Saw some really great guns this trip, a gorgeous, hi-condition and very-early Greener hammergun (again, an old friend), a 10-bore L.C. Smith hammergun, a semi-hammerless damascus gun (it's maker escapes me now) that was shot with authority during the dove flurry, a big (almost 8-lbs) long & straight-gripped E-grade Lefever ejector with 32-inch damascus tubes (that had been brought back from near-oblivion to beautiful function), and a 20-bore sidelever hammerless Grant that was stunning to behold and to handle. The dove flurry on Saturday has evolved into being a wonderful and challenging event, both entertaining to behold and humbling to participate-in. A lovely meal was served in the main dining hall on Saturday night and shotgun technica was discussed in-depth until the wee hours after. The next morning was mild and bright and the newest game (evolving out of "Crazy Skeet") was unfurled. As-of-yet unnamed and shot on the skeet field, it is a combination of skeet, trap and a random chandrelle being thrown across the front of the gunners (from beyond the high-house), and all at the determination of the mad-trapper running things. Shot in 3 teams of two shooters from the more-central 20-yard positions, three birds are thrown on-report, in varied succession, for each team (so 3 birds and 4 shells), and from all the available options presented. Teamwork is critical and a shooter's strengths need to be considered (for left & right positioning). Fast, intense, and darn-fun! For me, it fully imitates almost all the variables of actual field conditions and...I thoroughly enjoyed shooting it.
Last edited by Lloyd3; 05/01/23 11:57 AM.
