On the morning of the shooting trip, we had a relatively short drive to the rod and gun club in the adjacent town of Maynard. Unfortunately the pond was still icy so we wouldn’t be able to go fishing, but we still had the chance to shoot. All the patrols set up their tents and brought over picnic tables to eat lunch at. We then started cleaning up trash that was around the campsite, and some people even found a beaver lodge. After that some people walked on the roof of the shooting lodge, which was fun. Once everybody was done cleaning up, we had lunch, which were bag lunches brought individually.
After lunch, we walked down to the shooting range. There, we got instructions on the safety of using a shotgun, and walked over to where we would be shooting. We would shoot the gun with our back to a shed, aiming out over a pond next to the range. Inside this shed was a machine that flung clay pigeons (brittle clay disks) through an opening next to us. We would shoot along the path of the clay pigeon as it traveled away from us. Shooting was loads of fun, and although the gun did have mild recoil, it was easy to hit the target. We then went track shooting, where the clay pigeon launcher shot the projectiles in various directions. After that, everybody traveled back to the campsite and rested a bit.
We then commenced to go to the rifle range. This, unlike the shooting range, was indoors, and we were to aim at specific target boards, which would be scored. The rifles hade less recoil than the shotguns, but it was still a pleasant challenge to aim them and hit the target. Afterwards we had dinner and dessert, and then performed at a campfire. Finally we went to bed. The next morning, everybody shot semiautomatic shotguns. The semiautomatic shotguns had much stronger recoil and sound. Finally we had to bid adieu to the shooting refuge and go home.
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