Stephen Perry
New member
By now with all my Threads and Posting most of you know I started BR back in the 70's. I had a gap from 1977 till I came back in 1993. My heart was with BR during the time off but my Trap shooting career was absorbing most of my gun money. Once I stopped as a Trap competitor in 1986 got rid of one wife got another made 2 kids and stabilized my income I was ready for BR Phase 2. I'm a streaky shooter win some lose some. When I'm hot I win plaques when I'm not I'm congratulating one of my BR hombres, hell I'm just happy to compete at the highest level.
I've shot with and watched a lot of shooters make the Hall of Fame. Each one does it their own way and nobody can copy enough of the other to make the Hall themselves, you have to earn the HoF. The two that impress me the most recently in making the Hall are Krupa and Campbell. I know Wayne better than I know Joe but they both steam rolled their way into the Hall. Tony being polite enough to leave some of the 18 pts available each Nats open for others Wayne first then Joe moved into the Hall, Charles Huckabee moved into the Hall between the two.
I first met Wayne about 1996 at the Cactus Shoot. Tony tells me Wayne hasn't competed yet but he come out to watch. I know guys that drove 400 miles to watch the Cactus and later started competing. But Wayne drove 2500 miles with Tony and Faye non-stop just to watch. That impressed me. I asked Wayne if he knew the expense and dedication to be a BR shooter. He said no but that's why he was at Phoenix. This is before Tony School. Tony groomed Wayne like he groomed Faye and Andy but hey folks you still gotta go to the line and open a big can of whoop-ass on evrybody there to win. To make the Hall you only get 2 chances a year to get points. I made most of the NBRSA Nats between 1996 and 2006 so I saw Wayne win most of his Hall points. You know his personality didn't change much before he started BR and after he made the Hall, easy going guy off the line intense when the shooting starts. When we see eachother we treat eachother like 2 shooters whether he's made the Hall or not Wayne is just Wayne to me.
Joe is a hard charger kinda like Jack Neary. Both shot all the Nats they could make and had a great ability to read conditions and take guns to the Nats that were capable of winning, both made the Hall. Tony always says at the Nats there are at least 20 guns capable winning but not 20 shooters. Glad to see Joe sharing his time to write on the Forum. The guys seem to like it and makes me think what I can do to be more competitve. Thanks Joe for your time and thoughts.
Stephen Perry
Angeles BR
I've shot with and watched a lot of shooters make the Hall of Fame. Each one does it their own way and nobody can copy enough of the other to make the Hall themselves, you have to earn the HoF. The two that impress me the most recently in making the Hall are Krupa and Campbell. I know Wayne better than I know Joe but they both steam rolled their way into the Hall. Tony being polite enough to leave some of the 18 pts available each Nats open for others Wayne first then Joe moved into the Hall, Charles Huckabee moved into the Hall between the two.
I first met Wayne about 1996 at the Cactus Shoot. Tony tells me Wayne hasn't competed yet but he come out to watch. I know guys that drove 400 miles to watch the Cactus and later started competing. But Wayne drove 2500 miles with Tony and Faye non-stop just to watch. That impressed me. I asked Wayne if he knew the expense and dedication to be a BR shooter. He said no but that's why he was at Phoenix. This is before Tony School. Tony groomed Wayne like he groomed Faye and Andy but hey folks you still gotta go to the line and open a big can of whoop-ass on evrybody there to win. To make the Hall you only get 2 chances a year to get points. I made most of the NBRSA Nats between 1996 and 2006 so I saw Wayne win most of his Hall points. You know his personality didn't change much before he started BR and after he made the Hall, easy going guy off the line intense when the shooting starts. When we see eachother we treat eachother like 2 shooters whether he's made the Hall or not Wayne is just Wayne to me.
Joe is a hard charger kinda like Jack Neary. Both shot all the Nats they could make and had a great ability to read conditions and take guns to the Nats that were capable of winning, both made the Hall. Tony always says at the Nats there are at least 20 guns capable winning but not 20 shooters. Glad to see Joe sharing his time to write on the Forum. The guys seem to like it and makes me think what I can do to be more competitve. Thanks Joe for your time and thoughts.
Stephen Perry
Angeles BR
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