AveragEd
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I just found this forum and joined today. I live in Enola, just across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg - but not close enough for the natives' bullets to reach us. I'm 78, been married for 53 years to the same woman and have been into firearms and handloading since the mid-1970s. I am a minor-league collector of pre-2000 Smith & Wesson revolvers and Remingtons, mostly Model 700s with an XP-100R and two trap shotguns thrown in for good measure.
After a few years dabbling in PPC and benchrest competition I became hooked on trapshooting. I would have automatically been the low man on a squad with four blind guys in 1989 but enjoyed it so I became a student of the sport. I worked my way up to becoming the 2000 Class AA State Champion with my first 200 and was punched to the 27 yard line a month later. Like a lot of us olde phartes, I have a serious dose of arthritis along with torn rotator cuffs, both of which make mounting and holding a long gun painful so I retired from ATA competition in 2006 and shot at my last clay target in 2008. When you are used to carrying a 98+ average, missing a bunch because you jerk the gun down in pain takes all the fun out of it. So now, I'm back to benchrest, mostly for fun.
I am retired from the automobile repair industry. After 11 years as a GM Master Technician, I spent 27 years in service management. In 1998, I started writing for outdoor publications. I am a contributing editor for Shotgun Sports Magazine and a columnist for Pennsylvania Game News. My forte is writing to "average" shooters who wish to improve from the perspective of someone who has been gone through that process. I enjoy helping others with their shooting and handloading so if you think I might be able to be of help, just ask.
Ed
After a few years dabbling in PPC and benchrest competition I became hooked on trapshooting. I would have automatically been the low man on a squad with four blind guys in 1989 but enjoyed it so I became a student of the sport. I worked my way up to becoming the 2000 Class AA State Champion with my first 200 and was punched to the 27 yard line a month later. Like a lot of us olde phartes, I have a serious dose of arthritis along with torn rotator cuffs, both of which make mounting and holding a long gun painful so I retired from ATA competition in 2006 and shot at my last clay target in 2008. When you are used to carrying a 98+ average, missing a bunch because you jerk the gun down in pain takes all the fun out of it. So now, I'm back to benchrest, mostly for fun.
I am retired from the automobile repair industry. After 11 years as a GM Master Technician, I spent 27 years in service management. In 1998, I started writing for outdoor publications. I am a contributing editor for Shotgun Sports Magazine and a columnist for Pennsylvania Game News. My forte is writing to "average" shooters who wish to improve from the perspective of someone who has been gone through that process. I enjoy helping others with their shooting and handloading so if you think I might be able to be of help, just ask.
Ed
