New Years Day shoot - Barrington NH
 

As many of you know we have held a New Years Day PGCA funshoot at The Major Waldron Sportsmans Association in Barrington NH. If we want to do it again I have been given the green light by the Directors for a 1/1/2011 shoot.

I think it worked well last year having a semi-formal 100 target program of mixed trap and skeet. We charged .50 per round more than the standard non-member rate per round and made it the purse for the high gun ($5 per round). Perhaps this year the purse should be awarded on more luck than skill, name out of hat? Although now I think of it last years high gun was more luck than skill :rotf:

The club provided coffee and I brought some hot dogs and buns and several attendees brought some yummy dishes of food, which I hope they will do again.

Shooting will officially commence at 9AM provided we are not having a blizzard or ice storm. A couple us will open up the club and start setting things up by 7:30ish I am sure.

Here is the link to the club's website for directions: http://majorwaldron.com/web/about/index.htm

Let us know if you plan to attend, and bring as many Parkers as you want from Trojans to A1S.

PS. John this will be a great opportunity for you to both return and borrow more stuff.

Pete, You can count Danny and I in for this great day of shooting fun! I,m just gonna hide my stuff from Dunkle ....:whistle:

Now if I can just get home without getting pulled over by the local PD....

A little wintery blow never stopped us before :rolleyes:

I'll be there in any case.

Dean, just put that nice hat on :whistle: hope it is a nice day, can't wait to shoot with every one again! scott

Not THE hat....:biglaugh:

What Hat ? PICTURES MAYBE ???

Seek and ye shall find
 

Make fun of my typos will he!

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That Dean ,Always was a dashing fella ! Nice Hat !:rotf:

I just asked my kid why I befriend such style conscience fellow's....He just kinda smiled.....I wonder what that means.....:rolleyes:

I guess this answers the question..Huh?

Sort of favors a long but fun New Years Eve.

I thought I had very discreetly relieved John's DH Damascus twenty of its forend but I see I was caught by the "candid camera" but it still leaves me wondering who's forend John lifted to make his(?) gun whole again.... :corn:

I will be there again for my second year....still only have the one Parker though....it was great fun last year and I will be willing to bring Lasagne again this year......

And great lasagna it was too Bob!.....:bowdown:

I have a couple of xtra's - mostly from a Parker DHE Repro.. Grabbed both the beavertail and splinter ends from two different Parker repros (sort of like a 2:1 kind of deal... ;) )

No worries my friend.. I'll take your hat in trade...

:)

John

John, perhaps you can borrow Dean's "previously" unfired 16ga hammer gun? You remember the one that was unfired before the first NYD shoot.

:shock:

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HEHE!!!!!

JD

TTT. I have loaded up some 10ga trap loads. Scott wants to have some 10ga shooting from the 27 yard line. Bring your big bores if you got them.

I'll be there, but....

Is it OK if I just shoot trap with a 12 GA..????

You "Big Bore" guys scare me...??!! :shock:

Best to you, Pete!

JD

John it's only scary if you are standing on the 16 yard line when the rest of us are shooting from the 27. The rest of the big bore stuff is just compensating :cool:

PS. It's 17 degrees here right now, that is about 17 degrees warmer than the first New Years Day shoot we had two years ago.

You can't fool me, Pete.. I know there is no 27 yard line in Trap...

;)

BTW - It's COLD OUTSIDE TONIGHT!!! Thank gosh I have a hat like Dean's "chapeau"...??

:D

JD

Just as sure as you know there are no 25 straights :rotf:

There are??? I only have 50 and 100 patches?? Really - they waste thread on 25 patches???

I'll let you borrow one of my patches, Pete....

:rotf:

HEH!!!!

JD

Where did you buy I mean get those?

;)

HAHA!!!!

Seriously - I'm LOL!!!!!

John

I'll be there and I bring pulled pork again.

Robin

I'm with you John. I don't own a 10 so I'll be shooting my tightest 12.... if I'm allowed to play.

This sounds like a lot of fun and hope to make it this year. While browsing the club's site, I found this link. Seems there is quite of turn out of people and some very nice Parkers...

http://majorwaldron.com/web/about/ev...s/event_07.htm

OK reminder time, The Parker NYD fun shoot is one week from today. Shooting ranges open at 9AM. This is being held at the Major Waldron Sportsmans Association in Barrington NH. Directions to club are here:

http://majorwaldron.com/web/about/index.htm

We have two combination fields, trap and skeet, we have the ability to throw wobble trap and modern skeet (up and down machines). Last year we shot a 100 target "program" consisting of 50 trap and 50 skeet targets. Cost was $5.00 per round ($4.50 is the standard non-member rate and .50 was put into a pot winner take all).

