Here’s the schedule for the Vintagers

[Mike Franzen]

Shooting and Social Event Schedule
The 2019 Vintage Gunners Cup
22nd Annual World Side-by-Side Shotgun & Rifle Championship and Exhibition
Social Events
The Vintage Gunners of the
Double Gun Society
Friday 2:00 P.M. Ladies High Tea: Complementary to our Lady Vintage Gunners, Vintage Gunner wives and lady exhibitors. Must pre–register. Contact: tsnyder610@aol.com
Friday 5:00 P.M. Cocktail Party: Complementary to Vintage Gunner Members and wives/husbands and Exhibitors, Non-members $25.00. Anyone attending must get their ticket from the Vintage Gunner Booth prior to the event. Must pre-register. Contact: tsnyder610@aol.com
Saturday 10:00 A.M.: Bagpiper’s salute and moment of silence to our friends who have passed.
Special Note: The Long Bird Event proceeds will be donated to the family of 2-year-old Everly Hausmann. Everly is fighting a very aggressive form of cancer. Please join us by donating and shooting this event in our effort to support a member of our shooting community.

Shooting and Social Event Schedule
Thursday & Friday Shotgun & Rifle Events
Shooting Hours 9:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Small and Large Bore Course shotgun events are $50.00 per event. All rifle events are $20.00 per event. Youth 16 years old and younger - 50 target events are $30.00 per event.
Youth shooters may use an O/U
Note: Saturday’s Main event, Adults 80 targets/$80.00, Youth Shooters 80 targets/$40.00
* Rifle event rules and shooter information are posted on Vintagers.org. Rules will also be posted at the event.
* Youth shooters must hold a hunter safety certificate to participate and must be accompanied by an adult.
Any Gun Maker
10 Ga. Hammer
10 Ga. Hammerless
12 Ga. Hammer
12 Ga. Hammerless
16 Ga. Hammer
16 Ga. Hammerless
20 Ga. Hammer
20 Ga. Hammerless
24 Ga. Hammer
24 Ga. Hammerless
28 Ga. Hammer
28 Ga. Hammerless
32 Ga. Hammer
32 Ga. Hammerless
410 Hammer 410 Hammerless
American Classic
10 Ga. Hammer
10 Ga. Hammerless
12 Ga. Hammer
12 Ga. Hammerless
16 Ga. Hammer
16 Ga. Hammerless
20 Ga. Hammer
20 Ga. Hammerless
24 Ga. Hammer
24 Ga. Hammerless
28 Ga. Hammer
28 Ga. Hammerless
32 Ga. Hammer
32 Ga. Hammerless
410 Hammer 410 Hammerless
Rifle Range
Thursday
9:00 A.M - 4:00 P.M. Stalking and Stopping Rifles, Rifle range tryout if time permits: Have-A-
Go
Friday
9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M
Bolt Action, Lever Action, Drillings, Cape, Combination O/U rifle/shotgun
Rifle range tryout if time permits: Have-A-Go
Saturday
10:30 A.M.- 2:00 P.M. Finish any competition from Friday if necessary. NON-trophy shooting Scheutzen Rifle
Fun competition and Have-A-Go
Black Powder Event – Large Bore Course 50 targets
Field Gun 5 Stand – 20 targets, 10 true pairs
Guns must be handed to the Range Officer on the 5 Stand for weigh in. Gun must not weigh over 6 lbs. 13 ounces (any gauge). The gun comb must be below the arm pit prior to calling for the bird and mounting the gun for shooting. Violations will result in lost targets or disqualification.

Shooting and Social Event Schedule
Trophies will be awarded to the high score for each event completed on Thursday and Friday at the end of the day on Friday at approximately 5:30 P.M. There must be a minimum of 3 shooters in a category to award a trophy.
Additional trophy categories:
Trophy for lady shooter - High overall Large Bore Course
Trophy for lady shooter - High overall Small Bore Course
Trophy for youth shooter - High overall Large Bore Course
Trophy for youth shooter - High overall Small Bore Course
Every youth shooter will receive a certificate and Vintage Gunner pin for participation
Fox Parker Challenge Events
Fox vs Parker Challenge Qualifying Event will be held on the Large Bore Course. You must sign up at the Parker or Fox booth. Get your cards for shooting at registration, $50/50 targets.
The Fox vs Parker Challenge will be held on Saturday at approximately 10:00 A.M. on the 5 Stand. After the Challenge the 5 stand will be open to regular shooting.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 19 ,20, and 21 September Events
The following events will be open all three days and they may be shot as many times as you wish. The trophy goes to the high score for each event, awarded during Saturday’s Award Presentation.
Clays Pigeon Ring: 15 targets $20.00 Mad Jack: 25 shots $15.00
Long Bird: 5 targets/10 shots $5.00 One Man Flurry: 25 targets $15.00 Two Man Flurry: 50 targets $30.00
Saturday 21 September Events
9:30 A.M. Opening ceremony: Bagpiper’s salute and moment of silence to our friends who have passed.
10:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. Main Event: World Side-by-Side Championship, 80 targets $80.00
Youth Shooters 16 and under $40.00, may use an O/U
*Youth shooters must hold a hunter safety certificate to participate and must be accompanied by an adult.
10:00 A.M.: Fox vs Parker Challenge
10:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M.: Rifle Range will be open to Fun Competition and Have-a-Go
3:30 P.M. Awards Presentations & Prize Drawing: Save your event shooting tickets received at the event registration sign-up. Each ticket will have a number on it. On Saturday at the end of the day, tickets will be drawn and if your number is called, you can select one item from the prize table.

