Chestle
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I saw Britman's post about the Henry single shot shotgun. They also make a lever action smoothbore .22lr, they call a Garden Gun.
I have been researching the old Mo-Skeet-O clay target game. I never got to shoot it but my older brother had a friend with the set up. He shot it. At the time, he loved it and was very enthusiastic.
Basically it's a clay bird game with small clays about the size of today's minis but easier to break (more fragile). There was a specific clay thrower for them and you shot the targets with a smoothbore .22 and .22lr shot cartridges. The key is that this is a backyard game.
The "trap field" only needs to be about 60 ft x 12 ft wide; for two people side by side shooting "at the same time" they need 75ft x 25ft"). A back stop would be 25ft x 15ft high. For indoors, the back stop can be "a piece of canvas hung from a wooden frame". (Field and Trap Shooting by Charles Edward Chapel published in 1949 and 1962 by Barnes and Company Inc. N.Y. )
I'm thinking it would be a great way to get the youngsters into shooting sports. Not much room required, not real, real loud either. I have the room and the grandchildren.
So the smoothbore .22 and the .22lr shot cartridges are still available. It's the targets and thrower I need to work on.
I suspect about any foot trap would work. Might have to dial down the spring to figure out the speed/distance you want.
The problem is going to be the smaller clays that a .22lr shot cartridge can break. I'm going to try it on minis first just to see but from what I've read, they are too hard/thick for the .22lr shot cartridges.
Something to play with later this summer anyway. Any ideas welcome.
I have been researching the old Mo-Skeet-O clay target game. I never got to shoot it but my older brother had a friend with the set up. He shot it. At the time, he loved it and was very enthusiastic.
Basically it's a clay bird game with small clays about the size of today's minis but easier to break (more fragile). There was a specific clay thrower for them and you shot the targets with a smoothbore .22 and .22lr shot cartridges. The key is that this is a backyard game.
The "trap field" only needs to be about 60 ft x 12 ft wide; for two people side by side shooting "at the same time" they need 75ft x 25ft"). A back stop would be 25ft x 15ft high. For indoors, the back stop can be "a piece of canvas hung from a wooden frame". (Field and Trap Shooting by Charles Edward Chapel published in 1949 and 1962 by Barnes and Company Inc. N.Y. )
I'm thinking it would be a great way to get the youngsters into shooting sports. Not much room required, not real, real loud either. I have the room and the grandchildren.
So the smoothbore .22 and the .22lr shot cartridges are still available. It's the targets and thrower I need to work on.
I suspect about any foot trap would work. Might have to dial down the spring to figure out the speed/distance you want.
The problem is going to be the smaller clays that a .22lr shot cartridge can break. I'm going to try it on minis first just to see but from what I've read, they are too hard/thick for the .22lr shot cartridges.
Something to play with later this summer anyway. Any ideas welcome.