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ounders Ranch, New cowgirls for those few days. It’s a Mexico, June 22-30, place where you see old friends you 2013 – When I think of haven’t seen since last year and F END of TRAIL I think of start conversations where you left the 1954 movie, Brigadoon. off. It’s a place where impromptu Brigadoon is an enchanted place. It parties take place in the RV Park at appears once every hundred years the slightest provocation. (And for one day, then disappears back there was the Pooley Gang from into the mists of time, to wake up to Germany who had the swimming its next day a century hence. END pool in their RV spot …) It’s a place of TRAIL is an enchanted place that where teenagers say “yes sir” and only appears for a few days once a “no sir” to adults like kids used to year. It is the Old West, not as it and then use firearms responsibly was, but as we wish it. Shooters and sometimes with astounding ex - Bottom line, END of TRAIL is a competition AND a fantasy Old West and non-shooters fly in or drive in pertise. Second overall was a Jun - gunfight. Finding the right balance between out and out competition twenty-first century vehicles in ior Boy, Rattlesnake Wrangler, and (hard work) and play-acting (having a great time) is always the challenge. order to become nineteenth century seventh overall was a Buckaroo, Stone Creek Drifter is seen here not only concentrating on doing well … or early Hollywood cowboys and Missouri Lefty. It’s where teenaged but is determined to save the village from the heartless bandidtos! girls delight their parents by dress - ing like soiled doves. It’s where cle, and great parties, but only at in one direction and Germany and SASS C owboy Chronicle there is a different party every END of TRAIL are World Champi - Italy in the other. It has grown night, multiple entertainment ac - ons crowned. from a couple of categories to one tivities all day, and, should you uti - It also has a history no other per shooter today—okay, that’s an In This Issue lize all of them, eight days of event has. The sport of Cowboy Ac - exaggeration. There were 32 cate - shooting. I shot 1360 rounds, and I tion Shooting™ as a worldwide gories. Some aged based categories sport started at END of TRAIL in you don’t often see had enough con - of didn’t shoot every side match. 10 END TRAIL “There’s Only One” is a motto 1982, making this the 32 nd consecu - testants to justify a category, such CosTumE CoNTEsTs used to refer to the American Flag tive END of TRAIL. Cowboy Action as Cattle Baron (75+ age, 10 con - by Cat Ballou and Jeeps. It also applies to END Shooting™ evolved to what it is testants), Senior Gunfighter (14 of TRAIL. It is the World Champi - today, a sport enjoyed by over contestants), and Silver Senior Du - 18 CommANChERIA DAys onship of Cowboy Action Shoot - 97,000 SASS members. Shooters at elist (15 contestants). by Yuma Jack ing™. There are other big matches END of TRAIL came from as far Founders Ranch, END of TRAIL’s with intense competition, specta - away as Australia and New Zealand (Continued on page 46 )
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6 FROM THE EDITOR Costuming ... “One More Time” . . . Editorial Staff LETTERS Tex 8 Comments From SASS Members . . . Editor-in-Chief
9 NEWS Palaver Pete Is Author Of A New Book “My Sicilian Nanna” . . . Cat Ballou CAT’S CORNER Editor 10-14 Many Wonderful Costumes Displayed At END of TRAIL ‘13 Miss Tabitha Asst. Editor 16-20 ON THE RANGE Buffalo Brady Memorial Shoot . . . Commancheria Days ‘13 Adobe Illustrator 22-24 CLUB REPORTS Unannual / Annual Shoot A Big Success . . . Layout & Design Mac Daddy 26-29 WILD BUNCH CORNER 1911 To Browning . . . Graphic Design MOUNTED Buttercup 30-33 Mounted Shooting At END of TRAIL . . . Advertising Manager (505) 843-1320 • Cell: (505) 459-0390 34-43 GUNS & GEAR Dispatches From Camp Baylor . . . One Pot Chuck . . . [email protected] Contributing Writers 38-39 SASS-CONVENTION ((( ( SIGN-UP TODA Y!! ! )))) Alan McBrayer & Thomas Valenza, Capt. George Baylor, Chili Cowboy, 43 TRAIL MARKER Always To Be Remembered . . . Col. Dan, Cree Vicar Dave, Doc J. H. Hucklebury, Graver Bill, 44, 45 HISTORY “Longhair Jim” Courtright . . . Little Known Famous People . . . Helda Huginkiss, Jeweler Jim, Joe Fasthorse, Justice Lily Kate, 53 REVIEW BOOKS Matthew Duncan, Nubbins Colt, The Lone Ranger . . . Palaver Pete, Samuel B. Carpenter, Terry Ike Clanton, White Smoke Steve, 56-62 ARTICLES The Soiled Doves/Parlor House Madams Contest Contest . . . Whitey Coyote & Sweetland Phoebe Ann, Whooper Crane & The Missus, 63-65 GENERAL STORE /CLASSIFIED Wolverine Wrangler, Yuma Jack The Cowboy Chronicle is published by 66-73 SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS (MONTHLY, ANNUA L) The Wild Bunch, Board of Directors of The Single Action Shooting Society. For advertising information and rates, ad - 74 SASS MERCANTILE (Nice Collectables) . . . ministrative, and edi to rial offices contact: Chronicle Administrator 75 POLITICAL “They Just Don’t Get It?!” . . . 215 Cowboy Way Edgewood, NM 87015 (505) 843-1320 FAX (505) 843-1333 email: [email protected] http://www.sassnet.com The Cowboy Chronicle (ISSN 15399877) is pub - lished monthly by the Single Action Shooting SASS ® Trademarks Society, 215 Cowboy Way, Edgewood, NM sAss ®, single Action shooting society ®, 87015. Periodicals Postage is Paid at Edge - END of TRAIL ®, EoT ®, wood, NM and additional mailing offices (USPS #032). POSTMASTER: Send ad- Tm The Cowboy Chro nicle , dress changes to The Cowboy Chronicle , 215 Cowboy Action shooting Tm , Cowboy Way, Edgewood, NM 87015. Tm Tm CAs , Wild Bunch , DISCLAIMER - The Single Action Shooting Tm Wild Bunch Action shooting , Society does not guarantee, warranty or en - The World Championship of dorse any product or service advertised in Cowboy Action shooting Tm , this newspaper. The publisher also does not guarantee the safety or effectiveness of any Bow-legged Cowboy Design, and the product or service illustrated. The distri - Rocking horse Design bution of some products/services may be il - are all trademarks of legal in some areas, and we do not assume The single Action shooting society, Inc. responsibility thereof. State and local laws must be investigated by the purchaser prior Any use or reproduction of these marks to purchase or use or products/services. without the express written permission WARNING: Neither the author nor The Waddies (volunteers) are the life-blood of every Cowboy Action Shooting™ of SASS is strictly prohibited. competition—no one can afford to pay these folks for their time and Cowboy Chronicle can accept any responsi - effort to make the event a success. They come from all over the country bility for accidents or diffe ring results obtained using reloading data. Variation and work tirelessly from before the event until well after to make sure in handloading tech niques, compo nents, everything is ready at the beginning and everything goes back and fire arms will make results vary. Have where it’s supposed to be before leaving. Thank You! a competent gunsmith check your firearms before firing. Visit us at sassnet .com Page 6 Cowboy Chronicle September 2013
Costuming ... ONE MORE TIME By Tex, SASS #4
make our shooting game unique and recognizing costume contest restricted to Winter Range and … and it provides an environ - winners on roughly the same par END of TRAIL, lends validity to ment where we can play out our as our shooting winners. END of their observations. Either some Old West fantasies and help make TRAIL had five separate costume of our folks still “just don’t get it,” Tex, SASS #4 America safe for God-fearing fam - contests this year! or they do understand, but don’t ilies. It’s an extension of the Over the years numerous cos - believe costume compliance is ’ve written many edito - game most of us played as kids … tuming merchants have sprung worth the effort. And, worst of all rials over the years re - the only real difference is in the up, and several of these are major … some of these folks are winners garding the importance price of our toys! sponsors of various SASS events. … folks who should be setting an I of appropriate costum - It took some of us a while to Today it’s extremely easy to cre - example for the rest of our shoot - ing in SASS. I’ve even received “catch on,” but even in the early ate a “knock-out” costume … ers … particularly for our newer heartfelt notes to the effect of days most of us realized it wasn’t right off the rack! Some of these and younger competitors. These enough already! Write about all that hard to create an Old merchants and sponsors have cor - are our role models, and some are guns and gear, how to be a better West outfit. In those days, that rectly observed a noticeable de - falling way short in wearing ap - competitor, and the like. I’d love generally meant a shopping trip cline in recent years in the propriate costumes. to … but we still have a number to the thrift store and a little cut - quality of many of our competi - In the Shooters Handbook, of folks who just “don’t get it!” ting and sewing when we got tors’ costumes and it is a large there are two sections dealing Right from the “git-go” SASS home. SASS did everything it concern to them. And, a review of specifically with costumes—the recognized the importance of cos - could to encourage costuming, in - the photographs from several an - first lays out the costuming re - tuming. It’s one of the things that cluding holding costume contests nual matches, including but not quirements and the second pro -
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vides a list of outlawed items. If case, there is no commonly ac - an outlawed item is worn to the cepted answer when considering firing line, it results in a Stage the costuming requirements. Disqualification … and two Stage SASS has chosen to cajole, per - Disqualifications are a Match Dis - suade, and lead by example. Un - qualification. We don’t see too fortunately, that’s not working. many of these items! Few have been willing to take The first section provides the on the role of “Costuming Police.” requirements … Participants may While it’s clear we want folks to choose the style of costume they “suit up,” there is considerable wish to wear, but all clothing must leeway in what is acceptable and be typical of the late 19th century, what is not. Our Match Directors a B-western movie, or Western tele - and Range Officers (and, indeed, vision series. It goes on to say, our participating SASS members) Shooters must remain in costume do not feel they have the author - at all match events: dinners, award ity or a “rule directive” in the ceremonies, dances, etcetera. Handbook that gives them the ob - The requirements are clear, ligation to make a judgment call very broad, and allow all sorts of regarding someone’s costume. creativity. They were never meant It’s common practice for new - to be restrictive. Costumes can be comers to be given “cart blanche” very elaborate … and some are. leeway regarding costuming until They can also be very simple … they can get their stuff together and many are … but Wranglers … but they ARE expected to fi - are NOT part of the equation! nally acquire an appropriate cos - They’re not outlawed … but they tume. In my mind, anyone who are definitely not Old West, either. chooses to not acquire an appro - I’ve seen t-shirts, jeans, and priate shooting costume is in vio - “some sort of boots” worn at an - lation of the “Spirit of the Game” nual matches, as well as ball caps, and deserves a 30-second penalty and, indeed, “civies” worn in the for each and every stage in which awards lineups … most folks are they compete. But, that’s not the far too savvy to try this at END of common understanding or prac - TRAIL, but a review of the END of tice, either. TRAIL Top Gun Shoot-off competi - The RO Committee will be tion shows many of our winners adding this important subject to wearing non-descript “work” or the Territorial Governor’s Agenda modern “cowboy” shirts and belted to be addressed at this year’s jeans. These folks should be rep - SASS Convention in Branson, resenting the best there is in SASS MO. It’s time to become more de - in shooting and their costumes. finitive as to what’s acceptable and On the shooting side, the RO the penalty for non-compliance. Committee has long recognized “if (This is not just Tex speaking. it’s a rule, what’s the penalty for This subject has the support of the non-compliance?” And, in this entire Wild Bunch…Cat) !
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Colonel Dan and Join A Club! t a club shoot the other month, Iffen you shoot regularly at a club, Computer “nerds” Aone of our regular shooters it is in your best interest to join, irst, thank you for your column appreciate your thoughts and com - asked me why he should become a as a way of helping to support Fevery month in The Cowboy ments. member of the club. the club. Chronicle . I’m happy to hear your experi - 1. The club needs the money. As a P.S. You do not need to be a member I have spent a lifetime shooting ence was somewhat different than not for profit LLC, we always to help repair/rebuild stages. We and in the computer business (I am mine where the younger generation need monies coming in to offset let you do that for free! retired and over 70). I have found of “computer guys and gals” was expenses—such as, targets, Whether a member or not, you computaer guys and gals are mostly concerned. I used that particular match prizes, lumber, and the are always welcome to attend our gun people. I was surprised by the example only to illustrate my view of like for stage repair, sending of - matches and cowboy up. comment in your column this the general trend in today’s society ficers to the yearly Convention, Corbin Dallas, SASS #41040 month. Yes, there are the nerds whereby those in their 20s, for exam - office supplies, sending flowers Treasurer, Big Irons Rangers whose whole life is a computer, but ple, were raised much more with or making a charitable contribu - Middletown, Ohio maybe you are hiring the less well- video games rather than firearms as tion when a member or family Home of Guns of August rounded ones.
shopping At thrift stores Can Work For Costumes raver Bill’s article got me think - print in muted colors. Any natural Ging how I outfitted our two fiber in a simple weave, such as young daughters back in the ‘90s. gauze, muslin, cotton velvet, bro - Thrift stores are the place to cade, or qwool tweed for coats can shop for skirts, dresses, blouses, and be appropriated for Cowboy Action low-heeled boots. I would purchase Shooting™. clothing three to four sizes larger Simple repairs and alternations than they’d normally wear. A size can be accomplished with only a few six dress is floor-length for a three stitches here and there, a belt, or a year old! couple of hidden safety pins. As the girls grew taller, I would These fun shopping sprees will shop in the ladies’ section, again usually add at least one item to the looking for the right length in the family wardrobe. And, who knows right fabric and print. what treasures you’ll find! The right fabric is usually 100% Clara McCrae, SASS #2577 cotton in a gingham or tiny floral Norman, OK Visit us at sassnet .com September 2013 Cowboy Chronicle Page 9
Palaver Pete Is Author Of A New Book “MY SICILIAN NANNA ”
owboy Chronicle contributing writer, Palaver Pete, SASS Life #4375, AKA: Peter J. Pedone, Sr., was recently notified Tate Publishing of Oklahoma City has completed publication of C his book, titled: My Sicilian Nanna—A Memoir. Set in San Jose, California, in the early 1900s, when the land smelled of prunes, apricots, and bootleg wine, My Sicilian Nanna reveals the true and humorous story of a young Sicilian immigrant, who strug - gles to teach her children and grandchildren in America the nine - teenth century values taught to her by her parents in rural Sicily. However, all is not harmonious. The ugly side of immigration is also conveyed with the Mafia style murder of Palaver’s grandfather. You will find yourself laughing and crying at the same time. For or - dering information visit: http://www.tatepub lishing.com/bookstore/ book.php?w=9781627462006 q q
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MANY WONDERFUL , COSTUMES DISPLAYED AT
Cat Ballou, SASS #55 END OF TRAIL ounders Ranch, NM – It’s a wrap—the tents ‘13 are down, the buildings By Cat Ballou, SASS #55 F are empty, the RVs Photography by Black Jack McGinnis, SASS #2041 have left the ranch, and the long - horns are once again roaming the land. Even tho’ the third year of a nasty drought brought high heat and clouds of dust, costume partic - Best Dressed ipants braved the elements to dis - play their outfits. Throughout the weeklong event, we hold five cos - tume contests—Wild Bunch, Shooting and Conventioneer Cos - tumes and Guncarts, Soiled Doves and Parlor House Madams, Best Dressed, and Mounted. Costum - ing is a very important aspect of our sport and at END of TRAIL, the costume spotlight shines. Many thanks to our costume Copper Queen took over the sponsor for many years, Wild West Best Dressed Costume Mercantile of Mesa, Arizona, C. S. emcee duties – Fly and Claudia Feather, Propri - thanks, Queen! etors. They support costuming for numerous matches throughout the country, and we are so pleased ~ B-Wester n/ Silver Screen Lady ~ they continue to support us! (l-r) 1st Dixie Bell as Victoria Barkley ~ B-Wester n/ Silver Screen Man ~ You can’t have costume con - (Barbara Stanwyck) from The Big (l-r) 1st , Calvin N. Hobbs as Jackson tests without judges, and we have Valley; 2nd, Aspen Filly as a black Sundown a 1916 famous Indian rodeo and silver studded rhinestone cowgirl; cowboy; 2nd, The Brisco Kid as Rooster some of the best. Wild Bunch 3rd, Lil McGill in a Route 66 themed Cogburn, and 3rd, Man With No Name judges were Copper Queen, SASS yellow outfit. as Clint Eastwood in Pale Rider. #20449, Captain Cooper, SASS #43639, and myself. All the day - time contests were judged by Cop - per Queen, Captain Cooper, and Sloan Easy, SASS #28129. Creek Harding, SASS #4546 is our Gun - cart judge. And, Granny Getcher - ~ Men ~ gun, SASS #75466, was the Signup (l-r) 1st, Wild Horse John Wrangler. Best Dressed Judges as an 1875 retired scout. were Copper Queen, Captain 2nd, Tejon Buckaroo as a period Buckaroo; Cooper, Sloan Easy, with Granny 3rd, Hawkshaw Fred Getchergun again handling as an 1887 gambler signups. The Soiled Dove/Parlor and town marshal. House Madam judges and the Mounted judges are covered under their respective articles in this issue. Thanks again, judges, for ~ Junior Boy ~ your hard work and expertise in 1st Nico the Kid (Continued on page 12 ) as a Fort Apache mascot
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Best Dressed
~ Junior Girls ~ (l-r) – 1st Texas Cutie dressed as a period China doll. 2nd, Eagle Wing as a Navajo maiden with family heirlooms; 3rd, Diamond Kate as a Mexican maiden looking for a suitor.
~ Couples ~ (l-r) 1st Legendary Lawman and Serenity as Pinkerton Detectives in their business clothes, and 2nd, Minnesota Clay and Frontier Faith ~ Ladies ~ as an 1870s cattle buyer and his wife going to a social. (l-r) 1st, Clancy in an 1882 ballgown with beaded train, lace, and ruffles. ! 2nd, Kathouse Kelli in a 1870s reception dress; 3rd, Sweetheart Magdalene in a 1887 gown for the opera.
~ Military ~ (l-r) – 1st, Grizzly Adams, as a hospital steward on the USS Olympia in 1888. 2nd, Captain George Baylor in a full dress Cavalry Captain’s uniform, and 3rd, Barbary Coast, as Libby Custer in an 1870s Cavalry outfit.
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~ 1st Shooting ~ 1st Costume ~ Male ~ Shooting-Lady ~ ~1st place Bat Masterson ~ 2nd Shooting- Texas Flower Convention - wearing an 1899 Male ~ as an 1890s eer-Lady ~ custom made Captain James London lady Frontier Faith cotton suit, derby West dressed as traveling to Africa in an 1860-70s hat, walking stick, James West to hunt big game. traveling dress and proper from She wears her with flowered accessories – “The Wild Wild proper pith helmet hat and gloves the spitting image West” TV series. and carries her to match. of the original powder horn. Bat Masterson!
~ Best Waddie- ~ Best Waddie-Male ~ ~ 1st Female ~ ~ 1st Boothill Bill Conventioneer- Conventionee r- Little Bit as an 1880s Male ~ Junior ~ Bighorn undertaker Flirtin Critter ready for Willamette Kid complete with portraying a swim in her as an 1896 a measuring tape to the young 1890s Victorian Arizona measure your coffin! E. Mckenna bathing outfit. Rough Rider. Minor in the 1860s – this year’s theme “Memoirs of a Cowboy.”
~ 2nd Conventioneer- Male ~ ~ 2nd Conventioneer- W. A. Ward Lady ~ running for Mayor in an Silver Heels Sue 1880s gray in a outfit Mexican flavored ~ 3rd Shooting complete with B-Western outfit. Male ~ walking stick. Wild Horse John He gets as an my vote! 1868-70 Army Scout.
~ 3rd place Shootin g- Lady ~ Evergreen Rose in a yellow B-Western outfit with embroidered red roses on the shirt and skirt.
~ 2nd place ~ 3rd Shooting-Lady~ (Continued from page 10) scriptions. Congratulations to all the costume winners, and thank you Conventioneer- Serenity in an selecting the costume winners from Male ~ 1893 walking all those fabulous outfits! to all participants. You are the rea - Minnesota Clay suit, town hat And a final “thank you” to Cop - son costuming is so vital to Cowboy in an and parasol, and per Queen for handling the Best Action Shooting™! Indian Wars a beaded bag, Hope to see you all at the SASS infantry field which held a Dressed Awards ceremony on Sat - uniform. tiny derringer for urday night. I had a slight foot Convention in Branson, Missouri, “emergency” use. mishap and was unable to attend December 4-8, 2013. At least we the event. will be inside and won’t have to deal Take a look at all the photos of with the “elements” when showing the winning costumes and their de - our costumes!
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~ Wild Bunch ~ 2nd place Man, Legendary Lawman as a 1913 Royal Northwest Mounted Police Sargent. He made quite a dashing figure in his red jacket with original buttons and campaign ribbons with medals.
~ Cat’s Honorable Mention ~ ~ Wild Bunch ~ Texas Ghost as Pike from 1st place Lady, Serenity as a The Wild Bunch film. 1911 Red Cross nurse, able and ready for fieldwork in case of an enemy uprising. (Continued on page 14)
~ Wild Bunch ~ 1st place Man – Bat Masterson, as a 1912 US Army Colonel, 5th Cavalry garrison uniform, complete with gloves, binoculars, original saber, lanyard on his 1911, and swagger stick. Outstanding!
~ Wild Bunch ~ Wild Bunch – 2nd place Lady, EZ GZ, in a very colorful Mexican cantina outfit.
~ Wild Bunch ~ 3rd place Man, Black Jack Flagg as a 1913 1st Sargent with the Green Army with a 1912 original campaign hat, belt, binoculars, canteen, cigarette case, and lighter. ~ Wild Bunch ~ He even showed the judges 3rd place Lady, Wicked Felina, his 13 button longjohns! dressed in a US Marine Corp outfit.
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Costume Winners Gun Carts Wild Bunch 2nd Fast Eddie, Men: SASS #76308 GA 1st Bat Masterson, 3rd Texas Mac, SASS #2919 CO SASS #43494 TX 2nd Legendary Lawman, Best Dressed SASS #73160 CAN Men: 3rd Black Jack Flagg, 1st Wild Horse John, SASS #27659 CO SASS #85994 WY Ladies: 2nd Tejon Buckaroo, 1st Serenity, SASS #22550 CA SASS #64982 CAN 3rd Hawkshaw Fred, 2nd EZ GZ, SASS #36811 TX SASS #83885 NM Ladies: 3rd Wicked Felina, 1st Clancy, SASS #3483 CO SASS #46433 AU ~ 1st place Guncart ~ ~ 2nd place Guncart ~ Shooting Costumes 2nd Kathouse Kelli, Yul Lose – a quarter sawn Fast Eddie – a carry on Men: SASS #72384 AU oak cart with top quality luggage-like cart in dark oak 1st Bat Masterson, 3rd Sweetheart Magdalene, fit and finish. that folds down. SASS #2919 CO SASS #84439 IT 2nd Captain James West, Couples: SASS #35263 CA 1st Legendary Lawman, 3rd Wild Horse John, SASS #73160 & SASS #85994 WY Serenity, SASS #64982 CAN Ladies: 2nd Minnesota Clay, 1st Texas Flower, SASS #45970 & SASS #43753 TX Frontier Faith, 2nd Serenity, SASS #94293 TX ~ 3rd place Guncart ~ SASS #64982 CAN Military: Texas Mac – this cart was 3rd Evergreen Rose, 1st Grizzly Adams, covered with Texas badges SASS #37972 WA SASS #3674 NM from many shooting events. Conventioneer 2nd Capt. George Baylor, Men: SASS #24287 NM 1st Willamette Kid, 3rd Barbary Coast, SASS #2625 AZ SASS #21975 TX 2nd W. A. Ward, B-Western/Silver Screen SASS #11723 CA Men: 3rd Minnesota Clay, 1st Calvin N. Hobbs, SASS #45970 TX SASS #17218 TX Ladies: 2nd The Brisco Kid, 1st Frontier Faith, SASS #26032 OK SASS #94293 TX 3rd The Man With No Name, 2nd Silver Heels Sue, SASS #8285 OR SASS #92162 FL Ladies: Juniors: 1st Dixie Bell, 1st Flirtin’ Critter, SASS #5366 UT SASS #50531 CA 2nd Aspen Filly, Waddies SASS #50535 CO 1st Boothill Bill, 3rd Lil McGill, SASS #93588 NM SASS #85754 TX 1st Little Bit Bighorn, Junior Boys: SASS #85331 NM 1st Nico the Kid, Sutlers SASS #88599 NM 1st Dusty Duds, Junior Girls: SASS #3418 AZ 1st Texas Cutie, 1st Katie Barthedor, SASS #98454 TX SASS #24407 CA 2nd Eagle Wing, Gun Carts SASS #97695 NM 1st Yul Lose, 3nd Diamond Kate, SASS #74578 CA SASS #95104 TX
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FLoRiDA Blackpowder Championship 201 2 BUFFALO BRADY MEMORIAL SHOOTOUT
keechobee, FL – It was a happy day, but at the By Doc J. H. Hucklebury, SASS #14373 same time, a sad day. Photos by Redstone Rider, SASS #94512 O The Florida State Black - powder Championship was dedi - cated the Buffalo Brady Memorial Shootout. Past President and long time Okeechobee Marshals mem - ber, Buffalo Brady, was taken from us after a short bout with cancer. The club President, Amaduelist welcomed the shooters and ex - plained the stage scenarios were a snapshot of some highlights of Buf - falo’s shooting career. Then, strug - gling with emotion, he read a poem Stage Four, The Buffalo Brady called “Saddle up my friend, let’s Medicine Show. ride.” Soul Reaper gave a prayer Stage one was about Brady’s fas - The special cake baked by Bonfire. cination with the Three Stooges. He Nine different start lines were would often chant their “Whoop, can bet Buffalo Brady is looking available for the Medicine Show. Whoop, Whoop” phrase as he moved down and smiling. from one shooting position to another. Stage four, the Buffalo Brady Stage two, was named, “The Medicine Show, was named because Kilt Question,” because Buffalo was he worked for a major pharmaceu - Amaduelist answers the Kilt Question Irish and would sometimes wear tical company for many years. He his kilt to a shoot. His fellow shoot - always said he would have made a and talked about his friendship ers would often ask him if he was great snake oil salesman in the Old with Brady. The shooters meeting wearing anything under the kilt. West. This stage gave the shooter a over, everyone lined up on stage Stage three was named “Berm choice of nine “sales pitches” to Kid Celero hitting the reactive one, and at a signal, fired a fifty gun Burner Brady.” Several years ago start the clock. target to light the berm on fire. cascading salute with shotguns. while shooting Frontiersman, Buf - Stage five was appropriately falo set the berm on fire with his named for his favorite saying, grease cookie wads, “Twice!” Af - “Smokeless is just a passing fad.” terwards Okeechobee Marshals Stage six was called “Brady club placed water buckets on the Blue.” All the targets were painted line to prevent a possible fire. If smurf blue because at the 2010 you ever see a berm on fire, you Spaghetti Western match in Eu -
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Buckarette Sheriff Minnie shows impressive shooting.
