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Kazim Muhammad crowned the Helice World Champion
We are so proud of Kazim Muhammad, Dallas Gun Club member and 2020 US Helice Association National Champion, who has just been crowned the helice World Champion in Cairo, Egypt!
In a weeklong event in Cairo, Kazim shot a 19/20 in the Grand Prix Egypt, winning the junior title outright and putting him in a shootoff for 3rd place in the Open category, and won the shootoff.
In the next event, the African Championship, he shot a 27/30, again winning the junior title outright.
In the World Championship, he shot a 29/30, winning the junior title outright and putting him in a 3-way shootoff for 1st place in the Open category. After a few targets in the shoot off, Kazim was the only man left who hadn’t missed a target, meaning he won the World Championship in his first attempt!
We are all so very proud of Kazim who is well-known for being a mannerly, polite, and very hardworking teenager. We are thrilled he shot so well in Cairo, but certainly not surprised. On Sunday, October 24, we’ll have a Celebration of Victory to honor Kazim at the club. Come out, celebrate, take your picture with the World Champion, and shoot a few helice targets as well!
NSCA High Volume Shooters Recognized
DGC Member, Denny Iker, has been busy shooting register sporting clay targets this last year. NSCA released their list and Denny was in the top 5. Congratulations Denny.
Below is the full article release by NSCA.
It may have been difficult for some of our members to compete in registered events in 2020, but some members demonstrated it wasn't out of the question. Those members who registered 10,000 or more NSCA targets in 2020 have been recognized. Topping the list was Bert Stelly from Louisiana, who racked up 20,603 targets last year. Other top 5 high-volume shooters are Mary Krentz (WI) - 16,286; Rick Fuller (TX) - 16,154; Denny Iker (TX) - 14,854; and Dub Brackeen (TX) - 14,654.
Click the following link for a full list
http://nsca.nssa-nsca.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2010/08/NSCA-High-Volume-Shooters-2021-1.pdf
Tokyo Olympics 2021
Tokyo Olympics 2021 will kick off with opening ceremonies July 23, 2021. Shooting sports start July 24th at 8:45pm CDT. Representing the USA Team are two Dallas Gun Club members, Austen Smith and Brian Burrows.
Austen Smith is the daughter of Rod and Debbie Smith. Austen will compete in the skeet women’s event and at 19 years old she is the youngest American Shooter on Tokyo Olympics 2021 team.
Brian Burrows is a collegiate national champion, All-American, two-time Pan American medalist, three-time national champion, and a two-time World Cup medalist. He took home the gold medal at the Pan American Games in 2019, earning an Olympic quota spot for Team USA.
Dallas Gun Club wishes the best of luck to all USA Team members
DGC Metroplex Skeet Tournament 2021
Dallas Gun Club had the pleasure of hosting the DGC Metroplex Skeet Tournament May 24-25, 2021.
We had 71 shooters and beautiful weather for the weekend.
We had many winners and wonderful accomplishments from DGC members over the two days. In the 12 gauge event Lance Phillips shot a perfect score of 100. Mr. Russ Meyer celebrated his 75th birthday attending the Metroplex and shooting an impressive 100 straight in 20 gauge. After a shoot-off with three other competitors who also shot a 100, Russ came out on top as the 20 gauge Champion. Bill Edmunds shot an impressive 99 in 28 gauge and was awarded Champion after a shoot-off. Cody Sergeant shot a 99 in .410 and was awarded Champion. Pat Byrne shot a 394 to become the Metroplex HOA Champion.
DGC teen shooters battled it out for two days in the Sub Junior category. 12 gauge event, Derek Divinia SJCH and Gunnar Reed SJRU. 20 gauge event, Gunnar Reed SJCH and Derek Divinia SJRU. 28 gauge event, Gunnar Reed SJCH and Derek Divinia SJRU. .410 event, Preston Mohon SJCH, Gunnar Reed SJRU and Derek Divinia SJ3. Gunnar Reed ended the weekend with an impressive 346 for the SJCH title. We are so very proud of everyone's accomplishments and would like to thank you all for supporting the Dallas Gun Club during the Metroplex. We hope to see everyone at the Pan American June 4th - 6th. A complete list of scores can be seen at Myskeet.com
Browning Briley Sporting Clay Tournament 2021
The Browning Briley Sporting Clay Tournament was hosted at the Greater Houston Sportsman's Club. The well attended shoot showed to be competitive on all levels. On April 10th, our very own Dallas Gun Club member, Aaron Smith, won AA 1st place in the main event. We are super proud of of his accomplishments and his representation of DGC. For a list of all scores click this link
Bubba Wood to Receive 2021 T. Boone Pickens Award
On November 12, the Park Cities Quail Coalition announced that Martin F. “Bubba” Wood would be honored with the Coalition’s 2021 T. Boone Pickens Lifetime Sportsman Award. The presentation will be made on March 4, 2021, at the Dallas Country Club. This is a very prestigious award from a preeminent conservation group. For registration and seating information, you can go to this link!
Lone Star Open Helice Championship
From November 20th through the 22nd, the Dallas Gun Club hosted the Lone Star Helice Championship. The Open HOA Champion and Junior’s Champion was Dallas Gun Club Member Kazim Muhammad who shot a 55/60!
