Just back and doing a few things - BUT....

This was the highlight of my shooting year - to be able to get together with some old fiends - and some new friends alike. For that? Thank you Pete, Scott, Bob - and all the rest for making this happen each and every year... It is an amazing event.

The food was awesome - the shooting was great - and the Parker's "on site" would have left you "breathless"... In fact - today - I shot my first ever "shot" from a Parker 10 GA. My thanks Frank, for that...

Today was - and is - special... Thanks to each and all - and I promise to post pics in a bit, when I get caught up. I'm still cleaning my great-grand-fathers AAHE, which George shot simply wonderfully.

A Happy 2016 to each and all - and a special Thank You to all that arrived today to just shoot, trade stories, and share. It's what the PGCA is all about - or so I believe....

Carry on..

John

Yes, but it's early yet! :rotf:

What an awesome day! So great to see everyone which I do not get to do often enough. I have learned so much on shooting, guns and good times from all who have attended over the years. I enjoy the shooting and the food but the conversations are definitely the highlight! Getting to shoot some other guns is also a definite highlight.Thanks to all that let me take a few shots. If you have thought about coming in the past but have not had a chance to make it I highly recommend coming next year. It is the highlight of my shooting year. Side note...someone left a few dollars in one of my empty shell boxes...I will be holding it for you whoever you are! A big thanks to all those who organize this.....a job very well done!

And you will note that Bob Weeman is now(or has returned to be) a PGCA member!!

Maybe that is why somebody put the money in his shell box :rotf:

LOL!!!! ;)

That was from me to Frank Cronin for giving me a box of 12s so I could shoot the trap gun in a round of skeet... Pete told me it was Frank's shooting bag - however, I'm surprised Pete didn't tell me his bag was Frank's bag when there is $$$ involved..??

;)

John D.

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Side note...someone left a few dollars in one of my empty shell boxes...I will be holding it for you whoever you are!

Bob: Just checking. Was there a note affixed to the cash that read:

A.H.F.C.A.
PO Box 652
Fairport, NY 14450

Darn holidays wreak havoc with our recruiting efforts!!

:bigbye:::whistle::bigbye:

And Tool, where the heck were you? A number of guys came from farther away than you are... maybe next year??





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Here are a few from yesterday... I was going to add captions - but - what's left to say? A great day was had by all....

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Huh, I didn't realize that Bob had the same style and color shooting bag that I have. Well maybe next time :rotf:

I will invest Franks money wisely John and see if I can double it by the time we shoot again....hopefully sometime soon! Awesome day yesterday!

My thanks Bob!!! As well - the paper Fed hulls are Frank's as well - so, let's see if those multiply?? AND - if they do? Can you tell us how you did that??!!!

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Seriously - I had a blast yesterday as well... We sure had everyone going on the elimination round shoot-off... Thankfully - both of us sandbagged a bit so we could shoot longer... ;)

John

I will make sure he gets his money and empties John...Greatly enjoyed shooting along side you and that one of a kind Parker!

A couple of late entries of Pete shooting what looks to be a 10 ga. at the bitter end of the elimination shoot, John D. shooting his Grand Dad's fabulous and unique 34" AAHE vent rib Double Trap, and Bob Weeman Shooting a terrific Ithaca NID Grade 5 or 6 (I think) vent rib double trap... and then Pete was eliminated.... and finally Bob was eliminated... leaving none other than............ drum roll please............ John Dunkle??? :shock::corn::whistle:

It was, as usual, a great time and honestly, we would still have shot if it was 5 degrees and blowin a blizzard... no wait - we've already done that!


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To quote a movie line.....If only my gun had not developed a hair trigger on the left barrel....... I coulda been a contendah! Congrats to John D.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.... If only I had remembered to bring my trap gun I coulda been a contendah too :rolleyes:






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i am thinking you have a front trigger and a right barrel :violin: :rotf:

I would like to see more pictures of the .410.

Frank, thanks for the shout out.

Thanks for the invite Gents! Had a blast!. I was thrilled to shoot my new (new to me) GH. It was a relief to know that what I bought blind is still able to function flawlessly.

I will make a post of restoration updates of my GH. Looking to do much as I can myself buy most likely will have to sub out some items.

Now off to become a member...

Derek - It was good to meet you and include you in all the fun of the day. That's a really good GH you have.




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Derek,

It was a pleasure to meet you - and WELCOME to being our most recent PGCA Member..! You certainly entered this organization with a "bang" (<-- sorry - bad pun, but I couldn't resist!! ;) )

Anyway - there were actually two winners in the elimination round....

Bob Weeman and I fought hard on the first elimination round - and Bob took it after several birds. The crowd went wild with excitement - as they voted that Pete had taken a chip out of his last bird - so we had a re-shoot with Pete, Bob and myself....

Then, Pete's trigger became possessed - and he had to bow out - leaving - again - Bob and myself...

The second round for the championship had a different outcome - and after 10 or fifteen dropped birds, Bob let me win, I guess..? ;)

And oh - one more thing....

Larry Frey was kind enough to give me a box of shells, and without inspecting them - I began shooting... After the Match I finally read one of the empty hulls. It read: Remington STS Rifled Slugs...

Thanks Larry.. What a buddy... ;)

Moral of the story? Well, there is no moral - except don't borrow a box of shells from Larry when shooting trap...?? ;)

John D.

After the Parker articles he's written you couldn't get Toolman there? At least someone was emulating Ansley H. Fox --

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John,
Just think of how much more impressive your win was. What was really impressive to me was how that 34" trap gun vaporized targets on the skeet field.:bowdown:

Honestly? All kidding aside - I wasn't going to shoot - and then you stepped up and gave me a box of shells... My sincerest thanks!! And - I think the skeet round was a lot of fun - and I thank Frank for that.. And those xtra full chokes do "smoke them" for sure!! ;)

I had a blast - and thanks right back to you and all that attended... What a great way to start off 2016... ;)

John D.

There was no letting you win John...you be beat me fair and square...and soundly......only fitting as I was shooting my Ithaca and you that one of a kind Parker....no Ithaca could beat a Parker at a Parker shoot! Especially that Parker with you shooting it. Should have shot with my GH! Awesome day just the same!

Derek- welcome to the PGCA. You received a quality introduction and are now a member of the New England Chapter. Of course anyone who shows up at Waldron's, Addieville or such places in the Six colonial states, automatically become such a Chapter member.
Like Frank Cronin and I said- you can shoot that GH all day long.