Shelly and a bunch of MD and VA shooters regularly participated in a PRE=USSCA sporting clays shoot in the area of West Virginia west of I-81 and Wardensville. The shooting facility was on a many hundred acre estate, with a clubhouse at the end of a gated several mile long dirt and gravel road. The shoots were held monthly in the ATA off season. One shoot coincided with a wicked snowstorm and its related meltoff. Three of us decided to struggle through the weather and the near impassable road and attend the shoot. The road was as bad as anyone could imagine with muddy ruts and washouts. There were areas where my GMC four wheel drive Blazer struggled. We came to the bluff that overlooked the clubhouse area and were only mildly surprised to see Shelly's new Corvette parked in front of the clubhouse. We knew better than to question Shelly about whether he had any trouble getting in. We knew what the answer would be.

Great story, Bill. Sounds like Shelly was a helluva guy!

[QUOTE=Dean Romig;356586]It has the correct checkering pattern for a DHE trap forend but the loop will tell the truth.
There is a picture on page 1 that shows a section of the underside with about 3+” of the rear rib section and there is no evidence of a reinforced loop… but we need to see that entire section including the loop.


Hope this helps. I also wiped the grease of the barrel.
Thanks for the comments.
-Brett