Trap shooting with Super Sport

**Redneckshooter** · 02-04-2005, 01:51 AM

I just bought a Super sport and I was wondering how you all shoot with this gun, I took it to the club tonight and I could shoot a single one shooting trap. where do I need to put the beed on the clay. It is kinda frushtraiting if you know what I mean.

**Golden Bear** · 02-04-2005, 03:18 PM

A trap gun usually shoots high and the SS isn't a trap gun, so you must cover the target and pull the trigger. Hold about 2ft. over the front edge of the trap house, then call and shoot.--GB

hr · 02-05-2005, 12:00 AM

are you using a really tight choke??? i'm a beginner and i've been shooting about 20 for 25 at trap /w the cylinder choke... i think i'm going to gradually tighten up the choke

**Redneckshooter** · 02-05-2005, 01:00 AM

thanks guys, have you guys ever shot the super sport, I think that I will try that this weekend at the club.

**timb99** · 02-05-2005, 10:25 AM

Nothing Benelli makes is particularly well suited for true trap shooting. Benelli guns are lightweight, flat-shooting field guns, and are well suited to being carried around all day in the field.

By flat-shooting, I mean that if you took your gun to a pattern board, and aimed it like a rifle at a bull's eye 30 yards away or so, and covered the center of the bull's eye with the bead when you shot, the pattern will be centered around the bull's eye. If you did that with a trap gun, 70% (or more) of the pattern will be above the bull's eye.

True trap guns are heavy to reduce felt recoil, and set up to shoot high since the target is rising as soon as it exits the trap house. Plus, with a high shooting gun, you can "float" the target above the bead so it is always in your sight when you pull the trigger. With a flat-shooting field gun, you must, as mentioned above, cover the target with the bead (on straight-away's) when you pull the trigger.

For some help on an intro to trap shooting, go to Remington's website. Here's the link.

http://www.remington.com/whatsnew/trap/TRAP.htm

hr, If you're shooting at a real trap range with a cylinder choke, that is WAAAAY too open for trap. A typical trap target is broken at about 35 to 45 yards, and by that time, the pellets in a cylinder choke are so spread out, even if you're right on, the target may not get a hit.

I shoot registered trap, and I use a full choke. When I hit targets, they turn to dust, literally. My daughter, who has faster reflexes than me and shoots a split second sooner, uses a modified choke. I wouldn't use anything more open than modified for true trap shooting.

Tim

[ 02-05-2005, 02:05 PM: Message edited by: timb99 ]

**diesel1** · 02-06-2005, 10:00 AM

The SuperSport doesn't come w/ shims for the butt? This made a huge diff. on my SBEII. I lowered the rear of the butt about 3/16" and now I can set the clays on top of my front bead instead of covering the clay w/ it.

**Golden Bear** · 02-06-2005, 11:10 AM

Another way to float the bird at Trap is to raise the stock. A temporary fix is the Wrapid Comb which attaches to your stock and comes 3 or 4 spacers to get the height you want. Call 503-371-0245 or www.gunsolutions.com. Hope this helps.--GB

**springer7** · 02-14-2005, 03:53 AM

To redneckshooter...
Just shot my super sport today for the first time. Got 20/25. I haven't shot trap in over 3 years. The gun fits great for me. Started with IM choke and switched to modified with no problem. Try em again with a tighter choke.........Good luck........springer7

**JSM** · 02-14-2005, 06:42 PM

Originally posted by Redneckshooter:
I just bought a Super sport and I was wondering how you all shoot with this gun, I took it to the club tonight and I could shoot a single one shooting trap. where do I need to put the beed on the clay. It is kinda frushtraiting if you know what I mean.

The answer depends on what shim you have installed in the stock. I recently purchased a Super Sport for my son's birthday. He did reluctantly let me try the gun from the 16 yard line. The gun came with the "B" shim installed. With that shim, you have to cover the target with the bead. We switched to the "X" shim and now it works a little bit more like a trap gun with the two posts forming a figure 8 and you place the front bead just about a foot under the target. He regularly shoots over 92% with his old Model 12 and is now shooting over that with his new Benelli.

[ 02-14-2005, 05:51 PM: Message edited by: JSM ]

**alaskanjeffro** · 02-20-2005, 11:45 AM

I just bought my Nova 12 in Nov. Did pretty good at shooting birds. I'm back home in Sitka, Alaska now. I'd like to pratice trap shooting with the Nova. But not sure which choke to use in the Nova?? HELP!!!