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Title: If You Can't Stand Braggarts, then Please Don't Read This Post
Post by: SemperFiGuy on October 30, 2013, 08:37:54 PM
Any how...........I shot my first 75 consecutive clays today from 16 yards.

I've been shooting Wobbles from the 16-yard line and from the 22&23-yard handicap stations.   [If you dunno, the trap machine wobbles all over the place when it shoots Wobbles.   Makes the usually-hard-to-predict clays even harder to predict.  But Wobbles are really good practice for regular trapshooting.]

After shooting the Wobbles, I set the machine up for standard 16-yard trap.   Ran 25 in a row.  Which is kinda hard for new trapshooters, but I've done it 8-10 times so far this year.   It's a nice trapshooting milestone and good check on shooting proficiency.

Kept going.   Ran the next 25.   Total = 50 straight.   The clays were turning into be-yoo-tee-ful little black clouds of dust, sorta like WWII anti-aircraft fire.  Had that feeling of being In the Zone.

What the heck....go for 75 straight.   My Browning BT-99 was doing all the work.  All I did was put it up to my shoulder and pull the trigger.   And sure 'nuff, busted the 3rd set of 25 for a Grand Total of 75 straight.

Wow!   Going for a Hunnert now.   From Station #3.  The Easy Station.  Called "Pull!."   Clay came out straight and true.   Easiest of easy shots.  Raised gun.   And.....shot right over the top of it.  Or my gun did.   Or whatever.  [Doggone reloads!!]

So---At that point, I stopped for the day, reloaded and cleaned up the trap house, and enjoyed the Warm Glow.

Tomorrow night the Thursday Evening League starts.   I'm not gonna tell anybody.   If I did, then later I'd shoot, say....17/25 or so and everybody would be smirking.   Best to say nothing.

But I'll tell You Guys.

sfg
Title: Re: If You Can't Stand Braggarts, then Please Don't Read This Post
Post by: Dan W on October 30, 2013, 09:16:36 PM
Did you get the voices talking in your head?


At 75 the whispers start...
Title: Re: If You Can't Stand Braggarts, then Please Don't Read This Post
Post by: on the fritz on October 30, 2013, 09:41:48 PM
It ain't braggin' if it's true.....   :o
Title: Re: If You Can't Stand Braggarts, then Please Don't Read This Post
Post by: abbafandr on October 31, 2013, 05:24:00 AM
Any how...........I shot my first 75 consecutive clays today from 16 yards.


We are not worthy ;)
Title: Re: If You Can't Stand Braggarts, then Please Don't Read This Post
Post by: SemperFiGuy on October 31, 2013, 07:45:25 AM
DanW:

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Did you get the voices talking in your head?


At 75 the whispers start...

The Voices?   Of course.   With me, They Start While on the Way to the Range.

[BTW:  Thanks for not asking me why I didn't shoot This Way when I was on Your Team at Lincoln - Ikes.]

sfg
Title: Re: If You Can't Stand Braggarts, then Please Don't Read This Post
Post by: NE Bull on October 31, 2013, 08:50:12 AM
DanW:

The Voices?   Of course.   With me, They Start While on the Way to the Range.

[BTW:  Thanks for not asking me why I didn't shoot This Way when I was on Your Team at Lincoln - Ikes.]

sfg
now I was thinking it. Would have come in handy making up for my score.

On another note,   sfg. You know the rules of the web.  PICTURES(or video) OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.  ;)
Title: Re: If You Can't Stand Braggarts, then Please Don't Read This Post
Post by: SemperFiGuy on October 31, 2013, 02:05:29 PM
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PICTURES(or video) OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN

I went by myself.   Made sure there were No Witnesses.

And if the 75 straight weren't true, I'da claimed 150.

BTW--all those videos of Tom Knapp......That was me, shooting off-camera.

sfg

Title: Re: If You Can't Stand Braggarts, then Please Don't Read This Post
Post by: metaldoc on November 01, 2013, 10:21:17 AM
Congrats!  You'll get the '100' straight soon enough now.   It's a matter of knowing you can.  Now that you know you can string three 25 straights together, what's one more?     ;D