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The jungle foliage became a mist of green, the sandy floor a streak of brick red. Jamaal’s bare feet kicked up a cloud of dust as he tore down the road. There wasn’t a pigeon in the nest faster than him, but today he was late. He checked the timer on his wrist, he had thirty minutes. It was the short cut through the Itinerant Terminal, or he could kiss his legs goodbye.

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Tarpaulins flapped on top of makeshift dwellings formed from planks of wood and pieces of corrugated iron; kids dressed in rags batted a hover ball back and forth with glow gloves that had seen better days. A group of ten IT’s huddled round an old laptop while two women peddled hard on a static cycle power conversion system. Jamaal ran onwards, these were not his people. He looked at outsiders partly through jealous eyes with their liberty to roam, but more than not with a sense of sadness. Yes, they might be free but they were generally hungry, homeless, and susceptible to the elements: vicious sand storms that rose from the West and acid rain that rolled down off the Eastern mountains.

The Terminal disappeared behind him and the path narrowed as it snaked round the side of a steep hill. At the top of the bend stood Shila, a thin girl, one of her front teeth missing and a look of mischief on her face. She was dressed in clothes made from rubbish, the faded logos of long since dead multinationals printed across dirty white straw.

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“Where are you going all in a hurry, eh?” she asked.

“I don’t speak to Termites?” he replied.

Shila stretched out a finger and pushed it into his port. A flap of skin that shielded a socket mounted on his stomach. He slapped her hand away.

“Do you even know what message you’re carrying?”

“It’s not for you,” he told her.

“You don’t know what it is, do you?”

“Why do you care?” asked Jamaal.

“Because it might be about the Terminal.”

“No one cares about the Terminal.”

“That’s why I want to read their messages,” she replied.

Jamaal checked the timer. As pretty as Shila was, she could not stop the turn of the clock. He took her by the shoulders and moved her out of his way, gently but forcefully.

“Fly away little pigeon,” she shouted after him.

Professor Degga was a large round man with a big smile, the bright white teeth a sign of his opulence. He sat behind a wooden desk and focused his attention on Jamaal.

“My boy, you brighten the nest. One thousand comes far too soon. Maybe I should give all your drops to Ibe or Yannick or even Khoonen.”

“If you want your message to arrive why would you give it to Khoonen?”

Degga poured out a small glass of water from a metal flask and pushed it across the desk to Jamaal, who downed the liquid in one long swig.

Professor Degga strolled out into the pen with his arm around Jamaal. Dinner was what Degga and the other ministers partook of, out in the pen it was feeding time. Ibe, a thin pigeon, shoved handfuls of grey looking stew into his mouth while leaning on his wooden stick. Degga leaned in close.

“It’s almost one month now? The nest isn’t made for those that can’t run.”

“Ibe limps everywhere, he’s not faking it. Give him a bit more time to mend and he’ll be as quick as me,” said Jamaal.

Degga bellowed out a raucous laugh. “You’re a funny boy Jamaal, I’ll miss you.”

Jamaal lifted a piece of grey meat off Ibe’s plate as he passed and dropped it into his mouth. Ibe smiled at him. It was a small price to pay.

“998,” said Akew, slapping him on the back. “998, most pigeons won’t even take those drops.”

“What you gonna do when you can fly the nest?” asked Ibe.

“There ain’t no flyin’, there’s just different cages or the vultures,” said Yannick, an older pigeon, in his mid thirties, who sat in the corner of the pen with his back to the wire fence.

“You know nothing old man, you’re too slow, you’d be split before you’ve reached two hundred,” Ibe spat, staring down the man.

“Hope can kill,” Yannick returned, staring into space.

Ibe whipped out his weapon, a razor blade taped to a lollipop stick and pushed it into Yannick’s face. “My knife can kill.”

Jamaal laid a placating hand on Ibe’s shoulder and helped him up. The boy slipped the blade back into his pocket and walked away.

