Mercantile section (starting onEXCITING pageSee 90) our NovemberNovember 20012001 CowboyCowboy ChronicleChronicle PagePage 11 The Cowboy Chronicle~. The Monthly Journal of the Single Action Shooting Society ® Vol. 19 No. 4 © Single Action Shooting Society, Inc. April 2006 SHOWDOWN at BUCK CREEK 2005 The SASS SOUTHWESTERN REGIONAL

By Nubbins Colt © 2006, SASS Life #7802

YEEEHHHAAAAAHHHH!!!!!! See HIGHLIGHTS on page 73 PAARRRRRTEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! hard and the Spirit of the Game leburne, TX Wow! When Award they received was well The Comanche Valley Vigi- deserved by these fine cowboys. C lantes (CVV) throw a party, If you’ve ever been to a major it’s a doozie! When they team up match, you know how spectacular with The Lone Star Frontier Shoo- everything looks, hundreds of people ting Club to do it, it’s even bigger in Old West guns and gear, sutler’s and bolder than before! Two hun- tents, food vendors, the stages all set dred competitors, more than two- up and ready to go and, if you’re as dozen sponsors, a wonderful lucky as we were at Showdown 2005, Sutler’s Row … yessirree, this gorgeous weather to accompany the match had it all. event. Another nice thing about a This match was unique in any relay event is your roving reporter number of ways, not the least of gets to wander around, interview which being the fact it was a five-day people, take pictures, and watch affair – that’s right, five days! It folks shoot. Bad Image took all the began on Wednesday, October 12th, banquet pictures and he’s a far bet- and concluded on Sunday, October ter photographer than I am, but 16th. On Wednesday there were RO- believe me, we both took some great 1 and -II classes, on Thursday there T-Bone Dooley covers a lot of ground in a hurry when he has to! photos. This brings me, as I wan- were side matches and various meet- And so do the rest of his pards from the Bar-20. You can always tell dered, to Stage 8, the Lone Star ings (including a Territorial when they’re around … they’re laughing and joking … and on the range Corral, and T. Bone Dooley (more Governor’s meeting), and on Friday they’re shooting fast and straight! The Dooley Gang has made itself felt about his gang later). wherever they go … certainly at last year’s END of TRAIL and again the Main Match began. I was more than impressed with this year at Winter Range where they won way more than their fair share Showdown was run in relays, of first place trophies. Good job! both T. Bone Dooley’s handling of the with half the shooters shooting in stage and the stage itself. T. Bone the morning and the other half in shop! I got the opportunity to buy right, they have a knack for great whipped though it like a hot knife the afternoon and reversed on another vest, and then I won anoth- stage design. Every stage I describe through butter, but this stage was as Saturday. It ran as smooth as silk er as a door prize, and if you know owes its uniqueness to their ingenu- complex as it was long – “long” as in that way and gave everyone plenty me and you’re thinking, “Nubbins, ity, and it was my pleasure to posse distance – the corral is easily 30 feet of time to rest, eat and, of course, did you need another vest?” the with them both this year. It was from end to end, and you had to tra- answer is no, but I wanted them! intimidating, too, but then I don’t verse most of that distance, first Someday maybe I’ll win a prize for pretend to be in their speed class shooting a series of rifle targets, SASS Cowboy Chronicle the largest vest collection (35 and (and boy, did they get a chuckle out then shotgun targets, moving to counting as of today!), but I have a of my last stage, which I shot very more shotgun targets (these two ways to go I’ll wager. deliberately and as slow as winter being on separate sides of the corral, In This Issue Let’s talk stage design. Two spe- molasses. But they knew what I was not just standing together), moving cial members have to be noted here: doing, because in the end, I cleaned to more shotgun targets, and then CIMMARON’S RICHARDS- 60 Shadrach and Black Barth. Both the match, my personal goal accom- finally getting to your pistol targets, MASON CONVENSION by Tuolumne Lawman champion shooters in their own plished!). They worked extremely (Continued on page 51) 62 UBERT’S TOP BREAK REVOLVERS-PART I by Tuolumne Lawman

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6 FROM THE EDITOR When Is “Up Close And Personal” Too Close? . . . Editorial Staff 8-12 NEWS Trauma Shooting Kit For SASS Clubs . . . Huck Finn Jubilee-30 yrs. Tradition . . . Tex Editor-in-Chief Comments From SASS Members . . . Cat Ballou 14-28 LETTERS Editor The SASS Scarlet Ball - The History Behind The Theme . . . Chiz 16 CAT’S CORNER Managing Editor Advertising Director 18 CHIZ BIZ What’s Goin’ On . . . Adobe Illustrator Layout & Design 30-41 ARTICLES Wyatt And Me . . . How To Recognize A “GAMER” . . . Choosing An Alias . . . Mac Daddy Graphic Design 44-58 GUNS & GEAR Women, Guns, And Gear . . . STROKE: The Long And Shot Of It! Donna Oakley Advertising Administrator 59 Woman Hollering Creek . . . Contributing Writers REVIEWS-BOOKS Capt. George Baylor, Col. Dan, Cree Vicar Dave, Ellsworth T. Kincaid, 60, 62 REVIEWS-PRODUCTS Cimarron Brings Back Early West . . . A Uberti . . . Grizzly Adams, Holy Terror, Ima Darlin’, Ioway, Joe Fasthorse Harrill, Juaquin Malone, Madd Mike, 64 HISTORY This Month In History . . . Little Known Famous People . . . Mr. Quigley, Nubbins Colt, Palaver Pete, Purdy Gear, Quick Cal, Future Cowgirl . . . Future Cowboy . . . Swift Montana Smith, 65 PROFILES Tuolumne Lawman

66 POLITICAL Taxes And Fools . . . The Cowboy Chronicle is published by The Wild Bunch, Board of Directors of The Single Action Shooting Society. 67 TRAIL MARKERS For advertising information and rates, administrative and editorial offices What’s Goin’ On In Your Town? . . . contact: 68-80 ON THE RANGE Chronicle Administrator 23255 La Palma Avenue Johnson Creek Regulators - Our First Year Cowboy Action Shoot Yorba Linda, California 92887 88 CLUB REPORTS 714-694-1800 FAX: 714-694-1813 90-96 MERCANTILE Nice SASS Collectibles . . . email: [email protected] http://www.sassnet.com The Cowboy Chronicle (ISSN 15399877) 97- CLASSIFIED is published Monthly by the Single Action Shooting Society, 23255 La Palma Avenue, Yorba Linda, California 92887. 101- SHOOTING SCHEDULES (MONTHLY)-(ANNUAL) Periodicals Postage is Paid at ANAHEIM, CA and additional mailing offices (USPS ADVERTISERS INDEX #020-591). POSTMASTER: Send ad- 105 dress changes to The Cowboy Chronicle, 23255 La Palma Avenue, Yorba Linda, 106 AFFILIATED STORES LIST California 92887. DISCLAIMER - The Single Action Shooting Society does not guarantee, 107 SASS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION warranty or endorse any product or service advertised in this newspaper. The publisher also does not guarantee SASS® Trademarks the safety or effectiveness of any prod- There were vendors aplenty uct or service illustrated. The distribution SASS®, Single Action Shooting Society®, at the Southwest Regional, of some products/services may be ille- END of TRAIL®,EOT®, and the cowboys and cowgirls gal in some areas, and we do not TM took full advantage. The Cowboy Chronicle , assume responsibility thereof. State and TM local laws must be investigated by the Even Nonstop succumbed COWBOY ACTION SHOOTING , TM purchaser prior to purchase or use or to the lure of pretty things CAS , products/services. a cowboy just can’t live without! The World Championship of Huricane-with-one-R lured him Cowboy Action ShootingTM, WARNING: Neither the author nor The into her emporium and tempted Cowboy Chronicle can accept any Bow-legged Cowboy Design, and the responsibility for accidents or diffe- him with a beautiful wedding gown. Rocking Horse Design ring results obtained using reloading He steadfastly refused until she are all trademarks of data. Variation in handloading tech- made him an offer he just couldn’t The Single Action Shooting Society, Inc. niques, components, and firearms refuse … and he looked absolutely will make results vary. Have a compe- precious (that’s Texas talk!) Any use or reproduction of these marks tent gunsmith check your firearms at the Saturday evening party! without the express written permission before firing. of SASS is strictly prohibited. Page 6 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

WHEN IS “UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL” TOO CLOSE? By Tex, SASS #4

“action” game rather than a bullseye up the emphasis to have larger, clos- has already been done. As things game, and cowboy gunfights were er targets … and several match stand today, it is virtually impossible generally up close and personal directors took us at our word! Huge to compete at the highest levels with affairs rather than long-range duels. targets at point-blank range became only a simple action job. When there Most Cowboy Action clubs got it their norm … and nearly everyone, are two competitors of equal skill, Tex, SASS #4 right, and many clearly understood including me, smiled and said, “This the one with the fastest firearms will ~SASS Hall of Fame Inductee~ they were in the entertainment is good!” Before long, the majority of win. It is not only possible, it is business. When they provided tar- our clubs got the message, and big, required, one spend extra money in he good life is always a mat- gets virtually all their guests could close targets became the norm. order to win. ter of balance and compro- hit, the guests came away smiling Hitting the targets was no longer Match directors gave SASS T mise, and there is an old … and most often, came back the the challenge … hitting them blind- exactly what was asked of them, and adage … be careful what you ask for following month! However, there ingly fast was the challenge. The the game has paid an awful price as … you just might get it! And, so it is were always a few who insisted on race was on to find faster and faster a consequence. with Cowboy Action Shooting™ … a making “real men” (read better firearms that operated reliably … While it’s true, small, distant good stage is a matter of balance and marksmen) out of their shooters. and our competitors and their targets are not SASS, neither are compromise, and SASS got exactly Their targets were on the small side friendly gunsmiths were successful huge, close targets. The most appro- what it asked for. and set out at distances that often beyond anyone’s wildest dreams! priate stages are a compromise. The SASS has had a set of standards made hitting them a real challenge. When it became painfully obvious existing SASS guidelines in the defining targets and target place- These clubs generally didn’t grow firearm modifications were out of Handbook are excellent … using 16" ment from the beginning … gener- much, and when they hosted major control, the Territorial Governors x 16" targets, put the revolver tar- ous size (16" x 16") and relatively SASS sanctioned matches, there chartered the Mods Committee to gets out at 7 – 10 yards, shotgun tar- close. The idea has always been were numerous complaints. draw a line in the sand and stop the gets at 8 – 16 yards, and rifle targets Cowboy Action Shooting™ is an A few years ago, SASS stepped race. And they did. But the damage (Continued on page 23)

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ROY ROGERS-DALE EVANS ROUNDUP By Brother Morgan, SASS #16740

t’s hard to believe June 2006 will through Saturday, has proven to be Imark the third year the Roy the highlight for many visitors to Rogers-Dale Evans Museum & the attraction. Happy Trails Theater has been wel- The museum and the theater coming fans in its Branson, have made the decision to celebrate displays in the gift shop. Missouri home. The Branson move the third anniversary/fund-raiser Jerry Toney of Cherokee has certainly been a good one for the not in June, but rather over a three- Ironworks has generously museum, and the addition of the day celebration scheduled for donated to the museum the Happy Trails Theater where Roy September 15, 16, and 17, 2006. The exquisite steel and rawhide Rogers Jr. and the High Riders per- third annual “Roy Rogers-Dale light fixtures illuminating our form live, twice a day, Tuesday Evans Roundup” will be held at the gift shop and lobby area. You may have seen his award win- ning artwork advertised in Cowboys & Indians magazine. beginning of Branson’s busy fall sea- Since the museum (a Nonprofit Pu- son and will coincide with the kick- blic Benefit Corporation) relies on off of Silver Dollar City’s second sea- contributions to defray expenses son salute to “The Great American associated with the preservation Cowboy.” As of this writing, we are and maintenance of its collection as planning a chuckwagon dinner show well as the development and presen- for Friday evening, a Saturday “Ride tation of educational programs, the Duck” excursion, and special Jerry has also donated three beauti- evening show and dinner with sur- ful custom handmade Roy Rogers prise entertainment, and a wrap up items for our fund-raiser raffle this on Sunday with a cowboy church year (see photo). On the anniver- service. Throughout the event we sary of Roy’s birthday, November 5, plan on special guests, vendors, and (Continued on page 43) Starline COWBOY OF THE MONTH

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ONLY TWO CATE- or and exterior modifications. Perhaps end of the Period. This will gripe just Henry Rico Fardan’s we just need to slice it a little different- about everyone, too, only not as much. category definitions: GORIES – PERIOD ly at the top, and let the other things (Post-1894 cartridges ought to be Period (1836-1894) includes the AND NON-PERIOD sort themselves out from there. excluded under the current Classic cat- Period cartridge requirement and these I propose there should be two major egory, as well.) It would permit stan- existing categories: Traditional (black- By Henry ‘Rico’ Fardan, shooting categories: Period and Non- dard gunsmithing and other modifica- powder and smokeless), Frontier (black- SASS #7657 Period. Period would consist of shooting tions allowed under the existing John powder); Classic styles: Duelist (one Back when I thought my SASS num- types and styles prevalent during the Wayne Rule. hand, one gun), Gunfighter (two hands, ber was too damn high to warrant Cowboy Era, 1849-1889 (or as far back This system would also remove the two guns), Modern (two hands, one gun) expressing such opinions, I was attract- as 1836, to satisfy the Texas contingent). current confusion between Categories if required by recognized reason (size, ed to the game for the historicity of the Non-Period would be everything else. (Modern, Traditional, Frontier, Classic), infirmity, etc.); Subcategories: Elders, thing. As my sense of gotta-win is com- This, of course, will gripe just about meaning what kinds of guns you shoot, Seniors, 49ers, 48 and under Men, mensurate with my speed on the firing everyone. Using these historically accu- and Styles (modern two-handed, Ladies, Juniors (Boy and Girl). line, I never worried about my place in rate dates, Period does not include two- Duelist, Gunfighter), meaning how you Non-Period includes the Non-Period the standings. We have shooters who handed shooting. Period does not shoot them. Those that want to have all cartridge allowance and these existing come to our range in Southern New include smokeless powder (introduced in the latest gewgaws on their firearms categories: Modern, Traditional, Frontier; Jersey and consistently win. Some of 1890). Period does not include can have them. Those who want to Classic styles: Modern (two hands, one them don’t care a whit about authentici- B–Western movie outfits. Period does shoot the game like period cowboys and gun), B-Western; Subcategories: Elders, ty, and some are just fast, no matter not include 1897 pump shotguns, or cowgirls can have that, as well. We just Seniors, 49ers, 48 and under Men, Ladies, what they shoot. 1892 or 1894 lever action rifles. won’t be listed in the same standings. Juniors (Boy and Girl) But, now that my SASS number Even if you expand Period to For example, I would be shooting Period (Actually, there have been several sug- seems augustly low, I have become con- include the years 1890 through 1894, Gunfighter. If you wanted to slice it gestions to basically separate the shoot- cerned for the game itself. Having seen thus incorporating the guns many cow- finer using the 1894 date, I would be ers by stock vs. modified firearms, period the proliferation of increasingly obscure boys now own and use (including my shooting Period Frontier 49er vs. “open” categories, and the like. If you categories (anyone care to define 1894 rifle and 1897 shotgun), there is Gunfighter (and throw in Classic as can get your local Territorial Governor “Classic Ladies Senior Frontier still one criteria that will solve many of soon as I get something to replace my interested enough to talk about it at any Cartridge Duelist” without consulting our current problems—Period does 1894.) Those ‘other people’ (as General of the Regional Territorial Governor the SASS manual?), I think it’s high NOT include interior or exterior parts Lee would have referred to them) will meetings, there is a chance it can be time we reworked the whole shootin’ or modifications not commercially avail- be shooting Non-Period, and more included on next year’s Summit agenda. match. There are subcategories (age able during the Period. This means no power to them. What also works is to get your local club and sex) that are independent of what coil springs, no titanium firing pins, no Good luck to the Territorial officials to use a modified set of shooting you shoot or how. But the shooting cat- ‘express’ or glow-in-the-dark sights, no Governors as they try to put the loose categories on a trial basis for awhile. If egories, whether they define type micarta grips, no stainless steel. It also powder back in the can. But can we the results are good, that goes a long way (Frontier Cartridge) or style (Duelist), means no .357, .44 Special/Magnum, or please bring back public horsewhipping when talking to your Territorial don’t address the burning issue of interi- other cartridges introduced after the for violators? Governor … editor.)

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THE SASS SCARLET BALL - THE HISTORY BEHIND THE THEME By Miss Tabitha, SASS #26972 (with thanks to Neil Vincent of The Vincent Collection, Bainbridge Island, Washington)

gatherings, the ladies’ gowns, deco- bons, cakes, and all that goes for rations, and much of the food were table decorations will be tied up with red, and gentlemen wore red carna- red satin ribbons.” tions in their buttonholes. Proper In keeping with this tradition, evening attire for gentlemen normal- SASS is pleased to present The ly consisted of a cutaway tailcoat Scarlet Ball as the theme of the 2006 Cat Ballou, SASS #55 paired with a white vest and tie (for Vegas Convention Ball. The ball- a white tie affair), and, of course, a room will be decorated in tones of n the 1880’s, it was fashion- white flower in the lapel of the coat. red of just the right scarlet hue, with able to host parties with a One clothing historian claims that touches of ivory and gold, evoking I color theme. Harper’s Bazar, the modern tradition of wearing a feelings of passion, warmth, and of a popular magazine of the Victorian red rose boutonnière with evening Christmas festivity. As much as pos- era, published several articles on attire is a throwback to that first sible, the table decorations and food this topic. The following are a few chance for a Scarlet Party. itself will carry out the scarlet excepts from 1886: Most trends go through phases of theme, as well. Bohemian Ballgown from Page 66 “(For) a green dinner ... the table popularity, and in 1897 you can find Of course, it will only add to the of “Fashion in Bohemia-From the is decorated with smilax and green the reoccurrence of the Scarlet holiday spirit for the attendees to Waltz to the Tango, 1870-1914, leaves; all the names are inscribed party: arrive in scarlet-inspired finery. Museum of Decorative Arts in on green ribbons, which extend from “Scarlet parties have been given Some of the ladies may wish to dress Prague.” (Published by the Museum of Decorative Arts in the centre of the table, radiating to before, but they are revived again, head-to-toe in red gowns, while oth- Prague in collaboration with each guest, with the name of the per- and some girls have arranged to give ers may instead choose to simply Oswald Publishing, 1994) son to whom it is addressed written, one next week, which they pretend accentuate their dresses with a in gold, on the ribbon ... At one opu- will outdo all previous attempts at touch of scarlet here and there. lent dinner table all the glass was of this sort of entertainment. They Gentlemen always look dashing in that pale green tint, which looks so have sent out all the invitations on black tuxedos and frock coats, and Mr. Rod Cook from cool, and china with a green edge scarlet paper (but of course in white can cater to the scarlet theme just by Elizabeth, was used. There were bouquets of envelopes) and have asked the adding a red boutonnière. Others Colorado, green leaves of different tints, and a guests to come arrayed from top to might opt to wear a scarlet vest or a resplendent in few buds still in their green sheath. toe in brilliant scarlet. It is hard on classy red tie at the neck. A few bold a scarlet vest, is a performer All the varieties of green vegetables, the blond girls, and will, no doubt, gentlemen may throw themselves with the as asparagus, spinach, and lettuce, make them look ghastly pale; but completely into the part, and the exhibition were freely experimented upon, and they are quite willing to sacrifice the scarlet outfits they arrive in will be group a salmon with a green sauce was, of becoming in order not to mar the delightfully shocking to see! For Shadows of the Victorian Past. course, in order.” effect of the tout ensemble. The men those who enjoy showcasing their “At a pink dinner ... the whole will all wear red coats. That they do outfits in the costume contest, a spe- table was couleur de rose; glass, not object to, as their golf coats and cial “Fantasy Scarlet” category will china, and table-cloth were all of a hunting coats come into good play, be added for this event. roseate complexion; the pink lamp and are always effective.” As with last year’s Masquerade shades and pink roses, the ribbons “One of the prettiest gowns, to be theme, each person attending can and pink damask cloth, made for once worn by one of the girls, is to be of dress the part as much or as little as a pretty novelty. Pink fans, of course, red mousseline de soie, accordion- they personally prefer. For some, accompanied this pink dinner ...” pleated, made over silk of a much this will be another excellent oppor- “A blue dinner is far more diffi- deeper shade. The same idea of two tunity to create an elaborate piece, cult to manage. It is an unbecoming tones is carried out in the bodice, and for others, the simplest touch of color for lampshades, making every which will be of a pale shade of the red added in the form of a bouton- one look ghastly. It is therefore nec- mousseline de soie over the darker nière, sash, or flower will be perfect- essary to confine ones’ self to blue silk, and it will be trimmed with ly acceptable. ribbons, and almost the only blue shaded red roses, from the palest This year’s ball will be a beauti- flower we have, the forget-me-not ... pink to the deepest red. In her hair ful, elegant, and festive affair. bring out the “old blue” china, which she will wear an aigrette of the three Prepare for the passion of The SASS is always worth seeing. Blue menus shades. Red satin slippers and red Scarlet Ball! This “poppy” dress is owned by and blue chairs, blue portieres and silk stockings and a pair of black kid Neil Vincent of Bainbridge Island, blue fans and favors, are sometimes gloves will complete this stunning References: Washington. His Vincent added ... A piece of rich embroidered costume, which will have the advan- “Green, Pink, and Blue Dinners, Collection is a collection of blue brocade may be stretched under tage of perhaps escaping the and Other Novelties”, from vintage Victorian and Edwardian clothing. This dress was worn to the silver epergne (ornamental cen- “Mephistophelian” appearance of Harper’s Bazar Volume XIX, No. the famous 1883 Vanderbilt Fancy terpiece).” some of the other girls’ dresses. 11, March 13, 1886, pg. 170. Costume Ball, and may have been Other references indicate that Jacqueminot rose paper shades will “What Girls Are Doing”, from worn to one of the fashionable scarlet parties were popular cover the lamps both on the table Harper’s Bazar, January 30, 1897, scarlet parties of the time. throughout the 1880’s. At these and in the drawing-room, and bon- p. 99

Page 18 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006 q the arena, and thanks to all who brought out such goodies for the Thursday night pot luck where I got to play guitar and sing a little with Aneeda Huginkiss! I also got a chance to ride two stages on a mount loaned to me by Bronco Cody. I appreciate your generosity … great horse … fantastic ride! /

New things on the horizon ook for the new SASS credit q Lcard in the next few months. SASS has entered into a new Chiz, SASS #392 agreement with US Bank who SASS Marketing Director will begin issuing the new card with three different would like to welcome options and low interest a new friend to rates. The new program I SASS and The benefits SASS in many Cowboy Chronicle. Bob ways, one of which Boze Bell is Publisher shows businesses of True West Magazine. who accept credit He is a writer, author, cards there is a large group and illustrator dedicat- of Cowboy Action Shooters out ed to the History of our there. The agreement with MBNA American West and also Bank has ended and those with that card known for his True West are encouraged to switch to US Bank. Moment television segment on the Westerns Channel. He lives in Cave Creek, Arizona where Bob Boze Bell the magazine, which celebrated its 53rd anniversary, is published. We will begin to publish arti- / cles and illustrations by Bob starting in the May issue of The Cowboy Chronicle. We are thrilled to be able to attract such a prominent contributor of this type of work. True ook for the new SASS Membership Application. We have updated its content and West Magazine has become an END of TRAIL and SASS Lchanged the images for an application brochure we are right proud of. Also look for Regional Sponsor, and Bob will present a staged True the new SASS Shooters and Mounted Shooter Handbooks, which were finalized in West Moment production during END of TRAIL in June. March. The SASS Shooters Handbook will be inserted into the June issue Bob, or should I say Boze, SASS #55000, we’re honored to of your Cowboy Chronicle and is now posted on the SASS Web Site. count you among us. Mounted Shooters will receive new Handbooks by direct mail. / / want to congratulate and thank all the riders who Icame to support the SASS Mounted National Championships at Winter Range. A total of 37 competi- tors took to the Ben Avery SASS Arena for an exciting f you’ve been thinking about it, there is still and well-run series of championship courses. Nuevo Itime to sign up for Founders Invitational at Mike and Cinnamon Lucy did one heck of a job produc- Founders Ranch the end of this month. Many new ing the event under the auspices of the Buffalo Range props and targets have been added to the collection, and the Riders of New Mexico. Riders from as far away as shoot will be a prelude to END of TRAIL in June. Thursday Colorado and Michigan braved the long haul and helped is the free Buffalo Burger Barbeque with live music. Friday make this one incredible event. My wife, Doc Drillem, Coyote Calhoun will run a Trivia Contest to top all Trivia and I joined the group in a special Mounted Shooting Contests with audio and visual prompts. This is a team event camping area next to the arena, and we had a ball. I am with the winners receiving awards. Saturday night is ded- extremely proud of young Star of July, SASS #47177, icated to Viva Mexico with the Mariachi Nuevo Mexico who took home the overall Ladies National Band featuring contests for the best Bandito and Bandita Championship title. It was no easy task, as she was com- as well as the annual Big Hat Contest! Call the SASS office peting with reigning SASS World Champion Outlaw to sign up. Annie and several other Division 5 competitors. Buffalo Rider, aka TC Thorstenson, took the overall champi- onship, riding against such Division 5 competitors as William Bruce and Expressman. A special thanks to / Raymond Crandell who brought his tractor to manicure