Nine different start lines were available for the Medicine Show.
stis, FL, Arcadia Outlaw had painted all targets blue, and Brady complained he couldn’t see that particular shade of blue through all his smoke. From that day, all targets painted that color are called “Brady Blue” targets. The competition was intense between friends, each trying to best the other, but the comradery was most important. Buffalo Brady left such an impact on the sport in such a short time; the shadow he cast is of bright sun - light. He will be remembered.
Winners
Buckarette Sheriff Minnie, SASS #78720 Frontiersman General Lee Smokey, SASS #74757 F Cartridge Dang It Dan, SASS #13202 F C Duelist Confederate Colt, SASS #31216 F C Gunfighter Cheyenne Culpepper, SASS #32827 L F Cartridge Bronco Lady, SASS #85765 L F C Duelist Luna Corazon, SASS #76285 L F C Gunfighter Bonfire, SASS #69461
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Celebratin’ The Holidays .tExA s-stYLE , COMANCHERIA DAYS 2013 Yuma Jack, SASS #11261 By Yuma Jack, SASS #11261 Photos by Doug Burress Photography redericksburg, TX – I’ve just got to start here The weather ranged from cool by saying every year I in the morning to pleasantly warm F look forward to attend - in the afternoon throughout the ing the Texican Rangers Co - match. But rain earlier in the mancheria Days celebration. I first week left the ground in some areas attended in 1999 as a spectator and soft enough for some of those big then as a shooter every year but RV camper rigs using the “dry” one since 2000. Despite my wife’s camping areas to produce some concern, I even competed in 2011 pretty deep ruts. It is downright Gunfighter Texas Jack Daniels makes few mistakes and is an less than two months after under - unfortunate that those rigs don’t awesome competitor. He also has going quadruple bypass surgery. come with 4-wheel drive! On a heart of gold and actively Comancheria Days is held at Wednesday Range Officer Level 1 promotes money-raising Stieler Ranch, in the Hill Country and 2 Classes were offered by initiatives for the of central Texas. The ranch was es - Dusty Lone Star, SASS #31537. SASS Scholarship Foundation. tablished to raise goats in the late A full day of side matches was 1800s by Adolph Stieler who was held on Thursday, April 4 th . A as a celebration itself, it seemed ap - proclaimed “King of the Goats” in a The mandatory shooter’s safety three-stage Wild Bunch Match was propriate the central theme of the 1945 Life magazine article. His meeting was kicked off by also held in the morning. In the af - match was the celebration of other Texican Rangers President granddaughter, Becky Patterson, ternoon there was the usual, holidays as well … but Texas-style. Red Scott, SASS #40038, the present owner, graciously al - Match Director Newt Ritter, fastest pistol, derringer, pocket pis - The side matches and main match lows the Texican Rangers to call SASS #5891, (shown here), and tol, rifle, and shotgun categories. stages written by Newt Ritter were the ranch “home.” The club was assistant Match Director There was a long-range event for unique and highly entertaining but first started in 1994 through the ef - Shooting Iron Miller, SASS #85140. big bore lever action and single not complicated. The holiday forts of Mike and Mary Lou Harvey shot rifles that required the use of theme was even incorporated into of Cimarron Firearms. Mike was that was attended by less than 100 a main match pistol caliber rifle to the side matches. Newt Ritter and also the initial force behind the shooters. Every year since, save start. And there was also a cou - Shooting Iron Miller did an amaz - first Comancheria Days in 1995 one, the Texican Rangers have held ple’s match and “Blazing Saddles.” ing job of putting this shoot to - a Comancheria Days match. Since Comancheria Days began gether and making it run like Stieler Ranch provides the set - clockwork. The targets were all set ting for 14 stages with permanent according to SASS size and dis - buildings and props. The stages tance criteria. There were no in - include a jailhouse, a train, the tentional “procedural traps.” There Jersey Lily, a street-front, Fort were no “stand and deliver” stages Cimarron, High Noon, and a ceme - as there were from three to five tery. Many of the stage structures shooting positions per stage count - actually have four walls and a roof ing the starting position. Where as opposed to simple facades. The knockdown targets were used for shooter actually enters the line shotguns, it was the shooter’s shack, the dentist’s office, and loco - choice whether to make up any motive and caboose. There is even shotgun misses. Most shotgun tar - Dutch van Horn, SASS #51153, the dreaded gallows with those gets could be shot in any order. The opens up on Blazing saddles. longer range targets for Cody- The Blazing Saddles side match dagnabbed swinging targets! The requires shooting a rifle and pistols wide-open setting for the stages, Dixon shooters consisted of two tar - from a saddled 55-gallon “steed” without the need for berms, is in - Capt. Gimp Tumlinson, SASS #63304, gets to be engaged three times while riding down range. deed conducive to a Texas “Old uses his handmade 1904 Olds replica each, alternating, on every stage. Take my word for it, it’s harder West” feel. And for this match, as to promote support for the Former My personal favorite stage was than it sounds or looks! usual, the range looked manicured. Texas Rangers Foundation. Stage 8—The Outhouse: Thanks -
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Awards were also presented to 26 “stretch” raffles and drawings for side match competitors. guns and other prizes provided by The Saturday night awards the Texican Rangers as well as from banquet was held at the Gillespie match sponsor Cimarron Firearms. County Farm Bureau in Freder - Thanks to the generous support of icksburg, Texas. The hall was Mike Harvey, who attended the ban - decked out in various holiday dec - quet, seven participants went home orations and the food was a won - with new Cimarron Firearms. New derful Buzzie’s Bar-B-Q meal. to the awards banquet this year were Buzzie just recently won First a Silent Auction and a Live Auction. Place in the Texas State BBQ Pit - Both events proved to be very popu - masters competition! lar with the participants if the level Entertainment was provided of the bidding was an indicator. by the Texican’s Master of Cere - This year, Comancheria Days monies Handlebar Bob, SASS was attended by 135 shooters com - #4650, who presented the awards. ing from eight states and Canada The Match Director came up with who made the journey to the Texas a new award category he called the Hill Country to join in the fun. Two shooters from the neighboring country to our North provided the following message to sum up their What’s a cowboy party Hey You beat them all experience at the match: without Soiled Doves? in the Master Gunfighter “Canadian Two Feathers and The Soiled Dove hostesses event on Sunday! Canadian Black Magic here— for the stretch raffle— just wanted to thank you all for a (l - r) 38 Kate, Shotglass, and giving Day—on several counts great time. We enjoyed our - Hey You—once again raised even though it was not my best selves, and it didn’t hurt that we money for the SASS stage. This stage involved the tra - walked away with some wood. It Scholarship Foundation. ditional Thanksgiving Day battle was one of the most interesting between the “Cowboys” and the and surprise-filled shoots we cowboys and cowgirls for the “Redskins” (get it?), which wasn’t have attended. It was definitely many hours, days, and weeks it supposed to start until 3:00 PM. not one of those “need for speed” took to make a match like this The scenario took a turn for the shoots, but rather one that fea - possible. Hope to see ya’ll again worse when you had to retrieve a tured many fun and entertaining down the dusty trail.” basket of shot shells from the out - stages. The stages and props The 2013 celebration of Co - house that was unfortunately occu - were outstanding and compared mancheria Days was one of the pied by “Grannie.” Opening the favorably to other matches where most fun ever. The tradition of this outhouse door caused “Grannie” to we’ve shot. We attend about 15 “Old West” shootin’ match has en - scream (really), which caused me shoots a year in the USA, which dured for almost 20 years. Mark to laugh in the middle of my run. are mostly state and Regional, so your calendars for April 10–14, Friday night after the first you have done yourselves proud 2014 and plan to come shoot with round of Main Match shooting, on that one. Also, the banquet the Texican Rangers celebrating everyone gathered at the picnic ta - was one of the best we have seen. Comancheria Days again next bles under the oaks for some stew The food was fabulous, and for year. You can check the website for and some wonderful pot-luck pro - Club VP Sheriff Robert Love those who didn’t attend, you have more information at: vided by the attending shooters. and Shooting Iron Miller— no idea just how good it was. As http://www.texicanrangers.com/ Tascosa Kid, SASS #90830, won the Sheriff Robert Love, SASS #8960, we travel back to the snow and was awarded a Lifetime Membership Waddie Award, a Cimarron Fire - reality, we take very fond memo - to the Texican Rangers for his (Continued on page 20) arms revolver. He and Miss Sassi tireless club efforts since 1994. ries with us, and we thank the Fras also received the Match Work - Shooting Iron Miller has the reins ing Cowboy and Cowgirl awards rec - for Comancheria Days 2014. ognizing their contributions of time and effort to the Texican Rangers. “Last Gun Hand Standing Award.” Initial consideration for this award was limited to those seven shooters who completed the main match without missing any targets or having any procedural penalties … in other words the “Clean Shoot - ers.” The field was further nar - rowed by considering only those three “Clean Shooters” who also acquired all 10 of the possible bonus points. The final considera - Overall winner, Waterloo, tion was the Clean Shooter, with has at least two empties in the air! all the bonus points, who also had He is not only a top competitor, the fastest time. That shooter was but he works the posse— Two Spurs, SASS #81842! he’s a joy to be around. Mixed in with the awards were
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Winners Wild Bunch Overall Traditional Taos-O Man Waterloo, L Modern Shooting Iron Miller, SASS #46072 SASS #85140 Lady Hey You, Modern Black Bart Smith, SASS #64946 SASS #38217 Categories Side Matches L 49’er Canadian Two Fastest Pistol Feathers, Lady Honey B. Quick SASS #70784 Man Waterloo 49’er Johnny Morris, Fastest Rifle SASS #69007 Lady Hey You, L B-Western 38 Kate, SASS #64946 SASS #69058 Man Verdadero Dan B-Western Faygo Kid, Shotgun ’87 – ‘97 SASS #26408 Lady Hey You Cowgirl Hey You Man San Gabriel, Cowboy Waterloo SASS #48081 C Cowgirl Shotglass, Fastest Shotgun SxS SASS #17153 Lady Dream Chaser, C Cowboy Bandera Kid, SASS #25196 SASS#83170 Fastest Pocket Pistol Cody Dixon Lady Mar-Lynn, Lever Texas Crazy Clay, SASS #94314 SASS #88115 Man Joe Darter, SS Blacky Vela, SASS #38268 SASS #33223 Fastest Derrin ger Duelist Taos-O, Lady Hey You SASS #21142 Man Waterloo Grand Dame Gunslinger Callie, Long Range Le ver SASS #88749 Lady Bristlecone Jan, E Statesman Rebel Bill, SASS #72773 SASS #75429 Man Rusty Reb, Frontiersman Caprock SASS #96730 Leatherneck, Long Range SS SASS #54382 Man Rowdy “Tex” Yates, F C Duelist Fairplay John, SASS #65825 SASS #63453 Blazing Saddles Gunfighter Texas Jack Daniels, Lady Hey You SASS #8587 Man Waterloo L Senior Honey B. Quick, Couples Shoot Honey B. Quick SASS #47009 and Senior Verdadero Dan, Smokin’ Iron SASS #57083 Lifetime Membership L S Duelist Sassy Sue, Appreciation Award SASS #83860 Sheriff Robert Love, S Duelist Smokin’ Iron, SASS #8960 SASS #22149 Costume Contests L S Senior Cactus Kay, Working Costumes SASS #15157 Man Fairplay John, S Senior Skyhawk Hans, SASS #63453 SASS #70053 Lady Jewel, Young Gun Choctaw Chase, SASS #26409 SASS #92410 Best Dressed Costumes Master Gunfighter Shoot-off Man Captain Mack, Hey You SASS #80250 Wild Bunch Lady Texas Flower, L Traditional Miss Cubbie, SASS #43753 SASS #84627
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UNANNUAL /ANNUAL
shoot A B ig suCCEss Palaver Pete, nual in place of their normally sched - SASS Lif e/ Regulator #4375 By Palaver Pete, uled Annual. Moving the Annual SASS Life/Regulator #4375 Shoot Date was brought about as an The Schroeder family is one of appreciation of the fact most shoot - the many shooting families in the end, Oregon Territory ers would be at END of TRAIL, and Oregon Territory. What makes this – Bend is located be - those lonely shooters who were not family a bit different from other tween the Columbia so fortunate to be at END of TRAIL families is both the father and one B River and Crater Lake would be looking for companionship of the two sons are perennial cate - National Park. If driving, keep it at as well as a place to shoot. Voila, the gory champions. The youngest son, 55 mph. Many of our State Legis - concept of the Unannual/Annual better known as Renegade Riley, lators still ride horses to Bi-annual was conceived by our astute Posse SASS #79445, is now the 16-year- meetings in Salem, and most of Marshal, Whisperin’ Wade, SASS old Oregon State Champion. He them have yet to learn how to drive #36209. As soon as the word was also placed 6 th overall at END of automobiles—that’s why the speed passed around the Unannual had TRAIL in 2010 (at age 13)! The limit on Oregon state highways is Brother Bob does not stand idly by been scheduled, twenty-five lonely other son is a National Cham - still an archaic 55 mph! as his State Champion son, and grateful Oregon SASS members pion —he is an Army Sergeant cur - The Unannual/Annual Shoot: Renegade Riley, sets stage records— and guests showed up. The Shoot rently serving in Afghanistan— Moving our normal Annual Shoot no sir, Brother Bob is a was a go, with five stages being shot salute rendered. date from June 22-23 to September perennial Category Champion on Saturday as well as Sunday— Well, as said above, the Dad, 20-22, freed the Pine Mountain Posse in his own right, and a once again happiness was returned AKA: Brother Bob, SASS #79444, very personal gentleman at that. (PMP) to hold a celebratory Unan - to Lonesome Valley. does not twiddle his thumbs as son
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shooter Oregon Outlaw, SASS #90986, placed in the top six on both days. Not too far behind them was another very fast and consis - tent lady by the name of Pepper G, SASS #89336, who placed second Saturday’s behind Arctic Annie in the Lady Unannua l/Annual 49’er Category. was hosted by Saturday’s shoot was organized former Club Marshal, by former club Marshal, Stargazer Stargazer Sal, Sal, SASS #57411, and husband and hubby, Side-Kick Rick, SASS #57410. Sun - Side Kick Rick. day’s match was organized by Club Both are Marshal Whisperin’ Wade. Pine Mountain Posse work horses— After shooting, the Posse moved the kind of cement to the club house to enjoy some that helps hold splendid grits provided by the a club together! ladies mentioned above, as well as Sandy Pedone, AKA Talks Much Woman, who is seldom seen, but often heard. As the Ribbons were Oregon’s top Lady Shooter for 2013, passed-out and pinned on, a hush Arctic Annie, came over the group, as one smiling was again the top lady face said, “I wonder how they are competitor for the doing in New Mexico?” Another re - Unannua l/Annual. Riley breaks stage records—no sir, SASS #37265, was top lady com - sponded, “Well, I’m going next year Congratulations Annie! Brother Bob decided to kick poste - petitor and overall Lady Champion for sure!” Well, I was thinking, riors on Saturday and placed first at the 2013 Oregon State Champi - you’re a Daisy if ya do! ing to enjoy our sport and game. The overall in the match, and first in the onship Shoot, while husband Whis - (Footnote: Shooters with no SASS Posse feels strongly encouraging these 49’er Category. Son Riley, deciding perin’ Wade, placed 3 rd in the number are encouraged by the PMP potential members to shoot with us is to experiment with Gunfighter, Gunfighter Category and 10 th over - is join SASS as a means of continu - a step in the right direction.) placed 4 th overall. Meanwhile, the all out of a field of over 200 shoot - mother of the family does not stand ers. So, although this small group around accumulating spider webs— could not attend END of TRAIL, no sir, Lu Anne Schroeder, better for one reason or another, we at known as Annie Lu, SASS #89287, least had some super fast guns placed 3d in the Lady 49’er Cate - around us. gory on both Saturday and Sun - Speaking of super fast shooters, day—her shooting in the shadow of also present at the Unannual/An - her men improves daily. nual was Hoss Reese, SASS Another shooting family is the #88815, who placed in the top three oft-mentioned Palmer Clan. Wife on both shoot days, and Sunrise Teresa Palmer, AKA Arctic Annie, Bill, SASS #64301 who, like fellow
Winners Saturday Saturday Top Guns Cowgirl Jean Tillie Man Brother Bob S Duelist Ballarat Slow Lee, Lady Arctic Annie SASS #65231. Sunday Top Guns Frontiersman Klickitat Bob, Man Renegade Riley SASS #21903 Lady Arctic Annie Cowboy Pennsylvania Bob Saturday Sunday 49’er Brother Bob Gunfighter Renegade Riley L 49’er Arctic Annie. 49’er Hoss Reese Wrangler Hoss Reese Wrangler Oregon Outlaw L Wrangler Stargazer Sal Duelist Sunrise Bill Gunfighter Whisperin’ Wade L 49’er Arctic Annie B-Western Stumptown Kid, Cowboy Shifty McCoy, SASS #89589. SASS #39734. Duelist Sunrise Bill B-Western Stumptown Kid Senior Lil Italy, Cowgirl Silverty Tiger, SASS #86063. SASS #84372 F Cartridge Stonewood Kid, Cattle Baron Palaver Pete SASS #62875 C Cowboy Silver Sage Outlaw L F Cartridge Cascades Annie, L F Cartridge Cascades Annie SASS #70533. Frontiersman Klickitat Bob Cattle Baron Palaver Pete L S Senior G Dubb F C Duelist Silver Sage Outlaw, Senior Willy Shoot, SASS #70532. SASS #84092
Visit us at sassnet .com Page 24 Cowboy Chronicle September 2013 GOOD GUYS POSSE Fourth Annual sChoLARshiP shoot June 30th, 2013 By Jeweler Jim, SASS #50409 As with all the previous shoots, plies all the steel for the shoots, we had both Grand Victoria Casino and has declined to ever take one innebago, IL – In 2013 This was our fourth attempt at and Eagle Grips contribute to our ef - penny in the way of rent! A good when is the first month trying to pay back a little to SASS forts—free eats at the casino and gift man to ride the river with … with five weekends so we for all the help it gives the deserving certificates towards new sets of grips www.arntzentargets.com W can run the Scholarship candidates who are furthering their from Raj. Both have been sponsors Shamrock, SASS #56840, set six Shoot? Turns out it was June, so educations. To my way of thinking, from the start of our efforts in all our stages for us to shoot, and as with that’s when we scheduled it. Turns we’ve only been paying the interest charity shoots. Also got some goodies last year, we skipped the side out a few others had the same date on the loan, and it’s the recipients from WCF Publications and Keehn’s matches in this one-day affair. Dog in mind for their extra shoots, in - who payback with their efforts and Jewelry Ltd. to add to the raffle Eared Dan, SASS #42099 , took the cluding something called END of example of what the shooting soci - table. Had some other anonymous match and also autographed the TRAIL. Oh well, we still managed ety can be. They make us proud, donations and dollars sent in from books he provided for the raffle. He’s to snag 16 shooters. Even managed and Justice Lilly Kate deserves a big some who could not attend in person. fast with a pen and the guns as well. to not get rained out, and when you thank you from all of us. Happy for the support from all. Leadfoot Lizzie, SASS #50411, a pre - consider we had almost a foot and We had a little over a dozen pre - www.grandvictoria-elgin.com vious scholarship recipient managed half of rain in the week before the miums to give out in the raffle, but www.eaglegrips.com a first place in Cowgirl, but I in - match, that was doing well. The primarily it was the extra dollars www.keehnsjewelry.com formed her that’s not a big deal when range, “Dry Gulch Ranch,” (not dry) contributed beyond the $15 shooter’s www.wcfpublications.com you’re the only one shooting in your was washed out in a few places, but fee that gave us $700 to send off to - Special thanks to our landlord category! She agreed she was “in a we got it done anyway. wards next year’s scholarships. who helped us build the range, sup - class by herself!” ‘Till next year …
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Cree Vicar Dave ~ SASS Life/Regular #49907 then some
By Cree Vicar Dave, SASS Life/Regulator #49907 onesboro, IN – Last i weekend the Vicar’s & Wife and I along with J Sterling Meg (our faith - ful dog) headed south toward In - diana to take part in a shoot put on by the Deer Creek Regulators headed up by Doc Molar, SASS #18470. Two times a year they have a Sub Gun Shoot and “Wild Bunch” shoot on Saturday fol - lowed by their regular Cowboy Action Shoot on Sunday. They have a very nice layout with some Cree Vicar shooting 1911. permanent stage props, a storage The more I shoot Wild Bunch, building, pavilion, and so forth on the more I like it. Sunday morning brought the range. There is also a large Cowboy Church under the pavilion. clubhouse next to their trap field. The Vicar’s Wife led the singing Cree Vicar Dave with were knocked down with the Sub Everything is very well main - while Cree Vicar Dave Korupt Karl, SASS #68444. Gun. It sounds easy, BUT there tained. We arrived Friday after - accompanied on the banjo. Karl was called away from were only three shooters who shot noon and set up camp. Church early and came back this stage clean: Six Gun Scots - Around six years ago I shot had put it off for various reasons. just after service ended. man, SASS #68879, Padre P.W., the Indiana State Shoot put on by But five months ago I decided to SASS #18726, and Doc Molar. Deer Creek Regulators. Doc buy a semi auto Thompson a plywood cutout of a 1928 Cadil - The second stage was similar Molar invited the early comers ta 1927A1. When our son and family lac on one side. The wagon was to Wild Bunch. We used a shot - shoot his full auto Thompson ma - came to visit from Wyoming a cou - pulled by a garden tractor at a gun, 1911 pistol, and the Sub Gun chine gun. What a thrill! I often ple months ago, the Thompson slow rate of speed while several to knock the targets down from thought about buying one, but was unwrapped. A blast was had targets (around five or six dozen) three separate positions. On the by all! So, when I saw the Sub third stage the Sub Gun was used Gun Shoot at Deer Creek, it was to place 20 rounds in a small tar - a no brainer. get as fast as they could be fired. On Saturday morning we The full auto guns didn’t take gathered for the safety meeting. I long on this stage! Having fun had never been to a Sub Gun was the only option. Doc Molar Shoot before so it was all “Greek” told me their club has hosted the to me. The safety rules were cov - “National Sub Gun” match two ered, and we were ready to shoot. (Some clubs have a category for Wild Bunch that exchanges the lever rifle with a semi-auto tommy gun. And, some have what they call a “Zoot Suit” match.) Because of the very hot weather, relaxed dress was offered. Categories included: 1. Modern 2. Open 3. Classic 4. Semi-Auto Six Gun Scotsman (seated here), There were three Sub Gun Stage 2 Sub Gun had eight shotgun along with Doc Molar & Padre P.W. Stages. On the first stage only targets. All the other Wild Bunch Padre P.W. drove the tractor were the only ones who shot the Sub Gun was used. The stages had four. It was very hot, for most of the shooters Stage 1 CLEAN. shooter sat on a small wagon with so four was plenty. and also shot Stage 1 CLEAN!
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Cree Vicar Dave rolling along on Stage One. Many of the targets were made out of 3/ 4" steel and were not easy to knock over. FMJ ammo was legal at the SUB GUN Match. different years. The word was, “Bring lots of ammo.” Full Metal Jacket was allowed. Following the Sub Gun Match was a five-stage Wild Bunch Group picture, not in any order: Six Gun Scotsman, SASS #68879; Boss Outlaw, SASS #71947;
Match. Their bays are laid out in Blackjack Beeson, SASS #11523; Jay McGuire, Mini Doc, SASS #82314; Doc Molar, SASS #18470; a semi-circle with side berms and Padre P.W. , SASS #18726; Rapid Fire, SASS #82608; Clinton Kid, SASS #92613;
some building fronts, including Grits Ma Teeth, SASS #17283,; Land Grabber, SASS #15870; and Cree Vicar Dave, SASS #49907. verandas. By this time of day the q shade the porches provided was a ity to one another without grum - q welcome relief from the summer bling.” Warm hospitality and sun. Following Wild Bunch, Doc good fellowship flowed freely. invited the shooters and families Sunday morning brought Cow - over for a potluck supper. It says boy Church with The Vicar’s Wife Photos by: in I Peter 4:9 NIV, “Offer hospital - leading the singing and Cree Vicar The Vicar’s Wife Ken Williams Jay McGuire Grits Ma Teeth, SASS #17283 Pearly R Ma Teeth, SASS #29198 Korupt Karl, SASS #68444 qCree Vicar Dave q Doc Molar and Cree Vicar Dave. Doc was the Match Director and over all good cowboy. He and his family are a great asset to Cowboy Action Shooting™.
Dave delivering the message. This was followed by the Cowboy Action Match. I can’t think of a better way ta spend a weekend. I would like to thank all the good folks at Deer Creek for a There was a good crowd Grits My Teeth shooting Sub Gun Stage 1 with Doc Molar taking time. great weekend, well worth the trip. at Cowboy Church. The wagon was made to look like a 1928 Cadillac [email protected] The pavilion was a welcome and pulled by a garden tractor. relief from the scorching sun. www.suckercreek.org
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To BRoWning m1atch w9 as hel11d in Løten, Norway, By Samuel B. Carpenter, SASS Life/Regulator #34043 the capital of Cowboy Action Shooting™ in Norway. We ended Samuel B. Carpenter, up with 13 shooters from three dif - SASS Life/Regulator #34043 ferent countries—Finland, Den - mark, and Norway. Even before the match started, it was a strug - øten, Norway – You gle, as we had the worst flood sea - wake up in the morn - son in years, and the road into the ing, stumble out of your range was eight inches under L warm and cozy bed, on water. Stage 3 was submerged, and the way to the outhouse you have it was still raining when we woke to chase the trolls away and herd up on Friday. The good thing is the polar bears back to the pen, the steel and props were up, and and then, what happens just be - we were ready to go. fore you get to the outhouse? I don’t know if it was my rain The alarm clock goes beep beep dance, or my sun dance, or just the beep, and you know this is one of way I stumbled out of the trailer on the best days in your life. You are Saturday morning, but the weather about to shoot the second annual was nearly perfect—sunny and just Wild Bunch only match, known as a tad too warm, and it stayed like 1911 to Browning. This year the that the whole weekend!
