Cupcake Shoot 2013

This Local 505 member made a quick Saturday afternoon trip to the Sauk Prairie trap range between Babe Ruth tournament baseball games. Their targets are cupcakes compared to the OSC.

Their trap houses sit around 18 or 20 inches out of the ground because they are able dig deep pits. Not possible in the OSC lowlands.

Their machines are calibrated and launch beautiful targets.

Week 6 = Record Breaking

Week 6 – where do we begin. Well, let's see. The season is half over. Alex was MIA on vacation in Door County. Mike pounded the sh#t out of the clays and earned the shiny team Top Gun title. Shawn was one bird off the Top Gun title and he posted his highest score ever. The Local 505 posted their highest team score ever and the highest team score of any team at the club this year. The United Clay Busters are poised to do some serious damage in the second half of the season. Roll tide.

To say the mosquitos were bad tonight would be an incredibly gross understatement. It felt like a scene from the horror movie “The Swarm.”

Week 5 – Make Up Date

The Local 505 took advantage of the holiday bye week to make up their week five scores. The sump pump is working again and the lower trap field was firing on all cylinders. John was the team top gun in week five.

 Alex and Jeff could not make it this week due to family conflicts so they used their bank scores. Rick P. joined Shawn, Mike and John and helped the team keep their rhythm. Rick is a long time friend of the Local 505 and is very handy with a shotgun.

Harps crushed his average again this week with some damn fine shooting. Mike and John also introduced Shawn to their “Hunt Club” shooting course which, once again, proved to be a ton of fun.

Week 5 - DENIED!

Heavy rains overwhelmed the sump pump in the lower trap house. The rising water flooded the trap machine and needless to say our fun was over before it began.

The Local 505 waiting in the on-deck circle.

Mother Nature isn't done yet. Rain is in forecast for the next five days.

Legend of the Hook Lake Sportsman

Week 4 - 72º and Sunny

 John was Top Gun in week four and wants to send a special thank you to Mother Nature for the beautiful June evening. 72º with no wind made for perfect shooting weather.

Say hello to team JC Electric. No they're not reality TV bounty hunters but rather a great group of Oregon Sportsman's Club trap shooters. Howdy Joe, Phil, Todd, Steve and Jeff.

The post shoot debrief with Cale who was a "trap team of one" in week four.

The Week 3 Recap

 Mike pulled his score up in week three and was the team Top Gun. Shawn also shot well and posted a score above his average.

Mosquito bait at table no. 3.

Shawn and Jeff thumped Mike and John in 500. Shawn had the cards tonight and bid like a Maverick. 

OSC Sporting Clays

The Oregon Sportsman's Club hosted a great sporting clay's event on Saturday, June 8. The Local 505 sent representatives and found the course fun with a few incredibly challenging stations. That's just the way they like it. Next shoot is July 15.

Meet the Local 505

Shooter: MIKE, AKA “X”

Years of service: 9  ::  Team Founder / Captain  

Shooting order: 1st 

Career highlights: Five-Time Team Champion, 2007-09, 2011-12

Hometown: Appleton, WI  ::  Occupation: Advertising

Gun: SKB O/U Model 875 – custom back-bored and ported

Ammo: Remington STS Custom Reloads

Dog: German Shorthaired Pointer

Dog Name: Bonasa Flats’ Boondocks Bandit, AKA “Gage”, AKA “The Workman”

First gun: Daisy Competition Match 499 BB Gun. It was Christmas present from his father in 1977 and Mike still has it.

Shooter: JOHN, AKA “Krully”

Director of Team Communications

Years of service: 9 – Founding Member

Shooting order: 2nd 

Career highlights: Three-Time Team Champion, 2005-06, 2010

Hometown: Greene, IA  ::  Occupation: Advertising

Gun: Browning Citori 525

Ammo: Remington STS Custom Reloads

Dog: Only in his dreams

First gun: Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun

Shooter: Shawn, AKA “Harps”

Years of service: 9 – Founding Member

Shooting order: 3rd 

Hometown: Beloit, WI  ::  Occupation: Photographer

Gun: Beretta O/U

Ammo: Remington Target Loads

Dog: Maltese Shitzu

Dog Name: Lefty

First gun: BB Gun

Shooter: JEFF, AKA “Szpak”

Years of service: 1  ::  Shooting order: 4th 

Hometown: Nomad, USA  ::  Occupation: Internets

Gun: Browning Cynergy Classic

Ammo: Winchester AA

Dog: Boston Terrier – The Gentlemen’s Breed 

Dog Name: Scout

First gun: Crosman 357 Co2 Air Pistol – favorite target was G.I. Joe's

Shooter: ALEX, AKA “Schmalz”

Years of service: 7  ::  Shooting order: 5th 

Hometown: Darboy, WI (unincorporated)  ::  Occupation: Advertising

Gun: Browning Citori XLS Skeet

Ammo: Winchester AA

Dog: between dogs right now. The best dog he ever knew was Norman, a German Shepherd. They were best buddies.

First gun: Crossman Pumpmaster 760 Air Rifle – his Grandpa Schmalz placed a bounty of $.25 for any pigeon shot in or near the barn.

Week Two - The Tale of Two Rounds

The Local 505 rocked their first round from the 16 yard line. Then as Forest Gump famously once said, "the handicap round just jumped up and bit us." A few rounds of cold brewskis, deer sausage and peanuts immediately followed. John was the Top Gun in week two.