Week 8 – Which end of the gun does the shell go in?

Not much to say about the Local 505's performance in Week 8. Good weather. Good light. Not good scores. Alex was M.I.A. as he is on "vacation" in Vegas. John eked out a team top gun award.

Mike just learned that Sports Products is a mere 41 birds ahead of the UCB in the second half champion chase. The Local 505 will be holding it's first ever "Pride Camp" in early August to reunite the team. I can already smell the perch frying for the shoot off. There will be a fish fry – correct?

Not seeing the light

Wondering why the birds were gliding into the darkness last week? Look at where these lights are aimed. Nothing a little bailing wire and duct tape won't fix.

Week 7 - Happy Birthday Harps

The Local 505 jumped out to a very slow start in week seven in terms of our team score. Mike lead the team in shooting earning him a well deserved Week 7 Top Gun Award. It was nice to have the entire team together for a change of pace.

Even though we shot a low team score we made up for it in the post shooting snack arena. Smoked pork, Wisconsin Gouda, fresh bread, frozen pizzas, dog dishes full of shelled peanuts and $2 cold beers made for some good Local 505 camaraderie.

We broke the cards out for the first time in 2012 for a little hot 500 action. Curt and John swept the table taking three-out-of-three games. John and Curt declared and won in both games two and three. Impressive card play partner.

UCB First Half Champs

It's official, the United Clay Busters of America • Local 505 are the OSC first half trap champions. They came from behind and lead Signature Construction by just one bird going into the final night of shooting. This blogger's sources discovered Sig Cont. contemplated "banking out" in order to win the first half but didn't feel they had enough points to pull it off. For future reference, if there's a tie for the week six champion a shootout will be held to determine the winner. This all creates a lot of excitement for the next six weeks of shooting. 

OSC Sporting Clay Event

A hot July day did not keep the shooters away. The OSC had a great turnout for their sporting clay event.

Kevin and John had a nice discussion about the first half trap championship.

Kelly Hofmeister doing work at station #1.

Ron Peterson sends off the first of a report pair.

Band of Brothers.

Steve D'Orazio and crew. Steve's daughter was attempting her first round of sporting clays. Confidence level: very high.

Week 6 - Halfway Point

A very uneventful night on the line for the Local 505. Shawn and Mike were bankers in week six and Curt, John and Alex felt like they all left birds on the table. This is league shooting the the OSC gentlemen. Alex was the Top Gun shooter again this week. Congrats Schmalzy.

It feels like the United Clay Busters of America • Local 505 needs a serious bender night. A night where we close the clubhouse down, three games of 500, and Alex is cooking pizzas like Pappa John himself. We'll see what happens next week. Let's get our trap shooting on brothers.

2012 OSC Top Gun Chase

This blogger has a growing fascination with statistics, charts, data and a need for blog content. Today we are featuring the overall Oregon Sportsman's Club Top Gun Championship Chase.

Kent Marshall is leading all shooters through the first five weeks. Kent took a break from league shooting for the past 2-3 years but it looks like he's back with vengeance. Mike Kriefski, United Clay Busters of America team captain, sits two birds out of first place and former three-time OSC Top Gun Champion, Cale Serverson, is currently in third. Tony Packard and Ricky Phillips round out the top five.  Stay tuned for updates in the coming weeks.

Hot Blog Action

The temperature was 100º and my Browning barrel was smokin' hot as I shot a couple practice rounds at the club. Ranae said I was crazy but after sitting in air conditioning all day it felt great to sweat.