Shotgun Shooting consists of three events, Skeet, Trap and Double Trap. All these events are outdoor and players aim at the flying clay bird (target).
Shotgun gun
Shotgun in shooting games, ie events played with a 12 bore gun are very expensive in terms of expenses. But even then, the passion of those who are fond of it does not diminish, the game of shotgun shooting is becoming increasingly popular in India. Many shooters have illuminated the name of the country in this game. Former Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won a silver medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics in the shotgun shooting double trap event, and is the first shooter from India to win an Olympic medal. Apart from this, there are many shooters like Dr. Karni Singh, Manavjit Singh Sandhu, Mansher Singh, Raja Randhir Singh, Anwar Sultan, Ranjan Sodhi and Mairaj Ahmed Khan who have raised the country’s flag in shotgun shooting.
Shotgun shooting consists of three events, skeet, trap and double trap. All these events are outdoor and players aim at the flying clay bird (target). All the events of shotgun shooting are for both women and men. While the ‘Trap Mixed Team’ event is going to join the Tokyo Olympics for the first time, in which a team of a woman and a man score together.
Skeet shooting rules
In the skeet shooting event, the clay target flies from two places – these two places are called “houses”, where the target throwing machine is installed. The location of the clay target flying from the left side of the range is called the “high house” and the target emanating from it is called the ‘mark’, while the right side is called the ‘low house’ and the clay bird emanating from it is called the ‘bridge’. The shooters stand and fire from 8 different places which are called “stations”. Each shooter gets a total of 125 targets in 5 rounds, that is, aiming to target 25 targets in each round. A squad of maximum 6 players is formed, which target station numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 one by one. When and when a target will come out of which station, it is decided beforehand. This event lasts for 3 days, after the qualification round in skeet shooting, the top 6 shooters join the medal race and play the final match.
Trap event rules
In the trap event, Clay Bird comes out of the machine from 5 different places in front of the shooters, and they have to stand and shoot from five different stations. The shooter has to score a total of 125 targets in 5 rounds, that is, to aim for 25 targets in each round. Squads of 5 or 6 players are formed, who target station numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 one by one. In the trap event too, after the qualification round, there is a final match between the 6 highest scoring shooters.
At the same time, in the Trap Mixed Team event, the pair of female and male shooters have to play 3 rounds of 25-25 shots. Both the players whose share comes to 75-75 clay target, that is, they jointly target 150 clay target. Each squad consists of 3 mix teams, which have to be targeted one by one by station numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. The top 6 teams get a chance to play the final match and the top 3 teams win medals.
Double trap shooting rules
In the double trap event of shotgun shooting, two clay targets are targeted at a time, and both have to be shot. However, now this event has been removed from the Olympic Games list.
Shotgun shooting coach Paramjit Singh Sodhi explains that, the 12 bore gun used in this game opens by turning the lever and 2 cartridges are inserted in it. Close it slowly and put it on the shoulder, it is called a bridge so that the target comes out and then follow the target and press the trigger. Its pellet falls at 100 yards, but its effective range is 40 to 50 yards. Whatever clay target comes out, it has to be broken before 40 yards, after which it goes out of range. As soon as you stand near the mike at the station and call the bridge with a position, the target will start to move away, the front part of the gun has to be run on the target.
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