Sept. 22 Pintail Point, Md. The double rifle event is Thursday and completes Friday. I will be arriving early Friday morning. The event is 32 shots and timed events with rapid reloading. There will be all kinds of doubles to see and hold. Last year there were 450 3.25, 450 #2, 500, 470, 577, 8 bore, 450/400, 45/70 375. Makes from Holland & Holland Royal down to a home made double.
Double shooters from PA., MD., N. J., VA., W.VA.
Double Don, Sam, Paul, come on and enjoy a friendly competition and shoot. I truly enjoy it. and look forward to it. Two years ago even Graem Wright came and shot with us.
www.vintagers.org
Last years pics I took link. couple video clips also

https://picasaweb.google.com/retreever/20100925

577 got away and bit back.

Mike,
Trying to rearrange schedule to make it this year. Hopefully I will - need to see the pros at work!

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Hopefully I will - need to see the pros at work!

I thought Mike was shooting??? :-)

I'll be there Thursday and Friday.

I'd love to go but it will be hard for me to make it.

Sam

Biebs come on down and do some shooting with us.

Mike

I will not be there this year as it conflicts with the Game Fair in Atlanta but have fun and take lots of pictures. I spoke to Josh yesterday and he is planning on winning the DR shoot again!

Ken, see you at Hudson Farms instead.

Mike, I just made res for Wed night and Thur. have to come home Fri about noon as I have a high school game to work Fri eve, and then to Pittsburgh sat for ND game. See everyone there.

Where do you recommend staying back there for this event, never been?...that my wife will enjoy as well...
We'll have to fly into Dulles/National being married to Alaska Airlines awards program...drive over then maybe do some touring in New England and maybe Niagara before flying back??

I just want to rent a room - Sleep Inn also the closest to the events.

Best Western, Grasonville (Kent Narrows), Md. 410-827-6767. About the closest to the events and within walking distance of several nice (seafood) restaurants and dock bars . Crabs will be nice and fat at that time of the year. The raw Chesapeake Bay oysters won't be too bad either . Rooms $79 per night.

Also towards Easton. Don there are some great seafood there in Kent Narrows.
The Fifteenth Annual Vintage Cup
September 22-25, 2011
Pintail Point in Queenstown, Maryland

Area Accommodations

Rooms have been blocked at the hotels listed below.
Be certain to mention Vintagers or The Vintage Cup to obtain special pricing (weekday/weekend).

Sleep Inn (closest)
Grasonville, MD 21638
410/827-5555

Best Western- Kent Narrows Inn
Grasonville, MD
410/827-6767
800/828-3381

Holiday Inn Express – Kent Narrows
Grasonville, MD 21638
410/827-4454
888/877-4454

Hilton Garden Inn Kent Island
Grasonville, MD
410-827-3877
Limited availability

Hampton Inn and Suites
Easton, MD 21601
410/822-2200

Holiday Inn Express
Easton, MD 21601
410/819-6500

Comfort Inn Easton
Easton, MD 21601
410/820-8333


For a more complete list of hotels, you may e-mail:
vintagersray@hotmail.com

Or go to the following websites:

www.discoverqueenannes.com

www.tourtalbot.org

Thanks Much...hope to see you there?

Mike, truth be known, I'm going for the wonderful fresh caught seafood!!

Don bring lots of ammo, i want to shoot that bespoke.

Mike

Hello all,

Josh may have his plans changed.

I just got back from the range with my "new" .470, and it shoots pretty well!

All the best,
Mal MacGregor

Mal how about we tease Josh as he is shooting. Put the pressure on him.

Mike

Hey guys, I know this isn't Dallas, but would anyone like to get together for dinner on Thursday evening?

What is the aftermath of the big Hurricane and all of the nasty weather coming up into the Gulf and blowing all the way to NY going to do to the Vintagers shoot?? Never seen such a weather pattern...is it worth coming back with this chain of events??

Hi guys,

Just got back home after working cleaning out the cabin of ours with my brother. We raised it to Fema specs to get it out of the flood plane. Ground floor is at 14feet. River went up to 48feet.
Ground level is 31 feet river measurment. To water line was 17 feet above ground. So 31 +17 = 48 feet of Raging Susquehanna river. Just under 3 feet inside of cabin.

Anyway will speak to Ray about the Vintagers tomorrow.

Mike

Mike,
Sorry to hear about the flooding. Wish there was a pipeline from y'all to us, we could use the water!

Storm damage minimal at Pintail Point. Only branches knocked off trees.

ITS A GO ELEPHANT GUNS TO THE RANGE...



Mike

SUPER, thanks much!!

This left coaster is praying for outstanding visual and written reports.

this is what I had to put up last week after the hurricane and tropical depression here in N.E.PA.

With all the fresh water runoff, the local raw oysters will not be as salty

OK, I can't attend this year's event! (lucky for you Mike!! LOl )

BUT, I am going to offer-up a Winner takes all "Grand Prize Stuff" Package:

Texas Hunt Co. PH Belt Set complete
Safari Gaiters
THE Pack
THE Wallet (Holds passport)
Universal Gun Case
Ammo Master
Master Blaster Rifle sling

Package valued at 700.00

Mike: Please e-mail me the address and Belt and Gaiters size of the lucky winner. (We would send up the package for the event, but some of the items are size specific)

Good luck everybody!

Safe shooting,

Jeff Wemmer

Wow Jeff - very generous of you!

Unfortunately I can't make it with flood cleanup ongoing but considering Josh will be there, I had no chance of winning it anyway.

Very cool - I'll have to buy some of those things before heading to Namibia.

You Da Man, Jeff!

Mike
Wax the barrels and bring rain gear. Report is 40% chance rain and possible thunderstorms Thurs and Fri. Dan may need to laminate the targets... See you Friday. -Richard

I'm all packed and ready, I'll be there Thursday for the first half of the stopping gun event. I'm also shooting the drilling event. I can't wait I love this show. I'll be there until sunday
Crabs and guns this is gonna be great.
Hoping to see you guys again.

Today was the first day of the stopping gun event. I shot lousy but I had fun. I love shooting that 470. I hope I shoot better tomorrow.

Leaving tomorrow morning early.. Look out here I come. Hope I shoot straight.

Mike

Went yesterday, if not a participant it doesn't take long to see everything. I only stayed a couple of hrs.

Well the vintagers is coming to a close tomorrow. Exhibitors were down this year, economy must be an issue. Friend shoot an interesting side by side. A 16 gauge rifled double barrel J.P.Sauer in the stalking rifle event.
The stopping rifle event was a hoot rain stopped while I was shooting.

Mike

Will continue later.

IMO, the exhibitor turnout being substatially down is the result of SCI Game Fair in Atlanta on the same weekend. Hopefully this was not intentional. Good seeing you Mike and meeting some other AR members.

Well, maybe it was well that Biz intervened...here I am sitting in the first wind and rain of Fall in the Great Northwest...just thinking about doubles!! Interesting to hear the reports from SCI Epic Game Fair. I sure enjoy the CLA Game Fair in UK...I hope they move Vintagers back to NY...I hear it was a better venue??...and not overlap Game Fair...

Scuttlebutt says it's going to rhode island next year. They said it started there and now it's going back. This year was disappointing. The shooting was great but the show with the vendors was poor and boring.

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This year was disappointing. The shooting was great but the show with the vendors was poor and boring.

100% agree. Was a pleasure meeting y'all. I heard that it's a done deal...going to the grounds of Robbin Hollow Outfitters in R.I. next year.