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eightbore---Dryke on a unicycle no less!

Yup, Matt can shoot from a unicycle. When I was shooting in the late eighties and through the nineties, the game in International skeet when not shooting competition was "Speed Skeet". It is easy to imagine, but hard to explain how it is done and how it is scored. Safety conscious shooters would be appalled, but boy it was fun.

McIntosh considered the Model 32, one of the "best guns made in America" according to his book by the same name. Check out the upcoming Kramer auction, several model 32's and 3200's.

Chuck Dryke's shooting park in Squim was always a stop for us when we happened through Washington. He was ahead of shotgun sports for innovative games!

I am very disappointed that I have never been to Chuck Dryke's facility in Washington. I have shot with team members in my International Skeet years, but did not get to the top, or near the top, myself. My favorite shoots were with the Marine team, who were right on the heels of the Army team. Back to original subject, my favorite Model 32 is an Arnold Griebel engraved and gold inlaid 30" Remington that was given to me by a good friend and skeet shooting partner. Yes, there are such friends if you are a friend yourself.

He he he
Really brings back memories!!
My old back patch

Yup, I have that rare patch in my collection. Thanks for the picture.

Yes, friends can supply treasures. My Friend gave me a Model 32TC fore end that was on Joe Devers 32 during his Great years shooting clays and birds.

I've owned two M32's over the years, the only O/U I could shoot reasonably well. My current M32 is a 26' skeet with single trigger and a plain barrel that I use on pen-raised pheasants and chukars. My only complaint is the weight. I've tried to figure out a way to reduce the weight, once posted the question on this board, no apparent way--just a heavy gun for the field. My M32 was somewhat loose and I contacted Del Griego. They'll replace the trunnions for a couple hundred bucks. Before doing that, I switched the trunnions from one side to the other and it's much tighter now.

I've never shot the later models, so can't help there. The 32 is hard to beat and still reasonably priced.

Speaking of that kind of shooting, John Michael Morris, at Backwoods Quail Club, can run a round of skeet (25 straight) from a bicycle, shooting from the hip with one hand. I've seen it. And, have also seen him run a 25 straight on skeet in 60 seconds flat. He wasn't running, but he was walking mighty fast.

First hand information.

SRH