DTL and Olmpic Trap

[Tim Guy]

Olympic Trap? What a laugh. Only shot it a couple of times (with a
sporter), but I'm in danger of getting seriously hooked on it.

Is Olympic trap simular to DTL>>

[Fat Dicky]

Post by Tim Guy

Olympic Trap? What a laugh. Only shot it a couple of times (with a
sporter), but I'm in danger of getting seriously hooked on it.

Is Olympic trap simular to DTL>>

In the same way that a gentle afternoon walk around the park is similar to
running the London marathon in 2 hours, ish, I believe :o)

Richard

[superx]

Post by Fat Dicky

Post by Tim Guy

Olympic Trap? What a laugh. Only shot it a couple of times (with a
sporter), but I'm in danger of getting seriously hooked on it.

Is Olympic trap simular to DTL>>

In the same way that a gentle afternoon walk around the park is similar to
running the London marathon in 2 hours, ish, I believe :o)
Richard

Tim

Not much difference really - once you get used to it you get bored then for
real challenge you become a dedicated sporting shooter :-))
I would have thought by now you would have got rid of the remmies - nice to
shoot but soooo fragile -- One tip my mates gave me - always shoot with a
large white sheet laid out in cage - you can always find bit that has
dropped off :^)

Dave

[Tim Guy]

Post by superx
Tim
Not much difference really - once you get used to it you get bored then
for real challenge you become a dedicated sporting shooter :-))
I would have thought by now you would have got rid of the remmies - nice
to shoot but soooo fragile -- One tip my mates gave me - always shoot with
a large white sheet laid out in cage - you can always find bit that has
dropped off :^)

Now Now cheeky.. The 30" that you pointed me to is running a charm (the odd
piston blow but its great). Only pi$$ off is it toppled over a few times
when i didnt have a good sleeve for it so its a little marked (all adds to
the character). It also doesnt jam as much, and Ithats even with me been a
lazy so'n'so and not cleaning since I came back from DeeDees in march.

Id still have a 105CTi if I can find one, and get rid of this bleedin DTL
gun.

If I could find a O/U that felt remotly like the Remis Id give it ago. In
fact, if I could find a nice Remi 3200 Id have that, but all the steelers
want 700+ for one.. Im not sure I want to pay that much for a 25+ year old
gun.

Also theres an A5 (all be it a vintage one) in a local dealer for 100quid.
fancy rebuiling it, getting some plastic forend and stock and having abit of
a play with that.

So many guns..

[Sarah Cooper]

Post by Tim Guy

Olympic Trap? What a laugh. Only shot it a couple of times (with a
sporter), but I'm in danger of getting seriously hooked on it.

Is Olympic trap simular to DTL>>

similar, but faster and there is a trap in front of each peg (5 pegs, 6
people) rather than just the one. 24g which is probably no bad thing, you
get some excellent hits with XF (I'm infamous for leaving it "a little bit
late")

[Tim Guy]

Post by Sarah Cooper
similar, but faster and there is a trap in front of each peg (5 pegs, 6
people) rather than just the one. 24g which is probably no bad thing, you
get some excellent hits with XF (I'm infamous for leaving it "a little bit
late")

My little brain has got me the title of the "dropper king"

I really have to think at a target before I can hit it, resulting in some
mega long leads on a dropper.

Anything fast and close I might as well blast the shells into the air,
mexican stylie for all the good it will do.

Tim

[Sarah Cooper]

Post by Tim Guy

Post by Sarah Cooper
similar, but faster and there is a trap in front of each peg (5 pegs, 6
people) rather than just the one. 24g which is probably no bad thing, you
get some excellent hits with XF (I'm infamous for leaving it "a little bit
late")

My little brain has got me the title of the "dropper king"
I really have to think at a target before I can hit it, resulting in
some mega long leads on a dropper.
Anything fast and close I might as well blast the shells into the air,
mexican stylie for all the good it will do.
Tim

Good god man, you don't want to use your /brain/, fatal!

[Tim Guy]

Post by Sarah Cooper
Good god man, you don't want to use your /brain/, fatal!

I keep meaing to leave it in the car, but Im scared the dogs might eat it.

[Sarah Cooper]

Post by Tim Guy

Post by Sarah Cooper
Good god man, you don't want to use your /brain/, fatal!

I keep meaing to leave it in the car, but Im scared the dogs might eat it.

