What is trapshooting?
A: Trapshooting is one of the three major disciplines of competitive clay
pigeon shooting (shooting shotguns at clay targets).
What are the other two disciplines?
A: Skeet shooting and sporting clays.
In trap shooting, the targets are launched from a
single what?
A: "House" or machine, generally away from the shooter.
In skeet shooting, targets are launched from what?
A: Two houses in somewhat sideways paths that intersect in front of the
shooter.
Sporting clays includes a more complex course, with
many what?
A: Launch points.
Trap shooting is practiced all over the world but where
is it most popular?
A: In the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Trap shooting was originally developed, in part, to
augment what?
A: Bird hunting and to provide a method of practice for bird hunters.
Use of targets was introduced as a replacement for
what?
A: Live pigeon-shooting.
Indeed, one of the names for the targets used in
shooting games is what?
A: Clay pigeons.
Trap shooting has been a sport since when?
A: Since the late 18th century when real birds were used.
What type of bird was used?
A: Usually the passenger pigeon, which was extremely abundant at the time.
Birds were placed under what?
A: Hats or in traps which were then released.
Artificial birds were introduced around the time of
what?
A: The American Civil War.
What gauge shotgun is typically used for Trapshooting?
A Typically a 12-gauge shotgun.
Trap shooting is shot at either single or double what?
A: Target presentations.
This refers to the number of clay targets which are
launched how?
A: Simultaneously.
What kind of shotguns are used?
A: Both general purpose and more specialized target-type shotguns.
Self-loading (semi-automatic shotguns) are popular for
what?
A: Recreational shooting.
Trap guns typically have longer barrels of 750–850 mm
(30–33 in), possibly with porting and featuring tighter chokes to compensate
for what?
A: The longer distances at which trap shooting targets are broken.
The majority of trap shotguns built today feature
interchangeable what?
A: Choke tubes as opposed to older guns which used chokes of a "fixed"
constriction.
Common accessories include wearing a vest or pouch that
will hold how many cartridges or "shells" for singles and/or doubles events?
A: At least 25–50
Most ranges and clubs require eye and ear what?
A: Protection.
Typical hearing protection is either an "earmuff" (worn
over the ear) or what?
A: An "ear plug" (worn in the ear canal).