Many of you out-of-state flatlanders have requested more lead time for our double shoots up here in Alaska so you can plan to visit us.

The first shoot of 2016 will be Saturday, May 7th, at the Birchwood range. 10am. At that shoot we will determine our July date.

I hope this is early enough for you all.
Cheers, mates.
Cal

PS:
Expect 40-50 double rifles, .350 to 4-bore.
Can't guarantee the weather--last year in the 70s, year prior it was snowing.
Lunch will be served--burgers and dogs on the grill.
Biebs will bring his Blaser.
Shootaway will bring his knowledge and the best double ever made.
Janet Reno will serve drinks in a topless thong.

I'll come just to be served a G&T by Ms. (actually Mr., I believe) Reno. She'll ask me if I want a cocktail and I'll ask her if she knows any good ones!

I'm sure that Reno would be better than Shothiswad in a thong!

At least she's in the same species as the rest of us.

What is the total prize money purse?

I made this in early May so you can join us, Mike.
Bring your Blasers.
Cal

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Originally posted by MJines:
What is the total prize money purse?

More than anyone can count, my friend, payable in legal tender Zimbabwe currency.
Cal

Can you get decent scotch in Alaska?

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Originally posted by MJines:
Can you get decent scotch in Alaska?

Mike:
I must be honest with you. I'm sure it is possible but I haven't touched anything alcoholic since 1986 in the summer. That said, if you will honor us with your presence, I will research it a bit and let you know.
Cal

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Originally posted by MJines:
Can you get decent scotch in Alaska?

Mike,

Frostbit and I will do better than "decent"!

Brett

You are going to need plenty of scotch in Alaska that's for sure.It just needs to be strong.

I have it on the calendar. Hopefully we will be able to swing it.

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Originally posted by MJines:
Can you get decent scotch in Alaska?

That would depend on how much Scotch you bring with. Takes a thirty year mortgage to buy it here any more.that said, as the young Lad Brett mentioned I'm sure we can find something like a bottle or two of Dalwhine and Quinta Ruban.

If you need a place to stay we have room for you.

Cheers
Jim

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Originally posted by Frostbit:

quote:

Originally posted by MJines:
Can you get decent scotch in Alaska?

That would depend on how much Scotch you bring with. Takes a thirty year mortgage to buy it here any more.that said, as the young Lad Brett mentioned I'm sure we can find something like a bottle or two of Dalwhine and Quinta Ruban.

If you need a place to stay we have room for you.

Cheers
Jim

Keep Brett away from the Scotch. We need him to cook the burgers.
Cal

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Originally posted by Frostbit:

quote:

Originally posted by MJines:
Can you get decent scotch in Alaska?

That would depend on how much Scotch you bring with. Takes a thirty year mortgage to buy it here any more.that said, as the young Lad Brett mentioned I'm sure we can find something like a bottle or two of Dalwhine and Quinta Ruban.

If you need a place to stay we have room for you.

Cheers
Jim

Thanks, Jim, for offering Mike a place to stay. Mike Brooks can't do it as he is hosting Shootaway!
cal

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Originally posted by cal pappas:

quote:

Originally posted by MJines:
What is the total prize money purse?

More than anyone can count, my friend, payable in legal tender Zimbabwe currency.
Cal

Heck Cal, I'll pitch in another hundred billion, pic for proof. Should be the richest double rifle shoot pot in history on pure dollars terms.

Cal-
I will put that on my calendar...see what happens!! Maybe the Great Alaskan Air Expo will correspond next year??

I think we may be driving up a truck and camper for a friend and deposit it out on the Kenai??

HEY- I see the huge H&H 4 Bore with lots of Indian provenance went for $130K...plus buyers commission, total of $149K on Julia's auction on Tuesday.....I am expecting you were the successful buyer and we will be able to Touch and Feel at the May Shoot??!! EH??

Cheers

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Originally posted by 470EDDY:
Cal-
I will put that on my calendar...see what happens!! Maybe the Great Alaskan Air Expo will correspond next year??

I think we may be driving up a truck and camper for a friend and deposit it out on the Kenai??

HEY- I see the huge H&H 4 Bore with lots of Indian provenance went for $130K...plus buyers commission, total of $149K on Julia's auction on Tuesday.....I am expecting you were the successful buyer and we will be able to Touch and Feel at the May Shoot??!! EH??