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… LINE IN THE SAND, a good time. I seldom place in the top me benign neglect is either wholesale External Modifications third of the field at local shoots, but I acceptance of change with no rules, or 1. You cannot change the exter- AND … BENIGN have fun. refusal to deal with the change being nal appearance of the firearm from that NEGLECT I believe all SASS members would introduced into our sport. Two, human of the firearm it represents; i.e., a If it’s not 1880’s, It like to see a fair and equitable solution to nature is what it is. For competitive peo- Vaquero should look like the ’73 Colt. this problem. (That’s easy to say, but ple, it often reveals itself in the quest for (Close enough that the average person Shouldn’t be Legal! maybe impossible to do). I also believe “advantage.” This is perfectly normal on the street looking at a Vaquero we must establish minimum impact behavior for competitive people. Yes, the would generically call it a Colt). By Avery Goodday, SASS #39881 rules that will still preserve the spirit of gunfighters of old availed themselves of Likewise should the Beretta, EMF, The recent article “Governors Draw this game while allowing everyone to the advantages available to them. If Uberti, USFA, and all the others. Line in the Sand!” by Tex and the article compete on a fair and equal footing. they didn’t, they likely had short gun- 2. Grips and stocks should be “Internal Modifications—Give It Benign Notice I did not say,“… placing everyone fighting careers. But, I would hasten to made from materials (or modern repli- Neglect” by Palaver Pete have finally on a fair and equal footing.” The last add, the gunfighters of the cowboy era cas of materials) available in the cow- motivated me to put into writing the statement results in decisions being did not have the technology we enjoy in boy era. They should be in the contour thoughts I’ve been mulling over for some made for the wrong reasons; e.g., the the 21st century. Ignoring modifications of the factory grips/stocks of that era time. They may not be all that original approval of the ’73 short stroke kit to is not going to work. The envelope will be and not designed to provide competitive (Tex and Palaver Pete mentioned some), “…give the ‘73 comparable lever move- pushed and pushed again—to what end? advantage. but it seems to me some things haven’t ment to the Marlin.” If you want the Tex makes a valid point about 3. Sights: If it was available 1860 been addressed; and regardless, a multi- lever movement of a Marlin, get a stage design. I doubt the bad guys through 1899—on the model of firearm faceted solution will have to be found. Marlin. In 1864, if you wanted the fire- always walked down the street shoul- your firearm represents—it is legal. If it First, let me say, I hate the term, power of a Henry, you could not modify der to shoulder when meeting the sher- wasn’t, it’s not legal. No telescopic “gamer,” which to me seems derogatory. your Spencer or Trapdoor Springfield. iff for the big shoot-out. Nor did the sights. (Exception for the Modern I admire and respect the top shooters in You had to buy a Henry. Indians ride in close order formation Category—although I’d give serious this sport. They are the dedicated pro- Sorry, Palaver Pete, but benign neg- when attacking the settler’s cabin. I thought to the elimination of the Modern fessionals of this sport (if I may use that lect is not the answer. I say this for at could be wrong, I wasn’t there; but I Category 12 months after the official forbidden term). Their skill and commit- least two reasons. One, if there is a rule, think the movies frequently get this posting of the intention to do same). ment to this game is legendary. I am in that rule must be enforced. If not part right when they show the bad Internal Modifications SASS because I enjoy the game, and I enforced (or enforceable) it is no rule at guys spread-out, and the Indians sur- 1. If it is installed by the manufac- approach it as a game—an opportunity all. If we benignly neglect one rule, why rounding the cabin. turer and is there for safety reasons, it’s to dress cowboy, associate with a great not neglect another, or another? (Talk So, what would I do? Well, I’d start legal. (The first three rules of SASS I group of people, shoot my guns, and have about a “slippery slope” …) It seems to along these lines … (Continued on next page) (Continued from previous page) could be partially hidden behind trees learned were: Safety, Safety, and Safety). (beams or poles and the like) and placed So, internal hammer blocks, rebounding at varying distances from 13 to 50 yards. firing pins, external safeties, and so (Like I said, the bad guys didn’t usually forth, are legal. Plastic internal parts, bunch-up so one scatter-gun blast would such as magazine followers, may (and take them all out; nor did they stand in should) be replaced with metal followers. the open and taunt the marshal with (When a plastic follower hangs up in the something to the effect of, “… let’s see magazine tube, a shell may later end up how fast you can shoot us all.”) on the elevator or worse, in the chamber. In these scenarios, times would Yes, this should be caught at the un-load- slow down, but everyone would still be ing table, but far too many competitors’ shooting the same stage and competing simply cycle the action once or twice for on a level playing field. Winners can the range officer, and the rifle is pro- still be determined. And, these changes nounced “clear”). can be immediately implemented— 2. Spring replacements/adjust- with no rule changes! ments: Legal—flat for flat and coil for Finally, it would be great if every coil. (I think more than one gunfighter club could use knockdowns for every or lawman may have had springs light- target. That would solve a lot of “load ened or strengthened). issues.” (This is not a biggie for me, 3. De-burring and polishing: except when I’m counting misses and Legal—any and all. It helps our guns can’t see any target displacement or function as designed, improves (firearm) hear a “ping,” let alone a “clang”). In the lifespan, and can even improve safety. meantime, I’d not object to a minimum Yes, it can provide competitive advan- velocity rule (energy would be a better tage, and that’s acceptable. We’re in a measurement, but harder to measure competition, right? or calculate.) Anyway, with a bullet 4. Setting timing and other adjust- velocity requirement a chronograph ments to the firearm should be legal. would settle the question for suspect Again, a good gunsmith on the frontier loads. Fire three (or five) rounds and could have done this. However, added/ average the result. If below the mini- replacement parts and sub-assemblies mum, it’s a Match DQ. You probably that are technologically post-1900 (other wouldn’t have to do it too many times to than springs) are not legal. get the desired results. 5. Beyond this, I’m not prepared to In Summary go. I know some other modifications Let’s keep it as simple as possible. might get approval in order to keep a lot Externally our guns should look like of firearms (and their owners) in the guns found in the West during the peri- game. (One that comes to mind is od 1860 through 1899. Internally, they lengthened forcing cones; which can’t should function like guns from that exactly be undone). But, where I would period with the exceptions of safety “draw the line in the sand” is added/ enhancements; de-burring, polishing, replacement parts and sub-assemblies replacement springs, and internal that are post-1900 designs. Sorry, no adjustments. Stage design should be short strokes, special firing pins, etc. If it “more creative” to provide more realistic can’t be documented as being generally scenarios that force aimed shots. available in the 1860 through 1899 time- Everyone should shoot big-bores. frame, it should be illegal. Whoa! Just kidding on that last one. Match Design Regardless of what the final rules Tex didn’t outright say it, but I will. are, they will need to be implemented We need to stop designing matches for carefully. One method would be to post maximum speed. I’m getting tired of five the proposed changes, give a 90 or 120- identical pistol targets staged at seven day response period, then post the final yards—about 12 inches apart. Same rules that will become effective 12 with rifle targets at 15 yards. Hey,I’d like months later. to see targets of different sizes and (You just earned an oak-leaf cluster for shapes, at different ranges and directions your SASS badge! I can’t and haven’t (range design permitting). Rifle targets said it any better … editor.) Page 22 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

HOW DO WE KEEP ions to our Territorial Governor. The rich shooter. great big club monthly matches. The monthly shooters are sometimes Could we have a match fee cap overhead for tents, receptions, social THE GAME talked into serving as officers. with a cost of production percentage events, entertainment, security, and AFFORDABLE? Without the monthly match allowed only every two or three site prep, to name a few, far outstrip shooter, there would be no new sce- years, or even better, raffle off or give anything normally seen at a monthly By Comanche Joe, SASS #21712 narios, stage props, match fees, and away by membership name drawing club shoot … and yes, it costs consid- I’ve been a SASS member for so forth … There would be no local two or three main match tickets to erably more to participate. Those of several years, co-founder of our local clubs or even SASS, as we know it. be awarded a week or two prior to us who organize and support these club, and served in officer positions. We all know folks like this in our the match? At least more of our larger, major matches wish to think I have been to Regional matches, local clubs. We also know the hor- loyal, hardworking, steadfast month- the added experience offered is well monthly matches around central rors of gun club equipment races. ly match shooters will have a chance worth the price of admission, and if Texas, and even attended the 2005 Pretty soon only the wealthy can to attend a two-day, Regional, or one is willing to consider these events END of TRAIL. I would not trade afford to play. We seen several arti- even END of TRAIL. as “vacation,” you’ll find they are less the experiences or friendships I have cles warning us against new prac- SASS is the greatest shooting expensive than going to Disney Land! made for anything. tices that can cause equipment races organization ever, and it is because If one lives in an area where it is a Most every annual or Regional and eventually ruin clubs. of the two standards by which we true hardship to attend a major two to four day match has been a What about these match fees? operate: Spirit of the Game and match, it is not unheard of for the well-run function and if there is a Most every local club I’ve visited being a friendly, family oriented local club to provide some sort of problem, there was no shortage of charges a mere $10 or $12 fee and sport. If heritage and traditions are stipend to help defray the costs to the volunteers to lend a hand. But, has for several years. However, the not taught to the young, they will not potential competitor. In Australia here’s the problem … some of the annual two-day, Regional and even be preserved. money is collected throughout the finest shooters and finest people, the END of TRAIL seem to raise their (Actually, I don’t believe we see the year to help some 20 Australians monthly match shooters, do not match fees $10, $20, or even $50 kind of year-to-year price escalation come to END of TRAIL and compete attend these events. every year. Aren’t we pricing our- at the major matches you are sug- for the glory and honor of their home- The monthly match shooters are selves out? The “regular” monthly gesting. Yes, there are fee increases land. Generally, where there’s a will, the ones who pay the sustaining match shooter folks may never from time to time … and in every there’s a way … editor.) match fees. They are the ones who attend Regional or END of TRAIL instance of which I’m aware, the help set up targets and write scenar- matches. increases have been necessary. All of ios. The monthly match shooters We still provide a family oriented the State, Regional, National, and VISIT THE SASS WEB SITE AT build sets, help with advertising, sport with friendly people, but if we World Championships are far more WWW.SASSNET.COM vote on new rules, and express opin- are not careful, it will only be for the than simple shooting matches or April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 23

WHEN IS “UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL” TOO CLOSE? . . . (Continued from page 6) common practice to cluster the tar- at 13 – 50 yards. While 16” x 16” tar- gets in small areas, reduce the num- gets at these distances are an excel- ber of targets, and incorporate dou- lent policy, larger targets can be used ble or triple taps (put “three on five”), and set a bit further back, and small- and in the extreme case, “put all five er targets can be brought in a bit … (or ten!) on one!” More appropriate after all, the targets must be seen as target sequences are needed, and being very “hittable” by the shooters. they need not be complicated. There But, this is only the beginning. are dozens of target sequences that Stages should be designed to are easy to remember and yet still require the use of one’s sights and to require the firearm to be swung from ensure the sight picture must be target to target. It just requires a lit- reacquired shot to shot. This is easi- tle imagination on the part of the ly accomplished by simply spreading stage designer. the targets out a bit. However, all is Cowboy Action Shooting™ stages lost if target sequences that demand must be a compromise if they are to a transition from one target to be fun, exciting, and offer lots of another are not invoked. Allowing action while still getting all the com- “five on three” defeats the effort. petitors through before it gets dark. The distance between targets Smart stage design encourages cer- should be anything but consistent. tain practices and discourages others They should not be at the same dis- … smart stage design obviates the tance from the shooter. They should need for additional rules. Cowboys not all be at the same height when like to compete as freely and as seen by the shooter. unfettered as possible, and smart In an effort to reduce the number stage design will allow them to do so of procedurals and to put as much while still preserving the original lead as possible down range in the vision of what Cowboy Action shortest period of time, it has become Shooting™ is all about. GIVE TO THE SASS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION (A non-profit, tax-deductable charity) MAKE THE DIFFERENCE! Page 24 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

DRAWING THE LINE Shooting™ supplied the purpose! I alter my single-actions, or a slicked seen “space” guns creep into every also have my own opinions about up pump gun that barely qualifies as type of sport and competition shoot- KEEPS OUR GAME appropriate cartridges, and many 19th century. I don’t want to use ing, and for the gadget guy with AFFORDABLE pother subjects. ammo of so small a caliber and unlimited bank account, if that’s I believe using a rifle/revolver loaded so lightly it has no practical your thing, go for it. Though it’s not By Bear Claw Chris, SASS #63895 combination in the same caliber use in any other application. I don’t for me, I don’t mind shooting with Although I’ve only been a SASS makes the most sense. I also believe need to win that badly! those guys because if they win, what member for a year, I’ve been a com- the .44WCF was the cartridge that Twenty- five years ago, when I have they proven? I’m really only petitive shooter for thirty years. In “won the West” in regards to com- wanted to be top gun, I shot every day. competing with myself. If I were each shooting discipline I’ve partici- panion rifle/revolver and overall Today I shoot for the sake of shooting concerned with being the winner, I pated in, from muzzle loading to general use. The ‘73 Winchester was with like-minded people. Personally, I never would’ve started Cowboy combat handgun, I immersed myself historically never chambered in think the special loads (other than for Action Shooting™, but that’s me. to present my best game. Con- .45LC. That in itself eliminates the safety), calibers, and equipment con- What about those who don’t sequently, I have my share of ribbons .45LC as a choice for me, even tradicts the “Spirit of the Game” issue start because they become daunted and trophies. About a year ago I was though I already reloaded the Long right from the start. There will by the potential cost of needing to watching OLN and got my first expo- Colt for another gun. For me, always be those who spend more time have their guns completely re- sure to Cowboy Action Shooting™. Cowboy Action Shooting™ means trying to find a chink in the rulebook worked before they ever fire a shot, My wife was looking over my shoul- playing the game with equipment armor, or trying to buy a shortcut to in order to have the slightest hope of der and commented, “that looks like “as issued.” There’d be no point for the winner’s circle with after-market competing? If you don’t have deep fun,” which started the wheels turn- me to compete if it were otherwise. customizing or “tuning,” than they do pockets, the brass ring may be way ing. I, too, grew up with westerns. When I attended my first match, simply practicing. Because of them, out of reach. Maybe you’d like to use I’ve always been a cowboy at heart there were two shooters who came the rest of us either need to join them an antique and dislike the idea of and fascinated with the early forward and welcomed me to the or to be protected through the use of needing to alter it. If you want to American West. I’ve always admired game. They continue to be the only classes or categories. eliminate the potential of unfair and desired a ‘73 Winchester, ones who made the effort to make me From my perspective, there mechanical advantage, without although couldn’t justify buying one. feel welcome, as the rest or majority should be two categories: stock/as eliminating the shooters who can’t You see, I’m one of those guys who of regulars at that club have “dis- issued and unlimited. Each of these resist altering their guns, you’ll need have to have use for the guns I own. missed” me because of my gun choic- would require further definition. “As those categories. In the end, we If I don’t shoot it, I don’t need it. es. I’m not a force to be reckoned issued” would mean out-of-the-box, should be asking ourselves, is this What use could there be (for me) for with because I don’t trick-out my no alterations as intended when its the cowboy way? a ‘73 and/or a pair of single-action guns. I don’t need a short-throw predecessor left the factory in the (Bear Claw’s last paragraph is the revolvers? Well, Cowboy Action lever, or a longer firing pin, or to 19th century. As for the other, I’ve (Continued on next page) www.mshelhart.com Now available at select Cowboy Stores New! Rio Bravo Rig $300.00 Check these locations! The Shootist 24910 Washinton Ave. Murrieta, CA 92562 Telephone: (951) 698-7543 un Leather www.theshootistguns.com G Tonto Rim Trading Co. 5028 N. Hwy 31 Shotgun Chaps Seymour, IN 47274 Telephone: (800) 242-4287 Batwing Chaps www.tontorim.com Walker'47 Spur Straps 95 E. Orangethorpe Anaheim, CA 92801 Cowboy Cuffs Telephone: (714) 871-8171 www. walker47.com Custom Belts Wild Bill's Western Emporium 1235 Broadway Badge Holders El Cajon, CA 92021 (951) 304-2745 Telephone: (619) 593-3999 Pouches www.shopwildbills.com Fully Lined Holsters and Belt! Saddles

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(Continued from previous page) truck to haul all the stuff and four- reason I’ve been so concerned with wheel drive to actually make it to the uncontrolled mods for the past sever- range … and then also kick for a al months. It’s the reason I never number of modifications to bring participated in any of the other their firearms up to “competition action shooting sports or fast draw. level,” we’ll lose the potential new SASS is a membership organization member! SASS has always under- and lives or dies by growing the stood the value of shooting the guns membership. If the perception of new right out of the box … we all simply members is they must purchase cos- went to sleep at the wrong time, and tumes, four guns, leather, gun carts, it’s hard to rein in the runaway team reloading equipment, maybe a new before it destroys us all … editor.)

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I WANNA SHOOT product liability. I suspect old horror the top shooters in the world! WONDERFUL stories and the feelings they could What I’m drivin’ at is this. A lot MY RELICS! create is the driving force behind the of us, my wife in particular, take EXPERIENCE WITH I’ve never written a “letter to the move to relegate these “old relics” to pride in our old relics. Every shot- KIRKPATRICK editor” before. Guess it’s true that wall hanger status. A few stalwart gun I own is at least 80 years old. I LEATHER COMPANY nobody hollers ‘till their ox is getting cowboys like myself have spent con- have to wonder which of these vener- gored. Well, my ox really grunted siderable time and handed over able old firearms will be the next to By Ranger Jim Crown, today, when he heard the most mucho dinero in acquiring, repair- be relegated to the “for display only” SASS #12204 recent chunk of news. It seems some ing, maintaining, and learning how category? I just wanted to share the won- of my favorite shootin’ irons may to safely and successfully shoot these As Colonel Dan would say, derful experience I had with soon be declared illegal. It ain’t pieces of history. This minority “That’s the view from my saddle.” If Kirkpatrick Leather Company. I ‘cause of some “unfair advantage,” or enriches the group and enlivens the I’m ridin’ a Shetland pony or a ordered some gun leather and when I from some kinda “illegal modifica- show. We constantly check and dachshund, then maybe we should received it, it wasn’t what I expected tion.” Ya see, I and a few dedicated recheck our guns. In the case of the get down on that level and take a due to a misunderstanding on my cowboys like me, shoot the (in my ‘93’s, I only shoot the Holy Black or a good look around! part. I wrote the company express- case several versions of) Marlin 1898 special extra low-pressure smokeless Blackwater Desperado, ing my concerns and one night I and Winchester 1893 pump shot- load we developed especially for that SASS #53393 received a phone call from owner, guns. In the case of the Marlin, purpose. You talk about time and Ashland city, TN Jason Kirkpatrick. Marlin Inc. says that since they can’t teamwork invested! I doubt these (Blackwater Desperado is the rare Pardners, this man went out of be sure of the metallurgy or the firearms are anymore unsafe to exception and probably can safely use his way to make me happy. He per- manufacturing processes, which pro- shoot than many other firearms we his firearms. My son’s Marlin needed sonally built a custom double holster duced these old smokewagons, they regularly use. Now please under- some helping, but our friendly gun- rig for me that I just received. What consider them unsafe to shoot. stand I do own a ‘97. I also have a smith recommended hanging it on the a beauty! He did all of this with no Winchester offered to replace all of hammerless side by side, an old wall and using something else. Folks additional cost to me whatsoever. the old ‘93s with the advent of Russian hammer stagecoach gun, who aren’t as sophisticated as Folks, if you want a company that smokeless shotshells. They were and even a Winchester lever action Blackwater can easily create unsafe stands behind their work, gives afraid some misguided reloader 10 gauge. I shoot them all. I even conditions by using inappropriate everyone 110%, treats you more than might put too hot of a smokeless shot all of them in the most recent ammunition in both the Marlin and fair, guarantees their work, and does shell in the less heavily built “black- Tennessee State Match. I actually the ’93. Neither of these guns can it all with a positive attitude, then powder only” ‘93. My guess would be shot 40 different guns in that match. remotely be considered “main stream,” shop at Kirkpatrick Leather. They this was some young lawyer’s first Do the math. I had a lot of help from and with their safety issues should be are the best. I have never been so venture into the sordid world of a great bunch of friends and some of relegated to the wall … editor.) impressed! April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 27

COWBOY ACTION using “stockers.” I now run little appreciation for the speed mer- that cycle faster than anything ever smoothed up actions in all my chants. I will never be as fast as seen in the Old West, that’s the way IS AN EQUAL revolvers, lever guns, and pump some of those boys, for a number of our game will end up. And, that’s not OPPORTUNITY shotguns. When I don’t do well, my reasons, but I won’t suggest we have the game most of our members signed SPORT excuse is “the jerk behind the trig- a handicap category. I truly enjoy up to play. SASS would rather have ger,” namely me. watching those boys go. I hope to a more traditional game using the By John Derringer, SASS #31360 I am becoming increasingly learn from them. I go home after the technology on the 1880’s and have Several years ago I eagerly aggravated by the Johnny Come matches and try some of the things 500,000 members than to host com- joined SASS and have enjoyed prac- Changies. I believe SASS has done I’ve seen. That means practice. petitions where the competitors use tically every scenario since. A previ- most things right. First, the spirit of Maybe that’s what I need more of. the best the 21st Century has to offer, ous article I wrote was directed the game. I have met some of the Instead of creating or changing and we have 10,000 members. No toward the cost of getting into the nicest and most helpful people you’d categories, changing the scoring sys- matter how much we practice, we’re “spirit.” It was based on beginning ever want to meet. Each is trying tem, or restricting gun advances, all not fast, we’re all not rich, and equipment and some responded I either just to have fun or like me, do maybe we should just practice with many of us love the trappings and was exaggerating. Why, because their very best. Second, there is no what we have. Let each person traditions of the Old West. The trick after being in any sport for years, the professional category. Hooray for decide if he/she wants to be a Doc is to find a way to both enjoy the development of advancements are as us! What we don’t need are more Holliday, Wyatt Earp, Calamity game AND preserve it … editor.) common as flies on a horse. categories. Third, some of us are Jane, Annie Oakley, or a singing duet Admittedly the cost is climbing. And spending beyond our budgets to like Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. now that I have backups for every- secure the best in equipment. If “Happy trails to you.” GIVE thing, I have really invested. stock is your game, good for you. If (What you say is true … we each play TO I began as many did on a budget full house loads make you happy, the game for different reasons and with Ruger Blackhawks and a good for you. This is an equal oppor- enjoy playing the game in a way that THE Winchester ‘94, all in .45LC. Along tunity sport. Each person needs to pleases us. However, we must also be SASS side these was a Winchester 1897 decide how involved in this sport careful … as the equipment, tech- with a 30” full choke barrel. I they want to become. niques, and stage design evolve, so SCHOLARSHIP attended the New York State Hell of As for changing the scoring, I does the game. In time, the game FOUNDATION a Rukus and broke my ‘94. My part- again think no change is the best takes on the complexion of the win- (A non-profit, tax-deductable charity) ner, Rodney One Mule lent me his idea. I applaud the people who ners. If the winners can get away MAKE THE ‘73, slicker than a greased critter. attempt to shoot the scenarios clean. with shooting in shorts and ball No one sided with me, cried or But, if each of us took four days to caps, use lightly loaded .32’s, and DIFFERENCE! whined when I was getting beat shoot ten scenarios, clean we’d have shooting dump plates with firearms Page 28 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

