Update From the Grand American

[Drew Hause]

Merle Stockdale was placed at 27 yards in February 1955. The first 5 to reach the new 27 yd max were; Merle Stockdale (IA), Arnold Riegger (WA), Dan Orlich (NV), Maynard Henry (CA) and Evelyn Primm (CA), all making it to the 27 by April 16, 1955.
https://www.americantrapshooter.com/...ard-line.3537/

But 27 yard scores did not appear in the Average Book until 1956.

Nice documentation of guns used by GAH winners, but not their yardage
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads...inners.256401/

I believe the last Parker was Walter Tulbert who won in 1941

[John Davis]

I figured Dr. Hause would have the answer.

[Drew Hause]

I'm just a librarian John.
Well done brother.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Drew Hause

Merle Stockdale was placed at 27 yards in February 1955. The first 5 to reach the new 27 yd max were; Merle Stockdale (IA), Arnold Riegger (WA), Dan Orlich (NV), Maynard Henry (CA) and Evelyn Primm (CA), all making it to the 27 by April 16, 1955.
https://www.americantrapshooter.com/...ard-line.3537/

But 27 yard scores did not appear in the Average Book until 1956.

Nice documentation of guns used by GAH winners, but not their yardage
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads...inners.256401/

I believe the last Parker was Walter Tulbert who won in 1941

Was Orlich shooting a Ljutic then ?

[Trap3]

Orlich was shooting a Model 12... He started shooting the Ljutic Mono Serial #1 around 1960...

[William Woods]

Congratulations Mr. Davis.

[Hammer Gun]

Way to go! John you are a insperation to all of us would be trap shooters! Gary

[Drew Hause]

A Tribute to Al Ljutic, a legend in our sport of trapshooting, from Dan Orlich

Al and I first met in the early 1950's. He was the assistant gun club manager at Harolds Gun Club in Reno, Nv. working with manager and trapshooting great, Phil Miller. Al was young, brash, hard headed, outspoken, AND brilliant! He had no equal in a machine shop; always thinking, experimenting, inventing new things, and never satisfied.....until one day in 1960, he had what he thought was the perfect, single barrel trap gun (aptly named the Ljutic mono gun). All he needed now, as he put it, "was someone to shoot the damn thing." I had done some good shooting in the 50's so he came to me and asked if I would give it a try. In addition to the other "adjectives" I ascribed to him, he was very persuasive, so try I did! After 6 months I told him I would like to continue shooting it, but only on one condition...that he put a "BIG" serial #1 on it. He did, and the rest is history.

He used a pump prior to the Ljutic and it has been reported to have been a Model 31
Prior to shooting Ljutic Bi Gun #1 for doubles he used a Model 32

[Pa SxS]

Congratulations John. Quite an accomplishment.

[John Davis]

Flying the colors.