Posted by Randy Roberts on July 18, 2018, 11:27 am
Please see information below as it pertains to a fun shoot/gathering I am attempting to organize. The course is a fun one to shoot with nothing to difficult. It can be shot with an IC/SK combo as there is nothing to long but there's plenty of trickery to keep you honest. There are several shooters from the PGCA signed up so we need to balance things out a little. Drop me an email if you have interest.... Thanks for considering !!
SxS SHOOT 08/25/2018 TRI COUNTY COON HUNTERS SPORTING CLAYS HIGHWAY 129, BATESVILLE, IN SHOTGUN START AT 10:00AM -- LUNCH INCLUDED COST FOR 100 BIRDS AND LUNCH -- $35.00
This is a fun shoot with non registered birds, no trophies or prizes.The purpose is simply to bring together some like minded folks who share a common appreciation of the SxS for a fun morning of shooting.Shoot any make, model or gauge that you like. If you have something to sell or show off please bring it along. This shoot can only take place with enough interest so please RSVP if you can make it. I will add your name to the list and keep you up to date as things progress. Please RSVP to me at the email address below or feel free to give me a call if you have any questions:
Randy Roberts 812-584-1021 randy@hsiagency.com
Re: SxS Fun Shoot-Indiana
Posted by Randy Roberts on July 25, 2018, 3:16 pm, in reply to "SxS Fun Shoot-Indiana"
Please see below as was posted on the PGCA forum as an update on the event. To my knowledge we have 2 LCSCA members on board so far. We need a show of support here please.
UPDATE:I can tell everyone for certain that this thing is a GO! I have been on a recruiting mission and so far it appears that we have about 33 confirmed shooters some of which are hoping to bring along shooters which are not included in the 33. There are also a handful of folks that have shown interest and may attend and then there are those I am still in pursuit of so I do expect the number to grow. I attended the Elk Creek Commonwealth SxS shoot and a local sporting clays shoot this weekend and managed to recruit some additional shooters. I will be attending a shoot in Indy this weekend and will be doing a little campaigning there as well. By my count we have 11 PGCA members that are shooting with some driving great distances. I will elaborate on that after the shoot as I am uncertain who is traveling the greatest distance. I know of one from KY that has to be pushing 4 hours and another from VA that I suspect is of a similar distance. It was suggested by a shooter (Ed Livezey) that I name this the "HOOSIER SxS CLASSIC" and make it an annual event. Who am I to argue with that logic. So for now we have a new name and as for the annual part I would not rule it out. We have room for more shooters so please let me know if you can make it.
I will be coming down form northern In.and maybe will bring a couple of fellow SXS shooters with me.I will let you know if they are coming and who they are.Thanks for starting the HOOSIER SXS CLASSIC it seems all the shoots are out east.Maybe the start of something that will last and be an annual event here in the Midwest.
Great news Ted, glad to have you. Please email me at the address in the original post so I can add you to the list and keep you up to date. I agree that most of the shoots are out East, seems like they are always an 8-10 hour drive for me. I shall look forward to meeting you, always fun when a group of SxS shooters get together... Thanks !!
My apologies for the delayed report. After the shoot Saturday I returned home just in time for Mother Nature to pay us a visit and make a mess of things. Had an inch of rain in the blink of an eye and a lot of wind. Spent all day Sunday cleaning up, thankfully no structural damage.
Concerning the shoot Mother Nature played a hand in that as well. There was little doubt that it was going to rain and it did. Shotgun start at 10:10AM and I would guess that at about 10:20AM the rain started. All of the Shooters went back to the club house excepting one group that took shelter in a building on the course. At that point we pulled some guns out for a make shift display. I had 4 long barreled Parkers and a couple of LC Smith Crown Grades, a 12 and a 20. Jeff Kuss brought along several Parkers, a beautiful CH, a 36" VH, but of course the show stopper was his AAH 16 gauge. Most folks had never seen much less handled 36" guns, same goes for the AAH, the engraving impressed a lot of folks. While we were waiting for the rain to stop I took the opportunity to measure a handful of guns. We ate lunch a little early and then shortly after that the rain did pass by. A lot of shooters left after lunch as the radar showed no signs of it letting up however a gap appeared and at somewhere around 12:45 we were able to get back out and complete the course in dry weather. I am not certain but I think about 12-15 shooters stuck around and shot, the sun actually came out. I shot with Jeff Kuss who made the 3 1/2 drive in 5 hours due to construction and also Chuck Dredge (PGCA member) who drove 3 hours. Interestingly enough the two of them spent a year in college together way back in the day.
In summary I can tell you that we had 42 shooters show up. In as bad as the weather was I have had no less than 20 of them either tell me personally, text or email how much they enjoyed it even though it rained and the common theme was that this has to be an annual event so who am I to argue. Along the lines of next year I am open to suggestions or ideas that anyone may have to improve the event. Please do email me if you have any.
I want to thank Catherine Smith and Mary Shoemaker. Catherine is the wife of PGCA member Brian Smith and Mary is the wife of Ted Shoemaker who is a member of the LCSCA. These two ladies chipped in and handled the lunch and some other things and they did a great job. Also Fred Neal of Neals Chop Shop in Greensburg,IN who provided the lunch which was excellent. A big Thank You to all of you and to all of the folks that attended. For those that stayed for the duration we had a little "Aimin Oil" at the conclusion. See you all next year !