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Read 5.5 .... WOW "DNR Obligations" .... (a) .... "DNR shall provide or cause to be provided all maintenance services for the Facility and shall...

Being 'open' for random business in a low traffic area, and a lease/contract are far apart in the business world.

"The people and government of Illinois have been very good to us at a time when we really needed the help." I think the people in Illinois/Sparta...

In the first picture the guy standing in line with the red,white, and blue hat is a past Ohio State Shoot Handicap winner.

If .... there are 3000 shooters that shoot 10 events at the Grand on average .... times the 3 bucks per-event, per-shooter, that is $90,000.00 .......

I have never seen a Carl Smith trigger in a release, he may have made them. I have looked at them in person but never shot one because I shoot a...

"the quickest lock-time" ... would be one with a speed-lock hammer. The fastest 'let-off' is one of the old-style Spears release triggers with a...

Who in their right mind wouldn't be "hoping for Sparta to remain the home forever" ... if ... they were making "a $116,000 salary", and their...

Thank You for wishing me a great day and I will wish the same to you. Because ... "we are a long ways apart in our thinking" ... does not have to...

Actually the thread started about turning the Hall of Fame into a Hall of Shame ... not really "talking about the home grounds move to Sparta". And...

"Most of the money we have is due to the investments made by Jim B." ..... Who is "we" ????? Call it beating a dead horse ... but, I haven't felt...

At some point "Trapshooting" is going to have to get back to a friendly and welcoming sport. Like present day politics it has been a divide and pick...

The problem with the ... " Sparta Only" forum ... is most of them NEVER went to Sparta, and never would. Most only supported the WSC/Sparta and the...

Would you want to be the "board member" to speak first ????? It would be something like this ... well ... after the Grand this year the ATA will be...

Maybe they could hold an auction to shoot the last target at Sparta .... like they did at Vandalia. The money may be needed to fund the next...

The ATA and TS.com fell to the same fate .... a few narrow-minded self-serving people, including the new owners of TS.com, drove people away for...

I don't think there were any unfilled positions or empty squads at the 1999 Grand. If my memory is correct they were 'full', 5000 shooters, early in...

The Golf Course idea came from trying to make use of all the sand that the Pro-18 shooters left. The sand from shooting Trap .... would be great for...

The "ATA" can not manage their own shoot format .... like their handicap and class systems. It has been less than a year that their GAH was proof of...

The "Grand American Handicap" ..... "Handicap" as in ALL handicap ..... not a 27-yard Championship. If you change the game, change the name. The...

It is a far stretch from "our power to own guns", to giving "kids a break" that shoot 5-figure shotguns and drive 5-figure golf cars. Some "youth"...

The CTC has turned into more than shooting ability ... I was in Sparta the year there was no winner. The best shooter of the day is one thing ......

It would be one that didn't self-destruct from people bleeding it for personal gain.

"The term "hooked" isn't the proper wording to use describing a developing love of the game for youngsters." ?????? really ????? .... "To hook...

Why would you assume all "youth" is in need of some type of help ????? There are 'youth-shooters' out there shooting high-end combo guns, riding...

"By your rational, the only shooters who should win handicap events are the "true" 27 yarders" .... yes .... If you look at one person's 'average'...

The problem is the ATA's inability to govern it's handicap and class systems. The GAH winner is an example of this, not a reason for a change....

I don't know Jo2 .... you tell me .... If a person shoots before any scores have been posted they may not give up .... but others who may see a 100...

Well Jo2 .... maybe the 'ATA' needs more 'categories' to make everyone a "winner". Because .... I think the "losers" have had a belly-full of being...

There is a small screw that holds the 'button' in that you 'get to' through a small hole in front of where the barrel lug fits. Once you loosen the...

There are many who shoot a few rounds of Trap, and good for them ..... but the number of Trap-Shooters grows smaller every day.

Anyone that you can PROVE knew there was negligence and allowed someone to get hurt. In layman's terms .... no one.

Making the targets harder is not to change winners into losers ... it is to stop people from giving-up after the first lost target. If 'harder...

I have invested time, money, and miles into my attitude ... and not just sit in cyber-land with rose-colored glasses looking at charts, graphs, and...

The 100th Grand was a cluster .... the next year they scared people off by making the 'requirements' much higher. After the first couple of days of a...

What is going to happen to Sparta when they ban the use of a K-80 ??? The 'other site' has determined that shooting on a squad with a K-80 is...

Congrats ... and kudos to the trophy team ... nice looking awards.

"Should there be a classification for?" ... yes, for those who post on this site ... The Great-White-Hope has a "classification" of untouchable....

"The most interesting thing was the pride displayed by the shooters who were fortunate enough to win prizes or score about the 90-mark. They...

American Trapshooter Dot Com ... Free Adult Day Care ... Congrats, not an easy job :cool: Could be a shirt idea(s) ... American Trapshooter Dot Com...

This is a very mental game ... If you watch the leader-board before you shoot ... and there are 2-100s, 4-99s, and so on in a handicap event ... and...

Doc .... do yourself a BIG favor .... Only post when you are getting help from those who are feeding you things to post. When you try it alone .......

You insult everyone by not giving them credit to evaluate what others say. If you declare yourself the winner .... try not to be a 'sore-winner' ....

Yea ... but Superman has a severe flinch on green targets ... something about looking like Kryptonite :D

"I am sure" ... really ???? what makes you an expert on how I feel ???? "But I am sure none that was present would qualify to your degree of...

"His site is very interesting and always posts lots of cool pictures." Then why the need to degrade himself to try to hide the fact of directing...

Sorry Gary ..... And please tell your wife I agree with her :D

Why is not a surprise people 'vote' for easy ???????? Why is not a surprise people want mass yardage reductions ??????? Heck ... offer a vote on a...

"I don't think you would need to worry about anyone winning that." ........ You must shoot in a different part of the country than I do. There are...

Funny where a good idea may come from ... A ... "4-hole Geezer Pleezer event at Cardinal" ... would be fun. Not to give the money to someone, but...