Wherever you guys stay in NY, DO NOT TAKE HANDGUNS ON YOUR PERSON!! NY gun laws are a$$. A NY resident has to get a LTC permit from a judge. NY recognizes no reciprocity. Not to mention if you do have a handgun with a mag that holds more than 7 rounds, you are a felon. NY, NJ and MD are all anti-gun governments. But, outside of Philly, PA welcomes you and ALL of your firearms!!

As much as New York hates guns. I can't imagine why anyone would want to spend their money for a hotel room there.

Just a few words to those who are licensed in their state and travel to shoots and events with a handgun. Adding to Mike's post: Last week I talked with a PA resident friend who has a PA LTC. We're near the NYS line and he planned to visit a client across the border near Vestal NY. While driving there he remembered his 380 auto was in the vehicle. Knowing the NYS gun laws ….. he pulled over in PA, disassembled the handgun and stashed its receiver in the woods, retrieving when he returned to PA. Smart expedient.

Idiot Guv Ralph "Blackface" "Infanticide" Northram shares VA concealed carry permit information with MD police so anyone who travels there can have their plate information run and vehicle pulled over and suffer the consequences of having a concealed weapon without a permit in Maryland.


States that will honor a Maryland handgun permit
23
states

Resident Permits
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin

Non-Resident Permits
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin
Handgun permits Maryland will honor 0 states.

Maryland will not honor any other states handgun permits

It is still God's country down here, although we have some "agitators" looking to change that.

When staying in Vestal, NEW YORK, I have never taken any more than fifty guns into my room at night, and I have never carted more than fifty guns to my truck in the morning. The hotel people in Vestal are very nice.

Yes Bill you are right. The people at venue where we are having our banquet are excited about having us and are looking forward to seeing the fine gun displays.

Getting back to the "ANNUAL MEETING" subject, how many miles is it from Hausemann's Hidden Hollow to the venue in Johnson City where the annual meeting will be held? I'll be waiting for the reply .

Johnson City is basically right next to Vestal. So, if you are familiar with Vestal, then you know what the distance is. Or... there is always mapquest...

Just saw on vintages.org that the no firearms policy at Candlewood Suites in Vestal, N.Y. has been waived for the Vintagers Shoot.

That is good news.

I'll be at the Candlewood Thursday to Saturday.

Please check The Vintage Gunners website periodically. We're keeping this as up-to-date as possible about vendors, events and others items of interest.

http://vintagers.org/VC

For those who may be bringing their spouses (or who may be interested), don't forget the Ladies High Tea on Friday the 20th.

"A team of ladies are planning for the upcoming Ladies Vintage Tea to be held Friday, September 20 at 2:00 pm. This is a free event for all Lady Vintage Gunners, Vintage Gunner wives and lady vendors (and female PGCA members and spouses of PGCA (male) members ). The women are planning to have a nice selection of goodies and are planning for a pleasant afternoon of talk and sampling.

It would be very helpful to get an approximate count to assure we have enough of everything to accommodate the attendees, so please email Tom Snyder tsnyder610@aol.com with an RSVP."

Thanks! ---Matt

Matt:

Thanks for the notice.

However, the Ladies' High Tea apparently does not include Parker Member-accompanying ladies who are not "Lady Vintage Gunners, Vintage Gunner wives and lady vendors".

To clarify,

Please allow me to explicitly and cordially invite female PGCA members and spouses of PGCA (male) members to the Ladies High Tea. Please RSVP by email to Tom Snyder at: tsnyder610@aol.com.
:)

Sounds like a nice event Matt. I know Tom Snyder has been working hard on this event.

It's only a 4-5 day drive from here! Maybe I should come down!

Looking forward to seeing you there Richard!





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I thought you had a plane. :rotf:

Vintagers / Annual Meeting
 

It was great to see everyone there. My camera was acting up, so I did not get as many photos as I would have liked, but here are a few

Mills, thanks for posting these. I hope to one day make it east to a meeting and the accompanying shoot.

So does anyone have comments or photos of the shoot or the annual meeting for those of us that couldn't make it?

We (Jennifer and I) had a great time and it was a wonderful event. Beautiful country and perfect weather. Shot the 12/10 gauge sporting clays course, the pigeon ring, the 2 man team flurry, the five stand and the main event. Bought an Orvis sweater and two Barbour jackets. The annual meeting banquet went off without a hitch and I thought the food was very good. Congratulations to Dean Romig on his Invincible Membership and Chuck Bishop on his shell bag. Both recognitions were greatly deserved and overdue. And congratulations to Josh Lowenstiener and Bruce Day on their Distinguished Service Awards.

