2024 Vintage Gunners Cup

[6pt-Sika]

Was there Thursday . Nice day saw plenty folks I knew . 8 gauge event was a little light , but after checking the other pre-lim events many were light .

[Ed Blake]

More shooters in attendance today. Good targets, small bore was challenging. Vendors not as numerous as in days past, but quality was definitely there. More British offerings than anything. Food truck was meh and expensive. I had fun and caught up with a few folks.

[Double Lab]

Agree with Ed and Craig. Vendors were few, maybe 8 tables (?) and heavy on the European guns. Steve Cobb was set up but a very limited display compared to Ernie's or the Southern. Food truck was a joke but there was Molly's down the road if you were willing to leave the club. George Hopkins and crew were well prepared and things run well albeit a light crowd. Target prices were $67/50 and carts were $100/day. I guess if you want to play you have to pay. Still great to see old friends, really the only reason I attend, but I'm afraid the bloom is off the rose as they say.

Makes me appreciate Ernie's and especially Mike and Sam's shoot even more. Mike's bling puts the VGC offerings to shame, his targets are world class and it's still affordable.

[6pt-Sika]

Score chaser shows 101 entrant numbers of those I knew 21 and saw a couple more folks I knew that were there just to look around . I like the place well enough , but I like Pintail Point as well as Schraders also . Competition is grand without a doubt but seeing friends has become a huge part of these things atleast for me You know a guy that’s not a Parker guy but goes to just about all of these things is Frank Finch , he goes and puts out the Smith display and I think rarely shoots . Frank deserves credit for what he does .

[Double Lab]

Got to back up Craig on Frank Finch. If there is an LC Smith shooting in an event he will be there with a smile on his face. I've always said, to me, it's about the guys first and then the guns.

[Kevin McCormack]

Frank and I have had many conversations over the years about the philosophy of collecting and displaying. I think I can say we were always of one mind regarding it all - the opportunity for people to see representative guns across all grades and gauges offered by a specific maker, along with the educational bent of why people should be at all interested in them as a facet of American gunmaking at its finest. Frank's displays are always top notch and slightly changed from the previous one - his display at the VC featured another near-mint .410 Smith field grade raffle gun! And Daryl is right - Frank always seems to "be there"!