September 5, 2010 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report`

18 Guns Entered

 

     1 Lady - Giti Anable, who shot a score of 29

 

      4 Open Guns - Class won by Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 43

            2nd Open - Ken Bagley Sr. with a score of 42

            3rd Open - Chuck Treat with a score of 40

 

     14 Limited Guns - Class won by Jim Skedd with a score of 43 + 4

            2nd Limited - Loren DeShon with a score of 43 + 3

            3rd Limited - Rob Potter with a score of 41

 

     Welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club, and our Sunday afternoon Clays Match.  18 Guns showed up to contest Page 5 of The Great Equalizer Series today, and of all that number, only 1 Lady, Giti Anable, was among the entrants.  Giti was shooting her demure, ladylike Ruger GP 100 chambered in .357 Magnum, and hit or miss, when she fired the ground shook.  Giti

shook the ground often enough to finish with a score of 29.  Good Shooting, Giti!

 

     In the Open Class, Jay Schoonmaker was able to join us today, and with the aid of his Ruger Mk III, resumed his winning ways with a score of 43.  2nd Open was claimed by Ken Bagley Sr. also shooting a Ruger .22, but in this case it was a Model 22/45.

Ken shot his Ruger 22/45 well enough to score a 42, only 1 clay target off the pace.  Our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat, shooting a Ruger Mk III, took 3rd Open with a score of 40.  Now, that's a bunch of close scores, and the balance could have tipped in any direction with one extra breath at the wrong time.   Good Shooting, Open Class gunners, now you've got to get some new names on the entry list and swell the numbers in your class.

 

     In the Limited Class, having enough shooters was not a problem.  14 guns signed up to shoot the match today, and the scores were very close in this class also.  At the end of the day, we had a tie for 1st Limited between Jim Skedd and his NightHawk 1911 and Loren DeShon and his 4" Colt Python Revolver.   Both Jim & Loren shot scores of 43, and by virtue of shooting tie scores contesting 1st place in a class, they earned the right to have a shootoff!!!  Screens moved out to 44 Ft, 3" clays were substituted for the standards, and Jim & Loren are called to the line.  Our Scorekeeper and DJ, Doug Mclean, calls the action.

"Shooters to the Line, Load 5 Rounds!  Shooters Ready!! FIRE!!!"  Jim & Loren engage their clay targets, thunder rolls, orange clays fragments fly, and when quiet returns to the range all of Jim Skedd's clays are GONE, but one of Loren's hangs resolutely to the wire, just laughing.  String and the Limited Class win go to Jim Skedd and his no longer hungry NightHawk, with a final score of 43 +4.  Finishing 2nd Limited is Loren DeShon, his Colt Python finishing with a score of 43 + 3.  Finishing in 3rd Place in the Limited Class was Rob Potter and his NightHawk 1911.   Gentlemen, don't become complacent with your successes today.  There was a 3-way tie for 4th place between Mark Wuesthoff shooting a S&W Model 52-2 .38Spec Wadcutter semi-auto, Tim Anable and his Kimber 1911, and Hal Hansen also shooting a Kimber.  These 3 wannabees all shot scores of 39 and will be looking for more next week, along with the rest of the field. 

 

     With that said, I'll close with the information that the range will be fully closed this coming week, while all sorts of construction takes place, so when we meet for another clays match next Sunday September 12, 2010, all sorts of new shiny additions and improvements to our range shoud be in evidence.  Practice hard and well this week, and join us right here next Sunday afternoon at 4PM and we'll do another clays match under the lights and accoutrements of our newly renovated range.  Keep in mind your priorities when you are practicing your shooting..

 

1st is SAFETY!  2ND IS ACCURACY!!!  WHEN THOSE TRAITS ARE FIRMLY INGRAINED, THEN START THINKING ABOUT SPEED!!!

 

Hal