I will make reservations for 10. You guys, my wife and I and David and Patti DeFernelmont.

Reservations made for 7:00, Thursday evening under my name.

COB, Eric, Mark O, Mike Smith, Daryl, David D & Patti, Susan & Mike. As of now there's a seat for 1 more without having to change the reservation.

Mike so were talking about the same restaurant at the hotel where we are staying, right....

Yes, McCormack's at the Inn. Rooms are upstairs, bar/restaurant is on the first floor.

leaving tomorrow :)

Chris Travinski, The NH boys, and myself will be there Wednesday afternoon.

Planning on shooting Rock Mountain Wed afternoon to get all primed up and read to go for all the festivities Thursday, Friday, Sat. It is a 25 minute drive from HHH.

If anyone is planning on getting to PA early on Wed and want to join us for a round of clays, let me know.

Frank, now the fox boys will know where the "Parker ringers" will be warming up :whistle:

Jeez, I think my wife and I planned our wedding, honeymoon, and the last twelve anniversaries with less fuss. Sure hope you have a great evening. I know we will. :corn:

I have a room at the Montrose Inn for Thurs and Fri, but have seriously been thinking on camping . Allan and Edgar really seem to have it down to a science, and would seem to be relaxing. Matt and Kenny are also camping out. I started loading the camping gear in the truck Sun, but then wifes sister ended up in the ER and ended up with 3 stents, and now I have an abcessed tooth that will need a root canal. Luckily, I started pumping he antibiotics Sun and it is going down and hope to hold off the root canal until next week.
I am planning on getting in Wed eve, so hope to shoot on Thurs morn.
See you all then

Now Edgar..................be nice.....

Matt, you have to agree that camping isn't fraught with such monumental decision making.

Harold, I hope the above means that you've damned the abcess and will join us for camping. Fair warning though: this EMT doesn't do dental work!

There are still rooms at Montrose Inn. I got one just now. :)

Me and Matt Valinsky had a great time camping!...good weather for the shoot and the camping. It was good to meet all the SXS shooters from PGCA and yes the Fox boys too. I shot a GHE-20 for the challenge qualifier but only scratched down 29 targets, we only counted the ones that broke from in flight pellet damage! ...should have had my 16. I shot a 30 with my CSMC DE-28 on the small bore course. Next year I will bring a bigger cannon for the Parker shoot! The camping was great fun and the cot made for good sleeping. The fellers who stayed in town missed out on the night life you get when camping...lots of show and tell, single barrel, T-bones, burgers and more. We stayed saterday night and the sky was filled with stars like you never see at home...awesome indeed. Next year we might even get one those hot water shower set ups...(-: Thanks to all who made this happen, it was a great time indeed! SXS ohio

Kenny, it was good to meet you as well and to finally put a face on your name.

Absolutely, I was camped next to Kenny and Matt, and had a great time. Sure, I missed the BS sessions back at the hotel, but it was really relaxing. Edgar and Allen were camped there also, and everyone shared their spirits, food, and the talk was great. Dean, Dave, and Larry had a canopy set up below mine where they could rest a little when they were not working in the Parker-Fox tent or shooting yhe course - thanks guys for all your hard work and dedication.. I met the boys from New Hampshire, Scott, Bill ,Frank, and Pete and tagged along with them shooting--someone has to be low gun. no wonder those New hampshire boys ran the British out in the Revolutionary war-they can really shoot. It was good to see Daryl Corona back on his feet, and knee surgery certainly didnt slow down his gun swing
I loved the small bore course, and shot it well( for me), but the 12 bore course was quite humbling, leaving alot of good shooters grumbling. I may just leave the 12's at home next time. Sorry to say that was probably the last major shoot of the year, but will continue to shoot locally.

It was great to meet you too Harold and I enjoyed shooting with you as well. We had great weather and nice time all around.

