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Get The Latest In How To Videos At The SASS Members Only Page ( M E S NNNooovvveeemmmbbbeeerrr 222000000111 CCCooowwwbbboooyyy CCCshhhrrrooonnniiiiicccllllleee PPPaaagggeeee 111 t e X e a r C r c o t a I u i n T r n t g i I le N ~ o s G n e p c a t The Cowboy Chronicle g io e n 8 9 The Monthly Journal of the Single Action Sh ooting Society ® ) Vol. 23 No. 6 © Single Action Shooting Society, Inc. June 2010 Chimney RoCk 2009 . By Frederick Jackson Turner, SASS #28271 desert of Southern California’s Lu - See HIGHLIGHTS on pages 72 -75 cerne Valley, scene of the SASS Western Regional. The light plays side match for it! My favorite was across the stark, austere landscape, their ultimate cowboy side match. the blue sky stretches forever, and The shooter started wrapped around there’s nothing between the shim - a stripper – um – fire pole. At the mering stars in the night sky and us buzzer, the shooter blasted a pistol insignificant humans on the ground out the side window, stuck a knife in except for the thin curtain of clear, a dummy, fired a blackpowder shot - high desert air. Day or night, accom - gun, engaged the rifle targets, emp - panied by laughter, gunfire, or music, tied a bottle of “hootch,” and shot the it’s a breathtaking backdrop for the last pistol from the bar. Then it was SASS Western Regional! off to the next stage, where a toma - The match this year was a shoot - hawk was thrown for score, and an er’s challenge. Westphalian Phil, (Continued on page 72 ) SASS #5897—who came with a European contin - gent—said it was a very European style match. How - b SASS B ever challenging, the match clearly agreed with him—he hAll of fAme took the overall win! The range itself is simply outstanding. The host club, RR Bar, spends the entire 2010 year getting ready for this By Tex, SASS #4 match, and it truly has to be seen to be believed. It really ach year SASS selects special individu - could double as a movie set, als who have made an enduring impact as it is so expertly built and Eon SASS, Cowboy Action Shooting™, Frederick Jackson Turner kneels in front of the Pinkerbelle Posse. finished. How well finished? and in preserving our Western heritage. This This fun-loving posse whooped and hollered their way through year we recognize Holy Terror for her outstand - the match while wearing a variety of pink accessories to their costumes, There’s an actual operating, ing and enviable shooting accomplishments, which ranged from spectacular to hysterical and provided a light-hearted attractive little museum Doc Bones for establishing and codifying SASS atmosphere for a serious issue. The pink, of course, reflected built into one of the build - Mounted Shooting, Rebel and Lady Rebel for their mission of eradicating cancer. ings. Heck, one of the stages their END of TRAIL production efforts, Elder is shot from inside Twitchy Katie for her Cowboy Action leadership in the ucerne Valley, CA – Fingers, a functional saloon! northwest and internationally, and Joe SASS C owboy Chronicle There’s just something spe - Side matches of every Bowman for preserving our Western Heritage cial about Chimney Rock. description were the order of and links back to the golden age of “Cowboy” L They say Rem brandt didn’t the day on Thursday, com - Movies. Please join the Wild Bunch in recog - In This Issue paint figures as much as he painted plete with an obligatory and nizing these individuals this year at the Las the light that washed over them. highly entertaining black - Vegas Convention. Recipient bios follow: 36 GuNs of thE CoWboys That’s the kind of magic you feel powder night shoot. If you (See Recipients continued on page 7 0) art when you stand out there in the high could shoot it, they had a -P 2 by Tuolumne Lawman m o c . t e n s s a s . w w 50 aWa-J iM MartiN w 5 1 0 7 8 M N , d o o w e g d uN it E y a W y o b w o C 5 1 G K 2 by The Jersey Kid C 62 aMbush oN thE PrairiE h C by Ranger Mathias Fischels r o o w n b 76 WEstMatCh XViii i o by The Elder Katie c y 78 thE Last staNd l by Colonel Dan e Page 2 Cowboy Chronicle June 2010 June 2010 Cowboy Chronicle Page 3 Page 4 Cowboy Chronicle June 2010 June 2010 Cowboy Chronicle Page 5 The Cowboy CONTENTS Chronicle 6 FROM THE EDITOR Changes At SASS Headquarters! . 