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Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 1460 Location: Eagle, Nebraska

Just finished shooting Sporting Clays in the Cornhusker State Games with my 16ga Citori. Shot a 66 which is nothing to jump up and down about. Won't know the results for a while yet.
Last I shot a 28ga in the games and won a bronze, moved up to a bigger bore (only because a 16ga is about perfect for clays)

It is fun using the 16 gauge, and 66 isn't a bad score at all especially using a Citori 16 which is really a hunting shotgun. Good job!!!

I shoot all non registered shoots with my 1100 16 and some registered pump gun side events, with my 870 16. It really is fun!!!

Member Joined: 08 Nov 2005 Posts: 3438 Location: Illinois

Nothing beats standing in the station and loading two purple hulls Cool

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I shot sporting clays today too with my 16 ga model 12. Shot an 80! Very Happy

Not only was I loading purple shells, I was picking them up after too! Laughing

Member Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 1863 Location: Wisconsin

I was in a pit stand without enough shells for the rotation. I paused between following pairs and true to get more shells out of my 16GA shell bag when a fellow from the group behind me offered shells to finish the station. "Great, thanks!" I replied. "Are they 16's?

The look on his face was priceless. Reno

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Reno, like this?

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So is that Eugene?

Member Joined: 09 Jan 2013 Posts: 2169 Location: Florida

Member Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 1863 Location: Wisconsin

That was the look alright, what a hoot. My 16 gauge score on that 100 target course was twelfth out of 75 shooting a double triggered side by side with a European strap from low gun. Stares and whispers! I felt like Eugene.

Reno

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Haha, never know!

"Be careful with that axe, Eugene" is actually the name of a Pink Floyd song.

I'll add that when I was young my dad would yell, "Daylight in the swamp!" when it was time to get up for hunting. It's an old lumberjack expression.

Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 1460 Location: Eagle, Nebraska

Results were posted, bad news is, I was one clay short of a Bronze medal.
Good News is, it was my brother who beat me by one clay to win the bronze, and he did it with a 20ga.
Last year I beat him by one clay and won the bronze, both with our 28ga's

In two weeks they are hosting a small bore shoot. I think I am going to take my 24ga. Don't shoot it much, good chance to shoot a 100 with it.

I am gonna drive right past Eagle, in about 3 weeks, on my way to pickup my GSP pup, in Lincoln. Then I am gonna go find out what the Sand Hills look like in late August. I only have four days to complete the mission.

If you see a bright red Chevy 4x4 with a topper and CT plates on it, wave, that will be me.

Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 1460 Location: Eagle, Nebraska

Right now the Sandhills look pretty lush. Had good rains this spring, things look good, and only a few days of high temps.
Who you buying shorthair from?
Three weeks might put you in Rib Fest weekend in Lincoln. Good bbq.

Chad and Julie Phillips.

Can't wait to get my pup and see the Sand Hills. My friend posted a picture of hills, green, green, green. Wish I was staying for the grouse opener.