16 Guns entered
1 Gun entered in the Ladies Class, Carrie Morton and her Glock 19 shot a score of 28
7 Guns entered in Open Class
Class won by Loren DeShon with a score of 45 + 5
2nd Open, Chuck Treat with a score of 45 + 4
3rd Open, Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 45 + 3
9 Guns entered in Limited Class
Tie for 1st Limited between Alan Caron and David Lee, both with scores of 39+2+2+4
2nd Limited was Tim Anable with a score of 37
3rd Limited was Steve Tinner with a score of 33
Welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club for another Sunday afternoon Clays Match. It's cloudy & rainy outside, the temperature is 54degrees, 1 heater is on, and all in all it's another perfect day to shoot at clay targets. Thanks as always to Chuck Nicodemus for hosting our match, and many thanks to Doug McLean for cooking the books, running the microphone and callng the action. Thanks to Chuck Treat for bringing us Page 4 of The Great Equalizer Series. Let's take a look at the arrays from the handgunners perspective. The arrays all are comprised of 2 slanting lines of targets on each side of the black micro in the middle. Sometimes the top line will be all orange micros, and the bottom line will be all Green Standards.
Sometimes the colors and Sizes will be reversed, and sometimes they will be mixed. The plan is to find your 4 appropriate clay targets, break all of them, and then proceed to the black micro in the middle and break it. The shooters are to the line, the flag is up, and they're off!!
Round 1
On this screen the orange micros are on top, and the Green Standards are on the bottom. Both rows are slanting from the outside bottom of the screen to the top of the screen just outside the black micro in the middle.
Round 2
On this screen the rows are reversed, with the orange micros underneath the Green Standards. Same orientation, and the same ultimate goal, the black micro in the middle.
Round 3
On the top row, the first clay is of the orange micro persuasion. On the bottom row, the first target on the outside is Green, and Standard sized. A little bit of topping and bottoming, but not much. Find your 4, deal with them appropriately, and then on to the black micro in the middle.
Round 4
This time again, the top row starts with an orange micro, followed up the hill by 2 Green Standards, and topped off by another orange micro. The bottom row starts off with a Green Standard, followed up the hill by 2 orange micros, and topped off by
a Green Standard. As always though, separating the 4 rows of color is the ubiquitous black micro in the middle.
Round 5
I guess this array could be called Mix & Match. The 2 rows alternate sizes and colors with each clay target. The top row starts with an orange micro, switches to a Green Standard, and then repeats. The bottom row starts out with a Green Standard, switches to an orange micro, then repeats. Pick out your appropriate 4, break them, then aim for the black micro in the middle and break it.
At the end of regulation play, we have Carrie Morton, our only entrant in the Ladies Class, with a score of 28. In the Open Class, with scores of 45 are Loren DeShon, Chuck Treat & Jay Schoonmaker. In the Limited Class, with scores of 39 are Alan Caron & David Lee. Looks like we are going to have a couple of shootoffs today.
Let's start with the Open Class, since they settled their ties first. Three screens are moved back to 44 Feet, 1 line of orange micros bracket the black micro in the middle, and Jay Schoonmaker, Chuck Treat & Loren DeShon step to the line. They all Load 5 Rounds, They are Ready, and they Fire!!. Jay & Chuck are shooting Ruger .22s with Red Dot Optics. Loren DeShon is shooting a Ruger .22 with iron sights. The targets are engaged, the rimfires clatter, & Loren DeShon has broken all 5 of his clays. Chuck Treat has broken 4 of his, and Jay Schoonmaker left 2 of his, probably for seed. Loren DeShon wins the Limited Class, with Chuck Treat 2nd, & Jay Schoonmaker 3rd. And on to the Limited Class.
In the Limited Class, Alan Caron & David Lee, both shooting 1911s, are tied at 39.
They will shoot at the same line of orange micros that the Open Class finalists did.
If they are successful in breaking all 4 orange micros, they will engage the black micro in the middle. They approach the firing line at Doug's Call, they Load 5 rounds, they are ready, and they Fire!! At the end of the string, both Alan & David have each broken 2
orange micos. Let's try this again. Limited Class Shootoff, take 2.
Again Alan & David will engage a line of orange micros, and again there will be a black micro in the middle. David & Alan step to the line, & load 5 rounds. They are ready, and they Fire!! When the thunder ebbs, they have each again broken 2 orange micros. Alan & David's Limited Class Shootoff, take 3.
This time the Match Management decides to hang Limited Class Standard sized Green Clays, for Limited Class guns. Now it is 4 Green Standards in a row, with a black micro in the middle. For a 3rd time, Alan & David come to the line, & load 5 rounds.
They are ready, and they Fire!! Shooting at Limited Class Targets, with Limited Class guns, they both do much better. This time they both hit 4 targets, and are again tied, with scores of 39 + 2 + 2 + 4. Match Management takes a vote and decides this could, and probably would, go on all night. Chuck Nicodemus, Doug Mclean & Chuck Treat decide that both Alan & David deserve the title, and they both win, and they both get medallions.
This leaves Tim Anable in 2nd place - Limited with a score of 37, and Steve Tinner, 3rd Limited with a score of 33. Congratulations to all the class Winners, those who took 2nd place finishes, and to those who finished in third place. And Congratulations to the entire field for some fine shooting today.
Just a note to all the Clays Shooters that April 4, 2010 is Easter Sunday, and there will be no Clays Match that day. Easter Sunday is and should be devoted to Family, and reflection on one's religion. Enjoy the day in that manner.
Next week March 28, 2010, our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat will bring us Page 5 of The Great Equalizer Series. During your long practice hours this week, always remember:
SPEED IS FINE, BUT ACCURACY IS FINAL!!
Hal
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