12/11/22  Capital Clays ‘Buck ‘N’ Clays’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament

Seven participants (tying our record) shot in the Capital Clays Buck ‘N’ Clays’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament.  There were 70 registered shooters.  The scores were as follows:

100 Target Main Event:

Masters Class – Steve Baker – 81/100

AA Class – Bruce Crockett – 83/100 (3rd Place)

B Class – Myrick Browning – 85/100 (1st Place)

B Class – Jonathan Fleming – 78/100 (3rd Place)

C Class – Mark Green – 83/100 (2nd Place)

C Class – Ervin Van Beck – 60/100

D Class – Russ Gibbs – 61/100

50 Target Super Sporting Event:

Masters Class – Steve Baker – 43/50

AA Class – Bruce Crockett – 39/50

B Class – Jonathan Fleming – 38/50

B Class – Myrick Browning – 35/50

C Class – Mark Green – 42/50 (2nd Place)

C Class – Ervin Van Beck – 31/50

D Class – Russ Gibbs – 34/50

5-Stand Event:

Master Class – Steve Baker – 37/50

B Class – Jonathan Fleming – 31/50

12/3/22 FCS Sporting Clays Shoot

Four participants had a good time at the 12/3/22 FCS Sporting Clays Shoot at Capital Clays in Austin.  The weather was cool and windy in the morning when a cold front blew through during the shoot.  The scores were as follows:

Bruce Crockett – 45/50

Bret Mercer – 44/50

Mike Walsh – 41/50

Mark Green – 37/50

11/6/22  Capital Clays ‘Give’em the Bird’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament

Six participants shot in the Capital Clays ‘Give’em the Bird’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament.  The weather was very pleasant – and ranged from 61 to 83 during the day.  There were 70 registered shooters.  Lamar Denney tied for 1st Place in the Main Event.  The scores were as follows:

100 Target Main Event:

Masters Class – Lamar Denney – 92/100 (1st Place tie)

Masters Class – Steve Baker – 67/100

AA Class – Bruce Crockett – 83/100 (1st Place)

B Class – Jonathan Fleming – 78/100 (3rd Place)

B Class – Myrick Browning – 69/100

D Class – Ervin Van Beck – 61/100

50 Target Super Sporting Event:

Masters Class – Lamar Denney – 40/50

Masters Class – Steve Baker – 40/50

AA Class – Bruce Crockett – 37/50

B Class – Myrick Browning – 41/50 – (2nd Place)

B Class – Jonathan Fleming – 40/50

Class D – Ervin Van Beck – 31/50

5-Stand Event:

Master Class – Steve Baker – 43/50

Master Class – Lamar Denney – 42/50

B Class – Jonathan Fleming – 36/50

10/28/22 – 10/30/22 NSCA National Sporting Clays Championship Tournament

Bruce Crockett, Steve Baker, and Jonathan Fleming participated in the NSCA National Championship Tournament at the National Shooting Range in San Antonio on 10/28/22 – 10/30/22.  The total participants were 2,319, up from 2,271 in 2021, 1,762 in 2020, and 2,175 from 2019.  The weather was pleasant on Friday – low wind in the low-70’s, and Saturday morning was cool at 55 degrees.  Bruce and Steve shot with the four-time Ecuadorian National Champion Aldo Buzzone in the K-KUP event on Friday.  Aldo said that they (about 15 Ecuadorian shooters) like to study the targets so that they can replicate them when they return to Ecuador.

On Saturday, Bruce and Steve shot the 28 gauge event with Brian Skeuse, owner of  Regent Chemical and Research, Inc, which owns White Flyer clay targets.  They asked Brian how many targets White Flyer produces each year, he only smiled and said the annual market in the USA is 1.2 billion targets (and White Flyer dominates the market).  So, one of the advantages of shooting in this tournament is the interesting people you have the opportunity meet.

