[Dave McCracken]

I caught an episode of Shotgun Journal tonight dedicated to the Vintager Cup. The Vintagers are folks who like to dress up like circa 1870-1900 British aristocracy and shoot old doubleguns, both rifles and shotguns. It looks like great fun, and I'm sure those old Holland and Holland and Purdey guns still have lots of shots left in them.They have side events for weapons like "Stopping Rifles", Large bore "Elephant" guns, and another for Drillings, the Germanic 3 shot rifle/shotgun combos.

Following that episode was American Shooter, with a big segment on the Cowboy Action stuff.This also looks like great fun,and all us American men have dreamed about stalking through the dusty streets of Tombstone with the Earps and Doc Holiday looking for the Clantons.

All this nostalgia made me nostalgic. I got to thinking about whether all shotgunner's needs can be met by something like this.

As for me, NONE of my ancestors were ever addressed as Milord or Milady. I'm sure none ever owned a Purdey. While I do have a real cowboy among my ancestors, all accounts agree he was a triple chrome plated SOB.

My family's tastes ran more to moonshine than Merlot. Lots of their guns had names like "Ranger" or "Western Field", and I'm sure they'd regard the Vintagers AND the SASS folks with jaundiced, suspicious eyes.

So, more in keeping with my heritage, I propose....

THE REDNECK CUP!!

We too, can dress up in colorful costumes and shoot guns.

Bib overalls are de riguer, so are jeans and T shirts with a little BBQ sauce dribbled on them. Flannel shirts and ball caps are required for the big banquet at the end of the shoot.A work shirt with your first name embroidered above the pocket is acceptable. Style points given for grease on it.

Footgear can include barn boots(Dung optional), Acme cowboy boots and none.

Instead of the stopping rifle event,we could rig up a charging razorback target to be shot at with buck.

Instead of a Drilling event, we could have at two flying clays with a pump gun, followed by immediately dropping in a slug and going for a stationary possum target out at 45 yards. Bead sights only...

Instead of the Purdey Invitational, we could have a House Brand event, where all the shotguns used had to have names like Ted Williams, J G Higgins, Ranger, etc.

No autos newer than the A-5.

A Single Barrel Event where the second bird of a following pair is launched 5 seconds after report to allow for reloading an old I/J Champion,H&R single, Winchester 37, Long Tom, etc.

A Road Hunter Event where the shooter has to decab from a simulated P/U truck, throw in a round and hit a target launched when his/her feet hit the road surface. Alternately, shooting slugs from the P/U bed at a deer silohuette.

A Texas Dove Hunter Event where the shooter mounts and shoots with his/her firing hand only while the support hand holds a 12 oz weight shaped like a longneck.

And if clay targets half the size of rabbit targets can be found, a night shoot to simulate shooting rats at the landfill can cap off the festivities.

How does that sound?

[GySgt]

Careful Dave, you might just start a new shooting sport/fad.

Instead of the Championship being called End of Trail, it just might be known as The McCracken Blast Off ;)

[PlumberjimC]

Sign me up!

[sm]

:D :D :cool:

I'll be the fella in jeans, tennis shoes driving a 10 y/o p/u.

I don't compete anymore but this I couldn't pass up. Gotta have style points, I mean a fella taking doubles ( say I toss my empty soda can into a moving truck bed AND hit the thrown target) should be rewarded. :D

Gotta have the "Junk Car" event. Slugs start at 25 yds, keep backing up , fella whom hits the door on the junk car on blocks from farthest out wins...

Watermellon event, "rock salt" the "stealing my mellon" moving targets...

Hay Loft event...from hay loft engage deer , at night, single bbl, slugs...

Let the games begin...

[Preacherman]

Not to forget the Bubba Bird contest - engaging quail, on the ground, using slugs...

:neener: :p :D

[Detritus]

ALLL RIIIGHT!!

when, where, and how much Shiner Bock (and all other varieties they're brewing up of late) should i be bringing??:D :D

[HSMITH]

Y'all don't have a chance, might as well take the pictures of me with the Cup right now.........

The pickup dismount and the one handed dove shoot are where you need to practice if you want a shot at the title:neener:.


I am fluent in 9 dialects of redneck too if we need on-site translation.

