painter* wrote:
Can't wait to hear how you fared.
I'd rather not discuss my scores (or lack thereof)
For those who have attended a vintage shoot, they will attest to seeing a handful of elite shooters who rarely miss a target. You will also see solid scores from shooters who practice sporting clays on a regular basis or are in a league. Finally, you get gun collectors who only shoot sporting clays with side by sides at these events and post terrible scores. I am in the last category.
The draw for me is the social aspect and the guns of course. I was in a squad with 4 others: 1 from Ohio, 1 from the U.P. of Michigan and a fun couple from St. Louis. All were good shooters. The couple had beautiful Perazzi's, one in 20 and 1 in 12. My new friend from Ohio shot a Win 21 Grand American in 28 gauge (the real deal... not a CSMC version) and my friend from Michigan alternated between a 20 gauge LC Smith and a NID that he bought from Walt and had restocked.
There were a variety of events and they could all be shot with any gauge, and choice of hammer or hammerless.
The club had excellent equipment and really great and friendly volunteers.
I highly recommend this shoot to anyone who can make the trip.