Up here now, enjoying the hospitality, off to the range later for set up. Will have pictures up tomorrow or Monday.

Celebrating Little Big Horn, or will it be the movie " Little Big Man" ?, eh, muleskinner

Anybody interested, post up here, would like to have you come shoot with us

Best of luck. Hope it all goes well. If only Custer had class 3.

Paul : -)#

But the Machine Gun News match of 1997 has been replaced as the all time best sub gun match ever.

This match on June 27, 2010 at Green Co.Wisconsin was the best shooting event of any kind I have ever attended.

The way these guys worked together, sans egos, set up the stages without any planning, in oppressive heat and humidity, how the match came off with no safety violations, no high speed jerks playing "procedural this or that" how safe and how much fun shooting can be, it was outstanding.

Then when it was time to tear down and clean up, even more shooters and even spectators stayed and helped clean up, for it was a great time for them as well.

One of the most enjoyable parts was all the shooting, it was 6-8 mags per stage, sometimes more, it didn't matter, cause it was so much fun!

Now to do it better come September!

Hope to get some pics up soon.

Good Job, Wisconsin Class Three Sports Committee

Technical difficulties prohibited my camera from working, but I did get one picture.

This is a great bunch of guys, a real pleasure to work with and shoot with a group like this, a real good, safe time enjoying shooting.

OK Bob,

That's some pretty big compliments on this event... I want more pictures and video.. I'm really curious about the match of the century I missed. I'm intrigued!

Well Todd, let me do my best to paint a picture for you.

I got the camera out, took the only picture I have posted, and the battery died, getting ready to start the match, so couldn't very well leave, so not much picture taking was done, but, I will try and get more.

We set up on Saturday, pretty much an off the cuff set up, trying to use as many targets as we could, the one goal other than being safe, lots o full auto fire. So we ended up with between 45 and 60 targets per stage on the three stages, some were entertaining, the 8 bowling pins set up in a puddle, great effects for you had to hose on sustained full auto, fun. The hanging clay birds were a challenging, then the rest of stage 1 was all you garden variety steel, hinged knock overs, poppers.

Stage 2 was a challenge, we started from a standing spot, had to go to kneeling, either weak hand or strong hand, then to the middle, then to the other, your choice. This one pushed me to the limit, but the back held up, praise the lord and pass the accupuncture needles, it's wonderful, has got me so much more back into the game. I started by going to weak hand first, get it out of the way, no shoot in front of drop plate, then more knockovers, a swinger that was tripped after shooting a popper, two pie plates on cardboard, three hits each, you know me, not just two, but about 12 hits, that's what dual mag clamps are for?

Stage 3 started out with plates in a line, then a row of plates, then more plates in the brush, painted silver, oooh, talk about bitching!, but it was real cool for you had to look for the targets, I mean LOOK for them, it was a good challenge. You finished up by dropping a popper, then a turner, the a drop plate, thru a small window.

A really good time.

Best was how everybody worked together to set up, shoot and tear down. We only had 10 shooters, mainly due to the first of the morning Thunderstorm, kept some away, alas, part of it.

For the September 12 match however, mucho pictures, I give you my word.

Wow it sounds like a lot of fun, thanks for the information Bob. How often are these matches?

I believe they have 3 or 4 a year, I know they are planning the September shoot this weekend at a belt-fed line shoot up by Prarie du chen, I know I butchered the spelling there, but you know where I mean.

Good pics next time, promise!