1st 27 yard 100 straight in GAH

1978 Reggie Jachimowski, Antioch, Ill, 100x100 27yd line 4,073 entries

1990 Pat Neff Xenia, Oh 100x100 26 yds 4,558 entries he holds 2nd place longest yardage GAH winner

FYI
Gary Bryant................................Dr.longshot

 

Reggie did this 38 years ago.He shot a lot of targets at the Maywood Sportsman club outside of Chicago.He was a Illinois State Trooper as I remember he also had some big strong arms.I see where he didn't continue shooting after this feat.Wonder what he is doing now?

 

If i remember correctly , he was a good live bird shooter also.

 

I may have even shot with Reggie at a live bird shot at Holfords?
There was a guy that someone pointed out to me, who was the first to break a 100 from 26 and the 27. Wonder who that was?
Maybe HB knows?

 

I watched Reggie break all 100 of them, he was like a machine ... Reggie Jachimowski and Butch Reichoff (sp)used to partner for some of the calcutta's in the area , tough act to follow ... The Model 12 he was shooting was (is ) a 1912 Model 12 with a laminated stock ... I have one almost like it but it don't shoot as good as his did ... Reggie just seemed to hang back after winning the grand , heard rumors that he felt the payout was not enough (not sure what that meant), but that was one of the rumors ... I used to shoot Maywood SC a lot being as I was a member, great club, great people, first class operation, always a great time ... WPT ... (YAC) ...

 

Amazingly a man with his talent just up and quit soon after never to be seen or heard from again!

 

He used to be friends with Lucky N who later became president of ATA.

 

No wonder he quit shooting!

 

No comment.

 

And I believe, Pat was the first 26 yarder to win the GAH, correct me if I'm wrong.