Southern SXS Info

[Josh Loewensteiner]

All,

The PGCA will be actively participating in this years 2012 Southern SXS event on Friday April 27th through Sunday April 29th.

The PGCA has arranged for a block of rooms at the Hampton Inn in Sanford, NC. As of this writing, we have been informed that the block is currently full. There are other hotels in Sanford and members that do not have arrangements currently made are urged to make arrangements as soon as possible.

The PGCA will once again have a large tent near the 5 stand area that will be shared with the LC Smith organization. There will be approximately 5 display tables available to members to display guns on. This year's theme is "Back and forth guns" and "guns with interesting PGCA research letters." All guns on display will be expected to be shown with their PGCA research letter. In previous years, this has been a wonderful opportunity to see many interesting guns and 2012 wont disappoint. For details on table space, please contact Josh Loewensteiner or Dave Suponski.

The shooting opportunities will be present and the signup is expected to be the same as in past years with members signing up at the PGCA tables on a first come first served basis.

We wish to welcome Carl Brandt into the role of coordinator for the PGCA in making our shooting and competitive venue happen. Carl has been working hard on the event and it will exceed our expectations.

For those of you who have commented on this year's 2012 Raffle Gun it too will be on display. We will have raffle tickets available at the event. This is a great opportunity to bring a friend or family member to the event to welcome them in to the world on fine guns and shooting. The PGCA would love to welcome as many new members to the organization as we can during the event.

We are looking forward to seeing you on 4/27 - 4/29.

http://www.deepriver.net/SouthernSidebySide/SouthernSidebySideSpringClassic/tabid/66/Default.aspx

[Bill Murphy]

Can we get a PGCA letter on the raffle gun? It may create a bit more interest.

[Eric Eis]

Can we get a PGCA letter on the raffle gun? It may create a bit more interest.

Bill you beat me to it...Why not include a letter with the gun, just makes sense.....:corn:

[Josh Loewensteiner]

I'll post a copy of the letter later on today. Great idea, guys!

[ED J, MORGAN]

Josh, would you send me a copy to display with the gun? Thanks, Ed

[Eric Eis]

Josh, would you send me a copy to display with the gun? Thanks, Ed

Ed I think that is what Bill and I are talking about.

[Bill Murphy]

I think posting a scan of the letter would be nice. Not all of us will get to view the gun in person. Josh, are you going to post the letter on this thread or have you posted it somewhere else?

[Robin Lewis]

Josh,

Ask mark to send (email) me a copy too and I will post it to the web with the pictures and information already shown there (it's on the PGCA Store and Events pages).

[Josh Loewensteiner]

Been working like a dog lately. Dont try it, it's hard.

[Bill Murphy]

Josh, thank you for your great scan. Mark, thanks for the letter. The Meacham company was a real piece of history in the American West. They took early Sharps military rifles and converted them by the hundreds to useful sporting rifles. Meacham Sharps conversions are a very important part of Sharps rifle collecting. The Meacham connection to our high condition raffle gun will be important to savvy collectors. A Meacham Sharps conversion from the same era in this condition would be a collector's dream. Our Parker is also a collector's dream. Ed Morgan will be happy.

[Josh Loewensteiner]

The case colors on this years raffle gun are fantastic.

[John Dunkle]

Let me bump this for a bit.. ;)

Best to all..!

John

[Larry Frey]

This will be the eighth Southern in a row for Deb and I and we can't wait to hit the road. Deb finally has a gun that fits her and we have been out practicing every chance we get. It's a long drive from Connecticut to Sanford but we enjoy it so much that a lot of the conversation on the ride home is about the next year’s event. We are looking forward to seeing all our PGCA friends and meeting some new ones as we do every year. Safe travels to all and we will see you in Sanford.

[Mark Ouellette]

Larry,

How about some photos and a descriptin of Deb's new Parker?

Mark

[Carl Brandt]

2012 CHALLENGE CUP EVENTS - UPDATE!

It’s hard to believe, but this year marks the 9th Annual L.C. Smith vs. Parker Bros. Challenge Cup! The score stands at PGCA five and LCSCA three. This will also be the 6th Annual Hammer Gun Challenge. LCSCA has won all six Hammer Gun Challenges.

Qualifying for the Challenge Cup (Event One) begins on Friday around noon, and continues Saturday until everyone that wants to participate has had a chance. Entry fee is $10.00, plus current membership in the PGCA. Target fees apply in addition to that; last year they were $15.00 for each 30 target round. For 2012, Event One will be expanded so that each participant will shoot 60 targets, two (2) rounds of thirty (30) targets each, to be shot back-to-back on two separate 5-stand layouts. Also new this year, LCSCA and PGCA members will shoot on the same squads, with the organization represented by each participant noted on the registration form. We are making this change in order to accommodate additional shooting time; and to avoid situations where, in the past, we have sometimes had only one or two shooters in a squad.

The Challenge Cup Teams for Event Two will be the top 10 shooters from each collectors association. This event is another 30 target event on a re-configured 5-Stand, with the Challenge Cup winner determined by the total score out of the possible 300 targets for each team.

Sunday morning is set aside for the Hammer Gun Challenge. Entry and target fees are the same as Event One of Challenge Cup. The simplified format calls for the total of the 10 best scores from each association to be used to determine the winner of the Hammer Gun Challenge Cup. The PGCA needs more hammer gun shooters in this event.

There are individual awards for the Top Gun, Runner-Up, 3rd Place, and 4th Place in the Challenge Cup, as well as High Lady and High Junior. These are awarded based on individual score, regardless of which make gun is used. Top Gun and Runner-Up awards are also given in the Hammer Gun Challenge Cup.

The PGCA continues to award our shooter with the highest score in the Challenge Cup shooting a composite steel barrel gun the Oscar Gaddy Award.

Plan now to participate in one or both events, we need to improve on our showing in 2012 and let’s get out the hammerguns and try to win one.


Follow this link to the Rules for this year's Challenge Events ==>http://www.parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=6701

[Buddy Marson]

I just read the L.C. Smith info on the 2012 Challenge Event and Tom's description on qualifying reads like nothing has changed for the first round of 30 targets. He doesn't mention a second round of an additional 30 targets like I see above. Is everyone on board?

[Carl Brandt]

Buddy,

This post on the LC Smith site has the rules ==>http://members.boardhost.com/lcsmith/msg/1332472158.top

Its in about the third section "Event One - Qualifying Round..."

Carl.

[Kevin McCormack]

So, did Meacham's ever try to convert any of their leftover Sharps military barrels to Parker Bros. heavy frame shotguns for big game hunting? I would pay a lot for a #7 frame Parker double rifle in, say, .50-110-450.