Steve, instead of deer out of the loft we should be shooting running coons by flashlight IN the loft with a 410! That is something the true reds among us have all done it seems LOL.

[mtnbkr]

I'm soooo there.


BTW, Rednecks don't drink Shiner Bock or any other fancypants beer. We drink Schaefer, MGD, Miller High Life, Bud, etc. :D

Chris

[Detritus]

and let's not forget the "mid-lunch flush" event......

ie start sitting at wooden Picnic table complete with all the fixin's of a mid day break, shotgun rested against end of table butt on ground, hunting vest on bench beside shooter... multiple (3+) birds launch, shooter recovers shotgun and proceeds to hit as many birds as possible.

i witnessed an incident, that inspires the above event.... ("well i'll be danged" BANG,BANG.."see a warden?" "nope" BANG, BANG, BANG... ended with 4 dead doves and the guy cussing b/c he missed the 5th,):what: Btw i was a WITNESS not in anyway directly involved in the event

(same two guys were later witnessed harvesting about 4x the limit EACH, and were caught later that week hunting a baited field)

[Detritus]

BTW, Rednecks don't drink Shiner Bock or any other fancypants beer.

Say that in Texas i DARE ya :evil:

the Stuff is second only to Bud around here as far as i can tell.

personally i only drink beer occasionally and thus b/c it's "something special/different" i usually DO get something that really IS a "fancypants beer" (guiness etc)

[sm]

Steve, instead of deer out of the loft we should be shooting running coons by flashlight IN the loft with a 410! That is something the true reds among us have all done it seems LOL.
HSMITH and I get to team up as partners on this event...you fellas ain't got a prayer :D

Oh, you gotta hot wire the pickemup before you can drive it to dismount it...rules state doors optional...what's doors? :D

HSMITH... wanna pard up on the "bullfrogs out of the pond" event, single shot .410, off the rooftop, moonlight only...ribbitt, ribbitt, rib--bang/splash...:p

Oh after you shoot the spotlighted silhouette deer, you have to run and put it in p/u...while being pursued by wildlife officers you must hit all road signs shooting and driving getting back to the barn...

This is would be fun... Can we have a simulated duck shoot?....9.9 Johnson makes the bend in flooded timbers, the ducks are not believing some old boy is bearing down and shooting from a boat...Preacher is not allowed to use his punt gun on this one...

[TrapperReady]

I'll play, but only if we can rig up something to simulate shooting ringnecks from the top of a combine. :D

And, just to check... would a set of worn-through Carharts and a feed-lot hat be appropriate? Also, may I suggest that instead of traditional clay targets, we simply use hand-thrown Skoal and Copenhagen tins? At most stations, perhaps we could have the option of shooting from the standing position, or while sitting on a 5-gallon bucket.

Say, do you think there's any way to get Hooters to sponsor the event and provide the trappers?

[Dr.Rob]

Dave you forgot:

Roadsign Challenge: team event.

From a moving pickup engage 5 roadsigns of various sizes. 2 shooters may fire in any combination, one from the front seat and one from behind. Your driver must blow a .2 before getting behind the wheel. 2/34inch 9 pellet buckshot loads. Most pellets on target/time wins. In the event of a tie we settle it with arm wrasslin.

Trophy Fishing: You are walking down to your favorite fishing hole when you spy the biggest channel cat sunning itself in the shallows three feet from the bank. At buzzer, drop tackle/rod/beer cooler/potrtable radio, return to truck for shotgun and one box shells. Return to starting point. Load and fire at the fish as you see them. Timed event, fish popper located just under the surface is reactive, activates more fish targets.

BTW: Most of the old shotguns I've seen laying around my relative's places were HR single shots, unless you count the sawed off Uncle 'Lije carried for "Union Duty". Though I can see using a Winchester model 24 for a lot of this.. most red necks I know don't use slugs.

[Dave R]

This needs to happen. And if I can't make it, I need to see pictures.

[sm]

Correia...you getting any ideas for Redneck Cup Wear?

Dr.Rob...I like the roadsign event variation
fishing...oh yeah gotta have the sunning turtles on the logs event too...

[HSMITH]

Steve, partners it is!!!!

These kids don't know who they are messin' with LOL.

