Pigeons.....

[MarketHunter]

Proof! Me with the silver watch!

After John won the Georgia State I relinquished the watch to him as he had far exceeded any skill I ever had. I think I was prouder of him and his title than he was.

[John Davis]

Originally Posted by Destry L. Hoffard

Proof! Me with the silver watch!

After John won the Georgia State I relinquished the watch to him as he had far exceeded any skill I ever had. I think I was prouder of him and his title than he was.

Those were the best of times.

[todd allen]

That's a beautiful ring! Love the background.

[Stan Hoover]

Great picture Destry,

I wish I could say that I have shot at this club!

[Stan Hillis]

I have a copy of an old article written back in the late 70's, I think, where the great pigeon shooter Billy Perdue was interviewed and it was published. I haven't read it in a while but can remember a few choice mentions.

He favored a S X S in a time when they were "out of favor" for flyer matches, and stated his reason for shooting one. He said that flyer shooting is a game of elevation, mostly, and that the first shot at the bird, as it is rising from the trap, is managed more easily with a S X S because the barrels are in clearer view in the out-of-focus field of vision.

There was one particular S X S, that he ordered custom made for himself, with which he had great issues with the regulation of the barrels. He eventually rid himself of it, and a friend of mine owns it. It still has stickers all over the stock from shoots in the USA and abroad. He can't shoot it worth a darn, and I've never had the heart to tell him what is wrong with it. Hope he's not reading this.

My favorite quote of Billy's is what he said when asked how he had been so fortunate as to be able to shoot flyers around the globe for so many years. This is not a direct quote, but close ........ said he: "I was born into money and I never did anything to mess that up".

[Reggie B]

Very enjoyable thread! Nice shooting attire as well Destry! Is that your 34" gun in the photo?

[Ed Blake]

Thanks for posting. Those Bogardus/Kimble matches were fun. How is our friend Don Kass? He hasn’t posted for years.

[Big D]

My dad shot columbaire birds in Mexico when Remington held a board meeting there. The bird boys were instructed to release the birds easily, because the board members where not good shooters. My dad killed the first several birds (lucky!) and the bird boy was angry - They all want to throw "no Hitters". My dad's birds got a lot more difficult

[Stan Hillis]

I would love to try Columbaire.

There's a great story about shooting them in Bob Brister's wonderful old book "Moss, Mallards and Mules".

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Stan Hillis

I would love to try Columbaire.

There's a great story about shooting them in Bob Brister's wonderful old book "Moss, Mallards and Mules".

I do better at Colombaire than I do at boxbirds ! I read that same story over forty years ago . That’s what got me started on wanting to go in the ring .