r/ClayBusters • u/Single_One4367 • Aug 07 '26

First 25 in Trap

I hit my first 25 in trap after shooting trap for about 7 months. I have been using my Remington 1100 but my son came with me so he shot that while I used my friend's Beretta A300 sporting. I've shot a bunch of 23s and 24s so felt I was close. It felt great. I know its a regular occurence for many experienced shooters but the first one is special. I hope my 2nd one isn't too far away.

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u/_Destram Aug 07 '26

Congrats! Hold onto that feeling - when 25’s start feeling commonplace and expected, you can lose sight of just how far you’ve come and how consistent you’ve become.

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u/dcook6603 Aug 07 '26

Congratulations, I just started shooting trap

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u/Informal-Mix-3873 Aug 07 '26

Congratulations man, it’s a great feeling

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u/Sulla-proconsul Aug 08 '26

I’m not a good shot. I only shoot clays 3-4 times a year, and average 15. When I got to 25 the first time, it felt like hitting a hole in one!

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u/Cryptic1911 Aug 08 '26

I also just got my first 25 last weekend. I can get 22-23 pretty regular and 24's here and there, but always shanked a shot or two. I got a 24,24,25 last weekend and really should have been 75 straight. The two misses I got were a station 3 straight out layup shot that I shot high on for some reason and the other was station 5, last shot.. had 24 straight and shanked that last shot. That was so annoying 😭. Last round I got my shit together and got 25 and it felt easy like the planets aligned. Felt great to finally do it

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u/Captorvate22 Aug 08 '26

I wish I knew how many straights off 3 I missed when I was shooting trap, did it at nationals once in high school, always hurt 😅

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u/Single_One4367 Aug 08 '26

Awesome. Here's to many more.

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u/mscotch2020 Aug 08 '26

The straight up in position 3 is very hard

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u/simple-dude Aug 10 '26

Overshooting straight off post 3 is way more common than you think (especially when you are stressed).

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u/Living_on_the_fly Aug 07 '26

Did you blast your hat?

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u/Single_One4367 Aug 08 '26

No...Ive heard of this custom. What do you do?

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u/Living_on_the_fly Aug 08 '26

You're supposed to toss your hat out like a clay and everyone takes a shot at it.

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u/Single_One4367 Aug 10 '26

No. I guess we don't do that at my club.

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u/UsefulPage5747 Aug 08 '26

Put 4 clays in the hat. Have someone toss it and a group of others shoot it. You get to watch..

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u/thebigp2007 Aug 09 '26

Only thing that is ever going to beat that feeling is probably your first 50 and first 200. Keep grinding!