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You guys will get a kick out of this storie. One of my shooting guys just got back for there, he shot for 4 days straight. Shot 15000 shells. Killed 11 thousand doves. He used a match pair of Merkel 20 ga guns. Now I know this is hard to believe, but I know him well. Just like going to Africa, most people go and shoot 1 elephant. He shot 3 or 4. I can not remember if it was 3 or 4 but I do know at least 3.
Last edited by arrieta2; 07/09/10 09:31 AM.
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If I killed 11000 doves I sure wouldn't tell anyone. Hope the guy really likes to eat doves. What is an elegant?
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I believe it was Oscar Wilde who said, "Nothing succeeds like excess."
(Oscar was generally considered to be an elegant.)
15,000 shots in four days is 3,750 shots a day. If we allow 4 hours to eat, sleep, relieve oneself, and brag, that leaves 1200 minutes to shoot those rounds (or 3.125 shots per minute for 20 hours each day for four days, better than a shot every 20 seconds). And . . . he also shot three elegants in his pajamas.
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Keep in mind his cartridge bill was over $6k U.S. of A. It's tough to drop 3k per day with a 50% - 60% ratio.
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Keep in mind his cartridge bill was over $6k U.S. of A. It's tough to drop 3k per day with a 50% - 60% ratio.
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Raimey
rse Not if you're an "elegant" pajama shooter from Texas.....?.... 
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I think I can say I've had the opportunity to shoot with some of the best down there seeing 8 Brits down 32k fowl with 56-57K cartridges over 6 days. If he had those numbers in 1 day, I'd be impressed. I can't remember if the top daily total is over 10k or not. I don't think Tom Knapp's health would hold out and I'd guess Anthony Materise might be able to make a run toward the top but it is grueling.
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Maybe I'm missing something. I like hot dogs but I don't want to eat 52 in a sitting, even if they were free.
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Why was the ELEGANT in this gentleman's pajamas?
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Well, he surely did the local farmers a big favor. I can't imagine myself enjoying that much shooting. My body wouldn't take it. I went to Mexico a couple years ago, with Mike Mason and killed maybe 150 doves. Wore a major blister on my thumb from stuffing shells into the magazine of the Beretta. Shooting thousands of shots each day would turn into WORK, for me
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