OP, Can you give me some tax advice based on the above. I would love to be able to make donations to something and get a tax deduction that put "more...
Azco, Don't you think it is kind of nice to have a place where people can disagree and have honest debate and discussion without being banned, banned...
And thus killing the not so golden goose. Cause, the truth is, this goose has never been too golden. For a sport to generate real money requires...
No. For sure not. I was just making a social comment. Thanks Roger.
[/ATTACH] And the last gun show I attended the shells were about 30 cents a shot. So, half hour to load, five minutes to spray holes into paper and...
Dear God, I hope not. :eek:
Roger, I would love to see that complaint. Some poor dude can't even hold a gun properly and makes a device to allow him to shoot, from a chair no...
It might work but those of us who use release triggers sure don't want to have to pull a trigger and then hang on until we release it for the second...
I disagree Bat. I was pretty active in the early 90s. And it was then that I was President of our club. Voice pulls were getting very common. Not...
Oleo, I enjoyed this entire post. But I cut out the above because it literally had me LOL. It is sooooo true. A $15,000 specialized "trap" gun,...
That sounds like the time frame. Though, I have not looked it up. And, assuming that you are correct, that would be about the time most clubs had...
ATA Rule 7. D. 1. "FAILURE TO FIRE The following procedure shall be followed in all tournaments: A contestant shall be allowed two (2) failures to...
Bat, I have watched plenty of "big dog" squads shoot. (Admittedly, not too many since the ftf rule was formally put in place.) I've even shot on a...
Oleo, You say the scores have not changed. You are probably right. I certainly have not checked the records. But, the targets are easier. No debate...
Gary, I have shot a whole lot of Bunker and many times with members of the national team. And trust me, 48 of 50 is better than "not bad" for the...
Sorry Bat. I should not create hostility. I sometimes get stupid when discussing things I feel strongly about. And, I guess there are times when I...
Bat, You can read the old rules as easily as anyone. What the rule was forever was the traps were set to throw targets in a 45 degree arc with an...
Bat, Tell me what other sport allows a "do over" for an equipment failure? You do know that the FTF rule followed the widespread use of voice pulls,...
Thank you HB. I could not agree with you more. I am aware of the evolution of the rules on setting targets. I know that the "45 degree" setting,...
Bat, It is an estimate but an honest one. 200 targets is 7 "rounds" and there were at least 4 FTFs in each round from the entire squad. One slight...
Neil, I am one of your biggest fans. Especially, on eveything about shotgun ballistics. And, I understand the shooters not shooting hard targets so...
The good thing about old Perazzis is that the steel was probably better quality than the newer barrels and there was lots more hand fitting. Yea,...
Well, That is all very interesting. So is there a belief and evidence that it was not just an underlying, undisclosed purchase for 75,000 but that in...
Ok Smithy. That's why I recited what I understood. And there is no question that appraisers can be manipulated and often rather easily. But, you...
Thanks. So Dawson (or him and his 2012 Pull, LLC partners) made 25 grand on the deal? That may not be so bad especially if the ATA bought the...
Yea. I get that. Too bad. Ever shoot bunker? That'll put the thrill back in it. Promise.
14 years and a few months in 1966. My dear ol' dad gave me a Browning A-5 w/28" Mod. choke for my 14th. Could hunt at 14 in Utah. My birthday was...
Wow. Thanks for that. It is enlightening and also not so much, eh? Well, I guess a core question is what did Taylor and Dawson (through 2012 Pull,...
I find this whole thread amusing. Trolling for trolls. And the newby brings in the the whole school voraciously fighting for the win. :p Obviously,...
LOL. Well, I was fortunate enough to not hear Load Em! But I didn't get out all that good. Killed always 3 or more of 5. Think I killed 5 once or...
How did I get out? load ems? Well, I must admit I do not know those terms. It has been some time ago. I only shot 3 races. I still vividly recall the...
Thank you Flyers and Oak. I read the entire thread. I am pretty good at reading through stuff and picking out the facts, aka evidence, but I had...
I also have been invited to a few of these events and have shot in them. Trust me, it is a blood sport and I am talking about the birds.
I started shooting registered targets in 1966. Have shot registered somewhat seriously, in streaks, off and on all my life. I have not shot...
Anyone who has put on significant shoots knows that fewer shooters will come to a club that throws harder targets. So, as long as soft targets are...
I don't know the players. I got no dog in this. (Though I do love trapshooting and clays shooting in general and wish the avocation success and even...
I have been quite removed from the ATA for several years and only been shooting non-registered birds. Could someone please tell me what Pull2012 is?...
Dude, You do realize you are on a trapshooter web site, right? Have you spent much time around trapshooters?
Ed, Quite a few years ago I was a member at the Miramar Trap and Skeet Club in San Diego and was complaining about something. (I know, I know,...
I grew up in Utah. For many years, the best gunclub in the state was the Salt Lake Gun Club run by a man named Larry Mitchell. They held the State...
Actually, not just a fun talk. In international bunker trap release triggers are not legal. The Italians have always had a strong hand in the rules...
I don't know either. But I wouldn't pass it along if I did not know. And it sounds unlikely.
Alan is right. I had nasty plantar fascitis many years ago. Went to to a good podiatrist and he took a mold of my feet and had "orthotics" made for...
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