Gunfighter123
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Hello,
I seen a few posts about Pin Matches ---- first a little history.
Way back before even the InterNet --- a guy by the name of Richard Davis was the Father of BP Shoots. He was the inventer of "modern body armor" and he would take his product{called 2nd Chance} to Police Depts. and give a demo ----- he would shoot himself with a .44mag. ,while wearing a 2nd Chance vest , then right afterward , would shoot a few BPs off a table to show that he was unhurt and able to fight back after the vest took the .44mag hit. Do a Net search and you may still find vids of Mr. Davis doing so.
Well , after a year or two --- he started to make money selling his 2nd Chance vests ---- he decided to start The 2nd Chance Bowling Pin Shoots ---- these were the Grnd Prix of matches in their day -- he had over 100 firearms , a BMW car , cash payback etc. as prizes and the turnout was huge. All the Big Name shooters , at one time or another , competed.
At first , the object was to knock 5 BPs off a 4X8 foot table. The Pins were set back 3 feet from the back edge of the table and the 9MMs just couldn't get enough "momentum" to knock the pins off. Almost all shooters used a .45acp or a .357/.44 revolver.
Then Mr. Davis started to add other "events" such as the 9 Pin -- it had 9 BPs set up with the pins 1 FOOT from the back edge of the table. Reason being --- most 9mms were Hi-Cap and at 1 foot , they could be knocked off the table.
There was also a snub-nose gun event , a .22rf event , shotgun and battle rifle event etc. BTW --- only revolver shooters could use a 2nd revolver as Mr. Davis started calling that a "New York Reload"
After another couple years --- Mr. Davis redesigned the Main Tables so that the 5 Pin layout was as such ----- 3 Pins on the table and a single pin 2 feet UP on a shelf , left and right hand side of table.
People were getting runs in the sub-2 sec.for 5 Pins and these new table really slowed/changed the way the top shooters cleared them.
Other times , I seen where just the "necks" of used up Pins were cut off and placed right on the back edge of tables for the .22rf event.
I even seen where their were FULL AUTO tables for BP Shoots --- as Archie Bunker always sadi -- " THOSE WERE THE DAYS ".
Glad to see a small comeback in Bowling Pin SHoots
Have fun ---- GF123
I seen a few posts about Pin Matches ---- first a little history.
Way back before even the InterNet --- a guy by the name of Richard Davis was the Father of BP Shoots. He was the inventer of "modern body armor" and he would take his product{called 2nd Chance} to Police Depts. and give a demo ----- he would shoot himself with a .44mag. ,while wearing a 2nd Chance vest , then right afterward , would shoot a few BPs off a table to show that he was unhurt and able to fight back after the vest took the .44mag hit. Do a Net search and you may still find vids of Mr. Davis doing so.
Well , after a year or two --- he started to make money selling his 2nd Chance vests ---- he decided to start The 2nd Chance Bowling Pin Shoots ---- these were the Grnd Prix of matches in their day -- he had over 100 firearms , a BMW car , cash payback etc. as prizes and the turnout was huge. All the Big Name shooters , at one time or another , competed.
At first , the object was to knock 5 BPs off a 4X8 foot table. The Pins were set back 3 feet from the back edge of the table and the 9MMs just couldn't get enough "momentum" to knock the pins off. Almost all shooters used a .45acp or a .357/.44 revolver.
Then Mr. Davis started to add other "events" such as the 9 Pin -- it had 9 BPs set up with the pins 1 FOOT from the back edge of the table. Reason being --- most 9mms were Hi-Cap and at 1 foot , they could be knocked off the table.
There was also a snub-nose gun event , a .22rf event , shotgun and battle rifle event etc. BTW --- only revolver shooters could use a 2nd revolver as Mr. Davis started calling that a "New York Reload"
After another couple years --- Mr. Davis redesigned the Main Tables so that the 5 Pin layout was as such ----- 3 Pins on the table and a single pin 2 feet UP on a shelf , left and right hand side of table.
People were getting runs in the sub-2 sec.for 5 Pins and these new table really slowed/changed the way the top shooters cleared them.
Other times , I seen where just the "necks" of used up Pins were cut off and placed right on the back edge of tables for the .22rf event.
I even seen where their were FULL AUTO tables for BP Shoots --- as Archie Bunker always sadi -- " THOSE WERE THE DAYS ".
Glad to see a small comeback in Bowling Pin SHoots
Have fun ---- GF123