:-)

[+.com (A.Lee)]

Post by Tim Guy

Olympic Trap? What a laugh. Only shot it a couple of times (with a
sporter), but I'm in danger of getting seriously hooked on it.

Is Olympic trap simular to DTL>>

Yes, but dedicated trap shooters will shun you if you say that.
It is faster (iirc, the clays travel 70yards, compared to the 50 of
DTL), and there are 5 traps, instead of the one, so the clays can be at
more of an angle, especially at stands 1 and 5.

I look at it as just trap shooting, of which all disciplines are much
the same - I've done ABT and UT on subsequent weekends, and couldnt
really tell the difference, but each discipline has its fanatics who
will only do that one tyoe of shooting, and nothing else is as good.

Oh, it is the Leics. UT champs at Rugby DTC (just off Junc 18 o the M1)
on Sunday, entries 9:30-11am - all welcome, not just Leics. shooters.

And still on the trap shooting topic - why are you allowed to fire off a
couple of shots 'to clear your gun' on trap disciplines?

Alan.

[superx]

Post by +.com (A.Lee)

Post by Tim Guy

Olympic Trap? What a laugh. Only shot it a couple of times (with a
sporter), but I'm in danger of getting seriously hooked on it.

Is Olympic trap simular to DTL>>

Yes, but dedicated trap shooters will shun you if you say that.
It is faster (iirc, the clays travel 70yards, compared to the 50 of
DTL), and there are 5 traps, instead of the one, so the clays can be at
more of an angle, especially at stands 1 and 5.
I look at it as just trap shooting, of which all disciplines are much
the same - I've done ABT and UT on subsequent weekends, and couldnt
really tell the difference, but each discipline has its fanatics who
will only do that one tyoe of shooting, and nothing else is as good.
Oh, it is the Leics. UT champs at Rugby DTC (just off Junc 18 o the M1)
on Sunday, entries 9:30-11am - all welcome, not just Leics. shooters.
And still on the trap shooting topic - why are you allowed to fire off a
couple of shots 'to clear your gun' on trap disciplines?
Alan.
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Sarah

You should know by now men only have a little brain that occasionally rises
to a spot of DTL.

Tim - when you have cleaned your gun use a bit of semi synthetic engine oil
on mag tube and piston - all it needs then is a quick wipe (Oooa that sounds
bad) - something about it that keeps crap in suspension.
A few months ago I got myself a nice cheap trap gun - looks just like a K
gun and 3200 - it is a Valmet and it is the only OU that has never kicked my
face - if you see one pick it up and try it.

Dave

[Tim Guy]

Post by superx
Tim - when you have cleaned your gun use a bit of semi synthetic engine
oil on mag tube and piston - all it needs then is a quick wipe (Oooa that
sounds bad) - something about it that keeps crap in suspension.
A few months ago I got myself a nice cheap trap gun - looks just like a K
gun and 3200 - it is a Valmet and it is the only OU that has never kicked
my face - if you see one pick it up and try it.

Ooooo.. intresting.. Just tried a guntrader search on the valmet nothing.

Google search doesnt bring in much apart from theres a simular gun called a
Tikka.

But again, not alot about them...

Tim

[Tim Guy]

Post by +.com (A.Lee)
Oh, it is the Leics. UT champs at Rugby DTC (just off Junc 18 o the M1)
on Sunday, entries 9:30-11am - all welcome, not just Leics. shooters.

Are you talking about the Barby ground, Alan? Or is there another one close
by that I dont know about?

Tim

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Post by Tim Guy

Post by +.com (A.Lee)
Oh, it is the Leics. UT champs at Rugby DTC (just off Junc 18 o the M1)
on Sunday, entries 9:30-11am - all welcome, not just Leics. shooters.

Are you talking about the Barby ground, Alan? Or is there another one close
by that I dont know about?

No, not Barby, it is Rugby and District Trap Club.
Only open on alternate Sundays (Sun. 21st being the next).
Come off at Junc. 18, head east toward Crick (iirc), and there is a DoT
weighbridge just after the M1 roundabout, go down that slip road, and
there is a farm entrance after around 100yds. R&DTC is up that track
after around half a mile.
Good ground for trap shooters - all shooting positions covered, so fine
in the rain.
Quite cheap as well, as competitions go. IIRC, £26 for 100 shots,
competition, around £20 birds only.
Alan.