Tiadaghton Sportsmen's Cowboy Lever Action Shoot

[alsmith]

Tiadahgton Sportsmens has just scheduled the following lever Action Shoots with the NRA.  Checkout our website at www.lycoming.org/tsa


Tiadaghton Cowboy Lever Action Silhouette Mountain Man Shoot
    A one time cowboy lever action shoot

                            Sunday, September 11, 2005
                            Starting at 10:00 AM  

            Rimfire and Pistol Cartridge  40 round matches  
                Shoot a 40 round relay of each
Shoots Start at 10:00 AM

    Follow-up with a 40 round Cowboy Lever Action Match
     in the afternoon starting somewhere between 1:30 PM and 2:30 PM

    Lunch is available.


Tiadaghton Sportsmen have also added a September 1, 2005 Shoot to their Thursday Night series of Rimfire Lever Action and Pistol Cartridge Silhouette Shoots

If you have not shot at Tiadaghton Sportsmens in the past, check it out and you will find a great location, an interesting group of shooters and hopefully some fine weather in the North Central Mountains of Pennsylvania.

[Steelbanger]

Hi Al,

That link doesn't work for me. Is this a Mac attack or is the problem elsewhere?

Thanks,

[nomad]

Try this one:

http://www.lycoming.org/tsa/Default.htm

[nomad]

Al,

I used to shoot at Tiadaghton in the 70s when I worked with Piper.
IIRC all that was there were 100/200/300 yd berms and a running target setup off to the east side of the place. Small clubhouse on the left as you entered.
Don't think I ever saw anyone else there except when there was a running deer shoot going on.
There were 2 guys shooting 760s in .222 who always seemed to win the running deer matches. (At least one was stocked in a maple laminate as I remember it. Maybe both were.)
Always had to keep an eye out for deer wandering out from behind the berms and across the range while you were shooting!
What's it look like now?

(Used to hunt over near Queen's run most of the time.)

[Steelbanger]

Nomad,

That link worked. Thanks.

I've only been to Tiadaughton once for a Cowboy Lever Action Match but I like the location. Who doesn't enjoy Northern Lycoming and Tioga Counties? As for the deer, you won't find as many as in years past. Running shoots are a lot of fun and years ago I used to attend them all through the summer & fall. We too saw a lot of 760 Remingtons but most times it was the bolt guns that won. On the other hand, I always thought a 760 in 222-223 would be great for running deer but never found one.

There are still hard feelings about Piper. Were you with them at the end?

[nomad]

I was a ferry pilot doing the overseas stuff. Since I was checked out in everything they made, I also flew as a corporate pilot. When they began dumping everything off to FL, I moved my operation to Maine. (Bigger deer!)

I never exactly fit the corporate mold. I once told Max Bleck (we were dodging snow squalls over the hills and I had the feeling that he didn't like the weather and was unhappy with me anyway about my decision to fly it VFR...) that one of the reasons we had so much QC trouble with the Vero and Lakeland stuff was that the people working there were more interested in getting to the beach than in making quality aircraft. Since he was a moving force behind transferring more and more down to there, that put me well up on his list; but it wasn't his 'good' list!
(I may have been a little annoyed about the PA-31 crash that killed FX  also...)

IMO Piper was a great outfit before the 'outsiders' took over.

[alsmith]

Hi,

Sweat dripping on my glasses, a fly in my ear and a slip of the finger and the center of the target was not found, will it ever be perfect.

The correct website address is:   www.lycoming.org/tsa


Have a good  day.

Al

[alsmith]

Just a reminder for a shoot this Sunday.

Tiadaghton Cowboy Lever Action Silhouette Mountain Man Shoot
A one time cowboy lever action shoot

Sunday, September 11, 2005
Starting at 10:00 AM

Rimfire and Pistol Cartridge 40 round matches
Shoot a 40 round relay of each
Shoots Start at 10:00 AM

Follow-up with a 40 round Cowboy Lever Action Match
in the afternoon starting somewhere between 1:30 PM and 2:30 PM

Lunch is available.

Need more info check the website at www.lycoming.org/tsa