In the small mud hut, Jamaal laid down on the floor cramped up with the others as they tossed and turned trying to get comfortable. He looked upwards at the ceiling, trying with his mind to break free from the nest, trying to imagine what the world outside was really like. Crystal clear there came an image of the mountain, unassailable, an omnipresent backdrop to his world.

In the loading bay he focused on the badly drawn picture of the mountain pinned to the wall not bearing to look at his own belly as he was hooked up to the branch. He couldn’t understand why after all this time it should make him so squeamish but it did. Finally Degga ruffled his hair; he was done.

Jamaal sped down the ravine, hoping to gain an extra few minutes to pass with Shila; that was if he could find her. He veered off the path taking a short cut through an overgrown field. Without warning he heard fast whooshing noises. Turning to his right he saw a machete slashing through the air. He stepped it up, and after a few paces the big man who was attacking him fell behind, a few more and he had stopped. Jamaal pulled up a safe distance away and turned to take him in. Panting heavily, the big man shouted.

“You tell Degga and his ministers they can’t send their messages this way. They don’t own this land, like the English never owned it or the Chinese after them.” Jamaal thought better of arguing and instead started out again across the sandy plain.

Before he reached the IT he saw Shila perched on a particularly gnarly looking tree. He checked the timer and despite the escapade with the knife-wielding maniac he still had more than an hour to make the drop.

“Waiting for me?”

“As if.”

“Don’t you want to try and stick your finger in me again?” he said, crouching down and looking up.

“I would if I had a branch.”

“And do what? Beam it straight into your mind?”

“My friend’s got a jacked holopic.”

“Nonsense little girl. That’s just vine noise”

“Get me a branch and I’ll show you.”

“I’ll find you a branch in exchange for a kiss.”

“Don’t you have to run off? I don’t want to get blown up just because you’re late.”

“Jamaal does not run, he glides.”

“Whatever,” said Shila, turning away. It was only moments before she turned back hoping to find his handsome face still staring at her, but he had vanished.

As usual, Jamaal stared at the picture as the data streamed into him. The light pulsed; Degga took in the undulations and stormed through the door. Outside he berated the static cyclists.

“That isn’t cycling, that’s sitting and waving your legs around. Speed up. I say speed up.”

Inside Jamaal manoeuvred himself over to the cupboard careful not to become unplugged. He eased out a draw and pulled out a branch from among the other leads. The footsteps of the professor echoed in the corridor. He pushed the draw closed and shuffled back into place. He stuffed the lead into his pants and whilst doing so unintentionally pulled the branch out of his port. The door opened, Jamaal turned slightly, as naturally as possible, shielding his stomach. Then he quickly reconnected it, just as the professor retook his seat at the desk.

“I don’t believe it, you’ve dropped frames. Those imbeciles can’t even cycle properly, and they wonder why I ration their portions.”

Jamaal’s eyes scanned the inside of the IT as he galloped through the red dust, but Shila was nowhere to be seen. He continued past it and towards the General’s camp. He was concerned when he heard the footfall of someone running behind him. Worried that it was the machete wielder he increased his pace.

“Hey!” Shila called out as the pigeon got away from her. Jamaal turned a rye smile on his lips. Reaching into his pants he pulled out the branch and puckered his lips. Shila turned on her heels and ran the other way. Within a few strides Jamaal was upon her, enveloping her with his arms.

“Hey cheeky boy, I only said a kiss.”

“I’m tired,” said Yella, Shila’s younger sister as she continued to ride. The jacked holopic juddered as the power from the static cycle coursed into it. Shila hooked Jamaal up and the hologram of Degga flickered into life, his 3D image surrounded by spinning maps of the IT.

“General, I have a simple message for you, hurt the Termites, not too many dead not yet, just get our message across – we want them gone.”

“Ow!” grimaced Jamaal as Shila ripped the branch out, sending the holopic blank.

