past Sanford SXS - Page 3

C grade · 06-21-2010, 07:27 AM

Yes,There is a trap range at Backwoods. There are normally two SC courses of 12 stations each,Two five stands,a flurry and trap. You are correct,Rick is very accommodating and if asked would do his best to respond. The fall Southern SXS is focused on shooting not selling tables to dealers.
David

Bill Murphy · 06-21-2010, 07:40 AM

The Fall Southern is worth the trip. If Rick had checks from 200 vendors, he has more than enough room for tents to accommodate them. His facility hosts NSCA shoots including the SC State Shoot. He does not schedule a lot of NSCA shoots, quail hunting being his specialty, but he has been awarded the state shoot this year, two weekends before the Fall Southern. The course should be in good shape for our weekend.

Coach · 06-21-2010, 01:20 PM

I go to the Spring Southern SxS in Sanford primarily for the Parker/LC Challenge. I might do one round of SC for practice (shot early in the AM Friday) and will usually shoot between 1 and 2 cases of shells total, mostly on the challenge 5-stand. The SC course was 6 stations (5 eight Bird and 1 ten Bird) with separate stations on the single course for 10/12/16ga and 20/24/28/& smaller.

The Fall Southern at Backwoods is definitely for burning powder. You can shoot all of the events there, and do it again too if you are of a mind to do so. I don't recall any backups and the stations are not too far apart to just pass one by if a group is already there, go back, or get it on the way out. The SC course is generally set on two separate layouts, one for large bore and one for small. Hotel rooms are plentifull in Georgetown, SC and cheap as the shoot occurs during the off-season for beachgoers. This will be the 3rd year for the Fall Southern, vendor participation has grown dramatically and anyone who like to really shoot should consider putting it on their calendar.

I go to both and will continue to do so.

Bill Murphy · 06-21-2010, 01:28 PM

Since NSSA, NSCA, and flyers for money are all in my past, I have time to attend all Eastern Side by Side events. I do the Southern, the Northeast, the Vintagers, and the Fall Southern. Any one of them has a weekend of skeet beaten by a mile.

MarketHunter · 06-21-2010, 04:42 PM

The fall southern is during the hunting season, I just can't see blowing a weekend of the real thing on clay shooting. Rick is a great guy though, if I was going to do it that would be where I'd go.

DLH

Mike McKinney · 06-21-2010, 10:18 PM

I went to the Southern this year after hearing you all talk about it. I might say that though I was interested I really didn't plan to shoot as I was not accustomed to sporting clays and really just wanted to see some of it happen.

My real "want to" was to meet some of you and see some nice Parkers. I got there Friday morning, and it was about a 4 1/2 hour drive. I looked around a good bit and came to the Parker table, Ed Morgan was selling tickets and I enjoyed some conversation with him. Charlie Herzog was at the table, as far as I'm concerned there could hardly be a better representative than he. He made me welcome.

I got to meet Charlie Price and Bill Mullins and enjoyed my time with them both, they are just good men and even got my copy of TPS signed. Jim Hall drove us to supper where Larry and Deb Frey, Josh Loewensteiner and his dad were waiting. Just a great evening because I got an invite and wasn't in that hotel room.

I guess I hung around that table a lot, but Austin Hogan was making pictures and notes of an early Parker and seemed to be happy to have school while he was doing it. Got a good tip or two from Allan Swanson.

My only regret was never finding Carl Brandt who had given me a lot of info before I decided to come.

I guess my point is that these folks and more represented PGCA really well and I suspect that is pretty important.

Mike

C.O.B. · 06-22-2010, 08:35 PM

IMHO The Southern is NOT a shooting event. I went for 6years in a row usually came away with at least one gun usually two which is fine. But when I drive 13hrs I want to burn some powder and not have to break the bank and wait for hours to do it. therefor I (and most if not all the MI shooters) haven't returned.

To spend $40 for a SC round is ok with the type of venue but to have only 6 stations is absurd and $15 for a 5 stand course and wait for hours is equally rediculous. If you want to see some very nice guns and shoot the s&%t with old friends and make new ones there is no better place than The Southern.

The U.P. shoot is limited to 120 shooters who are pre squaded. You have times and events and you had better be there. We shot the SC on Sat am at 9:30 and had the rest of the day for side events. Sun was the flurry then the pigeon Ring with time for side events in between. This is a very well run shoot wih good vendor participation and lots of shooting. If you can't go through at least 3 cases of shells then you just arn't trying.

As for the fall southern it's like the Vintagers its during bird season. I agree with Destry that I'd rather shoot at a bird pointed (Ducks for Mr. Hoffard) by my dog than a clay target. Fall is he time for real birds not clay ones.

Double Play · 06-23-2010, 09:56 AM

I agree with Rich and Destry, as much as I love to shoot sporting clays, from September 15th thru December 31st I have a bow, rifle, or Parker in my hands in pursuit of game.

Opening Day · 06-23-2010, 10:24 AM

It's too bad that the Fall Southern can't be moved up to the Spring Southern.....It sounds like a great shoot just a very bad time of the year. I am sure the Michigan boys would come again if we could shoot more then a couple of boxes of shells. The Southern to me was to meet people and socialize and in someways I wonder why we have the Parker/Smith shoot there why not at the Vintagers? I guess Bill doesn't care about the shooting all he cares about is the dollars but you can only go down that road so long.....