Colorado Clays
Shooting Range in Brighton , Colorado
Colorado Clays
Shooting Range in Brighton , Colorado
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What is Clay Shooting?
Clay pigeon shooting is the art of shooting at special flying targets, known as clay pigeons or clay targets, with a shotgun. Clay shooting can be roughly divided into three main groups:
- Sporting Clays
- Trap
- Skeet
Sporting clays is a shotgun shooting sport in which clay pigeons are presented to the shooter in ways that mirror the flight pattern of game birds in their natural habitats. The shooting grounds are laid out in stations with each station representing one type of bird or a combination of game. With variations in trap position, trap speed, shooting position, and flight paths, targets can come through the trees, from under your feet, straight down, over your head, quartering, going away, left to right, right to left, and in any path a real bird might choose.
Trap is where up to five shooters take one shot at each of five targets fired from different positions. The trap in the trap house rotates back and forth in different positions and throws the clays away from the shooter. Doubles means two targets are thrown at the same time and a shooter gets one shot per target. When shooting a trap, a round is 25 targets.
The basic difference between skeet shooting and trapshooting is that in skeet, most of the targets are crossing targets and in trapshooting, all of the targets are outgoing targets. Nestled alongside the sporting clays course, just a short walk from the clubhouse, we offer open public shooting as well as league shooting in the spring and summer months.
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Clay Shooting Courses
Colorado Clays Shooting Range offers visitors clay shooting courses with different opportunities for different skill levels. To sign up or for more information on courses, call 303-659-7117 and see the Colorado Clays Facebook page.
Clay Shooting Course
Colorado Clays features year-round action with a fully automated Sporting Clays course. Our automated system also allows you to enjoy the course as a single shooter with a delay option. Targets are regularly changed on the course to assure a continuous variety for shooters.
-15 fully automated stations along a beautiful cottonwood creek bottom
-60’ tower
-20’ elevated platform
-Restrooms
-Drinking water
-Handicap accessible
Trap Shooting Course
-8 voice or manually controlled trap ranges
-2 wobble traps for more extreme target flight path (the trap oscillates up and down as well as side to side)
-Sidewalks and station marks from 16 to 27 yards are set to ATA specifications
Sporting Clays
Know Before You Go
Please be aware of the range rules and regulations in order to keep yourself and other visitors safe.
- Shotguns must be 36 inches in total length or longer when shooting Trap, Skeet or Sporting Clays.
- Assault or Tactical Shotguns are allowed in the pistol range with slugs only.
We do not throw targets during inclement weather. Please call for availability if these conditions exist.