“You can’t take this to him.”

“I’m late,” said Jamaal, getting to his feet.

“Please,” asked Shila but Jamaal turned his back and ran.

Jamaal descended through the jungle and down the densely overgrown path that led to the General’s camp. As usual the General treated him with contempt, plugging him in forcibly and never meeting his eye. It seemed to Jamaal that he took more care of his machines. He guessed the general knew they were worth more than him.

Back in the nest Jamaal picked at his food, the pen seemed relatively calm. The sound of heavy footsteps proceeded the arrival of Yannick as he brushed past the nonchalant guards, his arm hitched around Ibe’s shoulder, holding him up. There was a huge hole in Ibe’s stomach; he winced with pain. Yannick laid him down in the mud hut.

“Why did you bring him here?” asked Jamaal.

“I don’t leave a dying man,” replied Yannick.

“He’s not dying, he can’t run, he’s dead,” said Jamaal.

“Ah speed, the rightful measure of a man.” Yannick wiped his hands on his trousers. The sound of Degga ordering the guards into action could be heard from the other side of the pen.

“Do something. Talk to them. Delay them!” Yannick implored.

Jamaal ignored him, slipping round one side of the hut as Degga appeared flanked by two guards from the other. The officials marched up to Yannick who stood baring the entranceway to the hut.

“Give him a week to get better, I’ll take his drops,” said Yannick standing his ground.

Degga laughed and pushed Yannick forcefully aside. The officer that remained cracked his cane over Yannick’s knees sending him sprawling. Gripping the pigeon around his neck the guard cuffed a metal collar round his throat.

“We’re not animals,” spluttered Yannick, straining to breathe.

“You must be excited,” said Degga as he fiddled with some settings. Jamaal did not take his eyes off the picture of the mountain.

“We haven’t ever had a pigeon reach the landmark thousand, not on my watch. I’m imagining the Hyde Council will take your success as a sign of my own lofty standards.”

Jamaal paced from foot to foot. He was not sure he had ever felt excited and wondered if it was synonymous with fear.

Down in the ravine Shila and Jamaal walked in silence. Shila had a black eye and her lips were swollen. She walked with a distinct limp. After a while she spoke.

“We’re going over the mountain,” she said.

“We both are,” he said, stopping and looking at her.

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“You’re going to the General.”

“This is my last drop.” He said.

With some difficulty Jamaal hooked himself up, and the 3D image of the general configured itself in front of them.

“Hyde council do not care, their silence on the matter is confirmation of their apathy. I say now, crush the termites without delay, any force necessary. Total destruction, the only solution.”

Shila took her feet off the pedals and the picture fizzled out. Jamaal unhooked himself and stared off into the distance.

“Do you know how many people are in the Terminal? We only need hours; we’re already packing, we’re…” Then she stopped, she realised she was asking him to give up his life for her people.

“Sorry I shouldn’t even ask, I know there’s nothing you can do.” She said as she knelt down next to him, took his hand in hers and kissed him fleetingly on the lips.

“Please, go slow, go as slow as you can go.” And with that she turned and left.

Jamaal walked along the path, looking at the ground, at the jungle, at the sky and then his eyes fixed on the mountain, and he started jogging, slowly at first. He had heard of malfunctions, tickers that never went boom, maybe it was a range thing? There was always a chance when you were as fast as him. He ran past the overgrown path that led down to the General and kept running, his pace picking up stride by stride. The mountain was in view now and he could taste the air getting fresher as he ascended. His feet pounded the ground as they propelled him forward. Faster and faster, he became a blur of sweat and flesh.

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Clay pigeon shooting at a professional level – 2000 Summer Olympics

Clay pigeon shooting, also known as clay target shooting, is a shooting sport involving shooting a firearm at special flying targets known as clay pigeons, or clay targets.