8-12 NEWS Scoped Rifle Scabbard . Cowboy Action Approved In France! . Editorial Staff Tex 16 CAT’S CORNER It’s Time For Costumes At 29th Annual END of TRAIL! . Editor-in-Chief Cat Ballou 18 COYOTE DROPPINGS Charlotte And The NRA Convention . Editor Miss Tabitha 13-22 LETTERS Comments From SASS Members . Asst. Editor Coyote Calhoun 24-34 ARTICLES Lessons Learnt . One Pot Chuck . Sidekicks & Heavies . Managing Editor & Marketing Director 36-46 GUNS & GEAR More About Buscadero Belts . Dispatches From Camp Baylor . Adobe Illustrator Layout & Design 48 PROFILES Swallowfork (A Spoonful Of Canadian Delight) . Mac Daddy Graphic Design 49 HISTORY Tales Of Early California . Little Know Famous People Way Out West “Sassy Swede” Kirsten Advertising Manager 50 REVIEWS PRODUCTS AWA USA INC - Jim Martin (Kit Gun) . (505) 843-1320 • Fax: (505) 843-1333 Contributing Writers 51-54 END OF TRAIL TERRITORIAL SPECIAL ADS Bad Penny, Blackthorne Billy, Capt. George Baylor, Catoosa Red, Celtic Knight, Col. Dan, Col. Richard Dodge, Cree Vicar Dave, Dr. Buck Montgomery, 55 REVIEWS BOOKS Nothing In His Soul But Iron . Frederick Jackson Turner, Goose Jennings, Jasper Agate, Jersey Kid, Joe Fasthorse, Larsen E. Pettifogger, Palaver Pete, Poke, Purdy Gear, Ranger Mathias Fischels, 56, 57 TRAIL MARKER Always To Remember . Ringo Fire, The Elder Katie, Tuolumne Lawman, Westphalian Phil, Whooper Crane, Wolf Bane 58-82 ON THE RANGE What’s Goin’ On In Your Town? . The Cowboy Chronicle is published by The Wild Bunch, Board of Directors of The Single Action Shooting Society. 84-87 CLUB REPORTS The Rocky River Regulators . Bunkhouse Bidness . For advertising information and rates, administrative, and edi to rial offices contact: 89-92 SASS MERCANTILE (Nice Collectables) . Chronicle Administrator 215 Cowboy Way Edgewood, NM 87015 93-95 CLASSIFIED (505) 843-1320 FAX (505) 843-1333 email: [email protected] 96- SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS (MONTHLY, ANNUA L) http://www.sassnet.com The Cowboy Chronicle (ISSN 15399877) is 102 POLITICAL published monthly by the Single Action A Declaration Of Restoration! . Shooting Society, 215 Cowboy Way, Edgewood, NM 87015. Periodicals 103 SASS NEW MEMBER APPLICATION Postage is Paid at Edgewood, NM and additional mailing offices (USPS #032). POSTMASTER: Send ad dress changes to The Cowboy Chronicle , 215 Cowboy Way, Edgewood, NM 87015. SASS ® Trademarks DISCLAIMER - The Single Action Shooting ® ® Society does not guarantee, warranty or Cowboy Travelers— sass , single action shooting society , ENd of traiL ®, Eot ®, endorse any product or service advertised Have YOU ever been in this newspaper. The publisher also does tM met on the plane by The Cowboy Chro nicle , not guarantee the safety or effectiveness tM two uniformed, Cowboy action shooting , of any product or service illustrated. The tM tM distri bution of some products/services may armed security men Cas , Wild bunch , tM be illegal in some areas, and we do not when landing at Wild bunch action shooting , assume responsibility thereof. State and your destination? the World Championship of local laws must be investigated by the pur - tM Tex has! With a sigh Cowboy action shooting , chaser prior to purchase or use or prod - ucts/services. of relief, he said, bow-legged Cowboy design, and the “thank goodness rocking horse design WARNING: Neither the author nor The are all trademarks of Cowboy Chronicle can accept any responsi - they were both bility for accidents or diffe ring results smiling!” the single action shooting society, inc. obtained using reloading data. Variation (Rut’ N’ Buck, SASS #79448, and Tex head for baggage claim Any use or reproduction of these marks in handloading tech niques, compo - in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Tex was attending the without the express written permission nents, and fire arms will make results of SASS is strictly prohibited. vary. Have a competent gunsmith check Gold Coast Gunfight match.) your firearms before firing. Page 6 Cowboy Chronicle June 2010 ChAngeS At , SASS heAdquARteRS ! By Tex, SASS #4 assy Swede , Advertising Ma n a - Tex, SASS #4 ger, another of our new hires, is ~SASS Hall of Fame Inductee~ S making a huge impact on The Cowboy Chronicle . Anyone who wishes to advertise their Old West products in s everyone knows by now, the principal Old West niche mar - SASS has relocated its ketplace will, undoubtedly, come in headquarters from Sou - Sassy Swede (l) and A contact with Sassy. And, Sassy is a thern California to the wilds Misty Moonshine good moniker for her … she’s defi - of New Mexico! New Mexico’s host the nitely not shy! Tularosa Basin was one of the last Happy Jack Saloon Under her direction the SASS frontiers of the Old West. This remote during Buffalo Stampede. advertising efforts have been revi - part of the state was the scene of It’s always more fun talized. There is even a special to play Cowboy Action Texas cattlemen carving out an exis - advertising section this year for than to simply watch! tence in the Chihuahuan Desert, the END of TRAIL.