September 20, 2009 Clays Match Report

18 Guns Entered

 

     7 Open Guns - Class won by Hal Hansen with a score of 48

 

   11  Limited Guns Entered - Class won by Lauren DeShon with a score of 41

 

          Today was the last clays match in the Summer of 2009.  Next Tuesday, September 22 is the first day of Fall 2009.  Today we enjoyed another perfect day for a clays match.  The sky was clear and blue, and the temperature was a comfortable and vigorous 65degrees. 

     Our Arrays Impresario, Chuck Treat, presented target array series J today.  This series of target arrays consists of 5 sets of parallelograms sprinkled with Standard Green Clays, Standard Black Clays, Orange Midis, Orange micros, and of course, always the black micro in the middle.  During the first three rounds we got to shoot at at least a few standard sized clays, along with some orange midis and micros, but by the 4th round it was limited to orange midis, orange micros, and a black micro in the middle. By round number 5, no more standards, no more midis, but 4 orange minis on each side of a black micro in the middle.

All the targets arrays were in the shape of parallelograms, but the further into the match we progressed the fewer large clays were on the wire, and the more tiny micros.  The last round had nothing but orange micros, all leading inward to the black micro in the middle.

     At the end of 5 rounds, we have 2 winners.  This reporter,  Hal Hansen, shooting his Open Class gun, has the high score for the match with 48.  Loren Deshon , shooting a Limited Class handgun, has the Limited Class high score for today of 41. Talk about close, hot competition.  In the Open class today, the top 4 guns were separated by only 1 target.  Hal had a 48, Chuck Nicodemus and Chuck Treat each had a score of 47, and Jay Schoonmaker ended the day with a score of 45.  Now, that's close. 

     Thanks to Chuck Nicodemus for hosting our match, Thanks to Doug McLean for running the microphone, calling the match, and for keeping score.  And thanks to all our shooters for showing up, helping keep the screens fresh, and for making our clays matches a success.  

     It's good to have a nice entry list of shooters again.  With Fall here now, we expect to see the number of shooters stay larger, and as always we have come to expect more and better scores from the shooters that are here.  Next week Chuck Treat will start the arrays catalog over again, with target array series A.  We'll see you all right here at GHSC at 4PM.

Hal

 

 MOUSE GUN MATCH, MAYBE?

 

     OJ and this reporter are in the formative stages of planning a plate match just like the plate match on Tuesday evening, the only difference being that this match will be shot only with .22s.  .22s will indeed knock down the plates if the plates are hit up high.  As always in this discipline, shot placement is everything.  The format will be the same as our Tuesday evening match, but only one .22 will be entered limiting entry fees to $5.00 for the match.  Tentatively, plans are for the shooters .22 handgun to be topped off with ammo, but no reloads will be allowed. 

The Class will be for Open Guns, so any sights, comps if desired, if it goes "bang" safely, it's good to go.  Top off the mags, no reloads.  One gun entered per match, entry fee $5.00. 

     We already have approval for the match if we can get enough interested shooters, so if you would like to see this event become reality, contact Hal Hansen @ hal2005@centurytel.net and let us know.  The matches will be held at 6pm Monday evenings.  Until the Mouse Gun Matches become reality, bring your .22s out Monday evening at 5pm to the plates practices, and see for yourself that if you hit the plates properly, they will indeed fall for a .22.  See you then.  Remember, the more interest we have in a Mouse Gun Match, the sooner it will be reality.

 

     IMPORTANT NOTE;  NEXT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, THERE WILL BE NO CLAYS MATCH.  GHSC IS HOSTING A PITA MATCH, AND THE RIFLE/PISTOL RANGE WILL BE SHUT DOWN FOR REPAIRS.  IF YOU ARE ABLE, SHOW UP NEXT SUNDAY MORNING @ 0830 AND HELP US DO SOME MAINTENANCE TO OUR PISTOL RANGE.  THE RANGE NEEDS SOME REPAIRS AND WE ARE GOING TO GET THEM DONE NEXT SUNDAY, SEPT. 27TH STARTING AT 0830.

SEE YOU THEN.

 

Hal