Vintage SXS shoot at the Whittington Center, Raton, NM
 

The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Vintagers is going to have a shoot June 11, 12, and 13. Saturday the 12th will be the big day but both Friday afternoon and Sunday morning will be full of fun. Saturday evening we'll be having a steak dinner for all attending. This is a non-scoring get together just for fun. Activities will include Argentine Clays (I hear it's a hysterical), sporting clays, and 5-stand. And as always there will be a number of vintage doubles around for show-and-tell. You're encouraged to bring some of your nice Parkers for display.

The Whittington Center is located in one of the most beautiful areas of the U.S. Nestled in the foothills of the Rockies it's mountain cool at night and afternoon rainshowers are common. The vista looking east is incredible with the grassy plains extending to the horizon broken only by cones of extinct volcanos. Many "must see" sites in the area.

Accomodations are available on the grounds of the Whittington Center or in the nearby town of Raton, New Mexico. For more information you can contact me. For reservations and info on the Whittington Center go to this link: http://www.nrawc.org/.

Anyone interested in vintage doubles and having fun is VERY WELCOME! Membership in the Vintagers not a requirement.


LAST DOLLAR FIRING HIS LAST SHOT AT LAST YEAR'S SHOOT

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SOME OF THE TOYS THE BOYS BROUGHT

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WORLD RENOWNED SHOOTING CRITIC HAS GOOD TASTES

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MOKA RETRIEVING ANOTHER ONE THAT TRIED TO GET AWAY

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You could stop in at Philmont Scout Ranch while you were down there! I was there last in 1986 but the memories are still bright and clear.

Destry

Destry, I am fairly active with the Philmont Scout Ranch and will agree it is an amazing facility and organization! It has really opened my eyes to the fact that there are a lot of really good young men and women who can lead our country. Not at all the stereotype of the "decline of America" that seems to dominate the news. You oughta come back for a visit. Bring your fly rod..........

Joe,

Those are beautiful guns on the table. I realy like the rock fired fowling piece.

Harry

I caught my only wild flyrod trout there at Fish Camp actually. It wasn't a big one, but I can say I caught it anyway. I've wanted to go back down and see the upgrades they've done to the museum for a long time. I was editor on the most recent Philmont Collectors Guide and we were all planning on getting together down there for a tour. Unfortunately, my buddy who was co-author, ended up getting sent overseas and we never got it done. He'll be back in the country soon though, maybe one of these days.....

DLH

Joe, I bring boys to Philmont every couple years and have two crews in 2011. I get down on staff association matters and will be there over a long Labor Day weekend this year. Your shoot sounds like fun but its over the time I'll be pedaling across Kansas. Best regards.

Thanks, all.

Harry, that double flinter is by W.H. Wilson, London. I don't believe he was actually a maker but rather a retailer. However, Alexander Wilson, who had his shop in the same building was a gunmaker and worked a long time for Joe Manton. The gun is remarkable in many ways. Its in original condition and not far from mint, though it was shot a little. It has very modern stock dimensions and weight. And it has about all the bells and whistles the best flinters had. If this weren't the Parker site I'd post photos but.......send me your e-mail address and I'll send some to you.

Bruce, you'd enjoy the shoot.......and it sure isn't too far for you to travel. Now, it also appears that Dennis Potter's shotgun class at Trinidad is planning their SC shoot at the Whittington June 30 in the afternoon.......humm.....

Joe,

Craig Smith (Circle Fly Wads) encouraged me to attend Friendship, Indiana and shoot muzzel loading shotguns with the boys and girls. One of the girls was shooting a double fowling piece that her husband had made and she shot the old rock fired gun very well. I would love to see more of your flinter.

Harry
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OK, let's get a Papal Dispensation for Joe to post all the pictures he wants to post. We do have an "other guns" forum. Go for it, Joe, since I asked about the pictured guns on another forum and guessed, correctly, with no evidence, that they belonged to Joe Wood.

Agree with Bill. Please post some pics on the "Other Fine Doubles" forum. I would imagine there are few on this site that have only Parkers in the household, albeit bias may be skewed in that direction. Jack