The event scores were:

100 Target – 28 Gauge Main Event:

• Class AA – Steve Baker – 87/100
• Class A – Bruce Crockett – 86/100

100 Target – Krieghoff Kup (K-KUP)  Event:

• Master Class – Steve Baker – 67/100
• Class AA – Bruce Crockett – 76/100
• Jonathan Fleming – 78/100 (Tied for 9th highest score – B Class)

100 Target – Beretta Challenge Super Sporting Event:

• Master Class – Steve Baker – 68/100

100 Target – 28 Gauge FITASC Event:

• Master Class – Steve Baker – 68/100

10/15/22 FCS Sporting Clays Shoot

Eight participants had a good time at the 10/15/22 FCS Sporting Clays Shoot at Capital Clays in Austin.  The weather was comfortable in the morning but was in the low 90’s later in the day.  We had four new shooters today, three of them were from the Sun City Georgetown clay shooting club.  The scores were as follows:

Bruce Crockett – 47/50

Mark Green – 47/50

Russ Gibbs (first time shooter) – 46/50

Myrick Browning (first time shooter) – 43/50

Mike Walsh – 42/50

Jim McGee – 37/50

Ervin Van Beck (first time shooter) – 36/50

Paul Ling (first time shooter) – 13/50

10/9/22 Capital Clays ‘Smashing Pumpkins’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament

Five participants shot in the Capital Clays ‘Smashing Pumpkins’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament.  There were 75 registered shooters.  Lamar Denney won 1st Place High Overall Average (HOA) in the Main Event.  The scores were as follows:

100 Target Main Event:

Masters Class – Lamar Denney – 93/100 (1st Place HOA)

Masters Class – Steve Baker – 75/100

B Class – Jonathan Fleming – 69/100

B Class – Myrick Browning – 63/100

D Class – Mark Green – 69/100

50 Target Super Sporting Event:

Masters Class – Lamar Denney – 45/50

Masters Class – Steve Baker – 43/50

B Class – Jonathan Fleming – 39/50

B Class – Myrick Browning – 38/50

Class D – Mark Green – 37/50

5-Stand Event:

Master Class – Lamar Denney – 41/50

Master Class – Steve Baker – 35/50

9/17/22 Capital Clays ‘Patriot Day’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament

Two participants shot in the Capital Clays ‘Patriot Day’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament.  There were 75 registered shooters.  The scores were as follows:

100 Target Main Event:

Masters Class – Steve Baker – 72/100

AA Class – Bruce Crockett – 75/100

50 Target Super Sporting Event:

Masters Class – Steve Baker – 46/50

AA Class – Bruce Crockett – 41/50

5-Stand Event:

Master Class – Steve Baker – 40/50

8/27/22 FCS Sporting Clays Shoot

Eight participants had a good time at the 8/27/22 FCS Sporting Clays Shoot at Capital Clays in Austin.  The weather was a little cooler than earlier in the summer, and calm with little wind.  The scores were as follows:

Bruce Crockett – 47/50

Mike Walsh – 41/50

Kurt Deruiter – 38/50 (first time shooter)

Mark Green – 37/50 (first time shooter)

Jim McGee – 36/50

Bret Mercer – 36/50

Burl Fulenwider – 35/50

Robbie Curtis – 26/50 (first time shooter)

8/13/22 FCS Sporting Clays Shoot

Eight participants had a good time at the 8/13/22 FCS Sporting Clays Shoot at Capital Clays in Austin.  This was a spur of the moment shoot so that Randy Rowley could test out a couple of shotguns, so it decided to see if anyone else wanted to shoot.  The impromptu shoot saw our highest attendance for 2022 to date.  It was hot (of course), with little wind.  The scores were as follows:

Bruce Crockett – 43/50

Randy Rowley – 41/50

Mike Walsh – 39/50

Tim Price – 38/50

Jonathan Fleming – 37/50

Flint Deshazo – 35/50

Jim McGee – 31/50

Jim Gault – 14/50

6/25/22 Capital Clays ‘Capital City Classic’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament

Two participants shot in the Capital Clays ‘Capital City Classic’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament.  There were 59 registered shooters.  The scores were as follows:

100 Target Main Event:

Masters Class – Steve Baker – 89/100

AA Class – Bruce Crockett – 84/100 (3rd Place)

50 Target Super Sporting Event:

Masters Class – Steve Baker – 42/50

AA Class – Bruce Crockett – 47/50 (1st Place)

50 Target 5-Stand Event:

Masters Class – Steve Baker – 36/50

6/18/22 FCS Open (Sporting Clays Shoot and Luncheon)

Six participants enjoyed the annual FCS Open at Capital Clays in Austin.  June has been an unusual year so far with temperatures 100 degrees or higher this month.  While our shoots begin at 9:00am, it quickly warmed up during the dual shoots.

