KRIEGHOFF, United Kingdom & Ireland

<<< Go Back to Krieghoff DTL Section The Krieghoff Classic DTL shoot is an international competition held at Mid Wales Shooting Centre, Trefeglwys, Powys. Standard DTL Event Rules apply (see event rules for more information).   It has grown to become the Pinnacle of Down-The-Line Shooting in the UK, and its now on it's 14th anniversary.

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DTL: The Basics

Trap Diagram   The ground layout consist of 5 shooting positions (pegs) 9ft apart in a 16 yard arc from a single trap house. The targets are fixed in terms speed and elevation but are variable from side to side to a maximum of 22.5 degrees either side. A round usually consists of 25 targets for each competitor which are fired away from the shooter and fly 50 - 55 yards. "Regulation" targets are set by ensuring the clay targets pass through a 3ft diameter hoop set ten yards along the centre line and 9ft high.

Shooting DTL
 

Each competitor must shoot at 5 clay targets from each of the 5 'pegs' . Shooting alternately each competitor will shoot at the 5 targets before moving 'Down The Line' - moving to the next position on their right (If a shooter is on position 5 they will go to peg 1). The shooter usually calls for each target with the gun already mounted in their shoulder and has two shots to break the target: 3 points are awarded for a first barrel kill and 2 for a second barrel kill. A perfect score would be all 25 kills being made with the first barrel thus 75 points would be awarded. This is usually abbreviated to 25/75. Big competitions can consist of 4 rounds making up 100 targets, a perfect score would see 300 points from 100 targets (100/300). It is possible to win a competition by breaking fewer clays than other competitors, two first barrel kills is the equivalent of three second barrel kills.

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