The terminology commonly used by clay shooters often relates to times past, when live-pigeon competitions were held. Although such competitions were made illegal in the United Kingdom in 1921, a target may still be called a 'bird', a hit may be referred to as a 'kill', and a missed target as a 'bird away'; the machine which projects the targets is still known as a 'trap'.

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History[edit]

Clay targets began to be used in place of live pigeons around 1875. Asphalt targets were later developed, but the name 'clay targets' stuck. In 1893, the Inanimate Bird Shooting Association was formed in England. It was renamed to the Clay Bird Shooting Association in 1903.^[1] It held annual clay-pigeon-shooting contests^[1] and lasted until the outbreak of World War I.^[2] In 1921, the British parliament passed a bill without opposition making it illegal to shoot birds from traps.^[3]

Disciplines[edit]

Clay pigeon shooting has at least 20 different forms of regulated competition called disciplines, although most can be grouped under the main headings of trap, skeet, and sporting.

Sporting clays[edit]

The English Sporting discipline has the sport's biggest following. While the other disciplines only use standard targets, in Sporting almost anything goes. Targets are thrown in a great variety of trajectories, angles, speeds, elevations and distances and the discipline was originally devised to simulate live quarry shooting, hence some of the names commonly used on sporting stands: springing teal, driven pheasant, bolting rabbit, crossing pigeon, dropping duck, etc. Disciplines in this group include English sporting, international (FITASC) sporting, super sporting sportrap, and Compak sporting.

This discipline can have an infinite variety of 'stands'. English sporting is the most popular form of clay shooting in the UK, and a course or competition will feature a given number of stands each of which has a predetermined number of targets, all traveling along the same path and speed, either as singles or doubles.

Each stand will feature a different type of target; e.g., crosser, driven, quartering, etc. International (FITASC) sporting gives a much greater variety of targets in terms of trajectory and speed, and is shot by squads of six competitors in rounds of 25 targets at a time. Super Sporting is a hybrid of the two preceding varieties. There are also other formats such as Compak sporting and sportrap in which five cages are surrounded by a number of traps, and shooters fire a specific combinations or singles from each stand according to a program displayed in front of the cage.

Maze clays shooting[edit]

This is a new shotgun game that offers sporting clays and FITASC target presentations on a skeet/trap or open field. This is possible by using a movable support system that carries the release buttons (wired or wireless setup) from 6 to 9 traps and the dual safety screen in any place on the field. As a result, the shooter can shoot in safe conditions upon target presentations in varying range (10 to 60 yards) and varying angles (sharp to wide).

Trap shooting[edit]

Targets are thrown either as singles or doubles from one or more traps situated some 15 m in front of the shooter, and are generally going away from the firing point at varying speeds, angles and elevations. The most common disciplines in this group are:

• Down-The-Line (DTL) Single Barrel
• Double Rise
• Automatic Ball Trap (ABT)
• Olympic Trap
• Double Trap
• Universal Trench
• Helice (or ZZ)

Down-the-Line[edit]

Also known as DTL, this is a popular trap shooting discipline. Targets are thrown to a distance of 45 to 50 metres at a fixed height of approximately 2.75 m and with a horizontal spread of up to 22 degrees either side of the centre line. Each competitor shoots at a single target in turn, but without moving from the stand until all have shot five targets. Then they all move one place to the right, and continue to do so until they have all completed a standard round of 25 birds. Scoring of each target is 3 points for a first barrel kill, 2 points for a second barrel kill and 0 for a miss (maximum 75 points per round). Variations of this discipline are single barrel, double rise, and handicap-by-distance.

Olympic trap[edit]

As its name indicates, this is one of the disciplines which form part of the shooting programme at the Olympic Games. A trench in front of the shooting stands conceals 15 traps arranged in five groups of three. Shooters take turns to shoot at a target each, before moving in a clockwise direction to the next stand in the line. Targets for each shooter are thrown immediately upon his call and are selected by a shooting scheme (program) that ensures all competitors receive exactly the same target selection, but in an unpredictable randomised order to the extent that there will be one straight, two left and two right targets for each stand from any one of the three traps directly in front of him/her; guessing which one is next is impossible unless the shooter is on his/her last five targets.