Roadsigns? Well that is a chapter passed that should not be read again LOL. I still wonder if some of the tinnitus is ..... nevermind.

[Preacherman]

And I claim first dibs on the "blessing of the shotguns" ceremony. Of course, this will be paid for by taking up a collection from participants... ammo, moonshine and backstraps accepted in lieu of cash! :D

(P.S. - no skunks! :D )

[sm]

I guess H and I will have to demonstrate Roadside doubles...driver takes his side and hey...the guy riding shotgun...well not hard to figure out. :p

Bonus points if driver chunks longneck bottle over top of car and hits the roadsign too...oh I'm getting old...somehow I survived growing up...wait I just got bigger that's all...

We forgot the shooting of doves off power line event...

How in the heck do we do the sneaking the farmers/ranchers daughter out and the old man with the shotgun event...ladders are tricky...and I wasn't the one with the daughter...sneaking her in back was the other tricky part...oops...ever notice how porches always squeak, ever notice the old man kept everything else in repair and squeak-free except porches and door hinges to daugters room...

[kudu]

Hmmm, seems to me I recall "associating" with people who have done these events, just watching of course. I bet I would have a good chance at winning the cup, its amazing what you can learn by "just watching" ;) :scrutiny:

Gotta flip snuff cans to see who starts each event. Heads or tails.:D

[Dave McCracken]

(Wiping good coffee off monitor)....

Thanks guys, a great chuckle. Obviously, touched a common nerve with this.

It brings back so many memories, some of which I'll not share due to ignorance of how long the Statute of Limitations is on the acts involved.

"I'll be the guy in jeans, tennis shoes and driving a ten year old P/U truck"

Sorry,sm, you'll have to be more specific....

As for the other events, sounds good. We do need a tractor for the John Deere Open Tractor Gun shoot.

A canoe for the Carp Shoot can be found.

Someone else can ask Hooters, I can't. #$%^&* restraining order...

Maybe we can get Jeff Foxworthy to be the guest speaker at the banquet.

And for those longing to get in touch with their Inner Redneck, we can have seminars.

Subjects can include:

Skinning game with an air compressor.

What to say to the Game Warden and what not to.

Jacklighting, the Art and the Science.

Redneck Cooking, recipes and techniques for unusual but tasty meats like Whooping Crane, Bald Eagle, California Condor and Spotted Owl.

Fishing with explosives.

Guns,loads, and techniques for Nutria.

Corriea can handle the clothing concession. He should stock up on Party Nekkid T shirts and stuff with Confederate flags on it.

Trophies for the events can include Mounted Jackalope heads and old Porter Wagoner albums.

Oughta be quite a party....

[mtnbkr]

"I'll be the guy in jeans, tennis shoes and driving a ten year old P/U truck" Sorry,sm, you'll have to be more specific....

Bwahahahaha :D :D :D

If I had coffee in my mouth when I read that, I would've been wiping it off the monitor. :D

Chris

[foghornl]

More specific description?

OK, I'll be the jeans-n-sneaks-wearing guy in the 10-year old blue extended cab Chevy P/U.

And don't forget the Rudolf Reindeer segment of the roadsign competition....Guy that shoots closest to the nose of the deer wims. [A bright red backlight for the deer sign to make Rudolf's nose glow....]

[Kharn]

This is sooooo up my neighbor's alley (the farm about 1/2 mile from my house is owned by the former county commissioner, one of his younger relatives (son, nephew, grandson, dunno the relation, but the was in my class in high school, his whole extended family lives in seperate houses on the same farm) routinely took deer out of season when walking his dog in the mornings).

Maybe I'll drop in for some fun too, but my Blazer's not a pickup and I dont own any overalls. :-(

Kharn

[sm]

"I'll be the guy in jeans, tennis shoes and driving a ten year old P/U truck"
My ex and her kinfolk said I remind them of Alan Jackson...moustache and hair long darker shade tho'...and no I couldn't carry a tune if it had handles. Frisbee 45 RPMs vinyl and I'll bust them tho'...that count? :p

Scary part is what foghornl wrote...my truck IS FACT 10 years old blue, ... no extended cab...got a truck box tho'...;) [keeps the rain off the old telephones and TNT..."fishing tackle" ]

If we incorporate a "Cannonball Run" with this event...I'll have old shotshells and asst brass flying out the back of the bed...

