New Years Day Shoot - Major Waldron's

[John D.]

Derek,

It was a pleasure to meet you - and WELCOME to being our most recent PGCA Member..! You certainly entered this organization with a "bang" (<-- sorry - bad pun, but I couldn't resist!! )

Anyway - there were actually two winners in the elimination round....

Bob Weeman and I fought hard on the first elimination round - and Bob took it after several birds. The crowd went wild with excitement - as they voted that Pete had taken a chip out of his last bird - so we had a re-shoot with Pete, Bob and myself....

Then, Pete's trigger became possessed - and he had to bow out - leaving - again - Bob and myself...

The second round for the championship had a different outcome - and after 10 or fifteen dropped birds, Bob let me win, I guess..?

And oh - one more thing....

Larry Frey was kind enough to give me a box of shells, and without inspecting them - I began shooting... After the Match I finally read one of the empty hulls. It read: Remington STS Rifled Slugs...

Thanks Larry.. What a buddy...

Moral of the story? Well, there is no moral - except don't borrow a box of shells from Larry when shooting trap...??

John D.

[Researcher]

After the Parker articles he's written you couldn't get Toolman there? At least someone was emulating Ansley H. Fox --

[Double Play]

Originally Posted by John Dunkle

After the Match I finally read one of the empty hulls. It read: Remington STS Rifled Slugs...

John D.

John,
Just think of how much more impressive your win was. What was really impressive to me was how that 34" trap gun vaporized targets on the skeet field.

[John D.]

Originally Posted by Larry

John,
Just think of how much more impressive your win was. What was really impressive to me was how that 34" trap gun vaporized targets on the skeet field.

Honestly? All kidding aside - I wasn't going to shoot - and then you stepped up and gave me a box of shells... My sincerest thanks!! And - I think the skeet round was a lot of fun - and I thank Frank for that.. And those xtra full chokes do "smoke them" for sure!!

I had a blast - and thanks right back to you and all that attended... What a great way to start off 2016...

John D.

[bob weeman]

There was no letting you win John...you be beat me fair and square...and soundly......only fitting as I was shooting my Ithaca and you that one of a kind Parker....no Ithaca could beat a Parker at a Parker shoot! Especially that Parker with you shooting it. Should have shot with my GH! Awesome day just the same!

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Derek- welcome to the PGCA. You received a quality introduction and are now a member of the New England Chapter. Of course anyone who shows up at Waldron's, Addieville or such places in the Six colonial states, automatically become such a Chapter member.
Like Frank Cronin and I said- you can shoot that GH all day long.