SOME COMMENTS blackpowder and then only after Cowboy Action Shooting™ firearms. road except a yellow stripe ... and a being thoroughly checked by a com- Smoothing up a trigger pull is one dead possum!” ON THE petent gunsmith. thing, but short-stroking Winchester El Cascabel, SASS #22718 1876 WINCHESTER Jose, SASS #27748 rifles, sight inserts, and other obvi- Chesapeake, VA Spirit Lake, ID ous gamesmanship must be stopped, (Hopefully, we’ve turned the corner. I enjoyed the article on the and stopped now, or our once- The rules are now documented, and 1876 Winchester rifle as Win- revered and popular sport will sure- the new Handbook (Version 12) chester has always been near and MORE ON ly experience a rapid decline. I’ve should be on the SASS webpage by dear to my heart. “DRAW THE LINE” watched it happen in the other the time this issue is published. The ‘76 was never chambered handgun sports. We do not need None of the members of the Mod for the .45-70 Government round. The Mods have got more categories (we could actually Committee “got their way,” and It wasn’t that the cartridge was too to Stop! use less than we now have with the everyone would like to see additional powerful; it was too long. The rifle right changes). What we do need is changes. If you feel the documented was offered in .40-60, .40-65, .45- I’ve been a SASS member for a for the Territorial Governors to “see changes are too liberal, make sure 75, and .50-95 calibers. Winchester number of years now, and a shooting the handwriting on the wall,” grow your Territorial Governor knows and compensated for the length of the competitor in several other disci- backbones, decide which are accept- is willing to discuss the issues. There .45-70 by introducing a shorter, fat- plines (High Power Rifle, PPC, and able modifications and which are is the notion “we can’t go back” that ter bottle necked cartridge, the .45- others) since the early 1970s. I have not, print the damn rules in the rule has driven many of the decisions 75, which gives performance equal over 30 years experience as a certi- book for all to see, and then let the documented in the Handbook. If to or slightly better than the .45-70 fied police, military, and NRA chips fall where they may, pure and enough folks are willing to “go back” Government. firearms instructor, police armorer, simple! Sure, we will lose some of (that means having folks undo exist- Built from 1876-1897 with a and gunsmith, as well as nearly 20 the “gamesmen,” but who wants or ing modifications!), it can be done … total production of 63,871, the rifle years experience as an armorer for needs them in our sport anyway? but as you can well guess, it’ll be a was enthusiastically endorsed the movie industry, so I believe I am They’ve ruined all the others! We fight … editor.) until the 1886 John Browning more than qualified to give an opin- will more than make up their lost design, and later still, the 1895 ion in reference to Tex’s editorial numbers with newcomers (with Winchester by a fairly well known “Governors Draw The Line In The average-sized pocketbooks and over- sportsman, Theodore Roosevelt. Sand” in the January ‘06 Cowboy sized enthusiasm) who will also For AD The ‘76 is a joy to shoot, but I Chronicle. bring with them a better attitude! Rates must offer a word of caution. In my I agree something has got to be As my old man used to say “You have humble opinion the ‘76 should be done with the endless slide down the to choose one side or the other; there ~ DONNA ~ (EXT. 118) fired only as it was intended—with slippery slope of modifications to ain’t nothin’ in the middle of the April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 29

SPENCER SAFETY the hammer all the way down, or cycle a round into the chamber I enjoyed the article on without the hammer being in the Spencer’s .56-50 Carbine by half cock position. (Full cock if Tuolumne Lawman. However, I did pointed safely down range and find one safety item I disagree with, ready to fire). Also it would be con- which is mentioning that the firing fusing for a Sharps owner to carry pin is inertial and the gun is safe one with the hammer down and the with the hammer down on a loaded other with the hammer on half cock. chamber. This is not true, at least I would advise Sharps owners to on my .44 Russian where the firing carry both with the chamber pin is slightly above where the ham- unloaded and the hammer on half mer comes down on the frame. cock; same goes for trapdoors, too; Working the action briskly with the only there you need to make certain hammer all the way down may set the firing pin is not frozen. the round off as it can also do with a Other than that, I found the arti- Sharps. This and the Sharps car- cle to be informative and well written. tridge guns should never be carried Doc Sharps, SASS #60769 with a round in the chamber with Albuquerque, NM Page 30 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

THE COWBOY WAY TO HER HEART By Bob Crismon, SASS #48245

he year was 1960. My cross-country away because she said, “I apologize for girlie, I can certainly understand that. and wouldn’t purposely hurt you or any- Tflight from the West Coast stopped disturbing you, but the low lights Well, this young lady was sure one else.” She became somewhat relaxed in Denver. As the departing passengers reminded me of someone I left behind in unhappy, and I thought I knew why and and responded, “Yes you are right. He came down the aisle, a strikingly beauti- Colorado.” Then her sobs increased, and figured I knew how to help her. After all, acted the way I expected a cowboy to act. ful young lady caught my eye. Now, I became concerned for her. I asked her we cowboys think we know a lot about But, why didn’t he discourage me?” I don’t get me wrong. I was a happily if there was anything I could do for her. “wimmen.” I knew there were not too said, “Remember the quiet young lady married guy who didn’t jump any fences. She said perhaps if she told someone many dude ranches up the Manitou Pass who handled the meals and room man- Old enough to know better, but still about her grief it would help. from Colorado Springs so I said, “I’ll bet agement? That was Larry’s wife. young enough to appreciate a fine Colt She said, “I live in the city (meaning you fell in love with Laramie.” Her face They’re just getting started with their Single Action and a good-looking filly. New York, of course) and spent the past went ashen as she exclaimed, “Oh my dude ranch and need all of the business The plane was almost full, and I’ll be week at a dude ranch in Manitou just God —- how did you know who he was?” and references they can get. Many darned if she didn’t choose the empty outside of Colorado Springs.” I nodded to I put my briefcase on my lap and opened young women like you go to dude ranch- seat next to me. I offered her the inside encourage her on (she was no longer sob- it up. She was surprised to see two nick- es looking for romance. Some fantasize window seat which she graciously bing), and she continued, “I met and fell el plated Colt Single Actions and a dou- about the first real cowboy they have accepted. That put me in the middle in love with the most wonderful cowboy. ble Andy Anderson rig. (Yep, you could ever met. You might have abruptly left if seat, but what the heck – just sitting Strong and lean, he could ride a horse do that in those days.) I said, “I sell fast you knew Laramie was married.” next to her was bound to brighten up an like no other. He cracked his whip and draw timing equipment, and I know The young lady just sat there for otherwise uneventful redeye trip. twirled his guns. At night around the Laramie.” She was now almost in a state what seemed like eternity. Then, she After we were in the air for a while, campfire his guitar playing and songs of shock, exclaiming, “How could he have began to giggle and then burst into the flight attendant turned the overhead were spell binding. One day he even gave done this to me? Did he tell you about laughter. She said, “You are right. I had lights down, which softened up the me a personal fast draw demonstration – me? I feel like such a fool. There’s no a wonderful time and will certainly rec- atmosphere a bit. I had not introduced I have never met anyone like him before. telling how many women there were ommend his dude ranch to my single girl myself or anything like that. But, I I just don’t know what I will do with my before me!” My quick plan was working, friends. I am sure glad you and I met heard a slight sob and a demure dab at life after this. Oh, he never did anything now I must let her down easy. I said, because I can now look back on it all a tear using a fancy little hanky. With out of order. Maybe that was part of the “Wait a minute, you said he didn’t make with fond memories. By the way, sir, eyes straight ahead, I figured it best to attraction I have for him. I’m just not any advances toward you, and I’m not what is your name?” I said my alias not notice her obvious unhappiness. My used to men not coming onto me at the surprised. While I haven’t seen him for name is Happily Married Bob! We both ramrod posture must have given me first opportunity.” I thought to myself, a year or more, Laramie is a fine fellow got a good laugh out of that one.

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Meanwhile, Marion’s mother opened a restaurant on Parker’s WYATT AND ME Main Street. The restaurant was called Thompson’s Café and was By Ol’ Codger, SASS Life #17270 located next door to Miskell’s Saloon. The restaurant flourished mainly knew Wyatt Earp.” Not many which he performed old favorite because Marion’s grandmother made “Ifolks alive can truthfully say songs. The proceeds of the CD go to the very best rhubarb pie around. that. I was privileged to have re- Eisenhower Center for Cancer One of the restaurant’s best cus- cently interviewed one of those few Research. Though no longer involved tomers for the rhubarb pie was Wyatt who can. Marion Beaver is a long- in the day-to-day operations of Earp, a local miner and gambler. time resident of Parker, Arizona, Parker Motor Co., Marion still man- Wyatt and several friends would within spittin’ distance of Earp, ages to show up frequently to give hang out at Miskell’s Saloon, next to California, the interim stopover of the new generation pointers. I was the restaurant. This group consisted Wyatt Earp between his hasty exit fortunate Marion gave me an inter- of Wyatt; Lou Miskell, the saloon from Tombstone and his final stop in view several months ago in which he owner; J.A. Joplin, a local lawman; Los Angeles. Marion was a young recalled his early years when Wyatt Ed Minnick, a plumber, and Frank lad in the 20’s when Wyatt lived Earp briefly entered his young life. Ewing, the town druggist. nearby and carried on mining activi- Marion came to Parker in 1921 The group would get together ties in the area around Parker and with his parents. His father, who every day at the saloon to play cards. Needles, California. had contracted TB, was a fireman on Wyatt lived on the California side of Today, Marion is a living legend the Missouri Pacific Railroad and the Colorado River, in what is now in the area. He spent his young was sent to Arizona by way of New called Earp, California, and the only adulthood as a champion boat racer Mexico, to the “driest climate he Wyatt Earp in his 80’s. way he could come to Parker was by on the Colorado River. His father could find.” Marion was just a young way of Nellie Bush’s ferry or by walk- acquired Parker Motor Company, the boy at the time. Marion remembers Empire Mine near Parker, Arizona, ing the railroad bridge over the river. local Ford dealership, which Marion his father took a job with the and the family lived at the mine The group would play poker all day passed on to his son, Dan, a few years Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe until Mr. Beaver took a job with long. If anyone would need some- ago. Known around town as “Mr. B,” Railroad until a major labor strike Parker Motor Company, which even- thing, they would call on little Marion leads an active retirement. shut down the railroad. The senior tually supported many generations Marion to run their errands. Recently, Marion pressed a CD in Mr. Beaver then took a job at the of the Beaver family. (Continued on page 43)

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HOW TO RECOGNIZE A “GAMER” And Other No-Good Varmints By Hill Beachy, Deputy Sheriff of Lewiston, I.T., SASS #5327

owdy all! I’ve been following the This is This is Train Between whining Hdiscussions on “gamers,” and it Marshal Robber. He’s a about missed targets seems although some get close, and Harland better-than- and abandoning his many miss the mark entirely, we Wolff. He’s average shot posse to scope out have not yet established a workable a two-time who frequently the next stage in the definition. Therefore, after much champion finishes hopes of gaining an previous discussion with fellow cow- at Mule among the top unfair competitive pokes, I humbly offer the following. Camp and five. He shoots advantage, this has won .32WCF due to shooter was moving Please note each and every one of many other an injured too fast for us to these examples are derived from matches. wrist and obtain a clear photo. actual Cowboy Action Shooting™ He’s pretty because he This is definitely a shooters with whom I have shot; this darn fast owns several Gamer! is not just some theoretical “what-if.” shooting original Colts in that caliber. But, he’s “Gamer” (sometimes called his .45 Colts. His holsters still one tough hombre, and I sure as husband of Royal Flush, SASS “gamesman”) is a derogatory term have enough nickel spots to heck ain’t gonna call him a Gamer! #13745, a devoted father, friend to used towards those who do not dis- weigh down a Clydesdale. He not have anything to do with the all, and the embodiment of the cow- play the so-called “Cowboy Way” wears a watch chain and vest shooter’s clothing, accouterments, boy way. He is the kind of man we because he likes it. He is (which itself has as many definitions extremely competitive – but choice of guns and calibers, or the all aspire to be when and if we ever as there are cowpokes who seek to he plays the game as it was desire to win – no, we’re just dancing grow up. Train Robber can often be define it). In my opinion, however, we designed to be played. around the edges of the issue with seen shooting a pair of .38 Specials have just danced around the edges of He is most definitely NOT that whole discussion! In my opin- due to an injury he sustained some what defines a gamer. It may or may a Gamer! ion, it has everything to do with atti- years back, not due to any desire to tude – how and why the shooter be “gamey.” Sometimes he shoots makes the choices he or she makes. .32WCF just because he has a brace Exhibit #1 – Marshal Harland of 1st Generation Colts in that cal- Wolff, SASS Regulator #5019 (some- iber and thinks it’s nifty to shoot times known to his friends and them. Train Robber manages to be detractors as “Howlin’ Woof”). upper-third of the pack competitive, Harland was the 1997 and ‘99 SASS but never takes an unfair advan- Southeast Regional Champion tage. He has steadily improved his (Shootout At Mule Camp); he won outfit over the years as time and the 2000 SASS South Carolina State finances allow. He is also definitely Championship (Shootout at Givhans not a gamer! Ferry); he was the 1999, 2000, and A few years back, I encountered a 2001 SASS North Carolina State shooter we’ll call “Bob.” He was a Champion; the 1998 “Top All Around superb shot and a keen competitor, Cowboy” at Mule Camp; and was the who won several state and regional 1994 Traditional Champion at championships. He was known for Appalachian Showdown. That’s taking every advantage on a stage, quite a record – he is definitely a cutting corners, bending the rules, and competitor! Harland may like to often contesting the results. His son compete, but does not make him a was also a very good shot, but had a gamer – he’s just darn good, and reputation for being out of control. At practices his shooting to further one major match, the boy absconded develop his natural talent. I’ve seen with the club RO’s golf cart, taking it him slip-hammer a Colt so fast as to for a high-speed joy ride on the prop- make it sound like a machine pistol – erty. And, unless you were amongst and hit his targets! Harland typical- the top shooters whom he considered ly shoots a brace of .45 Colts, and his competition, don’t expect a dresses to the nines in boots, vest, response to your friendly greeting. I pocket watch and chain, scarf and would term Bob a “gamer.” slide, and a pair of regular cowboy But, gamers can sometimes be holsters (not cut-aways). He earns reformed, if caught early enough. I his championship titles the old-fash- recall one man who would follow the ioned way: talent reinforced with RO’s on their walk-though, seeking to plenty of practice. He may be many gain advance knowledge of the stages, things, but he is not a gamer! yet would never volunteer to assist in Many folks opine the use of small any manner. He was usually too busy caliber guns defines the gamer. This planning his game to consort in brings us to Exhibit #2 – Train friendly banter with the other shoot- Robber, SASS #13659. The loving (Continued on next page) (Continued from previous page) 8. The gamesman will always ers. He was the first to complain urge the Posse Leader to skip the writ- about the target array, but was not to ten scenario and just relay the shoot- be found when there was work to be ing sequence. He doesn’t care the sto- done. Fortunately, one of the club offi- ryline might be part of the fun for cers pulled him aside and gave him a other shooters. stern lecture. That shooter subse- 9. The gamesman will sacrifice quently became head of the target safety for competitive advantage if it committee, later a member of the suits his purposes. club’s Board of Directors, and has 10. The gamesman will whine since won several championship about random pairing of shooters for a matches – but as a regular guy, no “buddy stage.” It might hurt his over- longer a gamer. I will not embarrass all standing if the “buddy” turns out to him here by naming names, but will be a “lesser” shooter. (I’m talking pri- say I am proud to call him “friend.” marily about monthly shoots or side I could continue to list examples, matches here, not championship but at this point it may be more matches). instructive to list the types of attrib- 11. The gamesman does some- utes which, taken singly or collective- thing else that really torques me off, ly, may be found amongst those known but dang, I just can’t think of it right as “gamers.” A proper gamer (is that a now ... contradiction in terms?) will possess Please note what I didn’t say the following traits: about the gamesman ... nothing about 1. Purposely fail to engage tar- “mouse fart” loads. We all have differ- gets if taking the 5-second penalty is ent abilities and interests. Some folks more advantageous than taking the don’t have the strength or stamina to time to aim at a difficult target. take the pounding of a full-house load, 2. Purposely fail to execute the or they may only own a .38 Spl, or non-shooting actions called for by have some other reason for what they the stage directions, if it gains an do. Heck, I still like the idea of kids advantage. and delicately built ladies having the 3. Whenever the Posse Leaders option to shoot a .410 shotgun! and RO’s conduct their pre-match I also didn’t say anything about walk-through of the stages, the proper blinding speed. Go as fast as you can “gamesman” will always tag along SAFELY. It’s fun to watch folks who (uninvited) to reconnoiter the day’s are really good at this sport. stages instead of wasting time by I said nothing about “trying” to socializing with lesser shooters. win. That’s not what makes a games- However ... man in and of itself, and besides, there 4. The gamesman will NEVER are plenty of gamesmen to be found at volunteer to be an RO, a Posse Leader, the bottom of the match results. or assist in set-up or breakdown of the I didn’t mention anything about match site. That’s what the “shoot for not dressing 100% authentic, or not fun” folks are for. The gamesman will, knowing the answer to every histori- however, swear other shooters have cal trivia question, or ... well, you get missed or committed procedurals, the idea. This is an extraordinarily even though the gamesman isn’t one delightful sport, but it’s many things of the scorers (because that would vio- to many different people. The key is to late the “don’t volunteer for work” keep it all in perspective. And try to ethic, of course). Occasionally the show the real gamesmen the error of gamesman may choose to volunteer as their ways, so they can have fun, too. a scorer in order to alter his score- Or, at least not ruin ours! cards or those of his fellow shooters. I didn't mention anything about 5. The gamesman will never not dressing 100% authentic, or not pick up brass or do any other dirty job. knowing the answer to every histori- He might be cajoled (or coerced) into cal trivia question, or ... well, you get watching the loading/unloading the idea. This is an extraordinarily tables, but only as a last resort, and delightful sport, but it's many things only because he wants to see what to many different people. The key is to everyone else is using. keep it all in perspective. And try to 6. The gamesman will insist on show the real gamesmen the error of changing the stage instructions, their ways, so they can have fun, too. despite the fact other posses have shot Or, at least not ruin ours! that stage already, if he thinks he can Incidentally – US Scout, SASS gain an advantage by doing so. #15690, came up with a great idea to 7. The gamesman will never be counteract the presence of gamers. He found giving friendly advice to other suggests they all have to posse up shooters (it might help them and thus together! That way they won't be a drop his own standing), nor socializing. bother to anyone, as the whole posse He’s far too busy getting his gear ready, will be standing around waiting for watching how the other posse is shoot- someone to watch the loading and ing a stage (instead of helping out his unloading tables, pick up brass, or vol- own posse), or getting on the RO’s unteering to be first up on the line, nerves complaining he didn’t “deserve” and never get around to actually that miss or procedural, or didn’t fully shooting the match! Sounds like a understand the stage instructions viable solution. (even though he nodded his head “yes”), Be safe, have fun, and look good and therefore deserves a re-shoot. doing it! Page 36 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

e e CHOOSING Fire and Brimstone are the (OR INVENTING) Mark of a True Cowboy AN ALIAS Action Shooter™! By The Artful Dodger, SASS #60918

hoosing an alias when SASS was name ARTFUL DODGER stems Cyoung and small should have from the story. Not so, according to been easy, but for SASS member history and to his namesake (me). #60918, choices were more limited. Now Oliver was kidnapped in When I chose to join the Eagleville London at age six and did come Cowboys in Central Lake, Michigan, under the evil influence of Fagin, and our gracious host and leader, One he did, because of his unnatural dex- Son Of A Gun, SASS #20042, wel- terity, become the most adroit pick- comed me (at age 79), but I had to pocket in all of London. But, the join SASS, and that meant I had to story hardly ends there. have an alias. I submitted the nor- Seems the London Bobbies final- mal three. My first choice was ly caught on to him by age 17, and he Brules, an obscure, so I thought, fic- had to flee England as a stowaway tional gunfighter. Then to my sur- on a Clipper ship bound for New prise, my second choice, Artful York. There he found ample pockets Dodger, was accepted, as Brules had to pick, but there, too, he eventually apparently been taken. Now a histo- ran afoul of the law and again had to While waiting her turn to shoot at a Pima Pistoleros match in Tucson, ry had to be written to justify the flee, this time by rail and coach to AZ, Bitteroot Jo, SASS #41718, was roaming around the range taking choice! Sooo.... Wichita, Dodge City (where he pictures. She happened to catch this one as EEK Parish, SASS #41747, Anyone who has read Oliver became known to Wyatt Earp and was firing his ‘73 loaded with blackpowder. Considering the flame and Twist, or who has seen the film, Bat Masterson), Denver, and eventu- flash lasts only a fraction of a second, this was a lucky shot! “Oliver,” would naturally assume the (Continued on next page) It was taken with a Nikon 35mm film camera. April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 37

THE LAWMEN OF EL PASO Part 2 By Three Fingers Tequila, SASS #61260

ames Gillett took over at a time Dallas Stoudenmire. When Kiowas, and Apaches, including hard drinking was acceptable. His Jwhen the railroad made El Paso Stoudenmire submitted his resigna- Victorio. In, 1877, Gillett helped sobriety was one of the major factors an inviting destination. Leon Metz tion to the council, Gillett became transfer the notorious John Wesley that helped him retire from bloody wrote in his book, The Shooters: the new city marshal. Hardin from Austin to Comanche to El Paso unscathed. “Land speculators, businessmen, Born in Austin, Texas, he moved stand trial for the murder of Deputy Gillett believed in crime preven- preachers, outlaws, and fiddle foots to Menard County where he Sheriff Charles Webb. tion. With his calm, cool tempera- of every description and degree of befriended a company of Texas In 1879, Gillett made the six- ment, Gillett approached outlaws in lack of integrity headed for El Paso Rangers, fueling his desire to become week trip to El Paso from San a non-confrontational manner when- like maggots toward an open a ranger. Gillett joined the Rangers Antonio with a ranger company. ever possible. He would psychologi- wound.” In El Paso Gillett worked as on June 01, 1875, at the age of 19. They were sent to reestablish the cally demolish his enemies’ ability to deputy marshal for the infamous He fought against Comanches, peace disturbed by the El Paso Salt fight at a time when a man’s instinct War and to assume command of the greatly outweighed his logic. These CHOOSING “artful.” However, he became a little ranger company that had been over- traits might indicate Gillett was a too artful with Johnny Ringo and taken and imprisoned by an angry big, intimidating figure. On the con- (OR INVENTING) Curly Bill one night, and those two mob in San Elizario. Gillett resigned trary, he stood only five feet nine AN ALIAS . . . stalwart gentlemen vowed to shoot from the rangers on December 26, inches tall. him on sight. He took to dodging 1881. His background as a Texas (Continued from previous page) them, and, of course, it was only a Gillett had to deal with stubborn, Ranger and as an excellent shot pre- ally Tombstone. matter of time ‘till some Wag on the dangerous drunkards frequenting vented many from testing his dexter- In Tombstone, he found few pock- Tombstone Epitaph coined the popular saloons and brothels. He did ity with weapons. Of course, he did ets to pick, so he turned his uncanny phrase Artful Dodger. (Of course, all not swear nor drink. It was rare to sport a specially made gun belt that dexterity to dealing cards, a skill that that changed when the Earps came find someone who could deny himself allowed him to shoot without draw- made many consider him downright to Tombstone). a shot of whiskey at a time when (Continued on page 42) Page 38 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