Where be the young an nubile ladies...got some shooters in that bunch too?

For the ladies:

Stage Clothes Line: Start with shotgun in laundry basket, clothespinning the" flour sack panties", at the signal ( sirens) take out the headlights on the "Revenuer's Car" , transition to running squirrels on the barn...

Stage Hooters: Moonlight, at the signal ( telephone call from Sunday School teacher from a bar about hubby hanging all over that buxom blonde at opposite end of bar from her) Clothes in pillow case chucking contest, combined with throwing the bottle of Elvis Champagne on front lawn ( you know the one he gave you on your 1st week anniversary to prove his faithfulness) and shooting it before it hits the front lawn.

For the Coed Event:

Weekly Run Stage:

Fella drives and takes out roadsigns, the lady shoots out the tires on the Revenurer's car in chase...points deducted if any mason jars of moonshine break

" Honest Warden, the deer just jumped in front in the middle of road...all frozen like, afraid someone might hit 'em coming around the turn, for "public safety" I shot 'em" [Warden] " It ain't deer season yet" [Reply] Its for the chillren and the mommas at the shelter...being in need and hungry ain't a seasonal thing..." sniff sniff... Warden brushes something from eye, blows nose..." go on...get....;)

[Smoke]

I need to play this game.

Roadsigns are supposed to be shot with rifles, not shotguns, mailboxes make good rifle targets too.

You have to have the grain elevator tag team rat shooting event.
As a kid, my brother and I would dial the elevator into an unused hole at the top, then turn on the elevator leg. Rats would get picked up, ride to the top and get dumped out for a 60'ft free fall. One guy tries to shoot them with a shotgun while they are falling, the other uses a .22 after they hit the ground. Quite often the rats will run right back into the pit for another ride if the weren't shot the first time. It's lots of fun.

Liquored up coon hunting of course. Conditions must be extremely cold, extremely wet, and extremely rough terrain. LIghts must have half dead batteries. And someone must have a 12ga with 00.

6 pack turtle shooting. After consumoing a 6 pack of beer, you sit at a rickety picnic table or the tailgate of the pickup and try to shoot turtles when the poke their heads out of the water. You have to drink another beer with every reload. No shotguns allowed.

Carp shooting. You ever seen how much a fish can bleed?!:what:

Rabbit huntin' Load as many people in the back of a pickup with as many guns as each can carry. At least 2 coolers. Enough spent shells and spent beer cans to make standing difficult and to make enough noise to scare off any animal within 20 miles. throw in one spotlight. Then drive 45 miles an hour over uneven terrain making hard turns to try andd keep up with the rabbit while everyone in the back is shooting as fast as possible. Last one left in the truck with no gun wounds wins. (Penalty will be assesed for shooting the truck)

Smoke.

[Detachment Charlie]

Of course the exhibition shoot will be held under the title of "Hey, y'all, hold my beer an' watch this."

There also has to be the junior event: phone pole insulators at a two-pole length distance with a single-shot .22.

Man, didn't I grow-up with you people?

[kudu]

Don't forget the monthly pidgeon shoot to get the birds out of the old barn.

"Thems whats the city folk calls 'squabs' don'tcher know at them fancy ansy resterrants" :neener:

[Brian Williams]

Then there is the Night shoot where one guy throws a softball in the air and the other shoots the bats diving down to get it. Dragonsbreath would be fun with this.


Fridge shoot (Raffle). How many shots to take off door of the fridge


Long range or "I betcha cain't hit that there rock, Bang-------- plunk, No not that one the other one.......

[Dave McCracken]

Darn if it don't sound good!!

I recall bumping down a two track in the Coyote Mountains in a ratty ol' Chevy PU spotlighting jack rabbits out of the back and shooting AT them with a SA 45 and an old double shotgun. Alcohol WAS a factor. Did way better with the shotgun. Fed the jacks to our host's lion dogs.

As for Revenuers.....

"Beware of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors, and miss"- RAH....

[Dr.Rob]

"Fishing with explosives"

Dave, you mean a Dupont lure?


On the roadsign event.. I have seen many a windshield shattered because the team traveled to fast and didn't use heavy enough shot, ricocheting pellets hit windshield...

