2025 North Carolina State Trap Shoot

[John Davis]

I just finished up the 2025 North Carolina State Trap Shoot and the Parkers made their presence known in the Tar Heel state. Two weeks before this tournament a strategic decision was made to shoot one gun for both singles and handicap, and that gun was the Parker SAA. I think it was the right move.

Parker highlights from the shoot are as follows:

Event #4, 100 Singles, the SAA won High Gun with the only score of 100 straight.

Event #7, 100 Singles, the SAA tied for Open Veteran with a 99x100 but lost in the carryover.

Event #8, 100 Handicap, the SAA won Non-Resident Veteran with a 92x100 from the 27 yard line.

Event #11, North Carolina Doubles Championship, the GHE won Non-Resident Class A Champion with a 91X100.

And the SAA and GHE in combination won Non-Resident High Over All Veteran Champion with 914x1000. They placed 9th over all for the entire field of shooters, both resident and non-resident.

For the tournament, the SAA went 489x500 in singles or 97.8%.

Not bad for a couple of hundred year old Parkers.

Next stop, Tennessee.

[Buddy Marson]

Congrats John!! You're the one the PGCA is so proud of! Well done!
Buddy

[CraigThompson]

Very nice John , congratulations !!!

[William Woods]

Congratulations.

[Bob Kimble]

Congrats John, you make us all proud!

[Jim DiSpagno]

John, congratulations, you never cease to amaze me

[J. Scott Hanes]

I shot the NC State shoot at Bostic for 15 years. Not the easiest place to run a good score! Congratulations, John!!!

[John Davis]

Scott, you are right. I found Doubles particularly challenging there for some reason.

[Garry L Gordon]

Congratulations, John. You — and your Parkers — continue to amaze. :bowdown::bowdown:

[David Safris]

fantastic effort ! can we see a few more pictures of the gun and any info on how it is setup.

[Phil Yearout]

So you’re giving the credit to the arrow and ignoring the Indian? I don’t think it found those targets all by itself :bowdown:

[Larry Stauch]

That is fantastic, congratulations to you John!

[John Davis]

Phil, all the glory goes to the gun. I'm just the operator.

David, the SAA started life in 1919 as an SC and was upgraded in the mid 60's by Runge and Del Grego. I suspect for Shelly Gitman. It features a 34 inch barrel, choked extra full (.044) and it inks targets from the 16 yard line. But when I miss um, I miss um. LOP - 14 1/2 inches. DAC 1 1/2 inches. DAH 1 3/4 inches. No cast. Approximately 4 lb. trigger pull. Large Trap style BTF. Thick trap comb. No front bead sight, despite what the following picture shows.

[CraigThompson]

If I read correctly the gounds in Bostic NC have both the NC and SC state shoots ?

[Daryl Corona]

Carry on Mr. Davis.:bowdown:

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

John, I often wonder how many rounds you shoot a week? congrats on a fine score! Gary

[John Davis]

Craig, that is correct for the past two years. I think SC is hoping to get back to Spartanburg if they can get the trap fields fixed.

[John Davis]

John, I often wonder how many rounds you shoot a week? congrats on a fine score! Gary

A bunch. Thank you.

[Gerald McPherson]

Good job John, Now I know where all the smoke comes from down here in Georgia. Do you use black powder in them old guns?

[John Davis]

Good job John, Now I know where all the smoke comes from down here in Georgia. Do you use black powder in them old guns?

That would get folks’ attention.

[Mike McKinney]

John, great work, by a great man, a Parker afectionato every day!