12 Guns Entered
3 In The Ladies Class - Class won by Carrie Morton with a score of 33
2nd Lady - Shirley Treat with a score of 31
3rd Lady - Giti Anable with a score of 25
4 Open Guns - Class won by Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 48
2nd Open won by David Lee with a score of 39
3rd Open won by Shirley Treat with a score of 31
8 Limited Class Guns - Class won by Hal Hansen with a score of 37 + 2
2nd Limited won by Tim Anable with a score of 37 + 0
3rd Limited won by Jeff Morton with a score of 34
Good afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen, and welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club's Sunday Afternoon Clays Match.
It's 54degrees at gametime today, and wet!! The Pineapple Express blew into town this weekend, and it's primary cargo was Rain.
Because Mother Nature knows her place in the overall scheme of things, it quit raining for our Clays Match, and didn't start again until after the match's conclusion. Thanks Mom :)
We were pleased to see a new shooter, and in this case a Lady joining our ranks today. None other than the wife of our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat. Shirley, Welcome. We hope you had a good time and will make this match a regular Sunday Afternoon Event. Since Shirley made the effort today, she took one more step and claimed 2nd Place in the Open Class.
Shirley, that is not a bad beginning. Keep at it Ma'am, and you will soon be competing "heads up" with your husband, Chuck.
Again, Welcome to our sport.
Thanks as always to our Match Staff, in the persons of our Match Director, Chuck Nicodemus, our Scorekeeper and DJ, Doug McLean, and our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat. Chuck brought us Pg 4 of The Great Equalizer Series today. Let's
vicariously join our shooters in a round of Clays.
Round 1
For the Limited Class, at each end of the target screens we see a square formed of 2 Green Standards on the top row, and
2 Green Standards directly underneath on the bottom row. For the Open Class shooters, we see a straight line of orange micros
on each end bisecting the Green Squares. If you are entered in the Limited Class, the Green Squares are your targets. If entered in the Open Class, direct your attentions to the straight line of orange micros. No matter which class you are in, if you break all of your primarys, go to the center of the screen and engage the black micro in the middle, now replete with a white dot in the middle.
Round 2
The 2 o'clock Green Standard on each box at each end of the target screens now has reclined to about 45degrees. The 3rd orange micro from the outside has "climbed up on top" of the 4 o'clock Green Standard. Now the shooter has to start planning the most direct route through his/her clays, and if successful, the black micro in the middle waits in the center of the screen.
Round 3
The two outside Green Standards are still vertically stacked, but now the two inside Green Standards are laid down bracketed on the outside by the orange micros. Now the Open Guns are the ones having to plan the fastest routes to the black micro in the middle.
Round 4
The orange micros have now formed 3 corners of a square on each end of the screens. The 4th corner orange micro is still not yet in the square, but we know now it is coming. 3 Green Standards are in a row, with the 4th Green Standard still in it's original "corner" position. Engage and attempt to break all of your primarys, and if successful, engage the black micro in the middle.
Round 5
The transition is now complete. The 4 orange micros form a square on each end of the screens, with the 4 Green Standards
forming a straight line bisecting the two orange boxes. After breaking ALL of your primarys, move to the center of the screen and engage the black micro in the middle. If you are done, unload and show clear, close your chambers, holster your firearm, and sit down to await results.
First, The Ladies. In the Ladies Class, Carrie Morton and her Glock 19 has shot a score of 33 to win her class. Well done Carrie. Taking 2nd in the Ladies Class, shooting a Ruger Mk 3, Shirley Treat has shot a score of 31. Shirley, that is a great beginning.
3rd Place in the Ladies Class went to Giti Anable and her S&W Model 17 .22LR. shooting a score of 25. New gun,Giti?
In the Open Class, 4 Guns Entered. Winning the class handily was Jay Schoonmaker, with the high score for the match of 48. From all appearances, Jay was ON!! today. In 2nd Place in the Open Class was David Lee, shooting a score of 39.
In Third Place in the Open Class was our rookie, Shirley Treat shooting her Ruger Mk 3, and shooting it very very well indeed. Well done Open Class Shooters!!
The Limited Class was won today by this reporter, Hal Hansen, shooting a score of 37. Also shooting a score of 37
was Tim Anable causing a tie. Guess what, we're going to have a shootoff. Target stands back to 44ft. The target array will consist of 4 orange micros on each side of the screen, all in a row, with a black micro in the middle. Tim & Hal are called to the line and instructed to load 5 rounds. The shooters are ready, and they get the command to FIRE!! Somewhat haltingly, the thunder rolls and subsides. Those little bitty orange micros are really little way out there. Tim hasn't hit any of the orange micros, while this reporter has managed to hit two. Hal Hansen, finally back from a case of the flu, has won the Limited Class today with a score of 37 + 2. 2nd is Tim Anable with a score of 37 + 0, and third is Jeff Morton with a score of 34.
Uh, Jeff. In case you forgot, your wife Carrie won her class!! Make him take you out to dinner tonight Carrie.
OK folks, that's it for today. We'll see you right here next Sunday for another Clays Match. I don't know if it'll be any drier, but we'll be better practiced and be better shooters. Practice properly, practice safely, and bring your enhanced skills right here next Sunday at 4PM. In the meantime, always remember:
"SPEED IS FINE, BUT ACCURACY IS FINAL!!"
Hal
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