NSSA All American Teams
Open Team Honorable Mention – 1947
Wisconsin State Titles
12 Gauge (7 times) – 1940, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1962
12 Gauge Senior (3 times) – 1971, 1975, 1980
20 Gauge (10 times) – 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1958
28 Gauge (4 times) – 1947, 1952, 1953, 1954
410 Bore (9 times) – 1935, 1937, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956
HOA (10 times) – 1937, 1938, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958
Vic Reinders first shot skeet on July 2nd 1933 at Wingra Skeet Club in Madison, Wisconsin. He shot three rounds, each time shooting a nineteen. Vic was using a FULL choke! He continued to shoot skeet and in 1935 won his first Wisconsin skeet title in the .410.
Vic continued to win Wisconsin skeet titles and has over forty state titles to his credit.
Vic became very proficient at skeet shooting and in 1943 was anointed skeet range officer at Brooks Field, San Antonio where he trained aerial gunners during World War Two. At Brooks Field, Vic had a long run of 337 straight in 1943.
In 1947, Vic was named to the All-American Open Skeet Team – Honorable Mention.
Vic has won Wisconsin won Wisconsin skeet titles spanning over SIX decades.
Vic’s illustrious trapshooting career led to his induction into the ATA National Trapshooting Hall of Fame, The Wisconsin Trapshooting Hall of Fame, and the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.
Vic Reinders was one of the founders of the Waukesha Gun Club in 1936.
Through 1993, Vic has shot 422,125 skeet targets.
Vic’s NSSA card number is #306!
UPDATE (3/30/15): Vic Reinders passed away on June 22nd 1997.
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