THE COWBOY HAT – REVISTED By Swift Montana Smith, SASS #52720

up other people for some demented eight Academy of Motion Picture of being a man, or male figure as it purpose. I look forward to the day awards called Oscars, and when I were. If you haven’t seen the movie when someone asks me, “Have you was in the Navy, I went to Songtan, yet, this is how it plays out: seen that movie?” outside of Osan Airbase in Korea and A herd of penguins march seven- “Nope,” I can say. “And I never drank something in a bottle called ty miles or so to a place where they will, and you can take that to the Oscar, but I don’t think that’s the are going to find a mate. OK, right bank!” same thing. I guess it has something there is something. How many of Now it’s not the fact these fellows to do with some little golden man, you guys have ever walked even are really close that bothers me, but that never made any difference more than a mile to see a woman you what really gets stuck in my craw is to me since I know John Wayne only were going to date? that although they herd sheep, the ever got one of those little golden That’s what I thought! Me media types keep calling them “cow- men, and I figure if having just one is either! Then, after this guy finds his Swift Montana Smith, boys.” I don’t know what they call good enough for the Duke, anything date, he basically marries her on the SASS #52720 ‘em where you come from, but where else after that is redundant. spot, they consummate the mar- I come from, people who herd sheep But, I thought about it real seri- riage, she lays an egg, and then she s I write this, there is a lot of hul- are called shepherds, not cowboys. I ous, and I searched my poor memory goes off to party in the ocean for four Alabaloo about a movie called, suppose that because the characters trying to remember all the films I months while Papa stays on the ice “Humpback Mountain,” or something wear cowboy hats, people want to had watched in the last twelve and keeps the egg warm through the like that. As far as I can tell, it’s a call them cowboys, and I suppose months, and I’ve come to the conclu- most brutal winter on the face of the movie about two guys that really like anything that will further my agen- sion if I was to give a little golden earth without having anything to eat each other and sleep in the same bed. da of getting the whole country to man to anybody for making a movie and drink for one hundred and twen- It’s one of those movies I will always wear cowboy hats is a good thing. about men, it would have to be given ty five days! Now that’s a man! I be proud to say I’ve never seen. I put But for some reason, I just think this to the man that made the movie mean, I can hardly get through the it right up there with “Saturday whole thing is a slam on something “March of the Penguins” because the night without waking up to fix Night Fever” and about a dozen other very dear to me. men, or male animals of that movie, myself a sardine, mustard, and movies that involve people cutting There is talk this movie is up for go above and beyond the call of duty (Continued on next page) April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 39 (Continued from previous page) tain), I think I’ll hold up on that. But I took my little boy out for ribs tomato sandwich. (Hey, don’t knock wait a minute, it may start a whole the other day in my usual cowboy it until you’ve tried it!) new craze in wearing cowboy hats, attire, and the boy had on the clothes So why isn’t that movie getting and that would be a good thing, NO? his Mama had picked out for him to any awards? Well I’ll tell you why, Well now, supposing I walk into my wear for that day. because Hollywood has heard about favorite little waterin’ hole, and I’ve “Papa,” he said. “Can I wear my this Cowboy Action Shooting™ got my cowboy hat on. And suppos- cowboy hat and vest too?” thing, and they’ve heard about how ing there’s a wise guy in there that “Sure,” I said. “We’re Pards, ain’t it’s growing by leaps and bounds and asks me if I’m from Humpback we? We gotta look good together!” is one of the fastest growing sports in Mountain? And supposing I bust I could see the look on the faces of America, and it scares them half to him right in the jaw? the people in the restaurant as we death! Not only do they really hate Ah, I wouldn’t do that, but I’m walked through the door together. It cowboys, but they also hate guns. sure I would feel like doing that. No was far from being Halloween, and (You see, to the Hollywood types, sir, I wouldn’t hit him, I would just you could hear some whispers, but guns are the root of all evil, and if we explain to him I’m a cowboy and not my boy didn’t even notice. All he could just get rid of them, we would a sheepherder. Then I’d tell him knew was he and his Papa were all be living in the land of lollipops about Cowboy Shootin’ and then I’d going out to eat somewhere, and he and ice cream cakes, and we’d all give him the web address to SASS and his Papa had on their cowboy hold hands while we sit around because I’ve done this about a hun- duds. He was right proud of himself, singing “Kume By Ya.”) So, put guns dred times before so I know what’s and I was proud of him, too. and cowboys together, make it an going to happen next. He’s going to It was a good feeling for both of us. Replace amazingly fun sport, and you’ve got a sit there all wide eyed, and tell me it The waitress was a portly gal with a bunch a people choking on their sounds like something he would like, kind face and a big smile and treated whole-wheat cucumber sandwiches and then he’s going to ask me where us like royalty. After we ate our ribs, TK at the thought of it. I shoot, and before you know it, I’ve my boy ordered ice cream and a big The one thing for certain about just found me a new convert! Looky bowl came out. He could hardly finish Hollywood today is when it comes to there, this Humpback thing might be it, so I felt it was my duty to help him. cowboys and cowboy movies, the only a benefit to us all anyway. The interesting thing, though, was person that’s made a good cowboy You already know I wouldn’t stop that the waitress kept calling us movie in a long time is Kevin wearing my cowboy hat for the world, “gents,” and I liked that. Costner, and he had to beg, borrow, and I love to wear my vest and boots, “How you gents doing?” she and steal to get the money to do it. (and like the man from Arkansas, I would ask as she walked by. (Now there’s a movie (Open Range) draw the line at the spurs, but who “Beautiful, sweetheart,” was my that should get an Oscar, just for the knows …) and I always use my pock- reply. She looked at us just like what shoot-out scenes alone.) et watch with the long chain. So it we were, a father and his son having I use to say that even a cheap really doesn’t matter what a special moment together, creating cowboy movie was better than none, Hollywood is going to sling my way, memories. but in this case (Brokeback Moun- it’s cowboy for me, or nothin’ at all. At the end of the day, the cowboy and the cowboy hat and what he and it stood for will always and forever remain a wonderful part of this coun- try’s heritage. No matter how any- Cochise Leather body tries to slander it, the truth will always prevail and the Wild West will Reproductions from the Frontier West Era always remain something totally American, and the American people will always stand up and salute it no matter what part of the country they are from because deep down in their hearts, they like the Old West and its values and justice, and they long for those days again. So keep on wearing that cowboy hat and don’t think some movie made by a bunch of Hollywood types is going to make a difference because the only people paying attention to the creepy stuff are the creeps, and we out-number them twenty to one. 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MURPHY’S LAW REARS ITS HEAD By Juaquin Malone, SASS Life #44677

to be gentle. But then, in the heat of feeds the round into the chamber and moved to the rifle. I shouldered the moment as the adrenaline seemed to be in backwards and not the rifle, and it seemed to fit perfect- pumped and the blood rushed, I fell doing its job. ly. The lever was actuated and the into the habits of old. I slammed At this point I was taking a lot of round chambered. Next I squeezed Juaquin Malone, that lever, and it threw the empty good-natured ribbing, which is only the trigger, and it felt perfect. The SASS Life #44677 over my shoulder and the next round as it should be. I was surprisingly target jumped and rang, and I lev- came flipping out of the gun behind mellow about the whole thing. When ered again and fired again and again it. It rose to a height a few inches Marshal RD, SASS #20337, offered a and again. Finally all rounds had hen I attended my first cowboy above the receiver, flipped over to Marlin Cowboy, I accepted it for gone down range, and I had made it Wmatch I made a lot of mistakes. face me, and fell back into the mech- stage three. Supremely confidant at completely through a stage. Over time you hope you make fewer anism. The cartridge wedged itself this point I would be able to put As I left the firing line, it was like and can have some pretty good days. in the action, and I had a jammed together an acceptable run, I went I had come back to consciousness. However, sometimes you encounter a rifle I could not clear. Well, I didn’t walking to the loading table kinda Just as I reached the unloading day when things just seem to be out get too excited about this. I just put like a lamb going to slaughter, not table, I heard cheers. I turned to see of your hands. When it seems no the gun away (after getting it having a clue what the aforemen- everyone standing and applauding. matter what you do or how hard you cleared by removing the appropriate tioned fate had in store for me. What The round was not that good, but it try, things do not go smoothly. When parts) and went to the car and could possibly go wrong? Surely this felt great. It was an interesting day, Murphy’s Law (anything that can go retrieved my Rossi ‘92. would be the best run of the day. I three different rifles, three separate wrong will go wrong.) rears up and Stage two came, and I felt confi- shot my pistols, grabbed the rifle, jams and for three different reasons. bites you on the butt. For those souls dent things would go better (Oh, threw the lever, and the round would Even with all of the problems I didn’t blessed with good karma and the what fools we are when we don’t not chamber! At this point I had come in last (I am not sure how that worst thing that happens is they have a clue fate has taken the upper completely lost all ability to keep happened). But I was there. I had a shoot out of sequence on a stage, I hand and things are completely out from laughing. The absurdity of the good time and learned a few things have a story for you. of our control). My Rossi was fresh whole thing was just so unbelievable. besides. Which just goes to show It was the tail end of winter, and back from the gun shop having had a In my box of reloads I discovered a you—a bad day of Cowboy Action the urge to right some wrongs, stop a new extractor installed. This would single shell with a bulge around the Shooting™ beats a good day of any- massacre, or thwart some villains be the first time I had fired it since base, and that shell had gone into thing else, anytime. I will be thank- was growing strong. So I decided I getting it the day before. In retro- the loading tube last. ing you for your time, and as always just had to make the indoor match spect I should probably have taken it Next Marshal RD, fearing a I can be reached at juaquin@the for March with the Mclean County to the range first for a test run, but repeat with the Marlin, said I could cowboyway.us. Peacemakers. I was using a Navy what could go wrong? I fired my pis- use the vintage ‘92 he was using. It Arms ‘92 that had been slicked up by tols and went to the rifle, fired one was a fine old gun, and I stepped up a nationally know gunsmith, and I shot, and the gun jammed and would to the line for stage four. I was VISIT THE had been told I could not be slam- not be cleared. Again, disassembly extremely calm, and I felt like I was SASS WEB SITE ming the lever like I did with my was the only way it could be made “in the zone” and focused on the tar- Rossi ‘92. The first stage I shot my safe again. On close examination the gets. I was aware only of the timer AT pistols and went to the rifle and for mechanism that keeps the next going off and moved like I was in WWW.SASSNET.COM the first five or six rounds managed round from pushing on through and slow motion. I executed both pistols April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 41

DISCUSSION & DEBATE— HALLMARKS OF THE SASS WAY! By Palaver Pete, Life/Regulator #4375

Palaver Pete, SASS grows, new issues and venues least publish them in The Cowboy zation we are. SASS Life/Regulator #4375 are introduced almost daily—a natu- Chronicle—an attribute not inherent When I speak of discussion and ral phenomenon associated with in all organizations. Same kudos debate, I’m talking about discussion growth and maturity. These new apply for the Territorial Governors— and debate within the SASS Box, not “As in any organization, not all issues occur primarily in the organi- controversial issues are discussed other shooting sports closely related ideas and suggestions are received zation itself, and within the sport it and debated, and eventually deci- to SASS. The SASS Box I speak of with gracious acceptance.” represents. Examples of organiza- sions are made—once again, another exists within the SASS Shooters am very proud to be a contributing tional change are the establishment attribute not found in all organiza- Handbook and on the Internet at: Imember of the Single Action of the Territorial Governor’s body, tions. A keystone to any democracy www.sassnet.com, and embodied in Shooting Society (SASS). What and the creation of seven Regions. is the ability of the minority to the “Spirit of the Game.” Other makes me even prouder of SASS is Examples of changes within the accept the decisions of the majority, Shooting Sports closely related to the manner in which it has grown sport itself are the establishment of and in our Cowboy Action SASS have recently been established. and matured. This growth and new categories, and the introduction Shooting™ World, this has become a These other venues of the western maturity is a reflection of our collec- of newly authorized outfits and hallmark of our character. We shooting genre require memberships tive ability to rationally discuss and firearms to go along with the new should be congratulating each other of their own and what they do in resolve issues, and to turn these categories, and the development of for this exceptional ability! Bitter- terms of managing growth and safety issues into workable policy. In a RO Courses—to mention a few. ness and bad attitudes have no place is strictly within their purview. sport such as Cowboy Action As in any organization, not all in the shooting sports. Personally, I My world of western and Cowboy Shooting™, discussion and debate ideas and suggestions are received believe members of SASS realize Action Shooting™ is SASS, and it should be recognized as a necessity with gracious acceptance. Neverthe- this and because of this realization offers everything I need and ever to continued healthy growth. As less, SASS has the fortitude to at we have become the growing organi- (Continued on page 42) Page 42 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006 THE LAWMEN (About the author: Three Fingers DISCUSSION & an organizational entity, but also to Tequila oversees the area of training the good folks who manage SASS— OF EL PASO . . . and education, certifications, and DEBATE— people who go by the name of the (Continued from page 37) law enforcement for the Federal HALLMARKS OF THE Wild Bunch. They have given me, ing his guns. Gillett even prevented Reserve Bank of Dallas - El Paso SASS WAY! . . . and I hope you, all I have ever the former marshal Stoudenmire and Protection branch. He has been in dreamed of in being part of the “New- an ex-deputy from killing each other law enforcement since 1974. An El (Continued from page 41) Old West.” I thank them over and while both were drunk. Gillett took Paso native, he joined the El Paso wanted in order to play “cowboy.” As over again for providing us with the both to court, where they were fined branch in 2002, after a brief (27-year) an added joy, I am permitted to occa- framework and venues to play this and Stoudenmire placed under bond stop with the El Paso Police sionally write an article for The game—I only wish they could have to keep the peace. Department. He first became inter- Cowboy Chronicle. As a contributing started it back in the early 50’s. Gillett soon had a reputation as ested in the history of local law writer I have never been denied an Perhaps then I would have spent an outstanding citizen and an adept enforcement as a police officer with article because of controversy or more time on the range than in some lawman. Even criminals had respect the El Paso Police Department. He “political correctness” … another California drive-in (that was fun too). for him. They knew he was not the continues to research the early law sterling attribute of not only SASS as Thank you for taking the time to type to shoot first and ask questions enforcement years in El Paso, and read this. But most important is later, like Stoudenmire. Unlike most has collected badges from that time Paso Marshal. University Okla- your continued involvement in the common men of the time who showed period. He is a member of the El Paso homa Press, 1979 evolution and growth of SASS and their bravado only after a couple of Historical Society, Single Action Metz, Leon, The Encyclopedia of Cowboy Action Shooting™. Your shots of whiskey, Jim Gillett’s brav- Shooting Society (SASS), Internatio- Lawmen, Outlaws and Gun- comments as well as mine are heard ery was a natural one. nal Law Enforcement Educators and fighters. Checkmark Books, 2002 and listened to. Our ideas and sug- Even though Gillett was an excel- Trainers Association, International Metz, Leon, The Shooters. Mangan gestions are made public—if some- lent lawman, the pressures of a fail- Association of Law Enforcement Books, 1976 thing is suggested you don’t agree ing marriage would prove to be too Firearms Instructors, and the N.R.A.) Metz, Leon, Turning Points in El with, or if you think you have a bet- much. One March 24, 1885, Gillett Resources Paso Texas. Mangan Books, 1986 ter way of doing it, then let yourself resigned his position as marshal Cool, Paul, The Frontier Battalions’ McHugh, Justin, Chavez, Chenoa, be heard—it’s the SASS Way and the when he clashed with mayor pro-tem Forgotten Officer. Texas Ranger Montoya, Isela. Marshal Dallas Cowboy Way, but most importantly, Paul Keating, a saloon owner. Gillett Dispatch Magazine, 2002 Stoudenmire Terrorized Town. it’s the American Way! unwisely accused Paul Keating of Egloff, Fred R. El Paso Lawman Borderlands, El Paso Community God Bless our Military people drunkenness. Keating claimed G.W. Campbell. Creative Publi- College, wherever they are—their presence Gillett collected fees and taxes with- shing Company, College Station, Pavia, Elisa, Guerrero, Omar, makes discussion and debate pos- out properly accounting for them. Texas, 1982 Williams, Julie, Ovar, Jeramiah. sible. Gillett finally lost his temper. The Gillett, James B. Six Years with the James Gillett Showed Courage in enraged Gillett struck the alderman Texas Rangers. New Haven, El Paso. Borderlands, El Paso For AD and threatened to shoot him. The Connecticut: 1925 Community College, 2004-2005 council dismissed Gillett, and he took Mangan, Frank, El Paso in Pictures. Skelton, Skeeter, The Gunmen of El Rates up ranching near Marfa, Texas. El The Press/El Paso, 1971 Paso. Shooting Times Magazine, ~ DONNA ~ Paso had lost one of its best lawmen. Metz, Leon, Dallas Stoudenmire: El 1969 (EXT. 118) April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 43

ROY ROGERS-DALE EVANS ROUNDUP . . . you to send him a copy of that photo Branson location. If you would like (Continued from page 8) folks that joined the Rogers for New to occupy a place of honor on the to join us at our third annual “Roy we will draw for the first prize of a Year’s Eve festivities have not only museum’s “Buckaroo Wall” located Rogers-Dale Evans Roundup” in one-of-a-kind chandelier with gui- enjoyed a more intimate family in the Roy and Dale Theater. Mark September, or would like to purchase tars bearing cutout signatures of evening, but have more importantly your name clearly on your photo and raffle tickets for our fund-raiser, call Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and Roy shared in presenting a very worth- join in on this fun project with the 417-339-1900x225. The museum Rogers Jr. (a $4300 retail value). while charity all the proceeds from other cowboys and cowgirls who welcomes and appreciates the sup- Second prize is a Double R Bar/Roy those evenings. The New Year’s Eve have participated thus far. port of SASS members in carrying on & Trigger chandelier (a $1500 Gala is on the calendar to welcome in The Rogers family invites all of the treasured legacy of the King of value), and third prize is a Roy 2007 and benefit the Branson Boys’ you Roy and Dale fans to visit the the Cowboys and the Queen of the Rogers cutout signature guitar table and Girls’ Club again this coming year. museum and theater in its beautiful West. Happy Trails … lamp (a $475 value). Chances are Dusty is calling on you saddle $10 apiece or 11 chances for $100. pals out there who have ridden with GIVE TO THE Since moving to Missouri, the Roy and Dale over the past sixty SASS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION museum has chosen the Branson plus years. If you’ve got a photo- (A non-profit, tax-deductable charity) Boys’ and Girls’ Club as its hometown graph of yourself as a little type in charity. For the past two years those your western duds, Dusty would like MAKE THE DIFFERENCE!

WYATT AND ME . . . about his past or his many exploits. (Continued from page 32) Wyatt mostly played cards and Wyatt had moved to Parker fol- enjoyed the company of his friends. lowing a mining stint in Tonopah, Wyatt was married at the time and Nevada. Wyatt was a quiet man, but his wife, Josie, spent a lot of time in friendly, who didn’t talk much. San Francisco. Once in a while Wyatt Marion recalls Wyatt being about 5’7” would go to San Francisco to visit her. and weighed about 150 pounds. Wyatt was in Parker for about a year. Marion never saw Wyatt carry a gun Around 1922 or early 1923, Wyatt left or get rowdy in any way. the area, never to return. Wyatt’s friends were always As we all know, Wyatt Berry happy to see him and Wyatt never Stapp Earp and his beloved wife, failed to order a slice of the famous Josie, eventually moved to Los rhubarb pie. It wasn’t a topic of con- Angeles, where Wyatt died on versation with the local folks at the January 13, 1929, at the age of 80. time that Wyatt had been a partici- This one brief period in his life made pant in the famous shoot-out down in quite an impression on a five-year-old Tombstone. Wyatt never talked much Parker, Arizona boy. TRAUMA SHOOTING KIT FOR SASS CLUBS . . . (Continued from page 10) replace the kit free of charge. venient it was to have everything in There is a five kit ordering mini- a single kit. It is a great addition to mum. Kits can be ordered by calling your club’s first aid kit and emer- Townsend Productions in Associa- gency safety plan. The SASS tion with EMP Inc., 800-771-0366. Marshal on the outside is a nice Let them know you are a SASS mem- touch, too! ber and ask for product #FTS-3. The SASS member price is It is important for all clubs to have $17.50 each (plus S&H). This is a safety plan in place. In the event of barely what you would spend to pur- an injury of any type, members should chase the items individually. None of have access to first aid kits and emer- the contents will expire, and if used gency communications. Be prepared; for a shooting victim, Townsend will a life could depend on it.

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WOMEN, GUNS, AND GEAR Need To Know By Holy Terror, SASS #15362

ammunition, etc. This is not Let’s look at your firearms. I that will lock them up. Also, you always true, but as a general rule am not pretending you should want to check the screws on your this works for most couples. know all the inner workings of all pistols to make sure you don’t lose In accordance with the rule, your firearms, but there are a few an ejector rod housing. However, most men don’t know how the things you should know. First, do on some guns you do not want all washing machine works, and most you know what screws on your the screws to be ultra tight. For Holy Terror, SASS #15362 women do not know how to take guns should be tight and which instance, on most 1873’s some of apart their pistols. However, in my ones you shouldn’t touch? You may the screws control how tight the have always loved the phrase opinion, this is not ideal. think that just because you don’t springs are set. You wouldn’t want I“Need to Know,” as it applies to so The reason this division of clean your guns, you don’t need to to accidentally tighten your ham- many things. As everything, the labor doesn’t work is it leaves the know that, but you are wrong. In mer spring so tight it makes the phrase “Need to Know” applies very parties at a real disadvantage. some cases a loose screw can mess lever too hard to work. heavily in shooting. It can especial- Since I write a shooting column, I up your guns so badly you can end For the most part, you should ly apply to the women of SASS. will skip the part where I tell guys up losing rounds on a stage. Now, I have a basic understanding of Most couples I know in SASS how to run the washing machine. know we all like to blame the guys what screws you should and should have a pretty defined division of But I will talk about why women when that happens, but if you not touch. labor. Most of the time the women should know something about the know what screws are supposed to Another thing nice to know is do most of the domestic stuff such way their guns work. If you know be tight, then you can check them all the basic pieces of your equip- as packing, cooking, and travel how your guns, ammunition, and yourself on the loading table. ment. You someday might have to arrangements, and the men will other equipment works, then you You might want to ask about talk to a gunsmith yourself. Even follow up with cleaning the guns, will have a better knowledge of screws on a Marlin. Marlins are though most women know what a packing the guns, loading the shooting. notorious for having loose screws (Continued on next page) April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 45

(Continued from previous page) For the most part, this is the “doohickey” is, most guys don’t minimum of things I recommend seem to understand. If you know knowing, just so you can take care VISIT THE SASS WEB SITE AT what the pieces are called and you of yourself if you need to. happen to have a problem with One of the other things I recom- WWW.SASSNET.COM your firearm, then you will be able mend knowing about is your to explain what is going on. ammunition. This is important need to buy that ammo or have it This article is not to tell women Finally, educate myself on the because if you know your ammuni- loaded for you, it is helpful to know they should do all their own gun simple lubrication of firearms. I tion, then you will be better pre- what you are used to. work if they don’t want to. However, am not saying you should know pared to shoot it. Other than that there isn’t too knowledge is power, and what how to clean your guns. If he is For instance, do you know what much you need to know. I once women doesn’t like to have a little willing and you don’t want to clean a squib load is? Or do you know heard a quote from Durango Kid, more of that every now and again? them, you are a lucky woman. what a double charge load is? If SASS #8. He said, “If you know your If you have questions about this However, what you should know is you don’t know about these, you guns, there is nothing they can article, or if you have an idea or some simple maintenance, like can end up very surprised or some- throw at you that will surprise you.” product you think should be brought what to do to protect your guns if thing worse. Talk to the person It is very true. If you have a good to the attention of women shooters, you get caught in the rain, and that loads your ammo and ask idea about how things work, you will or anyone else, please email me at where to put some oil if they feel what it is supposed to feel like. be prepared for whatever happens. [email protected] stiff. You never know when you Shoot some before a match so you might go out shooting by yourself. know for yourself. If it happens to be raining when It is also a good idea to have a you go, then it is always nice to basic idea of what ammunition you 1875 REMINGTON SINGLE ACTIONS know how to wipe your firearms off are shooting. The most important so they aren’t all rusty when you example I can think of is shotgun get home. ammunition. Most people I know “NOW AVAILABLE” It is also nice to know how to buy their shotgun ammo rather lube them so they work smoothly. than reloading it. If you were ever Sometimes a little oil can go a long sent on an errand to buy more 71/2” “MUST BE SEEN!” way, and sometimes a lot of oil can ammo, do you know what kind you BARREL just get in the way. It never hurts to shoot? It is not always as easy as ARMY MODEL Quality have someone show you where to it seems when it comes to that put some oil, and how much. stuff. So, either write it down 51/2” BARREL Reproduction Someday your partner might be somewhere or learn the basics of FRONTIER MODEL shooting a stage and your gun needs what kind of ammo you shoot. This something badly or it isn’t going to is also important for pistol and Finest Quality & Fit work, and you just can’t wait. rifle ammunition because if you MFD by AUTHENTIC WESTERN PATTERN A.Uberti 45 LONG COLT ONLY LIST EMF Exclusive ($425 00) The unique look and feel of the 1875, also known as the “Outlaw”, made it a weapon of choice for both lawmen and the lawless. Strong and easy to handle, it was known for its reliability. Now available in a highly desirable Laser Engraved antique Old West or bright nickel-plated finish. Made Exclusively for EMF by A. Uberti. SASS SPECIAL $$ 9000 MATCHED PAIR MEMBERS PRICE 389569 $37990 EACH FOR A BRIGHT NICKEL-PLATED FINISH ADD $150.00 PER GUN NEW! COWBOY $ 00 ORDER DESK GUN CATALOG 5 (800) 430-1310