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This was a 10-stage match with fierce competition—no laughing, smiling, or a hint of a little harassment was allowed, (yeah, right!). After the first day we had Wild Bunch side matches, speed pistol, and shotgun. Boy, is that fast fun! In order to keep the trolls happy, I made up a bucket of strawberry daiquiris before I cooked burgers and hotdogs for everybody. I was kinda glad there weren’t 100 shooters J. On Sun - / day we could have had the award and looked outside, yes you ceremony at once after the last guessed right, it was raining shooter, thanks to ACES scoring, again. Guess my sun dance was but as you might suspect, we had just good for two days. lunch first, as a fed troll is a In May next year this will happy troll. happen again. Make your reser - When I woke up on Monday vations early.
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Firefox, SASS #80377, and Calvin N. Hobbes, SASS #17218, 2013 mounted World Overall Champions— showing off their winnings!
Lenda) took First Place, with an ex - cellent costume and story about ChAmPionshiPs , Denver Madam Jenny Rogers. Saturday morning, the Mounted By Helda Huginkiss, SASS #23799 Shooters were called to the arena for a shooters meeting and for a Photos by Black Jack McGinnis, SASS #2041 and Mr. Quigley Phgotography tribute to two of our favorite saddle pals that left us way too soon, Cim - ounders Ranch, NM – then did a little shopping … picking maron Dan and Loon Lady. After a The dry, hot, high moun - up some new stampede strings for poem and shotgun salute to them, it tain deserts of New Mex - our hats. If the wind’s going to was Grand Entry time!! All shoot - F ico were home to the blow, we are going to have to tie our ers and their mounts adorned with END of TRAIL SASS World Cham - hats down! Friday afternoon we en - their state flags entered the arena! pionships of Mounted Shooting. 33 tered the warm up match. Let me Aneeda Huginkiss sang the Star riders from as far away as Missouri just say the Buffalo Range Riders Spangled Banner, and I had the attended to compete for the Cham - put on an excellent shoot from be - honor of circling the arena on an pionship titles. I’m pretty sure ginning to end! After two good Icelandic horse with the American some records were set! rounds of practice, we were ready Flag Presentation! Aneeda, Lenda, and Justa Hug - for a good meal. All of the Mounted inkiss along with Helza Poppin and Shooters pitch in and bring some - myself arrived on Thursday with thing to the famous Friday night horses in tow. Just as we were put - Potluck. We eat, get to know each ting up the horse’s pens, the world’s other, and eat! We have some fan - longest and strongest dust storm tastic cooks in our group, too!! Corn kicked up and caked us from head bread and green chile stew, pickled to toe with a thick layer of dirt. eggs, potato salad, salsa and chips, Yup, we were ready for END of BBQ ribs, chicken, and some won - TRAIL and looked like we were derful salads, not to mention traveling there during the dust desserts to die for. bowl on foot! Then during dinner That evening as soon as the that evening … it happened again! potluck was over and with Shotglass Two dust devils in one day! That’s helping us out a little on the timing a new record for us. (per the Judge’s orders we found The XXXOOO clan went to out), we hurried to SASS Town to Colorado Cupcake, SASS #96810, SASS Town on Friday Helda Huginkiss, SASS #23799, the Soiled Dove and Parlor House carrying the American flag while she and her blind mini, Tazz, on their morning, dressed in our best frillies, leads the Grand Opening Parade on Madam Contests. We were all sure way to winning the first-ever of course, to get in on the fantastic her new Icelandic horse, Nory. proud when Aneeda Huginkiss (and SASS Cart World Speed Record. prize drawing for all shooters and her Spoiled Doves, myself, and
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yes two, guns, James Earl Dalton won the Pony Express .45 Colt do - nated by SASS, and Bad Dog won the LC9 donated by Ruger. There were some great prizes to be had this year let me tell you! It was an action packed day with Bad Dog doing some fun tricks
Barbary Coast, SASS #21965, flying through the course, almost literally! On A Roll Nicole, SASS #76108, dressed to kill while The shooting commenced at chasing down all those villains. 9:30 with four super stages followed Lady Moondancer, SASS #97404, riding that flashy horse by the rifle and shotgun stages and for the crowds in between stages! as if she had just stolen him! the World Speed Record as well as Saturday night we sang cowboy the Fastest Gun Competition! Then songs in the red and white tent in it was off for a Parade in SASS the Mounted Camp just for fun (and (Continued on page 32) Town. because we were a might tuckered When we got back we had a out from all the fun)!! Mounted Costume Contest. Calvin Sunday began with a shooters N. Hobbes was best dressed man meeting and a Grand Entry again and Barbary Coast was best followed by two more main stages dressed lady. Calvin came as Jack - and the Extreme Cowboy stage son Sundown, famous Indian Rodeo team event. Rider, and Barbary Coast posed as We were graced with an excel - Mrs. Custer in authentic military lent BBQ brisket sandwich pre - dress, skirt, and all. pared on a smoker shaped like a There was even a raffle for a pistol for lunch from our mounted beautiful four-year old paint mare food vendor, the “Texas Roadhouse!” donated by J.T. Cowtrak and was The smell of the smoker is actually won by Kristen Carlson of Albu - what woke us up Sunday morning!! querque … and a drawing for two, Yum YUM!! We had lots of fun shootin’ and riding with some legendary com - petitors—July Johnson, Barbary Coast, Calvin N. Hobbes, the Katawissa Kidd, and Front Row Joe just to name a few … all of the Buf - falo Range Riders, and of course Colorado Cupcake and her parents, Pueblo Pinkerton and Lady Moon - dancer. I am thinking another record was set there with the small - est horse and cart to ever compete at the World Championships. Col - orado Cupcake and her horse, Tazz, have overcome much hardship and many obstacles to be able to shoot and compete! What big hearts they both have!! Buffalo Range Riders and SASS—we thank you all for your support, hard work, and dedication in hosting this event at END of Wild Kat Karson, SASS #90430, TRAIL! Its great fun, even if a little rounding the barrel and ready to dirt devil blows through camp now gun down those last five balloons … and then! See you all next year!
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Winners Divisions Overall L Div 3 Barbary Coast, Man Calvin N. Hobbs, SASS #21965 TX SASS #17218 TX L Div 4 Firefox NM Lady Firefox, S L Div 1 Icelady, SASS #80377 NM SASS #71603 NM Divisions S L Div 2 Sassy Susie Q, Div 1 Front Row Joe, SASS #59662 NM SASS #94312 AZ S L Div 3 Aneeda Huginkiss, Div 2 Stuttering Wayne, SASS #23798 CO SASS #71602 NM L Junior On a Roll Nichole , Div 4 Bad Dog, SASS #76108 NM SASS #86845 AZ Buckarette Justa Huginkiss, Div 6 Idaho Bam Bam, SASS #95710 CO SASS #639254 ID Cart Colorado Cupcake, S Div 1 Trailblazin Smyth, SASS #96810 CO SASS #98483 NM Rifle Calvin N. Hobbes TX S Div 2 Gettysburg Cowboy, Shotgun Chili Cowboy NM SASS #74480 NM Extreme Team Firefox and NM S Div 3 Pueblo Pinkerton, Helda Huginkiss, SASS #97403 CO SASS #23799 CO S Div 4 Chili Cowboy, World Speed Record SASS #59663 NM Idaho Bam Bam ID S Div 5 Calvin N. Hobbes TX Mounted Costume Contest: L Div 1 Wild Kat Karson, Man Calvin N. Hobbs SASS #90430 NM Lady Barbary Coast L Div 2 Lil Miss Kitty, SASS #86851 AZ
Visit us at sassnet .com September 2013 Cowboy Chronicle Page 33 Mounted Shooting At END of TRAIL achieved a world record for “the edly during a nightmare), was Another Perspective arrow” in the Cart Division. specifically chosen for difficulty. It Crowds filled the grandstands challenged the horse and rider to By Chili Cowboy, SASS #59663 both days to watch Mounted Shoot - follow a pattern full of twists and ing and Bad Dog and Lil’ Miss turns over difficult obstacles. This ounted Shooters en - number one, commonly referred to Kitty perform between stages. event is also unique to SASS and joyed the 2013 END of as “the arrow,” the very first pat - Calvin N. Hobbes and his lovely displays the versatility of SASS TRAIL at Founders tern ever run in Mounted Shoot - wife, Barbary Coast, wowed the shooting horses. Some of the chal - M Ranch. Riders found ing. SASS still adheres to the judges with their elaborate dress, lenges were a jump while shooting the course patterns selected by prescribed pattern of shooting the winning the costume contest. EMF a balloon, crossing a bridge, going the range officer, Painted Lady, to top of the arrow outside, one-hand and Ruger provided wonderful through a tunnel, and shooting be most difficult, with specific pre - only. It was decided to make this support for Mounted Shooting with balloons as “snakes in the grass” scribed patterns from the SASS a world speed record event at END donated guns. John Bianchi also with shots to the rear (balloons Course of Fire book. Without pre - of TRAIL in recognition of this donated holsters and a gun belt. hidden in cones.) scribed patterns, the riders can being the first prescribed course. Calvin N. Hobbes won Over - There were many moments of rely on course management to de - Bam Bam, a level six CMSA world all, while Bam Bam who was lead - humor and razzing from the com - termine routes that shave tenths champion, came from Colorado to ing, discovered reins between the petitive riders. Most confused and of seconds off their runs. How - win this speed record in 18.15 sec - gun hammer and firing pin do not hilarious was Chili Cowboy, sher - ever, in this case, it was more onds, closely followed by Calvin N. work—resulting in missed bal - iff/president of the local club, who horse management with longer Hobbes, a level five. loons! Several Shooters discov - was being purposely misdirected runs, then quick turns and roll - The Cart Event is another “ex - ered shooting clean earned them a by competitive riders—yelling he backs. Of course, it also involved clusive” with SASS. Winning the Division win as well as the White had executed the course incor - memorization of the pattern and world speed record for carts was Buffalo award. rectly and then instructing him in numbered balloons to avoid the Colorado Cupcake with her blind The grandstands were packed wrong directions. Needless to say dreaded procedural penalty. This miniature horse. The crowd ab - on Sunday morning as the public he and his unfortunate partner separates SASS from the other solutely loved watching her perform enjoyed watching the Extreme finished in last place! The Hug - Mounted Shooting organizations. with her cart-horse throughout the Pony Express Race. This phrase, inkiss girls took home the first One such example is course events. Colorado Cupcake also coined by Painted Lady (undoubt - place for Pony Express.
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dispatches From . camp Baylor , Captain George Baylor, SASS Life / Rugulator #24287 Slick McClade’s Slick Magic
lick McClade has been Na - for rifles, pistols, and shotguns. I first By Captain George Baylor, SASS Life/Regulator #24287 tional and World Champion saw his pistol and rifle sights at Win - S in B-Western so many times ter Range 2013 and immediately his website just says, “Wel - arranged to have him install pistol had a 1/8 " wide front sight and a 1/8 " come to Slick Magic, home of multi- sights on my Ruger Old Armies as wide rear sight notch. I had Bill Wil - time National and World Champion soon as the match was over. I left son make my Colt Series 70 into a Cowboy Action Shooter, “Slick Mc - them for him to do overnight Satur - near clone of Ray’s gun. I still shoot Clade.” (www.slickmagicguns.com). day night. it in Wild Bunch matches, but all of He also sells several items many cow - Ah, the best laid plans … my 1911s have that front sight. boys and girls could use and does Everyone there knows what hap - When I got into SASS, I was kind of some unique gun smithing. pened next. A Twister came through surprised no one made six-shooters Many of us use front sights with and dumped one line of vendor tents with wide front sights. Early 1873 big beads on them because the onto the next line. After checking on Colts had tapered front sights, and so largest Marbles front sight bead is the people involved and finding out did a lot of clones. Rugers had 3/32 " and a bit hard for old eyes to there were no people casualties, I re - straight sights, but they were narrow see in a split second. Generally our alized my main match guns were in compared to the 1911s I was used to. targets are close enough the big that mess somewhere. I kind of hur - Fourteen years later we have wide bead works fine. If you shoot only at ried to Slick’s tent, or where it used front sights available for any of our a club with 100-yard rifle targets for six-shooters. main matches, that statement does - You may need the rear sight n’t apply. I use a 3/32 " bead on my notch to be widened to .125 " or .150 " Slick McClade at his Plainsman rifles, for example, but I when this sight is used. My rear END of TRAIL booth. use the biggest bead I can find on sights had already been widened, so Non-Stop is examining a my main match rifles, something no further widening was needed. Sure Hit Rifle Sight. the size of a Baby Moon hubcap in We shoot targets that are mostly shiny brass. black, so a BRIGHT front sight gives that comes with the kit, then slide Some years back at Winter good contrast. Brass and Gold front the sight on and leave it overnight. Range Slick was using a rifle with a sights are legal. Then you fil e/ Dremel/belt sand the big bead front sight and broke it on a The pistol sight is easy to install. sight to the original height of your stage and had to wire it back together It comes with complete instructions. sight and smooth the edges. If your to finish the day’s shooting. About You roughen the sides of your stock original sight wasn’t the right height, then he thought, “there has to be a sight and apply the metal cement say, too short, and your gun was better way to do this.” shooting high, then you can adjust There was. Fast forward. Now point of aim by leaving this higher. he has some really nifty front sights It’s solid brass, so it won’t wear off. Looking at the size of that bead! You might want to use a little Brasso occasionally. If you’re an Army vet to be. He was standing where the you already know how. tent used to be at a worktable with a The rifle sight is a piece of rod Dremel tool and mini-belt sander— with a groove in it that will fit over a working on one of my Rugers. He stock Marbles front sight. Installa - was finishing up the sight installa - tion on it is a snap, too, if you have a tion. I was impressed. I’m pretty soft hammer (brass, etc). It comes in hard to impress. Installed Sure Hit Rifle sight 5/32 " and 3/16 " Diameter. 5/32 " is Let’s talk about the sights. For 1/16 " bigger than the biggest Mar - aging eyes it makes seeing the front sight much easier. Most 1911s have 1/8 " wide front sights now. Back when the earth was flat, I was taking Sure a 1911 course from Ray Chapman. Hit He was one of the last to win the Rifle IPSC world championship with an Sights uncompensated .45 before IPSC Installation of a jumped off the practical bridge into Sure Hit Rifle Sight the crazy gun waters. He told me he Visit us at sassnet .com September 2013 Cowboy Chronicle Page 35
shock the first time I closed the shot - of the supreme action job and the gun and saw that golf ball on there, “Widdermatic” conversion, Slick is but it worked like a charm. turning out the smoothest rifle on These sights can be purchased today’s market. from Slick and from several author - “The “Widdermatic” conversion ized dealers: Evil Roy Shooting was born and perfected in the School, Taylor’s & Company, Cowboy Smokey Mountain state of Tennessee Shooters Supply, Colt Faro’s Outlaw by “Widdowmaker”, AKA Mike Hill, Mall, Deuce Stevens, Long Hunter a Cowboy Action Shooter. Widdow - Shooting Supply, FF & D Gun maker passed down his knowledge of Smithing-Midwest Region, and SSW the “Widdermatic” conversion to Distributors-Australia and New Slick McClade who still carries on the Zealand Region. All three kinds of name of “Widdermatic” on each and sights are patented. If someone is every rifle.” (From Slick’s webpage) Sure Hit shotgun bead, selling a brass sight made of shim Knowing that Slick had demon - Sure Hit Pistol Sight on a about ¼ " in diameter stock that is glued over your pistol’s strated the Widdermatic to Michael Ruger Old Army front sight, they’re not making the bles. The 3/16 " is small for a baby real thing. The real thing is a place the plastic one), and a safety moon hubcap but really big for a front formed brass piece that fits over delete plug (removes the push button sight. Neither version changes the your front sight and makes your safety and looks like a screw). He point of aim. front sight wider and brighter and also has a well-designed and made This isn’t the only “unbreakable” its production includes use of a 1873 Magazine End Cap wrench. front sight. Pioneer Gun Works front pretty expensive water jet machine. This works on Henrys, 1866, 1873, sight is very strong and has a good- It is not shim stock. 1892, and 1894 Winchester clones. sized bead. But you do have to re - I also discovered at END of He also does Ruger tuning, in - place the entire front sight. TRAIL that Slick was acting as the cluding using Shilen barrels to make At END of TRAIL this year I first SASS Gunsmith. Jim Bowie has octagon-barreled Rugers. He is also saw his shotgun sights. A brass golf done this for years, but he didn’t one of the few gunsmiths authorized ball about 1/4 " diameter with a hole make END of TRAIL because of a re - to do Shotgun Boogie’s “Game in the bottom that snaps over your cent knee replacement. Misty Moon - Changer” short stroke kit on Rugers. stock bead. They’re available to fit shine asked Slick to do that job. If a This uses a one-piece short stroked over three different sizes of stock shooter has a gun malfunction that hammer with no welding or solder - bead. Again, the metal cement is can’t be cleared on the line or unload - ing and has the shortest stroke used. This metal cement won’t stick ing table, then a gunsmith has to Standard size front sight on a available for a Ruger. It also results two pieces of plastic together. It’s come to the stage and fix the gun. Ruger Old Army in a fairly light hammer. I have strictly metal-to-metal. He installed Taking it off the stage is a Match DQ. arthritic thumbs, and a hammer I them on both SKBs, and I shot END More often guns break that can Bane on Shooting Gallery by loading can cock repeatedly without pain is of TRAIL with them. It was a bit of a safely be removed from the stage, but and ejecting an empty case, I asked if a big deal. Whenever I can no longer the shooter needs them fixed ASAP. he had a long waiting list. He does. cock my Old Armies, I’ll get this It is a job that doesn’t pay well. Like He gives you a place in line, and short stroke on my new Vaqueros Jim, Slick worked on a lot of broken when the next five rifles are due, he and continue to shoot. guns at no charge. He even bought tells you to ship. The result is a very This does leave a dilemma in my parts from some other parts suppli - smooth, very reliable Marlin, and it’s lap. At matches Slick shares a tent ers to have enough. Working for free not away for very long to get the con - with Outlaw Gang chief Colt Faro, is good PR, but it doesn’t pay the bills version done. one of my oldest friends in SASS, who immediately. It’s one of many tests of The Slick’s Mercantile has, for does the same short stroke kit. character that occur in SASS. Marlins, stainless steel mag springs, They’re both friends of mine. So as Slick also does the “Widder - one-piece firing pins, “Phantom” one- for that I just say the short stroke is matic” conversion on Marlin ‘94s. piece triggers, brass followers (to re - the best I’ve seen. Pick one. Remember, he shoots B-Western, Sight picture of the Sure Hit Pistol and the gun of choice in B-Western Sight with .125 " rear sight notch is a .3 8/.357 Marlin Cowboy. Unfor - tunately it has the “Marlin Jam” awaiting every unsuspecting Marlin owner, and it is as finicky as Morris The Cat about ammunition length. “The conversion changes the feeding of the cartridge on the carrier to an angle feed. This process along with the proper tuning alleviates all of the “Marlin Jam” issues and O.A.L. (Over All Length) problems that are associated with the Marlin lever ac - tion rifles during competition level shooting. “Once the rifle is completed it Sight picture of a standard size will feed and cycle any O.A.L. car - front sight on a Ruger Old Army tridge including an empty brass from with .125 " rear sight notch the mag tube. With the combination
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one pot chuck Cooking Up Some Tasty Grub Like Cookie Did Out On The Trail By Whooper Crane, SASS #52745, and The Missus
Ingredients clean out the seed- 4 slices of thick bacon pod; then slice the 4 medium red potatoes pepper into quarter 2 yellow summer or zucchini inch strips and set squashes aside. 1 large green or red bell pepper Cut your onion in half 1 large sweet onion and then into quar - Garlic powder or garlic salt ter inch coins, which Whooper and The Missus you’ll disperse into Directions strips, and set aside. Fill your 12-inch skillet (or Dutch About this time (20 WOW!!! Oven) about half full with water minutes) your taters Just got home from END of and put over good, hot coals. should be mostly TRAIL. WOW! Cut your potatoes in half and put cooked through. When it’s all cooked up Been to six or seven END of ‘em in the water, cut side down. Remove the taters and and ready to hit your plate, TRAILs in the past. This was the While the taters are cooking, cut set aside. Throw out your mouth will be waterin’. best of all! your squashes into coins and set the water. Took in END of TRAIL with aside. Now put your bacon in my old shootin’ pard, Kickass Cut the top off your pepper and the skillet and place it back on Then crumble the bacon and Mule, this year (The Missus stayed your coals. sprinkle it into the skillet. home) and had a terrific time. While the bacon’s frying, slice Regardless of your “health” Not only was this a great your potatoes into coins and set choice, this vegetable fry is out - match, but I picked up a couple of aside. standing … especially if you really tasty recipes from some of my When the bacon’s crisp, take it sprinkle on some garlic powder buddies while I was there, to boot. out and set aside. or garlic salt. Today’s recipe was suggested Now, here comes the sticking Then serve to your hungry cow - by two outstanding shooters on point: If you’re really concerned folks. WOW!! our posse, Posse Marshal Smokin’ about your health, ladle off the Thanks to Smokin’ Iron and Iron and the lovely Honey B. bacon drippings that are in the Honey for the recipe … and the Quick from Ohio … both of whom skillet and replace it with olive oil good times on Posse 17. managed to snap up World Cham - or other vegetable oil. If you want By the way, Posse 17 had a pion tin in their respective shoot - really great flavor, leave the couple more World Champs at ing categories on Sunday. bacon drippings in the pan. END of TRAIL: Our good shootin’ In their honor, we’re calling Add the potatoes, peppers, onions, buddy, Lassiter (Senior Gun - this recipe “World Champions’ and squash to the skillet and fighter), and Diamond Kate Veggie Fry.” It’s great comfort sauté them ‘til they’re semi- (Buckarette) … plus a whole food you can serve as a main dish crispy. bunch of Top 10 Buckelers! or as a side dish. Give this recipe a try and you’ll make it part of your “make often” collection, I reckon. Be sure to use the freshest ingredients in your fry. !
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don’t know which press By Matthew Duncan, SASS #23189 is the best. I can tell y’all Matthew Duncan, about the experiences I SASS #23189 I had with Dillon’s. case loader, powder check, strong to tap the brass out from the top, A bit over 13 years ago I read mount, roller-handle, and tool nope. Take the die out and try the rifle dies we’ll have more rifle car - the reviews, opinions, and biases on holder with wrenches will fit the pliers again, nope. Put the die in tridges reloaded then what your this here forum before I bought a bill. Especially the case feeder— the deep freeze, then warm the die “Homeland Security” has on order! Dillon Square Deal B. The Square make reloading a bit more pleasant and not the brass, nope. Out to the Two disappointments. First dis - Deal only reloads pistol calibers, don’t you think? shop, steel rod, big hammer and a appointment—I assumed the op - which was perfect for the one cal - Here’s where things went a bit blood blister, success! With carbide tional tool holder with wrenches had iber I’d reload, .45 Colt with a 250 north. dies you don’t “need” to lube the everything you needed for the press. grain bullet. When I order the XL650, the brass … I lube my remaining brass. It doesn’t. You also need 7/16 ", The Square Deal arrived with Dillon website indicated dies What seems like a few seconds 9/16 ", and a 7/8 " open end wrenches. all of the dies adjusted except for weren’t included. But the web later I’ve got over one hundred Second disappointment—the color the crimp and the power charge. order asked what rifle caliber. rounds reloaded, and I’m out of of Dillon presses. A Confederate The only adjustments I made Eight weeks to the day my XL650 brass! That was almost fun! I’ll bet gray would be more pleasing to the during those 13 years is when I arrived. As I sorted through the soon after the stage delivers the eye, don’t you think? changed to Titegroup powder. pieces, no rifle dies, and that’s when About eight years back I had a I realized, the shell plate, primer link arm bust. Think it was those disk, and a few other parts are spe - 250 grain bullets? An emule to Dil - cific to a caliber (Small Rifle). That lon and on the next stage I had a explains why Dillon asked for a cal - new set of link arms, arm bearing, iber when I placed the order. I get washers, and bolts at no charge. online and order the rifle dies. A few years later I noticed the Well I do have the .45 Colt dies, press seemed “spongy” when I so I’ll just switch the XL650 to .45 pulled the lever. A good look over, Colt … I need a .45 shell plate, large and I found the 45 degree gusset on primer disk, and a few others parts the back of the frame body was specific to .45. I place another cracked. Dillon’s response to my order. Two weeks later I have emule was to send the entire press everything I need to reload .45 Colt. back to them. As I recall, about a I read the instructions (you week later I had what looked to me women folk don’t believe that do a completely new Square Deal. My you?), assembled the XL650, and cost? Shipping one way. adjusted the .45 Colt dies. Now you see I find reloading Here’s where I learn the first monotonous (boring for you edu - operating difference between the cated Yankees). But every time I Square Deal and the XL650. XL650 pull that lever, it’s a saving me 40 sets higher on the workbench, so I cents. That’s $40 a match and when have to use two hands to overcome Mordecai McCool, SASS #23190, the leverage to cycle the press. (son) is a joining me, that’s an $80 Local town is having “Garage Sale savings. Reckoning the Square Deal Days,” so $10 later I have a bar paid for itself the first year. stool to replace the chair. Now I can Recently we got us one of those operate the press with one hand. rifles the Yankee Politician’s been The second difference between yammering so much about lately. the Square Deal and the XL650 is You know, those rifles that don’t you have to cycle the XL650 about have a lick of wood for the stock or six times before there’s a primer to forearm. Rifle caliber … hmmm ... seat. I clean up the spilt powder time to put the faithful Square Deal from first several unprimed cases. out to pasture. Third difference, primers kick Well, for the past 13 years I’ve out if there is no brass to seat … had good experiences with Dillon. what the … a piece of brass is stuck An order for a XL650 with electric in the sizing die. Pliers, nope. Try
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.histoRY on YouR FACE , Common Spectacle Styles Before, During, and After The Civil War 1835 – 1870 he human eye is far from e. The temples – These are the being a perfect optical Part 1 of 4 sidepieces or bars that run from the organ. The most com - joints across the sides of the head, T monly used correction of thus holding the spectacles to the vision problems are mounted By Alan R. McBrayer and Thomas F. Valenza face. Up through the Civil War, the lenses—eyeglasses—not only at majority of spectacle temples (ex - present, but also during the last few Although this article focuses on ample, the company that became cept curl temples) had loops at the centuries. During the 18th and the use of spectacles immediately the American Optical Company, the end. These loops grew progres - 19th centuries English-speaking before and during the Civil War, the largest spectacle manufacturer in sively smaller during the period— populations universally called these styles under discussion were widely the world, did not replace water- some found on late period steel wire contrivances “spectacles.” The term and commonly available from ap - powered machinery with steam spectacles are barely larger than “spectacles” specifically refers to proximately 1835 through 1870. power until 1853. 1 Since most spec - the eye of a needle. eyeglass frames that have side - Basic types did not change signifi - tacle frames were handmade These five components, plus pieces, or temples, to hold the cantly during this period; however, throughout the period, craftsmen various screws, pins, and rivets, are glasses to the eyes. This article pro - the spectacles manufactured from would sometimes create unusual, common to spectacle frames made vides accurate information about around 1835 to about 1870 do have innovative, or one-of-a-kind specta - prior to 1870. After 1870, the popu - spectacle styles available during specific characteristics. Under - cles. These atypical examples are larity of “frameless” spectacles and the 1835 through 1870 period. Dur - standing these styles and charac - beyond the scope of this article; con - of eyeglasses of all styles (what are ing this period, the term “eye- teristics are important to sequently, we discuss only the com - commonly called “pince-nez) dra - glasses” referred to frames that did understanding the correct and au - mon styles used during this period. matically changed the market. not have side pieces or temples, and thentic types of eyewear manufac - Components of The optics used in spectacles were held to the face simply by sit - tured and worn during these years. Spectacle Frames during this period are generally not ting on or clamping to the nose. Early photography, artwork, adver - All spectacle frames, despite dif - relevant to frame style, so we will “Eye-glasses” (also called nose spec - tisements, illustrated optical cata - ferences in material, style, and limit the discussion of optics to the tacles and, later, “pince-nez”), gog - logues, and spectacle frames form, are made of the same basic basics. Imported lenses, or “specta - gles, eyeshades, and eye protectors marked by manufacturers and re - components. They are: cle glasses,” were used by almost all will be considered in a future arti - tailers supply much of the informa - a. The optics , known as spec - American spectacle makers until cle. The term “eyeglasses” did not tion we used to accurately assess tacle glasses, the “eyes,” and, rarely well after the end of the Civil War. come into use until later decades. the types and styles of spectacles during this period, lenses. The op - The lenses, regardless of eye wire Primary source materials provided used during this period. tics can be corrective for far or near shape, were originally round, and virtually all of this painstakingly American colonists brought sight, or can be flat colored glass. chipped and ground into the eye researched information—this ap - with them various types of eyewear, Although many spectacles were fit - wire shapes described below. The proach being used to eliminate mis - both to improve their sight and to ted by opticians to the individual common glasses in use were double attributions and mistakes protect their eyes from damage. For consumer (especially in larger convex (for far-sighted persons), dou - pu blished and repeated in second - the first two hundred years after cities), most were purchased by per - ble concave (for near-sighted or my - ary sources over the years. their arrival, almost all of these vi - sons who tried on several, or many, opic persons), periscopic lenses (for sion aids came from England or Eu - spectacles until one pair seemed to both far and near-sighted persons, rope. Domestic manufacture work. Merchants often allowed depending on the configuration of rapidly increased after the War of their customers a period of time to the lens), and plano (flat) glass (for 1812, and hundreds of Americans exchange glasses until happy with colored and protective spectacles). worked as spectacle makers during their vision improvement. All of these optic types were in use the next six decades. b. The eye wire – This metal, both by soldiers and by the general Until approximately 1860, these tortoiseshell, or horn frame sur - population. Most clear lenses were craftsmen made spectacles one pair rounds the optics. (Some “frame - made of glass, but slabs of clear at a time, from start to finish. This less,” “rimless,” or “skeleton” quartz crystals, called “pebbles,” included cutting, filing, fitting, sol - spectacles do not have eye wires— were also used. Pebbles were harder dering and finishing all parts, edg - the bridge and/or the joints attached and considerably more expensive, so ing lenses to shape, and fitting directly to the spectacle glasses. most spectacles had glass lenses. them into the frames. In the These did not appear in American Bifocal spectacles, first de - decades prior to the Civil War, me - optical catalogues until after 1870. scribed by Benjamin Franklin, were chanics devised labor saving devices We do not discuss them here). also available. The Franklin bifocal, that improved these processes— c. The bridge – This self-de - sometimes called “double vision stamping or cutting out some parts scribing part connects the front two spectacles,” consisted of two half using punches and dies, and devis - eye wire mounts, and rests upon lenses mounted in each eye wire— ing improved soldering techniques. the nose. the upper half-lens for distant sight, Unidentified Union soldier Occasionally steam powered ma - d. The joints – These are the and the lower half lens for close-up wearing oblong spectacles chinery came into play, especially hinges attached to the outside edge sight, such as reading. A second with wide sliding temples. for polishing. Steam power, how - of the eye wire mounts, joining the rarely-used type of bifocal lens had (Library of Congress) ever, was not a major factor. For ex - eye wires and the temples. a single glass in each eye wire
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Gold octagon eye wires with loop-slide temples and crank bridge. (Author’s collection).
