Trap

American Trap

Fairfield Sportsmen’s Association is affiliated with the Amateur Trapshooting Association, the governing body for the sport of American style trapshooting.

There are 6 ATA Trap fields on the club grounds with a lot of activity. Open dates are:

Sundays – 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM ATA registered targets and practice
Tuesdays & Fridays – 9 AM – AM, “Geezer” shooting (anyone welcome to come and shoot)
Tuesdays – 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM Tuesday Night League
Fridays – 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM Practice

New Shooters are always welcome.

In addition to the above, a practice trap is available for member use. This machine can be used for standard American Trap or in Wobble mode. The practice trap is open to members and their guest(s) when there is no managed trap shooting taking place. Please check-in with the on-duty RSO and he/she will get you set up.

Remember, this is an outdoor sport so during times of inclement weather a phone call could save you a trip.

For more information on American Trap, or for some personal one-on-one to get started, feel free to contact the FSA Trap Section Leader, Charles Wentzel.

International Trap

Fairfield Sportsmen’s Association is affiliated with USA Shooting, the governing body for International Trap.

FSA has an international bunker on the club grounds. International Trap is the same style that is shot in the Olympics. Olympic Trap is an international discipline that incorporates fifteen machines. Targets have a minimum height of 1.5 meters and a maximum height of 3.0 meters as measured 10 meters in front of the bunker. Targets are thrown between 60 and 65 mph depending on the target height to get the 76 meter distance required. The maximum target angle is 45 degrees. There are nine set programs for the fifteen traps that are used in all countries of the world. A squad of six shooters takes turns shooting from five stations.

Shooters move to the next station after each target in a shoot-and-move rotation. The shooting stations are located in a straight line. On the shooter’s call a target is thrown from one of three fixed traps directly in front of the shooter. Two shots may be used for each target with no penalty in scoring.

In the round of twenty five targets each shooter gets two lefts, two rights, and one straightaway target from each station. During USA Shooting matches, the maximum shot charge is restricted to 24.5 grams using any safe powder charge. Also the Olympic target is made harder to handle the higher target speed and is slightly larger with slightly less height than the American trap target.

FSA’s bunker is open for practice on Wednesdays and Saturdays at twelve o’clock, noon. New shooters are always welcome. Rules and protocol are explained, and questions answered.

Over/Under shotguns are preferred, but other type actions are allowed (semi-autos, pumps, side by side). Due to the speed of the targets, pump actions would be a handicap. Bunker targets are challenging, but also rewarding. Give it a try!

For more information on International Trap, or for some personal one-on-one to get started, feel free to contact the FSA Trap Section Leader, Charles Wentzel.

Programs and Leagues

The Trap Section at FSA runs a league, several regular shoots, and some competitions throughout the year. Most are open – membership at FSA is not required. Contact the Trap Section Leader with questions.

American Trap: On Tuesday evenings our regular American Trap league is held. Four 10 week sessions beginning in early March and running into December are held. Openings usually exist for individuals (and sometimes teams too) at the beginning of each 10 week league.

On Friday mornings from 9 am till 11 am, come and visit with Dave and the “Geezers” for the “Geezer shoot”. Alot of fun is had, and people of all ages are more than welcome to come and shoot.

Open American Trap (both ATA registered and practice) occur on Sunday mornings from 10:30am – 2:30pm. Trap doubles are shot at 10:30am with singles and handicap starting after doubles.

American Trap is also available on Friday evenings from 5:30pm – 8:30pm.

A practice trap is available for our members for casual practice. See the on-duty RSO to sign up for practice rounds of American or Wobble Trap.

International/Olympic Trap: On Wednesdays and Saturdays at noon, our bunker is opened for International Trap practice. These targets fly faster, farther, and have a smaller cross-section than an American Trap target. Also, the permissible shot charge (in competition) is smaller; any safe target loads may be used in practice. If you’ve never tried this very challenging sport, it’s worth a look – come give it a try. New shooters are always welcome.

Ranges/Facilites

FSA’s trap range boasts four sole-purpose American trap fields (plus a practice field), and two additional fields shared with the Skeet Section. In addition, FSA has a fully equipped regulation Olympic Trap field for those interested in the sport familiarly referred to as “Bunker”. Our fields are “home field” to two competitive youth Trap programs – our own FSA Leadslingers and the Hamilton Badin High School Claybusters. FSA hosts an American Trap league, one or more USA Shooting sanctioned International Trap tournaments per year, the club all-around clays championship, the FSA HotShots youth program, Boy Scouts shotgun training, and the like. Together, our shotgun sections throw more than a million targets per year. Our main clubhouse overlooks the trap fields, with an adjacent outdoor pavilion overlooking the range as well.

Trap

American Trap

International Trap

Programs and Leagues

Ranges/Facilites

5-Stand

Air Rifle

American Trap

Archery

Fishing

International Trap

Pistol

Plinking

Rifle

Skeet

Youth