US INTERNATIONAL S/S CHAMPIONSHIP

[Andy]

As far as I know the only true bunker trap set up in NY is at Binghamton Gun Club. 15 traps set to go at three different angles each I believe. It is FAST. I've shot it a dozen times, best score I've gotten was 21, the worst was like a 12. I would think an XF choked SBT gun would a blast but you sacrifice that second shot you're allowed. By the time you get your second shot off I think that bird is at 50+ yards away. Vernon and Rochester Brooks have "international trap" but it's not a true set up, there are only 3 or 5 traps I believe on a wobble set up. There is a gentleman who built this setup with his own money some years back who was trying to make the 2004 Olympic trap team (he didn't make the final cut but still shoots there). There is also international skeet there but that's way too freaking fast.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Ontelaunee has had bunker trap set up for decades. Alan Chubb was the driving force there. They hosted quite a few truly international events.

[Kevin McCormack]

Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

Ontelaunee has had bunker trap set up for decades. Alan Chubb was the driving force there. They hosted quite a few truly international events.

The "golden age" of the bunker at Ontelaunee was essentially from 1990-2001. There were usually 4 major International shoots per year, including the Grand Prix of America, which drew shooters from Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. Michael Diamond, Olympic Gold Medal winner in International trap in Atlanta in 1996 and Sydney in 2000, along with the ladies' All-England champion from Wales joined us in 2 successive seasons.

Alan Chubb always put on a first class event program; everything started ON TIME, there were awards for every event class, and the machinery and layout were as good or better as any other facility in the US, which at the time, numbered less than 30 in the continental US. The facility still hosts registered shoots in the beautiful valley in New Tripoli PA, about 30 minutes northeast of Allentown PA.