and by 1840 most frames were where the bridge attached to the frames and lenses easily assembled (Source: Ophthalmic Surgery and lighter-weight newer styles. There frames. One of Lincoln’s spectacles to order without need of special Treatment: with Advise on the Use were few significant changes in in the Library of Congress has a tools or training. Most examples of and Abuse of Spectacles , commonly available spectacles until “scroll bridge,” which are also the Noel patent are post-1870. John Phillips, Chicago, 1869, p. 34). the 1870s. Prior to 1835, the major - shown in an 1866 patent drawing. 3 Spectacles were inexpensive ity of spectacle frames had nose Our opinion is that most of these and readily available to anyone re - ground to different focal lengths. bridges known to modern collectors bridges, especially those with an ex - quiring vision correction or eye pro - The “style” or “type” of specta - as the “C” bridge (Fig. 1) . By the aggerated scroll-like curve at either tection. For example, just before cles comes down to variations of ap - mid 1830s, the “crank” or “English” end, are post-war examples. the Civil War, the Philadelphia pearances caused by the eye wire style bridges gained popularity and About 1860, American compa - firms of McAllister & Brother and (and lens) shape, the type of bridge, were almost ubiquitous by the nies began to use mass production James Queen & Company both of - the type of joints, and the type of 1840s (Fig. 2) . The “X” bridge was techniques to manufacture specta - fered “good quality” plated specta - temples. The heavier weight sometimes used on spectacles for cles; this trend quickened with the cles for 50 cents per pair or $3.50 a frames with round lenses of the the myopic and on inexpensive im - use of new production methods and dozen. In Jackson, Mississippi the 1700s and early 1800s slowly gave ported spectacle frames. (Fig. 3) 2 new patents. For example, the 1859 ”finest quality steel” or coin silver way to oval lenses after the 1780s. The similar “K” bridge can be seen patent of Memphis resident spectacles with best quality optics By 1820, the oval glass spectacle in the illustrations of the “Coquille” Theodore Noel 4 introduced the con - cost $1.00 and $1.70 respectively. Fig frame dominated the market. How - spectacles and the “Invisibles.” cept of standard size lenses, so re - Spectacle frames included those ever, whether having round or oval During the late 1850s, a bridge placement or switching of lenses made from gold, silver, German sil - glasses, the earlier frames of iron, type appeared that simplified the became a simple task. This seem - ver, brass, plated brass or German steel, and silver (and rarely gold) assembly process. These bridges ingly obvious improvement allowed silver, tortoise shell, blued steel fell from favor during the 1830s, had upturned flanges or “scrolls” any merchant to offer for sale (Continued on page 42 )
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History On Your Face #1 . . . 1835. The cost and durability of wire. Although there were innova - German silver spectacle frames tive exceptions, there were only two (Continued from page 41 ) cent silver and 10 percent copper. made them very popular, even as basic designs that saw wide usage wire, and common steel or iron wire. Modern tests, however, show the sil - newspaper articles warned the pub - during the Civil War period. First, A tariff encouraged the domestic ver alloys used by spectacle makers lic about peddlers passing this ma - there are joints held together with manufacture of spectacles. Gold al - vary from as little as 80 percent sil - terial off as genuine silver. “Look a screw, and a separate pin acts as loys used for spectacle frames had ver to about 93 percent silver. Out – There is no trading in a small the pivot for the temples. This type varying amounts of silver, copper, During the 1830s and after - way by which people are more was widely used from the invention and sometimes small amounts of wards, a new inexpensive metal grossly cheated than by peddlers of temple spectacles in the early other metals. Often made to order, gained popularity for the manufac - who deal in spectacles” 6 accused of 1700s until replaced by updated de - these frames were available in al - ture of spectacle frames and many either misrepresenting frame mate - signs from the 1870s forward. loys from 8 karat to 18 karat. other items. In New York City in rials or optical quality, traveling A second hinge type appeared Many affordable spectacle 1829, German chemist Louis spectacle peddlers had a disrep - about 1850, although this date is frames were made of a silver alloy Feuchtwanger introduced the alloy utable reputation, despite the hon - uncertain. These hinges were used called “coin silver” or “pure coin.” “German silver,” composed of vary - esty of some merchants. on very inexpensive plated, brass, The coin silver alloy used in Ameri - ing amounts of copper, zinc, and All spectacles of the period are and German silver frames, and used can coins was, by an act of Congress nickel. Spectacle frames of this ma - held together with joints, the hinges a single screw or pin to both hold to - passed on January 18, 1837, 90 per - terial became widely available after that attach the temples to the eye gether the joint and to act as pivots
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e e for the temples. Examples were re - thirty-five years prior to the Civil covered from the cargo of the steam - War, there were only twenty-two boat Arabia, which sunk in 1856, U.S. patents related to spectacles or and are now on display in a Kansas vision aids. In the five years follow - City museum. These so-called “Ger - ing the War, twenty-nine patents man spectacles” could be purchased were granted, many of these at - for less than 50 cents, and the cus - tempting to make eyewear lighter in i tomer got what he paid for—many weight and easier to manufacture. opticians disparaged them as the (Next month … product of unscrupulous peddlers. Spectacle Lens Shapes …) After 1843, American manufac - © 2012 Alan R. McBrayer & A COWBOY’S turers made steel wire spectacle Thomas F. Valenza. frames in small numbers, although All Rights Reserved most were still imported. Many of Footnotes LAST REQUEST these had been “blued” by heating 1. American Optical Company the polished frames on a hot plate. Catalog . Southbridge, Massa - By Terry Ike Clanton i This treatment made the steel chusetts: American Optical harder and more flexible. If the blu - Company, 1912, p.13 Let me tell you folks Lord, please forgive me ing wore off, it was a simple matter 2. Illustrations of bridge types Who have gathered here today of all my sins to heat and re-blue the frames. from: Powell, James W. The That I’m a proud and thankful cow - Fer I haven’t been perfect These frames were extremely popu - Eye: Its Diseases and Their boy Who has just passed away But I know that he who believes lar by the 1860s, widely praised for Cure . New York: James W. Pow - in You being light and durable. ell, 1849, p. 151. I know it’s hard Forever wins! Spectacle makers also produced 3. United States Patent No. But, please don’t cry tortoiseshell spectacle frames 57,896, September 11, 1866, is - Fer I’m now ridin’ Gods trails I have lived a good life throughout this period. These were sued to Henry Hammond, High up in the sky A cowboy’s dream come true valued for being lightweight and for Hartford, Connecticut. Thank You Lord, The hoss I’m ridin’ now Fer I’m now ready to ride ease of polish, but the frames were 4. United States Patent No. Don’t spook, buck, or kick into eternity easily broken. Tortoiseshell comes 22,572, patented January 11, Fer God stables perfect horses Me, my horse, and You. from plates on the shell of the 1859, issued to Theodore Noel, And now I have my pick hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys im - Memphis, Tennessee. bricate). Imported plates of horn, 5. McAllister & Brother, Illus - principally from cattle, sheep, and trated Catalogue of Mathemati - goats had also been a popular ma - cal, Optical and Philosophical terial for the manufacture of spec - Instruments , 1858 edition; tacle frames. Both tortoiseshell and James Queen & Company, Illus - horn largely fell out of fashion by trated Catalogue of Mathemati - the 1860s, although both materials cal, Optical and Phi lo sophical were still used in manufacturing Instruments , 1860 edition; lorgnettes, a spectacle front held to Semi-Weekly Mississippian , the eyes with a handle. June 21, 1859. The Civil War apparently 6. Farmer’s Cabinet , February 26, slowed further development of spec - 1863. tacles and eyeglasses. Not only did Alan McBrayer is a long-time re - inventors concentrate on war-re - searcher and writer on style and lated ideas, many spectacle makers use of spectacles in America. joined the ranks as soldiers—as ex - Email: [email protected]. amples, Henry F. Chandler served Thomas Valenza (Tommy Specs, with the 22nd Connecticut Volun - SASS #65251) is a 2nd genera - teer Infantry, and Elbridge C. tion optician and, with his wife, Howard served with the 6th Battery Doreen, own and operate The Massachusetts Light Artillery. The Historic Eye Wear Company. only U.S. vision aid patent granted Web site: www.HistoricEyewearCom during the War years went to a gen - pany.com. tleman from Birmingham, England All are member s of the Ocular for an improvement in eye-glasses Herita g e Society. Web site: (later known as “pince nez”). In the www.ocularheritagesociety.com.
Little Known Fact Four Northern Generals all came from the same Ohio household. Brothers, Hugh, Thomas, and Charles Ewing all were promoted to the rank of general, as was their foster brother, William Tecumseh Sherman, who also married their sister.
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“ LONGHAIR JIM” COURTRIGHT By White Smoke Steve, SASS #91779
imothy Isaiah “Long - and acquired the nickname “Jim,” Courtright to stop the flow of hair Jim” Courtright as his fellow soldiers apparently blood, but not the flow of liquor. might be the most fa - misunderstood the name “Tim.” In 1879 Courtright was de - T mous lawman, outlaw, After the War Courtright feated in his bid for a fourth term and gunfighter of the Old West served as a scout for the Army as city marshal. Courtright whose name you don’t know. But and, true to the contrary nature of opened a detective agency that the chances are you’ve heard of Army scouts of the day, he wore failed. While he recovered from the gunfighter who lost his his blonde hair long and full. His his failed detective agency, he re - thumb—and his life: that gun - fellow scouts and the troopers portedly filled his time with gam - fighter was Timothy Isaiah they led soon added the name bling and drinking until he was “Longhair Jim” Courtright. “Longhair” to the earlier nick - invited to New Mexico where capa - Courtright was born between name “Jim,” creating the rough- ble lawmen were in short supply. 1845 and 1848 in Sangamon and-ready frontier persona that Longhair Jim Courtright County, Illinois and moved with his Courtright would cultivate for served briefly as the city marshal family to Iowa in the 1850s. The years to come. in the prosperous town of Mesilla scant historical records indicate Courtright wore two pistols, before being hired in 1882 as the Courtright lied about his age to butts forward, and had the habit town marshal in Lake Valley, New join the Seventh Iowa Infantry of twisting his right hand so he Mexico, the site of an 1878 silver under General John Logan. Cour - could draw the pistol on his right discovery. Lake Valley was en - tright earned praise for his bravery hip with his right hand, instead of gaged in an effort to combat an at Fort Donelson and Vicksburg the more common, and slower, area crime wave that followed the habit of the cross-draw where a silver discovery. man would reach across his body Courtright was apparently too to draw the gun from his left hip Timothy Isaiah quick with a gun to satisfy the lo - with his right hand. “Longhair Jim” Courtright cals. When he and a posse he led In spite of his unorthodox killed two innocent men while in style, Courtright established a where Longhair Jim found a job pursuit of criminals, Courtright reputation as being both quick on as a city jailer. In 1876 Cour - was indicted on murder charges, the draw and as being an ex - tright was elected city marshal by but fled to Fort Worth where he tremely accurate shot; a reputa - three votes. thought he’d be safe. tion contemporaries swore was Fort Worth had been in exis - Courtright was arrested, but entirely justified and well earned. tence for only three years when within a matter of hours he man - In 1873 “ Longhair Jim” Cour - Longhair Jim was elected and the aged to escape and fled, some say tright and his wife of three years, new town seemed to enjoy its tol - to South America while others in - the former Sarah Elizabeth erance of gambling, drinking, and sist he headed to Canada. What - Weeks, tried their hand at farm - prostitution. Moreover, the gam - ever his destination after his ing outside Fort Worth, Texas, but bling, drinking, and prostitution escape, Courtright returned to the farm failed and by 1876 Long - Fort Worth tolerated generated New Mexico in 1886 to face the hair Jim and his wife, Sarah Eliz - the income the town needed. The charges, but the case was dis - abeth, moved into Fort Worth leadership of Fort Worth told missed when it was discovered the original witnesses had either recanted, died, or left the area. Cleared of the New Mexico murder charges, Courtright re - turned to Fort Worth and once again launched a private detec - tive agency that, like his first ef - fort, quickly failed. Courtright was then hired as a deputy marshal during a Knights of Labor strike against the Texas and Pacific Railroad, a job action known as the Great Southwestern Strike. Violence quickly erupted and two strikers were killed. Courtright was blamed in both deaths and was fired. Throughout his career as a (Continued on next page)
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“Longhair Jim” Courtright . . . LITTLE KNOWN (Continued from previous page) gun. As Courtright tried to trans - lawman in Fort Worth, Courtright fer his gun from his right hand to FAMOUS PEOPLE had operated a “protection” to the his left hand, Luke Short emptied gamblers against whom he was his pistol into Courtright’s chest supposed to enforce the law. at point blank range, leaving Way Out West – When he was fired in the wake of Longhair Jim dead on the ground. By Joe Fasthorse, SASS #48769 the two strike-related deaths, Luke Short was taken into cus - Courtright returned to his protec - tody, but released in short order tion business. when authorities ruled that the John Hicks Adams Joe Fasthorse, He formed the Commercial shooting was “self-defense.” SASS #48769 Detective Agency and began sell - Fort Worth was stunned at the ing “protection” to the gambling outcome of the gunfight after hav - OHN HICKS ADAMS was a 49’er, a rancher, a Sheriff, a halls of Fort Worth. Among Cour - ing grown used to the sight of Deputy US Marshal, and a feared gunfighter. Born in Illinois tright’s targets was Luke Short, a Longhair Jim Courtright swag - in 1820, he became Sheriff of Madison County in 1838. John J joined the Army in 1846. He served most of his time fighting noted gunman and one time law - gering along the vice-infested man in Dodge City, Kansas who streets of Fort Worth, confident in Indians in the Southwest and was discharged in 1848. owned and operated Fort Worth’s his gun-fighting prowess and When gold was discovered in California in 1849, John went west White Elephant Gambling Hall . supremely self-assured in his to Hangtown where he stayed until 1853, when he moved to a ranch When Courtright approached ability to prevail in any con - near Gilroy. In 1863, John was elected Sheriff of Santa Clara County. Short with his initial offer of “pro - frontation. When a band of Confederate partisans robbed two stagecoaches and tection,” Short responded with a Through the years Longhair killed a Deputy near Placerville, Sheriff Adams heard the outlaws were simple “Go to Hell.” Jim Courtright apparently always holed up in a shack near Almaden. He and Courtright apparently decided had a special place in his heart for his posse surrounded the shack and de - he couldn’t allow Short to reject Fort Worth, Texas and was once manded their surrender. The rob - his offer. On the night of February quoted as saying, “I’d rather be bers refused and tried to 8, 1887 Courtright appeared in dead in a pine box in Fort Worth escape. A shoot-out ensued. front of Short’s White Elephant than alive in any other part of the All the bandits were and called Short into the street. world.” The residents of Fort killed, and John was Short tucked a pistol into his Worth apparently appreciated wounded in the fight. pocket and joined Courtright out - Longhair Jim’s feelings for Fort In 1865, Adams side the White Elephant . The two Worth because when Timothy Isa - and a posse of nine walked away, engaged in conver - iah “Longhair Jim” Courtright soldiers and five cit - sion. That conversation turned was buried February 9, 1887, his izens pursued the into an argument, and both men funeral procession was six blocks Mason–Henry pulled their guns. Luke Short long, described at the time as the Gang, a vicious fired first, and the bullet ripped largest Fort Worth had seen. gang of outlaws com - away Courtright’s right thumb, an Longhair Jim Courtright photo: mitting robberies injury that made it impossible for http://www.flickr.com/photos/ and murders in Santa Courtright to cock and fire his spcouta/6837174171/ Cruz, Monterey, and Santa Clara Counties. The posse, led by Sheriff Adams, searched the area around the Panoche Valley after Little Known Fact receiving a tip the gang was hid - Galusha Pennypacker was the youngest General of the Civil War. ing there. However, when the He was only 17 years old in 1861. posse arrived at Panoche, Mason and Henry had beaten a hasty re - treat, and despite several running firefights, they were not caught and soon fled to Southern California. Adams was instrumental in the search and capture of the highway - man Tiburcio Vasquez. Vasquez was caught in Los Angeles and hung at the Santa Clara County Jail. Adams finished his last term as Sher - iff in March 1876. Two years later he was appointed Deputy US Mar - shal for the Arizona Territory. Two weeks later he was ambushed near Tucson and killed by Mexican bandits. They escaped to Mexico and were never prosecuted.
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(Continued from page 1) it’s hot. Sometimes the wind home since 2005 has grown, too, blows. Sometimes it rains or with new buildings and permanent snows. We learned that if matches sets every year. Since SASS owns are held here in April, all of that Founders Ranch, permanent build - happens in one day. So END of ings and sets can be put up be - TRAIL is in June. The Southwest cause they don’t have to be taken is in a drought, and this year the down after the shoot. This year weather was clear and usually celebrated the christening (with windy. If you came from Phoenix Margaritas) of Hot Tamale’s Can - or Las Vegas, it was cool. If you tina on Bay 14. For years the phi - came from Canada or Germany, SASS is proud of its 5-Stand and END of TRAIL Match Winners Sporting Clays facility on the losophy was not to put up and Overall Cowboy Action World you probably thought it was hot. Ranch where we hold the 10-bird per manent stage buildings in Champions—Savage Sam and The costumes surround the Cowboy Break ‘um competition. order to remain flexible and Sage Chick. The Aussies finally shooting. Without shooting there Local competitor, Crotchety Ol’ Bart change sets every few years. That have an overall World Champion! would be no reason to wear the cos - is seen here going after his “bird!” changed by popular demand. Per - Several have come close, but tumes. Without the costumes manent buildings on shooting bays Savage Sam finally got the there would be no Cowboy Action stages survived. They were tough. job done! Sage Chick edged out started going up last year with the Shooting™, no SASS. They set us Targets are often farther away 10-time Overall Top Lady, Taylors and Co. Firearms building Holy Terror, for the second time off from every other shooting sport than Cowboy stages. The stages in four years … another are all built around the legendary significant and thrilling 1911 as much as Cowboy Action accomplishment! Both shooters Shooting™ is built around six- did an outstanding job— shooters. One stage had 25 pistol congratulations! shots, 23 of them knockdowns. The swinger target on Stage 3 and the see the targets. The number of moving train on Stage 10 you bays with shade grew by at least would engage with your rifle in a one, courtesy of the Buffalo Range Cowboy stage were engaged with Riders, a club that calls Founders your 1911. Wild Bunch™ was six Ranch home. Shade is popular be - stages a day and fairly strenuous. cause END of TRAIL has authen - Contestants fired 250 rounds of tic Old West weather. Sometimes pistol alone, plus 90 rifle and 67 shotgun rounds. It’s always wonderful to see folks This year we not only had The costumes were a little dif - like the General participating a Junior (Rattlesnake Wrangler) ferent, too. Many contestants wore in the competition … and he does competitor in the the same costumes in which they Top Gun Shoot-off, we had a better than “OK.” While not always shoot Cowboy Action, but several Buckaroo—Missouri Lefty, the fastest, he generally shoots were in pre-WWI uniforms appro - “clean” … most of the rest of us seen here! priate for a movie set during the wish we could, too! and are responsible for the fact Mexican Revolution, and some and the Long Hunter Saloon. All media coverage, even by otherwise were dressed as Mexican Villistas. three of the buildings are ex - anti-gun publications, is over - Some copied the outfits of the four Hot Tamale’s Cantina is the newest tremely well designed for their ex - range prop for END of TRAIL. whelmingly favorable. For that members of the Wild Bunch. It pressed purpose, shooting stages. Hipshot and Hot Tamale managed matter, I’ve never seen a negative was subtle because the movie cos - Spotters can see all of the targets to complete the project just as article about Cowboy Action Shoot - tumes were pretty simple, but you from several vantage points, some - the campers and RVs were ing™. This year, for example, the didn’t have to look at their gun thing that some set builders don’t gathering in the camping area! prestigious Wall Street Journal belts to know there was a differ - seem to plan for. The other stages It was “dedicated” with free had an excellent, favorable article ence from the Cowboy match. use portable sets, meaning they margaritas during the post about the match. No other shoot - Side Matches can be changed as desired. Most of Opening Ceremonies party hosted ing sport is anything like it—part At END of TRAIL you not only by the Dooley Gang. It’s a those are pretty simple. Simple is ‘50s TV show, part re-enactment, welcome and impressive addition! good because, again, spotters can part fantasy Old West. The shooting started on Sun - day, June 22, with a six-stage Wild Bunch™ Warm Up match. The twelve-stage Wild Bunch™ match followed on Monday and Tuesday. Pecos Clyde was Match Director of the Wild Bunch™ match. He is very experienced at it, having been Match Director for END of TRAIL Old age and treachery win out — and Winter Range Wild Bunch™ at least in terms of experience. matches several times. His expe - Holy Terror and Badlands Bud rience and expertise means the were the top man and lady in the — Match Support Headquarters — “bugs” of stages have long since Cowboy Action Top Gun Shoot-off the Waddie Shack, Security, and the Hospital. been worked out. Some of the and were eventually paired for a final test. As can be seen here … END of TRAIL is fortunate to have medical staff to man the stages had been “proofed” at Buf - we all had to wait until the smoke air-conditioned hospital … and it saw service several times falo Stampede. Only the best during the event! cleared before we knew the final victor!