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RANGE OFFICER ROUND UP Posse Etiquette By Quick Cal, SASS Life #2707, Regulator, and Chairman of RO Committee

tape or paint targets and pick up form some of the duties like picking stage to go and that is all that brass and other minor duties, but up brass or setting targets, offer to stands between you and some shade that’s about it. In Cowboy Action help keep score, man the loading and a cold beer. You move to the Shooting, posses run them selves and unloading tables, or be a spot- next stage and the posse in front of through each stage, do their own ter. It really takes just about every- you isn’t even half way through. scoring, make their own calls, brass, one on the posse to do one of the They are not running efficiently, and reset targets or props. Some jobs when they are not actually there is a large clearing time Quick Cal, SASS Life #2707 large matches have “Berm or Stage shooting or getting their gear ready between each shooter, they are Marshals”, but they are supposed to for the next stage. laughing it up, patting each other I’ve been requested to re-run be there for continuity so that all DON’T CROWD on the back, having conversations some articles from the past since we Posses run the stage the same. THE NEXT POSSE between each shooter and really have a lot of new shooters joining They are also supposed to make Another aspect of etiquette that don’t seem to care if you have to SASS continuously. I chose this sure that Posse Marshals are doing extends beyond your own posse is to wait or not, this is a sloppily run article that originally appeared in their job and have all the crucial be respectful of other posses. One of posse. What can you do? Well real- the November of ’04 edition of the jobs attended to provide for both the real positive impacts that the ly nothing at that time without Cowboy Chronicle. We received a lot of efficiency and safety. RO Program has had on Cowboy making yourself into a horse’s ass, positive comments on this article The Posse System makes it pos- Action Shooting is that posses are you will just have to wait. As a and thought many of our shooters sible to run a very large match with running much more efficient than Posse Marshal I would however that have been around for a while a minimum staff on the actual they were a few years ago. How- wait until after they were done and would enjoy re-reading it too. match day. The real work in admin- ever, some posses will run more effi- have a private conversation with istering a major match is the set-up, cient than others and some stages the other Posse Marshal and let him few months ago this column tear down, and tending to all the are also more difficult to run than or her now how I felt. Acovered how to make a posse non-shooting details that makes others. Therefore, there will be It might also be a case that it is fun & efficient from the viewpoint of Cowboy Action Shooting more than times when your posse will have to a tough stage to run, with lots of the Posse Marshal. This article is just a shooting match. It is the wait their turn to shoot the next props to set and such. In that case, about the teamwork that is neces- responsibility of each shooter to do stage. When you are done with your I would offer to help the posse in sary from each member of the posse. their part of supporting the posse stage it is expected that you clear front of you if they need extra help The posse system works for the ben- that they are a member of. It’s part the area so that the posse behind to get caught up. It might be a poor- efit of the entire sport of Cowboy of the entire process that makes are you can move in to shoot their next ly designed stage has been backed Action Shooting, it’s a unique sys- sport both fun and efficient. stage. But, you have to show up all day. They probably had to tem that I have not seen in any If you don’t participate in help- respect to the next posse by not wait on the posse in front of them other sport. Other sports use ing your posse, you have become moving all your gun carts in their too, so you have to be careful about “Squads” that are groups of shoot- dead weight. If you wait to be asked way either. I’ve had reports of some judging them too harshly. ers that are run through various to help and sit there and do nothing, very heated arguments over this On the other side of the issue, if stages of matches. However, in it will be noticed. Out of politeness issue and there are two sides to you are doing the best job that you almost all cases there are station- no one will probably say a word to every issue. can and a posse comes to shoot a ary Range Officers who make all you, but don’t’ fool yourself, they I have been on a posse shooting stage that you haven’t finished yet. official judgments and scoring will notice. If you have a physical a match on a hot afternoon, just like Don’t get insulted as long as they entries. They might ask shooters to handicap and find it difficult to per- the rest of you. You have one more (Continued on next page) April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 47

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(Continued from previous page) rude, they may just be curious realize is that we are all part of the being part of an efficient posse, hang back a bit and give you room about the stage and may not be posse system and it takes coopera- always set the goal of not having to shoot or offer to help out. aware that they are in your way. tion between not only shooters on a any other posse having to wait on However, I’ve had reports of posses You are in control of the whole situ- posse, but also between one posse you. One poorly run posse will slow actually moving all their gear into ation so don’t feel intimidated and and another. Take great pride in down an entire match. the shooting area and actually get- lose your cool. If the posse behind ting in the way of the posse still you does not clear and persists GIVE TO THE shooting the stage. As Posse making your posse feel crowded, Marshal, you should ask your posse simply call a cease fire and refuse to SASS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION to stay back until the other group start the next shooter until they (A non-profit, tax-deductable charity) clears out. If you are the Posse comply. Anyone, who loses their Marshal of the posse that is still temper and starts an argument MAKE THE DIFFERENCE! shooting and the next posse is actu- over this issue, is in the wrong, read ally crowding you, ask them politely your RO Program where it talks to move back out of the area. There about Attitude. VISIT THE SASS WEB SITE AT WWW.SASSNET.COM is no need to get loud about it or The important thing we all must Page 48 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

POSITIVE THINKING FOR THE JUNIOR SHOOTER By Ima Darlin’, SASS #56196 “Life doesn’t have to be perfect to be darlin’!”

misses. I always did the worst I just want to tell all of the jun- and to have fun while shooting your thing you could do by speeding up iors to be yourself, be proud of you, very best. so I could out shoot my misses. But, that just made it even worse. It took me a really long time to Ima Darlin’, SASS #56196 learn you can never ever out shoot your misses! kay juniors, I have been where I think the biggest part of my Oyou are right now. Before I problem was I wasn’t concentrating would shoot, while still standing at and shooting my game. I was trying the loading table, the pressure to shoot like everyone else did, and seemed to sink in. I tried so hard to I didn’t shoot my way. I have concentrate and get ready for the learned it is really important to stage. But it always seemed the shoot like yourself, not the way shooter in front of me was the best everyone else does. And when you shooter, and shot the good stage learn to do that, you will be so much with a fast time and no misses. I more confident because you can be wanted to shoot like that so badly, proud you did it “your way.” After I and then it hit me and my mind started using that new shooting seemed to wonder how I could shoot rule, my shooting became better, like that. So when it was my turn and I was a lot more positive. I then to shoot, I would always mess up on began to shoot the stages with no the stage and would have a lot of misses and my times became lower. Handlebar Doc Shooting Schools

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WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

t was only a local monthly loaded with five rounds and two My suggestions are: 7. Re-join your posse and Imatch, but Murphy had raised pistols, one holstered, and the 1. Stop! help them finish out the day. his ugly head. Nothing wanted to other somewhere else. What to do 2. Hand off any firearms you The last thing is the most work. Both my rifle and shotgun next? What would you do? may have in your hands! important. Accept what hap- were acting up. Rounds were jam- I opened the action on the rife 3. Wait for the RO to confirm pened. Don’t try to put the blame ming, and things didn’t go bang sending a live round flying and ALL firearms are secure. on the stage designer or anyone when they were supposed to. handed it off to one of the spot- 4. Proceed directly to the else! Remember … “It’s the cow- Then it happened. ters. Still not moving I raised my unloading table. boy way.” The sixth stage was simple hands in a surrender position. 5. Wait for assistance—have (The Cowboy Chronicle does not know enough. A couple of shotgun One of the other spotters picked someone with you when you start who the author is. If the author rounds, grab my rifle, move down up the clue and retrieved my un- to unload. will send us his alias, we will range, fire a couple of shots at an holstered pistol. Once I knew all 6. Pack up your gear—you’re acknowledge his authorship in a up close target, then dump ten pis- my firearms had been accounted done shooting for the day! future issue … Editor) tol rounds on two targets. for, I turned and moved to the My shotgun was smooth, and unloading table. Under the after trading my shotgun for my watchful eye of the unloading offi- rifle, I moved quickly downrange. cer, I cleared my firearms and pro- ADVERTISING As I was racking my second round, ceeded to take my equipment back I felt something brush the back of to my truck. INFORMATION my leg. Something told me I was As I was putting my equip- about to experience a shooter’s ment away, I began to think; had I worst nightmare. I turned to the acted properly? The RO courses ASK FOR timer and asked, “Is that what I cover a lot of safety issues, but it think it is?” He confirmed I had doesn’t cover what is the safe way ~ DONNA ~ Donna Oakley dropped a loaded firearm! to address a dropped firearm (EXT. 118) I stood there, a rifle still (loaded or unloaded). SASS #13013 Page 50 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

PARKETH NOT THINE BOWLING BALL... By Purdy Gear, SASS Life #33315

as the innards of an easy bake oven on a warm day and have similar effects on leather. It will dry it out and ruin it very quickly. Ultra-violet (also known as ultra-violent light) will also wreak havoc. UV will make natural leathers darken. It also causes dyed leather to Purdy Gear, SASS #33315 fade because it destroys dye pigments. Browns fade and sometime turn arketh not thine bowling ball atop green; blacks go brown or gray. The Pthine gun leather. Neither par- natural leather beneath gets darker – keth thou thine gun cart nor thine gun but only where the sun hits it and you case(s) atop thine gun leather lest thou get varying tones of ugly all over. You don’t need a seeketh grief at thine next match! Bring your stuff in the house and hang lot of commer- Okay ... we’re maybe not talking it in that nice, cool, dry spot I keep cial products to grief of Biblical proportions, but we’re talking about. take care of your leather. talking about a heap of grief none the Even stored under the best of con- less. And it’s grief that can be easily ditions, your holsters will change their circumnavigated with proper storage shape just a smidge between matches. bad news. (Drowning a piece of growing a family or attracting and maintenance. Stuffing tennis balls down them after leather in oil is a great way to ruin it.) unwanted amigos. If your stuff has Proper storage a match to keep ‘em open works for the If you have a good understanding of gotten wet or muddy, wipe the water Just as the opening sentence cylinder area, but that’s not the only neatsfoot or olive oil, by all means use off and lightly sponge as much of the implies, don’t be throwing heavy stuff place where a pistol hangs up in a hol- it, but if you are the least inclined mud off as possible. Dry everything on top of your leather. Nor light stuff ster. The best and easiest solution I’ve toward heavy-handedness or are off (cool, dry place!) making certain either for that matter! It’ll squash found to get your holsters tweaked unsure of what you’re doing, get a tub your gear maintains its shape. your holsters and boots down, and back in shape is to put your guns in of either Skidmore’s Leather Cream or After it’s dry,brush off any remain- they’re no good to you if they’re ‘em the night before the match. Their Pecard’s Leather Cream. Both of these ing mud and then saddle soap the mashed out of shape or curdled. The weight and shape will remind the hol- are good because they work on the piece following the “destructions” on best way to transport leather is to ster that it needs to be a certain way. leather the way they’re supposed to the bottle and making sure you rinse keep it on top of your load and to Working your guns around in a holster and because they’re pretty darn idiot afterwards. The toothbrush will help secure that load so it won’t fall on top just before you put ‘em on at a match proof. (I know there are other great you get into tight places and brush out of your gear. Ditto for when you get will also ease them around a bit. products out there, but I’ve not had seams. I prefer to clean leathers more home. Hang your gun rig up and put Proper Maintenance them in my grubby paws for testing. and apply less creams and oils; it’s eas- your boots someplace where they Proper maintenance is just as These ones I have and I know they ier and won’t hurt a thing. The only won’t get squished, preferably some- important as proper storage. The key work well. Both Skidmore’s and time you really need to apply oils or place cool and dry where air can circu- phrase here is “everything in modera- Pecards are a mixture of oils and creams to leather is perhaps once or late around everything. tion” though the words “cool, dry place” waxes, so they’ll nourish the leather twice a year –lightly! — after a thor- Try to keep leather out of the also come into play. and give you a slight gloss. ough cleaning. This depends on how garage especially if you live where The tools for maintenance are few For your boots, I would also rec- much you use your stuff as well as the there’s lots of humidity or where you and simple. You’ll need a couple of ommend a good quality shoe polish. environment it’s in. (Dry, arid condi- have temperature fluctuations. Tem- new small yellow sink sponges. Don’t You can use Pecard’s or Skidmore’s tions tend to call for more upkeep.) perature fluctuations in an unheated be grabbing the one you’ve used for the on boots if you like low gloss, but if The normal rule of thumb is to look at garage generate condensation, which past three months for scrubbin’ up in you want a higher gloss, get the pol- your leathers the same way as your is deadly if you also have mold or the kitchen or bath ‘cause heaven ish. (I’ll talk more about boots in hands. If they feel a little chapped or mildew spores hanging around. alone knows what’s growin’ there! Get another article.) dry, apply oil or cream – lightly. Storing your leather all stifled up a couple of fresh ones, and a couple of Most of the “hard” work in main- Compadres, it ain’t the use that invites a nice, warm space for nasty clean soft rags plus an old clean tooth- taining your leather goods isn’t hard hurts your leathers, it’s the abuse. green and black stuff to grow – and, brush. A good, soft-bristled shoe brush at all. If you dust your leathers off Well-designed and well-built leather hombres, once that gets into your is also a good investment. after every match with that soft shoe goods will hold up for a long time if leather, it’s plenty tough to get rid of!! In the “ackpucky” department, I brush or a cloth, you’re doing most of they are treated fair. It’s not a mon- I urge you, if at all possible, store your would suggest a bottle of liquid glycer- what needs doing. Dust comes in two umental task, and it’s sure not rock- good leathers in the house – and ine saddle soap without hesitation or forms, basic trail dust that every et science. preferably not in some dank corner reservation. I will not recommend range seems to be plagued with and As always, if you have any crab- beside the (shudder!) water heater or neatsfoot oil or olive oil as a useful weird vegetative stuff like spores from bing or commentary, gimme a holler in a musty basement! item for your maintenance box mold and pollen that get attached at 706-692-5536 or at purdygear@ Another bad place to keep your because, in the hands of folks who are when you stir up grass. Dusting alltlel.net or through the e-mail gun leather in is your car or truck. It unfamiliar with it or who have not a removes the gritty stuff that dirties link on the website (www.pur might be dry, but that’s about it. The single clue as to what the phrase “light up and sucks oil out of the leather and dygear. com). I’ll see you on down innards of a vehicle are about as comfy coat” or “moderation” mean, it is pure also keeps the biological matter from the trail! April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 51 SHOWDOWN at BUCK CREEK 2005 . . . (Continued from page 1) moment I didn’t realize who he was, shot in the somewhat complex order and then I exclaimed, “Did you say of P6, P1, P6, P2, P6, P3, P6, P4, P6, Lajitas Bob?” Cool – Bob wrote this P5. But that’s okay, ‘cuz T. Bone was neat book called “Calamity Creek,” used to it. The rifle targets went that reviewed by Aimless Annie in an ear- way, too! From my viewpoint, not lier edition of The Cowboy Chronicle – only did T. Bone have a great run, and since he’s a pard from the SASS but he had me worried I’d really Wire, it was a great pleasure to meet mess that stage up. Lemme tellya him in person. And a little later, as I what - I worried about it until it was mused and wandered, I got a chuckle over, which was the next day for me! out of Curl E. Kay, who apparently During these wanderings I had had not discussed this particular the pleasure of just jawing with a subject with Nueces Outlaw, because bunch of folks and engaging in quite she asked me if I’d write this story, and I was already doing it! Then I This year, Showdown at Buck Creek, When the chips are down and the ran into Clyde Clod, a pard I am Comanche Valley Vigilantes’s annu- pressure is on, there are only a few always glad to see – he and Steel al, premier event, moved with the folks who consistently stand out, and Eyes got me out of big trouble with a club to the gorgeous Ormsby Ranch Spur Roberts is one. He again flat tire a month or so back, and I (many thanks to the Ormsby fami- showed his skill and coolness under owe them both big time; I hope ly!), making that ranch the home of fire, winning the 2006 Showdown Clyde’s picture shows up! I moseyed both the Comanche Valley Vigilantes at Buck Creek Top Gun Shoot-off. into and out of the various sutler’s and the Lone Star Frontier Shooting Congratulations! Club, who were right there with’em tents, striking up conversations with to put on this show, and what a assorted folks not all of whose names show it was! The Ormsby family was down a chute, tripped a trigger, and did I get, or if I did, I can’t read my presented with special buckles in started the rifle target moving away notes (I hate when that happens), appreciation for their hospitality. and at an angle! You had to hit that finally walking in on Shalako Joe thing ten times as it moved along. and Badlands Ben, two World about Stage 4, The Law and What was really cool was when Tuf Telegraph office. It had a special ‘Nuf did it, the target didn’t move, Match Director and design, an evil thing built by our and he got ten rifle shots on a target World Champion Gunfighter, nefarious stage writers. After shoot- five feet away – good thing he didn’t Nueces Outlaw, and his lovely ing in the telegraph office, you had to miss! After that incident, Barth World Champion Gunfighter bride, step into the law office and doing so stood nearby and stomped that board Curl E. Kay, (seen here) are to be put you on a trap door so as you shot to make the ball drop and put every- specially commended for their your second set of pistol targets, a thing into play. efforts in putting together such a bowling ball was released, it ran (Continued on page 72) spectacular event, and another note of gratitude to their sidekick, Texas Jim Henry, who was their behind- the-scenes primary supporter, and as Master of Ceremonies at the banquet, he was superb. And, of course, thanks are due to both the Comanche Valley Vigilantes and the Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club officers and the many volunteers who worked as ROs, Posse Marshals, Stage Marshals, Let’s talk about the Mounted and so forth. Without someone’s Shooting, otherwise known as hard work, the rest of us wouldn’t Gunzilla’s Mounted Event. have this much fun, so whenever you All who chose to do so got to ride get a chance, thank the folks who through that stage on our choice of make these great games possible. a horsy broom, or a horsy trike (painted John Deere green and yellow to match Gunzilla’s clothes – a bit of gun gossip. As I have written and his guns!). Voodoo madness before, these big matches are also prevailed, with double dog dares major social events, and I took the and all kinds of challenges. time to make sure I yukked and Sensibly, many went unanswered. yakked it up with everyone I could. At one point I got to become reac- Champion shooters and brothers quainted with World Champion who have started to look so much shooter, and gunsmith extraordi- alike I can’t tell them apart anymore naire, Long Hunter. He was with … they ain’t twins – I know, I am Texas Jim Henry, and Texas Jim was one! And then, it was afternoon, and bubbling, dare I say gushing, with time to get down to the bidniz of excitement as he took us aside to shootin’! show us his engraved Colts. Now My assignment was on Posse 13 there was a pair of FINE lookin’ which, of course, included a number shootin’ irons – he was right to be of colorful folks besides Shadrach that proud. He said he shoots’em, and Barth, like the champion B too, which is the way it ought to be. Movie couple Silver Diamond and No “Safe Queens” for him! Dallas Diamond (they make those Gossipin’ and jawin’ got me into a clothes and that leather!), and the brief talk with Billy Boots (who gave blackpowder family of Blaster, me the good news that Miss Anne Prairie Clover (our Posse Marshal), was with him and feeling better), and Tuf ‘Nuf (I know I spelled that and The Original Lajitas Bob. For a wrong). So, right here let me tellya

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STROKE: THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT! By Grizzly Adams, SASS #3674

Again, I found the length of stroke to be virtually identical in all respects between all examples. Next, I considered the possibili- ty there might be some variation between the Winchester “models” Grizzly Adams, and the length of the stroke SASS #3674 between a 2nd and a 3rd model, for instance. Not being the proud (This article was started last month owner of a 2nd model, I decided to in The Cowboy Chronicle …) pay a visit to Ron Peterson, of Ron n recent years, many creative Peterson Guns in Albuquerque, The major difference between the Photo showing a Uberti ‘73 equipped Igunsmiths have applied their tal- New Mexico. Mr. Peterson is one of Uberti ‘73 and the Original with Cowboys and Indian 2nd ents to “improving” the action of the the foremost dealers in Antique Winchester 1873 is the use of the generation short stroke kit. mechanical firing pin retractor and The Uberti is shown placed over Uberti 1873s by smoothing and tun- Arms in the country, and I was con- one piece firing pin in the 2nd and 3rd Model Winchesters. ing the moving parts to improve the fident he would have a nice selec- Winchester. Shown is the firing pin handling characteristics, and make tion of Winchester 1873s to exam- retractor in a 3rd Model Winchester. better and faster than originally them even more “fun to run.” One ine. Mr. Peterson was kind enough envisioned. However, in our quest internal modification that has to allow me to examine and photo- without worry about stressing a for speed and perfection, we must evoked both praise, and damnation, graph a number of nice 2nd models. valued piece of our history. The always be mindful, and respectful, is the “short stroke” modification. Upon comparing 2nd models to modern version has also shown the of the safety designed into the orig- Your writer has listened with inter- 3rd models, I again determined the original design can be made to run inal by Winchester. est, and some amusement, to the length of the stroke on both was debate which rages from, “It just identical. I also compared the 2nd ain’t in the Spirit of the Game” to model Winchester to the Uberti, and “It’s legal, get over it!” again found no significant differ- Increasingly now, the argument ences in the length of the lever is advanced that short stroking the stroke. In short, the Winchester ‘73 just “removes the slop in the Model of 1873 and the Uberti 1873 action.” There are even those who are virtually identical in terms of now insist the original Winchester length of lever stroke. Any variance 1873 had a shorter stroke than the in either the Winchester or Uberti Uberti ‘73, and short stoking the examples was so slight as to be com- Uberti ‘73 is just taking it closer to pletely insignificant! the original! Indeed, this belief is Well, what about that “slop” in now often opined as an established the action of the Uberti versus the fact. There are others who defend Winchester? I can’t discern any the short stroke modification by rea- greater degree of “slop” in the action soning that since the originals were of the Uberti, when compared to hand fitted, variations in length of any of the Winchesters I have exam- stroke occurred, resulting in many ined. In fact, the Uberti examples rifles being produced with signifi- were generally tighter in terms of cantly shortened length of throw. tolerances than the Winchesters Having made a study of the examined. This should not be sur- Winchester 1873, and being fortu- prising, given the age of the nate to have acquired a number of Winchesters, and the hard use most nice examples over the years, I have been subject to. decided to test this evolving concept In conclusion, the Winchester by comparing the length of the lever Model of 1873, and its modern stroke of an original Winchester incarnation from Uberti, represents 1873 to the Uberti version. As one of the finest examples of noted above, the Uberti arm is a Victorian arms design and technolo- copy of the “3rd model.” I compared gy. The simplicity of the design is the length of stroke between two exceeded only by the elegance of Uberti rifles and one SRC and form and function. To pick up an found all to be identical. Having old Winchester 1873 is to be trans- established that as a baseline for ported back in time, for just an the Ubertis, I next compared the instant, because it was there! The Uberti to two Winchester 3rd model Uberti 1873 allows us to play out rifles and one 3rd model SRC. that moment in time each weekend Page 58 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

THE ULTIMATE COWBOY ACTION BLADE By Cree Vicar Dave, SASS Life #49907

memories are made. Half of the fun for me is dressing up in the garb of the 1800’s. We all have our unique uniforms that blend quite well when we gather for a contest. Part of the dress for many shooters is some type of blade. My outfit depicts a Circuit Riding Preacher with a few embellish- By Cree Vicar Dave, ments. Ephesians 6:11 says to “put SASS Life #49907 on the full armor of God.” So, I chose a stag handled 8-inch “toad articipating in Cowboy Action stabber” for enhancement. But PShooting™ is by far the most after carrying those extra pounds enjoyable sport I have ever been of steel around for five or six stages The ultimate Cowboy Action blade is made entirely from bone, involved with. The experience is a day, I had second thoughts. Last and is so light it’s easy to forget you’re carrying it! akin to my eighth Christmas spring a member of our church morning when my parents gave me showed me a knife he made out of a the local slaughterhouse and my first set of irons, a pair of Roy caribou femur bone with a deer explained to the head butcher what Rogers’ cap pistols with holsters antler handle. I was impressed. It I had in mind. and a double barrel cork gun. looked great and was lightweight. He gave me a large cow femur With every match, a new set of I wanted a wider blade; so I went to bone. I cut the knuckles off each end with a hacksaw and boiled it for 20 minutes. After cleaning it out, I used a band saw to cut the wide flat side in a linear fashion. This produced a blade stock of around 3/16” x 2” x 10” long. I then cleaned it with bleach, rinsed it with water, and then used peroxide to whiten and another rinse. Next I fashioned a Bowie style blade. It is 6” long with an extra 1- 1/2” extending into the antler han- dle (7-1/2” total length). I used a band saw, bench grinder, and a 4” portable grinder to rough it in, and then finished it with file and sand- An old holster made for an easy paper. I cut the deer antler 5” up conversion to knife sheath. from the base and cut a slot in it 1- 1/2” long, parallel to flat side, and was made from an old holster I just wide enough to accept the had laying around. handle end of the blade. After a I’ve gotten quite a few compli- dry fit, I placed clear DAP acrylic ments on my blade. It looks typical silicone caulk in the handle slot of the period and is so light I forget and slid in the blade. I’m wearing it. This is the ultimate Then holes were drilled knife for a game based on make through the handle and blade and believe immersed in nostalgia. fasteners were installed to hold Remember to use appropriate blade in place. Leather lacing was safety equipment: safety glasses, applied for dress and my alias was ear plugs, face shield, well venti- scratched into the top end of the lated area, and a dust mask, since handle. The whole project took working with bone products pro- less than four hours. The sheath duces much fine dust.