My rig: 72 Dodge pickup truck 4wd bald tires (once mud grips), none matching.. nor do the fenders for that matter. Rusted through bed held together with layer of leaves/dog hair/empty bud cans. Black and Tan in back thinks its HIS turf, approach with caution. Large #3 painted on door. Shotgun rack in window. Curtains. Nekkid lady mudflaps. Picture of Devil Anse Hatfield taped to the visor. Picture of Girlfriend taped beside the speedo. Plastic Elvis on the dashboard. CB radio tuned to emergency channel. Molley Hatchet CD in the player. Glove box can hold a full six pack of 'cold ones' if the cooler bolted to the floor should "get empty". Extra shells stuck between seat cushions should shotgun "run dry". Fishing tackle stored behind seat. Custom brass cupholder/spitoon on driver's door.


Damn some days I miss West Virginia.



:D

[sm]

There is NO truth to the rumor that the demise of drive-in theatres has anything to do with the screen being used as a pattern board...

There is truth tho' that more ...err..uh um ...real valuable stuff learnt at the drive in.

It is not legal to take cows at daybreak at the drive-in...even when cows have you surrounded and one decides to nose the window and wake you and your date at 0400 hrs..." wake up little Suzie-wake up..."

We gonna have a slingshot event?
Drive-ins always remind me of balconies for some reason...:p
Slingshot and whoppers at the exit sign...usher down front five points...on the move ten...mgr fifteen...
Don't even ask about the "Rocky Horror Picture Show"....

[TXBera]

Doc, what's your redneck truck doing with a CD player, and what happened to the eight track?

[Dr.Rob]

Can't get "Southern Culture on the Skids" on 8-track. Had to upgrade. Lucky i did find a re-print of CW McCall's 'Black Bear Road.'

[Dave McCracken]

Rob, did DuPont make C4? If so, yes.

As for rigs....

66 Chevy 3/4 ton 2 WD, 283 and Positraction, 4 speed with crawler low. Oversized rear Mudnsnows giving it a California rake. Rear bumper aftermarket diamond plate with trailer hitch, front 3X10" lumber with surf rod rack ineptly made from PVG pipe attached.

3 gun rack with one notch taken up by short casting rod, old Garcia B/C reel loaded with 20 lb test and topped with 4/0 hook and purple Culprit worm.

Cap on back to cover full sized mattress, whole thing yclept Mac's Rolling Bachelor Pad. Assorted tools, including gun cleaning kit, and ammo stored Just In Case. Cooler placed as needed.

No tape deck, just decent aftermarket radio with third set of speakers. The opening riff to the Allman's Statesboro Blues has been compared to that of Beethoven's 5th, and should be experienced at at least 90 DB.

BTW, Devil Anse distant relative by marriage. Wife's BIL Oran McCracken, 1st cousin to GGF. We're all up and down the Appalachians.

[Dr.Rob]

A "DuPont Lure" is a 1/4 stick of dynamite. Works well fror stump removal too.

[Hatchett]

But that's what I already do...

[Sven]

sm said:

> "rock salt" the "stealing my mellon" moving targets

LOL

[sm]

My momma never understood why her eldest (me) never cared for salt on a watermellon, still doesn't to this day.

Lanky boy, runs cross country track, mellons ripe, "Dare ya", a mellon field, bull in a pasture adjacent...wooden fence...lanky boy has been "pelleted" out dove huntin'... grouchy old man with a dbl bbl really picky about his patch...umm, difference in pelleted raining down and pellets incoming...

Fresh mellons, 1/4 mi away cracked open on the ground sure taste good...once the lanky boy catches his breath and checks for "holes"...stay low and watch yer back...bulls runs fast...:D

Just kinda curious what'd be like not being the target...:p

I "may" or "may not of" had a few infractions with the "rules" growing up...

[Grayrock]

Nobody mentioned team skeet fishing. No dove were flying by the stock tank, so dragonflies became the target du jour. After we splashed the 1st dragonfly, a bass busts out of the tank for dinner. Of course we said " Do that again!" 2nd time we were ready. 1st guy splashes the dragonfly, his team member then skeet fishes the skyward rocketing bass! Sometime later, the same tank was being properly fished and the bass that were caught had these stripes on their sides where all the scales were missing!!

