Thanks WW!! I have no idea what you just said but your system sounds pretty good! I'll be in touch soon Jim!! HAP
Roger C. is a terrific mechanic and machinist! Great idea Roger! HAP
I've never thought our problems lie with using PAT traps at all! PATS can throw a target a long ways with a lot of target RPMs, a truly stable target...
Welcome my friend!! Knowing you, you'll love this historical site for trapshooting information that can't be had elsewhere! Say howdy to Alex and...
When refusing to add Windows 10 to my 7 operating system, Microsoft still put files in place on the computer, forcing you to accept 10 or crash the...
One tweak that would help our game overall would be wider and slightly quicker on the speed targets. Why the speed increase? To help stabilize the...
Thank you Whiz!! Much appreciated my friend! My old computers hard drive was Windows7. Microsoft kept sending me information to update to...
Hello Paul, good to see you on this site my friend!! Lost my old computer hard drive and all my addresses, pictures, family album's, hunting pictures...
Debra O. broke a 100 straight from the 27 using the Rem. Nitro in one ounce. I've broken a couple 97s and a few 96s with them myself. I could only...
Congratulations Kenny Ray!! Well deserved my friend!! HAP
Thanks Don!! I love a good bird hunt, even some of my most memorable forays in the uplands were just watching my dog do his/her thing!! You and I...
I've asked this same question many times over the last few years! When that system was put in place, it was tough enough to even call someone on the...
Did each and every gun club adhere to 44 degree settings during that timed test in the same fashion as when it was the RULE? I seriously have my...
Ah, fezunt huntin with friends!! One of my most enjoyable hunts is chasing the wiley ringneck rooster! Fun times with good friends, nothing like it!!...
What a great addition to this site HB!!! Great job my friend!! HAP
Kenny, most of the delegates will play follow the leader come August? We'll see how that works out but as long as we have people that can afford to...
Skimming and skinning sounds similar so how may ways are there to skim or skin a cat? Fees for providing shells, building rental fees or other...
Does the details of this MOU address exactly what costs ATA will cover concerning employee wages during that 3 month period? No idea of how many will...
Remember folks, it was the club operators themselves that drove the change from 44 degree angles to 34 degree angles. Originally that intent was to...
I agree with Tommy on the difference between the two types. Leaf spring breaks and your down till fixed. The coil spring will sneak up on you as it...
I've had both and couldn't tell a nickels worth of difference in shooting them! HAP
I think it's fair to say a good majority of ATA members know hardly anything about how our system of governing works. Does PITA treat their...
I once observed a three lady shoot-off at the Cardinal. One of the two top lady's involved let one go with the gun at her side. She too acted...
The very first 34 degree angles I'm personally aware of happened in 1982 in southern CA. The rule said targets must be no less than a straight from...
Yes, known ability is a very wide brush that can be used both right and wrong. I received a yard one time after beating a couple of shooters from...
Yeah, Hunter looks like a mini Leo H. when he was a young man! Thanks for sharing FG! HAP
A former stripper, married to a twice convicted felon that has a lawyer that will sue you over a ham samich! Or anything they can settle outa court,...
HB, I'll ask my nephew and his wife that lives in Marissa and knows this woman. Possibly they know why she didn't follow through on her complaint....
I've won several trophy's shooting an old Winchester model 24 sxs years ago. It was a field gun and I had to add comb height in order to shoot it at...
Leonidas, libel and slander is a tough nut to crack sometimes! You have to know that your spreading an untruth to be convicted of slander of another...
I must agree with Rosey! This deal smells of smoke, usually there's fire to go along with it. Any misdeeds found out by any ATA member, EC or...
Good job FG! Thanks! HAP
Thanks Jim!! The more we learn the more "white-washing" of the org. has taken place. A controlled progression up the ladder so to speak and...
Ajax, those sound similar to my favorite cornfield fezunt loads! 1-1/2 ounces of copper 5s and 37 grains of HS-7, they will reach out and touch...
Roger, what is that white cloud lookin stuff flyin outa the barrels front end? Looked like flour er something. I took one apart a lil bit ago, still...
RS, ATA donates the shotgun, not the HOF. HAP
Great read HB!! I really enjoyed it a bunch, thanks for sharing it with us! HAP
History never ceases to amaze me! Neither does CYA. HAP
After seeing they didn't hire a dummy to chair an "oversight" panel, man we gotta git rid of this program asap!! They are spillin the beans!! :-)...
I really like Paul Shaw and his family that I've met, wonderful people. Paul will always tell it like it is, like it or lump it. If he's chastised...
Rosey, I recall reading in Trap&Field around that time frame an article concerning our outgrowing the Vandalia facility. That and one day we would be...
Evidently #5 above was done away with!! HAP
HB, my wish for a nonexistent video of the proceedings I mentioned above was just that, a wish. The man and his wife passing this information along...
I only wish my friends at one of the proposed sites could have videoed the whole process. Even if we had such a video, some wouldn't believe what was...
If my recall generator is correct, the state of Ill. said they were going to build this facility whether or not the ATA came along for the ride?...
The Skeet Org. was first to make their target presentation easier for the masses. Clubs lost money in shoot-off targets since it took a lot before a...
AZCO, I suggest you ask those in charge of the skeet organization how that works out! They changed their game to such easy shots they practically put...
The state of Ill. used this range for other shooting venues, when it's open and not just the 10 days ATA operated Vandalia! Just because ATA once...
Thanks Bill, much obliged! HAP
Gerald, he may have answered your question in his news conference today when he outlined his tax plans if elected. He's going totally against the...
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