kd7nqb
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So as mentioned in this thread http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=504194 this weekend was my first attempting at a sporting clays event.
Well I learned a lot and had a ton of fun, I really cant wait to do it again. So here is the "after action report"
1. I shot it with a remington 870, I was really worried that I would not be able to run the pump fast enough but I did just fine did not have any issues with it, except for one time I short stroked it but the gun it self did GREAT.
2. The course was a lot of fun, the event was held at Tacoma Sportsmen club in Puyallup Washington. The 13 stations were all pretty unique and each one was more challenging than the last.
3. I found it interesting to look at each stage and I really discovered that a station that looked pretty simple was often very tough and other stations that looked down right scary, would have a pretty simple trick to them.
4. One of the best things is that our group of 3 got put into a squad with 4 guys who were real experts (and had all they gear to match) so I got a TON of personalized coaching that improved my score and changed the way I would think about a station. These guys were obviously far above my level but like so many guys in the shooting sports they were happy to have a few young guns tagging along and they certainly shared there sport. They even let us toss our bags and ammo on the back of the golf cart they had so we didnt have to lug our stuff around.
I most certainly fell in love with my new favorite shooting sport.
Well I learned a lot and had a ton of fun, I really cant wait to do it again. So here is the "after action report"
1. I shot it with a remington 870, I was really worried that I would not be able to run the pump fast enough but I did just fine did not have any issues with it, except for one time I short stroked it but the gun it self did GREAT.
2. The course was a lot of fun, the event was held at Tacoma Sportsmen club in Puyallup Washington. The 13 stations were all pretty unique and each one was more challenging than the last.
3. I found it interesting to look at each stage and I really discovered that a station that looked pretty simple was often very tough and other stations that looked down right scary, would have a pretty simple trick to them.
4. One of the best things is that our group of 3 got put into a squad with 4 guys who were real experts (and had all they gear to match) so I got a TON of personalized coaching that improved my score and changed the way I would think about a station. These guys were obviously far above my level but like so many guys in the shooting sports they were happy to have a few young guns tagging along and they certainly shared there sport. They even let us toss our bags and ammo on the back of the golf cart they had so we didnt have to lug our stuff around.
I most certainly fell in love with my new favorite shooting sport.
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