Dave McCracken
Moderator In Memoriam
Al looked at me over his glasses. "It's only fair to warn you", quoth he. "This IS addictive"....
Talk about fun.....
Bunker, also known as International or Olympic Trap, is a game not shot much here.
The basic setup takes 15 launchers, each post has three machines that can send out a fast clay in a variety of directions and heights. Launch speed is higher than American Trap by far.
Setting up a Bunker runs over $50K. That's why it's not common in the US.
I'll skip a complete description, the one in Jerry Meyer's Clay Target Handbook is great.
Two shots can be taken at each bird.Load limits are 24 grams of shot, a little less than 7/8 oz, 1300 FPS, and most folks use 7 1/2s. Something around Mod or IM works best for the first shot, and the second needs a little more choke.
Today's a day off,so loaded down with shells and various "Implements of Destruction", off to PGC sallied I. I figured I'd shoot some with the Geezer League, and looked forward to seeing my friends.
Trouble was, they had arranged to shoot Bunker Trap today. So,I bought the correct tickets, and grabbed the TB. With its 9 lb weight and tight choke, I figured it'd work with my singles load of 7/8 oz of 8 1/2s. I was wrong.
But I busted enough to get me going. Al was right.
At the signal, the bird can come from any of the three traps on the post. Angle shots are more extreme than American Trap, and the going away shots are faster and vary more in height.
Figure the crossers as High and Low Skeet shots 20 yards farther with the afterburners cut in.
I guess a good way to put it is Bunker is what Wobble traps want to do when they grow up.
The birds are a little tougher than our standard ones but breaks tend to be dramatic. They spin faster, so angular acceleration disintegrates the clay if it's cracked.
8 1/2s are a little light for these. I saw some rock that I hit but not busted. Next time I'll use 7 1/2s and less choke.
And as sorry as I am to say it, the O/Us have the advantage here. Guns on the line included Al's Browning Broadway, a glorious Churchill, a DT-10, and the standard B-guns. One Model 12 fan and I were the only pumpgunners out of the crew.
I tried a couple rounds just shooting single shots, and a pair pumping a second round. I'll have to work on those later, the second shot is about 50 yards for me and 8 1/2s don't cut it out there.
Between Wobble, SC and Bunker, I plan on being busy this summer.
EEHAW!!....
Talk about fun.....
Bunker, also known as International or Olympic Trap, is a game not shot much here.
The basic setup takes 15 launchers, each post has three machines that can send out a fast clay in a variety of directions and heights. Launch speed is higher than American Trap by far.
Setting up a Bunker runs over $50K. That's why it's not common in the US.
I'll skip a complete description, the one in Jerry Meyer's Clay Target Handbook is great.
Two shots can be taken at each bird.Load limits are 24 grams of shot, a little less than 7/8 oz, 1300 FPS, and most folks use 7 1/2s. Something around Mod or IM works best for the first shot, and the second needs a little more choke.
Today's a day off,so loaded down with shells and various "Implements of Destruction", off to PGC sallied I. I figured I'd shoot some with the Geezer League, and looked forward to seeing my friends.
Trouble was, they had arranged to shoot Bunker Trap today. So,I bought the correct tickets, and grabbed the TB. With its 9 lb weight and tight choke, I figured it'd work with my singles load of 7/8 oz of 8 1/2s. I was wrong.
But I busted enough to get me going. Al was right.
At the signal, the bird can come from any of the three traps on the post. Angle shots are more extreme than American Trap, and the going away shots are faster and vary more in height.
Figure the crossers as High and Low Skeet shots 20 yards farther with the afterburners cut in.
I guess a good way to put it is Bunker is what Wobble traps want to do when they grow up.
The birds are a little tougher than our standard ones but breaks tend to be dramatic. They spin faster, so angular acceleration disintegrates the clay if it's cracked.
8 1/2s are a little light for these. I saw some rock that I hit but not busted. Next time I'll use 7 1/2s and less choke.
And as sorry as I am to say it, the O/Us have the advantage here. Guns on the line included Al's Browning Broadway, a glorious Churchill, a DT-10, and the standard B-guns. One Model 12 fan and I were the only pumpgunners out of the crew.
I tried a couple rounds just shooting single shots, and a pair pumping a second round. I'll have to work on those later, the second shot is about 50 yards for me and 8 1/2s don't cut it out there.
Between Wobble, SC and Bunker, I plan on being busy this summer.
EEHAW!!....
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