Cheers

.470:
Thanks for your post and I hope to see you up here! My 4-bore is an old Hughes and not as fancy as the one that just sold at auction. Not only am I happy with the one I have but I am saving my pennies in the slim chance Shootaway decides to sell his double which is the finest rifle on the planet. If Shootaway owns and shoots it, it is my dream!

My Hughes can shoot a ball or a conical with equal accuracy with Blue Dot or FFg GOEX. With the ball of 1400 grains (actually a 5-bore by bore size) with 120 grains of Blue Dot pushes the ball at 1700+ fps. 390-grains of FFg is good accuracy but if pushed to 440 grains (one ounce of powder) accuracy suffers. And, with ball and 440 grains recoil is stiff and with a conical of 1900 grains+ accuracy is unbearable. Come on up and shoot some!
See you in May.
Cal

Would be worth the trip just to spend time with such a group of quality people.

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quote:
Originally posted by MJines:
What is the total prize money purse?


More than anyone can count, my friend, payable in legal tender Zimbabwe currency.
Cal

Must be worth TRILLIONS then!

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Originally posted by MJines:
Would be worth the trip just to spend time with such a group of quality people.

Tru Dat

What is the weather and fishing like ? Can one do touristy things or the days like 8 hrs ?

Mike

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Originally posted by Beretta682E:
What is the weather and fishing like ? Can one do touristy things or the days like 8 hrs ?

Mike

Mike:
In early May you will have 16-18 hours of daylight. The salmon won't be in but steelhead and others are in the rivers and pike in the ponds and lakes in my area. I will be working M-F filling in at the local school for a terminally ill teacher, but you are welcome to stay at my place to avoid hotel costs and fish and tour from there.

Weather should be warm and sunny. On a low snow year the snow will be melted but if it's a heavy snow year there will be some snow on the ground. If sunny--temps in the 70s days, 45-50 nights. If it is rainy days are in the 40s and if it snows days in the 20s. Weather is a crap shoot.
Cal

PS. I will bring the following:
BPE: .450 and .500
BORE: 12, 8, 4
NE: .350, .400, .450, .500 .600.
maybe more as I'm working on a couple of deals now.

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Originally posted by cal pappas:

quote:

Originally posted by Beretta682E:
What is the weather and fishing like ? Can one do touristy things or the days like 8 hrs ?

Mike

Mike:
In early May you will have 16-18 hours of daylight. The salmon won't be in but steelhead and others are in the rivers and pike in the ponds and lakes in my area. I will be working M-F filling in at the local school for a terminally ill teacher, but you are welcome to stay at my place to avoid hotel costs and fish and tour from there.

Weather should be warm and sunny. On a low snow year the snow will be melted but if it's a heavy snow year there will be some snow on the ground. If sunny--temps in the 70s days, 45-50 nights. If it is rainy days are in the 40s and if it snows days in the 20s. Weather is a crap shoot.
Cal

PS. I will bring the following:
BPE: .450 and .500
BORE: 12, 8, 4
NE: .350, .400, .450, .500 .600.
maybe more as I'm working on a couple of deals now.

Thanks for the invite to your place. I am seriously thinking of doing this. I need to shoot my double more and time in alaska is always great.

Mike

I have taken a liking to Abalour 16 yr.

Nitro.

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Originally posted by cal pappas:
Mike Brooks can't do it as he is hosting Shootaway!
cal

I suppose that he could bunk in the dog house. But I don't have a dog nor a dog house!

I'm pleased I posted early and I'll occasionally bump this to the top to keep it alive so mates don't forget. Should be a great shoot.

For the out of staters coming, if you give us advance notice many of us in the city can assist with your plans. I may have one gent staying at my home, but until it is confirmed, I have a place for one or two. My only difficulty is I live 100 miles from Anchorage and this year have a full time job. So anyone who stays with me would have to rent a car and drive up.
Lots of time to plan and think. All are welcome.
Cal

I do believe that this is far enough out that I can schedule around it.


I'll bring moose dogs, if we can keep Brett from getting too drunk to cook them?



Might even make up from bringing the S-word double.