Pictured from right to left are Kazim, Masters Champion George Gregory, Ladies Champion Lindsey Stachurski, and Men’s Champion Douglass MacGregor. Not pictured is Veteran Champion Rick Mein. All scores can be found at www.helicesports.com or on the mobile app from the App Store.
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2020 Texas State FITASC Championship
The Dallas Gun Club hosted the Texas State FITASC Championship during the weekend of November 6-8. Over this three-day period, 194 shooters competed in several very challenging but fun events. The FITASC Championship was sold out and had a waiting list. The 108 FITASC participants shot 75 birds on both Saturday and Sunday to crown a Champion.
Paul McCormick from Houston, a Senior Vet who won the 2019 Senior Vet category last year, was crowned Champion with a 142/150. Hot on his tail was the 2019 Champion, Nadim Nasir, who shot a 141/150. Junior and Ladies Champion Anabelle Ayres posted a 138/150. Anabelle is a 6 time National Ladies Champion, the most in NSCA history, at the age of 21—incredible!
Several DGC members had very notable accomplishments, including the following shooters:
Darian Mock shot 138/150, which earned him Master 2nd and the Dallas Gun Club Texas State FITASC Championship.
John Calandro IV shot 98/100 and was the Champion of the Saturday Super Sporting Main Event.
Marc Richman shot 126/150 and was the B Class Champion.
Ryan Goldblatt was the D class Champion with a 121/150, 22 targets ahead of the second-place competitor.
Altogether, over 45 DGC members shot in the FITASC Championship and over 100 of our members shot in other events over the three-day period.
A few comments are appropriate. First, the DGC staff did a great job. Setting up the courses for a shoot of this magnitude is very challenging and time-consuming. Our manager, Sam Lutz, and his staff worked extremely hard and, in the process, brought credit to our club. Second, this event was the brainchild of John Calandro III. He conceived it, brought it to the Dallas Gun Club, spend days supervising the course preparations, and had a hand in making sure that every element of the competition was successful. We are very grateful to John for adding such a wonderful dimension to our legacy of great shooting events.
2020 Texas State Skeet Championship
This year’s Texas Skeet Championship was held in Houston from October 30 through November 1. A number of our members had great shoots and brought home a substantial number of medals. Among them was Robert Paxton. There are a great many rumors about whether or not this was Robert’s last state shoot. It may or may not be (we are betting that it is far from his last one), but he made it very clear that he has not lost his very impressive skill set at all.
As many of you know, Robert has had a remarkable career. He won his first Texas State Shoot title in 1972. He won his most recent one on November 1 at this year’s State Shoot. That represents a span of 48 years! Along the way, Robert has won 28 Texas State titles - 9 HOAs and 19 gauge championships. This is one of the greatest achievements in shooting sports. We are proud of Robert and honored to claim him as one of our own.
Among our DGC members’ many achievements at this year’s State Skeet Championship:
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Robert Paxton shot a 396 in the HOA, placing AAA2.
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Robert placed AAA3 in Doubles.
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Robert was also the gun champ in the 20 gauge event. He tied with a group of 9 youngsters with 100’s. After a lengthy shoot-off, he prevailed, proving once again that he still has it!
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Mike Gerschick shot a 100 in the 28 gauge and placed AAA1.
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Richard Funk shot 100’s in both the 28 gauge and 410 bore. Following the shoot-off’s, Richard placed gun Runner Up in both events.
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The Dallas Gun Club 5-man team was composed of Robert Paxton, Greg Van Belois, Mike Gerschick, Donnie Harris, and Richard Funk. The team captured shoot-off victories in both the 28 gauge and .410 bore events and also captured an outright win in the HOA championship!
Congratulations to all of these skeet shooters! Hopefully 2021 will bring even more opportunities for fellowship and competition. If we failed to give well deserved credit to any of our other members who were at the shoot, please let us know. We will be glad to update this report.
Congratulations to DGC member Kazim Muhammad for winning the 2020 US Helice National Championship! Kazim shot a 28 all three days of the event!
Dallas Gun Club members Robson Cupples, Joe Dement, Jack, and Glea Davis, and Larry and Gunner Perkins also had great performances throughout the event! Congratulations to all who attended!
Congrats to all of the DGC Members
(Craig Cain, Clinton Page, Joe Dement, Jack Davis, Shea Self, Macie Page, Kazim Muhammad) who made the 2020 US Helice team!
2020 US Helice Teams:
Men: Alex Flores, Chad Traxler, Craig Cain. Alternates: Clinton Page, Sam Shiller
Senior: Michael Sellers, Joe Dement, Jack Davis
Alternates: Tommy Shurley, Jerry Steadham
Veteran: Rick Mein, Eddie Briggs, David Penton
Alternates: Alan Shelfer, Mo Powers
Master: George Gregory, Michael Taylor, Waverly Vest
Alternate: Jimmy Bryan
Lady: Shea Self, Karen Archer, Bettina Mathis. Alternates: Laurie Daniel, Macie Page
Junior: Kazim Muhammad, Hughes Skinner, Garrett Vaughn. Alternate: Macie Page
