November 1, 2009 Clays Match Report

18 Guns Entered

 

     6 Open Guns

          Class won by Charles Treat with a score of 47

                  2nd place - Ken Bagley with a score of 42

                   3rd place - Hal Hansen with a score of 41

 

    12 Limited Guns

          Class won by Loren DeShon with a score of 46

                  2nd place - Dan Moore with a score of 35

                  3rd place - Walt Stephens with a score of 33

 

     Welcome to November, the month all turkeys love to hate.  It was a cool, overcast day today with the thermometer hovering at 50 degrees.  The heaters were out and the shooting was hot, and as usual it was a great day for a Clays match. 

     Double thanks to Chuck Nicodemus today.  In addition to his usual duty as our Clays Match Director , in Doug's absence Chuck ran the Scoresheet and the Microphone.  What did you do in your spare time, Chuck?  Our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat, presented target array Series E today.  This is the target array series that starts out Soooo easy, yet ends up Soooo in need of a fine touch, and patience. 

     Array series E starts off with 4Standard Sized Green Clays in a straight line on either side of the black micro in the middle.  Now, as you may have noticed, it's November in the Pacific NW, Pacific Standard Time, and very very shortly after the match starts at 4PM, it's dark outside.  The lights come up, the orange and green clay targets stand out, and the little bitty black micros just disappear. Well, just shoot at the clothespins.  That'll set you in solid with Doug. 

     Round 2 has another straight line of targets, with 2 Green Standard Clays, one on either side of 2 orange micros, these strings of clays bracketing the omnipresent black micro in the middle.

     Round 3 has more orange micros and a couple of Green Standards.  The orange micros form a triangle outside of a Green Standard, with both sdes bracketing the black micro in the middle. 

     Round 4 sees four orange micros forming a diamond, this pattern on each side of the black micro in the middle.  No more standard sized targets now.

     Round 5 is a simple straight line, all the way across.  Start off on either side with 4 orange micros and in the middle of the orange micros is the black micro in the middle.

 

     At the end of regulation play we have a winner in each class.  In the Open Class, with a score of 47, is Chuck Treat.  In 2nd

place we find Ken Bagley with a score of 42.  Finishing 3rd in the Open Class is this reporter, Hal Hansen. 

     In the Limited Class, with a score of 46 is Loren DeShon.  In 2nd place is Dan Moore with a score of 35, and in 3rd place is Walt Stephens with a score of 33.

     Good shooting everyone.  It is going to be a trifle moe difficult from now until Spring when it stays lighter later.  Daylight Savings Time may well save energy, but it does nothing good for lighting up the black micros. 

 

     Remember our altered plate shoot calendar.  We'll have our Plates Practice as usual Monday Nov 2, at 5PM.  Tuesday, many of the plate match competitors will go to Bremerton, to Kitsap Rifle & Pistol Club,  to participate in their inaugural plate match.  See Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club's Website for Details.  No plate match at GHSC Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009

     We'll see you all right here next Sunday at 4pm for next week's Clays Match.  Until then remember:

 

     SPEED IS FINE, BUT ACCURACY IS FINAL!!

 

See you all next week.

 

Hal