Smoke- were you spyin' on us rabbit hunting? I thought we were the only ones to do it that way! Plus we had Gabe, the wonder dog. (Oh, and we did incur a penalty one night- though the truck was stationary- does that count?)

[griz]

I can't believe y'all left out the can shoot with a 22. You start with a 22 rifle in one hand and a can of cold ahhh, soft drink in the other. At the beep, open can and drink contents. Throw can down range and shoot. The winner is the one who's can crosses finish line first.

If you guys schedule this during hunting season I'm gonna be upset.;)

[Bainx]

Folks, I like what I'm hearing!

The anthem could be "Rocky Top".
The chase scene song could be "Hot Rod Lincoln".

Seminars given on "How to Bubba-ize a Mosin Nagant"
"Scope that SKS using duct tape and binoculars"
and "Callin turkeys with a blade of grass"
Refreshments would include a yeller dope and a moon pie.


Dave McCracken, somehow, you got into my dreams!

:D

[Dave McCracken]

Bainx, I deny all wrongdoing!

Obviously, this has touched(Or maybe tech'd) a common chord. Refreshments would include pork rinds, Moon pies, and RC cola. Krispy Kremes for dessert...

[sm]

Might as well just give the prizes to HSMITH and I....Dr. Rob "might" give us a run on the fishing part, DuPont lure and all. :)

Ya see I've been doing some shooting the last few days, including night firing. I don't use night sights anyway ( refuse to have 'em). Been shooting some single shot guns: 22lr, .410, 28. 20s and 12...oh and a 45-70 :D Of course been using pumps and levers too ( that prone thingy Correia talked about in another thread). Handguns...what else 1911 style and K frames. NO lights on the guns, just "light of the moon" , getting fancy we used headlights kinda sorta aimed at targets ( not direct) , and even turned on some flashing lights ( in case the 'revenuers" show up) :p

Something about standing in the back of a P/U with a 45-70 single shot Handi-Rifle, steel target downrange and "DING". HSMITH , yeah buddy did it with a .410 too..."ding"...we got this thing wrapped up it seems...;)

No scopes either, did have ZZTop, Marshall Tucker, Jerry Jeff Walker, and David Allen Coe and others 'accompany' us...

Gonna slip a nickel in the 'coke box', raise the door and pull a 6 1/2 oz coke with the ice in the neck, from one of the cylinders, munch on a snowball...hear an Old Hank tune coming on... Sure hope old Willie can make it, dang shame Waylon won't be able to...

[redneck2]

above behavior seemed "normal"

the big "do-un's" of the year was the Labor Day squirrel fry. Start on the beer supply at mebbe 3 or 4 in the afternoon and keep going until that time of the morning. One time we had about 30 people that finished off 3 kegs before midnight. Had to make a run to Wal-Mart to get 5 more cases. Couldn't count how much hard booze went with it.

Get up at daylight and hunt squirrels until 10. Whoever gets the most squirrels wins. Usually end up with anywhere between 50 and 100.

Skin 'en and throw them on the barbeque for lunch, which consisted of beer, squirrels, beer, chicken, beer, potato salad, beer, beans, beer, etc.

Outdoor activities include barrel racing.....taking an empty 55 gallon drum to the top of a hill, climbing inside, and rolling down. One who bounces the highest and gets out without losing lunch was "the winner". One kid was really good.....called him "Nut"....dunno how he got that nickname.

After significant quantities of beer supplemented with a pint of Jack, he'd have the guys push the barrel real hard. Never had to worry about the barrel getting out of control. The big wooden fence at the bottom of the hill always stopped it. Kinda sudden finish though. Took the contestant a while to get their balance back...

Also had steer riding in the open pasture. Problem is, if you don't have a tether rope ahead of their hind legs, the steers tend to run rather than buck. Amazing how fast an 800# steer can run with an 18 year old on it's back. Makes landings kinda hard, but the ground breaks their fall...

And the obligatory home-made "fireworks". Coupla pounds of black powder inside a metal canister.....:what: : thought they were gonna break windows, and the house was a long ways away....best to use a long fuse

Then, every 4th of July there's "Hogstock". Chase down one of the hogs in the pasture and shoot it in the head. Drag it back to the barn and skin it out. Put it over the fire next morning. Goes great with beer......

