American Trap is popular throughout Canada and may well be the most popular form of clay target shooting in North America. This style of trap is broken down into three categories: singles, doubles and handicap. The targets are thrown by a machine at Apx 64 km/h (40 mph) and located at approximately ground level, covered by a trap house.

For singles and doubles, there are five "stations," each 16 yards (15.6 m) behind the trap house. In singles, each competitor shoots at five targets from each station. The trap machine oscillates left to right within a 22 degree arc, and the competitor does not know where in that arc the target will emerge. In doubles, the machine does not oscillate, but throws two targets simultaneously. Each competitor shoots at ten targets (5 pairs) from each station. In the handicap event, the machine operates the same as in singles, but the shooters stands anywhere from 18 to 27 yards away from the trap house. In all American trap events, each shooter is allowed only one shot per target.

When shooting American trap a squad of five will shoot 25 targets each for a total of 100 shots.

American Trap is only shot on Wednesday and weekends. Please check the schedule or email info@vancouvergunclub.com for more information.