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Originally posted by AK_Stick:
I do believe that this is far enough out that I can schedule around it.


I'll bring moose dogs, if we can keep Brett from getting too drunk to cook them?



Might even make up from bringing the S-word double.

Hope to see you here. However the remark toward Brett is uncalled for. He is a good moral young man. He is also too young to drink. (Wojo told me this).
Cal

Cal, your timing is way off for me this coming spring as I will be in camp chasing these things again. Hopefully I can make the fall shoot as they are a lot of fun.



But I have the Zoli tuned up and ready to go

To Phil and a few others, I'm sorry the date won't work for you. Other dates won't work for others and it's impossible to find a day and date combination that will work for everyone so I just randomly picked a date. In the past I tried to email with thoughts and requests and I got such a jumble of days and dates the only way to please everyone was to have a month of shoots.

At the May shoot we will all pick a date for the second shoot and I will post it here and my website and send out some emails. I may miss that one if I continue with a planned hunt overseas.
Cheers all.
Cal

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Originally posted by cal pappas:

quote:

Originally posted by AK_Stick:
I do believe that this is far enough out that I can schedule around it.


I'll bring moose dogs, if we can keep Brett from getting too drunk to cook them?



Might even make up from bringing the S-word double.

Hope to see you here. However the remark toward Brett is uncalled for. He is a good moral young man. He is also too young to drink. (Wojo told me this).
Cal

I've been tutoring the young lad. He's coming along.

Idle hands are the devil's workshop.

Irish handcuffs- A drink in each hand!

Cheers,

Matt

quote:

Originally posted by 458Win:
Cal, your timing is way off for me this coming spring as I will be in camp chasing these things again. Hopefully I can make the fall shoot as they are a lot of fun.



But I have the Zoli tuned up and ready to go

It is a picture like this that sells me on the "affordable" Zoli double and a o/u to boot. That bear has it all for me in terms of a trophy. Jeebus.

Hi Men:
A few months out and a reminder of the Alaska shoot for double rifles is May 7, 10am, at the Birchwood range. The range charges 20$ each to shoot and I will take a collection for Rob who fronted the $250 reservation fee. As time gets closer I will email the locals for food items to bring. Flatlanders from the Lower 48 are welcome.
Any questions? PM or email me at <pappas@mtaonline.net>
I will bring 12-, 8-, 4-bores, .350, .400, .450, .500, .600 nitro and a few black powder express doubles, also. Last year we had about 50 fine double rifles and more are expected this year.
Should be fun.
Cal

Cal,
I should be able to attend, my wife and I should be back from her Afognak bear hunt before the weekend. I will bring my Merkel SxS 375 H&H pea-shooter.

Bump as a reminder. May 7th is fast approaching. We have been assigned hotdogs so we will bring some Moose dogs and Jalapeno cheese dogs from Joyce's Valley Cow.

My 1902 Army Navy .450 3 1/4 will be there with ammo for whoever wishes to shoot it.

Cheers
Jim

Thanks, Jim. I'm driving the Lower 48 but will be home in time for the shoot.
Cal

I've already started loading ammo-will have 8, 10, 25-20, 30-06, and 318 doubles, a 4-bore single, 577 howdah, plus a few subguns for variety's sake.

Just a small note on Cal's post above, since we've got the range rented it is free to everyone to shoot on that range. Only if you want to shoot on another one do you have to pay the normal $20 nonmember fee, so there's no reason not to come on out.

Rob

quote:

Originally posted by Omnivorous_Bob:
I've already started loading ammo-will have 8, 10, 25-20, 30-06, and 318 doubles, a 4-bore single, 577 howdah, plus a few subguns for variety's sake .

Just a small note on Cal's post above, since we've got the range rented it is free to everyone to shoot on that range. Only if you want to shoot on another one do you have to pay the normal $20 nonmember fee, so there's no reason not to come on out.

Rob

Joyce will be jazzed. Thanks Rob.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edn9E-lyGz4

Rob:
Thanks for pointing out the fee situation. However, we will take a collection of reimburse you for the $250 rental fee.
Cheers,
Cal
PS. I will have a 4-, 8-, 12-bore and maybe a 10 if it gets here in time. Also, a .450 and .500 no2 bpe, and nitro rifles in .350 .400, .450, .500, .600.