I had a superb time, though not because of the well maintained course, fresh batteries or new controllers. NOT....
But the best part of that shoot is the camaraderie. Wonderful to meet SXS Ohio and his sidekick Matt. Great to see the NH shooters. I agree Harold, the NH boys can shoot like he__. (edited for the Mean Moderator).
Great to see the Michigan boys.
Daryl was in great shooting form and let me buy a Fox from him- 30 inch Gen-1 A grade which performed well at the Rock.
It is impressive how far some of our members travel for the NE SXS.
The list of great PGCA people there at HHH goes on and on, but as someone said above- its is a great place to finally put names to faces and vice versa. .....And it wouldn't hurt to have an official PGCA nametag that us regular folks could buy.

I did notice that many did have PGCA nametags, but I never asked where they got them. Very handy for one who often has a hard time remembering names and where he left that Parker laying--anybody seen my DHE 16?

I always save all the name tags I can my hands on to use at gun shows and events. They come in handy. I know last year at Ernie's the PGCA table had tangs out for people to fill out. Others likely kept them.

By the way, I ended up bringing a pet home from Ernie's. A tick that my wife had to remove from the back of my leg on Sunday morning. Check yourselves over guys!

I don't need any PA hitch-hikers... we have enough resident ticks here already.

The NH boys and I had a great time. What more can you ask for? Great weather, great people, lots of shooting, and seeing and talking to good friends. We got to PA early on Wednesday and shot "The Rock" and were very impressed. The presentation of the targets and the club house is beautiful with a Mountain Lion staring at you when you enter through the door. I'm sure the shoot in September is going to be a huge hit.

We stayed at Betty's farm house which is about 4 miles from HHH. Scott has been going to PA to hunt deer since '92 and Betty and Scott have been friends ever since. She treats us all like her own kids. Home cooked meals, nice scenery, very peaceful, and lots of laughter.

Here are a few pics....

A view from the front porch with Scott and Bill.

Bill and Betty having a good laugh.

No one is ever hungry at Betty's....

Harold, Billy, and Scotty

Some shots from the shoot

Frank, glad someone remembered to take pictures.....:rotf:

It was a great time as always, with good friends and lots of shooting. The highlight for me was the unexpected opportunity to shoot some double rifles. There was a 360 hammer gun and a Holland & Holland 500 BPE (black powder express) very,very cool :) I NEED to get one of those.

As usual HHH provided me with another fine firearm that was in desperate need of adoption to a better home:rolleyes:

You know Frank... until recently, I thought you WERE one of the NH boys. I still get confused.

We gave him an honorary membership and a Green card so he can come and go from NH for his shooting lessons with us. :rotf: To be honest he's a really bad influence, encouraging us to buy Lefever's, Fox's and Ithaca's. :)

Who?? "Wicked Pissah???" No frappin' way.....I'm taking a wild guess he's a wee bit south of the NH border???? :whistle:

From what I hear, my name was draw not once, but two times on Saturday afternoon for the gun giveaway. And I wasnt there of course!!! Good thing it wasnt an RBL again. Or I would be very disappointed. I guess it was just a Nitro Special or something. But hey, a free gun is a free gun.

Brian, it was a drawing for door prizes, not specifically for the gun. The 12g was on the table for a while.

A few pictures from the weekend in PA.... not all gun related.

Apparently there was a big street rod meet in PA over the weekend but this is the only one we saw on the road. Massachusetts Turnpike, almost home when we passed it. Looks like a '34 but I didn't get a good look at the blown engine to know what it is.

Shea and Grace got along famously... couldn't get enough of each other.

Anybody know who belongs to this Parker?




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I do - lets see if the owner can identify his own gun.

I'm pretty sure that's mine.

If it was up to me it wouldn't be yours. But alas it is. A beautiful late Remington 12 gauge straight grip VHE. 32 inch?

With a checkered butt no less.

She's very special to me. She was my first Parker, bought in 1971 for $600, and cased in a beautiful Red Head LOM. I knew nothing about Parkers at the time but only that I wanted one. It's been all downhill since then.:crying:
It was followed up 6 months later with a straight grip 20 VHE, one of the "transition" guns, which I traded a Belgian Browning made for the European market. That Browning set me back $400. Saw the for sale add in the grocery store. My, my how times have changed.

Daryl
You have great taste in guns.

That means a lot coming from you George.