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2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic

Posted by Rick Hemingway on September 17, 2024, 11:19 am

Re: 2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic

Posted by Tim Rogers on September 17, 2024, 5:23 pm, in reply to "2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic"

I have moved closer hopefully I can attend looking for to it.

Roll Call!

Posted by John Liles on October 12, 2024, 6:24 am, in reply to "Re: 2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic"

It's looking like the weather is going to be awesome, and Back Woods, as always, will be too! Who's making the trip? My group of 6 will be rolling in starting Tuesday, and we'll be there till the hammer-guns cool off on Sunday morning. I know that at least a couple of our long time LC Smith & Parker brethren won't be able to make it this year, but hopefully we'll have a some new arrivals to fill their shoes.
Safe travels to those coming down, looking forward to seeing everyone that can make it!

Re: 2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic

Posted by John Liles on October 20, 2024, 2:12 pm, in reply to "Re: 2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic"

With the Vintage Gunners Cup held the weekend before last in MD,
Attendance at this years Fall Challenge was markedly down, and from what I heard from a couple folks that shot the Vintage Gunners Cup, attendance was way down there as well. Be nice if we arrange for a little more time between these two events.

The weather in Georgetown this year was beautiful. Crisp & clear in the mornings, with tons of sunshine and temps in the upper 60’s to low 70’s in the afternoons.

After two days of qualifying, the top 5 shooters from both teams LC Smith and Parker went head to head yesterday afternoon at 4 PM for the 2024 Smith/Parker Fall Classic Challenge Shoot-Off. Team Smith consisted of yours truly, Tony Tucker, Tom Cutler, Chris Cox, and Jason Yates, with Alyssa Alberti as the alternate should any of the aforementioned not be able to participate in the shoot-off. Team Parker consisted of Carl Calandra, Dan Christofferson, Cyril Gulledge, Mark Prudhomme, and Doug Thompson, with Buddy Marson as the alternate.

Team Smith won the toss and elected to have Parker shoot first. The targets were the toughest that I’ve seen at one of these events, and I was feeling a little sketchy watching Team Parker smash target after target. Sure, they missed some, but that was to be expected with targets as tough as these. Then it was our turn.
Turns out that those targets were every bit as challenging as they appeared while we were watching Parker have at them. Some of us stumbled a little coming out of the gate, but about half way through the second of the five stands, we were down to business and a target crunching machine. When the smoke cleared and the scores were tallied, Team Smith out shot Team Parker by two birds with a score of 101 to 99.

As of this writing, the Hammer Gun Challenge is ongoing. When I checked the scores a little while ago, no one from Team Parker had shot yet. Once the event is over, I’ll report the results.

Re: 2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic

Posted by John Liles on October 20, 2024, 4:43 pm, in reply to "Re: 2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic"

While Team LC Smith fielded 7 shooters for the Hammer-Gun Challenge event today, the top 5 scores made up our team. This year the Team consisted of Tony Tucker, Chris Cox, Jason Yates, Yours Truly, & Sherry Jordan. After the shooting was done, our aggregate score was 103.

Team Parker failed to field a single shooter for this event.

We won this event by default, 103 to Zero.
Yay.

Re: 2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic

Posted by Mark Britton on October 22, 2024, 9:12 pm, in reply to "Re: 2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic"

Thanks for the update Brother.Wish I could have been there,to see everyone. Lord willing we will meet in Sanford in the spring again.

Re: 2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic

Posted by Craig Thonpson on October 28, 2024, 12:56 pm, in reply to "Re: 2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic"

Total person sign up for various events at the Vintage Cup this year was 101 looks like total person sign up for the Fall Southern was about 29 or 30 .

Re: 2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic

Posted by Craig Thompson on October 28, 2024, 12:58 pm, in reply to "Re: 2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic"

But let me say I’ve only been to Hemingway once , but for a fall shoot I much prefer it as the venue over a course in MD or PA . 601

Re: 2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic

Posted by Jim Coster on October 29, 2024, 3:49 pm, in reply to "Re: 2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic"

Thanks John,

I want to thank you for letting me join your merry band for a round, plus not to mention the Apple Pie. Chris Cox yours wern't bad either!!!

Re: 2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic

Posted by John Liles on October 31, 2024, 12:44 pm, in reply to "Re: 2024 Fall Southern Side by Side Classic"

Great times Jim, and you're quite welcome!
We've got a great group, and hopefully more will be able to make it next year.

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