The Equipment You Will Need For Skeet Shooting

You only need basic equipment, which consists of a good shotgun, shooting vest, shotgun shells, clay birds, safety glasses, shooting gloves, shooting coat if it is cold out, a thrower for the birds and some basic math skills so you can count how many clay birds you shot.

Of course, modern equipment can help. There is a wide range of equipment available for Skeet Shooting. I find most of mine through speaking with other Skeet Shooters and getting their opinions on what they have found works best. It is amazing to me, but you can purchase whatever you need right over the internet without ever leaving the comfort of your home!

It is also good to have a simple supply box or bag; you will find the manufacturers refer to this piece of shooting equipment in many ways so for this article I will refer to it as a box. A good sturdy box is great for the storage of your equipment. You can get these boxes in all shapes and sizes, made with many different kinds of material. The material could be heavy duty nylon exterior, plastic, metal or canvas. As far as sizes of the supply box I would suggest that you do not go for the smaller boxes, it doesn’t cost much more to get a good sized one. You will be happy if you go with a larger box. It is so nice to have all of your equipment in one place, dry and organize. The one I like is from Allen Shooters and is called “All Range Canvas Bag”. It has a rugged canvas exterior for long life and many days of shooting. You can get it on the internet for around $15.00.

If it is cold out, as it tends to be in the northern part of the country in the wintertime, having a warm shooting coat will be invaluable. I like the Bob Allen Shooting Coat which is insulated and has Suede Panels. The last time I looked on the internet they were selling for around $95.00.

Now on those warmer days when you just need a vest I like the Browning Skeet Trap Sporting Vest. I found the prices for vests can vary greatly, but I found this particular Browning vest on EBay for around $53.00.

Now let’s discuss shooting glasses. If you have the kind of shooting glasses with the multi-colored removable lens’s this can help a skeet shooter a lot. The kind that I like is the Browning Claymaster Shooting Glasses. I have found them on the internet for around $35.00. You can see the clay bird a lot better with multi-colored lens shooting glasses. If it is sunny or cloudy you will find that having the multi colored lens does help you shoot so much better. The clay birds will be easier to see and your success rates will go up.

This is where having that “supply” box/case I mentioned above comes in handy. Your shooting glasses will be with you in your box anytime you are ready to go for a day of skeet shooting.