If I could make a sugestion? I probably won't have the opportunity to make it to a Parker/Fox or Parker/Smith match, but I would like to. The time, distance, border issues, and cost would be substantial and if I went that far it would be nice to be involved in the outcome. The top 5 verses top 5 format isn't really a test of the make of the shotgun, its a test of the shooters. Let's face it, they could probably trade guns and still smoke the rest of the field with the competitor's brand. Individual competition is great, and the classes broken down by hammer gun, gauge, and even field gun weight could supply that. Have an unlimited class for the ultra competitve people to see where they rank and determine the top shooters.
As with other makers the total team of Parker shooters at these events are made up of all classes of skill levels. Young, old, male, female, in their prime, past their prime, never had a prime. They're a team because of their appreciation of their favorite brand of shotgun. Why not let everyone's score count for for the big prize, the Parker/Fox Challenge? Have the average score for all shooters of each brand determine the winner of that title. As long as it is kept good natured and fun that should build a team atmosphere with fellow team members encouraging each other to shoot well. The top shooters will still be the top shooters. The large number of shooters would prevent even a very bad shot from from hurting the average too much. Besides, both teams will have their strong and weak shooters. I think that it would also be a much truer measure of the top shotgun maker and everyone would feel they contributed.
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