I am home from my favorite match, The Pin Shoot in Central Lake, Michigan. A good time was had by all, methinks, because in seven days I didn\u2019t hear a single complaint. We had a hundred seventy-some men and women (and kids!) in attendance. In addition to the .22 events, some of the younglings turned in some awesome scores in the PCC (Pistol Caliber Carbine) matches. There are two of those, a main event with only five bowling pins to shoot off the table and another with more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A giant pile of guns was on the prize table, mostly courtesy of the shoot\u2019s main sponsor Springfield Armory<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0A several-thousand-dollar deluxe AR15 donated by JP Enterprises was up for grabs too.\u00a0\u00a0Also sponsoring was a new company, WarBird<\/a>, which makes excellent body armor, active hearing protectors, and state of the art eye protection.\u00a0\u00a0Rounding out the sponsor list was the all-veterans-owned Freedom Hill Coffee Roasters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next year\u2019s shoot is around the second week in June. Three readers of this blog are in the video on three-person team, Jeff Sourbeer and first-timer Bruce Barlow on the shotguns and me with a Springfield .45 pistol. It\u2019s visual, and there are always spectators in the ample bleachers. Founder Richard Davis plays trivia quiz for prizes with the audience while the \u201cpinsetters\u201d replace the targets after each shooting run.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s held in scenic Central Lake, Michigan and makes for a great family vacation.\u00a0\u00a0You can find more info at\u00a0www.pinshoot.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n