FOR A THRILL ... SEE HERB PARSONS
AT THE ANNUAL PICNIC
One of the outstanding features of our annual
Fourth of July Picnic at Camp Straus will be a
Top photo: When you can hit three flying objects
speeding through the air and pump the slide of
a Model 12 shotgun so fast that the exploded
shells are in the air at the same moment, then
you can put yourself in Herb Parsons’ class.
Above: Parsons is shown about to hit bull’s-eyes
in front and behind him at the same time with
the aid of a mirror and two Winchesters. Par
sons, the world’s greatest exhibition shooter,
lutll cppear at the Annual Picnic on July Fourth.
shooting exhibition by Herb Parsons, often re
ferred to as the "Wizard with a Winchester
Rifle.”
His program, in which he fires twelve guns in
52 different ways over 700 times in approximate
ly 57 minutes, is a rapid succession of amazing
feats and includes many thrilling shots exclusive
with him.
Not only is Parsons a great shooter, but a great
talking shooter” as well. His running commen
tary as he performs, in addition to being instruct
ive and informative, adds immeasurably to the
enjoyment of his program.
Appearing through the courtesy of Olin In
dustries Western and Winchester Divisions, Par
sons has even added golf and football to his feats
with his Winchester firearms. As a golfer, he’ll
hook, slice or drive straight away as he levels his
Model 12 with a shotgun slug at a high thrown
golf ball. Or, he can toss one, two or three tar
gets between his legs football style, and blast them
one by one as he picks up his gun on the turn.
The cowboy’s trick of bouncing a tin can on
the ground is just a warm-up for Parsons who can
make a tiny wood block dance in the air with a
.22 rifle. Throwing up a 21/^ inch cube of hard
wood. Parsons cracks the block then splits the
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