Olympic trap targets are set to travel 76 metres (+/-1m) at the top of trench level marker peg, unless the terrain is dead flat, at varying elevations and with a maximum horizontal angle of 45 degrees either side of the centre line (being where the target exits the trench). Scoring is on the basis of one point per target killed, regardless of whether this is achieved with the first or with the second barrel unless it is a final where the top six scorers shoot off as a single barrel event, regardless of local club grades if any.

A simpler and cheaper to install variation of this discipline is known as automatic ball trap (ABT) where only one trap is used and target variation is obtained by the continuous oscillation of the trap in both horizontal and vertical directions in order to give the same spread of targets as in Olympic trap. Similarly, the targets are also thrown to a maximum of 76 metres.

Also known as Bunker Trap, and International Trap

Universal trench[edit]

A variation on the theme of trap shooting, sometimes known as five trap. Five traps are installed in a trench in front of the shooting stands, all set at different angles, elevations and speeds, and upon the call of 'Pull!' by the shooter any one of the five machines, selected at random, will be released.

Horizontal angles can vary from 0 degrees to 45 degrees either side of the centre line and target distance is between 60 and 70 metres. Elevations can vary, as in other trap disciplines (except DTL), between 1.5 and 3.5 metres above ground level.

There are 10 different schemes available.

Skeet shooting[edit]

Double Olympic gold medalist Vincent Hancock of the United States Army Marksmanship Unit taking part in a skeet shooting event

Skeet is a word of Scandinavian origin, though the discipline originated in America. Targets are thrown in singles and doubles from 2 trap houses situated some 40 metres apart, at opposite ends of a semicircular arc on which there are seven shooting positions. The targets are thrown at set trajectories and speeds. The main disciplines in this group are English skeet, Olympic skeet and American (NSSA) skeet.

In NSSA discipline, targets are released in a combination of singles and doubles, adding up to a total of 25 targets per round, from the High and Low trap houses on a fixed trajectory and speed. Variety is achieved by shooting round the seven stations on the semicircle, followed by an eighth station, located between stations one and seven. Scoring is on the basis of 1 point per target killed, up to a maximum of 25.

In English skeet (by far the most popular of the skeet disciplines), the gun position is optional (i.e., pre-mounted or out-of-shoulder when the target is called) and the targets are released immediately upon the shooter's call.

In Olympic skeet, the targets travel at a considerably faster speed, the release of the target can be delayed up to 3 seconds after calling and the gun-down position is compulsory. There is also an eighth shooting station, midway between the two houses.

NSSA and English version of Skeet have the concept of option targets, where the shooter has to repeat the first missed target. In the situation where the first 24 targets are all hit, the last target is considered the option. Here is a representation of Skeet sequences for all variations.

Electrocibles or helice shooting[edit]

Originating in Belgium during the 1960s, Electrocibles is similar to trap shooting, but the clays are equipped with a helice that will give the clay an erratic and unpredictable flight. The helice is composed of two winged plastic propellers with a white clay in the centre.^[4] Now the sport is named helice shooting.^[5]

Plastic propellers holding a detachable centre piece are rotated at high speed and released randomly from one of five traps. They fly out in an unpredictable way; so-said buzzing through the air. It is designed specifically to simulate as closely as possible the old sport of live pigeon shooting. Its original name of ZZ comes from the inventor who made them out of zinc, and had previously shot a specific breed of pigeon called a zurito; hence the term the zinc zurito. World and European Championships are held every year organized by FITASC.^[6]

Targets[edit]

The targets used for the sport are usually in the shape of an inverted saucer, made from a mixture of pitch and pulverized limestone rock designed to withstand being thrown from traps at very high speeds, but at the same time being easily broken when hit by just a very few lead or steel pellets from a shotgun.

