Since ancient times, men have hunted to provide food for their families. Many centuries ago, spears, arrows and other simple tools made from whatever was at hand were used for this purpose. But when firearms were introduced, hunting became much easier. In the middle of the last millennium, hunters began using guns to hit animals from a great distance. Today's hunters also take a shotgun with them when they go hunting for prey. However, many of them go shooting not because it is necessary, but because it is fun.
The instinct of the prey and hunter is still preserved in every man, but not everyone in modern conditions (especially in urban areas) has the opportunity to satisfy it. After all, the place where hunting is allowed, may be so far away that there is not even the thought of going there. And, perhaps, someone is simply sorry to kill animals.
Fortunately, today those who want to go hunting, but cannot do so for any of the above reasons, have a way to realize their desire. Stand shooting is essentially the same as hunting, but you don't have to kill anyone. The aim here is not animals, but targets flying out of a special throwing machine.
Such a sport as bench shooting appeared about 250 years ago. This is evidenced by the chronicles of the 18th century, which have survived to this day, in which “garden shooting” is mentioned. At that time, special clubs for avid hunting enthusiasts appeared in many European countries.
One of the earliest such clubs, which was located in the town of Hornsey, had an area where hunters could practice their marksmanship using live birds released before each shot from special holes.
A more humane way to train your hunting skills was suggested in the first half of the century before last by an American shooter. He invented an artificial target, which was a glass ball with a radius of just over 3 cm. And some time later, another American created a special machine that could automatically eject balls at a distance of up to 35 cm.
All benchrest shooters know well how important it is to see the result of each shot. After all, hitting a target in “smoke” is not a very frequent phenomenon, and at a great distance it is not always easy to understand whether the shot was successful or not. Back then, 200 years ago, targets were filled with special substances that could remain in the air for some time after an accurate hit and the balloon split.
Shooting at flying glass balls became very popular not only among Americans, but also among Canadians, French, and English. Soon many garden clubs began to use skeets made of clay as targets. Targets of this shape are what modern shooters try to hit.
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