Prescott: A trip to the Trap Club

[Scott Brady]

Jonathan and I took a short break from final edits of the summer issue of Overland Journal and checked out the Prescott Trap and Skeet Club.

Jonathan's 90 year young Webley and Scott 16-bore side-by-side.

And equally ancient and impressive case

I was shouldering my trusty (and also old) Model 12, 12-bore pump. A 12-bore Model 29 Remington served as back-up. They belonged to my great grandfather and grandfather respectively.

A few images of Jonathan in action

I think I will go out again this Thursday and try out my "new" 12-bore side-by-side

 

[flyingwil]

:drool: Does Jonathan own anything that isn't cool?

 

[tdesanto]

I'm jealous. The only public sporting clays course in Dallas is currently under water, and with no end in sight for the rain, we have no idea when we'll be able to shoot clays again. I'm now looking to make a short trip out of town to get some shooting in.

Nice SxS.

Cheers,

TD

 

[Scott Brady]

:drool: Does Jonathan own anything that isn't cool?

Not that I know of...



mmmm, maybe his cell phone - though I think it looks as bad as it does because Jonathan carries/uses it so reluctantly. I wonder if some of the drop damage was less than accidental :smilies27

 

[kcowyo]

JH shoots lefty?.....:REOutShootinghunter


Nice workday stress reliever. So did you guys knock the eyes out with the old school shotguns or what?

 

[shawkins]

I was shouldering my trusty (and also old) Model 12, 12-bore pump. A 12-bore Model 29 Remington served as back-up. They belonged to my great grandfather and grandfather respectively.

Scott, that Model 12 is an Ithica right? I have one of those in 20ga. I love mine.

 

[BogusBlake]

Those old pumps are great. I shoot an 870 Wingmaster from 1953. It's still smooth as ever. You'd need a couple thousand fingers to count how many dove that thing has nailed.

Looks like you guys had a blast (pun intended):gunt:

 

[Ursidae69]

Looks fun.

 

[Scott Brady]

Winchester Model 12, 12-bore. It has a sister, a 16-bore in the safe...

 

[spressomon]

Glad to see/hear you are tuning up for the season ;-)

 

[erin]

Jonathan, have you ever shot at the Piccacho club? It has a 5 station along with sporting clays.

 

[david despain]

Nice, thought i was on EE for a second there.

that thread has got me thinking i need to start shotgunning but i dont know of any sporting clays near me so if anyone in SLC wants to go and knows a place give me shout.

 

[7wt]

I'm jealous. The only public sporting clays course in Dallas is currently under water, and with no end in sight for the rain, we have no idea when we'll be able to shoot clays again. I'm now looking to make a short trip out of town to get some shooting in.

Nice SxS.

Cheers,

TD

Have you been to Alpine in Ft. Worth?

 

[Jonathan Hanson]

Nice, thought I was on EE for a second there.

If this were EE we would have made sure the Rolex showed up better.

What Scott diplomatically failed to mention was that he outshot me. I edged him by one the first round, but he trounced me the second. We'll have to see what happens when real birds are the targets . . .

Erin, where is the Picacho Club? I know there's a range out on Ajo west of Tucson.

The Model 12 was American gunmaking at its best: nothing fancy, just a reliable gun you can shoot forever. The 12 was also the most elegant pump ever made, I think.

 

[Jonathan Hanson]

. . . and I don't abuse my cell phone on purpose.

Very often. . .


But it's true: I wouldn't even own one if it weren't the only phone that works where we live. One thing's for sure: You'll never catch me with one of those little Borg ear-implant phones. Creepy.

You haven't witnessed true cell-phone lunacy until you've watched Scott check email on his Blackberry while prerunning the Baja 500.