Abilene Clay Sports

07/18/2024

If you have not done so already, please register on scorechaser!

07/18/2024

Sorry for the late notice! Cancelled for set up for Registered shoot on Saturday.

07/17/2024

Master Class sporting clays shooter David Miller is in the history books in a very impressive way. It was in 2015 when Dave, an executive with CZ-USA decided to take a stab at breaking the most sporting clays targets in one-hour. Dave was going to do this amazing feat at the Heartland Trap and S***t Club in Harrisonville, Missouri.

Realizing this was going to be a monumental task, Dave begins the planning, which was a task in itself. Dave was going to use thirty CZ -712 twelve- gauge shotguns with special magazine extensions. He calculated that he would need sixteen traps, 5000 cartridges, 6400 clay targets, and every bit of sixty minutes. The task would require the traps to maintain four airborne targets each second, yes you read that right, every second!

In addition, it would require an army of people loading and handing him ready to go guns. He asked local youths involved in clay target shooting to be that army, and they had an assembly line type operation that kept the guns coming.

As the clock ticked away, the record was getting closer and closer, and when they called time, David had successfully smashed 3653 clay targets in one hour, now recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records! And to make it even more impressive, David accomplished breaking all those targets from the hip!

Shown here is CZ-715, gun number eight of the thirty used, which is currently on display at the DuPont Hall of Fame and Museum at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas.

Steve Ellinger

07/16/2024

Hope to see you Saturday!

07/16/2024

07/15/2024

Lots going on at ACS this week!

07/14/2024

Ladies fun shoot today at 2:00

07/14/2024

For those of you who were not at the Back The Badge sponsors party and missed the amazing Travis Mears performance, here is a great video by Phil Sage!

Steve Ellinger

07/12/2024

Members free clay day Saturday!

Perks to being a member!

07/11/2024

Thursday Night Fight Club-6:00

We will shoot the Mesquite Course tonight!

07/11/2024

I was in some meetings today at the National Shooting Complex, and took these photos of the most recent improvements. The dining pavilion is nearing completion, and the clubhouse porch/patio is ready to go. The wider cart path and walkway in front of vendor row will be a big help with reducing dust and mud. Everything should be ready for the NSSA World shoot and NSCA Nationals!

Steve Ellinger

07/10/2024

Lots going on this week!

07/10/2024

07/06/2024

The name Herb Parsons is legendary in the exhibition world. Never has there been a reputation like Herb had with dazzling the crowd with his amazing shooting abilities. Born in 1908, Herb spent his time in the field, often, with a rifle or shotgun as boys did back then. Over time his skills honed to perfection, and he became known as an exhibition shooter around the south. Eventually Wi******er-Western hired him as a salesman, and he traveled the country in a Wi******er station wagon with two large shotgun shells on the roof!

In that time, Herb donned a white dress shirt emblazoned with “Wi******er-Western” on the back as part of the marketing. Herb shot and broke millions or clay targets, various fruits and vegetables, and other items. But what Herb needed was a small (about three-fourths the size of a golf ball) ball type target that would explode in a puff of black smoke when hit.

Wi******er consulted with White Flyer Targets to manufacturer specially made “ball targets” for Herb to use in his shows. The ball targets were a crowd pleaser as they made a nice black cloud when hit, which he nearly always did. Surviving ball targets of this type are extremely rare today and command high prices when one comes up for sale. Herb passed away in 1959 at 51 years of age, much too early, but leaving a legacy for which he is remembered.

In 2007 the Wi******er Shooting team discovered a full, unopened case of ball targets, made in the 1950s, and subsequently donated the case to the NSSA-NSCA Hal Dupont HOF and Museum at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas.

Steve Ellinger

07/05/2024

Sunday is discount pricing all day!

07/01/2024

Did you know?? 6️⃣👀
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Tokyo medalists include Amber English, gold in Women’s S***t; Vincent Hancock, gold in Men’s S***t; Will Shaner, gold in Men’s Air Rifle; Kayle Browning, silver in Women’s Trap; Lucas Kozeniesky & Mary Tucker, silver in Mixed Team Air Rifle; Brian Burrows & Madelynn Bernau, bronze in Mixed Team Trap.

07/01/2024

Please go to scorechaser to register for our July registered shoot.

06/27/2024

Shooting was one of the original sports in the Olympic programme, debuting at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 with Australia winning its first medal in 1908.

| Shooting Australia

06/27/2024

Tonight!

06/25/2024

It was in 1911 that a young man walked into a hardware store in Portland, Oregon, pulled $19.00 out of his pocket and bought a used shotgun. Over the next ten years, he turned that $19.00 into $50,000.00. The man was Frank Troeh. The shotgun, a Wi******er 1897. Over those years, Frank of course became a trapshooting legend, winning a silver and gold medal in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.

Becoming equally legendary of course was the John Browning designed Wi******er Model 1897. Over one million were produced at the time in various grades. A basic grade sold for $25.00, with fancier engraved “tournament” models bringing around $100.00, a lot of money in the early 1900’s. It was a staple of clay target shooting through the 1930’s due to its robust build, and ease of disassembly. By some estimates, over one-half of all trap shooters were using an 1897 in the very early 1900’s. Over time, the Wi******er 1897 became the most popular shotgun in America and established the standard of performance by which other shotguns were measured.

The Wi******er 1897 also saw use during both world wars, configured as a “trench gun”, as well as law enforcement in various configurations. The 1897 was in continuous production until 1957, when it was replaced by the equally famous Wi******er Model 12. It’s not entirely uncommon to see one in use today in the field.

This Wi******er Model 1897 is currently on display in the NSSA-NSCA Hal DuPont Hall of Fame and Museum at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas.

Steve Ellinger

06/22/2024

👀📣 Thrilled to announce our official 2024 Paris Olympic Team roster for rifle, pistol, and shotgun! To learn more about our athletes 👉🔗 https://usashooting.org/us-olympic-shooting-team-paris-2024/

06/22/2024

Meet Derrick Mein, our final of eight sharpshooters on the USA Olympic Shotgun team! 🌟🇺🇸 Stay tuned for more introductions and see the rest of the team here 🔗https://usashooting.org/athletes/olympic-team/

06/22/2024

Meet Vincent Hancock, our sixth of eight sharpshooters on the USA Olympic Shotgun team! 🌟🇺🇸 Stay tuned for more introductions and see the rest of the team here 🔗https://usashooting.org/athletes/olympic-team/

06/21/2024

Matt Smith and I had a great dinner at Perini’s tonight with these two s***t legends. Phil Murray at left and John Clark at right. These two begin shooting s***t together in 1964 in Reno, Nevada. Their shooting careers took them to many winners platforms. John and Phil had not seen each other prior to tonight in over 47 years. The stories were fascinating. Phil was the National Shooting Promotions Director for Beretta for many years and then was the National Sales Manager for While Flyer where he retired recently. John Clark, former ACS President, retired from the financial business a few years ago

06/20/2024

Meet Austen Smith, our fifth of eight sharpshooters on the USA Olympic Shotgun team! 🌟🇺🇸 Stay tuned for more introductions and see the rest of the team here 🔗https://usashooting.org/athletes/olympic-team/

06/20/2024

From Phil Murray this morning

06/20/2024

See you tonight!