One of our firearms historians will have to explain why they call it "skeet shooting" when you're shooting "clay pigeons." ;)
I found this much info on m-w.com:
Main Entry: skeet
Pronunciation: 'skEt
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from Norwegian skyte to shoot
: trapshooting in which clay targets are thrown in such a way as to simulate the angles of flight of birds
That explains why the clay targets are sometimes called "clay pigeons," but I'd think the Norwegian roots make it redundant to use "skeet" and "shooting" together. LOL
LOL
Heck, I dunno either!
It was great fun though!
Just wish I coulda hit sumpin!
Long Cut and the others make it look easy!
Ms.B
I know...when I first typed my response, I said clay pigeons, but thought I really don't know if that is what they are called. So I googled "skeet" and saw the reference to "shoot". Maybe somebody knows the answers.