John, preregistration always helps the host club by getting a handle on an estimated head count.

Thanks Mike. Just sent them my registration this morning. Looking forward to it!

My prediction is that team Parker will be very strong this year! Enjoy John! And Mike! And everyone else going to the Southern!

Thanks Mills for posting all of the info and rules. Looking forward to trying to qualify. I have always wanted to shoot in this event, but get caught up on the main course doing those events.

This is much more my style. I will do the hammerless and hammer categories. See you Friday :)

Well, the bad news is rain is forecast for Friday - and lots of it. Bring your rain gear!

The good news is Thursday, Saturday and Sunday look sunny and mostly pleasant. Low in mid 50's and high of 80.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there! We will be up tomorrow afternoon.

And amazingly, it turned out to be a spectacular, sunny day! And now for a beautiful Saturday in Sanford.

The weather cooperated amazingly well, and against the weatherman’s prediction on Friday.

Just curious if anyone else who attended the HOF or the Southern besides me has tested positive for Covid?
I began Monday with a dry cough and body aches so I picked up a self-test kit and the + result was almost immediate. It’s pretty mild and I’m not very sick, just uncomfortable.






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Not here. It went around our house about two months ago so I am probably immune. Hope you get better and are not one of the minority that gets very sick

Thanks Mills - My symptoms began Monday morning so tomorrow evening I will be off of the quarantine period.





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Last year the night I got down there I nearly completely lost my voice. Sore throat and congestion. I could hardly talk the 4 days I was down there. This year, similar. Came down with a sore throat the night I arrived and it persisted the whole time I was down there. Cleared up a day or two after coming home. Not nearly as bad as last year though.

I am convinced that I have developed some sort of allergy to something in the air down there. Something I had not issue with in prior years. Next time I will be dosing myself with zyrtec starting a week or two before going down.

This southern air is rough if your not used to it.

I take Zyrtec every day and have been for several months because of a chronic post-nasal drip which causes me clear my throat continuously. Dorothy and I tested for Covid a week before we left for the Southern and we were both negative.





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The pollen kicked my ass in Virginia for several weeks before heading to Sanford and it was no better for me atleast down there . Back in Virginia this week it seems to have lessened somewhat ,

The hard wood pollen is the dominant pollen this time of year. The pine pollen starts the season. The hardwood pollen is the last to blossom.

Here is Neil McInnis, high gun in the qualifying rounds, shooting at the Krieghoff Masters at the Forest City Gun Club today. It was great to see a fellow PGCA member at our local club

Mills, what gun is Neil shooting in that pic?





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Not sure

The Southern is always a good time even if the weather wasn't the best. I broke my buying string however. For almost 20 years I have always bought at least one gun and this year I sold one and bought nothing:shock:

Weather was great for shooting until Sunday. Rains came Sunday during shooting hours. We shot first thing in the AM and it wasn't raining hard, but the harder stuff was coming. We shot the Main and the Hammer Gun Challenge and were on the road by 10:30.

I woke up Sunday at 8 loaded the truck . Ate breakfast , showered got dressed and checked out a few minutes before 10 then hauled it up the road I was home before 2 pm .

I thought the weather was pretty good, considering what we have had in years past. Also, we were spared the pouring rain forecast for Friday

Dean,
I’m shooting a k-80 at the masters. It was great to see Mills and family. I’m ready to shoot the Parker at the Fall shoot. Always a big time.

Ah my second love Krieghoff’s :cool:

[QUOTE=neill mcinnis;388600]Dean,
I’m shooting a k-80 at the masters. It was great to see Mills and family. I’m ready to shoot the Parker at the Fall shoot. Always a big time.[/QUOTE

Neill, let's work for another Team Parker victory at the Fall Southern!! Susan and I will be making the trip and staying for the week. :)

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Mike,
You got it!! I’m ready right now.

Cocked, locked and ready to rock, Doc!