Bring warm clothes, warm boots, shooting glasses and ear protection, and guns suitable for both trap and skeet shooting.

Everyone is encouraged to bring as many Parker's as want and all food donations are most welcome.

Can we get a head count of who is planning on attending, perhaps rather than burying this post you can hit "thank you" indicating you plan to come.

Thanks, Pete

I'll be there as will Dave & Danny Suponski.

Waldron Shoot
 

I should be there around 11 AM

Best, Austin

Austin, you need to wake up earlier.... :smiley7:

You New Years Day shooters in the North East should have ample snow from my viewing of the weather channel, to muffel the reports of your guns.

Good shooting; Roger an Ole Clunker

New Year Shoot
 

Roger; you should come and wear your white Harry Truman hat

Happy New Year

Austin

As for the time of my arrival; you guys know its a coast to coast trip over the divide!

Austin;

My Harry Truman hat and I are ready for such an adventure but my eyes are not, I have cataracs in both eyes.

I attended an after Thanksgiving traditional disorganized shoot with a group of good old country boys near my grandads farm and that is where I determined I was having a sight problem. Missed everything I shot at that was flying, damn frustrating day.

A week later at the optromistic, thinking I need new glasses, now the story gets better. The "O" is a woman and after selling me $500 of new eye ware the problem still existed and upon a reexamination she discovered I have cataracs. I happen to think she knew of the catracs on the first exam. She must have hard up and really needed my $500. Ergo I wiil shortly own $500 of useless glasses as I am going to the opthomoligist for the laser process next week.

Sorry to miss the neat New Years Day Shoot;

Roger an Ole Clunker

Austin;

My Harry Truman hat and I are ready for such an adventure but my eyes are not, I have cataracs in both eyes.

I attended an after Thanksgiving traditional disorganized shoot with a group of good old country boys near my grandads farm and that is where I determined I was having a sight problem. Missed everything I shot at that was flying, damn frustrating day.

A week later at the optromistic, thinking I need new glasses, now the story gets better. The "O" is a woman and after selling me $500 of new eye ware the problem still existed and upon a reexamination she discovered I have cataracs. I happen to think she knew of the catracs on the first exam. She must have been hard up and really needed my $500.

Ergo I wiil shortly own $500 of useless glasses as I am going to the opthomoligist for the laser process next week.

Sorry to miss the neat New Years Day Shoot but thanks for the invite.

Roger an Ole Clunker

Austin;

My Harry Truman hat and I are ready for such an adventure but my eyes are not, I have cataracs in both eyes.

I attended an after Thanksgiving traditional disorganized shoot with a group of good old country boys near my grandads farm and that is where I determined I was having a sight problem. Missed everything I shot at that was flying, damn frustrating day.

A week later at the optromistic, thinking I need new glasses, now the story gets better. The "O" is a woman and after selling me $500 of new eye ware the problem still existed and upon a reexamination she discovered I have cataracs. I happen to think she knew of the catracs on the first exam. She must have been hard up and really needed my $500.

Ergo I wiil shortly own $500 of useless glasses as I am going to the opthomoligist for the laser process next week.

Sorry to miss the neat New Years Day Shoot but thanks for the invite.

Roger an Ole Clunker

Roger, You will not believe how well you will see after that surgery. I have three friends who have had it done and beyond restoring their sight they felt it gave them a new lease on life. "Absolutely rejuvenating" is how it was described to me.
It will be the best decision you ever made next to marrying your sweet wife.

Maybe we'll see you in Barrington NH next New Years Day.

Dean

Cataracts
 

Roger; I had my right eye done at 62 and the left at 68. The 21st century job on the left was quicker and easier than getting a tooth filled. The cataract surgury only removes the lens; it does not change the shape of the eye. Your old glasses should still fit.

I had an interesting experience with the right eye. The cataract was dead center, and I could see everything but the thing I was looking at. I could pick up the trap bird, set the swing and hit it, even though I couln't see it when I fired. I shot trap until the week before the cataract was removed and maintained my A classification for the season.

Best, Austin