Posted: 8/5/2012 6:21:31 AM EDT
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I have been practicing for 3 gun a little bit and my first match is in a few weeks. Just a question about shotgun stages...
Are the stages (from your experience) designated for slug or birdshot specifically? Or for example: If a stage starts with birdshot, do I need to be prepared to randomly insert a a couple of slugs on the fly and then return to birdshot? Just wondering. |
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The vast majority of 3-gun shotgunning is done with birdshot only for reasons of safety and cost. However, it is not uncommon for SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED targets to require hits from slugs or buckshot. They can be at the beginning, the middle or the end (or scattered throughout the stage) but will be called out clearly in the written stage briefing. You will want to plan accordingly in your stage preparation, but you will know exactly when to load the slug/buck shells - there is nothing "random" about it.
A note of caution: Be especially careful to use the correct ammo - shooting a close-range birdshot steel target with a slug is unsafe and will get you DQ'd. For this reason, when I design stages with mixed ammo, I tend to keep it simple for the shooter to avoid DQ traps. |
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Originally Posted By StealthyBlagga:
The vast majority of 3-gun shotgunning is done with birdshot only for reasons of safety and cost. However, it is not uncommon for SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED targets to require hits from slugs or buckshot. They can be at the beginning, the middle or the end (or scattered throughout the stage) but will be called out clearly in the written stage briefing. You will want to plan accordingly in your stage preparation, but you will know exactly when to load the slug/buck shells - there is nothing "random" about it. A note of caution: Be especially careful to use the correct ammo - shooting a close-range birdshot steel target with a slug is unsafe and will get you DQ'd. For this reason, when I design stages with mixed ammo, I tend to keep it simple for the shooter to avoid DQ traps. This^^^ Most club matches run bird, buck or slugs only on any one given stage to avoid having new shooters accidentally shoot a target with the wrong ammo which can be unsafe or detrimental to the targets lifespan. |