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WOMAN HOLLERING

A Novel of the Big Bend CREEK By The Original Lajitas Bob/Allan C. Kimball

Reviewed by Nubbins Colt, SASS Life #7802

t was my pleasure to say yes to The ly rugged as the first, showing a man an introductory comment, we are told IOriginal Lajitas Bob, SASS #19913, staring hard out into rugged country. Wyatt Earp often frequented the town of when he asked me to do the book review Only this time, it is pretty clear the man Brackettville. Therefore, his presence in for the second book in his Texas Trilogy is actually The Original Lajitas Bob, the story is historically accurate. His called “Rainbows Wait for Rain.” I will be which tickled me immensely. Possessing demeanor and behavior, however, com- real interested to see how that trilogy title the feel of a topographical map, as did the ports far more closely with what we have plays out, too; I have not caught its very previous cover (and as I expect the third learned about him through certain recent clear meaning in either of the first two will, as well), the picture of the rugged ter- studies and criticisms than what we befitting the terrain and the people forced stories, but maybe I haven’t been looking rain is up close and personal and delivers learned about him from Stuart Lake’s to adapt to it at that time. By the time hard enough. Then, again, as I think a statement of bone chilling authority – biography or anything Hollywood has you understand the book’s title, you’ll no about the trials and tribulations the char- this is tough country; tame it if you dare! ever produced. A real hard case, not a longer be stunned, but you will still be acters are forced to endure, perhaps there The “frontispiece,” set off by the really bad man, but just hard, and he fits somewhat repulsed, and that is a sure is a rainbow at the end of each story. words “Fall 1880” on top and “The Big very well into the obdurate landscape in sign of a tale well told. In any case, this second in the series Bend of Texas” on the bottom, telegraphs which “Woman Hollering Creek” plays There won’t be a lot of copies of this was as much of a “good read” as its pred- the message this is about a year and a out its tormented details. book so do not hesitate to get your copy as ecessor. The paperback’s cover is similar- half after the first story and is set in coun- As before, Lajitas Bob has woven a soon as you can. tryside at least as dangerous and forbid- saga of believability and capriciousness © 2006 ding as the previous tale. So we are defi- nitely warned! What we are not warned about is the pitiless country we will trav- HARRIS PUBLICATIONS PRESENTS el through is accompanied by people of equal savagery and ferocity. I told Lajitas Bob I want to be his lawyer or agent to negotiate the movie or TV rights to these stories. They are far too short; Bob’s storytelling is excellent and the end comes far too quickly. However, as a movie or, maybe better, a mini-series, fans of western theater will be in for a fine treat. Since some of the characters appear to have considerable maturity, some of our favorite Western character actors can play these parts, and the younger people might even be famil- iar faces as well. I’m looking forward to it! We do get some further character development in this second story, and we come to understand the protagonists in a deeper and more meaningful way. The decisions they make, which in some cases might be called almost savage, become far more clearly understood as we learn what motivates and drive the lead characters along. I admit to extreme surprise as the A quarterly publication plot twisted along, even shock at what happens to some of the characters, but it covering the guns, the gear and all the excitement of Cowboy Action is that kind of excellent writing of Shooting - the nation’s fastest growing gun sport. unpleasant experiences that makes this book so great and, if transferred correctly Take six issues (a year and a half Only to a screenplay, will make a most effective subscription) at the and unnerving film. over 50% off The author again uses historical fic- newsstand price! 97 tion, placing one or two well-known fig- $27 ures of the Old West directly into his (US Funds) story, and making them real people in the 8 8 8 - 2 C O M B AT process, the type they probably were as (Add 30% Canadian, opposed to the type Hollywood paints – g u n s o f t h e o l d w e s t . c o m 100% foreign) the perfect example being Wyatt Earp. In Page 60 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

CIMARRON BRINGS BACK THE EARLY WEST Part 2: Cimarron’s 1860 .44 Colt Richards-Mason Cartridge Conversions By Tuolumne Lawman SASS# 6127

early westward migration, almost all revolvers were percussion “cap n’ Tuolumne Lawman, ball” firearms. The only exception SASS #6127 was the Smith and Wesson revolvers. Smith and Wesson held n the “Old Days” the introduction the rights to Rollin White’s patent Iof the cartridge conversion of the on “bored through revolver cylin- Colt 1860 Army percussion revolver ders.” Just prior to, during, and caused quite a stir. Today it is Mike after the Civil War, S&W produced Harvey and Cimarron Firearms that their No. 1, No. 1 1?, and No. 2 has re-introduced the 1860 Colt revolvers. They were .22 and .32 cal- Richards-Mason cartridge conver- iber rim fires that loaded by tipping sions. Cimarron has introduced the barrel up. Though popular, they them at a truly great price too, were rather anemic in the “fight retailing from only $450 to $500! stopping” power department. HISTORY In 1869, S&W introduced their From the time of the California No. 3 “American Model” top break Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the revolver; first in .44 Henry rimfire,

OFF THE WALL then in .44 American (which was newly designed .44 Colt cartridge. It similar to a center fire version of the utilized a heeled .451 diameter 210- Gun Carts .44 Henry). It was an instant suc- 225 grain bullet over 25 to 28 grains cess, and was even adopted by the of blackpowder. By “heeled” it means Suited for the Rowdiest US Army. It was the first metallic the bullet is the same diameter as the cartridge revolver with true “stop- cartridge case, and the base is rebat- Cowboys & Cowgirls ping power.” Colt, Remington, and ed (smaller) to be crimped in the case 224 N. Howard St. others could only produce their per- mouth. Modern .22 LR cartridges are Greentown, Indiana 46936 cussion revolvers, as S&W still had a “heeled” design. They started with the patent rights for bored through the .451 diameter conical ball used in Tel: (765) 628-2050 cylinders – an absolute necessity for the paper cartridges for the 1860 cartridge revolvers! Army, and rebated the base to fit into Fax: (765) 628-1899 By 1871, however, the patent the case mouth. While a good “stop- expired. Many manufactures, inclu- per,” like most large bore heeled bul- “The Ultimate Gun Cart for C.A.S.” ding Colt, worked feverishly to come lets, it was not overly accurate! Now a SASS up with cartridge revolvers. An engi- Conversions were also done in Affiliated neer at Colt named Richards patent- .38 Colt for the 1851 Navy revolvers, Merchant ed a conversion of the 1851 Navy and as well as some others. The 1860’s 1860 Army revolvers. It used a new and 1851’s had long had a reputa- Gunther Cartwright shorter cylinder on the percussion tion for being superior revolvers. SASS Life Member #20136 frame. Behind the cylinder was an These conversions capitalized on added on piece to the frame that held this well deserved reputation. Not 7 Cart styles a loading gate, rear sight notch, and only did the factory make conver- frame mounted firing pin. The load- sions out of parts on hand, but they ing lever was removed and replaced would convert revolvers sent back to 3 Species of wood with an ejector rod assembly. them. In 1872, Colt, who had run Another Colt engineer named out of 1860 components, introduced 7 Wheel options Mason patented some changes to the the 1872 “open top” revolver, which basic conversion. It utilized a ham- was completely of new manufacture. 2 Wagons mer mounted firing pin (though While very similar in appearance to some “transitional Richards conver- the conversions, in fact using the 2 New Sheriffs Rack sions also used this), a newly manu- Mason designed barrel unit, it was factured barrel unit, and a different available only in .44 Henry rim fire. E-mail: [email protected] ejector rod. Both of these revolvers It was very popular with folks who www.guncarts.com Tornado Ali were an instant success. carried the Henry and 1866 These Colt conversions were in a (Continued on next page) April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 61

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(Continued from previous page) ejector assembly. Both have “Army” smaller rim than the .44 Special. which is about right. In both cases, Winchester rifles. sized steel grip frames. They are The Cimarron guns, like many of the their brass is made by Starline, and is Even after the introduction of almost exact replicas of the originals. custom guns, use a .429 diameter also available from them for reload- the Colt Single Action Army revolver My first impression when I bore instead of the original .442 bore ing. They also supplied some .44 in 1873, the Colt conversions opened the box of the 1860s was they of pre-1900 guns. This allows the Russian ammunition, which will also remained popular. Colt was still were outstanding revolvers. Few use of standard .44 bullets when chamber and fire in the Cimarron building them and converting cus- people will deny the sleek lines of loading the cartridges. Believe me, Richards-Mason Conversions. I had tomer’s percussion revolvers until the 1860 Army percussion revolver is reloading using the old, heeled car- no .44 Special ammunition to use in the late 1870’s. They were used into the pinnacle of the 19th Century gun tridges is a dismal process! the test, though it should perform like the Twentieth century, and the .44 makers art. AMMUNITION the .44 Colt, using the same bullet Colt ammo was produced commer- The sample Cimarron 1860 con- As far as factory ammo goes, only and powder charge. cially until the beginning of WW II. versions I received are no exception. Black Hills and Ultramax ammuni- AT THE RANGE The tremendous growth of They are downright gorgeous! The tion companies make .44 Colt factory Both the Black Hills and Cowboy Action Shooting™ has sleek lines, beautiful deep polished ammo. Fortunately, it’s great stuff! I Ultramax ammo I used in the evalu- caused an increase in the interest in “Charcoal bluing” (an option — they contacted Black Hills and Ultramax, ation performed nearly identically. these once popular revolvers. are also available with standard and they supplied me with ammo. Accuracy with the Black Hills .44 Movies like “Wyatt Earp” with Kevin bluing). The walnut one-piece grips They both load it with a 230-grain, Colt ammo was about what I expect- Costner wielding a Richards conver- perfectly fit to the frame, and the .429 diameter bullet. Published ed. At 10 yards from “traditional” sion as a young Wyatt, and “Last lustrous color case hardened receiv- velocity hovers at about 750 fps, (Continued on page 83) Stand at Sabre River” where Tom er and hammer are great! When you Selleck is also armed with one have pick one up, the legendary balance help fueled this growing demand. of the 1860 is apparent. The action Originals are some of the was light and crisp, the trigger on scarcest of the Old West single both samples breaking at around 2- actions to be found. In my eleven 1/2 to 3 lbs. with little creep. The years in SASS, I have only seen one hammer pull was surprisingly light original at a match! Initially, even on both guns. The timing was “right replicas were hard to get. You could on the money.” only get extremely expensive conver- They have a brass front sight, sions of cap and ball revolvers done and retain the rear sight notch on by custom gunsmiths like John Gren the hammer of the 1860 percussion and Kenny Howell. While they are revolvers, rather than the conversion beautiful, quality pieces, the backlog plate mounted rear sight of the earli- and wait was counted in years. Few er Richards. The firing pin is, as I people I know could afford them. have already said, mounted on the EMF, along with the Italian firm of hammer, also rather than the conver- Armi San Marco had produced an sion plate as in the Richards conver- 1860 Richards type conversion for a sions. The Cimarron 1860 Richards- short time, but when Armi San Mason also retains the “stepped” Marco folded, so did the EMF cylinder of the 1860 percussion guns, Richards production. as well as the engraved naval battle CIMARRON 1860 scene on the cylinder. RICHARDS-MASON Loading and unloading the 1860 The good news is Cimarron .44 Colt conversion is the same as Firearms has Uberti manufactured with an original Colt or other SAA 1860 Richards-Mason Conversions. clones. Half cock the hammer, open They are currently available in .44 the loading gate on the side, and Colt (though .44 Russian and .44 rotate the cylinder by hand. When Special also fit), and soon in .45 taking it apart to clean it, you break Schofield like their similar 1872 it down like an 1860 percussion. Open Tops. The test guns I obtained Drive out the wedge, pull off the bar- were 8” barreled and 4?” barreled rel, and then with the hammer at 1860 Army conversions in .44 Colt. half cock, pull off the cylinder. They have modeled them after the Reassemble in reverse order. Richards-Mason conversion with its The .44 Colt brass is a tad short- hammer mounted firing pin and the er than .44 Special, but longer than correct new 1872 style “S” barrel and .44 Russian. It also has a slightly Page 62 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

A UBERTI USA’s TOP BREAK REVOLVERS Part One: Smith & Wesson’s #3 .44 Russian By Tuolumne Lawman SASS# 6127

ery few people who are not stu- to evolve into the Henry Rifle), S&W Vdents of Old West weaponry developed their top hinged No.1 .22 realize that Smith and Wesson’s #3 caliber rim fire revolver. It was a .44 American Model was adopted as fairly weak design, though, and the the US Army’s first center fire issue blackpowder .22 round lacked power. revolver in 1870. This was three When the Great Conflagration broke years prior to the actual adoption of out in 1861, the No. 1 was popular the 1873 Colt as the standard US with Union Officers, even though it Army sidearm! The Italian Firm of was a small seven shot pocket pistol. A. Uberti, USA (part of the Beretta, Realizing the need for a more power- Benelli, Stoeger, Uberti Group) is ful pistol, but still hampered by the importing several models of Smith weak top hinge design, S&W intro- and Wesson top break models for the duced the No. 2, or “Model 2 Army.” Old West enthusiast and Cowboy It was a larger version of the No. 1, Action Shooter. The first one we will in a somewhat more potent .32 rim look at is their Number 3 .44 fire cartridge. The No. 2 held six Russian Model. shots, and was considered a “belt HISTORY model” by Smith & Wesson. Back before the Civil War, the Throughout the Civil War, the No. 1 partnership of Smith and Wesson and No. 2 were the only metallic car- was fortunate enough to hold the tridge revolvers generally in use. Rollin White Patent for the bored After the end of hostilities through cylinder. This was a neces- newly developed self-contained the rights to the Volcanic repeating between North and South, the sity to produce revolvers using the metallic cartridges. After selling off firearms to Oliver Winchester (later (Continued on next page) The Cowboy Shop April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 63 (Continued from previous page) No. 3’s. These “Russian Models” had expansion westward with its own some minor changes, including a variety of hostilities prompted S&W change to an inside lubed cartridge, to re-examine their pistol line. the now familiar humped back strap, Virtually all of the revolvers in use and a curious finger spur on the bot- in the west, with the exception of tom of the trigger guard. Large their own No. 1, 1-1/2, and 2, were numbers of Smith and Wesson No. cap and ball designs. The 1851 and 3’s were also bought by the govern- 1860 Colt, the 1858 Remington, Star, ments of Turkey and Japan in the and Spiller and Burr were still more late 1800’s. popular than the diminutive S&Ws In 1871, Grand Duke Alexis of because of their far superior stop- Russia came to the U.S. to check on ping power over the small rimfires. the pistols they had ordered. He was After all, would you want to face a presented with a fancy engraved No. pack of howling Renegades with a 3 by the factory that cost over $400 .22 or .32 rim fire revolver? to make, a huge sum of money in S&W applied their Rollin White those days. Alexis also went on a patent to a new “top break” design buffalo hunting trip (paid for by the revolver. Instead of the barrel tip- U.S. Government) with Buffalo Bill ping up, like on the No. 1 and 2, the Cody, General Phil Sheridan, and frame was hinged at the bottom, and George Armstrong Custer. While he the barrel tipped down. When the was on this hunting trip, he was action was opened, the mechanism impressed with Cody’s skill with his revolvers that also chamber the more trigger guard, which appears to be activated an ejector star in the mid- S&W No. 3’s. common .44 Russian round. for the middle finger of the shooting dle of the rear face of the cylinder, The .44 Russian cartridge with A Uberti, USA has introduced a hand. If you have large hands, it simultaneously ejected all six empty its .429 caliber, 246 grain lead bullet replica of the original gun that gave actually works well. If you have cases. Six fresh rounds could then be pushed by about 24 grains of FFG, us this wonderful cartridge: the small hands, skip the trigger spur! quickly loaded. It was originally was still a reliable fight stopper. Smith and Wesson “Old Model” The distinctive Old Model offered only in .44 Henry Rimfire, Unlike the .44 American, which was Number 3 Russian Model. I received Russian grip has a pronounced with its 200 flat point or 216 grain very mediocre in the accuracy depart- one of these great guns to evaluate. hump on the back strap, just above conical lead bullets over a charge of ment, the .44 Russian is an extremely The Uberti is a faithful copy of the web of the hand, to prevent the 26-28 grains of blackpowder. This accurate round. In fact, this .44 the Smith and Wesson “Old Model” revolver from rotating upward in new top break revolver was called Russian round eventually “grew up” No. 3 .44 Russian. It has a 6 ?” bar- your grip under recoil. The two-piece their “No. 3 American Model.” to be the .44 Special, and then .44 rel with a rib along the top. The pis- oil finished walnut grip panels are a Released in 1870, it was submitted to Magnum. Introduced in 1878, the tol is blued, with the exception of the perfect fit. The grip has a lanyard the Army Ordnance Board for trials. final single action incarnation of the hammer and trigger guard, which ring on the bottom of the grip. When the Ordnance Board sug- Smith and Wesson No. 3 top break are color case hardened. The trigger The front sight is a blued blade, gested a center fire round to increase was their “New Model No. 3.” It also guard has a finger spur under the (Continued on page 83) reliability, S&W created the .44 chambered for the .44 Russian car- American round. It was essentially a tridge. It was sleeker, a little stronger, center fire .44 Henry. Like the and a little less fragile mechanically. Henry, it had an outside lubed bullet In fact, some new model No. 3’s were (where the bullet is the same diame- even made in .44 WCF! ter as the case, with a rebated bullet The top-break Smith and base crimped in the case mouth like Wesson’s were extremely successful a modern .22 rim fire). In the mili- with the civilian population. The tary loading, its .442” diameter 225- long list of notables on both side of grain lead bullet was pushed by the law that favored the Smith & about 25 grains of blackpowder. This Wesson .44 Russian is amazing. round subsequently developed a Some of the outlaws are: Cole and well-earned reputation as a fairly Jim Younger, Charlie Pitts, John reliable fight stopper — superior to Wesley Hardin, and Bob Ford. Some the .36 or .44 caliber cap and ball of the lawmen and scouts that revolvers with their lighter, round favored the S&W .44 Russian are ball bullets. When you factored in Texas Jack Omohundro, Pat Garret, the tremendous increase in speed Virgil Earp, Bill Tilghman, Marshal and ease of loading, it was impossible Dallas Stoudenmire, and the Indian for the No.3 S&W not to be a success. fighter, Ranald MacKinzie of the 4th When it was released, many Cavalry. Even my paternal Officers and enlisted men preferred Grandmother’s cousin, Buffalo Bill the Smith & Wesson No. 3’s to the Cody, carried a pair of S&W No. 3 much slower to load Colt Model of American Models. They all liked the 1860 .44 cap and ball. While the US fast reloading firepower for which Army bought about 2,000 No. 3 the Smith and Wesson No. 3 was sec- Americans for issue, large numbers ond to none. were also privately purchased by the A. Uberti USA’s Number 3 troops. The No. 3 S&W’s were car- Russian .44 ried in many engagements against The .44 Russian has become an the Native Americans, long before increasingly popular Cowboy Action the Colt was finally issued. Shooting™ caliber. It makes a peri- In 1871 General Alexander od correct, but reduced, load for those Gorloff, the Russian Military folks that shoot Colt Single Action Attaché in Washington DC was so Army revolvers and clones cham- impressed with the .44 American bered for the .44 Special cartridge. It Model Smith and Wessons, the is also popular with the owners of Russian Government eventually Uberti manufactured .44 Colt 1872 ordered over 131,000 of S&W Model Open Top and Richards-Mason Page 64 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

THIS MONTH IN HISTORY LITTLE KNOWN Twentieth Century FAMOUS - End of an Era PEOPLE April April WAY OUT WEST By Ellsworth T. Kincaid, Life/Regulator #6037 By Joe Fasthorse Harrill, SASS #48769 Joe Fasthorse Harrill, SASS #48769

17 Apr 1900 Flat Nose George Curry, leader of the Hole-in-the-Wall gang, is killed by athan Champion was a Wyoming Sheriff Jesse M. Tyler, near Thompson, Utah. Ncowboy ambushed and killed in the 2 Apr 1901 Hole-in-the-Wall gang member Bill Carver is killed by Sheriff Ed Bryant 1892 Johnson County War by a band of and a three-man posse from Sutton County at Sonora, Texas while resisting vigilantes working for the Wyoming arrest. Stock Growers Association. The band con- 26 Apr 1901 Without enough evidence to prove murder, Thomas “Black Jack” Ketchum sisted of a dozen Wyoming Cattle Barons from had been convicted of train robbery, a crime punishable by death under the old Territorial laws of New Mexico. Ketchum is hanged in front of the Cheyenne, and about 25 hired Texas gunmen Sheriff’s office in Clayton, New Mexico. His final words, reportedly, to the recruited by the Barons to fight the small ranchers audience were, “I’ll be in hell before you start breakfast, boys.” Another ver- in Johnson County. The vigilantes accused sion has Ketchum telling the nervous hangman: “Hurry up; I’m due in hell Champion of being a rustler. His murder for dinner.” Whether the rope had already been stretched, or not properly rallied the citizens of the Johnson County adjusted, or because Ketchum had gained weight while imprisoned, or due to the weights attached to his ankles, Ketchum was decapitated. The front town of Buffalo, who organized to avenge row crowd was drenched in blood as his head rolled toward the spectators, Champion’s death. The citizens surrounded the vigilantes at the making Ketchum one of the goriest executions in history. He was buried in TA ranch, but a troop of US cavalry arrived in time to keep the an unmarked grave. citizens from hanging the vigilantes. 2 April 1902 Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, and Etta Place file a claim for a govern- ment grant of “four square leagues” in the Province of Chubut, Argentina and take up ranching … for awhile. 30 April 1902 Commodore Perry Owens, one-time Sheriff of Apache County, Arizona Territory during the mid-1880s who rid the county of the Blevins/Graham faction, marries Elizabeth Barrett in Holbrook, Arizona. 8 April 1905 Two men walk into Winslow’s Wigwam Saloon and pull out their guns, demanding money from the gamblers. Netting $300 they ride away. Deputy Sheriff Pete Pemberton, one-time Texas gunfighter and a participant in the Pleasant Valley War, and Sheriff Chet Houch, travel to Canyon Diablo based on a tip. They quickly find the miscreants, face off within six feet of one another, pull their pistols, and commence to blazing away. Reportedly, the volley of shots sounded as one. All men had five rounds chambered in their revolvers except Pemberton, who had six. Sheriff Houch kills the taller of the two outlaws, and with his last, 6th shot, Pemberton wounds the other outlaw, throwing off his point-blank aim at Houch. The gunfight lasted 3 seconds, with 21 shots fired, one outlaw dead, and one outlaw wounded. That evening it was pointed out in Winslow’s Saloon the outlaws had paid for two drinks and didn’t drink them. Fifteen drunken cowboys ride to Canyon Diablo, and dig up the buried dead outlaw. The corpse, with a smile on his face, was stiff as a board with rigor mortis. The cowboys lifted his body out, leaned him against a fence, and poured a drink between his clenched teeth. The bottle was reburied with the body. 19 April 1909 “Killin’” Jim Miller, hired killer, suspected murderer of Pat Garrett (although Brazel confessed to the murder), contract murderer of Ada, Oklahoma City Marshal Gus Bobbitt, is hung in a barn, along with three others associated with the Bobbitt killing, by an irate mob. April 1909 Wayne Brazel is tried and acquitted for the murder of Pat Garrett, although it was believed he was paid to take the “fall” for the killing and Jim Miller actually bushwhacked Garrett. 20 April 1910 Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain, dies. 6 April 1933 Having suffered a heart attack on April 2nd, Libbie Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer, dies. She is buried at West Point beside her husband four days later on her 91st birthday. To the end, she laboriously answered by hand any letter from a veteran who had ever spent a day in the 7th Cavalry. She had started a movement to preserve as monuments the frontier forts. Although she left little in the way of personal possessions, her estate was valued at almost $124,000, a princely sum in 1933. She was hailed as “a heroic figure for the last half century. Since the Battle of the Little Big Horn where she lost five members of her family, she fought for the record of the regiment she loved and the brave husband who was its leader.” Until her death, she lectured and wrote books commemorating their life together, a career “that brought her financial independence and public acclaim.” April 1934 The Army officially discontinues the cavalry saber as a weapon. 18 April 1935 Luther North, frontiersman, captain of Pawnee Scouts, rancher younger brother of Frank, dies in Columbus, Nebraska. April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 65

e e ~ FUTURE COWGIRL ~ ~ FUTURE COWBOY ~ THE LOVELY TAY WEST BRADY ALLEN GORDON By Tequila Lolita, SASS #59559 By Sugar Cain, SASS #33177

aylor Bosik, “Tay West,” is the six year rady Gordon is the 1-1/2 year old Told daughter of Bigsby, SASS #54551, Bson of Bobalou, SASS #48902, and and Tequila Lolita, SASS #59559, of Christie Gordon, of Richfield, Utah, Sacramento, California, and Grand- and grandson of Brazos Cain, SASS daughter to Mosebee, SASS #8606. #23084, and Sugar Cain, SASS #33177, Taylor is a Northern California cutie. of Aurora, Utah. She loves to dress up in her cowgirl Brady has been going to Cowboy clothes and watch her Daddy and Action shoots ever since he was one “Gumpy” shoot. She’s doing well in week old. He has been to three Utah kindergarten and loves to dote on her two Wars, two Utah Territorial Shootouts, baby brothers, Colton and Jackson. and numerous monthly matches. Quite the fashionista, she already has He loves to go over to the stages a well stocked wardrobe of day to day, as and stage his toy guns. He will then well as cowgirl style attire. Her pink pick one up, aim at the target, and say, boots bring out the sassy side of her. “Pow, Pow!” Every young cowgirl should be more spice He loves to help his Papa reload than sugar, right? and clean the guns. He is definitely our next generation Cowboy Shooter. Page 66 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

