gunner40sw Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 What is the Minimum distance that a popper should be engaged using 12 gauge with 7 and a half or #8 shot.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 At "outlaw" shotgun only matches I've seen steel as close as 7 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFlowers Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 You have to be aware of the rebound patterns of shot which change based on the types of poppers. And that pattern will change based on where you shoot the popper from.... At a certain range in NC, parking is just outside the bays. I would back my truck up to unload my gear for the monthly SASS match. When the match was over, every month the bed of my truck would be filled with shot. It would hit the small spring-loaded Larue style poppers, rebound high over the shooters, and the fall pattern was over the parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zincwarrior Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 11 hours ago, gunner40sw said: What is the Minimum distance that a popper should be engaged using 12 gauge with 7 and a half or #8 shot.Thanks We shot IDPA style matches with shotguns in similar fashion on plates. We followed the rule of a 12 yards minimum and were good. The IDPA standard is 10 yards for steel and I think similar for USPSA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 On 4/9/2021 at 6:09 AM, Zincwarrior said: We shot IDPA style matches with shotguns in similar fashion on plates. We followed the rule of a 12 yards minimum and were good. The IDPA standard is 10 yards for steel and I think similar for USPSA. Actually... the minimum distance, specified by USPSA (refer to Rule 2.1.3), for shotgun plates or poppers is 19'. Well under the 10 yards noted above. We use the minimum distance specified by USPSA for handgun (26') as the standard for shotgun birdshot minimum distance... and this is only if we can't reach a minimum of 10 yards due to bay limitations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zincwarrior Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Thank you for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpm8300 Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 I strongly recommend 10 yards as a rule because crazy things can happen when you shoot steel closer - as previously noted, sometime you have novices that bring out non-standard shot loads and it can end up all over the place, and splash back to the RO/time keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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