Parker trap Shooter?

[Bill Murphy]

Don't worry about looking "Back in the day" for this guy in the picture. There were no baseball caps at trapshoots before the war, maybe not until the fifties.

[Bill Murphy]

Dave, you either have to have the books or you have to call the Hall of Fame Museum. They don't always find every name you ask for, but it's worth a shot.

Oh wait- that was Casey "Stinky" Stengel 's favorite reply when he was managing the "Bronx Bombers" in another era- Dave, I have the 1974 ATA book "The Grand- a history of Trapshooting" by Jimmy Robinson and Jim Nichols published at Vandalia 1974- if you know the state where this gentleman shot his registered targets, I might find him in that book- worth a shot--

Chuck--The man who willed me his "modified" Parker SBT was a Class AA shot, so many shots fired in his era- no era protection most likely-. It's been years, but I think he had gunsmith Herb Orre install the release trigger, and it was on a separate floor plate- the original and the machine screws and also the solid red pad were in a cigar box that came with the shotgun when it came into my custody- I tried to get that infernal Morgan pad set for me- I also had to get used to the release trigger, back then I didn't know enough to keep it and have the original pull trigger re-installed, ditto the factory red pad.

The M12 I obtained in trade for it had a std. buttstock- it is a Pigeon Grade with the older milled rib and the "duck-billed" extension and the sandblasted receiver- it is no Parker of course, but it must have been a special order as it has a 30" Imp. Mod. choked barrel instead of the usual Full choke.

I am not a trapshot, but for many years I used it for Pass shooting Canada Geese near refuges in SW lower MI- until I obtained my two M12 3" Magnum Heavy Duck Guns. It is "retired" more or less, but like all my Winchesters- Not For Sale (not that I would even think of trying a stunt like that here)--

[Autumn Daze]

Francis,I am thinking a Connecticut shooter

[Pa SxS]

OK, I'm forced to do it. My mug shot from Trap and Field August 2004. Twelfth place out of over 2k shooters in the Penna Handicap Championship. Missed 2 in a row from my favorite post or I would have been shooting for the championship. As it was, I had to go 4 extra rounds to just get twelfth place.

[J.B. Books]

Chuck finishing 12th out of 2000 is incredibly good shooting. My greatest claim to fame was at the 1995 Maine State Shoot where I broke 667 out 700 targets (300 singles, 200 Handicap, 200 doubles) over 3 days and won the High Overall Average which is an "Open" trophy to all shooters attending. There were five shooters tied with 666 and I am glad I did not know that when I called pull for target 700. They didn't even put my picture in Trap & Field

[Autumn Daze]

Good shooting boy's!