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trapshooting: see shooting shooting, firing with rifle, shotgun, pistol, or revolver at stationary or moving targets. The term shooting is also used in Great Britain to mean small-game hunting .
In the 19th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. . trapshootingShooting sport with moving targets. A shotgun (usually 12-gauge) is used. The targets are clay disks (called pigeons) that are sprung into the air from a trap. A later variant is skeet shooting. Trapshooting's origins date to the 18th century, when marksmen shot at live pigeons released from cages or box traps. The modern clay-pigeon variety has been included in Olympic Games competition since 1900. A single trap throws 25 targets at varying angles; each competitor fires four 25-target rounds. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Jake Wallace, of Stevenson Ranch, is among the nation's top trapshooters in his age group. Once he began walking again at 13, he kept on shooting, and today he is among the world's top trapshooters in his age division. Johnson is an avid fisherman and trapshooter at the Palmdale Fin and Feather Club, where he has long served as range master. |
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