- April 25, 2024
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Jordan Blanton's shotgun shell flies after he shoots a clay.
Ken Patton, right, tells Kirk Gardner how close he was to hitting a clay.
Norman Webster rests his gun on a foot pad.
Russ Miles eyes a clay before shooting.
Rollins Brown shows his $60,000 Kreighoff with hand-detailed gold metalwork.
Shooters rotated through each stand Thursday morning.
Jordan, Emma, Jamie and Jack Blanton, and Russ Miles
Ken Patton and Rollins Brown watch their shooting mate, Kirk Gardner, on his round.
Ken Patton's shotgun smokes after he shoots a round.
Doug Cox prepares for his round.
Bruce Traugott keeps score.
Jack Flanagan, Doug Cox, Norman Webster and Doug Hess
Ken Patton loads shells before his turn.
The Harvest Moon Classic at Ancient Oak Gun Club started off with a bang Thursday.
Shooters participated in the 100-bird preliminaries this morning, meaning the winner had to shoot a perfect score, 100 clays, to win a John Deere Gator utility terrain vehicle, valued at $22,000. There were 120 shooters registered for the prelim.
Jordan and Emma Blanton, brother and sister, traveled from Jacksonville to shoot with their father, Jamie, uncle, Jack and family friend Russ Miles. The siblings had a friendly rivalry Thursday morning, but Emma Blanton admitted that her brother was beating her. She started shooting four years ago with her dad.
"It's fun, and you get to hear things go bang," she said, laughing.
The competition runs Thursday, Oct. 8 through Sunday, Oct. 11.
