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The 2008 iteration of the Flatwater Open will be held 26 and 27 April 2008 at Grandpa's Sporting Acres, 2404 Co. Rd. H, Syracuse, NE.

This year's cost is $180 USD. It includes 200 targets of sporting clays, hors d orves Friday PM, lunch and dinner on Saturday and lunch on Sunday. There will be a hat in the package too. The Saturday lunch will include ample amounts of real German potato salad as the massive portion offenders have been recruited to help make the batch this year (I may get to shoot on saturday for once). The Saturday dinner is hand cut grain fed Nebraska beef aged a minimum of 28 days as always.

There has been a group rate set up at the Sleep Inn on Co. Rd. 30/NE hiway 50 in Syracuse, NE. You need to tell them you are there for the Flatwater shoot. There are non smoking rooms and smoking rooms in the block 10 and 2 respectively. We encourage early reservations.

The rules: #1 no politics-enough said. #2 The committee can hand down penalties without regard to consistancy, intellectual honesty, bias or fairness only the committee can suspend or revoke such a penalty. (it is here by noted wingshooter is down 2 oz of steak from last year's post flatwater picture thread his potato salad penalty has been commuted due to his labor in making this years batch). There is NO score keeping, score keepers will be penalized. The shoot is open to all gun types though dedicated target guns are frowned upon and you will be lambasted for their use. The course is small bore/light load centered and shots will be angled, short window etc. type presentations distance and excessive speed are for tourneys.

Please bring a bottle of your favorite to place on the bar and share Irish, scotch, American sourmash, bourbon and even Canadian whiskeys are welcome. If you prefer wine feel free to bring wine to add to the steak dinner fare, it is most welcome.

We look forward to seeing all of you and having a blast as usual. If you can read this you are invited.

The Committee.[/i]

Addendum: For those who have not participated before there is indeed shooting Friday afternoon. While it is not officially a part of the Flatwater open for the targets and such (those are ala carte before and after the official 200) it is a massive part of the fun and as such is covered under Flatwater committee rules for politics and penalties. Expect to buy a round of clays 100 targets and to be in a squad of 2 to 30 men. The 30 man squad that usually develops is a blast, no quarter is given none is taken.

Sunday normally runs to noon for most people.

Already penalized 2 oz?!!! From last year? Sounds like an ex post facto penalty. HA! I got a larger memory card for the Nikon. Revenge is a dish best served digitally. I will be bringing a framed print of the most scandalous Flatwater photo ever. It will NOT be posted to the board, so attendance is required to view the aforementioned.

No politics, fine...............................can we talk reloading machines?

Mike wrote:No politics, fine...............................can we talk reloading machines?

Reloading machines may be discussed. If you want to talk about recipes for handicap trap loads you will be asked to take it off the premisess!

I sir, do not associate with Trapshooters that I know of!

Mike wrote:I sir, do not associate with Trapshooters that I know of!

Well there are a couple of trapshooters that show up at Flatwater but I don't know that any of them reload and they certainly don't talk about it!

Personally I would rather discuss politics with Genghis Kahn than listen to a Trapshooter rattle on about the witches brew they use for handicap trap loads!

Stack,

If I can convince a certain gun importer to show up and bring their new line of round body gauge specific framed models in 16,20,28 and 410 (they aren't even making a 12) can I get Tiny's penalties added on to my steak?

Of course I'm bringing a 'secret' gun to Flatwater that will leave even Larry Brown speechless!

TMB

There is some dangerously close to penalty "discussion" going on here.

Perhaps the issue of unsafe shitty crimps should be brought up at the next executive committee meeting. Perhaps a safety ban on all MEC reloaded shells . I recommend that topic for Saturday evening after steaks.

Penaltys are property of the executive committee and they may be assesed as a bonus for exemplary conduct. There's never been a bonus with this crew FWIW .

*****Important update****

Ladies it seems we have a run on rooms! I will try to get another block set up if possible.

Please PM me with your intent to attend I need to know how many will be here. As always a modest refundable $25 registration is advised so we can keep count for food purposes.

I'm coming up for the shoot too, Stack! Already got "digs" arranged at Day's Inn several days ago. At the reasonable prices they charge, I asked if suites were available. They said no problem...several were still available. About $95.00 per night but with most of the guys bunking up in twos with other shooters, it it a real deal!

Atticus

most of the guys bunking up in twos with other shooters

That, coupled (pun intended) with your tag line, is a besmirchment of what little dignity remains at Flatwater.

I thank you.

Absolutely correct, Mike! Meant that way! High time the last shred of Flatwater dignity was lost!

Uhhh.......got any single malt?

Atticus, do NOT try to deprive me of my designated driver!!

sv

Lincoln or Nebraska City Atticus? There's no Days in in Syracuse just a Sleep Inn.