GUNS Magazine December 1955 - Jeffersonian's Home Page

At #5 trap point gunner takes astance which allows him to quicklycover birds thrown in any direction.Colonel Peter Hawker in the 18th Century. Today a traprange is made up of one to a dozen or more firing lines,depending of course on the amount of land available andthe number of people using it. Shotgunning, becauseextreme range is 80-100 yards with even heavy shot, canbe done under range conditions where solid bullets wouldbe dangerous. No backstops are needed for trap shooting,and the pellets can fall harmlessly into a farmer'sfield without damaging the crops. It is a good bet for landnear a highway, where the blast of high power rifles or pistolswould be objectionable and the bullets dangerous.A regulation trap layout consists of five positions or stationsfrom which the members of the squad fire. Thestations are 16 yards from the trap house, and are placedin a slight semi-circle and five yards apart. The five contestantsare called a squad, with each man taking hisown station.The round begins with the man at station #l who takesthe first shot, then the man at station #2 fires, with eachman firing only once when his turn comes. When a man isready to shoot he is at the 16 yard rise or line, is in hisshooting stance, gun to his shoulder, shell in the chamber,and is aiming at the trap ready to (Continued on page 42)Grand American winner Logan Bennett showed perfectform, timing with Trap-grade Winchester to score high.