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compete to be World Champion in This year’s class of Regulators was Cowboy Action Shooting™, Mounted named, which always brings the Shooting, and Wild Bunch™, you reaction, “why wasn’t he already a compete to be World Champion in regulator?” (The answer is some - Speed Pistol (Duelist, Gunfighter, one has to recommend prospective and Two Handed), and Speed Rifle, Regulators to SASS. Like medals Derringer, pocket pistol, Texas Sur - in combat, three things have to render, and World’s Fastest Cowboy. occur: you have to do something There were three Speed Shotgun noteworthy. Someone has to see categories: Hammer Double Barrel, you do it. They have to write it up. Hammerless, and ‘8 7/ ‘97. Long So if you think someone should be Range side matches included Single a Regulator, go to work.) Texas Shot Blackpowder, Single Shot Jack Daniels and Shotglass were Smokeless, Buffalo Rifle, Lever Ac - given the SASS Spirit Award. tion Pistol Caliber, and Lever Action Longtime END of TRAIL photog - Rifle Caliber. raphers, Black Jack McGinnis, The Plainsman Mini-Match Major Photography, and Mr. (four Stages) had Modern and Tra - Quigley Photography Team were ditional categories. Tex, SASS #4 recognized for their several was Match Director and wrote the decades of providing outstanding stages. Three had the rifle targets Australia and New Zealand have long been active END of TRAIL photographs of the event and win - as far away as the terrain allowed, participants. They are what help make END of TRAIL a true ners with very nice placques. and one had contestants shooting World Championship. New Zealand’s Ruby Redsmoke (second from right, Then the Kickoff Party and .45-70s and .38-55s at rifle targets front row) has been retired from competition for the past few years, International Potluck, hosted by at normal match distances, mean - but is now back and has regained her old form. While the Aussies The Dooley Gang, followed. The have come close in the past, Savage Sam has finally given Australia Dooley Gang does this party very ing pretty close. The starting line it’s first ever Overall World Championship win! His countrymen was “I don’t know if my Sharps will are rightfully proud—and that’s him with the “hub-cap” buckle well. This year the main course shoot that far.” and a huge grin in the front row! was excellent hot dogs, and Dooley The Lightning Cat Gunfighter Gang members were handy with Shotgun Sports Club, under the condiments as you went by, mak - management of Wild Shot and ing the line move along smartly. Mrs. Slick Shot, hosted “Cowboy Big Red Sky provided the music Break-Um,” a 10-target version of for the party. Cowboy Clays, with clay birds that — Main Match — were breakable with cowboy loads The Memoirs of a Cowboy out of a 20 " cylinder bore shotgun. The scenarios were all based If you’re thinking, “There’s no on the memoirs of fictional char - way I could shoot all of the side acter E. McKenna Minor, the cre - matches,” you’re right. But you ation of White Smoke Steve, could shoot all of them you wanted SASS 91779, a prolific novelist to. Except for the ones that had who lives in New Mexico. Judge prices mentioned above, all of the Roy Bean, SASS #1 was the inspi - side matches were included in the ration for this year’s theme, basic entry fee. Thursday morning the first If you still didn’t get in flight started at 7:30. The stages enough shooting, the beautifully at Founders Ranch face generally restored Founders Ranch Antique eastward. This means blackpow - Shooting Gallery was set up and (Continued on page 48 ) Following Opening Ceremonies, the Dooley Gang hosted “dinner” on the range. The lines moved quickly and everyone seemed to enjoy the camaraderie. open to all ages. This is one of the few surviving H. W. Terping 1950s Challenge Side Match was named vintage .22 caliber shooting gal - after the late Lightning Cat, one of leries left in the world. Henry Re - the greatest Cowboy Action Shoot - peating Arms Co. provided Henry ing™ gunfighters to ever play the Golden Boy rifles, and all proceeds game. The World’s Fastest Cowboy benefitted the SASS Western Her - side match had 24 knockdowns re - itage Museum and Cowboy Action quiring all of your main match Shooting™ Hall of Fame. guns. This match was $3 per run or Opening Ceremonies $5 for two runs, and you could run The opening ceremonies occur until you ran out of money, ammu - on Wednesday night, starting with nition, or energy. a stirring version of the Star Span - Like Cowboy Action, Wild Bunch™ The Texas Surrender match gled Banner sung by Audrianna is not just an American game. had 10 pistol and 4 shotgun targets, Aragon and Shannon Goldrick of The completion in Europe has and, surprisingly, started at “Texas Moriarity High School, and a pa - proven to be stiff for the past few The Posse Shoot consisted on Surrender,” meaning hands on pis - rade of flags of all the countries years (Samuel B. Carpenter, et. al), “thousands” of Vallistas attacking tols because as everyone knows, represented at END of TRAIL but now the Aussies have arrived. the small hamlet of Columbus, NM. Several were not only competing Texans don’t surrender. (Australia, Canada, Germany, Actually, some of the posse times to in Wild Bunch™, but they were suited Up the hill the Founders Ranch “kill ‘um all” were VERY impressive! Italy, New Zealand, and Norway) . up and shooting very well, indeed.
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(Continued from page 47 ) der shooters pray for clouds and wind for the first two stages in the morning run. I don’t believe any of the early morning flights got either, so it was fair to all. If it wasn’t, well, life and gunfights aren’t al - ways fair. T. A. Chance For the first time T. A. Chance was Match Director. He is immi - nently qualified for this job and has a history of putting on matches with simple stages and close, big targets. This is where 1% of the audience says, “What? Close? Simple? How can that be worthy In accordance with tradition, the Class of the World Championship of of 2013 Regulators was recognized — World Champions — during Opening Ceremonies. the best of the best! They’ve earned everyone’s respect, Cowboy Action Shooting™? You Regulators are an invaluable asset to must test the marksmanship and and SASS is proud of each and everyone of them! SASS and are very much appreciated. Congratulations! memory of the champions. You These are the new Regulators in attendance. must challenge the Badlands Buds and Holy Terrors of the sport!” the growth/survival of the matches the instructions had said, “Re - But remember, out of 500+ over 10 years or so, you would see peat the sequence,” then a shooters at END of TRAIL only 50 that, to put it as simply as possible, sweep from the left would have or so really have any chances of simple matches with close targets to be repeated with another taking home a category World grow. Complicated matches with sweep from the left. Championship, and probably 10 of distant targets don’t. Actually Instructions such as “move these could possibly win overall. they shrink and die, or they adapt. to the rifle,” or “restage the rifle There are no Cadillacs for the win - A quick way to determine how on the table” were omitted. If ners. Most of the paying cus - well the match satisfies the paying it didn’t matter, then you could tomers (called contestants) are customers is to look at the percent - make the rifle safe anywhere it there for the fun, the spectacle, the age of clean matches. Usually 10% was convenient. Instructions camaraderie, and the friendships clean matches means a good such as “holster” were omitted you make. Most contestants have match. This year 107 shooters out because they’re not necessary. a goal of shooting 30 second stages, of 519 shot clean and earned the You are going to holster your not the 12-second stages of the coveted and rare white buffalos pistols before picking up your stage winners. (I’m not exaggerat - given for clean matches. Some of rifle without instruction. ing. Badlands Bud had the fastest the contestants have been trying This stage had movement, END of TRAIL and all of the Founders stage of the match, 11.76 seconds, for years to get one of these. This Ranch activities are evolving. including a dash to the shot - with a 12.26 and a 12.85 to prove is my ninth END of TRAIL and the Responsibility for these events is moving gun. In this case, it was move - it wasn’t a fluke. Rattlesnake first time I shot all 12 stages clean. away from the Wild Bunch into the ment to the right. Eleven out Wrangler had a 12.27, a 12.44 and I also know if I clean a match I try capable hands of others. Match of twelve stages required a 12.96.) Most paying customers really hard to return next year. Administration, Cowboy Action, movement of varying degrees, would like to shoot a clean match. You probably do, too. Wild Bunch™, Mounted Shooting, and the twelfth could be shot If you studied the scores at major Stage 3. It has the infamous and event the upcoming Outlaw Trail from one position, or you could matches around the country and swinger target. We’ll use it to give are all being handled by the folks shown move to get closer to some tar - here. New ideas, new energy, and new you an idea of how the stages gets. Four stages were am - personalities assure Founders Ranch ran. A building front with a events will occur well into the future. bidextrous to some degree. door and two windows was One of them was a mirror on the left side of the stage, clares, “You can run, but you can’t stage. Five had movement left to with the lever that started hide forever!” right. On the stationary stage, if the swinger on the right Procedure: At buzzer, from you moved, it was left to right. edge of the building and a doorway, with revolvers, engage Two stages required right to left table to the right. The rifle the center revolver target twice, movement. was staged there. A fence then sweep the three targets from Two stages had knockdown with a table was on the far either direction. Repeat the in - targets for both rifle and pistol. right of the stage with the structions with second revolver. Some contestants don’t like knock - shotgun staged there. Three Start the swinger. With rifle, en - down targets, because, as Jeff pistol targets were in front of gage the swinger twice, then sweep Cooper could say in several lan - The Judge and Justice Lily Kate the door, two rifle targets the three rifle targets from either guages, “I hit him, and he didn’t go present the SASS Spirit Award to flanked the swinger in the direction. Repeat the instructions. down.” This is true in both gun - Texas jack Daniels and Shotglass middle, and four shotgun With shotgun, shoot the four shot - fights and matches, but, in both for their tireless support of the targets were on the right. gun targets. cases, it makes scoring easy. If the Scholarship Foundation. Starting Position: Standing Some notes: “Repeat the in - target went down, it’s a hit. In this Their efforts through the Derringers in the door, hands one on structions,” in this case meant match, if a target laughed at you, and Daggers Soiled Dove Program when you repeat, you may shoot has raised a significant amount of each side of doorframe, you could shoot a stationary target money to be used for SASS Scholarships. shoulder high, shooter de - the sweep from either direction. If with your shotgun to make it up
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in the Belle Union. The Der - for that white buffalo hunt. ringers and Daggers Saloon Show T. A. Chance’s crew, in this case and Soiled Dove and Parlor led by Wild Horse John, carefully came into play, not to mention the Madams costume contest in the adjusted all the knockdowns to the stage. Second overall, Rattlesnake fact evening activities started at Belle Union were big attractions. same angle Wednesday afternoon. Wrangler, a Junior Boy, had the low - 5:30. This year all of the shooters Bond Arms and Redwing Knives Speaking of workers, much of est overall time, 182.26 seconds for were finished by 4:30 every day. supplied the Derringers and Dag - the work was done by cadets of the 12 stages. But a miss on stage 3, This can only be accomplished gers, awards for the winning and Bataan Military Academy of Albu - made the time 19.66 seconds, and when the stages are extremely second place soiled doves and par - querque. They picked up brass after 31 rank points. So, he was second well written and administered, lor madams. Bond also awarded the main match and re-sold it. At by six rank points. Third overall, and the posses take about the Shotglass an engraved Bond Der - the Wild Bunch™ match they Sage Chick, who won Cowgirl, being same time to complete a stage. ringer for her work in managing picked up brass and brought it to the first woman to beat many time Evenings the contest for several years. Free the unloading table. They moved World Champion Holy Terror in a Thursday night the side frozen Margaritas didn’t hurt. and set targets for the Plainsman long, long time at END of TRAIL, match awards were given out. Saturday night the Gem Sa - match. They painted targets. They had a total time of 205.43 and 166 Judge Roy Bean’s gambling empo - loon was the site of the Best did a lot of errands and made life rank points. Badlands Bud won five rium was open in the Gem Saloon Dressed Costume contest. Later easier for all concerned. stages and was second on two and with Poker and Blackjack tables. in the Belle Union Saloon the win - Rank Point Scoring third on one. His total time was sec - More pious cowboys went to the ners of the Best Dressed Costume Many people do not understand ond overall, but a 26.36 on stage 12 Cowboy Memorial Chapel dedica - contest were displayed and rank point scoring. Some under - got him 137 of his 174 rank points tion, and there was a gathering of awarded. stand it, but don’t like it anyway. and moved him to fourth overall. A Classic Cowboys. Entertainment on stage at the Personally I like it when it puts me few years back I did an analysis like Friday night had more poker Belle Union soothed the contest - in front, hate it when it puts me be - this, and a category winner who and blackjack action in the Gem, ants who were outside going hind. Total time is easy. Add up all won on rank points but would have and the Shooting Costume awards (Continued on page 50 ) the stage times, and the lowest total been second in total time attacked wins. But not all stages are created me at a later event for “disrespect - equal. Some take longer than oth - ing” him. No, facts are facts. I’m in ers. A five-second differential on a awe of the shooting ability of all of long stage is not the same percent - the top shooters. This merely illus - CHAPEL age as five seconds on a short stage. trates the fact this is an endurance To equalize 12 stages, rank point race, not a sprint. The winner of the scoring gives you one rank point for Indianapolis 500 is the one who every shooter who beats you. If leads after 500 miles. The driver your time is fastest, you get one who led the most laps, but spun out rank point. If you’re second, you get on the final lap doesn’t win. two. If you’re down with me, you Efficiency get 300 or more. Rank points favor In past END of TRAILs I’ve at - consistency. Savage Sam, who was tended, at least one day, and some - first overall, a Cowboy, would have times all three, the third flight been third in total time, with 189.67 didn’t get off the range until well seconds for 12 stages, but he never after 5 PM. This was a problem be - got more than 15 rank points on a cause “No guns in town after 5”
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(Continued from page 49 ) didn’t. Everyone seemed happy. through the 6,228 stage times. A The number of vendors was down, sponsor is needed for crying towels but this meant the vendors who for next year. showed up had more customers AWARDS Vendors per capita and sold out. I went I talked to most of the vendors. looking with a list of things I Usually I find some who are un - wanted to buy, and by Wednesday, happy with sales. This time I they were gone. On the other hand, Cowboy Shooters Supply had both Federal Large Pistol Primers and Remington #10 caps, so I blew the budget on them. They’re dealers for Rugged Gear Gun Carts, and they only took two home when they left. The The gun sellers, Taylor’s, Long Hunter, and Cimarron all com - plained about the difficulty of get - ting stock to sell. Manufacturers Uberti/Stoeger, Ruger and Pietta were there, but I couldn’t get in to Tex and Gunslinger Jess teamed up to take the TV audience through the talk to them. A couple of notable entire process of outfitting a cowboy, long time vendors were not there getting some “charm schooling” because of illness. Buck, of Coon with the firearms, and then shooting Creek Old West, is getting shoul - the match. As “easy” as Cowboy der surgery, and long time gun - Action Shooting™ is, there’s still smith Jim Bowie just had a knee much to remember and master replacement. Slick McClade acted as Jess soon learned. Although as the SASS gunsmith in his stead, he was disappointed he didn’t “win” … handling emergencies at no charge he did fine! except for parts. Sharing the tent with him, Colt Faro was installing Shotgun Boogie’s “Game Changer” short stroke kits in Rugers non- stop. He mentioned he had done over 40 when I talked to him. American Pioneer Powder’s repre - sentative was unable to attend at the last minute. To make up for it Gunsmiths of International they offered online prices with no Renown—Shotgun Boogie (l) HAZMAT or shipping charges that and Coyote Cap. Shotgun Boogie would make any blackpowder installed at least 40 of his Ruger shooter using their powder buy a “Game Changer” revolver kits year’s supply. A similar situation during END of TRAIL. Coyote Cap continues to be a huge at Winter Range resulted in over supporter of SASS and its various Wednesday evening entertainment 500 bottles of powder sold. They programs through his donations was supplied by Frederick Jackson are happy vendors. Mernickle of unique and exquisite firearms. Turner’s ever-popular Red Sky Band. Gunleather always does land office The dance floor was full and those business at END of TRAIL. This sion, Earthwalkers, White Wolf on the sidelines had their toes was no exception. Trading, Colorado Mountain Hats, “a tapping!” Bighorn congratulates Hank Dodge The big tent with Dillon Preci - for being recognized by the other Bulletsplat Jewelry, Hearing Pro - waddies for his outstanding service tection Services, and Spirit Ranch with the Waddie Spirit Award. Clothing Company was very popu - Hank’s assignment at END of TRAIL lar. Next year I would suggest two TOP GUN is with the security team. such tents. I know of vendors who
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Enough money was raised during END of TRAIL to pay the contractor for the work done to date. The Chapel was dedicated Thursday evening and services were held In Cowboy Action consistency is Sunday morning under the able the name of the game—12 stages leadership of Sgt. Schuster. is a LONG match! However, The next project is to start in the Top Gun Shoot-off, it’s on the interior. a whole different game! It’s one stage, single elimination, which means each time one goes Cream and Hawaiian Ice. One day, to the line, noting can be held back—it’s all or nothing … and standing outside eating an ice misses are deadly. Talent and cream cone talking to photogra - exploding targets on the experience showed through as pher Artie Fly of Major Photogra - “stop” plates. I finally re - Badlands Bud and Holy Terror phy (posse pictures. Mr. Quigley alized my media badge would get the shoot off. Shooting USA had bubbled to the top … again. Photography did action photos of me into the Happy Jack Saloon to a camera on the balcony rail, and These are two outstanding the shooters), the ice cream fell off watch this from the balcony. (The others on the field. The bleachers competitors, and they both the cone. The vendor offered me a Happy Jack is open to all contest - were full to standing room only on put on a terrific “show!” replacement. This is the Cowboy ants and workers for most of the the range. Way, and the next day lunch after week, no more “VIP” room). I was Then the Dooley Gang han - would be at END of TRAIL if they shooting was a banana split! amazed at the catered cham - dled the Wild Bunch™ and Main could get in that tent. It’s out of the Sunday morning pagne breakfast with scantily Match awards in their usual en - wind and dust, and it’s comfortable. First came the shoot-offs, clad waitresses. Who knew? The tertaining and efficient way, fin - This is more important for clothing made more exciting by the use of balcony gave an excellent view of (Continued on page 52 ) vendors. Dusty clothing doesn’t sell, and neither does clothing in plastic bags that customers can’t see. People go in for the cool shade and end up buying something. ENTERTAINMENT Food vendors, Pop’s, Shorty’s Barbecue, El Comador, Lotza Fun, and Texas Roadside Diner did well at END of TRAIL. My favorite was an ice cream vendor, Sky’s Ice
Wild Bunch is not Cowboy Action with a 1911 … it has its own main match and Top Gun Shoot-off. Molasses Kid and Half-a-Hand Henri distinguished themselves in both competitions and went home loaded with hardware. Congratulations!
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(Continued from page 51 ) ishing way ahead of schedule. In the main match 107 shooters got clean match White Buffalo WILD BUNCH pins, and 282 received the cov - eted END of TRAIL buckles. World Champions received din - ner-plate silver belt buckles and huge globe trophies. Tro - phies were given for second and third as well. And, then the circus packed away their tents—and trailers and motor homes and cars and trucks and went up the hill … and back to the twenty-first century. The en - chanted town of the Old West the way we wanted it to be, of gunfighters, soiled doves, gam - blers, craftsmen, waddies, en - tertainers, towns people, and storekeepers disappeared into the mist of time for another year. It will awaken again June 19-29, 2014.
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By Nubbins Colt, SASS Life #7802
recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a leg - end of justice.” At least Nubbins Colt, that’s true because the SASS Life #7802 whole movie is a flashback as Tonto, as a VERY old terestingly weird than silly. man in 1933, tells the story Armie Hammer as the Lone to a young boy dressed as Ranger is silly a lot of the time. The Lone Ranger. The underlying plot is pretty good, but many of the action scenes are Here’s the line-up: silly. They used every cliché from every B-Western they could think Director: Gore Verbinski of and a few from Western comedic Music composed by: movies as well. And, the “Bridge Jack White Over the River Kwai,” actually, if Screenplay: you’ve ever seen that movie. Some Justin Haythe, (Continued on page 54 ) Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Gore Verbinski Main Cast Johnny Depp as Tonto (it’s really his movie, as you know) ell, I made it a point to Armie Hammer as John Reid/ see this movie immedi - The Lone Ranger ately. First and fore - William Fichtner as W most, because I know Butch Cavendish some of y’all want to see it and, al - Helena Bonham Carter as though this review won’t be com - Red Harrington pletely timely, it will help many of Ruth Wilson as Rebecca Reid The Cowboy Chronicle readers. Sec - Barry Pepper as Captain Jay ondly, because if I’m not the biggest Fuller Lone Ranger fan alive, I’m in the Tom Wilkinson as Cole top ten … or so, give or take … James Badge Dale as Dan Reid So here we go. Bryant Prince as Danny Reid The commercial blurb for the move is that “The Lone Ranger is a The whole cast is VERY much 2013 American action-adventure longer. The list of people who as - western film produced by Walt Dis - sisted in making this movie, espe - ney Pictures and Jerry Bruck - cially the technical stuff, was heimer Films and directed by Gore ENORMOUS. I recommend watch - Verbinski, based on the radio series ing the credits to the end just to get of the same name.” That is com - a feel for the impressive amount of pletely misleading. They might as work that went into making this well have said it was based on Fran movie. Also, because as sometimes Striker’s novels. The fact is it is re - happens, the movie doesn’t end … ally and truly based on the TV se - at the end … ries, which I KNOW that ALL of So, was it any good? Well, yes you KNOW. and no. Firstly, it’s often very However, another commercial silly. The funny thing is the movie blurb is a much better statement: really revolves around Johnny “Native American warrior, Tonto, Depp, as Tonto, but he’s more in -
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The Lone Ranger . . .
(Continued from page 53 ) much lamented Clayton Moore’s of the real action scenes are not TV series). If this movie were not silly, they are devastatingly well so silly, however, the end of the done to the point you can feel bad guys would be a lot more per - them, and if they stuck to that the sonal and maybe more satisfying. movie would be a taut, high qual - The film is somewhat over - ity melodrama, an intense West - long due to the special effects ern that would be very unfunny. used that they could have done As it was, there were many times without, particularly the last when the theater audience train scene, but it is exhilarating erupted into laughter (a surpris - and exciting, and I certainly ingly small audience, I will note, would recommend it from that for a July 4 th evening). If that was standpoint. I was watching with the writer’s and director’s, inten - a very critical eye so I could write tion they succeeded. If it wasn’t this—you don’t have to! If you’re their intent, then they shouldn’t going to go because you see every have done it. Western, then go—just don’t ex - So, okay, if you know the orig - pect “High Noon.” inal story of the Lone Ranger and For you Western fans that like his origin (see “Enter the Lone realism and historical accuracy, Ranger,” which is actually a 90 here’s some stuff you need to minute movie composed of Clay - know. The story takes place in ton Moore’s first three episodes of and around Colby, Texas, a fic - TV’s “The Lone Ranger” and is tional town as far as I can tell (I from the radio and the novels), cannot find the town on any map, early on the script stays true to but I think it’s the same name as the original. The story as it devel - used in the original Lone Ranger ops is different, and it would be a series). Much of the action takes decent story, except for the fact it place in Monument Valley, Utah is completely clichéd, as aforesaid. (yes, picture that backdrop for The actors play their roles well; Colby, Texas!), and the filming Johnny Depp is terrific, and he is was done in Utah and New Mex - believable, not withstanding what ico. The story is dated “Colby, some early critics have said. Texas 1869” which was foolish, as Armie Hammer could have been there is no reason to use a date as good as Johnny Depp, but he’s that close to the Civil War. EX - too cute, and he plays his part too CEPT! They use that date to in - cute. The bad guys are about as clude the laying of the first evil as bad guys get in a movie, transcontinental railroad and its stereotypically so, but they act completion at Promontory Sum - their parts well enough despite mit, Utah, with the last spike the slick clichés they have to reen - being hammered in, etc.—but the act but, as I said, there is a little story is all set in Texas despite the too much silliness. But, still, if fact that railroad never came you like big, sprawling, action close to Texas. It was unnecessary movies with great special effects, to mess with history that way. then this movie gets you there. That covers your historic and Just go to escape reality and have geographic Hollywood liberty tak - fun, but don’t expect the depth of ing. But, also included, are a va - “Dead Man’s Burden,” the last riety of post-1869 firearms. One movie I reviewed in these pages. obvious Schofield revolver ap - We’ve all seen movie stars pears early (and one year too hanging under trains before, and early as they date to 1870 at we’ve all seen fistfights on moving best), several Single Action Army boxcars before, but when you revolvers appear (about 4 years throw in The Spirit Horse, the too early), and I’m sure at least Great White Stallion of the one Remington Model of 1875. Plains, well, that takes that type Not to say that there were no Colt of action on a train way over the Army Models of 1860 or Reming - top—and I admit it, it’s fun to tons of 1858 or 1863, but remem - watch! BUT IT IS SILLY! And, ber the Lone Ranger is FAMOUS unlike the original Lone Ranger, for using silver bullets (from his people who have to be killed get own mine in the TV series; from a killed, not just jailed (that mine on Indian land in this NEVER happened in the late, (Continued on next page)
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(Continued from previous page) nicely done, I thought – but still – movie, but the cartridges belong Johnny Depp is Johnny Depp, so to Tonto) in his Colt SAAs, so you you know what to expect. can see the problem when Armie This movie will make for an Hammer loads his guns. I think entertaining evening. Relax and the cavalry weapons, rifles, any - enjoy the show; it’s big, it’s blus - way, were historically accurate, tery, and its entertaining fun, if but I actually didn’t focus on not great movie making. The fact those. For SASS members these the early commercials and trailers things must be mentioned. told the story of its silliness prob - Despite my criticisms I had ably explains why this $250 mil - fun watching the movie, but lion dollar movie is getting maybe that was because I’m easy whipped at the box office. to entertain, and the audience I will note, with some joy, that laughter supported my own the main theme of the “William laughter. I knew what to expect Tell Overture”, even as sometimes from the television commercials rearranged, is used correctly and and, despite what others have properly and, because of that I said, in my opinion Johnny Depp liked this movie better than Hol - did not reprise his role as Captain lywood’s last attempt at The Lone Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Ranger story, which was a total Caribbean,” but instead, played a stinker from the get-go. That man with a troubled childhood doesn’t make this a great film, but who was working to resolve it at least my ears were happy! through ancient customs. Very © Nubbins Colt 2013
Little Known Fact Frederick Douglass was one of the first people to suggest using black soldiers, but Lincoln did not consider it until much later.
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soiled doVes / CostumE ContEst wparlor house madams , DERRingER & DAggERs Event Raises Big Bucks for the sAss sChoLARshiP FunD!
