Just wondering what is the status of our current N W Zone director Tony Gioffre. Dave Berlet
HB for some reason I have always thought that this happened in 55 but it was evidently in 51. From my first memories of the grand I always made sure...
ON the sad side I remember being a witness to the grandstand collapsing during the shootoffs in 1955.Many poeple injured, but no fatalities Dave...
Maybe thats why your bark is so squeaky???! Dave Berlet
Dr before you answer remember that when you argue with idiots they bring you down to their level and then they beat you with experience. LOL Dave...
Brad just be careful when you are masterminding that shoot that you don't step on your czarer. Just a new throw on your new word. Dave Berlet
I believe in 1955. My first ATA targets were shot just before my 15th birthday in 1957. Amazing how fast the years go by. Dave Berlet
H B back in those days Brad and Leo could do some amazing things and make it seem like it was just a normal everyday happening.If there would be only...
Brad as soon as I posted my last comments I realized that I was thinking of E G. I honestly believe that it was E G's ghost that caused those words...
Brad maybe you can get short arm Art to furnish the ammo for the firing squad? I didn't want to say that but the Devil just jumped up and guided my...
History Buff isn't it amazing with all these years that have gone by and Brad hasn't even aged one little smidgen. ? ! Dave Berlet
Flyer a question that I have for arter since this has turned to a fishing post is it permissible to use a release trigger on your spinning reels? I'm...
Flyers as I posted earlier in this race to now where(when you are dead you don't know you're dead it is only troubling to others the same applies...
Maybe we could buy him for what he knows and sell him for what he thinks he knows. Then we could all get one of those fantastic release trigger and...
We probably could write a book about Bernieisms. I even remember Bernie getting hit by the car by the gas station across the street from the shooting...
I really find it hard to believe that no has mentioned Christies. It was located right across the street from the shooting grounds in the west end of...
This post brings back memories of the years that John Hall had the roasting ear stand.It was located about half way between the beer stand and where...
Back in my early days of frequenting the beer stand it was Huedapohl or as we called it Hude Pop that was served. Over the years so many memories...
I just wonder what artur did for a pastime before he discovered Americantrapshooter? It is truly amazing to me how many words he can print on this...
At their 3 big weekend shoots each summer one in June one in July and one right after the Grand in August they had some great calcutta's. Many times...
I just read an e mail that I believe very possibly may have been written about this post ? It read ( when you are dead you don't know that you are...
Gary I don't shoot hardly any skeet or sporting clays, but I shoot 0 pitch on all of my guns including my hunting guns. Over the years I have played...
As I remember it the auto trap system was not used at Vandalia. The traps were mounted on the counter and they were hand cocked and hand loaded after...
I remember as a youngster spending a lot of time down at the Mo skeeto range which was located in the low area toward the east end of the grounds.I...
Roger if I understand your above post correctly you are now a therapy Dr. besides being a dietary Dr. Since you keep prescribing the 8 Sisters donuts...
Thanks Dave I enjoyed your comments and I always enjoy seeing the picture of you Lynn and Kenny. Sitting here thinking about who was shooting around...
After reading the words and opinions about do over's to achieve a Grand Slam I can't help but think that of all of the hundreds of Grand Slams that...
I agree. The rule book should be rolled back a few years and it should be followed instead of being used in many situations only as a book of...
I remember that back in the early 60's if you shot at a broken target the results were scored. Also I remember in the early 70's at the Michigan...
OSTA Hall of Fame shooter and past board member Pete Streuber passed away yesterday after a long battle with health issues. Dirk Sandy, and myself...
Back surgery and a new hip.I'm in the recovery process and every thing seems to be going very well. Thanks for all the calls cards and prayers from...
Brad you mention old 3 hole shooters.Maybe you should clrarify that statement for the benifit of some of the pink too too shooters, some of the...
I remember this very well. I was in the squad and I saw the confrontation with the lady and I couldn't believe the language used by an ATA official...
Don each year at the grand I always pick up a current rule book. The rule book that I was handed at the counter in the entry building was reprinted...
tshot what happened to the trolly post? Aren't you going to dispute H B facts? I believe tshot is someone that I would like to buy for what he...
The Grand American After reading many posts on our trapshooting sites I want to post my views and feelings about our ATA Championships. First I...
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Family Guy be careful or you will have n1h1 go into his stutter typing mode and then things will go downhill in a hurry! If a question is asked...
If my memory is correct back then you had to shoot the all around in 4 different states and now you only need to shoot in 3 different states to...
And it still won't work. According to the ATA we can try again tomorrow night. It seems that they can screw up most anything that they get close to....
I have been trying to pre squad and it is not working.This just another view of the fantastic direction that we are told the ATA is headed. Maybe...
Roger if I got this figured out correctly wouldn't it a possibility that the smaller the hole in the donut the larger the donut would be? Also I...
Roger it would have been great to have one of those jobs, but at that time I was a mere newbie and all those high profile jobs seemed to land right...
Roger, did they have donuts back then? Yes they did and boy you should have seen how they put the holes in them back in those days. Dave Berlet
Roger and Brad what are you whining about ? You should have seen how tough it was in the old days. LOL I just couldn't resist throwing this in....
I hope not 1 is enough. LOL Dave Berlet
For many years I had trifocals in all of my shooting glasses and it never caused a problem. I could put on my shooting glasses in the morning and I...
If I remember at that time at least one of the two directors from each zone was a gun club person and I believe that they thought they could throw...
Flyer I promise that I won't hold your youth against you. I don't know when the Ohio zone shoots were started, but when I first shot registered...
I'm sorry, but back in the day the zone shoot was only a 100 target 16yd event. I'm talking back in the 1960's and probably into the early 70's and...
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