Daryl
I agree, many people were encouraged by such advertising to engage in "skybusting" and other spurious shooting activities that were unethical and unsporting; so I'm certainly not implying that I concur with, or advocate such advertising or activites. My point was that such shots can be made by a very few individuals that have mastered the art. As to long range shooting, the most unbelievable thing I ever witnessed personally was at a trap range in Kansas City under the lights one night. Three unknown to me trap shooters with single barrel trap guns had a wager over who could make the longest shot. They kept backing up further into the parking lot behind the trap range (which was surely against range safety rules?) until they were every step of 100 yards from the trap house (no exaggeration); the first two guys missed, but the third guy broke his bird. I couldn't believe what I had just seen, but the other guys bet double or nothing that he couldn't do it again; so this guy calls pull and breaks the next target. I don't believe two breaks back-to-back was luck, this guy was REAL good!
By the way Daryl, please send me some more pics of your Smith Monogram; as we do want to feature that gun in an LCSCA newsletter.
Thanks
Tom