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Old December 20, 2011, 06:30 PM   #1
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Finally shot a straight 12-20-11!!!!

Finally shot my first 25 on the skeet field... This has been a long time coming... Thank you to all who have offered advice and tips... Its been much appreciated...



And yes my father, grandfather, and friends shot my nice camo hat to pieces afterwards!!!
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Old December 20, 2011, 07:00 PM   #2
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The hat met its fateful demise - congrats!

1 down, 6,000 more to go...............
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Old December 20, 2011, 07:23 PM   #3
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Congratulations ....

I always like to screw in a couple of Full chokes before we go out to ...shoot the newbie 25's hats....makes it go "poof !! " ...
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Old December 20, 2011, 08:26 PM   #4
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Congrats

Congratulations. The first 25 is always exciting and it's just the beginning.

Keep up the good shooting!
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Old December 20, 2011, 09:55 PM   #5
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But it was so much fun to watch you jump up and down when you blew a shot on the way to what would have been your first straight. Congratulations.
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Old December 20, 2011, 10:39 PM   #6
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But it was so much fun to watch you jump up and down when you blew a shot on the way to what would have been your first straight. Congratulations.
There was plenty of jumping and cussing when I blew a straight the first round and shot a 24...
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Old December 20, 2011, 10:54 PM   #7
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Congrats!

Must be nice to have warm weather to shoot outdoors too. We started with 24* the other day, takes the fun outta it.
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Old December 20, 2011, 11:01 PM   #8
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Note the t-shirt on one of the coldest days of the year.
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Old December 21, 2011, 06:34 AM   #9
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Yes!

Congratulations. A great feeling, isn't it?

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Old December 21, 2011, 10:02 AM   #10
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Congrats!! Repeat frequently....
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Old December 22, 2011, 02:31 AM   #11
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Yes.. It sure is...
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Old December 25, 2011, 06:47 PM   #12
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Congrats!

Congrats on the straight! I shoot at Prado too. Got my first 25 on the trap fiels a few years ago. Congrats again!
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