Pendergraft Sets new 10-Shot HG 1000-yard Record
Friends and fellow shooters. Today one of the longest standing 1000-year World Records was broken at Hawks Ridge 1000-yard BR Club. Joel Pendergraft of Durham N.C. fired a 3.048' 10 shot Heavy Gun World Record.
This tops the NBRSA-IBS & Orginal Williamsport Clubs all time 10-shot heavy gun group records.
Took a long time to do it and I for one know Joel did not back into it-- he has worked harder than most the last 10 years to break this record. And just like John Voneida of the Orginal Williamsport Club who held this most prestigous record for so long, Joel is a super nice guy and a great competitor. I've had a picture of John & myself on my bulliten board that was taken the day he shot the record at the old Williamsport Super Shoot. I was just glad to have seen that group shot. Wish I could have been there with Joel when he was shooting his but my Grandson was busy winning a baseball game in Davidson and I was right there with him.
I do not believe this record will last as long as John's did, but I never thought his would weather the number of good shooters we have in this GREAT sport today.
Congratulations Joel. I'm extremely proud of you for the person you are and the competitor you have become over the years.
But most of all what you have given back to this Great Sport.
Bill Shehane
Joel reports: '300 Ackley, 12 twist 4 groove Krieger, BIBs 187, generous amount R25, 210M and Norma brass. [It was] The big-tubed water cooled gun.'
Friends and fellow shooters. Today one of the longest standing 1000-year World Records was broken at Hawks Ridge 1000-yard BR Club. Joel Pendergraft of Durham N.C. fired a 3.048' 10 shot Heavy Gun World Record.
This tops the NBRSA-IBS & Orginal Williamsport Clubs all time 10-shot heavy gun group records.
Took a long time to do it and I for one know Joel did not back into it-- he has worked harder than most the last 10 years to break this record. And just like John Voneida of the Orginal Williamsport Club who held this most prestigous record for so long, Joel is a super nice guy and a great competitor. I've had a picture of John & myself on my bulliten board that was taken the day he shot the record at the old Williamsport Super Shoot. I was just glad to have seen that group shot. Wish I could have been there with Joel when he was shooting his but my Grandson was busy winning a baseball game in Davidson and I was right there with him.
I do not believe this record will last as long as John's did, but I never thought his would weather the number of good shooters we have in this GREAT sport today.
Congratulations Joel. I'm extremely proud of you for the person you are and the competitor you have become over the years.
But most of all what you have given back to this Great Sport.
Bill Shehane
Joel reports: '300 Ackley, 12 twist 4 groove Krieger, BIBs 187, generous amount R25, 210M and Norma brass. [It was] The big-tubed water cooled gun.'
Geat shooting Joel, hope to meet and shoot with all of you up there in July.