The targets are usually fluorescent orange or black, but other colours such as white, or yellow are frequently used in order that they can be clearly seen against varying backgrounds and/or light conditions.

Targets are made to very exacting specifications with regard to their weight and dimensions and must conform to set international standards.

There are several types of targets that are used for the various disciplines, with a standard 108 mm size being the most common used in American Trap, Skeet, and Sporting Clays while International disciplines of these same games use a slightly larger 110 mm diameter size. Only the standard 108/110 mm target is used in all of the trap and skeet disciplines. Sporting shoots feature the full range of targets (except ZZ) to provide the variety that is a hallmark of the discipline.

All three sports use a shotgun, and in the sporting disciplines are sub-classified by the type of game the clay target represents (pigeon, rabbit, etc.). The two primary methods of projecting clay targets are airborne and ground (rolling).

Naturally, the simplest method of throwing a clay target is by hand, either into the air or along the ground. This method is the simplest, and many 'trick shot' shooters throw their own targets (some able to throw as many as ten birds up and hit each individually before any land). However, a multitude of devices have been developed to throw the birds more easily and with more consistency. A plastic sling-like device is the simplest, though modern shooting ranges will usually have machines that throw the clay targets in consistent arcs at the push of a button.

Standard

The most commonly used target of all, must weigh 105 g and be of 110 mm overall diameter and 25–26 mm in height for International competitions and for American competitions they must weigh approximately 100 g (3.5 oz) and be of 108 mm (4.3 in) overall diameter and 28.0–29.0 mm (1.10–1.14 in) in height.

Midi

Same saucer shape as the standard but with a diameter of only 90 mm; these targets are faster than the standard types.

Mini

This target is sometimes likened to a flying bumblebee at only 60 mm in diameter and 20 mm in height.

Battue

A very thin target measuring about 108–110 mm in diameter, it flies very fast and falls off very suddenly simulating a duck landing. They are generally more expensive than other targets.

Rabbit

A thicker, but standard 108–110 mm diameter flat target in the shape of a wheel designed to run along the ground.

ZZ

This is a plastic, standard sized target attached to the center of a two-blade propeller of different color designed to zigzag in flight in a totally unpredictable manner.

Traps[edit]

Clay pigeons in an automatic thrower

Traps are purpose-made, spring-loaded, flywheel or rotational devices especially designed to launch the different types of targets in singles or pairs at distances of up to 100 metres.

These machines vary from the very simple hand-cocked, hand-loaded and hand-released types to the highly sophisticated fully automatic variety, which can hold up to 600 targets in their own magazine and are electrically or pneumatically operated. Target release is by remote control, either by pressing a button or by an acoustic system activated by the shooter's voice.

Target speeds and trajectories can be easily modified and varied to suit the discipline or type of shooting required.

Guns[edit]

Clay pigeon shooting is performed with a shotgun. The type of shotgun used is often a matter of taste and affected by local laws as well as the governing body of the sport in competitive cases.

All types of shotguns are suitable for clay pigeon shooting, however the ability to fire multiple shots in quick succession is generally considered important. Some skilled shooters will use a single shot firearm in order to add to the challenge. Traditionally Over and Under and Side by Side shotguns have been popular, however semi-automatic and to a lesser extent pump-action have been making gains, particularly as the cost of reliable, accurate semi-automatics has come down over the last decade.

Over And Under

(sometimes shortened to OAU or O/U) As its name indicates this gun has two barrels aligned horizontally and stacked vertically. There is usually one trigger however some models have two. Within this type there are three sub-groups of specification: trap, skeet, and sporting. Trap guns are generally heavier and longer barreled (normally 30 or 32 in or 0.76 or 0.81 m) with tight choking and designed to shoot slightly above the point of aim. Skeet guns are usually lighter and faster handling with barrel length from 26 to 28 in (0.66 to 0.71 m) and with fairly open chokes. Sporting models most often come with an interchangeable choke facility and barrel lengths of 28 in (0.71 m), 30 in (0.76 m), and 32 in (0.81 m) according to preference.