We shot 50 targets on the Red Corporate course, and then shot 50 targets on the Blue course.  The Blue course has four trap machines on each station, trap machines 1 & 2 were slightly harder than the Red Corporate course, and trap machines 3 & 4 were sporting clays tournament type targets.  At each Blue station, we shot 2 pairs on trap machines 1 & 2, and then 2 pairs on trap machines 3 & 4.

Afterwards, some of the shooters ate lunch at La Palapa.

The scores were as follows:

Red/Corporate Course:

Mike Walsh – 47/50

Paul Ellis – 46/50

Bruce Crockett – 44/50

Tim Price – 40/50

Gustavo Bultron – 38/50

Burl Fulenwider – 35/50

Blue Course:

Bruce Crockett – 41/50

Tim Price – 31/50

Burl Fulenwider – 27/50

5/28/22 Capital Clays ‘McBride’s Open’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament

Three participants shot in the Capital Clays ‘McBride’s Open’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament.  There were 74 registered shooters.  The scores were as follows:

100 Target Main Event:

Masters Class – Steve Baker – 88/100

B Class – Jonathan Fleming – 74/100

E Class – Jeremy Fleming – 74/100 (First Place)

50 Target Super Sporting Event:

Masters Class – Steve Baker – 45/50 (2nd Place – tie)

B Class – Jonathan Fleming – 39/50

E Class – Jeremy Fleming – 37/50 (First Place)

50 Target 5-Stand Event:

Masters Class – Steve Baker – 40/50

4/29/22 – 4/30/22 24-Hour Sporting Clays Shoot

Six participants (three members (Jim Bradley, Bruce Crockett, and Ron Denison) and three guests (Alex Denison (first time to attend an FCS event as an adult), Josh Swiatek, and Marc Swiatek)) had a great time at the FCS 24-hour shoot located at the 74 Resort Ranch near Campbellton.

The group arrived before noon, checked into their rooms, and headed to the dining room for a wonderful lunch.  Afterwards, they picked up a refreshment cooler, a gas golf cart, and headed out to shoot on the 3 mile sporting clays course.  There was a good selection of targets, but most were pretty challenging.  That evening, they were served an outstanding meal of 16 oz. Rib-Eye steaks and all the trimmings.  The meal was finished off with a choice of fabulous desserts.

The next morning they had a wonderful breakfast before heading back out on the sporting clays course.  The weather was perfect on Saturday with little to no wind.  At noon, they headed back to the dining room one last time for a wonderful lunch.

4/2/22 FCS Bi-monthly Sporting Clays Shoot

Seven participants had a good time at the Bi-monthly FCS Sporting Clays Shoot at Capital Clays in Austin.  The temperature was mild with no wind, so it was a perfect day to shoot clays.  The scores were as follows:

Bruce Crockett – 48/50

Paul Ellis – 40/50

Mike Walsh – 39/50

Gustavo Bultron – 36/50

Jaxson Moore – 31/50

Jim McGee – 29/50

Burl Fulenwider – 26/50

2/19/22 Capital Clays ‘Sweetheart Shoot’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament

Three participants shot in the Capital Clays ‘Sweetheart Shoot’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament.  There were 72 registered shooters.  The scores were as follows:

100 Target Main Event:

Masters Class – Steve Baker – 87/100

AA Class – Bruce Crockett – 85/100

B Class – Jonathan Fleming – 90/100 – 1st Place

100 Target Prelim Event:

Masters Class – Steve baker – 84/100

AA Class – Bruce Crockett – 87/100

B Class – Jonathan Fleming – 85/100 – 1st Place

50 Target 5-Stand Event:

Masters Class – Steve Baker – 38/50

AA Class – Bruce Crockett – 38/50

B Class – Jonathan Fleming – 26/50

2/12/22 FCS Bi-monthly Sporting Clays Shoot

Five participants braved a strong cold front that had blown in overnight to shoot in the Bi-monthly FCS Sporting Clays Shoot at Capital Clays in Austin.  The previous day the temperature was 76 degrees; however, it was in the 40’s at the time of the shoot with the wind gusting between 25-35 mph.  The blustery wind increased the difficulty of the targets on nearly every station.  The scores were as follows:

Bruce Crockett – 41/50

Jonathan Fleming – 39/50

Bret Mercer – 29/50

John Koelling – 25/50

Josh White – 23/50 (first-time shooter)