[Austin J Hawthorne Jr.]

If you have the high score in any side event, do you need to be present on Saturday to receive the trophy, or can you delegate someone to receive it for you?

[Mike Franzen]

Austin you would have to contact the Vintagers to get your question answered properly.

[Mills Morrison]

Hope to see a lot of members there.

[Dean Romig]

And from Tom Snyder today....


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Gentlemen
This is the final schedule for the Vintage Gunners Cup. If you can post it online for your members that would be a great service. Also your members should book their golf carts soon.
Hotels are booking up so they should get their reservations taken care of. I blocked 80 rooms this year. The Candlewood had 30 rooms blocked and last I checked 2 weeks ago they have 39 rooms booked for us. The Comfort Inn had 20 rooms blocked - they filled but will not give the special rate beyond what we booked. I added 30 more rooms at the Holiday Inn which is next to the Candlewood. The information for the Holiday Inn is online at Vintagers.org.
Also, please let your members know they can go to Vintage Gunners on Face Book for exhibitor information and updates.

FYI : Paul Fuller from Bird Dogs Afield will be with us to video the Vintage Gunners Cup. Look sharp for the camera. I’d like to get a picture of all the associations together for our newsletter. If we get a chance let’s see if we can all sit down together to come up with some ideas to make this a better event for everyone.
I’m looking forward to seeing you all at the Vintage Gunners Cup and thank you for all you have done to help make the Vintage Gunners Cup better.
One last thing - in an effort to get shooters to stay until Saturday we are having multiple prize draws on Saturday at the very end. If you could donate something it would be greatly appreciated.
Tom Snyder



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[Sara LeFever]

Special Note: The Long Bird Event proceeds will be donated to the family of 2-year-old Everly Hausmann. Everly is fighting a very aggressive form of cancer. Please join us by donating and shooting this event in our effort to support a member of our shooting community.

There is also a "Go Fund Me" page set up for donations to the Hausmanns:
Help the Hausmann's and Baby Everly Fight Leukemia (https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-hausmann039s-and-baby-everly-fight-leukemia)

The page has a brief summary and a few updates of what is going on. The donation process is very user-friendly, and you can leave a comment with your donation, if you wish.

Just wanted to get this out there for anyone that is not on Facebook or is not attending the Vintage Cup.

Sara

[MattHaney]

If you have the high score in any side event, do you need to be present on Saturday to receive the trophy, or can you delegate someone to receive it for you?

You can certainly delegate, Austin. ----Matt

[Austin J Hawthorne Jr.]

Thanks Matt,
I'm hoping to stay all 3 days but at this point my schedule is uncertain. The weather forecast is still looking good and that is a plus.

[MattHaney]

Look forward to meeting you there Austin.

[Chuck Bishop]

Matt, at the awards ceremony at Hausmann's in June,an official from the Vintage Cup indicated that they were going to try and get cell phone or internet coverage. Any word on that?

[Randy G Roberts]

Matt, at the awards ceremony at Hausmann's in June,an official from the Vintage Cup indicated that they were going to try and get cell phone or internet coverage. Any word on that?

Huhhhhh. No cell, no internet, seriously. I love this place already Chuck.

[Chuck Bishop]

Randy, all you got to do is use the off button:rotf:

[Bill Murphy]

I have always gotten good cell phone coverage at Ernie's.

[Randy G Roberts]

Randy, all you got to do is use the off button:rotf:

Good point !

[Frank Srebro]

Like most everyone I try to get away with no interruptions but at times the cell might need to be used. Verizon coverage is unreliable at Hidden Hollow with "No Coverage" or maybe 1 bar 1X signal. I don't know about other carriers. My cell phone booster will increase Verizon to 2-3 bars 3G, and voice and texts work just fine. If anyone is planning to use a Verizon cell for family contact or necessary biz while at HH you might ask around with friends etc and see if you can borrow a booster.

[MattHaney]

Matt, at the awards ceremony at Hausmann's in June,an official from the Vintage Cup indicated that they were going to try and get cell phone or internet coverage. Any word on that?

Chuck, I don't have the final answer yet. I know we're trying to get a booster or something. I'm checking on the status and will report back. ---Matt

[Marty Kohler]

Frank,
Can you explain what a phone booster is, where you can get one and do they come with different capacities?

