked pieces of splatter out of my arms. If the poppers stay undented with no pitting it helps a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rritchie82 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 The further you place them the slower they fall and activate the clay. This is fun if you want to transition to another target between the popper shot and clay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yosturm Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Typical steel safety is 10 yards. I don’t know if I have ever had shotshell ricochet, but I have been hit by plenty of pistol frag so I usually run those septeels a little further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothandnail Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 7 yds at some matches, we recommend 12 yds for our easy reset targets. Mainly because most way over choke. I dont think I have ever gotten frag from a SG target, maybe some from those with a T base, but not many use those anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chess5 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I shoot steel at 7 yards regularly with 7 1/2 shot. I get less splatter off with the 12 gauge than I do with 9mm at that distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradfromND Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Like others have stated, I usually start at minimum 7 yards. I feel better at 9 or 10 but some of our bays are narrow so shots on the sides get tighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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