How to Pick Skeet Target Shooting Ammunition

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Don Snyder, Executive Director of the National Skeet Shooting Association, on behalf of Expert Village. One of the things that we wanted to talk about in the ammunition is selection of types of ammunition. Ammunition, of course, the 12, the 20, the 28 and the 410 bore ammunition, one of the things you need to guard against is when you go to your local skeet club shooting range is that you must select the proper types of shot. Most gun clubs will not allow you to shoot any shot larger than 7 1/2. So when you purchase ammunition to use at the skeet field, you've got to be careful about not bringing the same type of ammunition that you might use in a hunting scenario, for example, 6's, 5's, 2's for ducks and geese. The standard skeet load uses #9 ammunition. One of the things that you'll discover as you shop your various sporting goods stores is that ammunition is relatively available in #8 shot, which is very, very good for participating in skeet shooting and it's relatively inexpensive. Dove and quail loads, for example, are a great selection and they conform to the limitations of most skeet fields. Again, 7 1/2 shot is normally the largest shot that you're able to shoot at a skeet field. So look at #9 shot or #8 shot as your primary types of shot, sizes of shot, in all three types of ammunition, your 12-gauge, your 20-gauge, your 28-gauge, and your 410 bore."