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Obviously that is why Joe would like you to post pictures so everyone can see it in all of its gloriousness. I'm sure if you guys would post pictures...

umm let me think about this. could it be Bradford doesn't have a " buddy" or any " pals" or " family" in the local Sparta bank.

Thank you! I was shooting at the time and attended every grand in Vandalia from 1990 to when they left Vandalia. I do remember the poll that they...

Did any other states offer to build anything for the ATA to entice them to go there? Mr Dean and the other site always say that illnews gave the ATA...

looks like the poles that family guy posted on the west end were new pressure treated poles and the one that is in the picture that snapped off was...

curious to know when us poor huddled masses will be privileged to know the outcome of this meeting.

Maybe it will help if people know what neck of the woods you live in. Not sure if most high schools have a wood shop class anymore but I found the...

I will take it per our arrangement of our conversation.

The older logo receivers are thicker and heavier than the scroll receiver's.

The guns are as bullet proof as a trap gun can be. I've owned a ks-5 special since 1991 and can't even tell you how many rounds down the pipe. Over...

In a month we will see who is full of crap and who is telling the truth.

Because he said he could not see the targets well after they hit the cloudy sky background. I myself would have shot but then I don't give a crap...

Yes I own one, you could fly with it because it does have a locking device that locks the zipper pulls. that being said I would not use it for flying...

nobody is bitchin about how hard the targets are you dumbass. we are only talking about the color of them and what are eyes pick up.

Definitely not as nice as a negrini but a excellent case for the money.after all they are 1/2 to a 1/3 the price of a negrini.

I agree 100% about the all orange targets. But I would of still shot after driving there. now you know not to go back. luke at the cardinal center...

I like Decot's target orange lm. everybody's eyes are different. if you go to a big shoot such as the ohio state shoot stop by a dealer on a cloudy...

I like the idea of moving to Roswell, I hear the shooting experience there is out of this world!

Brilliant. West Texas? That will surely be the death of the ATA. The overwhelming majority of ATA shooters live in the northern half of the country....

Where is Sparta Sid going to troll if the grand leaves his crap hole of a State. The reason all the loud mouths defend that place is because it is a...

I believe it would have to stay in the upper Midwest or attendance would really fall off. Yes I know in Illinois it has really dropped. but put it...

congratulations Mr Burdick.

I see nothing wrong with people keeping us informed about the state of Illinois. knowledge only helps us make informed decisions on our future and...

I think mike j left us. flyers must of scared him away.

I don't think so. I don't think he cares much about sparta anymore. seems to have more interest in sporting clays by the look of it. Lots of...

The 0 Hanger Is 100% High.

That Is Exactly What I Did Around 1990. First Registered Birds I Shot Were At Vandalia.

Very Sad News Indeed. My Condolences To His Family.

I Think 1000 In The Current And Previous Year With A Minimum Of 500 Shot In The Current Year Would Be Acceptable If They're Trying To Get Joe Lunch...

What A Bizarre And Strange Thing To Do. What Was He Trying To Accomplish With Making All This Up?

But Its Only 1/2 Yard.

A 1 time occurrence. But A Average Year At Vandalia Was About 2x What Was Shot At Sparta This Year.

My Guess Is There Will Be No Minutes Published Mike J. And What Brad Is Telling You Is That Your EC Connection Is Lying To Your Face. I Believe Brad,...

Did This Actually Happen? I Shot There For A Few Days During The Cardinal Classic And Did Not Hear About This. Can Anyone Confirm? Kind Of Bad Taste...

I Have Shot There And Have No Idea If They Were Bios Or Not. But I Sure Would Like To See A Black Rim Target Thrown There.

2005 had fewer banks than in previous year. That is why the numbers were low that year for all events. some people didn't want to chance showing up...

G.A.H number Is The Only Number That Is Important In My Opinion. You Can Add Events To Try And Make The Numbers More Favorable. But That 1 Event...

Who Said The Present Day Economy Is Bad?

Hold On Here. We Were Talking 1978. We Are Not Talking Present Day. My Whole Point Was People Are Not Traveling To Sparta For Several Reasons. My...

Obviously Not Village Idiot With 5000 entries in 1999. We All Know The Economy Can Definitely Have A Effect Also.

Obviously I Am Talking About Registered Trapshooting. After All We Are Talking About The Grand American And The Attendance. The Grand American...

I Do Believe These Have The Steel And Are Not Brass. If That Is The Case They Probably Wont Load The Same As The AA HS Hull.

The G.A.H Is The Grand Daddy Of All Shooting Events. And Is Scheduled To Shoot At The Most Convenient Time To Draw The Most Shooters. And I Think Is...

Just Throwing This Out There. Maybe They Had To Take Into Consideration How Long They Were Making The Trap Help Work. I Was There Thursday And I Shot...

They Only Printed The Attendance Of The Programs Since It's Been In Sparta. They Used To Show The Attendance Going Back to 1924 I Believe.

Does Anyone Remember In The Old Grand Programs How They Used To Post The Attendance At The Previous Grands Throughout All Those Years? I Wonder Why...

I Hear They May Be Putting Trap Fields In At There New Location At Some Point.

It Wasn't Just Pa And Oh Blue Collar Shooters That Were Lost.

All I Have To Say Is The Grands Of The Past.The 90's And Earlier Were Definitely The Golden Age Of Trapshooting And I For One Am Thankful To Have...

The Wind Was Mainly Out Of The West SouthWest. North Facing Traps.That Means High Left Angle Targets And Low Right Angle Targets. That's What The...