By Cat Ballou, SASS #55 Photography by Black Jack McGinnis, SASS #2041, and Major Photography
ounders Ranch, NM – SASS Scholarship Fund through What a fun and raucous raffles held for Bond Derringers night! The Derringer and a 1873 Cimarron Arms rifle. F and Daggers Soiled Dove Friday night at END of TRAIL and Parlor House Madams Cos - the Belle Union was packed with tume Contest, produced, organized, revelers waiting for the Soiled and hosted by Shotglass, SASS Reg - Doves and Parlor House Madams to ulator #17153, and Texas Jack strut their stuff. Always talented, Daniels, SASS #8587, raised the Frederick Jackson Turner, SASS roof both in fun and $7,270 for the #28271, provided warm up music,
The Judges enjoyed their group photo with the contestants. Major Photography photo
and Handlebar Bob, SASS #4650, Winners again exhibited his excellent emcee - ing skills. Shorty’s BBQ supplied Parlor House Madams the hot dogs, and SASS donated the 1s Aneeda Huginkiss, buns and condiments. Plus, free SASS #23798 CO 2nd Texas Flower, margaritas were flowing! SASS #43753 TX The judges seemed to take their 3rd Deville Dalton, difficult job of picking winners very SASS #81294 NM seriously, and all five judges, Omaha Saloon Girls John, SASS #48577, Last Chance 1st Bulls Eye Annie, Morales, SASS #67180, Bobcat, SASS #77747 NM SASS #42904, Paden Emmett Cobb, 2nd Sassy Britches, SASS #57649, and Brother King, SASS #95936 AUS rd SASS #69031, received a custom 3 Rattlesnake Kate, SASS #89096 CO Redwing dagger and custom sheath Seneca Sadie, by JM Leather. After the event, SASS #88387 CO Artie Fly and Sexie Sadie of Major Raffle Winners Photography took the judges’ photos Derringer Shamrock Sadie, with the Doves and Madams. SASS #78511 SC This year the SASS Soiled Dove Rifle The Brisco Kid, Association held raffles for an en - SASS #26032 OK
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Handlebar Bob – what a great emcee!
graved Cimarron 1873 Saddle Shorty and a Bond Arms derringer with proceeds benefiting the SASS Scholarship Fund. Each Soiled Dove Shotglass always does a fantastic Shamrock Sadie won and Parlor House Madam sold raffle job organizing, handling, the derringer raffle, Hey You also won a derringer tickets and also had an equal chance and promoting this event a derringer from Bond Arms from Bond Arms for selling the most raffle tickets. of winning a Cimarron 1878 Coach (along with Texas Jack Daniels) She sold $1,000 worth! Gun and Bond Derringer. Shamrock Thanks to all the generous Sadie, SASS #78511, was the winner ets. The Brisco Kid, SASS #26032, sponsors for supporting this of the Bond Derringer raffle, and Hey won the 1873 Cimarron Rifle, and event—Bond Derringer (der - You, SASS #64946, also won a der - Bella Spencer, SASS #63491, won ringers), Cimarron Firearms (the ringer for selling the most raffle tick - the Coach Gun for most ticket sales. rifle and shotgun), Jim Downing, The Gun Engraver (derringer en - graving), Aspen Filly (rifle and shot - gun engraving), Redwing Trading Company (custom daggers), JM The Brisco Kid Leather (knife sheaths and der - was the lucky ringer holsters), Cowboy Shooter winner of the Supply (gun cases), and Major Pho - 1873 Cimarron tography (photographs). rifle raffle. All first place costume winners took home a derringer from Bond, and all second and third place win - ners received a custom dagger from Redwing Trading Company. And the winners are …
The Soiled Doves
Parlor House Madams – the older, but wiser, ladies!
The Judges always have a difficult job to do, right?
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By Justice Lilly Kate, SASS/Life Regulator #1000 Justice Lily Kate, SASS #1000
t was a good year for scholarship recipi - ents … and their par - I ents!! With tuition, fees, room and board growing ever higher, students and par - ents need all the help they can get in order to complete college without suffering from too much school loan debt. Thanks to dedicated SASS Members who year after year continue to support and donate to the Fund. The students and par - ents appreciate your help. Re - member that 100% of all funds raised go to the SASS Schol - arship Foundation , a na - tional non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation located at 215 Pujo the Kid, Alamo, SASS #42496-NJ Cowboy Way, Edgewood, New SASS #84148-LA Mexico 87015. We can be reached via phone Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at (505) 843-1320 or by Fax at Appaloosa Alex, (505) 843-1333. Thanks in ad - SASS #73401-SC vance for your generosity.
Miss Grizzelda, Flaming Star, SASS #71308-PA SASS #71391-IL
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Magnolia Blossom, Jess Plain Ornery, Dominator, SASS #84979-TX SASS #45250-MN SASS #62912-FL
Sage Chick, SASS #48454-OH ! (Continued on page 62)
Red River Emma, SASS #90161-OK
Tornado Red, SASS #45811-VA
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Callaway Kid, Bear Whiteclaw, SASS #82862-MO SASS #35715-CO
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OUR FIRST MATCH Part 1 of 3
RUCAS as well. Jess told us he Discovering Cowboy Action Shooting™ would bring badges the following weekend, and all we needed to do excited by the costuming aspects, was bring our membership fee and By Whitey Coyote, SASS #96449, and but wanted to shoot as well! give them our e-mail and phone Sweetland Phobe Ann, SASS #96450 Having been married only a number so “We can call you at all couple years, both of us empty hours of the day and night when we t was chilly that morn - and talking to people who knew nesters, and trying to find a hobby need volunteers!” ing and there was a about this great sport. I ap - or pastime where we could spend The following Sunday we threat of rain in the air. proached my wife, somewhat cau - time together, we saw Cowboy Ac - showed up in our “Cowboy / Cow - I Not at all unusual for tiously, about perhaps getting tion Shooting™ as a great way to girl finest” and were greeted with, western Washington in the fall, but involved in Cowboy Action Shoot - have a good time with people our “Where’s your guns?’ and “Aint you it only added to the anxiety my wife ing™, hoping she would find the own age, without too much physi - gonna shoot?” from nearly every - and I were already experiencing. It costuming portion of the organiza - cal demand. one. We explained we were just was the day of our very first Cow - tion appealing, and giving me li - I work on Saturdays, so I spectators for the match, but the boy Action Shooting™ match, and cense to become involved in the looked for a local club that had its overall feeling was if we had actu - we were both wondering what we shooting portion. matches on Sundays and found one ally wanted to shoot, guns and had gotten ourselves into. You see, my wife is an amazing that’s only a half hour’s drive away ammo would have magically ap - Only a few short weeks prior, I fiber artist. She knits, sews, cro - and contacted them by way of the peared from the many guncarts had become interested in Cowboy chets, and even spins yarn into all SASS website. stationed around the range. I have Action Shooting™ and had spent a kinds of creations. She’s an experi - Renton United Cowboy Action to admit, it was very tempting to good deal of time researching on enced costume creator and loves Shooters, (RUCAS), meets at the just shout out “OKAY, OKAY, I’ll the Internet, finding out about period clothing. Somewhat to my Renton Gun club just south of Seat - shoot!” But we resisted and stayed SASS, investigating some local surprise, she began her own inves - tle, and the contact man is Jess as the watchers we had come as. Cowboy Action Shooting™ clubs, tigating and soon she not only was Ducky, SASS #4275. I e-mailed Jess We strolled from stage to stage and asked him a few questions— watching and learning, and every - how we could get involved and what one answered our questions and it was we had to do? Jess’s answer volunteered information, often was simple, “Just show up.” without us even asking. To put it There was a match scheduled simply, we had a great time! One for the following weekend, so my of the Lady shooters even let my wife and I decided we would go as wife try out a shotgun (her first spectators and see what it was all time) on one of the stages after the about. The gun club, however, as match was over. We were hooked! most gun clubs, is a bit remote, so After the match, Jess gave us our we decided to do some reconnais - badges, and we joined up. sance and find it before the week - He then explained to us every end of the match. We found it Friday night he sets up a simple without any problem and to our stage in the one lighted bay and surprise RUCUS was having its holds a practice session for new “Wild Bunch” competition that very shooters and old timers alike, who day. We asked the shooters if it was want to try out new guns, new okay for us to just sit and watch, loads, or just want to get a little and they all said we were more practice time in. We were really ex - than welcome! We watched and cited about that because we were so surprised how friendly and wanted to learn the procedure informative they were. I asked a without the pressures of a genuine lot of stupid questions, not quite match. We anxiously told him we understanding the whole “Wild would definitely be there the fol - Bunch” thing, but the guys were all lowing Friday evening. glad to share what it was all about, There was however, one small and we were fascinated! I finally problem. We were nearly “gunless.” figured out which shooter was Jess I had a pair of .45s, but no shotgun Ducky and introduced myself as and only a .22 cal. Henry lever ac - the idiot who had e-mailed him. tion. Jess told us not to worry Jess was thrilled we had showed up about it, that he would bring all the and more than willing to answer guns and ammo we needed to get more of my stupid questions. We started and get a feel for the sport. promised him we would be at the We showed up for practice every main match the following Sunday chance we got and couldn’t wait to as spectators, and he said we would enter a real match be more than welcome. We had al - A week before the match. I e- ready joined SASS at that point, mailed Jess and told him we would and we were anxious to join (Continued on next page) Visit us at sassnet .com September 2013 Cowboy Chronicle Page 61
WAntED: Dead or Alive
Wolverine Wrangler, SASS #22963
By Wolverine Wrangler, SASS #22963
he Wanted: Dead or Alive show Randall striding to an out - television series starred door bulletin board, from which he Steve McQueen as bounty takes a “Wanted” Poster and then T hunter Josh Randall. The glares at the viewer. For the final black and white episodes aired season, a black screen reveals the from 1958 – 1961. The show was a flash and sound of three shots from spin-off of a March 1958 episode of the “Mare’s Leg” as Randall ad - Trackdown, a 1957 – 1959 Western vanced toward the viewer. This series starring Robert Culp. was followed by a lighted close-up Steve McQueen’s character of on the gun as it was holstered, and Josh Randall is a Confederate vet - then Randall’s head and shoulders eran and bounty hunter with a soft were seen. heart. He often donates his earn - It should be noted the Winches - ings to the needy and helps his ter Model ‘92 (Josh Randall’s modi - prisoners if they have been fied rifle) was not available during wrongly accused. the represented time of the series, Randall carries a shortened the 1870s. The Winchesters avail - Winchester Model 1892 carbine, able in the 1870s were the Model called the “Mare’s Leg,” in a holster ‘66, Model 1873, and Model 1876. patterned after “gunslinger” rigs Note the spare cartridges Randall then popular in movies and televi - carried on his holster belt were .45- sion. Randall had the ability to 70 caliber cartridges that would not draw and fire this gun with blazing fit the Model 1892. Nevertheless, speed, as fast as, or in many cases, they looked good to the viewers. much faster than his adversaries The three seasons of Wanted: with handguns. Dead or Alive are now available There were two types of on DVD. footage for the show’s opening ti - I’ll be turning the rotary TV tles. In Seasons 1 and 2, a close-up channel selector dial now. on the “Mare’s Leg” gun in its hol - Stay tuned. ster on Randall’s leg zooms out to [email protected]
Our First Match • Part 1 of 3 (Discovering Cowboy Action Shooting TM ... (Continued from previous page) “Show up and SHOOT!” be showing, again as spectators and Well, to make a too long story would stay and help clean up after - shorter and get back to my original wards. He responded quickly and topic. We agreed. said that would be great but what To be continued next month … he really wanted us to do was Shooting the First Stage … Visit us at sassnet .com Page 62 Cowboy Chronicle September 2013
Congratulations To 2013 SASS Scholarship Recipients
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Lily the Kid, SASS #61581-GA Apache Wolf, Snowy Creek Angel, SASS #65272-MI SASS #40827-CO
Tater Bug, SASS #90160-OK
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SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City AK CA (continued) Alaska 49’ers 1st sat & Tripod 907-373-0140 Birchwood Nevada City peacemakers 3rd sat marlin schofield 530-265-9213 Nevada City 3rd sun North County shootist Assoc. 3rd sat Graybeard 760-727-9160 pala Golden heart shootist society 2nd sat & poco Loco 907-488-7660 fairbanks shasta Regulators 3rd sat modoc 530-365-1839 Redding Last sun Louie Robbers Roost Vigilantes 3rd sat Nast Newt 760-375-7618 Ridgecrest Juneau Gold miners posse 3rd sun five Card Tanna 907-789-7498 Juneau high Desert Cowboys 3rd sun Doc silverhawks 661-948-2543 Acton AL Kings River Regulators 3rd sun sierra Rider 559-268-1115 Clovis Russell County Regulators 1st sat Will Killigan 706-568-0869 phoenix City panorama Northfield Raiders 3rd sun Gun hawk 818-761-0512 North North Alabama Regulators 1st sun Drake Robey 256-313-0421 Woodville hollywood Vulcan Long Rifles 2nd sat parson henry 205-541-2207 hoover south Coast Rangers 3rd sun Lucky Blackjack 805-886-5945 santa Brown Daniel Barbara Alabama Rangers 2nd sun Dead horse phil 205-531-7055 Brierfield murieta posse 3rd sun Grizzly peak Jake 530-676-2997 sloughhouse Cahaba Cowboys 3rd sun Duke slade 205-854-0843 Birmingham helldorado Rangers 3rd sun Will Bonner 707-462-1466 ukiah Gallant Gunfighters 3rd sun Buck D. Law 256-504-4366 hoover hawkinsville Claim Jumpers 4th & 5th Lethal Les 530-842-4506 yreka old york shootists 4th sun Derringer Di 205-647-6925 hoover sat L’Amour AR mad River Rangers 4th sat Kid Kneestone 707-445-1981 Blue Lake White River Gang 1st sat Arkansas Tom 870-656-8431 mountain Coyote Valley sharpshooters 4th sat Nasty hag 408-859-4300 san Jose home pozo River Vigilance 4th sat Dirty sally 805-438-4817 santa Critter Creek Citizens 1st sun Evil Bob 903-701-3970 fourke Committee margarita Vigilance California shady Ladies 4th sat Lady Gambler 916-447-2040 sloughhouse mountain Valley Vigilantes 1st Wkd Christmas Kid 501-625-3554 hot springs faultLine shootist society 4th sun Querida 831-635-9147 Gonzales outlaw Camp 2nd & 5th ozark Red 501-362-2963 heber The Range 4th sun Grass V.federally 530-273-4440 Grass Valley sat springs The Cowboys 4th sun Captain Jake 714-318-6948 Norco Arkansas Lead slingers 2nd sat & Dirty Dan 479-633-2107 Garfield Deadwood Drifters 4th sun Lusty Lil 661-775-3802 piru 4th sun paladin sloughhouse Irregulators 5th sat & sun Badlands Bud 530-677-0368 sloughhouse south fork River Regulators 3rd sat Arkansas harper 870-994-7227 salem CO Judge parker’s marshals 3rd sat & sun Naildriver 479-651-2475 fort smith Colorado Cowboys 1st sat painted filly 719-439-6502 Lake George True Grit sAss 4th sat & Tombstone 501-786-4440 Belleville Colorado shaketails 1st sun midnite slim 719-660-2742 fountain sun shadow san Juan Rangers 1st sun Kodiak Kid 970-252-1841 montrose AZ Windygap Regulators 1st Wkd piedra Kidd 970-799-1133 Cortez White mountain old West 1st & 3rd fred sharps 928-245-6276 show Low Briggsdale County shootists 2nd & 4th sat Kid Bucklin 970-493-1813 Briggsdale shootists sat Vigilantes 2nd sat Grizz Bear 719-545-9463 pueblo Rio salado Cowboy Action 1st sat A. J. Bob 480-982-7336 mesa four Corners Rifle and 2nd sun Capt. W. K. 970-565-3840 Cortez shooting society pistol Club Kelso old pueblo shootist 1st sun Gilly Boy 520-249-2831 Tombstone montrose marshals 2nd sun Big hat 970-249-7701 montrose Association Castle peak Wildshots 2nd Wkd old squinteye 970-524-9348 Gypsum Cowtown Cowboy shooters 1st sun & Barbwire 480-773-2753 peoria pawnee station 3rd sat Red Creek Dick 303-857-0520 Nunn 3rd sat martin Arizona Cowboy shooters 2nd sat Gawd Awful 503-528-6423 phoenix Rockvale Bunch 3rd sat Cherokee Diable 719-371-0172 Rockvale Association four Corners Gunslingers 3rd sun Cereza slim 970-247-0745 Durango Whiskey Row Gunslingers 2nd sun Turquoise Bill 928-925-7323 prescott Thunder mountain shootist 3rd Wkd pinto Annie 970-464-7118 Whitewater Colorado River Regulators 2nd sun & Crowheart 928-505-2200 Lake havasu Northwest Colorado Rangers 4th sat sagebrush Burns 970-824-8407 Craig 4th sat sand Creek Raiders 4th sun sweet Water Bill 303-366-8827 Byers NAZTy Bunch 3rd sat Tumbleweed Rose 928-899-8788 flagstaff Black Canyon Ghost Riders 4th sun Double Bit 970-874-8745 hotchkiss Lake powell Gunslingers 3rd sat Bare fist Jack 928-660-2104 page CT Los Vaqueros 3rd sat Buckeye pete 520-548-8298 Tucson Ledyard sidewinders 1st sat yosemite Gene 860-536-0887 Ledyard Tonto Rim marauders 3rd sun Rowdy Lane 575-937-9297 payson CT Valley Bushwackers 2nd sun milo sierra 860-508-2686 East Granby mohave marshalls 3rd sun & D B Chester 928-231-9013 Kingman DE 5th sat padens posse 3rd sun hazel pepper 302-422-6534 Bridgeville Altar Valley pistoleros 3rd sun & mean Raylean 520-235-0394 Tucson FL 5th sun Ghost Town Gunslingers 1st sat Copenhagen 904-808-8559 st. Augustine Arizona yavapai Rangers 4th sat Whisperin meadows 928-567-9227 Camp Verde Gold Coast Gunslingers 1st sat & George Washington 786-256-9542 fort Lauder- Dusty Bunch old Western 4th sat squibber 602-309-4198 Casa Grande 3rd sun mcLintock dale shooters hernando County Regulators 1st sun shady Brady 352-686-1055 Brooksville Colorado River shootists 4th sun Boston Anniebelle 928-502-1298 yuma miakka misfits 1st sun serving Justice 914-219-7007 myakka City Bordertown, Inc. As sch swift Water 520-883-1217 Tucson fort White Cowboy Cavalry 2nd sat Deadly sharpshoot 352-317-6284 fort White CA okeechobee marshals 2nd sat & Kid Celero 561-312-9075 okeechobee sunnyvale Regulators 1st & 3rd shaniko Jack 650-464-3764 Cupertino 4th sun mon Night okeechobee outlaws 2nd sat & Dead Wait 863-357-3006 okeechobee West End outlaws 1st & 3rd Chickamauga 951-549-9304 Lytle Creek 4th sun sat Charlie Tater hill Gunfighters 2nd sun Judge JD Justice 941-629-4440 Arcadia Escondido Bandidos 1st sat Devil Jack 760-741-3229 Escondido Weewahootee Vigilance 2nd sun Conway Kid 407-273-9763 orlando The outlaws 1st sat Terrell sackett 916-363-1648 sacramento Committee sierra sportsmen Club 1st sat Bugtown Dusty 530-260-0806 susanville panhandle Cowboys 2nd sun high Card 850-492-5162 pensacola Two Rivers posse 1st sat & Dragon 209-836-4042 manteca southwest florida Gunslingers 3rd sat Jed Lewis 239-455-4788 punta Gorda 4th sun Big Bend Bushwhackers 3rd sat sixpence Kid 850-459-1107 Tallahassee 5 Dogs Creek 1st sun utah Blaine 661-203-4238 Bakersfield Lake County pistoleros 3rd sat Arcadia outlaw 352-208-2788 Tavares River City Regulators 1st sun point of orgin 530-304-5616 Davis panhandle Cattle Company 4th sat Desperado Dale 850-260-5507 Chipley hole In The Wall Gang 1st sun frito Bandito 661-406-6001 piru Cowford Regulators 4th sat General Lee smokey 904-803-2930 Jacksonville Cajon Cowboys 2nd & 4th sat pasture patti 760-956-8852 Devore Indian River Regulators 4th sat Belligerent orney 321-403-2940 palm Bay Chorro Valley Regulators 2nd & 5th mad Dog 805-440-7847 san Luis Bob sun mcCoy obispo oK Corral outlaws 4th sun Kokomo Kid 863-357-2226 okeechobee shasta Regulators of 2nd sat Cayenne 530-275-3158 Burney five County Regulators 4th sun Jed Lewis 239-455-4788 punta Gorda hat Creek pepper Doodle hill Regulators 4th sun Dave smith 813-645-3828 Ruskin mother Lode shootist society 2nd sat sioux City Kid 209-795-4175 Jamestown Antelope Junction Rangers fri nite & mayeye Rider 727-736-3977 pineallas Coyote Valley Cowboys 2nd sat Bad Eye Bobolu 408-722-0583 morgan hill 2nd sat park Guns in the sun 2nd sat Johnny 2moons 760-346-0972 palm springs GA Buffalo Runners 2nd sat Grizzly peak Jake 530-676-2997 Rescue River Bend Rough Riders 1st sat Done Gone 770-361-6966 Dawsonville Dulzura Desperados 2nd sat hashknife Willie 619-271-1481 san Diego American old West Cowboys 1st sat Josey Buckhorn 423-236-5281 flintstone California Rangers 2nd sat Jimmy frisco 209-296-4146 sloughhouse Valdosta Vigilance Committee 1st sat Big Boyd 229-244-3161 Valdosta Double R Bar 2nd sun five Jacks 760-949-3198 Lucerne Lonesome Valley Regulators 1st sun Wishbone hooper 478-922-9384 Warner Regulators Valley Robins high sierra Drifters 2nd sun Grizzly peak Jake 530-676-2997 Railroad flat providence springs Rangers 2nd sat Buckshot Bob 229-924-0997 Anderson Richmond Roughriders 2nd sun Buffy 650-994-9412 Richmond Doc holliday’s Immortals 2nd sat Easy Rider 770-954-9696 Griffin over The hill Gang (The) 2nd sun Kooskia Kid 818-566-7900 sylmar Camden County Cowboys 2nd sat Christian mortician 912-227-5683 Kingsland Bridgeport Vigilantes 3rd sat Ben maverick 909-496-3137 Bridgeport piedmont Regulators 2nd sat hunter sam 706-391-4630 Toccoa Burro Canyon Gunslingers 3rd sat Don Trader 714-827-7360 meyers south River shootists 3rd sat man from Little 678-428-4240 Covington Canyon River To update your SASS Affiliated Club Listing or Annual Match please contact Slipnoose at the SASS Office ph: (877) 411-7277 or [email protected] Visit us at sassnet .com September 2013 Cowboy Chronicle Page 67
SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City GA (continued) LA (continued) Tennessee mountain 3rd sat Trail Bones 423-842-6116 Ringgold Bayou Bounty hunters 2nd sat soiled Dove 985-796-9698 folsom marauders Grand Ecore Vigilantes 3rd sat ouachita Kid 318-932-6637 Natchitoches Cherokee Cowboys 4th sat Bad Lands Bob 706-654-0828 Gainesville Jackson hole Regulators 4th sat slick mcClade 318-278-9071 Quitman HI MA maui marshals 1st & 3rd sat Bad Burt 808-875-9085 maui Cape Cod Cowboys 2nd sat Curly Jay Brooks 508-477-9771 mashpee Big Island paniolos 3rd sat paniolo Annie 808-640-3949 ocean View shawsheen River Rangers As sch yukon Willie 978-663-3342 Bedford single Action shootist of 4th sun Branded Buck 808-351-9260 honolulu harvard Ghost Riders As sch Double R Bar Kid 978-771-9190 harvard hawaii Danvers Desperados As sch Cyrus Cy Klopps 781-667-2857 middleton IA Gunnysackers sat Nantucket Dawn 781-749-6951 scituate Turkeyfoot Cowboys 1st sat Ranger mathias 319-234-1550 Elk Run MD fischels heights Eas’dern shore Renegades 1st sat Teton Tracy 302-378-7854 sudlersville fort Des moines Rangers 1st sun pit mule 515-205-0557 Indianola Thurmont Rangers 1st sun Cash Caldwell 240-285-7673 Thurmont Zen shootists 2nd sat sergeant Duroc 515-783-4833 Nevada monocacy Irregulars 2nd Tues Chuckaroo 301-831-9666 frederick outlaw’s Run 2nd sun Capt. Jim midnight 712-621-5726 Red oak Damascus Wildlife Rangers 4th sat Chuckaroo 301-831-9666 Damascus ID ME Gunslingers of flaming 1st sat Jughandle Jack 208-634-3121 Council Big pine Bounty hunters As sch Ripley scrounger 207-876-4928 Willmantic heart Ranch Capitol City Vigilance As sch mark Lake 207-622-9400 Augusta southeast Idaho practical 1st sat hell’s Belle 208-529-3594 Idaho falls Committee shooters Beaver Creek Desperados As sch Jimmy Reb 207-698-4436 Berwick squaw Butte Regulators 1st sun Acequia Kidd 208-365-4551 Emmett hurricane Valley Rangers As sch Leo 207-829-3092 falmouth El Buscaderos 2nd & 4th sun oddman 208-437-0496 spirit Lake MI Northwest shadow Riders 2nd sat silverado Belle 208-743-5765 Lewiston Rockford Regulators 1st sat No Cattle 616-363-2827 Rockford southern Idaho Rangers 2nd sat Lone Thumper 208-251-4959 pocatello River Bend Rangers 2nd sat pitmaster 574-276-8805 Niles oregon Trail Rough Riders 2nd sun & John Bear 208-562-1914 Boise Double Barrel Gang 2nd sat. Dakota fats 269-721-8190 hastings 3rd sat Butcher Butte Bunch 2nd sun Grubby hardrock 810-750-0655 fenton hells Canyon Ghost Riders 3rd sat J.p. sloe 208-798-0826 moscow sucker Creek saddle and 3rd sat Kid Al fred 989-832-8426 Brecken- Twin Butte Bunch 3rd sat Idaho Rusty Bucket 208-745-6150 Rexburg Gun Club ridge panhandle Regulators 3rd sun halfcocked otis 509-991-5842 otis orchards Chippewa Regulators 3rd sat No Name Justice 906-632-1254 sault ste. Border marauders 3rd Wkd mud marine 208-627-8377 East port marie snake River Western shooting 4th sat missy mable 208-731-6387 Jerome hidden Valley Cowboys 3rd sun saulk Valley stubby 269-651-5197 sturgis society Rocky River Regulators 3rd sun Terrebonne Bud 248-709-5254 utica IL Blue Water Gunslingers 4st sun Buggyman 810-434-9597 Kimball shady Creek shootists 1st & 4th sun Dapper Dan porter 309-734-2324 Little york Eagleville Cowboys 4th sat one son of A Gun 231-676-0922 Central Lake Lakewood marshal’s 1st sat pine Ridge Jack 618-838-9410 Cisne Johnson Creek Regulators 4th sat Rainmaker Ray 313-618-2577 plymouth Rangeless Riders (The) 1st sat The Inspector 618-972-7825 highland mason County marshals 4th sat Two Gun Troll 231-343-2580 scottsville Kishwaukee Valley Regulators 1st sun snakes morgan 815-751-3716 sycamore Wolverine Rangers As sch R.J. Law 248-828-0440 port huron Kaskaskia Cowboys 2nd sat Wagonmaster Ward 618-443-3538 sparta saginaw field & stream Club As sch Bad River marty 989-585-3292 saginaw Nason mining Company 3rd & 5th Diggins Dave 618-927-0594 Benton Lapeer County sportsmans sun As Ash flat Water 314-378-5689 Attica Regulators sat Club Wranglers Johnny mcLean County peacemakers 3rd sat marshall RD 309-379-4331 Bloomington MN fort Beggs Defenders 3rd sun Toranado 815-302-8305 plainfield Cedar Valley Vigilantes 1st & 3rd sat D m yankee 612-701-9719 morristown Long Nine Cowboys 4th & 5th sun Lemon Drop Kid 217-787-4877 Loami Crow River Rangers 1st sun Cantankerous Jeb 763-682-3710 howard Lake Good Guys posse 4th sun Dangerous Denny 815-245-7264 Rockford Granite City Gunslingers 2nd & 5th sat Amen straight 612-723-2313 saint Cloud IN Lone Rock Rangers 2nd sat Red Dutchman 651-402-0368 farmington paradise pass Regulators 1st sat C. C. Top 574-354-7186 Etna Green Lookout mountain Gunsmoke 2nd sat Wagonmaster 218-780-6797 Virginia (formly Cutter’s Raiders) society Atlanta Cattle Company 2nd sat Bear Creek Reverend 765-652-1525 Atlanta fort Belmont Regulators 2nd sun mule Town Jack 507-840-0883 Jackson pleasant Valley Renegades 2nd sat Nomore slim 812-839-3052 Canaan East Grand forks Rod & 3rd sun BB Gunner 218-779-8555 East Grand schuster’s Rangers 2nd sun Coal Car Kid 219-759-3498 Chesterton Gun Club forks pine Ridge Regulators 3rd sat Riverboat Gambler 765-832-7253 Brazil MO Wolff’s Rowdy Rangers 3rd sat Justice D. spencer 574-536-4010 Bristol ozark posse (The) 1st sat Tightwad swede 417-846-5142 Cassville Circle R Cowboys 3rd sat mustang Bill 219-208-2793 Brookston West plaines Waddies 2nd & 5th sat major missalot 417-284-1432 Tecumseh Westside Renegades 3rd sat Johnny Banjo 812-430-6421 Evansville moniteau Creek River Raiders 2nd sun Doolin Riggs 573-687-3103 fayette Wabash Rangers 4th sat henry Remington 217-267-2820 Cayuga shoal Creek shootists 3rd sat Chaos Jumbles 417-451-9959 Joplin starke County Desert 4th sat Whip mccord 219-942-5859 Knox Gateway shootist society 3rd sun Bounty seeker 314-740-4665 st. Louis Big Rock sAss 4th sat southpaw Too 812-866-2406 Lexington Central ozarks Western 3rd sun X. s. Chance 573-765-5483 st. Robert Red Brush Raiders 4th sat Doc Goodluck 812-721-1188 Newburgh shooters Deer Creek Regulators 4th sun Doc molar 765-506-0344 Jonesboro Butterfield Trail Cowboys 4th sat & sun smokie 417-759-9114 Walnut Wildwood Wranglers 4th sun Voodooman 219-872-2721 michigan City 3rd Wed shade Indiana Black powder Guild As sch C. C. Top 574-354-7186 Etna Green southern missouri Rangers 4th Wkd s. m. All 471-461-0033 marshfield KS MS Butterfield Gulch Gang 1st sun Kanasa flatlander 785-493-5682 Chapman Natchez sixgunners 1st sat Winchester 601-445-5223 Natchez free state Rangers 1st sun & Buffalo phil 913-898-4911 parker Gulf Coast Gunslingers 1st sun old Rebel 228-860-0054 Biloxi 3rd sat mississippi peacemakers 3rd sat macon A. 601-954-3720 mendenhall powder Creek Cowboys 2nd & 4th sat El Dorado Wayne 913-686-5314 Lenexa Longshot & 4th Wed mississippi River Rangers 4th & 5th sat Taska Jim 901-490-2600 Byhalia mill Brook Wranglers 2nd sun Grandpa Buckten 785-421-2537 hill City MT millbrook honorable Road Agents 1st sat Diamond Red 406-685-3618 Ennis sandhill Regulators 3rd sat moundRidge 620-345-3151 hutchinson shooting society Goat Roper sun River Rangers shooting 1st sun & montana Lil’ 406-761-0896 simms Capital City Cowboys 4th sun Top 785-313-0894 Topeka society 4th sat skeeter Chisholm Trail Rowdies Last sun Cody Wyatt 316-204-1784 Wichita makoshika Gunslingers 2nd sat Doc Wells 406-345-8901 Glendive KY Gallatin Valley Regulators 2nd sat El hombre de 406-388-2902 Logan Kentucky Regulators 1st sat shenandoah slim 270-354-5040 Boaz montana hooten old Town Regulators 1st sat Double Eagle Dave 423-309-4146 mckee Black horse shootists 2nd Wkd J. E. B. stuart 406-727-7625 Great falls Knob Creek Gunfighters Guild 1st sun Drew first 502-644-3453 West point montana Green River Gunslingers 2nd sat yak 270-792-9001 Bowling montana Territory 4th sat Two Gun 406-655-8166 Billings Green peacemakers montana Levisa fork Lead slingers 2nd sat Escopeta Jake 606-631-4613 pikeville NC ponderosa pines posse 3rd sat Copperhead Joe 606-599-5263 manchester Neuse River Regulators 1st & 3rd Newport 252-726-7977 New Bern ohio River Rangers 3rd sat George Rogers 270-554-1501 paducah sat sodbuster Breathitt Bandits 4th sat slowly But surely 606-666-4663 Jackson old hickory Regulators 1st sat Wendover Kid 252-908-0098 Rocky mount Rockcastle Rangers 4th sat Grinnin Barrett 270-792-3196 park City old North state posse 1st sat Tracker mike 336-558-9032 salisbury fox Bend peacemakers 4th sun Tocala sam 859-552-9000 Wilmore Carolina Rough Riders 1st sun pecos pete 704-394-1859 Charlotte LA Carolina single Action 2nd & 5th Carolina’s 919-383-7567 Eden Deadwood marshals 1st & 3rd sat Doc spudley 504-467-6062 sorrento shooting society sun Longarm Grand Cane Gunslingers 1st sat Blackjack Charlie 318-925-9851 Grand Cane high Country Cowboys 2nd sat Wild otter 828-423-7796 Asheville To update your SASS Affiliated Club Listing or Annual Match please contact Slipnoose at the SASS Office ph: (877) 411-7277 or [email protected] Visit us at sassnet .com Page 68 Cowboy Chronicle September 2013
SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE (Cont.) Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City NC (continued) NY (continued) Carolina Cattlemen’s shooting 2nd sat J. m. Brown 919-291-1726 Creedmore mythical Rough Riders 5th sun Rev Dave Clayton 716-838-4286 hamburg and social society Rockdale Renegades As sch scheriff Richie 607-783-2752 Rockdale Buccaneer Range Regulators 2nd sat Jefro 910-330-7179 Wilmington The shadow Riders As sch Dusty Levis 646-284-4010 Westhampton Gunpowder Creek Regulators 3rd sat herdzman 828-493-1679 Lenoir Beach Cross Creek Cowboys 3rd sat huckleberry mike 910-980-0572 Wagram East End Regulators Last sun Diamond Rio 631-585-1936 Westhampton Iredell Regulators 4th sat Charlotte 704-902-1796 statesville OH ND Big Irons 1st sat Deadwood stan 513-894-3500 middletown Trestle Valley Rangers 2nd sat Doc hell 701-852-1697 minot Tusco Long Riders 1st sat prairie Dawg 216-932-7630 midvale Badlands Bandits 2nd sun Roughrider Ray 701-260-0347 Belfield Greene County Cowboys 1st sun Ruger Ray 937-352-6420 Xenia Dakota Rough Riders As sch heck Catcher 701-220-8131 moffit firelands peacemakers 1st Wed, Angry Angus 440-647-5909 Rochester sheyenne Valley peacekeepers Last sat Wild River Rose 701-588-4331 Kindred 3rd sat & 5th sun NE sandusky County Regulators 2nd sat Curtice Clay 419-836-8760 Gibsonburg Eastern Nebraska Gun Club 2nd sun flint Valdez 712-323-8996 Louisville shenango River Rats 2nd sat & shenango Joe 330-782-0958 yankee Lake flat Water shootists of the 3rd sun forty four 308-383-4605 Grand Island Last Thurs Grand Island Rifle Club maggie miami Valley Cowboys 2nd sun Buckshot Jones 937-418-7816 piqua platte Valley Gunslingers As sch skunk stomper 402-461-3442 Grand Island Blackhand Raiders 2nd sun Duke City Kid 614-556-0245 Zanesville NH scioto Territory Desperados 3rd & 5th sun pickaway Tracker 740-477-1881 Chillicothe The Dalton Gang shooting 3rd Wkd Littleton s. 603-444-6876 Dalton Wilmington Rough Riders 3rd sat paragon pete 740-626-7667 Wilmington Club of Nh Dalton AuGlaize Rough Riders 3rd sun Deputy Diamond 419-722-6345 Defiance pemi Valley peacemakers As sch Bear Lee Tallable 603-667-0104 holderness Desperado White mountain Regulators As sch Dead head 603-772-2358 Candia Brown Township Regulators 4th sat sandy Creek Jake 330-863-1139 malvern merrimack Valley As sch sheriff R. p. 603-345-6876 pelham ohio Valley Vigilantes 4th sat slow movin Ron 614-599-0721 mt. Vernon marauders Bucket Central ohio Cowboys 4th sun stagecoach hannah 614-868-9821 Circleville NJ stonelick Regulators As sch Carson 513-753-6462 milford monmouth County Rangers 2nd sun utah Tom 732-803-2430 monmouth OK Delaware Blues 2nd sun yellow mike 302-750-2381 Quinton Rattlesnake mountain 1st & 2nd Black River Jack 918-908-0016 Checotah Jackson hole Gang 4th sun papa Grey 732-961-6834 Jackson Rangers sat NM Cherokee strip shootists 1st sat scott Wayne 405-377-0610 stillwater magdalena Trail Drivers 1st & 3rd Grizzly Adams 575-854-2488 magdalena Wild Bunch sat shortgrass Rangers 1st sat & oklahoma spuds 405-640-5650 Grandfield Del Norte Diablos 1st & 4th Nevada Ranger 505-220-0892 Rio Rancho 3rd sun sat Cherokee strip shootists 1st sun scott Wayne 405-377-0610 stillwater founders Ranch shotgun 1st sat mrs. slick shot 505-934-2533 Edgewood Tulsey Town Cattlemens 2nd & 4th sat Curly Thom 918-376-4376 Tulsa sports Club Association 3rd sun mabry Bighorn Vigilantes 1st sat German George 505-286-0830 founders Indian Territory single Action 2nd & 5th sun, Little fat Buddy 918-437-4562 sand springs Ranch shooting society 3rd sat, 4th Wed otero practical shooting 1st sat saguaro sam 505-437-3663 La Luz oklahoma City Gun Club - 2nd sat & flat Top okie 405-373-1472 oklahoma Association Territorial marshals 4th sun City Buffalo Range Riders 1st sun Garrison Joe 505-323-8487 founders OR Ranch horse Ridge pistoleros 1st & 3rd sun Big Casino 541-389-2342 Bend Chisum Cowboy Gun Club 1st sun Two Bit Tammy 575-626-9201 Roswell molalla River Rangers 1st sat Gold Dust Bill 503-705-1211 Canby high Desert Drifters 2nd sat shakey shooter 505-294-3233 founders merlin marauders 1st sat mountain Grizz 253-208-1105 merlin Ranch Dry Gulch Desperados 1st sat Runamuck 509-520-3241 milton Lincoln County Regulators 2nd sat Gunsmoke Cowboy 575-808-0459 Ruidoso freewater Rio Grande Renegades 2nd Wed, mica mcGuire 505-263-1181 Albuquerque siuslaw River Rangers 1st sun Johnny Jingos 541-997-6313 florence 3rd sat, 4th sun, Table Rock Rangers 1st sun & Jed I. Knight 541-944-2281 White City 5th sat & sun 2nd sat Gila Rangers 2nd Wkd Chico Cheech 575-388-2531 silver City pine mountain posse 2nd & 4th Wkd Whisperin’ Wade 541-318-8199 Bend monticello Range Riders 3rd & 5th J. W. Brockey 575-744-4484 Elephant Klamath Cowboys 2nd sun & Jasper Wayne 541-884-2611 Keno sun Butte 4th sat seven Rivers Regulators 3rd sat stink Creek Jones 575-885-9879 Carlsbad Jefferson state Regulators 3rd sat Jed I. Knight 541-944-2281 Ashland monument springs 4th sat Val Darrant 575-396-5303 hobbs oregon Trail Regulators 3rd sat Willie Killem 541-443-6591 La Grande Bushwhackers orygun Cowboys 3rd sat Kansan 503-539-6335 sherwood picacho posse 4th sat fast hammer 575-647-3434 Las Cruces oregon old West shooting 3rd sun & Tuffy Tumbleweed 541-619-7381 Albany Tres Rios Bandidos 4th sun Largo Casey 505-330-2489 farmington society 4th sat Rio Vaqueros 4th sun Anna sassin 575-744-5793 Truth or umpqua Regulators 4th sun oregun Gustaf 541-430-1021 Roseburg Consequences Columbia County Cowboys As sch Kitty Colt 503-642-4120 st. helens NV PA fort halleck Volunteers 1st & 3rd Green springs 775-753-8203 Elko perry County Regulators 1st sat Tuscarora slim 717-789-3004 Ickesburg sat Thomsen Dry Gulch Rangers 1st sat pep C. holic 724-263-1461 midway high plains Drifters 1st sun Washoe Zephyr 775-721-6619 fernley Boot hill Gang of Topton 1st sun Lester moore 610-704-6792 Topton Eldorado Cowboys 1st Wkd Charming 702-565-3736 Boulder City Whispering pines Cowboy 1st sun panama Red 814-945-6922 Wellsboro Nevada Rangers Cowboy 2nd sun mT fargo 702-460-6393 Las Vegas Committee Action shooting society Chimney Rocks Regulators 2nd sat hattie hubbs 814-515-2166 hollidaysburg Roop County Cowboy 2nd sun Jasper Agate 775-849-7679 sparks Logans ferry Regulators 2nd sat mariah Kid 412-607-5313 plum Borough shooters Assn. heidelberg Lost Dutchmen 2nd sat Ivory Rose 717-627-0694 schaeffer- silver state shootists 3rd sun shotgun 775-265-0267 Carson City stown marshall Westshore posse 2nd sun hud mcCoy 717-683-2632 New Desert Desperados 3rd sun Buffalo sam 702-459-6454 Las Vegas Cumberland Lone Wolf shooters, LLC 4th & 5th penny pepperbox 775-727-4600 pahrump Dakota Badlanders (The) 2nd sun Timberland 610-434-1923 orefield sun Renegade NY River Junction shootist society 3rd sat mattie hays 724-593-6602 Donegal Crumhorn mountain 1st & 4th Lefty Cooper 607-287-9261 maryland Jefferson outlaws 3rd sat Red-Eyed Kid 443-392-1615 Jefferson Cowboys sun Blue mountain Rangers 3rd sun Cathy fisher 610-488-0619 hamburg Alabama Gunslingers 1st sat Bum Thumb 585-343-3906 Alabama matamoras mavericks 3rd sun hammerin steel 570-296-5853 milford Tioga County Cowboys 1st sat Dusty Drifter 607-659-3819 owego silver Lake Bounty hunters 3rd sun marshal T. J. 570-663-3045 montrose Boot hill Regulators 1st sun Judge Zaney Grey 845-352-7921 Chester Buckshot pathfinder pistoleros 1st sun sonny 315-695-7032 fulton purgatory Regulators 3rd Wkd Dry Gulch Geezer 814-827-2120 Titusville salt port Vigilance Committee 2nd sat Twelve Bore 585-613-8046 holley Elstonville hombres 4th sun Trusty sidekick 610-939-9947 manheim oxford Regulators 2nd sun scheriff Richie 607-783-2752 oxford El posse Grande 4th sun Black hills Barb 570-538-9163 muncy Valley Diamond four 3rd sat Kayutah Kid 607-796-0573 odessa stewart’s Regulators 4th sun sodbuster Burt 724-479-8838 shelocta Circle K Regulators 3rd sun smokehouse Dan 518-885-3758 Ballston spa RI sackets harbor Vigilantes 4th sun Ranger Clayton 315-465-6543 sackets Lincoln County Lawmen 4th sun Wyoming Blink 401-385-9907 foster Conagher harbor SC The Long Riders 4th sun Loco poco Lobo 585-467-4429 shortsville palmetto posse 1st sat Dun Gamblin 803-422-5587 Columbia D Bar D Wranglers 4th sun Captain m.A.f 845-226-8611 Wappingers hurricane Riders 3rd sat saloon Keeper 843-361-2277 Aynor fall savannah River Rangers 3rd sun Kid Ray 803-960-3907 Gaston
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Contact Phone City SC (continued) VA Geechee Gunfighters 4th sat Doc Kemm 843-863-0649 Ridgeville pungo posse Cowboy Action 1st & 2nd sat missouri marshal 757-471-3396 Waverly Greenville Gunfighters 4th sun Cowboy Junky 864-414-5578 Greenville Club SD Liberty Long Riders 1st sun Thunder Colt 540-296-0772 Bedford Camp sturgis Regulators 1st sat Brother King 970-481-7569 sturgis Cavalier Cowboys 1st sun & striker 804-339-8442 hanover medicine Creek Road Agents 1st sun Iron mender 605-222-5145 onida 2nd Wed County Cottonwood Cowboy Asso. 2nd sun Dakota Nailbender 605-520-5212 Clark Virginia City marshals 1st Tues humphrey hook 703-801-3507 fairfax Black hills shootist Asso. 3rd sun hawkbill smith 605-342-8946 pringle Blue Ridge Regulators 2nd sun Bad Company 540-886-3374 Lexington Bald mountain Renegades As sch Cottonwood Cooter 605-280-1413 faulkton K.C.’s Corral 3rd sat Virginia Rifleman 804-550-2242 mechan- TN icsville Bitter Creek Rangers 1st, 2nd & 3rd oracle 423-334-4053 Crossville mattaponi sundowners 3rd sun & flatboat Bob 804-785-2575 West point sun 4th sat Greene County Regulators 1st sat Boozy Creek 423-279-0316 Rogersville pepper mill Creek Gang 4th sun slip hammer spiv 540-775-4561 King George Wartrace Regulators 1st sat & Whiskey hayes 931-684-2709 Wartrace Bend of Trail 4th sun Rowe - A - Noc 540-890-6375 Roanoke 3rd sat Rivanna Ranger Company As sch Virginia Ranger 434-973-8759 Charlottes- memphis Gunslingers 2nd sat Cherokee sargent 901-674-8220 Arlington ville smoky mountain shootist 2nd sat Jim mayo 865-300-4666 Lenoir City stovall Creek Regulators As sch Brizco-Z 434-929-1063 Lynchburg society VT oRsA’s oak Ridge outlaws 2nd sat hombre sin Nombre 865-257-7747 oak Ridge Verdant mountain Vigilantes 2nd sun Doc mcCoy 802-363-7162 st. Johnsbury Tennessee mountain marauders 3rd sat Double Barrel 423-593-3767 Chattanooga WA North West Tennessee 3rd sat Can’t shoot Dillion 731-885-8102 union City Northeast Washington 1st Wkd Crazy Knife Al 509-684-8057 Colville Longriders Regulators highland Regulators 3rd Wkd Iron maiden 423-628-2715 Winfield mica peak marshals 1st & 3rd sat Tensleep Kid 509-284-2461 mica ocoee Rangers 4th sat ocoee Red 423-476-5303 Cleveland panhandle Regulators 1st & 3rd sun halfcocked otis 509-991-5842 otis orchards TX Renton united Cowboy Action 1st Wkd Jess Ducky 425-271-9286 Renton Comanche Trail shootists 1st & 5th sat Dee horne 432-557-0860 midland shooters Texas Tumbleweeds 1st sat Cayenne 806-355-7158 Amarillo Windy plains Drifters 2nd & 4th sat hopalong hoot 509-220-9611 medical Lake Texas Troublemakers 1st sat Lefty Tex Larue 903-539-7234 Brownsboro Wolverton mountain peace 2nd sat hellfire 360-513-9081 Ariel plum Creek Carriage Cowboy 1st sat Long Juan 512-750-3923 Lockhart Keepers shooting society pataha Rustlers 2nd sat pinto Annie 509-520-2789 Dayton south Texas pistolaros 1st sat saukValley sam 210-379-3711 san Antonio mima marauders 2nd sat okie sawbones 360-705-3601 olympia Texas peacemakers 1st sat Deadeye Greg 903-593-8215 Tyler smokey point Desperados 2nd sun mudflat mike 425-335-5176 Arlington orange County Regulators 1st sat & Texas Gator 409-243-3477 orange Colville Guns and Roses 2nd sun Cheyence sadie 509-684-3632 Colville 3rd sun Apple Valley marshals 3rd sat Wiley Bob 509-884-3827 East Thunder River Renegades 1st Wkd Texas Rooster 936-588-6849 magnolia Wenatchee Concho Valley shooters 2nd sat Roamin’ shields 325-656-1281 san Angelo olympic peninsula strait 3rd sun Doc Neeley 360-417-0230 port Angeles Texas Riviera pistoleros 2nd sat stinkng Badger 361-9374845 George West shooters Lajitas Rangers And Rogues 2nd sat Texas Trouble 915-603-1366 Lajitas Black River Regulators 4th sat Wil sackett 360-786-0199 Littlerock Travis County Regulators 2nd sat Cherokee Granny 979-561-6202 smithville Custer Renegades 4th sun Joe Cannuck 360-676-2587 Custer Texas Tenhorns shooting 2nd sat & mustang sherry 903-815-8162 Greenville poulsbo pistoleros 4th sun sourdough George 360-830-0100 poulsbo Club Last full Wkd Rattlesnake Gulch Rangers Last sat Ricochet Robbie 509-628-0889 Benton City Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros 2nd sun Dream Chaser 956-648-7364 pharr Beazley Gulch Rangers Last sun An E. Di 509-787-1782 Quincy Lone star frontier shooting 2nd Wkd Rock Rotten 817-905-3122 Cleburne WI Club Rock River Regulators 1st & 3rd sat stoney mike 608-868-5167 Beloit Texican Rangers 2nd Wkd Red scott 210-316-0199 fredericks- Western Wisconsin 2nd sat flyen Doc Koyote 608-790-3260 holmen burg Wild Bunch oakwood outlaws 2nd Wkd Texas Alline 903-545-2252 oakwood Bristol plains pistoleros 2nd sun huckleberry 815-675-2566 Bristol Canadian River Regulators 2nd, 3rd & Adobe Walls 806-679-5824 Clarendon Crystal River Gunslingers 2nd sun polish pistoleros 920-913-1615 Waupaca 5th sat shooter Wisconsin old West 2nd sun & Blackjack martin 715-949-1621 Boyceville old fort parker patriots 3rd Wkd Colt faro 832-472-3278 Groesbeck shootist, Inc 4th sat Big Thicket outlaws 3rd sat shynee Graves 409-860-5526 Beaumont hodag Country Cowboys 3rd sat hodag Bob 715-550-8337 Rhinelander Tejas Caballeros 3rd sat Judge menday 512-964-9955 Dripping Liberty prairie Regulators 3rd sat Dirty Deeds 920-229-5833 Ripon Coming springs oconomowoc Cattlemen’s 4th sat marvin the moyle 414-254-5592 Concord Gruesome Gulch Gang 3rd sat Eli Blue 806-729-5887 Kress Association Alamo Area moderators 3rd sat Tombstone mary 210-493-9320 san Antonio WV Cottonwood Creek Cowboys 3rd sat pecos Cahill 325-575-5039 snyder Dawn Ghost Riders 1st sun Coffee Bean 304-327-9884 hinton Texas historical shootist 3rd sun Charles 281-342-1210 Columbus frontier Regulators 2nd sat Captain Tay 304-265-5748 Thorton society Goodnight The Railtown Rowdys 2nd sun miss print 304-589-6162 Bluefield Trinity Valley Regulators 3rd sun Grumpy Grandpa 972-206-2624 mansfield Kanawha Valley Regulators 2nd Wkd Eddie Rebel 304-397-6188 Eleanor Badlands Bar 3 3rd Wkd T-Bone Dooley 903-272-9283 Clarksville Rocky holler Regulators 3rd sun Jessee Earp 304-425-2023 princeton Butterfield Trail Regulators 4th sat Texas slim 325-668-4884 Anson Cowboy Action shooting 4th sun Last Word 304-289-6098 Largent Comanche Valley Vigilantes 4th sat Billy Bob Evans 972-393-2882 Cleburne sports Green mountain Regulators 4th sat Bar Diamond Rider 512-638-7376 marble falls peacemaker National As sch Cole mcCulloch 703-789-3346 Gerrards- Tejas pistoleros 4th sat & sun Texas paladin 713-690-5313 Eagle Lake town Tin star Texans 4th sat. mickey 830-685-3464 fredericks- WY burg Colter’s hell Justice 1st sat yakima Red 307-254-2090 Various magnolia misfits 4th sun Attoyac Kid 281-448-8127 magnolia Committee WsAs UT Bessemer Vigilance 1st sun & smokewagon Bill 307-472-1926 Casper Three peaks Rangers 1st & 3rd sat Curly Jim Whiskus 435-590-9873 Cedar City Committee 3rd sat Big hollow Bandits 1st sat marshal Dillon 435-724-2575 heber high Lonesome Drifters 2nd sat Kari Lynn 307-587-2946 Cody North Rim Regulators 1st sat Autum Rose 435-644-5053 Kanab sybille Creek shooters 2nd sat Wyoming Roy 307-322-3515 Wheatland Copenhagen Valley Regulators 1st sat m.T. pockets 801-920-4047 mantua southfork Vigilance 2nd Wkd Wennoff 507-332-5035 Lander utah Territory Gunslingers 1st sat Lefty pete 801-554-9436 salt Lake City Committee WsAs halfcock musinia Buscaderos 1st. sat Buffalo Juan 435-528-7432 mayfield Border Vigilantes 3rd sat Assassin 307-287-6733 Cheyenne Dixie Desperados/ 2nd & The Alaskan 435-635-3134 st. George powder River Justice 3rd sun Doc fehr 307-683-3320 Buffalo senior Games 4th sat Committee WsAs Deseret historical shootist 2nd sat old fashioned 435-224-2321 fruit heights Great Divide outlaws 4th sat slingn Lead 307-324-6955 Rawlins society Donkey Creek shootists 4th sun poker Jim 307-660-0221 Gillette Rio Verde Rangers 2nd sat Doc Nelson 435-564-8210 Green River snake River Rowdies As sch sheriff John R. 307-733-4559 Jackson Cache Valley Vaqueros 2nd sat Logan Law 435-787-8131 Logan Quigley hobble Creek Wranglers 2nd sat hobble Creek 801-489-7681 springville marshall Wahsatch Desperados 4th sat sly steadyhand 801-546-4843 fruit heights Wasatch summit Regulators 2nd sun old fashioned 435-224-2321 salt Lake City utah War 3rd & 5th sat Jubal o. sackett 801-944-3444 sandy mesa marauders Gun Club 3rd sat Copper Queen 435-979-4665 Lake powell Diamond mountain Rustlers 3rd sat Cinch 435-724-2575 Vernal Castle Gate posse 4th sat Rowdy hand 435-637-8209 price To update your SASS Affiliated Club Listing or Annual Match please contact Slipnoose at the SASS Office ph: (877) 411-7277 or [email protected] Visit us at sassnet .com Page 70 Cowboy Chronicle September 2013