TAXES AND FOOLS Colonel Dan, SASS Life #24025

freedom and personal liberty, we manipulate it to suit their needs at ment, has become THE primary tools must be the biggest fools on earth. any given time while keeping them- of control for those in Congress. Our tax system is one of the most selves at the center of control. The reason politicians retain incomprehensible pieces of trash on If you remember, the hearings this ridiculously obtuse system is so the planet. It’s so complex even about the constitutionality of the they can dole out favors through those who write it and those who 16th Amendment were cancelled manipulation of tax laws, interpret enforce it can’t understand it. supposedly due to 9/11. Actually the the complexities as they see fit, and Government agencies habitually hearing room was never reserved in generally retain power over a con- give inconsistent answers about it, the first place, and the hearings were fused nation that must come to yet they routinely fine, punish, and then never rescheduled. They hoped them for interpretation of the rules even jail those that don’t or can’t we’d forget about it is my guess. they created! Colonel Dan, “comply” with it! Everyone in Washington knows Just think about it. If you can SASS Life #24025 Not so surprisingly, Thomas this is an insane system, so why do invent a system whereby you write Jefferson had some sage advice on they keep it when it’s been shown the rules, interpret the rules as you “The reward of energy, enterprise, this very taxation question over 200 that the simpler way—sales tax, e.g. see fit, enforce the rules arbitrarily, and thrift—is taxes” years ago. “Would it not be better The Fair Tax or flat tax—is more and require everyone to come to and ~ William Feather ~ to simplify the system of taxation profitable and efficient for both gov- through you for judgment on the rather than to spread it over such ernment and the governed? Even rules, you control the whole game! ach year, I begrudgingly submit a variety of subjects and pass Russia now has a 13% flat tax. That’s sure not the American dream Emy income tax form on 1 April. through so many new hands?” Result: government coffers and tax- or role of government our Founders What more appropriate day is there Yet additional evidence that substan- payers’ spirits are way up. envisioned! for such insanity than All Fools Day? tiates my continuing view our Unfortunately, America’s income If taxes were simple enough for For Americans to tolerate such a Founders were divinely inspired. tax is used for much more than gen- everyone to understand, government generally hated system that grows I’m convinced the tax code is erating revenue. The power to tax is would lose its ability to interpret and increasingly complex and oppres- intentionally written to be confusing power indeed, and this power, along control much of your life. Keep ‘em sive, while smothering economic so government can interpret and with the muscle of armed enforce- (Continued on page 85) April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 67

IMA MISSUS, SASS LIFE #41159 e e May 3, 1951 – January 28, 2006 THANKS TO OUR By Cherokee Rose Dalton COWBOY Bremerton, WA God called Ima FAMILY Missus (Patricia Ann Perry) home on Saturday, January 28, 2006, when By Montana Ranger, SASS #52014, she fell down the basement stairs, and Montana Di, SASS #59470 hit her head, and never regained con- sciousness. Born on May 3, 1951 in Troy, IL On January 2, 2006, our flowers, messages of sympathy, Everett, Washington, she graduated son of forty years, Scott Allen and prayers. Being part of the from Everett High School. Bauer, passed away. We wish to Cowboy Family has a very spe- Through a mutual country-dance thank all who gave us comfort cial meaning. friend, Ima Missus met James through their cards, beautiful God bless all of you Sonnett, SASS #33736, on their first blind date. That relationship devel- oped into a deep friendship, which ulations, and safety concerns before One of her goals was to take the resulted in their tying the knot on they started shooting. She was very motor home and be a conventioneer September 5, 1992. They have been friendly and would explain to visi- at END of TRAIL in New Mexico and the parents of five very active dogs, She picked the alias of “Ima Missus” tors what SASS was all about, visit family in California. That four Shelties and one Australian Lab because of the double meaning. She stressing how much fun it was to dream was not fulfilled. They were mix. During their free time, they had lots of fun with words, and didn’t have the women involved, too. able to take the motor home to sever- enjoyed shooting at the Poulsbo care about not always being in the Several times, she invited the ladies al annual matches in the Northwest. Sportsman’s Club & Gun Range with winner’s circle. She enjoyed being to try out her “Baby Vaqueros.” Ima Missus helped with score keep- IPSC and SASS. with people and the companionship Ima Missus and James Sonnett ing and was the “Match Cook” when Over the past few years, SASS of the shooters. would look at The Cowboy Chronicle to her shoulder pains would not allow and Cowboy Action Shooting™ have Ima Missus was emphatic in figure out which weekly, monthly, and her to shoot. Always serving with joy been important parts of her life, out- making certain people who love and annual shooting matches they would and excitement, she was glad to be side of the daily routines and work. handle guns know all the rules, reg- be able to schedule on their calendar. needed and appreciated. GWII “EXPRESS” MODEL 1873 SINGLE 43/4” ACTION REVOLVER BARREL Send For New 45 LC & 357 MAGNUM Gun Catalog $ 00 WALNUT OR POLY IVORY GRIPS 5 Stainless Steel or Color Casehardened Frame LIST THE “EXPRESS” GRIPS ARE ()$ 00 BASED ON THE DISTINCTIVE 665 GRIP OF THE COLT DOUBLE- ACTION LIGHTNING AND THUNDERER REVOLVERS.

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WHERE THE OLD WEST STAYED YOUNG By Sagebrush Burns, SASS #14226

ver Memorial weekend 2005, Othe Northwest Colorado Ran- Winners gers staged our 20th annual “Where Main Match Buckaroo Yampa Rose, the Old West Stayed Young” match. SASS #61456 We’d like to think it was our best Young Gun Max Coffee, one so far. SASS members gathered SASS #35947 from all over Colorado, Wyoming, C Cowboy Miles Coffee, SASS #29530 Duelist Doc Wiskey, SASS #6907 F C Duelist Wild Bob Hiccup, SASS #5657 F Cartridge A.U. Hombre, SASS #56009 E Statesman L.J. ,SASS #16073 49er Badger, SASS #3361 L 49er Mesa Belle, SASS #9560 Modern Big Timber, SASS #19724 L Modern Coal Mountain Cat, SASS #22676 Senior Rosita Gambler, SASS #41377 L Senior Thataway Gal, Buckaroo shooter Desperado James, SASS #60145, shooting Stage 4. SASS #30892 Traditional Colorado Half Breed, variety in target placement and SASS #37880 movement. Action varied from get- L Traditional Belle Drury, ting out of bed to shoot the cock- SASS #44888 roach off the wall to foiling the rob- bery from atop the buckboard to Side Matches LR S Shot A U Hombre, throwing a tomahawk to moving SASS #56009 “Hole in the Ace” – Cusz ‘m Dutch, along an adobe wall fighting Injuns SASS #55326, shows off a bonus hit. Big Bore R A U hombre along the way. In addition to the P C Rifle Big Timber, Arizona, and California to get the usual side matches, we shot the gun- SASS #19724 summer shooting season started the fighter match and the “baby buffalo L R Pistol Big Timber cowboy way. With eight main match hunt” .22 rimfire miniature silhou- Derringer Big Timber stages spread over two days, a full ette match. Nobody was bored. P Pistol Louisiana Lightnin’, slate of side matches on Saturday A year ago we began the prac- SASS #9836 afternoon and a posse shoot on tice of honoring clean matches with Gunfighter Big Timber Rimfire Powder Wash Kid, Sunday afternoon kept everyone the same trophy as category win- SASS #55500 busy for the weekend. ners, but we couldn’t do that this Vicki Secret, SASS #64235, and Quigley Aspen Wrangler, Many different Rangers de- time around—no one shot the Wild Bob Hiccup, SASS #5657, SASS #50536 signed stages, so there was plenty of (Continued on next page) on the timer, stage 3.

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(Continued from previous page) match clean! We’ll have to do better NORTHWEST COLORADO next year. We were blessed with good RANGERS - OUR HISTORY shooting weather for this match, which isn’t always the case. By Sagebrush Burns, SASS #14226 Temperatures were in the 70s, the wind didn’t kick up, and skies stayed sunny. It didn’t rain ‘til after the awards were presented—a good thing since it was done outdoors. We began in 1984 when The “Next Shooter!” – waiting for the Some Dense Kid, SASS #443, read next to mount the buckboard. about “END of TRAIL” and thought tions of cowboy accoutrements and that sounded like fun. Our first gear, including saddles, chaps, match consisted of five shooters, one boots, firearms, and gun leather of whom was your humble correspon- from as early as the 1860s. dent. Over the years, we missed a The Rangers are a very small time or two, but kept the match club with only 15 regulars (we are going. By 1997 we usually had about located in the “mega boonies” of 15 to 20 participants. At that time northwest Colorado, and people are spread out around here). A match this size is a lot of work, but this went well because the entire club worked together to make it happen. Special thanks go out to Outta Place, Our inaugural shoot, 1984: (l-r) Jim Hasler (The Some Dense Kid), Maybell Maverick, Lady Bountiful, Ed Stabler, Gene Stovall, Dennis Collins, and Andy Bullen (Sagebrush Burns) Rusty S. Pots, and Lily Ben who labored long and hard but didn’t get to shoot this time around. e began Cowboy Action Shooting™ here in the autumn of 1984. Our Wfirst “Where the Old West Stayed Young” match was held on Saturday, September 22, 1984. We shot three stages that day plus a two- man team event. The stages were: “Wagon Train Scout,” “Bank Robbery,” and “Mis-deal.” The team event was “The Wagon Box Fight.” We didn’t even have aliases in those days, though it wasn’t long before we did. Match Director Jim Hasler (aka The Some Dense Kid) was the fella who got Cowboy Action Shooting™ started in these parts. He and Andy Bullen (now known as Sagebrush Burns) are the only ones left around who participated in that inaugural match. From 1984 until 1997, Cowboy “Do I gotta wear this old hat?” Yes! Action Shooting™ in Craig consisted solely of that annual match. Along Belle Drury, SASS #44888, and the way we missed a couple of years for one reason or another. The Some Dense Kid, SASS #443 In the spring of ’97 some smart feller (probably Some Dense) figured at the Derringer side match. out we could have more fun if we shot more often. We decided to stage we organized a club, elected officers, matches monthly from April through September. That was the begin- and started making an effort to put ning of The Northwest Colorado Rangers as a full-fledged Cowboy on a bigger and better match. For Action Shooting™ club. We elected officers and recruited more people the past three years we have drawn in our doings. Between 1997 and 2004 participation in our annual around 100 participants. match grew from about 20 shooters to the present number of 100. The Our match is staged concurrent- club and the match continue to evolve and grow. This year, for the first ly with the “Grand Old West Days” time, we will be shooting the main match over two days and requiring celebration in Craig, and there’s SASS membership to participate. What does our future hold? Maybe goings-on in town as well as at the next year we could have a Saturday night banquet (perhaps with a cos- shooting range. Among other tume contest). We’re always willing to listen to new ideas. Sometimes things, the museum in Craig dis- we even take heed of them. “Busted” – Colorado Hank, plays one of the world’s finest collec- SASS #60144, breaks a clay bird. Page 70 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

SMOKEOUT IN THE HILLS The Kentucky-Tennessee State Blackpowder Championship

By Sheez Gotta Gun, SASS #66265 Photos by Sheez Gotta Gun and Badeye Carson, SASS #65675

he sound of the big KABOOM end was the T-REX competition—big, led both Rebels and Yankees in a Winners Tattracted over 40 cowboys and smoky loads shot with only one hand. Confederate Flag Salute. The group Tennessee cowgirls to Possum Trot Trading Post This “side match” was designed to be then divided into three posses to shoot 49er Infin Ida Shotbedder, to shoot on the smoky side. That last shot within the main match. The T- five of the eight stages that day. They SASS #48552 weekend in October 2005 brought REX is subdivided into categories. broke from shooting for a quick lunch F Cartridge Will Reilly, freezing temperatures to the black- The Champeenship of the Hillbilly of hot dogs, burgers, and milk shakes SASS #12375 powder match, but nothing could chill Nation requires .45 Long Colts with a at the Possum’s Breath Saloon. Gunfighter Willie McCoy, the mood of the shooters. These cow- 250-grain bullet and FULL blackpow- Worm, the 13-year-old proprietor, had SASS #45795 boys were thrilled to share their love der load! The Sultan of Smoke allows her hands full serving the hungry Modern Double Eagle Dave, SASS #47357 for a slightly smaller caliber, but still cowboys and cowgirls. of blackpowder shooting with others Senior Coon Dawg, from five states across the country. a full load of powder. Needless to say, The cook for the evening banquet, SASS #18762 The Highland Regulators of Kentucky the testosterone level was quite high Smokin Joe, earned a new nickname Traditional Blackwater Desperado, and the Greene County Regulators of as shooters and spectators witnessed when he actually wore the cook’s apron SASS #53393 Tennessee hosted the state match. “It the qualification process. To qualify,T- and lace bonnet given to him by his L Traditional Shotgun Schoolmarm, was the most fun I’ve had at a match REX competitors had to shoot at family as a joke. So the young ‘uns who SASS #56734 all year,” said Miss Delaney Belle, knockdown targets. These test tar- refer to him as “Papa Joe” took to call- Kentucky SASS #6860, of New Hampshire. gets would determine if the cowboy ing him “Mama Josephine.” Whatever 49er Kentucky Dutchman, SASS #59860 was shooting a full load of blackpow- he was called, Joe cooked a great south- At Possum Trot on the Kentucky- Gunfighter Bison Bud, Tennessee border, shooters took a step der or not! One would think the big ern meal of beef brisket, pork chops SASS #36614 back in time with a few modern con- recoil would slow these guys down. with all the fixings, and sweet tea (of Modern JD Brooks Shootist, veniences. The General Store, Quite the contrary was true. The win- course). The shooters enjoyed a good SASS #63838 Cowboy Church/Schoolhouse, Pos- ners of these events finished 7th and old Tennessee Bluegrass band during Traditional Copperhead Joe, sum’s Breath Saloon, Chow Hall, and 8th overall for the entire match. dinner. The meal concluded with the SASS #39162 Possum Drop Bath House were busy Bison Bud, SASS #36614, was over- door prize drawing from several great C Cowboy Dutchman Swart, all weekend. Every bed in the cowboy joyed to receive his hat naming him sponsors. When Captain Morgan Rum, SASS #55902 cabins, including the brand new the Sultan of Smoke. And Cherokee SASS #6859, of New Hampshire won Duelist Kentucky Renegade, SASS #51204 Big Dawg, SASS #17531, is still the an action job from a Tennessee gun- bunkhouse, was filled. Smokin Joe, E Statesman Kentucky Cannon, SASS #38557, said he designed the Champeen of the Hillbilly Nation. smith, he showed the true cowboy spir- SASS #21952 town of Possum Trot for the comfort of The main match, based on the it by donating it to a junior shooter. F C Duelist Cherokee Big Dawg, women and old men. The stages are movie Carson City Raiders, started on After dinner, sitting around the camp- SASS #17531 covered to protect from the Tennessee Saturday morning with the frost still fire was the perfect way to end the Frontiersman Appalachian Alan, sun and rain. The Possum Drop has sparkling on the grass. The cowboys chilly night before retiring to a cabin. SASS #35202 separate facilities (flush toilets and gathered on Main Street for the safe- The time change allowed for an L 49er Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, hot showers) for cowboys and cow- ty meeting, pledge to the American extra hour of sleep. So the cowboys SASS #59861 girls, and even a washer and dryer. flag, and prayer. Cherokee Big Dawg, and cowgirls were well rested for the L F Cartridge No Purse Nez, SASS #17532 after spotting an old Confederate flag, final three stages on Sunday. The sun One of the highlights of the week- L Traditional Goose Jennings, was shining, and the breeze was blow- SASS #60298 ing in the right direction to keep the smoke from accumulating under the In this “war between the states,” Ten- shelters. The barrel horse on Stage #7 nessee earned the bragging rights for saw some action that day. The entire the year. Ifin Ida Shotbedder, SASS scenario was shot from a sitting posi- #48552, shot past Copperhead Joe, tion on the horse. The blackpowder SASS #39162, to win the match. The shooters retrieved the pistols from Kentucky state winners were Copper- pommel holsters and the long guns head Joe and No Purse Nez, SASS from a nearby table. The posses fin- #17532, who finished 5th overall. Ifin ished around noon and had time to Ida Shotbedder and Shotgun School- grab a bite at the saloon, do some marm, SASS #56734, took home the Christmas shopping at the General Tennessee titles. From the buzz on the Store and Coon Dawg’s Emporium, SASS wire the next week, it appears and clean out their cabins while the Smokeout in the Hills was a success. rank scores were calculated. Let’s hope Possum Trot began a tradi- The cowboys and cowgirls possed tion with this first Kentucky-Ten- up around the dying campfire for the nessee State Blackpowder Champion- final time to hear the results. It was a ship shoot. Y’all come back next year. tough match with no clean shooters. (See HIGHLIGHTS on next page) April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 71

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(Continued from page 51) I took a break in the action a short time later to interview a shoot- Winners er in the Grand Dame category. Her Match Winners & Regional husband of 44 years, Cyanide I Champions believe is his alias, said just have at Ladies Texas Jewel, SASS #35525 it when I walked over and asked for Men Shalako Joe, the interview with his bride. She SASS #24746 told me the most interesting tale – T G Shoot-off Spur Roberts, she got into Cowboy Action SASS #14625 Shooting™ after she heard a moun- Man on Man Goatneck Clem, tain lion roar near their home in the SASS #16787 Hill Country of Texas … she wanted to learn to shoot so she could protect Main Match herself against lions! If I read my 49er Long Hunter, SASS #20389 notes correctly, she is this year’s Buckaroo Justin Parker, Texas State Champion in her catego- SASS #55217 ry – if I were a lion, I would haunt C Cowboy T-Bone Dooley, someone else! SASS #36388 Duelist Nutt in Graceful, Sorry to report, but it is taking Texas Jewel and Shalako Joe were the 2006 SASS Southwest Regional SASS #39117 me many weeks to get this story Champions and match winners. Both of these outstanding competitors E Statesman Ed Sieker- Texas written and I needed to get it sub- added yet another award to their long list of past accomplishments. Ranger, SASS #15960 mitted to The Cowboy Chronicle soon. Congratulations and Great Shooting! So I will omit certain moments of the Frontiersman Bad Gene Pool, SASS #46838 match in favor of some significant Mounted Shooting and it was FUN! was followed by a grand banquet on F Cartridge Spur Roberts high points. For instance – those lit- Believe it or not, we were safe, too – Saturday night. Sunday was the day F C Duelist Billy Boots, tlest cowboys! Cody Banks and Colt nobody did anything a safety officer for the always-fun team matches, SASS #20282 Faro Too, ages 9 and 6 respectively. would frown upon, no violations of and family matches, not to mention F C Gfighter Goody, SASS #26190 Cute? Heck, yeah! Shoot? You bet! the 170 degree rule; just a wild ride the top gun shoot off, man-on-man, Buckarette Little Star, These Buckaroos thrilled everyone for sure! I think my favorite line was whatever you like to call it. It’s one SASS #53411 who saw them play – the future of from Spur Roberts because when he of my favorite events to watch. Gunfighter Badlands Ben, this game is in good hands with rode the course he asked for no The family feud pitted the SASS #24747 pardners like this on the firing line. videos – yeah, right! Someone took Brazos family of shooters against L 49er Kow Katcher, SASS #53134 Funny moments? How about them, that I know for sure! The Dooley Gang, the Faro family, L B-Western Louisiana Lady, Ima Lee whining about his rifle mal- Then there were the lengthy and the Hampton family (sorry, SASS #34986 functioning and Doc Brazos telling poker games, played late Friday that’s a “real” name there, they don’t C Cowgirl Red Dooley, him he’ll listen if he’ll donate 50 night and then, again, on Saturday have an “alias” last name). As for SASS #36389 bucks to the SASS Scholarship Fund afternoon. We had a grand time, the teams, enough folks stayed to make L Duelist Buffy Logal, … and he did it … and it cost him laughter sometimes made it hard to 13 teams, so we were all plenty busy SASS #46039 more than 50 bucks because he took really play, and it was perfect for a moving from stage to stage to get G Dame Badlands Cactus Lil, plenty of time! What a hoot! What a day in the Old West. those in before the day got too late. SASS #53136 great sport he is! And how about On my way back to my pony The stage writers did a bang-up job, L F Cartridge Honey Graceful, SASS #51369 what your Nubbins didn’t see, like Friday night, ready to ride off into and we were plenty pressed for coor- L Gunfighter Daisy Dooley, Match Director Nueces Outlaw the darkness (okay, my little red dination and avoiding those dreaded SASS #53206 shooting in the Lone Star Mercantile pickup truck, if you insist), I saw procedurals – and avoiding running L Modern Texas Jewel and tearing his pants completely off quite a phenomenon. Folks like into each other, too! The man-on- L Senior Rosie Rash, – now that must have been a Silver Diamond and Dallas Diamond man event was dynamic and tense, SASS #42709 moment of SASS history! (you gotta see those outfits they with shooters matching each other L Traditional Leggs Brazos, Ringo Fire had to face up to wear – and they make them them- bullet for bullet right down to the SASS #24876 Gunzilla’s Mounted Shooting chal- selves!!!) and some other notables wire, with Spur Roberts taking the L Young Gun Lady Brazos, lenge issued by Buffy LoGal - she were kickin’ back with The Dooley Top Gun prize. SASS #36965 Modern Cowtown, shamed him into it - my notes say Gang, music was blaring, and they During these final, fun events, I SASS #29167 “his wife” – and I hope that’s right! were rockin’ and dancin’ to some happened to notice a couple of nice B-Western Shotgunner, [As noted above, it has taken me far lively tunes. That Dooley Gang is a ladies standing around as observers. SASS #55550 too long to write this story, and I can- hoot, lemmetellya – their huge RV It turned out they were kin to Spur Senior Texas Gunslinger, not tell for sure what I wrote down!] even has “The Dooley Gang” lettered Roberts, his wife and sister-in-law, SASS #10706 Ringo came out ready to shoot, on it! I could see the table they had and if the editors will print their pic- S Duelist Texas Mac, masked if I recall correctly, along out, covered with various refresh- tures you’ll see why I personally SASS #43494 with a cohort whose name is lost in ments, and it was very clear to me voted Spur’s sister-in-law as having Traditional Shalako Joe the mists of my scribble, and off they that their replication of the Old West worn the best non-cowboy outfit of Trad 40+ Aberdeen, SASS #42517 went to hootin’ and hollerin’ and on the prairie was just as literal as the match! That one’s for the guys … blazin’ away! our just completed poker game, and Meanwhile, World Champion Side Matches When this event went motorized, they were plannin’ to go the dis- Cowtown Bill and his champion Couples Cowtown & now that was a sight to behold! I tance. The report I got later indicat- daughter, Texas Jewel, took the Texas Jewel believe it was Silver Sam’s powered ed I need to wrangle an invite to that Couples prize – good thing we don’t Shoot-off horsy-gun cart that many rode, and hoedown next year! As I said at the insist on a tighter definition of “cou- Rifle Spur Roberts then we went to golf carts. You just outset, this was quite some par- ples” but it IS a family event after P Shotgun Texas Jewel try busting balloons with blanks rteeeee!!!!! all. You’ll see the lists of all the win- SxS Shotgun Spur Roberts while shooting from golf carts as they Trust me, day two of the match ners in the accompanying columns, roll along – this is a new definition of was just as exciting as day one, and (Continued on next page) April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 73 ~ The SASS Southwestern Regional ~

(Continued from previous page) and Curl E. Kay - they deserve a Texas Jim Henry (Secretary), but you can be certain that every- standing ovation for the amount of Prairie Clover (Treasurer), Doc Pistol Shalako Joe one, and I mean EVERYONE, was a hard work they put in to run this Brazos (Range Marshal), and .22 Rifle & Pistol winner at this fantastic Regional match and Comanche Valley Goatneck Clem (Territorial Gover- Ladies Hey You, match. My thanks, again, to Mr. and Vigilantes, as well as club officers nor). See you all on the same trail SASS #64946 Mrs. Match Director, Nueces Outlaw Brazos Turner (Vice President), next year! Men Spur Roberts Derringer Ladies Buffy Lo Gal Men Ace Hullum, SASS #15768 Quick Draw Doc Brazos, SASS #18033 Speed Pump Shotgun Ladies Louisiana Lady Men Long Hunter SxS Shotgun Ladies Leggs Brazos Men Black Barth Pistol Ladies Louisiana Lady Men Long Hunter Rifle Ladies Louisiana lady Men Badlands Ben Plainsman Ladies Texas Alline, SASS #21632 Men Noah Gonnatellya, SASS #46472 Long Range Big-Bore Lever Ladies Sweet Beulah Land, SASS #55216 Men Noah Gonnatellya Long Range Big-Bore Single Shot Ladies Sweet Beulah Land Men Long Ranger Rick, SASS #62056 Long Range Pistol Caliber Rifle Ladies Leggs Brazos Men Long Hunter Long Range Pistol Ladies Kow Katcher Men Noah Gonnatellya Big-Bore Single Shot Blackpowder Long Ranger Dick Pocket Pistol Ladies Louisiana lady Men Gunslinger

Costume Contest Juniors Boys Colt Faro Too, SASS #54580 Girls Little Star, SASS #53411 Military Camp Cookie, SASS #19773 S S Couple Dallas Diamond, SASS #26118, & Silver Diamond, SASS #11164 Soiled Dove Shotglass, SASS #17153 Fancy Dress Men Reverend Trinity, SASS #53501 Women Louisiana Lady Working Cowboy Judge Roy Culpepper, SASS #30863 Cowgirl Shalico Shirl, SASS #59135 Page 74 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

SHOOTOUT AT THREE RIVERS By O’Bar Freddie, SASS #22369, and Manila Bailey, SASS #32947 Photos by Coyote Rose Yazzie, SASS #3326

armington, NM Warmly wel- lowed by a costume contest and pres- Fcomed by the Tres Rios entation of the Side Match awards. Bandidos, cowboys and cowgirls rode El Mulo Vaquero, SASS #55942, sup- into town to give the bad guys their plied a great photo drop with his just do. Several covered wagons cir- authentic buffalo and coyote hides. cled the range to prepare for the WOW!! impending gunfights. After the Winners of the costume contests Pledge of Allegiance and a brief safe- were: ty meeting on Friday, the pot shoots and side matches began. It is always Best Dressed interesting to watch shooters trying Lady Panchita Villa, SASS #58651 again and again to best their rivals. Side Match Winners. Sort of like a showdown at high noon Gentleman Bad Gene Pool, in Dodge! SASS #46838 The side matches proved very Tom Horn .30-30 Best Dressed Military interesting and challenging. Not Clearwater Kid, Shaky Shane, many have the chance to shoot at a SASS #08886 SASS #22346 white buffalo at about 800 yards. Long Range Single Shot Rifle Classic Here’s how things shook out when Smokeless Bad Gene Pool, Best Dressed Lady – Cowgirl Miss Silky, Panchita Villa, SASS #58651. the smoke cleared and the guns were SASS #46838 SASS #27786 Cowboy Laramie Jack, hung up for the day: Blackpowder O’Bar Freddie, cowgirls assembled in the Bandidos SASS #48809 SASS #22369 Gulch canyon. Starting with the Long Range .22 Rifle Pledge and a safety meeting, the Long Step, Saturday morning dawned posses headed to the five stages to SASS #28354 bright and clear, and cowboys and ring steel. After completing the five stages, it was back up to the Club House for lunch followed by the shooters’ prize drawings. Every shooter received a prize, some valued at over $100. Everyone had time to rest a bit before putting on their finest for the Saturday night banquet. We hitched

Man on Man and Woman on Woman Winners – Evil Roy, SASS #2883, and Miss Silky, SASS #27786.

