We have several of the traveling trophies in the Gulf Coast Region mainly in the Unlimited class for Texas State 100, 200, Grand, small group at 100 and small group at 200. These particular trophies date back into the mid 1950's. Brass name plates have been added to them over the years and they have filled up to where there is just about no place to add any plates. Unfortunately, what do you do with them after they are full. There are no club houses in the GC region that are exclusively for benchrest shooters. So, it makes it very difficult to have somewhere to store them. We thought we had lost one of these last year, but it showed back up when whoever had it brought it back to that years UL match. The best thing with a traveling trophy IMO would be to have a place that it's kept. The shooter who wins it removes a name plate and has his name and other information engraved on the plate and then either mails the plate back or brings the plate back the next year and puts it back on the traveler. My wife made the statement once that she was tired of me going to these matches and not bringing anything home. I broke her of that. I brought one of those travelers home from Seymour and we had it in the house for a year until I took it back. The next time I won one, I had Scott take a photo of me with it and sent her the photo. She told me in no uncertain terms not to bring it home.
