Hidden Hollow Shoot
 

Any one know the dates of Hausmanns Hidden Hollow shoot this spring ? I went on there web site but I could not find any info. thanks

Always the first weekend in June isn't it

Ernie still has the announcement for the 2016 SXS Classic up on his website - which leads us to presume he hasn't locked everything in place yet, e.g., vendors, sponsors, exhibitors, etc.





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Just saw the date listed as June 1 to 3 for Hidden Hollow Shoot for 2017

will we have the special rates in the same was it it Comfort Suites in Vestal?

John,
I usually call and set that up for our group. I will give them a call and post the info to this thread.

If you're too busy Larry, let me know and I'll set it up. I'm retired you know and certainly have the time. I've set it up with them before.





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thanks Larry and Dean.

Gentlemen,
The PGCA has 20 rooms blocked at the Comfort Inn in Vestal NY at last years group rate of $99.95 per night for the dates of May 31st thru June 3rd. There is a mix of Kings and Doubles and reservations must be made by May 15th or any remaining rooms will be put up for sale at regular rates. This is a pet friendly hotel for a one time fee of $25.00. The number for the hotel is 607-729-6371 and mention the Parker Gun Collectors for the group rate.

Gentlemen,
It has been pointed out to me that I listed the Comfort Inn when in reality it's the Quality Inn in Vestal that we usually stay at. The phone number and rate shown is correct for the Quality Inn and thank you Chuck for noticing the error.

Not to worry Larry...Chuck has nothing better to do anyway......:whistle:

Well, Chuck would know.... he's the only one of us who stays at the Comfort...:whistle:






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I'm just trying to help!!! I get confused easily. Made my reservations.

How many nights do you gents typically stay there? I'm thinking of attending, would be my first at Hidden Hollow.

Allen, it will be your first of many. After attending once "wild horses couldn't keep you away!"






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how many days/nights do you stay?

I usually stay Friday & Saturday nights. Some add thursday so they can be there part of Thursday and the entire day Friday. I get up early and drive down Friday AM and try to arrive well before noon.

A few of us drive out on Thursday morning to shoot the "Rock" and stay Thurs through Sat nights.





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Allan,
The shoot used to be Friday thru Sunday and we would stay Friday and Saturday nights and drive home Sunday. They moved the days up a couple of years ago so the shooting and festivities are now Thursday thru Saturday. I plan to drive out Thursday am and return home Saturday after the main event.

sounds like a plan; Thursday thru Saturday for me as well

A few of us camp. It is relaxing. I leave work Wed at noon and get to HH around 6:30. I stay W, Th, F, nights and go home Sat afternoon. Get to shoot all day Th-F, and some on Sat. It certainly has become a favorite of mine.
If it would look like a lot of rain, I would probably stay in Vestal.

Gents, We are in need of a volunteer or two to set up the PGCA display at Ernie's. I have been doing this for a bunch of years and I am at a point that I would like to just show up and enjoy the weekend without having to worry about the display. As they say its time to pass the torch. New faces and new ideas are the future of the PGCA. I have everything that is needed. So if you have an interest in increasing your involvement in the PGCA please send me a PM and we can work out the details.

You're right Dave, we need some new interest. We need some new volunteers - it's not hard at all either, heck if enough guys pitch in to help out nobody gets stuck in the booth for more than a few hours each day. There's really not much to it. Just remember, you are the face of the PGCA and we like to make friends.

If any of you new volunteers need any advice or tips on manning the booth just contact Dave or me or Larry, or Josh or.... just ask.


(One of the benefits to being in the PGCA booth is that every once in a while somebody stops by with Uncle Bill's or Grampy's old Parker to ask about it and get informed.)






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Bringing this to the top. We have received no replies for volunteers. This is unfortunate as there will be no PGCA display unless we can find willing members to commit for the good of the group.

Dave, I am willing to give some time/ assistance. I plan on getting in Wed eve to camp if weather conditions are good.

Thanks very much Harold!

But you'll need help - OK, who else would be willing to pitch in some fun hours in the PGCA booth "for the good of the order"?





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Thank you very much Harold. Let's see if we can find someone to head this up.

If I am able to go, I'll set a spell at the table

Me too - IF I'm able to go.





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Me too :)

As in the past I will be more then happy to "set a spell" at the table, too.

Me three

Looks like only 2 of us Long Island boys will be out there this year. Don't worry,we're the lesser shooters of the 4.

Dave Suponski made the statement and request on page 3 of this thread that we need somebody to set up the Parker Gun Collectors Assoc. booth and tables at Hausmann's Hidden Hollow this year. This means simply spreading our tablecloths on three tables, hanging the banner over the rear of the PGCA area, putting some guns on a few racks you bring (or if you have no racks or stands, just lay them neatly on the table), membership applications, a bunch of past issues of Parker Pages as hand-outs, a Serialization book to use as a reference when someone stops by to check if his gun is original or altered..... not much more than that guys, and being available or making sure that someone is in the booth at all times. This could be a group effort if a few of you would just put your heads together and come up with a simple plan.

You can contact Dave Suponski for pointers and to tell him where to send the package with our three PGCA tablecloths so that you can set up the booth like it has been done in the past.
Dave won't be able to make it to Hausmann's this year and Larry Frey and I will not be arriving until late morning on Friday and we'll be leaving on Saturday after the main event has gone off.

It's time for a changing of the guard fellas.... or else the PGCA booth will be a vacant space this year.

Please step forward and continue to make the PGCA visible at Hausmann's again this year.

Thank You!






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Two other LI boyz will be at Hidden Hollow, not sure when they arrive or how long they stay, but they SHOULD be there.

Lenny & I booked rooms for Wed., Thurs, & Fri., nights.(each). I'm driving. I won't have my Parker though. It's still upstate, NY being restored. Lenny is lending my that Charles Daley. I'll bring along my Stevens 16 ga. as well.

Dean, I am planning on getting into Ernies Wed eve and set up camp--so if I have those things I can certainly get them set up Thurs morn. Never fear, the PGCA will be represented--well, maybe not as well as in the past. I am going to PM you my cell number--will be easier to work out the details that way.
Looking forward to seeing/shooting with everyone.

Thanks very much Harold. You won't be alone in this endeavor - several others have said they will spend time at our tables. I hope you can get some help setting up - it's not hard but will be easier with two or three people placing the tables and spreading the tablecloths, etc.

The PGCA is one of the finest shotgun collecting organizations in the country, if not the world, and it is staffed and operated totally by volunteers, and that makes us very special.

Again, thank you Harold for taking the lead and a big thanks to everyone else who will be helping out at the PGCA tables.

Best, Dean





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BTW, if anybody wants to shoot against those Fox guys( whoops, I are a Fox guy too), in the Fox/Lefever Challenge, I will bring a nice little Lefever 16 ga Damascus G grade F/F, 28", happy to let you shoot it.

OK, this time next week, hope to smell that burning powder, and the sound of gunshots and maybe some curses if we happen to miss!
Dean and Dave, hope you have shipped out The PGCA paraphernalia, remember Mon is Memorial Day.
Some of you have also volunteered to sit at the booth, so far myself, Edgar, Eric, Dean, and Chuck--anybody else??
Hope to meet some new faces, and see old friends.
Harold