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The Bevel Brothers
Original
OVER-THE-LOG
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!
Gents, this particular shoot was my introduction to over the log or chunk gun shooting. I can only blame that pesky Lowell Gard, a.k.a. Bevel Up, for the slaverin' at th' mouth, wide eyed, when's th' next shoot?, chunk gunner that I've morphed into. His probably smarter, younger little brother, Joel Gard, a.k.a. Bevel Down, is just as much to blame as he is. Joey owns a little piece of property North of Weston, Missouri, called "Wise Acres". This is where the annual World Championships are held. The area is primitive, and there are limited facilities for over night camping, but they do have a porta-potty!! The shoot is held on the last Saturday of October and you better get there early because the range is on the small side, so real estate for tarps and chunks will be at a premium. This also necessitates the limiting of shooters to 50. Fees are paid with your registration and it's first come first served. Lowell said that they'd start accepting registrations at their September shoot. Prizes are great and lunch is provided on the grounds. If you may be interested, contact the Bevel Brothers for more information.....AFTER I have my registration sent in!!
The event consists of 10, one shot matches fired at 60 yards distance, an' you need to bring your own sighter targets. The shortest string wins. The events are shot as fast as th' slowest person, so you really have an opportunity to git off some good, well aimed shots. If you've never shot over the log before, a little class is held and it makes no matter if you're man, woman, or child, as all become an expert in a matter of minutes. The shootin' match ain't exactly like shootin' off hand, 'cause your target for record is posted behind your practice target! If you're a shooter with a physical handicap, them pesky Bevel Brothers will see that you get to compete along with everybody else.
Here's a top secret U.S. Govermint clandestine photo of the Bevel Brothers. Don't let those benign faces fool you, boys. They were secretly observing a large quantity of percussion guns on the line. It's a special weapon they use called "intimidation and humiliation from Missouri".
You can see that no one uses the same sighter or practice target that anyone else uses and the designs are myriad. Use what WORKS FOR YOU!
Photo by Al Neubauer.
On the World Championship's firing line. YEP! Even ladies join in the fun.
Now, around 4 hours drive North of Wise Acres, according to a certain party who shall at this point remain nameless, (because I don't want to divulge Lowell Gard's name to the public) is our "cut throat" local match up to Jasper County called:
Iowa's Original Chunk Gun Shoot
This event has been held at the Beaver Creek Plainsmen's range near Collins, Iowa for the past two years and is held in conjunction with a second club, the Buck Crik Muzzleloaders. It's what we call a "garage sale" shoot as you need to bring some kind of a prize to place on the blanket. There are other prizes awarded to the individual match winners and some for who place high over all. Now this shoot ain't as polished as them pesky Bevel Brothers' event, but we have managed to attract shooters from all over besides here in Corn Patch, Iowa. Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and even Moscow, Russia! Please note: We also limit shooters to a max. of 50.
Here's a photo of Dr. Andrey Lebed, a.k.a. Dr. Fox, from Moscow and yers truly.
Big Augie Nielsen, known in collegiate circles as Bill Nimitz, returning from posting his practice target. Notice still more variations of these targets.
The Jasper County Boys. Left to Right: Bookie, Dan, Eric, Terry, an' Al.
Photo by Cindy Gray
Remember Rule Number 10: Force yourself to take a spider!!
Still don't know what a "spider" is??? See below.
Above is my very first "Spider" an' th' silver dollar won as a prize for it bein' the best shot of that match. If i can do it, you can too!
Git a life. Git a chunk gun!!