Rock Springs Ranch & Lodge, California April 29 – May 4, 2003
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| A five-day double gun & rifle event at Rock Springs Ranch & Lodge, featuring Ithaca Classic Doubles, Krieghoff International and the NRA in an unusual mix of shooting and stalking as well as technical presentations. The event culminates in the 5th Gold Medal Concours d’Elegance of Fine Guns and the Western Double Gun & Rifle Championships, which are held on the ranch. Each guest is entitled to display guns for judging in the Concours (if they wish), and to shoot a shotgun and a rifle in the competition, in the classes of their choice (if they wish). Guests are urged to bring shotguns, rifles and Drillings to use, as well as to display at the Concours. Participants will be able to shoot clays, chukar partridge and bobwhite quail and driven-style pheasants (in the ranch’s acclaimed Continental Shoot), and stalk wild boars. Just as double rifles and Drillings have become the new must-have among vintage-gun aficionados, the wild pig is becoming a premier game animal for double-rifle shooters. At short range and over iron sights, a sometimes aggressive 200-plus-pound boar, blessed with keen hearing and scenting ability, is very respectable game, while the semi-open hillsides and brushy draws of the ranch resemble parts of East Africa. Steve Lamboy and Andy Duffy, from Ithaca Classic Doubles, and Krieghoff International’s Lee Lebas will have on hand sample guns and rifles for guests to shoot and will speak about the history, design and manufacture of their guns. Whether you wish to shoot and hunt, to learn about and discuss fine guns and rifles, or to have a ringside seat (and a place to stay) at the Gold Medal Concours and the Western Championships, this is a unique opportunity. Non-hunters are welcome too. Rock Springs Ranch & Lodge (www.rockspringsranch.com) is a supremely comfortable and scenic 19,000-acre hideaway in California’s central coastal range. (The ranch chef, Afif Espindola, was profiled in the September/October 2001 issue of Shooting Sportsman.) Non-shooting activities include hiking and wildlife viewing, soaking in the outdoor spa or simply relaxing on the lodge’s spacious porches or in the library, living room or guest rooms (all have full baths; many have fireplaces). The seaside destination communities of Monterey, Carmel and Pebble Beach (wineries, golf, shopping) are less than 90 minutes’ drive away. Late April/early May is the peak of springtime here, when the grass is green, the wildflowers are blooming and the temperatures are just about perfect. Daily Itinerary Tuesday, 29 April Wednesday, 30 April Thursday, 1 May Friday, 2 May Saturday, 3 May Sunday, 4 May Birds & Boars at the Gold Medal Concours Fact Sheet Please understand also that we have no control over weather, government actions, mechanical breakdowns and the like, and we are not responsible for your actions, either. Of course, we are responsible for any negligent actions on our part. Shooting Sportsman must reserve the right to select trip participants, to make any needed changes in the itinerary, and to cancel the trip should that in our judgment become necessary. Shooting Sportsman and the Gold Medal Concours and Western Double Gun & Rifle Championships are separate entities. Contact: Silvio Calabi [email protected]
Tel: 800-766-1670; 207-594-9544 Denise Moore [email protected] |