Semi-auto

This is a single barreled gun that chambers a new shell from a magazine automatically after each shot, but which requires the shooter to press the trigger for each shot. This design combines reduced recoil and relatively low weight with quick follow up shots.

Side-by-side

(sometimes shortened to SS or SXS) Like the over and under, there are two barrels, however instead of being arranged in a vertical stack they are next to each other on a horizontal plane. Side-by-sides are harder to aim for new shooters, as the two barrels does not provide the same instinctive feedback as the single visible barrel of a semi-automatic or O/U. Modern production of SXS weapons is limited, in favor of O/U, and older weapons are usually not rated for steel shot, preventing their use on many shooting ranges.

Pump-action

This is a single barreled gun that reloads from a tubular or box magazine when the user slides a grip towards and then away from themselves. The pump-action format is popular with casual shooters in the US, but is far less common in Europe. The pump-action is inherently slower than all but the single barrel break action and thus follow up shots are more difficult. In addition to this, although their mechanical complexity is comparable to that of the semi-automatic they lack the latter's advantage of recoil reduction.

Single-shot

Most single shot shotguns are break action; they operate similarly to the over and under and the side-by-side except they have only one barrel and can hold only one shot. Some are very inexpensive, and they are the most popular type of gun in American Trap. Most other clay pigeon shooting disciplines require guns capable of holding two shells. The low weight of some single-shot guns result in excessive recoil which further diminishes their appeal for high volume clay shooting.

Cartridges[edit]

Shotgun cartridges are readily available in gun shops and at shooting grounds, and within limitations as to the shot size and the weight of the shot load are suitable for clay shooting at CPSA affiliated grounds and for use in events coming under CPSA rules. Though home loaded cartridges allow the user to customize the ballistic characteristics of their shells, they are generally not allowed at clay pigeon shooting events unless specified otherwise.

The instructions and specifications are printed on the boxes. For clay competition, shot size must not exceed 2.6 mm/English No. 6.^[7] The shot load must be a maximum 28 g (0.99 oz) for all domestic disciplines; or 24 g (0.85 oz) for Olympic trap, Olympic skeet, and double trap; up to 28 g for FITASC sporting (from 2005); and 36 g (1.3 oz) for helice.^{[citation needed]}

Lasers[edit]

Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting, also known as Laser Clay Shooting or even Laser Shooting, is a variation on the traditional sport of Clay Pigeon Shooting where the shotguns are disabled and fitted with laser equipment that can detect hits on specially modified reflective clays. Laser clay pigeon shooting offers a safe alternative for beginners.

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The rules and disciplines are normally the same as the traditional sport using live weapons.

There are four principal pieces of equipment for a laser clay shooting setup: guns, launcher, scoreboard, and clays.^[8]

• A laser clay shooting gun at a laser clay shooting range.

• Laser Clay Launcher/Trap

The activity can be done indoors or outdoors. Just like traditional clay shooting clays are released from a trap and the participants shoot at the flying disc. Unlike traditional clay shooting, multiple participants all shoot at the same disc. In most equipment the register of hits and misses is recorded electronically, and the sounds of the shotgun firing and the clay being hit are played from simulated sounds.

Although the activity is similar to traditional clay shooting it does use slightly different shooting principles, some of which are closer to target shooting.

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abThe Encyclopædia of Sport & Games: Rackets - Zebra. 1912.
2. ^Lowerson, John (1993). Sport and the English Middle Classes, 1870-1914. Manchester University Press. ISBN978-0-7190-4651-3.
3. ^Parliament, New Zealand (1928). Parliamentary Debates. p. 33.
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