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Uncle Mike Lefever shoots "lights out"
Unread 07-15-2017, 11:17 PM   #1
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Default Uncle Mike Lefever shoots "lights out"

I had the pleasure of shooting today with Mike Koneski at the Habitat Shoot held by the RGS/Susquehanna River Valley chapter at the Thunder Ridge Club here in PA. Mike shot lights out and he bested about 50 other competitors with his 96 ex 100; and kind of eye opening to some of the modern gun shooters ..... he did it with a Damascus E Grade Lefever choked M & F and without a "comb raiser" or a stock extension. So what was that about low combs and chokes that are too tight for sporting clays? Here's a pic of Mike being presented with the HOA trophy by Tripp Way, RGS Regional Director for Northeast PA and New England. Way to go Mike!
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Atta boy Mike, he would have really shook those guys up if he had used a hammer gun
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Forgot to mention there were at least 3 vehicles with PGCA stickers in the parking area so maybe there were some Parkers on the course? It was a shotgun start and I only saw the guns used by the two squads that bracketed ours.
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Way to go Mike! Great Shooting (as usual- we would have expected nothing less )





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He must have lost that Alabama hat. Good shooting Mike!
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Thanks guys, I just love the feel of these guns. BTW, Frank shot well too. He shot 88/100, took 3rd Over-All and was High Veteran. Frank shot the course with his Winchester model 12's. The Ol' Shell-Shuckers were turning them into diesel smoke!! I didn't see any other SxS guns on the course. I think the owners of those guns are afraid to shoot them against "modern" guns. I see no disadvantage. Grind 'em up boys!!
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I think the owners of those guns are afraid to shoot them against "modern" guns. I see no disadvantage. Grind 'em up boys!!

Ya gotta have FAITH!

If they could run 400 or even 500 straight in the old days, there's no reason it can't be done with a SXS today!






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There were at least a few sxs's at the shoot. A guy in the squad behind ours had a Fox sterly 16 that was redone by Dan Rossiter. Not over the top but very nice work. I shot the Parker repro 20 that I bought for my grandson. Had to test it out to make sure it was suitable you know. It passed muster.

I spent most of the time talking dogs. A guy in front of us was a pointer man. I think if the course was a few stations longer I would have had him looking for a setter pup when he got home!
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No surprise here. Way to go Mike.
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Just an aside, there's a discussion elsewhere here about ejectors versus extractors, and I smiled reading comments how ejector guns kick out the spent shells and that gents don't want to be searching for them or leaving them in the field. That reminds me of a shooter who was on the squad ahead of us while at the RGS event last Saturday. He was using a 28 gauge over/under with a comb riser gizmo, probably a Browning but I didn't look that closely, and at every pair he would drop the fired gun to his waist and break it sideways letting the hulls kick to the ground. Then after firing the station menu he'd have to bend over and pick up the scattered hulls which looked to be AA's. At first I thought this gent must be a newbie but he was dressed in field-type clothing and being there at the RGS event he was probably a grouse man. The point I'm making is that most gents who shoot enough clays to become good field shots will see others on the courses and learn how easy it is to cradle an ejector gun whether a SxS or an o/u and let the spent shells kick into your cupped hand. And except for clay bird flurries or "volume shooting" we sportsmen usually don't get more than two shot opportunities at a given time and must reload quickly. Otherwise there's no need to eject the shell(s) into the underbrush or water. I'll be one of the first to agree that extractor guns are more reliable but given the choice between extractor or ejector, all other gun factors equal, I'll pay the extra dough for the ejectors any day.

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