Eric,
I can tell you that you likely wouldn't recognize Hausman's if you hadn't been there in a year or two. They have made many great changes including another 8 station course for 28 gauge an smaller in the woods to the left of the five stand. With all three courses running there were very little waiting. The banquet facility and meal were top notch, and the weather could not possibly have been any better. A great weekend all around.

I am sorry that I couldn't make it. I really miss seeing everyone

The banquet was very nice. Thanks to Mike Franzen organizing the banquet. I was surprised when Tom Wooden presented me with a beautiful leather shell bag. Even had my middle initial on it. I asked him how he knew what my middle initial was and said "I got it from your wife!" Margaret kept it a secret for months:) Beautiful tooling on that leather.

I was surprised again when I won the Peoples Choice Award for my SC SBT because there were so many other wonderful guns on display. The attached picture shows the bowl along with the runner-up bowl I won in 2016. Hand turned by our own Mike McKinney. Beautiful!

Dean Romig was awarded an Invincible Life Membership award for the years of work he did with the Parker Pages but the kicker was when Tom had Kathy join him at the podium and unveiled a hand drawing of their setter Grace. I believe it was drawn by Mike Franzen's daughter. Just beautiful.

A good time was had by all.

What a beautiful portrait of Grace !

I must admit I was totally caught off guard.

Tom Wooden came to me someplace in front of the RST tent and said they wanted him to say a little blurb about my service as editor and he asked me a couple of questions about myself and Kathy. I was more interested in making sure he would allow me enough time to introduce the new editors Mike and Susan Koneski and Tom said that would not be a problem.

When Tom unveiled the Invincible Life Member "certificate" I was completely blown away... and then in the next breath he asked Kathy to join us up front and unveiled that fantastic drawing/painting of "Gracie" we both got a little choked up.

I will say that in the 26 years of PGCA existence only 8 Invincible Life Memberships had been awarded and I find myself, my name, among very heady company. In many ways I feel 'unworthy' but I can't argue with the wonderful folks who came to that decision- all I can do is thank them for such an honor. :bowdown:

The picture of Gracie appears to have been done as a charcoal over watercolor but I don't know for certain. Maybe Mike Franzen can ask his extremely talented daughter, Madeline, how she accomplished such a lifelike expression - what medium she used to capture Gracie's amazing personality...


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It was very well deserved! I am sure I speak for the other board members as well!

More pictures. Harry didn't inhale. No, really

That kid has a great smile to go along with his personality!!






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Harry had a great time! Thank you to everyone for making him feel welcome

There's something especially poignant when good work is recognized in such a fashion. My congratulations to our two very hard working -- and gracious -- colleagues who have obviously done so much for the Association. All of us are better off because of their leadership and many contributions.

Congrats to all the recipients. Well deserved in each and every case. Each of you have been and continue to be an ambassador to this organization and the members. You continually make yourselves available to folks such as myself and others willingly sharing your knowledge which has been instrumental to this membership most assuredly. Thank you all and congrats again :bowdown:

Neither Kathy G. nor I entered in the shooting, but we had a most memorable time, surrounded as we were by fine country, fine guns and fine people.

We plan to attend more PGCA meetings and related events.

The buffet-style banquet was done really well, and included three great salads; whipped potatoes; roasted green beans; chicken, fish and meat dishes – eat up and just go back and pick up another plate for more!

Even the decaf had the quality-coffee flavor that decaf hardly ever has.

There was the lofty and expansive dining room with windows that commanded the valley and surrounding hills, providing all the natural light one needed to admire and scrutinize in detail the guns arrayed for the People’s Choice Awards -- official theme guns (Single-barreled Trap); outstanding eclectic choices, i.e., 28-gauge skeet; high-grade and condition hammer-guns, and the GHE 12-gauge Raffle Gun.

The auction generated the second-highest dollar amount ever to the Association.

Again, many thanks to Mike Franzen and Brian Hornacek for putting it all together, and to all others – the men and the ladies -- who perennially do the heavy lifting for these official PGCA events.

Mills was not the only one that had camera troubles, as Kathy G.’s 12-year-old camera finally took a dive. Thus, only a few photos of ours came out, and even those were grainy. But still recognizable in the one I post below are banqueteers Mills and Harry Morrison.