Harolds Reno Live Bird Shooters...

Looking through some of my old photos/collection from Harold`s Reno. Long before my introduction to the Traps... Some champion shooters from 1960`s... No name on the photo of the lady shooter...

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I could be mistaken, but it may be Gloria Mapes...

 

Great pics.
Never shot live birds there, but did shoot the The Golden West Grand in the 70's.
Keep posting more pics please.

 

Harold Smith Jr. and Dan Orlich. Both were very accomplished Flyer shots...

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Wow Great Pictures !
In todays races there are some stiff competition shooters , mostly young guns but a few old gun-slingers who can still shoot !
It's such a joy to hear stories from the past and see who the top Dogs are today . Just being around when they come to town
and watch their competitive demeanor is priceless !

 

Found the name of the Lovely Lady... Muriel Haynes.

 

Great pics, must of been a good time to be shooting Flyers all around the country then…

 

Just had a long conversation with an old timer still shooting flyers. Says it's hard to compete but the big money betting after he is out makes up for it.

 

With todays races it's easy to see drawing a crowd from out of state shooters is no problem , those from Texas , Kansas , Oregon ,Utah , Michigan ,
Arizona as well as from all over the home state are fun to see again ! They come to play , seriously that is , but the comradery is the best part !
When it's Your Day , it can be rewarding both with high scores and Calcutta winnings ! As they say , come prepared !

 

I got a question, what year did they start using Barnabee style boxes? Was it wood boxes prior?

 

Not certain of the year... I remember seeing them used, late 90`s. Yes, wood boxes prior. Have an example from Hegins...

 

The first time I shot over Ed Barabee's (spelling not sure of) traps was in 1978 at Don Holford's club in Canton, Illinois. These traps were much harder to shoot over as they would throw a dead pigeon 6 feet in the air so you can imagine the difference from boxes that just dropped open. Much, much harder. I went to a 100% high shooting gun for everything because of Ed's traps, even for ATA.

 

Thanks you, as I’ve only shot over Barnabee style boxes, never the drop down like in Europe.