[Grayrock]

Then there is the special event version of the rabbit hunt called the "Visiting Friend with the rented Lincoln Towncar". Pile everybody in, open the moonroof, plug in the Q-Beam and head for the back pasture! You get some looks taking it back to the rental office with the mud and grass whiskers!

To borrow a phrase: "REE-HAW"!

[Dr.Rob]

I've played 'rifle golf' where you roll a golf ball across a course with an iron sighted .22. Golf isn't really a redneck sport, but might open the field to our more cultured bretheren.

Oh and winner buys.

[Moparmike]

My rig: 72 Dodge pickup truck 4wd bald tires (once mud grips), none matching.. nor do the fenders for that matter. Rusted through bed held together with layer of leaves/dog hair/empty bud cans. Black and Tan in back thinks its HIS turf, approach with caution. Large #3 painted on door. Shotgun rack in window. Curtains. Nekkid lady mudflaps. Picture of Devil Anse Hatfield taped to the visor. Picture of Girlfriend taped beside the speedo. Plastic Elvis on the dashboard. CB radio tuned to emergency channel. Molley Hatchet CD in the player. Glove box can hold a full six pack of 'cold ones' if the cooler bolted to the floor should "get empty". Extra shells stuck between seat cushions should shotgun "run dry". Fishing tackle stored behind seat. Custom brass cupholder/spitoon on driver's door. Dr.Rob, you seem to have described half the trucks in Elkins, AR.:scrutiny:

I even have the requisite pot-belly to go with this extravaganza. If I only had the requisite vehicle: A 1977 Chevy 4x4 w/ 4.11 posi gears all around in Dayna pumpkins, a 454 bored .060 over, stroked, 3" headers, straight-pipes to resonator tips in back, Granny 4-speed, 55" Super Swampers on American Racing Baja wheels. The truck itself could not have cost more than $500 when starting, and must be at least 40% rust. The truck bed must have at least 4 baying hound dogs, and the cabin must have a ripped up seat fixed with duct-tape. The truck must also have a gun rack and a faded Confederate Battle Flag in the back window. Back window must also have at least one "God, Guns, and Guts made this country great" or similar bumper sticker. The front triangle windows must have "Lifetime NRA Member" stickers on it, and the front windsheild must have at least 3 star cracks, and a crack going through the direct line of sight from one side to the other. The front windsheild must also have an inspection sticker no younger than 5 years old. Under the seat must be at least 2 .50cal ammo cans, one with shotgun shells, the other with rifle/pistol rounds. Rear bumper must be white with thousands of red-rust specks. It must also have all the hitch ball holes filled with hitch balls. THere must also be a classIII hitch as well. The truck must be lifted at least 6". A "cow-catcher" and light-bar on the front is required, as well as a light bar on the top. Tear-drop lights on each side of cab (for spotlighting) is also required.

Whew! Quite a descriptive. And I dont have it.

[Milkmaster]

This walk down memory lane is still a great thread for all to read.

[sharkman]

It all sounds good, I'm in. I'll bring the tannerite and 'shine :D

[Dave McCracken]

Thread Resurrection Alert.

We did have fun with this, though...

[Speedo66]

What kind of heartless ba$***** are you, nothing for the kids?

How about a good old game of mailbox baseball for the little ones?

Helps develop their eye-hand coordination, so it's edgimacational.

Extra points for hitting one mounted directly to a telephone pole and not losing feeling in your arm.

Bonus points if they can knock a mailbox off its mounts with a tossed beer bottle over 40mph after they've had a few. To keep this High Road, they should be at least 12 years old. :rolleyes:

[JohnBT]

I'll volunteer for the target squad. Someone has to empty the beer cans before we throw them in the air.

Of course aluminum cans are pretty worthless compared to the old steel ones, but we'll manage somehow.

John

[xcgates]

Wow, I had a sheltered childhood! :what:

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:( :p

[rustycrusty]

Dave Mc,
I'll teach a semi-nor on how to tell if the road kill is fresh enough to take home. I've already got the '75 J-10 pick up loaded: Shotgun,beer,rifle,beer,
ammo,beer,hound dog,beer,vieeny sausages,beer,ammo,beer,ammo,beer did
I forget anything? oh yes beer.

