E.C. Griffith & his Parker had a great 1901

Drew Hause · 09-12-2018, 05:50 PM

https://www.trapshooters.com/threads...n-1901.213270/

JLoew · 09-13-2018, 10:07 PM

I will have the Griffith AAH on display at the Vintage Cup. Parker gave him the gun- 32” Straight stocked gun with engraved gold shield in the stock.

Cold Spring · 09-15-2018, 10:06 AM

Perhaps Drew will point out Mr Griffith on the 1901 GAH Live Bird "Straights" image (attributed to Dave Noreen) that he included in the trapshooter link?

Drew Hause · 09-15-2018, 10:35 AM

Frank: I can't find Dave's full size image. If you or he will post it, I'll crop to just the faces and see if I can enhance it enough to pick out E.C. Griffith and some of the others. Or send it to me as a full size jpg attachment to revdoc2@cox.net

Here is the list of the 25 straights who went to the shoot-off; 6 Parkers
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar.../SL3704018.pdf

BTW: E.C. and almost all the guys were using 1 1/4 oz. with 3 1/2 Dr. Eq. Bulk Smokeless with pressures about 11,500 psi = the modern SAMMI recommended max.
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar.../SL3704019.pdf
42 gr. L&R Bulk = 3 1/2 Dr. Eq.
NOT light loads

1 1/4 oz. 3 1/2 Dr. Eq. (1275 fps) in an 8# gun (the limit at that time) = 27 ft/lbs free recoil

Drew Hause · 09-16-2018, 12:15 PM

Found that "The American Field" April 13, 1901 image of the "straights" but apparently lost in the Photobucket fiasco

http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/...30518&page=all
I've got a tiny low resolution copy

CSL has an invaluable image from a tournament with the competitors numbered and named which should help ID the GAH shooters

Drew Hause · 09-16-2018, 08:29 PM

Dec. 29, 1906
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar.../SL4816013.pdf

Drew Hause · 09-17-2018, 12:13 PM