Here's a mess of pics from the weekend's Pennsylvania State Levergun Silhouette Championship held at the Ridgway Rifle Club, a first class gunclub where good 'ole boys rule and Conservatism is a priority. As usual, a blast (in more ways than one
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"The" Gunny and I camped out on the grounds and our good friend Jack Kort camped out in the clubhouse. He said our tent was too stinky. Gunny's brother, George was there and he got a room in town as he don't like our tent either.
Al Foust, the National Cowboy Lever Action Silhouette champion is a regular at the Ridgway Rifle Club and was present, along with last years National Champion, Brian Wakefield. Both of these guys are match directors.
I did better than usual with the Model 63 Winchester for smallbore, Model 53 Win. in 25-20 for pistol caliber, and a Marlin 1894 in 44 WCF for big bore............but.........not good enough to win anything. Pennsylvania holds the best silhouette shooters in the country and its tough competition. Whether its levergun, Hi-Power, Small Bore or Hunter Pistol, there's a silhouette shoot going on every weekend somewhere around here.
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Here's the scores. First is smallbore .22 Second is Pistol Caliber and Third is CLA (Big Bore) I rotated the pics on Hunt 101 .Com but they still came out sideways. I'm too tired to figure it out so do whatever you have to do.(copy,paste,save,edit??) I guess you could turn your head, thats my style
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Anyway, I just looked and they look hard to see. I had to magnify to read 'em, besides, things get all screwy when moving the pics around from site to site. If you save them, you can figure it out. I'm going to bed.--Me
Smallbore
Pistol Caliber
CLA Big Bore
Our home for a few days--no open flames please!
Jack Kort came up to our tent to BS and refused to come inside. These is how the conversation went for 2 hours. Kinda makes you feel your in the big house.
"The" Gunny playing on the 1,000 yard range the day before the matches. I was shooting my Ruger 10" Maximum here and saw what a good revolver can do out to 500 yards.
Jack Roussel shooting in the "pistol caliber" event
Jack Roussel & George BS'en. Jack has a great shirt!
Jack Kort, the only guy in the world that I know who shoots blackpowder in the .22 Long Rifle
Me holding one of Jack Korts peanut butter and grape sandwiches. Those babies are good!
Me, (holding the 1894 Marlin in 44-40) and Jack Roussel tellin' lies. I did manage a 44 X 60 with this old rifle and thats missing FOUR pigs and TWO chickens
The mighty Model 53 in 25-20
Gunny's brother George shooting at the 2 hundred meter rams with his original 1886 in 45-70