George, thanks for doing all you do. Maybe next year I may try and go to the dinner. Thanks to all that manned the Parker tent. I tried to find Art on Friday to buy his book, but don't think he was there yet. I met Harry, Mill's son--what a great kid, and you can tell Mills and Julia are raising him right.
George, hope to shoot with you at Ernie's.
Reggie, I shot a WW Greener 12 sidelever hammer circa 1875, a German 16 ga hammer, a 4E Ithaca 16, a Parker Grade 2 Hammer 12. Many of my light, and 26" Parkers are much more suited for the small bore course at Hausmanns than at Drakes. So many guns, so little time!

In that picture I was exercising my VHE 30" 28ga.

Yes Chuck that is Tommie boy in the first picture on the right. It was great shooting with everyone and really neat meeting you Sara what with being a LeFever descendant and from what I hear a pretty decent shot. Your G.G.G grand daddy would be proud. Hope to see you all at Ernie's.

Thanks Daryl, it was nice to meet you too! I'll definitely be at Hausmann's.

[QUOTE=Daryl Corona;242860]In that picture I was exercising my VHE 30" 28ga.


I thought that gun looked familiar! I have one just like it. Got to love those 30" barrels on a 28!

Once again Drakes didn't disappoint. 500 targets over four days on two 100 bird courses. Mike, Daryl and I shot true pairs all four days and some of them were extremely difficult targets when done that way. I shot the BHE 32 inch 20, a CHE and GHE 16's, Fox CE 32 inch 12 and a Purdey.

Thanks for posting pics Harold our "photographer" was on vacation shooting:rotf:

All that shooting and there was still time to visit the vendors and watch the challenge.