[claysportsonline]

Cedar Creek Sporting Clays in South Jersey actually had this shoot in RL. Guys would dress up in Redneck attire. They'd do a fun shoot and have a big BBQ. I would bet if you pester old Joe Scull, he'd bring it back.

Good shooting to you-
Christian Parker
www.claysportsonline.com (http://www.claysportsonline.com)

[FuzzyBunny]

BTW, Rednecks don't drink Shiner Bock or any other fancypants beer.

Shame on you! Any Texan can tell you about Shiner Beer (from Shiner Texas) not too mention Pearl and Falstaff. Do they still make Schlitz?

[BattleChimp Potemkin]

I finally have a use for my Coast to Coast Master Mag in 12gauge for the house brand event?! :D

[JimKirk]

instead of deer out of the loft

How 'bout "dear in the loft"

A Moonshine cook off ...better get Grandpa's recipe out !

A Rat killin' ...nutin biger thn' 10 ga!

Jimmy K

[Mike J]

You know if ya'all could put this together I believe it would be bigger than SASS in no time. I'm starting to regret trading off that old J C Higgins.

[627PCFan]

Did you seriously dig up a thread from 2003?

[Rshooter]

How about shooting hanging sticks of dynamite? :what:

[ds92]

delete

[devildog32713]

Sounds fun, where is this located?? lol

[gunsandreligion]

What kind of heartless ba$***** are you, nothing for the kidsThere's plenty, the less sinful being the bb-gun fight,the bumble bee shoot off the back porch, the go out behind the barn have a smoke/shoot the stupid cats,ect....

[TCB in TN]

Bonus points if driver chunks longneck bottle over top of car and hits the roadsign too...oh I'm getting old...somehow I survived growing up...wait I just got bigger that's all...

I was the master, think I can still take y'all!

Of course my specialty was driving and since I was a righty I chucked'em out the sunroof! LOL!

BTW instead of a .410 for frogs, we used .22 shorts with a little 2AA cell flashlight. A little 39Amountie can hold about 20 so say start the first round about 30min after sundown 15 frogs around the pond, 2nd round is after 3 tall boys, 3rd after 3 more fastest time to make the course wins.... ;)

[Spartan2112]

ROTFLMAO as I read through this thread, glad it was resurrected.

I don't play golf - but always thought my idea might be fun.

One player hits tees off, another tries to shoot it down. 2-stroke penalty if the ball gets blasted.

One issue might be people wanting to play through . . .

[Equestrian]

Count me in can we also have a shoot yer old appliances hour? its like revenge for when the tv went out during the last ten laps of the race

[Dave McCracken]

Why not? I recall testing slugs against old refrigerators......

[Snarlingiron]

Man, I have my overhauls and boots ready as is my '94 F150 flare side, my Remington 11, my sporterized Springfield..I'm ready to go. Announce the time and place, I'm there.

I think I may do particularly well at the Texas Dove shoot, having many years of practical experience.

[SWAMPUS]

If ya'll ain't got nuff shotguns,I got some dept store jobs.Didn't know I weren't the onliest one threw rocks at barn to shoot pidgeons!Cry havoc and let loose the Bubbas of war!

[Dirty Bob]

I'm so in for this!

Dave, when you pick me up at the airplane place, I'll be the one in flip-flops, cut-off jeans an' open flannel shirt with the sleeves cut off an' no t-shirt. I'll probably have my "fancy dress" NRA ball cap on. Our luggage is a matched set a' Piggly Wiggly bags with duck tape on 'em. My ol' lady and I have the same haircut.

I didn't see mention of the indoor cockroach and indoor rat shoot events. How do ya'll get rid of varmints in the house?

Don't forget there's extra points if the mailbox you hit has a clothesline attached to it. :D

Oh, an' about beer: good ol' everday Texas beer is Pearl or Lone Star. I live not fer from the ol' Pearl brewery, but they brew that stuff somewhere's else now. Shiner is good enuf to serve at yer cousin's wedding (ya' know, the one where a buncha' the female guests wore tube tops...wait that's just about ever wedding I've been to).

<Belch> All my best,
Dirty Bob

[Dave McCracken]

Old thread, new fans. Enjoy.....