Does it work well for you?

[John Davis]

Cell phone reception can't be much worse than Deep River.

[Frank Srebro]

Frank,
Can you explain what a phone booster is, where you can get one and do they come with different capacities?

Does it work well for you?

Marty, I'm happy to oblige. Cell phone boosters are made to provide enhanced voice and data reception in remote areas that have a weak signal due to distance from cell towers or physical obstructions. I bought a Wilson Electronics unit some years ago and more recently got a Fusion2Go made by SureCall. They’re available on Amazon etc. It’s made for vehicles and with a plug in power supply, but I also use it at the hunting cabin up in the mountains where unfortunately the cabin is in a small valley and the signal without the booster will switch between “No Service” and at most 1 bar of 1X, not enough for connection. I’ve adapted the outside antenna (magnetic base, made for a vehicle roof) with an extension lead-in wire and I’ll put it on a bracket just above the roof line, and also use an AC power supply. Signal is increased is to 3 bars 3G and occasional LTE and I can send or receive voice or text any time day or night. Booster setup is moved to the vehicle while hunting out there, it's fairly remote, where it's on standby if needed for an injury or such. I occasionally use it on my side by side ATV while at Hidden Hollow where I get a similar boost. I told Steve Barnett about the booster while there and he bought one too although his is newer and made by another manufacturer. I’ve also used the SureCall at Deep River and can make or receive calls while in the vehicle anywhere on the grounds. Readers should note that the cell phone must be within a foot or so of the inside antenna which is on a cable attached to the booster. I generally will place my phone against it in the console cup holder on my truck and use the cell phone in the speaker mode. Alternately you can hand hold the cell against the inside antenna and use it that way for private calls.

Different capabilities? The more recently made boosters are regulated for 1 watt max output whereas earlier ones made < 2014 were 2-3 watts and the cell phone could be farther away from the indoor antenna. My Fusion is 1 watt.

frank

[Kevin McCormack]

Like most everyone I try to get away with no interruptions but at times the cell might need to be used. Verizon coverage is unreliable at Hidden Hollow with "No Coverage" or maybe 1 bar 1X signal. I don't know about other carriers. My cell phone booster will increase Verizon to 2-3 bars 3G, and voice and texts work just fine. If anyone is planning to use a Verizon cell for family contact or necessary biz while at HH you might ask around with friends etc and see if you can borrow a booster.

I have Verizon service and have always found over the years at HH that the best location for transmitting & receiving calls is at the gate or 10-12 ft. into the field that is used for parking, behind where they stage the golf carts. Any other location not on top of a mountain is very problematic at HH.

[Frank Srebro]

I have Verizon service and have always found over the years at HH that the best location for transmitting & receiving calls is at the gate or 10-12 ft. into the field that is used for parking, behind where they stage the golf carts. Any other location not on top of a mountain is very problematic at HH.

So I was at an invitational shoot at Hidden Hollow today and checked my iPhone signal (Verizon and without my booster) in the referenced location. Phone readout showed only 1 bar 1X at about 2 pm. Tried to call and text my wife from there but no dice. Everywhere else including on top of the hill course showed "No Service". Now, maybe the atmospheric conditions were unfavorable today or some other factor was at play. Just sayin.

[Bob Jurewicz]

Text messaging works much better than phone at HH.
Wish I could be there! Thinking of cutting my Texas trip short.
Bob Jurewicz

[scott kittredge]

My flip phone with a t and t had 5 bars in june. Yes i said flip phone.:)
Scott

[Dean Romig]

I think I’ve seen your flip phone Scott.... that’s the one with the dial, right?





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[Tom Pellegrini]

I have had AT&T service since 1989 when they first offered wireless service. I have always had good service at Deep River and the first time to Hausmans in June I had service wherever I was at all weekend.

[MattHaney]

Parking Update:

The parking at the Vintage Gunners Cup has been moved back to the traditional parking area just a short distance away from registration, exhibitors tent and the food vendor. The upper field parking will be used for overflow parking and non-shooters. Non-shooters and people coming just to see the exhibitors will be directed to the upper lot with signs. A shuttle will be running as needed to transport non-shooters to and from the golf cart pick up area near the lower parking lot or to registration building and exhibitor tents. The flurry and the clays pigeon ring have been moved to the upper field to accommodate parking for shooters. It is just a short ride by golf cart or with your vehicle. Parking is free. Our goal in moving the parking area back near the shooting venue is make it as convenient as possible for our shooters and exhibitors. There will be signs directing people to the different parking areas and RV camping areas.

Given that the small bore course and the large bore course are at different ends of the grounds, it may still be helpful get a golf cart.

ALSO, Puglisi Gun Emporium will be there as a vendor.

Still don't have the final info on the cell phone booster. The guys they've have used there before are no longer in business. Still working on it. ----Matt