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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:13 pm
by steve voss
It sure should have made you start!
sv
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:32 pm
by Chuck Graber
Larry Brown wrote:I shoulda known that sucker was a self-opener, Voss! And I think that may have been the same Flatwater when I encountered Egbert's flesh-eating Woodward.
Can't even use the excuse that I'd been drinking.
Larry,
I believe you are right, as both stories were already legend when I arrived for the first time at Flatwater II. That all happened at the first Flatwater.
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:48 pm
by steve voss
Which explains why Tiny missed it.
sv
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:01 pm
by wingshooter
landed right in the middle of one of Doug's tables
I may have missed the flesh eater, but I was at Flat II (my first) and witnessed the flying snap caps. One of them hit the forearm of one of the guns on the table and put a small ding in it (I was within 15" of the impact zone). Doug was very gracious about it, but I think he even mentioned the name of his smith who could fix it.
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:09 pm
by Chuck Graber
I stand corrected. I do remember the story being told my first year. I thought it had happened the previous year.
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:20 am
by Colonel Brown
I think I missed the first one myself.
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:28 am
by steve voss
Larry Brown wrote:I think I missed the first one myself.
You did. You hit the #2 gun of a pair of Purdey 20s.
sv
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:39 pm
by Colonel Brown
Next time, I'll position myself in front of you while you're drinking, Voss. See if I can make a hole in one--or maybe both in one glass.
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:06 pm
by mbonner
Which flatwater iteratoijn is this anyway? Just curious,
Mike
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:23 pm
by Chuck Graber
mbonner wrote:Which flatwater iteratoijn is this anyway? Just curious,
Mike
Mike,
This will be a Fifth of Flatwater!
Larry,
According to the pictures, you were at the first flatwater and have been at all of them since.
I have some pictures of the first Flatwater from JJE and my own pictures of all the rest. From the pix I would say that the following have been at every Flatwater shoot;
Scott (The committee) Hincker
Steve Voss
Larry Swanson
Larry Brown
Bob Egbert
Bill Layman
KGB
and of course there are a number of Larry Swanson's support staff that have made all of them.
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:16 pm
by Bill Layman
Pics of Number 1 taken by JJE. Fortunately his camera worked better than his guns.
I missed the group shot as I was digging something out of the truck.
Walking down the course in the mud. Number 1 was wet.
The Pumpermeister
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:45 pm
by Colonel Brown
Prolly broke a pump and went back for a replacement.
That must've been the shoot where JJE borrowed my Poli.
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:45 pm
by Chuck Graber
Add one to the list! Sorry I didn't recognise you with sunglasses and ear muffs Bill!
Any others? Bozer has made quite a few including the first one but I think he was AWOL at the 2006 event.
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:14 pm
by steve voss
Year one was a wet one. That was the year I demonstrated that the sidelock gun with hand detachable locks is the ultimate rain gun. I broke down the Grulla, popped off the locks, had at it with the thoughtfully provided paper towels and had the gun dry, inside and out, in minutes. Awesome!!
sv
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:58 pm
by Chuck Graber
Hey Voss,
I don't recognize Brad Bailey in the group photo. Did he miss the pic? I remember that the exploits of Voss and Bailey from year 1 were the stuff of legend!
