I got my fanny handed to me, as I was kind of expecting, as I am a skeet shooter against some SERIOUS trap shooters, but I really didn't do all that bad.
Since the wife has stolen the Pedersoli that I had bought for myself, I returned the favor, and 'borrowed' her original 11 ga. But it wasn't until the 4th bird (in a 15-bird match) that she told me that the secret to her gun was that you had to cover the bird, rather than float it over the bead. Once I had this little bit of info, I improved dramatically (I wonder why? ) and I was actually able to beat her at 20 yds.
She did finish in 2nd among the ladies, and was only out of first by 2, so she got a nice silver medal.
Highlight of the shoot was a special match shot only on Sat.
Since we were in KY, and since they were running some kind of horse race up in Louisville, we decided to put on our own version of the KY Derby. For a single-barrelled gun, as many birds as you could shoot in 10 minutes (5 for a double). Timer started when you called for your first bird. You never saw a bunch of old fat boys move like that! Winner got off 12 shots, with 9 hits. Me, I'm still sucking wind after that.
Had a nice dinner with another couple Sat eve. Had the chance for a quiet devotional time down in their woods, and then shot some BP cartridge and modern on Sun., then the drive home.
Was a good tune-up for the Nationals at Friendship in June.Statistics: Posted by BPskeeter — Tue May 08, 2012 6:09 pm
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