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VA (continued) WILD BUNCH USA WI (continued) INTERNATIONAL (Continued) AK NEW ZEALAND (continued) Alaska 49ers 3rd sat marshal stone 907-232-1080 Birchwood Tararua Rangers 3rd sun J.E.B. stuart 64 63 796 436 Carterton AZ Ashburton pistol Club 3rd sun Am shellie Jector 643 304 8401 Ashburton Cowtown Wild Bunch 1st sat Wild Bodie Tom 602-721-3175 Carefree Ashburton pistol Club Wild 3rd sun pm shellie Jector 643 304 8401 Ashburton shooters Bunch shooting NATZy Bunch 3rd sun Tumbleweed Rose 928-899-8788 flagstaff Western Renegades 4th sat Black Bart 64 27 249 6270 Wanganui Bordertown Inc. As sch pecos Clyde 480-266-1096 Tucson Bolton CA sAss pistol New Zealand As sch Tuscon the 64 32 042 089 Varies hole in the Wall Gang 1st sat frederick Jackson 818-640-0945 piru Terrible Turner EUROPE Gold Country Wild Bunch 3rd sat sutter Lawman 530-713-4194 sloughouse AUSTRIA CO sweetwater Gunslingers Austria As sch fra Diabolo 43 664 490 8032 Vienna Castle peak Wildshots 1st sat old squinteye 970-524-9348 Gypsum CZECH REPUBLIC Thunder mountain 2nd sat Colorado 970-260-5432 White Water Association of Western shooters As sch Thunderman 42 060 322 2400 prelouc shootists Blackjack DENMARK FL Danish Black powder As sch slim Dane 45 20 655 887 Copenhagen Ghost Town Gunslingers 1st sat Copenhagen 904-808-8559 st. Augustine federation Lake County pistoleros As sch Chilly Willy 863-289-2252 Tavares Association of Danish Western As sch mrs. stowaway 45 602 013 65 Greve ID shooters squaw Butte Regulators 1st sun Acequia Kidd 208-365-4551 Emmett FINLAND IL sAss finland As sch Woodbury Kane 35 850 517 4659 Various Kaskaskia Cowboys As sch Boben Weev 618-632-0712 sparta Classic old Western society of As sch Woodbury Kane 35 850 517 4659 Loppi IN finland pine Ridge Regulators 1st Wkd Riverboat Gambler 765-832-7253 Brazil FRANCE MI sAss france Greenwood Creek 1st & 3rd handy hook 33 68 809 1360 Bormes les Rocky River Regulators As sch Coyote Claxton 810-247-1065 utica Wkd mimosas MO sAss france Golden Triggers 1st sun Cheyenne Little 33 67 570 3678 Villefrache Butterfield Trail Cowboys 4th Wkd smokie 417-759-9114 Walnut shade of freetown Colibris de Rouergue NC L’Arquebuse d’Antony 2nd sun Jeppesen 33 14 661 1798 Antony Carolina Cattlemen’s shooting 4th sat J. m. 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Italy Wairarapa pistol and shooting 2nd sun Doc hayes 64 63 796 692 Gladstone Canne Roventi Last sun Valdez 39 07 1286 1395 filottrano Club honky Tonk Rebels Last sun Kaboom Andy 39 33 5737 8551 Vigevano frontier & Western shooting 2nd sun Doc hayes 64 63 796 692 Gladstone Wild West Rebels sun Bill masterson alberto@fron malegno Bs sports Association tisrl.it
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SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE (Cont.) Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City LUXEMBOURG INTERNATIONAL sAss Luxembourg As sch smiley miles 35 26 2128 0606 Varies CANADA (continued) NORTHERN IRELAND Nova scotia Cowboy Action As sch Wounded Belly 902-890-2310 Truro Ns Kells County Regulators 1st sat Independence 28 93 368 004 Varies shooting Club Carroll palmer’s Gulch Cowboys As sch Caribou Lefty 250-372-0416 heffley BC NORWAY Creek Black Rivers As sch Charles Quantrill 47 9325 9669 Loten ottawa Valley marauders As sch Button 514-792-0063 ottawa oN Quantrill Raiders sun Charles Quantrill 47 9325 9669 Loten Alberta frontier shootists As sch powder paw 403-318-4463 Rocky mtn AB schedsmoe County Rough Thurs Jailbird 47 6399 4279 Lillestrom society house Riders Club de tir Beausejour As sch Richelieu mike 450-658-8130 st-Jean QC POLAND Chrysostome/ sAss polish Western shooting As sch Trigger hawkeye trigger-hawkeye@ Lodz LAvis Association hot.pl Long harbour Lead slingers Tues preacher man 250-537-0083 salt spring BC SERBIA John Island union of Western shooters of As sch hombre des 63 721 6934 humska SOUTH AFRICA serbia Nudos pioneer Creek Rangers 2nd & 4th slow Wilson 27 83 677 5066 pretoria SWEDEN sat sAss sweden Northern As sch Northern s. T 46 72 206 7005 Varies Western shooters of 3rd sat Richmond p. 27 21 797 5054 Cape Town s.A. Rangers Ranger south Africa hobson SWITZERLAND Black mountain Gunfighters As sch Blacksmith 417 9449 5800 Romainm pete A’tier Monthly Mounted USA old West shooting society As sch hondo Janssen 44 271 9947 Zurich AZ switzerland INTERNATIONAL Tombstone Ghost Riders 2nd sun Dan Nabbit 520-456-0423 Tombstone CANADA mounted Club Aurora Desperados 1st fri Destry 905-551-0703 Aurora oN CO Robbers Roost hamilton 1st sat Bear Butte 905-891-8627 Ancaster oN Revengers of montezuma 1st sun Aneeda huginkiss 970-565-8479 Cortez Red mountain Renegades 1st sun preacher flynn 604-820-1564 mission BC CT T. Locke Connecticut Renegades As sch Cowboy Cobbler 860-558-7484 Granby Bar E Ranch 2nd & 4th Northern Crow 705-435-2807 Barrie oN FL sat Bay Area Bandits 1st sat slow poke’s Darlin 813-924-0156 Tampa Beau Bassin Range Riders 2nd sat frenchy 506-312-0455 Riverview NB ID Cannuck Border marauders mounted As sch Bad Buffalo Bob 208-610-8229 Eastport Lambton sportsman’s Club 2nd sat Clay Creek 519-542-4644 st. Clair oN ME Wentworth shooting sports 2nd sun stoney Creek 905-664-3217 hamilton oN maine Cowboy mounted shooters As sch Cowboy Bill 207-282-2821 Biddeford Club NM Victoria frontier shootists 2nd sun Black Ashley 250-744-4705 Victoria BC Buffalo Range Riders 3rd sat Chili Cowboy 505-379-8957 founders Valley Regulators 3rd sat Kananaskis Kid 250-923-6358 Courtenay BC mounted Ranch prairie Dog Rebels 3rd sat Valley Boy 519-673-5648 London oN NY Valley Regulators 3rd sat high Country 250-334-3479 Courtenay BC Island Long Riders As sch mecate Kid 516-610-8166 farmingdale & sun Amigo OH otter Valley Rod & Gun 4th sun Colt mcCloud 519-685-9439 strafford- oN Big Irons mounted Rangers As sch stoneburner 513-829-4099 middletown ville Robbers Roost Wild Bunch As sch Legendary 905-393-4299 Ancaster oN Monthly Mounted International Lawman Islington sportmen’s Club As sch hawk feathers 905-936-2129 Caledon oN LEBANON Blueridge sportsmen’s Club As sch Rebel Dale 519-599-2558 Clarksburg oN SASS Lebanon - El Rancho As sch packin Jesse 96 1138 5982 Varies Waterloo County Revolver As sch Ranger pappy 519-536-9184 Kitchener oN Sporting Club Association Cooper CANADA mundy’s Bay Regulators As sch Indiana magnum 705-534-2814 penetanguis- oN Quebec mounted shooting As sch Dirty owl Bert 819-424-7842 Joliette QC hene Association
SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS ANNUAL MATCHES Match Dates Contact Phone City State Match Dates Contact Phone City State USA 2013 SEPTEMBER (continued) SEPTEMBER Adobe Walls 20 - 22 Querida 831-635-9147 Gonzales CA snake River Rowdies Labor 02 - 02 sheriff John R. 307-733-4559 Jackson Wy six Gun Justice 20 - 21 Idaho sage hen 208-852-2473 Rexburg ID Day match Quigley SASS Kentucky State 20 - 22 Copperhead 606-599-5263 manchester Ky Roop County Days 05 - 08 C. C. Dollar 775-882-0355 fernley NV Blackpowder Champ Joe SASS Maine State 06 - 08 Rhino Jacks 207-324-3117 Berwick mE Smokeout in the Hills Championship SASS New Mexico State 20 - 22 half-A-hand 802-233-3710 magdalena Nm Thunder over Beaver Creek Championship – henri Whispering pines Ambush 06 - 08 panama Red 814-945-6922 Wellsboro pA Shoot Out at Old Magdalena Ambush on Deadwood Trail 06 - 08 Brother King 970-481-7569 sturgis sD SASS Oregon State Black 20 - 22 Whisperin’ 541-318-8199 Bend oR standoff at smokey point 06 - 07 mudflat mike 425-335-5176 Arlington WA Powder Championship Wade first Annual Return of the 13 - 15 sixty-Nine Cent 970-339-3650 Briggsdale Co Smokin’ Gunfight in the Badlands Buffalo to the plains Wizard fifth Annual old TV Westerns 20 - 22 Cascades Annie 541-318-8199 Bend oR SASS Indiana State 13 - 15 C. C. Top 574-354-7186 Etna Green IN match Championship purgatory Rush 20 - 22 Dry Gulch 814-827-2120 Titusville pA Hoosier Ambush Geezer SASS New York State 13 - 15 homer suggs 518-274-8505 Ballston spa Ny SASS West Virginia State 20 - 22 Last Word 304-289-6098 Burlington WV Championship Championship Heluva Rukus Appalachian Showdown Northwest Territorial 14 - 15 missy mable 208-731-6387 Jerome ID Cheyenne Autumn 21 - 21 Eli Blue 806-729-5887 Kress TX shootout hell fire 25 - 29 slick mcClade 318-278-9071 Quitman LA Great shotgun Classic 14 - 15 oklahoma spuds 405-640-5650 Lawton oK Verde Valley Range Wars 27 - 29 Whisperin 928-567-9227 Camp Verde AZ Eastern high sierra shootout 19 - 22 Ben maverick 909-496-3137 Bridgeport CA meadows SASS MIDWEST REGIONAL 19 - 21 mogollon Drifter 507-838-0026 morristown mN Rattlesnake Gulch Roundup 27 - 29 Ricochet 509-628-0889 Benton City WA CHAMPIONSHIP Robbie Gunsmoke Eagles Revenge 28 - 29 one son of A 231-676-0922 Central Lake mI SASS Oklahoma State 19 - 22 Burly Bill 918-830-2936 sand springs oK Gun Championship Rampage 28 - 28 sly steadyhand 801-546-4843 fruit heights uT Ruckus in the Nations
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SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS ANNUAL MATCHES Match Dates Contact Phone City State Match Dates Contact Phone City State USA 2013 OCTOBER (continued) OCTOBER SASS MIDWEST 23 - 24 smokie 417-759-9114 Walnut mo SASS NORTHEAST 03 - 06 Evening star 301-371-6968 Thurmont mD TERRITORIAL BLACKPOWDER shade REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP The Branson Triple Classic Mason Dixon Stampede The Gunfight Behind The 24 - 27 Captain Jake 714-318-6948 Norco CA show-me shootout 03 - 06 Longshot John 417-461-0033 marshfield mo Jersey Lilly SASS Nevada State 03 - 06 Charming 702-565-3736 Boulder City NV sussex County Range War 25 - 27 missouri marshal 757-471-3396 Waverly VA Championship – Eldorado Guns of Autumn 26 - 26 Bad Lands Bob 706-654-0828 Gainesville GA SASS Alabama State 04 - 06 Drake Robey 256-313-0421 Cavern Cove AL shootout at shakey’s Gulch 26 - 27 Justice D. spencer 574-536-4010 Bristol IN Championship Regulators Revenge 26 - 26 Bar Diamond Rider 512-638-7376 marble falls TX Ambush At Cavern Cove SASS SOUTHWEST 31 - 02 T-Bone Dooley 903-272-9283 English TX Comanche moon shootout 05 - 06 Dee horne 432-557-0860 midland TX REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP huntsmans World senior Games 08 - 12 mokaac Kid 435-668-4613 st. George uT Comin’ At Cha SASS Tennessee State 10 - 13 Whiskey hayes 931-684-2709 Wartrace TN NOVEMBER Championship SASS Idaho State Wild Bunch 02 - 03 Acequia Kidd 208-365-4551 Emmett ID Regulators Reckoning Championship Last stand at Chimney Rock 11 - 13 five Jacks 951-347-0862 Lucerne Valley CA Squaw Butte Regulators mississippi fandango 11 - 13 flyen Doc 608-790-3260 holmen WI SASS North Carolina State 02 - 02 Tracker mike 336-558-9032 salisbury NC Koyote Blackpowder Championship Trade Days 12 - 13 Randy Atcher 812-945-0221 Canaan IN and the Big Iron Showdown Gunfight At Wolf Branch 12 - 12 Wild otter 828-423-7796 Asheville NC SASS SOUTHEAST REGIONAL 07 - 10 Doc Kemm 843-863-0649 Ridgeville sC SASS Ohio State Blackpowder 12 - 12 Curtice Clay 419-836-8760 Gibsonburg oh CHAMPIONSHIP Blackout at Stoney Bottom Gunfight at Givhans Ferry peacefuls End of Track at 17 - 20 Grizzly peak 530-676-2997 Railroad flat CA SASS California State 08 - 09 Bobcat Brian 831-636-1262 morgan hill CA high sierra Jake Blackpowder Smokin’ Irons SASS HIGH PLAINS 17 - 19 Jubal o. sackett 801-944-3444 sandy uT in the Valley of the Coyotes TERRITORIAL SASS Louisiana State 08 - 10 Rattlesnake 985-796-9698 Amite LA BLACKPOWDER CHAMPIONSHIP Championship Blake Thunder at Big Salty Hangin’ at Coyote Creek SASS Arkansas State 18 - 19 Arkansas harper 870-994-7227 mountain AR Turkey shoot at the Black Canyon 09 - 09 silver Rings 970-240-0419 montrose Co Blackpowder Championship – home The Great Northfield Raid 15 - 17 Gun hawk 818-761-0512 North CA Black Smoke on the White River hollywood Border Wars 18 - 20 Buffalo phil 913-898-4911 parker Ks DECEMBER SASS New Jersey State 18 - 20 peacemaker 908-359-8794 Jackson NJ SASS Texas State Blackpowder 06 - 08 mickey 830-685-3464 fredericks- TX Championship Reb Championship – burg Purgatory in The Pines Tin Star Lily Christmas Shoot Guns of ojo Caliente 18 - 20 J. W. Brockey 575-744-4484 Elephant Butte Nm Cowboy Christmas Ball 07 - 07 An E. Di 509-787-1782 Quincy WA The Last hurrah 18 - 22 first Chance 509-667-9377 East WA holiday shoot With the Dixie 27 - 28 one Ton 435-635-2674 hurrican uT Wenatchee Desperados Code of the West End 19 - 19 Duke skywalker 812-626-0214 Evansville IN USA 2014 Diamond four Roundup 19 - 20 Trail Boss 607-796-0573 Cayuta Ny MARCH 2014 The Whoopin’ 19 - 19 Judge menday 512-964-9955 Dripping TX Raid on old fort parker 20 - 23 Colt faro 832-472-3278 Groesbeck TX Coming springs APRIL 2014 hanging Tree shootout 20 - 20 X. s. Chance 573-774-6311 st. Robert mo Dry Gulch At Arroyo Cantua 03 - 06 sutter Lawman 530-713-4194 sloughhouse CA SASS Arizona State 23 - 27 mean Rayleen 520-235-0394 Tombstone AZ Comancheria Days 10 - 13 Red scott 210-316-0199 fredericks- TX Championship burg Bordertown Ruckus at Red Rock 15 - 19 Bit younger 435-817-0056 st. George uT SASS Missouri State Champ 23 - 27 smokie 417-759-9114 Walnut shade mo monument springs Bushwhacker 25 - 27 Val Darrant 575-396-5303 hobbs Nm The Branson Triple Classic Annual fandango
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SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS ANNUAL MATCHES Match Dates Contact Phone City State Match Dates Contact Phone City State USA 2013 Annual Wild Bunch Matches APRIL 2014 (continued) Annual International Matches SEPTEMBER CANADA SASS Utah State Wild Bunch 06 - 07 Dixie Bell 435-627-2942 st. George uT showdown in the Valley Island Aug 02 - 03 high Country 250-334-3479 Courtenay BC Championship Championship Amigo Dixie Desperados Go Wild Last Gasp Aug 03 - 04 Granny 306-749-2822 Birch hill sK SASS Kansas State Wild Bunch 07 - 08 hondo Tucker 913-206-3918 Lenexa Ks oneshot Championship SASS WESTERN CANADIAN Aug 08 - 10 Granny 306-749-2822 Birch hill sK Uprising at Monticello REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP oneshot SASS Nevada State Wild Bunch 14 - 15 penny 775-727-4600 pahrump NV Shootout at Bounty Gulch Championship pepperbox shootout at the Double B Ranch Aug 10 - 11 frenchy 506-312-0455 Riverview NB SASS Texas State Wild Bunch 21 - 22 Billy Bob 972-393-2882 Cleburne TX 2nd Annual Invitation Cannuck Championship Evans SASS CANADIAN NATIONAL Aug 30 - 02 Gunfighter 250-573-2885 Kamloops BC Wild Bunch on the Brazos CHAMPIONSHIP Jim SASS Louisiana State 27 - 29 slick mcClade 318-278-9071 Quitman LA Shootout at Twin Rivers Cowtown Wild Bunch Championship Atlantic Canada Cowboy Action sep 06 - 08 Wounded 902-890-2310 Truro Ns Hell Fire 2013 Championship Belly SASS South Carolina State Wild 28 - 29 hondo 864-414-1968 Greenville sC AUSTRALIA Bunch Championship Raid on Conestee Jackson SASS AUSTRALIAN sep 30 - 06 Virgil Earp 61 74 695 2050 millmerran OCTOBER REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SASS Arizona State Wild Bunch 12 - 13 Wild Bodie 602-721-3175 peoria AZ Chisholm Trail Championship Tom Gunfight at the oK Corral oct 26 - 27 Duke york 61 418 632 366 Drouin SASS West Virginia State Wild 19 - 22 Eddie Rebel 304-397-6188 Eleanor WV 19th Annual Bunch Championship NEW ZEALAND SASS Missouri State Wild Bunch 23 - 24 smokie 417-759-9114 Walnut mo SASS New Zealand Regional Nov 07 - 10 prairie Dog 64-737-74-181 Ashburton Championship shade Championship High Noon Brown NOVEMBER CZECH REPUBLIC SASS Idaho State Wild Bunch 02 - 03 Acequia Kidd 208-365-4551 Emmett ID SASS European Championship Aug 07 - 10 Thunder man 42 060 322 2400 Tabor Championship Days of Truth Squaw Butte Regulators 1st Annual FRANCE INTERNATIONAL Ambush at Greenwood Creek sep 12 - 15 handy hook 33 68 809 1360 Bormes les Canada mimosas SASS Ontario Wild Bunch oct 11 - 13 Bear Butte 905-891-8627 Ancaster oN GERMANY Provincial Championship SASS European Regional sep 26 - 29 REphIL 49 170 231 9708 phipippsburg German Territorial Roundup SASS German Championship Nov 30 - 01 Rhine River Joe 49 2823 3426 Wegberg Texas Ranger Cup 2 Dec 06 - 08 Il Calabrese 49 28 239 8080 Wegberg shootoff Championship Dec 07 - 08 Rhine River Joe 49 28 235 807 Wegberg ! SOUTH AFRICA shootout in the mother City Nov 16 - 16 Richmond p. 27 21 797 5054 Cape Town hobson
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“THEY JUST DON’T GET IT?!” By Colonel Dan, SASS #24025, Life/Regulator Colonel Dan, SASS Lif e/ Regulator #24025 tirely separate agenda that’s not doesn’t understand our founding the state level and nullify these founded on fact, logic, truth, or principles, we’ll lose this struggle infringements we know to be de - ow many times have we the Constitution. Were they to ac - going away. Why? We’re focused structive and outside constitu - heard this phrase in de - knowledge truth, they couldn’t on the wrong target! While we tional bounds. That means we scribing the anti-gun push an agenda that runs totally keep complaining that they just educate ourselves on Article 1 H and anti-Constitutional counter to the truth. don’t get it, they keep advancing! Section 8, (the enumeration element? I’ve always wondered Their agenda is necessarily When I hear Limbaugh, Han - clause) so we understand exactly what it is those making such a based on deceit, driven by the in - nity, Levin, and other conservative what the proper role of the federal statement think the anti-gun satiable desire to control and rule pundits, including many of the es - government is and should be. We crowd just doesn’t get. over “We the People.” If “We the tablishment GOP leaders, com - must also develop the fortitude Is it they don’t get the fact People” keep and bear arms, their plain about the unconstitutional, and demonstrate the necessary that guns are just an inanimate objective of uncontested control is unjust, unfair, unfounded, un- resolve in pressuring our respec - tool, and it’s the human trigger much more difficult to achieve. American left, I say to myself, tive states to legislatively nullify puller that’s really responsible? Is History has shown the only way “Yes, a thousand times YES, and these transformative dictates. We it the logic of our pro gun side that to rule with virtual impunity is to we all know that description to be know well where their path leads, says when guns are outlawed, only first disarm the people. We know true … as does the left . So when and if we’re so sheepish as to fol - outlaws will have guns, and thugs it, and so do they. are we going to stop this unpro - low, then we deserve to be led into zero in on gun free zones? Is it the As we’ve seen over many ductive complaining about the en - their hellhole. truth about how many lives are decades, the anti-Constitution tirely obvious, which the left Such a stand requires resolve, saved each year using guns for crowd always exploits evil, acci - completely ignores, and actually dedication, and courage, but it self-defense? Is it the areas with dents, or random but repeatable take effective action to STOP can’t be accomplished solely on the most gun friendly laws are the acts of violence in order to further them?” We on the pro-Constitu - the individual level. An individ - ones with the least gun crime, their ultimate goal of ultimate tion side are already fully aware ual standing in the road yelling while those with Draconian laws control—a goal they can’t truth - what the left has done over the “NO” will only end up as road kill top the charts where gun crime is fully reveal else their foundation years, and continues doing, is and accomplish nothing. We can - concerned, e.g., Chicago and of lies would quickly crumble. everything we know it to be, but not continue to send these “phony Washington DC? In my view, what they really they keep making progress in conservatives” to Congress, term Or is it they just don’t get or don’t get is the eventual and in - “fundamentally transforming” after term and expect different re - understand the true meaning of evitable outcome of an insatiable America. What’s that tell me? sults. The good thing is we don’t the Second Amendment and what desire to rule over the citizenry Where the establishment GOP have to go it alone. There are our Founding Fathers meant by and the historically documented leadership is concerned, it tells me many pro-constitution organiza - it? Do they not understand how results of Draconian measures only one of two possible explana - tions that can provide the leader - very seriously the Founders felt taken by past tyrants to achieve tions rings steel. First, they’re to - ship we need to make that about the importance of a free so - their goal. While they know tally inept, and stopping the left is happen—we’ve seen it demon - ciety remaining an armed society enough history to realize an un - far beyond them, or second, they strated in these past few elections if it is in fact to remain free? As I armed society is required for to - actually want the same powerful, by the Tea Party movement, but view the battlefield, I don’t think talitarianism, what they centralized government as the we need much more. A tsunami of it’s any of the above. In fact, the repeatedly refuse to accept is that left, but just don’t have the guts to constitutional fever must spread evidence I’ve seen has decidedly all such rulers inevitably go too openly admit it. Whichever expla - throughout the country applying convinced me they do “get it” … at far, and the people eventually nation it is, and I believe it to be patriotic heat at every level of least those schemers who can in - take corrective measures into the latter, they don’t deserve their government. How? The left fringe on our right to keep and their own hands. Jefferson and elected positions nor our trust, themselves will ultimately help bear arms get it … i.e., Congress, Franklin justified such corrective support, and confidence. bring it about by over-reaching, state, and local government. measures as, “Rebellion against OK Colonel, what’s the an - thus pushing constitutionalists by Shocked I’m convinced they do tyrants is obedience to God.” The swer? Action! We must send true the tens of millions far enough get it? Well, hear me out. eventual rebellion against unjust constitutional conservatives to of - that we will refuse to submit to We know the facts, the logic, authority has been a repeatable fice that resolutely, emphatically, the “professional ruling class.” In the truth, and the meaning of the historical event since Adam was and consistently take a unified summary, if there’s anything the Second Amendment as well as the governor of Eden. stand in saying NO. History is left doesn’t get, it’s this in - intent of our Founders. Generally I feel the more appropriate very clear. The advance of escapable inevitable fact of his - speaking, we’re no more insightful statement might be, “ We just tyranny will never stop until “We tory—tyrants can rule only as than anyone else in this country, don’t get it;” “we” being many, not the People” vigorously stop it. As long as the people allow. so they know it, too … they just all, but many on the pro-gun, pro- was Jefferson’s position, laws that Contact Colonel Dan: ignore it—in fact; ignoring it is a Constitution side. If “our side” are not in accord with the Consti - [email protected] fundamental requirement for continues to delude ourselves by tution are null and void. We Colonel Dan’s Blog: them. Why? They have an en - thinking the other side just should use that same approach at http://coloneldan1776.com/
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