2025 Virginia and West Virginia State Trap Shoots

[William Woods]

Congratulations Mr. Davis. In your posted picture one gun looks like a shotgun.

[Larry the Gun Guy]

Originally Posted by John Davis

The 2025 Virginia and West Virginia Trap Shoots took place at the Winchester Gun Club, July 2 through July 13. Ten days of shooting and 2,600 targets. The best I can say is, it was disappointing. Stiff competition and I was not at my best. In fact, these grounds have proven in the past to be my Achillis heel. Not a lot of Parker highlights here but we still managed to bring home a little bling.

In Event 1 of the Va Shoot, the Parker SAA went 97x100 to take the Class AA Singles title and in the Singles Class Championship the SAA won Open Veteran Champion with a 99x100.

In Event 3 of the West Virginia Shoot, the Parker GHE won Open Doubles Veteran Champion with 93x100. The SAA tied in Event 4, Open Singles Veteran Champion, with a 99x100 but lost the carryover. Then the SAA tied once more with another 99x100 for the Non-Resident Veteran Class Singles Champion and this time won the carryover.

Next stop, the Grand American, Sparta, Illinois.

Come on John, we'd all be happy with that kind of shooting. Hold your head high. I'm sure you'll live up to your high standards at the Grand! And good luck!

[Mike Franzen]

I love the pic of you and Ethan with your guns. Both guns state of the art during their time. The Parker has proven itself for well over a hundred years. Let’s see where Kohler is in 2125.

[Bill Murphy]

Mike, competition guns of any era are normally long lived. My Krieghoff skeet, trap, and sporting clays gun is 55 years old with no real attention. I'm sure its next 55 years will be more of the same. Of course, my Parkers have had a long head start, again with no real attention. The Kolar has yet to recover from a few bumps in the road.