The double rifle stopping gun event will be held at Pintail Point, Md. September 23--- 26.
Hope to see some AR members there.

Stopping gun minimum caliber is 450/400 up.

www.vintagers.org

Mike
AR member SXS and Grame Wright Australian team member


I am loading a 4bore for a shot. What a hoot...

Flying home from DC on 19th. If I were hanging around for a few more days, I'd go check it out.

I'll be there.

Wish there was something doing out here on the Pacific Coast ...

I will be there with a greener 577 and my boswell 8 bore ready to kill some paper! see u there.

Since the falling apart of the H&H DR shoot in Washington, I have been thinking how it could be resurrected for 2011. There is a sizable community of DR owners/shooters in Baker City, Oregon. They hold a DR shoot there. Big range. A couple of them are coming up next week to tour the Elmer Keith Museum in the Boise Cabela's, chow down, and do the cigar & Amarula thing in the back yard.

It could work, it is barely a two hour drive from the Boise Airport.

Rich

Mike, I hope I can make it out, need to catch up since we met there a couple of years back...

Sounds like a plan...

Mike

Well guys the Vintagers side by side championships start this Thursday at Pintail Point, Md.

See you there.


Mike
The rapid fire event six timed shots

See you there, im shooting on friday .577 greener and 8 bore boswell. see my post on big bore forum.

Certainly hope some kind chap will take and post some video footage of this event!

We will see if I can get some one to film the shooting.

Mike

Hi Mike

Regina and I are leaving tomorrow.

Hot steamed crabs en route at Harris' at Kent Narrows (and on the return trip as well).

I'll be around the Gunsinternational booth when not cutting up with Ken at the KEBCO / Verney-Carron booth.

Look forward to seeing all!!

I'll be there thursday see you guys there

Charging buffalo. buf comes down a rope on wheels and it is moving. Sight picture and recoil recovery important. Oh yea, don't forget ammo.

Mike

Last minute instructions... shoot straight


fight or flight


running lion


Well done buffalo compliments 4 bore.

Maaaan! That looks like real fun! i wish i could do a shoot like that. Have fun guys!

Here's few more from last year can't wait until this weekend

Great stuff, but where are the breeks and the Norfolk jackets?

Damn! looks like that buffalo hunter was starting the seasonal burn!

Vintagers shoot is over for another year. I shot very good the first day and shot exceptional the second day. Felt very satisfied with my shooting. I was in third place after the first days shoot and finished in 6th place overall. Sure did enjoy it and great to meet friends.
I will be uploading pics and video clips.


Mike

Mike: Eagerly awaiting your photos and clips. Did the heat ever break?

No, Thursday temp was 91, and high humidity and Friday was 93, Saturday 92. Thank goodness for shade trees.

Working on uploads.

Mike

+This video is of AR member SXS shooting a vintage Holland # Holland Royal 500/450 a smooth operator took second in stopping rifle
More clips and pics to follow
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh...1KSQ?feat=directlink

A four shot timed event lion 3 tens and a 5 pretty good group a 577 Greener


ele at 35 yds two shots both 10


lion with a 577 big holes 3 tens and a 5


Who needs a chain saw when elephant guns 'geter done' the right hand lion every shooter contributed to the 9 inch tree falling


Here is the proud tree slayer 4 shots with a lowly 375H&H Chapius and he claimed the title TREE SLAYER .


The top three winners in stopping rifle

Thanks for the pics and clip, Mike. That's some good work with the .577, and your colleague sure can run that H&H.

I have 5 or 6 more clips to upload.

Mike

My .577 got even.

video clips

retreever and running rhino on uneven ground
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh...Gnsg?feat=directlink

8gauge shoooting a 577 Greener charging buf.
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh...CGnQ?feat=directlink

I had a blast. Thursday wasn't such a great day for me but I had fun. Friday I tripled my Thursday score it was a great day. Always good to see the guys and the shoot is so much fun. I shot the drilling tournament Sat. It's was a lot of fun too. Now I have to wait a year to do it again.

shot both guns .577 greener and 8 bore on friday 68 shots! lots of big holes in the paper! i will try and get more pics and vids up too. Nice seeing all the guys.

quote:

Originally posted by retreever:
My .577 got even.

Ouch!!!! How'd that happen?

Brett

Mike,
Looks like you all had a lot of fun. Wish I'd come down after all, tho I can live without the heat and humidity that you guys had. See you in the spring at Deep River.

Best to you and Jeff,
Ron.

another video clip.

8gauge hammer gun running rhino birds eye view

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh...Wv9Q?feat=directlink

Outstanding!

Wish I could have made it down - next year for certain.

quote:

Originally posted by Bill/Oregon:
Wish there was something doing out here on the Pacific Coast ...

Bill,

Our local club, Central Oregon Shooting Sports in Bend, just put on their second Big Bore/Double Rifle shoot this past month. Unfortunately the person in charge has made it an "by invitation only" event. We had a total of twenty-one shooters. With the current way the shoot is run that was about max.

I wish I had a way to post pictures, I'd send one or two along.

After the event, the club president and I were talking, and we're going to try to put on at least one and possibly two events per year featuring a walking course and moving targets. At least one of the events would be for big bore/double rifles.

If this comes to fruition, I'll post a notice and hopefully some of the good folks here will be interested.

Elk Hunter: I had no idea! What a wonderful excuse to visit Bend.

Congrats to Josh Weiner for winning the stopping rifle shoot. Josh set a new course record using a Verney-Carron 500 NE. Josh had also set the previous record in 2008 using a V-C 450-400.

quote:

Originally posted by Kebco:
Congrats to Josh Weiner for winning the stopping rifle shoot. Josh set a new course record using a Verney-Carron 500 NE. Josh had also set the previous record in 2008 using a V-C 450-400.

Wait till Josh gets his bespoke V-C, he'll be hell on wheeels!!

For those who do not know, Josh is a leftie shooting right hand guns. I suppose he has given all a handicap for only so long.

Fine job Josh!!

I always enjoy reading the reports from Vintagers and hate I cant attend! Maybe some day I will show up and most certainly stop by Bertie's Boutique and get Bespoked up in some of them fancy duds!!

Josh is "hell on wheels" already, and a great guy besides. He also took first in the stalking rifle competition. Congrats again. I did manage to wrest the Alexander Henry Cup [single shot] back from him however.

We always have a good time!

Here is some youtubes of the entire course. Though I didn't shoot as well as others I shot better than last year and I had a blast. I can't wait until next year to do it again.

Now where can I find a place in New York to practice.

Start of the course

Final Scoring

The Balance of the course