Sunday morning could not have been better. After the Pledge and singing “Happy Birthday” to Blanco Billy Bagley, we commenced to com- plete the last five stages. Lunch fol- lowed and while the scores were being tallied, we had man-on-man and woman-on-woman shoot offs. Evil Roy and Miss Silky came out Best Dressed Military – on top. Shakey Shane, SASS #22346. Category Winners: up the buggies and headed to the 49er Crosscreek, Best Western about 5 pm. We were SASS #38136 honored to have Mayor Bill Stanley C Cowboy Sheriff Pack and his lovely wife as guests. Bill Wolf, started the evening with a big wel- SASS #31917 come and bragged a bit about our C Cowgirl Miss Silky, lovely city. Guests were amazed that SASS #27786 we have such a personable Mayor E Statesman O’Bar Freddie, who is a shooter. Dinner was fol- SASS #22369 April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 75 ~ SHOOTOUT AT THREE RIVERS ~

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Frontiersman Bad Gene Pool, SASS #46838 F Cartridge Deputy Duke, SASS #03325 F C Duelist Texas Tubby, SASS #41724 Gunfighter Loco Logan, SASS #24069 L 49er Brandy Belle, SASS #47481 Largo Casey, SASS #19191, L Duelist Shotgun Shell, Top Man and Lady of the rests his Wranglers. Cicada, SASS #21325, SASS #50019 Three Rivers Shootout, Long Step, SASS #28354, and gets the bad guys! Duelist Piedra Kidd, sometimes learn new and interest- Camptown Lady, SASS #8303. SASS #34070 ing tricks from them. Sass at TRAPR65@direc way.com. L Modem Cicada, Please join us at our next Sass, SASS #55311, in charge. Look Well, it’s off to the river to soak SASS #21345 Shootout at Three Rivers to be held for upcoming info in later issues of the dust off our duds. Adios and L Senior Camptown Lady, August 25-27th, 2006, with Ol Wise The Cowboy Chronicle, or e-mail Ol Wise Happy Trails!! SASS #08303 L Traditional Lady Long Step, SASS #52280 Modem McKenzie Breaks, SASS #36589 Senior Evil Roy, SASS #2883 S Duelist Ruff Cobb, SASS #7548 Traditional Long Step, SASS #28354 Young Gun Silver Arrowhead, SASS #64914 Overall Man Long Step Lady Camptown Lady

We raffled a Ruger Vaquero with a full action job by Gunner Gun- works, (El Mulo Vaquero, SASS #55942), along with a belt and hol- ster set by 3 Cross Leather, (High Hammer Bob, SASS #31462). All proceeds were donated to the SASS Scholarship Foundation. We raised $1,100 from the raffle. Yee-haw and a big thank-you to all. Lots of visitors watched the event, and hopefully we will be get- ting some new shooters. We always welcome the new competition and

1st Young Gun – Silver Arrowhead, SASS #64914. Page 76 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

HOOSIER AMBUSH II – THE SEQUEL By Doc Molar, SASS Life #18470

ell, they did it again! With Wlofty expectations after last year’s First Annual Hoosier Ambush, the Deer Creek Regulators knew they had set the bar near the sky. And they soared high again! With a new record of 173 shooters, the range was full of activity all weekend long. As with last year, the festivities were kicked off on Thursday evening with Mrs. Molar’s fine cookin’ down on her and Doc’s homestead. With a beautiful sunset as their backdrop, cowboys and cow- girls rekindled old friendships and caught up on old times. Indiana State Shoot Champions – Hoosier Ambush 2005 Winners Doc Molar, SASS #18470, & It was beginning to look like Two Sons, SASS #12636. Mother Nature was not going to cooperate, but after a few prayers, Once everyone had a chance to the sun was out on Friday morning. wring out their clothes and drain Smoke and laughter soon filled the their boots, all put on their finest air as shooters tried their luck/skill duds and headed for the banquet. on side match day. First timers and This year’s banquet was held at the old timers alike, twenty-six in total, Marion Eagles Lodge. One could tell Malone’s Restaurant’s catering must have been good because by the end, Grits Mateeth, SASS #17283, was scraping the bottom of the bowl for any last little crumbs. Montana Longhair, SASS #27261, otherwise known as “Furball” emceed the evening events, keeping everyone on their toes with his quick wit and charming personality. Recognition was given to all that had put their Buckaroos – 2nd place - Horse Ranger, SASS #66125 (left); 1st place – Apache time and hard work into planning Wolfe, SASS #65272 (center); 3rd place – Bethel Pike Jr, SASS #32586 (right). this year’s shoot. Several lucky attendants walked away with a took their turn on the four-stage Most shooters were able to finish brand new gun donated by The Deer blackpowder side match. the final two stages after lunch and Creek Regulators and Longhair and After a full day of side matches, before the monsoon hit late that Sis`s 1800 Mercantile. the cowpokes gathered at the local afternoon. Even being a bit wet, The sun was back for Sunday American Legion Post 313 for some everyone had a great time! (Continued on next page) good grub and hashed out the days events. With their belly’s full, sever- al cowhands duked it out in a friend- ly Texas Hold’em card tournament organized by C. Bubba McCoy, SASS #11666. When the dusk settled and the smoke cleared, Vaquero Hayes, SASS #38640, emerged victorious and rode off with the prize and brag- gin’ rights. Saturday morning shooters meeting started out promising with the sun trying to peek out. The stages were fast and exciting with something for every level shooter. Even with the targets big and up close, some cowhands still had a few misses. Four stages were shot 173 Shooters dodged on and off showers during the second three-day Top Gun – before lunch, but as the food vendors Hoosier Ambush engaging fun-filled, exciting stages. Chili Pepper Pete, Colt McAllister, SASS #13825 were cooking, so were the rain SASS #11917, is seen here sending smoke downrange before finishing Congratulations! clouds, as a brief downpour ensued. the scenario with his fire-belching Winchester ‘87! April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 77 (Continued from previous page) annual Turd-Herder award that morning’s Cowboy Church led by went to Hundred X Kid, SASS Pastor George Hostetter. Once #34788, and the Horse’s PA Tootie church ended, everyone was went to Landgrabber, SASS #15870. chompin’ at the bit to get started. With all the great times and fun The last four stages went fast, and over for the second annual Hoosier before you knew it, the match was Ambush, everyone said their good- over. Just in time for the skies to byes and headed off into the sunset. open up again, and the rain fell just As they disappeared into the dusk long enough for Padre PW, SASS you could hear laughter and promis- #18726, to finish scoring and get es they would be back next year for ready for the awards ceremony. Hoosier Ambush III. Everyone gathered at the big A special thanks to the Deer tent, and the Awards Ceremony Creek Regulators, Cutters Raiders, commenced. In addition to the tra- Thunder Valley, and everyone else ditional awards, the Regulators had who worked so hard to provide such a some fun awards. The biggest male great weekend of fun for everyone. and female “whiner” awards went to One Eyed Rider, SASS #5717, and Thorny Rose, SASS #12302. They were thrilled with their new tro- phies; funny though, they couldn’t / figure out how they got in the run- ning for this prestigious award. Montana Longhair initiated the first

Winners 22 Pistol Rowdy Bishop, Top Cowboy Colt McAllister, SASS #48453 SASS #13825 Derringer Bethel Pike Bob, Indiana State Champions SASS #32586 Male Doc Molar, Precision Rifle SASS #18470 Female Two Sons Female Two Sons, Male Colt McAllister SASS #12636 Pocket Pistol Buckaroo Apache Wolf, S Action Buffalo Dick, SASS #65272 SASS #12880 Buckarette Sage Chick, D Action Raton Rick, SASS #48454 SASS #16908 Young Guns P Pistol One Eyed Rider, Boys Slick McQuick, SASS #5717 SASS #43955 L R Pistol Rosedale Kid, Girls Craze Kate, SASS #47037 SASS #52434 Blackpowder Buffalo Dick, 49ers Ol’ Short Tom, SASS #12880 SASS #12635 Charity Shoot 3 Gun Cole, L 49ers Two Sons SASS #50738 C Cowboy Justice D Spencer, SASS #43954 Ladies Matches Duelist Montana Longhair, Ladies Only Stage SASS #27261 Two Sons E Statesman Teton Tomahawk, Speed SASS #40443 Rifle Two Sons Frontiersman Chilli Pepper Pete, Pistol Sage Chick SASS #11917 Shotgun F Cartridge Louis T, SASS #46065 D Barrel Sage Chick F C Duelist Graver, SASS #19315 S Barrel Two Sons Gunfighter Lassiter, SASS #2080 P Pistol Thorny Rose, Traditional Doc Molar SASS #12302 L Traditional Honey B Quick, Derringer Thorny Rose SASS #47009 Pocket Pistol Modern Clyde, SASS #42634 S Action Sage Chick Senior JR Hammer, D Action Thorny Rose SASS #45907 22 Pistol Sage Chick S Duelist Lucky Lenny, SASS #22244 Costume Contest Best Dressed Side Matches Couple Hawkeye Hunter Speed & Just Pat Rifle Colt McAllister Male Grits Ma Teeth Pistol Snake Skin Shorty, Female Rose Louise Reasoner SASS #18102 B-Western Shotgun Male Uncle Frank S Barrel Colt McAllister Female Granna Frank D Barrel Ol’ Short Tom Young Gun Long Range Male Junk Yard Josh Single Shot Vaquero Hayes, Female Crazy Kate SASS #38640 Buckaroo Apache Wolf L Action Doc Molar Buckarette Sage Chick P Caliber Justice D Spencer CCowboy Catskill Kid 22 Rifle Marshal Spencer C Cowgirl Shotgun Sadie Owen, SASS #62190 Judges Favorite Pup Page 78 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

FIRST ANNUAL OKLAHOMA STATE SASS CHAMPIONSHIP 2005 Ruckus in the Nations By Jezabel Starr, SASS #63359

oweta, Oklahoma - YEEHAA! CThe First ever Oklahoma State SASS Championship is finished!! And a big hats off to the officers and volunteers from Indian Territory SASS club for setting the bar really high for all future championships! Everyone had a great time and there were smiles and congrats all around for the 2005 Oklahoma State champions, Buffalo Jones and Tulsa Tumbleweed. But everyone was a winner in Coweta, Oklahoma this weekend! There were lots of vendors ready to outfit all the cowboys and cowgirls down the “strip.” There were loads of good, free vittles offered up all Burley Bill, SASS #50844, and three days at the range and lots of Catoosa Red, SASS #57246, “cut a friends to share a laugh! rug” at the Saturday night banquet. Although there were concerns at the Sheriff’s office, to looking for about the impact of hurricane Rita Walter Brennan at the Adobe Walls, looming over the match, the weath- through the Saloon to ringing the er in Coweta stayed bright and bell at the Livery Stable. Shooters sunny. Side matches started at 11 SASS Oklahoma State Champions – Tulsa Tumbleweed, SASS #37616, stopped in for a bath at the am Friday, September 23, while and Buffalo Jones, SASS #22622. Congratulations! (Continued on next page) everyone checked in and caught up with old friends. A special three- floppers, and jumping cans of pop. gun shoot for $1 donation for breast It drew lots of shooters and raised cancer research was loads of fun. A over $200. special shotgun stage benefiting the Saturday morning brought six SASS Scholarship Fund was a huge stages of fast, fun shooting. Stages success with flying birds, snakes, started with an attempted jailbreak

2005 Oklahoma State L Duelist Jezabel Starr, Champions SASS #63359 TOP MAN Buffalo Jones, Gunfighter Cole Blue Steel, SASS #22622 SASS #37143 TOP WOMAN Tulsa Tumbleweed, L Gunfighter Sweet Beulah Land, SASS #37616 SASS #55216 F Cartridge Black River Jack, Category Champions SASS #27175 Modern Buffalo Jones L F Cartridge Querida Kate, L Modern Miss Amy, SASS #25555 SASS #18763 F C Duelist Nate Kiowa Jones, L Traditional Tulsa Tumbleweed SASS #6765 Traditional Kansas Ed, Frontiersman Bad Gene Poole, SASS #37615 SASS #46838 49r Lie N Dog, B Western Ozark Outlaw, SASS #45146 SASS #19847 Senior Gunslinger, C Cowboy Iron Bear, SASS #7010 SASS #10706 Junior Girl Numette, SASS #23867 L Senior Rosie Rash, Junior Boy Fiddler Dylan, SASS #42709 SASS #59255 S Duelist Fast Fingers Green, Buckaroo Girl Lead Magnet, SASS #37898 SASS #54396 E Statesmen J. D. Redeye, Buckaroo Boy Justin Parker, SASS #29176 SASS #55217 Duelist Major Forest Smith, Shawnee, SASS #2734, received a special award in recognition of his SASS #26666 starting the ITASS club way back when. His wife, Lucinda “Windblown” Horn received a beautiful bouquet of roses. April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 79 shooters from Kansas, Arkansas, SIDE MATCH WINNERS Missouri, Oklahoma, Arizona, Texas, Derringer Man Ozark Outlaw, Louisiana, Colorado, Tennessee, and SASS #19847 Illinois, too. Woman Rosie Rash, The first Oklahoma State SASS SASS #42709 Championship was such a splendid Long Range Single Shot event for all who attended that plan- Man Little Doc, SASS #21939 ning has already started for next Woman Lucy Bloomers, year’s Ruckus with some bold new SASS #65766 ideas, like holding the banquet at Long Range Lever Action the new Cherokee Casino and Man Dirty Dan Palidin, SASS #49055 Resort and increasing the number of Woman Sassy Linda, entries to 200 shooters instead of SASS #31810 the 150 this year. We can hardly Fastest Pistol wait ‘till next September! Hope to Man Hemlock, SASS #384 see ya’ll there! Woman Lead Magnet Fastest Rifle Man Buffalo Jones GIVE Woman Catoosa Red, TO SASS #57246 Pocket Pistol THE Man Gunslinger, SASS #10706 SASS Woman Rosie Rash Keeping track of all the scores were Gaslight Gal, SASS #37326, Long Range Pistol and Annie Hickok, SASS #37899. SCHOLARSHIP Man Little Doc Woman Rosie Rash, new Stoeger Shotgun with an action taking 1st place in that esteemed cat- FOUNDATION (A non-profit, tax-deductable charity) Long Range Pistol Caliber Rifle job donated by J. P. Jones for the egory. “The Greek” held the distinc- Man Buffalo Jones grand prize. There were two more tion of traveling the furthest, over MAKE THE Woman Sweet Beulahland guns and a gun cart built by Black 1,000 miles from Pennsylvania to DIFFERENCE! .22 Pistol River Jack raffled off, too! A Ruger shoot The Ruckus, but there were Man Little Doc Vaquero .45 LC was presented to Jim Women Rosie Rash “Shawnee” Horn and roses to Lucinda .22 Rifle THE GANG’S ALL HERE – STARLINE BANGS OUT “Windblown” Horn in honor of their Man Silver Tongued Devil, NEW 50 FAMILY OF COWBOY CALIBERS . . . SASS #25577 starting the Indian Territory Single Women Rosie Rash Action Shooting Society club in 1992, (Continued from page 12) “We don’t do that. Our products Fastest SxS Shotgun paving the way to making this first 90 Sharps. The same diameter as aren’t re-formed from other cases. Men Black River Jack state championship possible. Lots of the .50-70, but with a case length of They are made specifically for a cer- Women Just Enough Jean, terrific barbeque, good music from 2-1/2”, it proved to be an excellent tain caliber, ensuring the most con- SASS #15358 our own Fast Fingers, and warm com- long-range cartridge and a favorite of sistent cases every time.” Fastest ’97 Shotgun pany finished off the evening. true professional hunters. Starline continues to be a leader Men Brisco Kid, SASS #26032 Sunday morning started with a Starline Brass earlier introduced in the development, production, and Women Rosie Rash worldwide distribution of both stan- Cancer Benefit 3 Gun cool breeze that made finishing the the .41 Colt, .44 Colt, .44 Russian, .45 Men Little Doc last four stages a little more com- Schofield, .38-40, .44-40, .38 Smith & dard and unique brass calibers for Women Catoosa Red fortable. The awards ceremony Wesson, .38 Long Colt, and .38 Short handguns and rifles. The company started about 1:00 pm with Montana Colt to name a few. But, the Maker of offers customers more than 70 differ- (Continued from previous page) Dan, ITSASS President, handing out America’s Finest Brass has taken the ent calibers in packs of 250, 500, or Jackalope Barbershop before head- plaques to lots of happy winners. reintroduction of vintage calibers a 1000 units and is not done yet! ing to the gallows and Territorial Buffalo Jones was crowned the over step further than many other ammo Orders can be placed by calling Prison for a necktie party! Then it all 2005 Oklahoma State Champion. component providers. They also toll-free 800-280-6660, or through was on to the Bank to dynamite the The 2005 Ruckus finished up with brought back long-range cases for the the Starline web site at www.star safe, over the Bridge to the Flatcreek Man on Man side matches and say- .45-70, .45-100, .45-90, and .40-65. linebrass.com. In most cases, orders Cantina, before ending the match at ing goodbye to all our new pards. It’s important to note Starline are shipped the same day or day fol- the Log Cabin. Lead Magnet was the youngest manufactures cases specifically for lowing placement. The banquet Saturday night was shooter at age 13. She won Buckaroo the calibers they represent. “There FOR MORE INFORMATION a great success with fantastic door Girl, and there were several Elder are people who take other cases and CONTACT: Robert Hayden Jr. at prizes for all competitors and a brand Statesmen shooters with J.D. Redeye stretch and roll them,” Hayden said. 660-827-6640. Page 80 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

LAST STAND: “THE SHOOTER’S SHOOT” … I RECKON SO

By Colonel Dan, SASS Life #24025

rlando, FL Did The Last Stand “The Shooter’s Shoot” … The Last Stand motto. O2006 live up to its famous trade- mark slogan of The Shooter’s Shoot? run by experienced ROs from a vari- Well, as Josey Wales would say, “I ety of clubs around the state—who Reckon So!” were most tactfully recruited by The Grand Old Man of Florida another valued member of the com- Cowboy Action Shooting™, mittee, Delta Glen. Weewahootee, and his first class It was truly an impressive effort crew really topped themselves this by everyone—workers, leaders and year with their Spaghetti Western contributors all working under the themed Florida State Championship watchful eyes of TLS conscience, of 2006 sponsored by two long time Weewahootee and his main sidekick Cowboy Action Shooting™ support- Salsa SureShot—both of whom are ers, Jackson’s Western Store and real spark plugs at the WVC. Salsa not only coordinated the re-construc- Delta Glen ‘rounds the corner tion effort, but also was a focal point at top speed during the Sole Survivor Shoot Off. for hotel coordination, program and food plans, as well as emceeing the two years provided the best possible evening’s events—to include a Sassy Teton Lady (left) incentive for an immense rebuilding Cheeks in Chaps contest! You’ll have Florida State Ladies Champion and Black Diamond Doug effort at the Weewahootee Vigilance to come to TLS 2007 if you want to presenting the award. Committee (WVC)—massive dam- know more about that. Bottom line, age. The Last Stand (TLS) it was evident detailed planning, California and past National cham- Committee Weewahootee, Santa Fe coordination, dedication, and hard pions were there, as was Johnny River Stan, Black Diamond Doug, work were the hallmarks of this Mack Brown, Latin Guns, and Salsa SureShot, Ol Glor E, Stumpy team—most of whom who wore mul- Latin’s Lover, also from the wild Ryan, and Shiloh Jasper Green tiple hats all year, and mine is cer- California territory. Sidekick, the jumped on this major mission last tainly off to them for making this the Alabama champion, and Pike year and completed the challenge on best Last Stand yet. Bishop, a long time champion of the remaining stages this year. They Many past and present national many major events both on and off came through like real champs, pro- and state champions came to the range; Lassiter, the super fast viding the catalyst and leadership Orlando from across the country to gunfighter, and Ozark Azz, a well needed to undertake this huge job as join us this year. Lead Dispencer, known perennial winner who took well as making the entire match Lefty Longridge and Lusty Lil, (Continued on next page) operation more efficient. Luckily, Lead Dispencer, Shoot Off Winner they weren’t alone in facing these and Sole Survivor of Last Stand 2006. tasks. The likes of Chance Ramsey, Chancey Lady, Saltillo Jane, Lady Coyote Cap. Clint Eastwood would Robin, Cookie Hernz, Boney Sam have been mighty proud to see this Hernz, Colorado Ryan, Feathers southern tribute to his signature Ryan, Southpaw Sweetheart, Jake series done so well. Bennett, and Brenda Davis, as well Several hurricanes over the last as a passel of other talented volun- teers jumped on the wagon too. This star-studded squad constructed all new buildings and developed great props with one heck of a lot of atten- tion to detail. In the end, we had all the appropriate equipment, scenes, story lines, stage design, and plans needed to put us into those great spaghetti westerns that propelled Eastwood to super star status. The targets were characteristi- Match Champions: Santa Fe River Stan (left) Florida State Champ; cally Florida—big and close—with Ozark Azz (center) Overall Match simple, very well thought out scenar- Champ, and Black Diamond Doug ios expertly designed by Black (right) Presenting the Awards. Diamond Doug and professionally Stage 8: Action in the Graveyard. April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 81

Frontiersman Buffalo Brady . Winners uns TOP OF THE LINE r g F Cartridge Turkey Creek Red ou lay y sp SINCE 1957 Overall Match Winner F C Duelist Black Hills Blacky on di g er in g de Ozark Azz, Gunfighter Preacherman, v u ra ra R T SASS #18273 SASS #20408 g & or n lt e L 49er Sassy Teton Lady E o al Sole Survivor Shootoff m C S o ed r Lead Dispencer, L B Western Brenda Star t v fo s a s u r n SASS #27115 L Duelist Night Train Kate C g u n g Florida State Champions L Modern Dixie Heart, E Mens Santa Fe River Stan, SASS #43866 SASS #36999 L Senior Chancey Lady Ladies Sassy Teton Lady, L Traditional Mamma Missalot, SASS #47525 SASS #47747 Modern Cypress Sun, MASTER ENGRAVER Category Winners SASS #16978 P.O. Box 2332 49er Ozark Azz Senior Hoss McCabe, OM Cody, WY 82414 SASS #22913 Buckarette Pistol Packing Peanut, CUST VING (307) 587-5090 S Duelist Deadly Sharpshooter, SASS #58931 HANDCUT SASS #35828 Buckaroo Pancho Loco, ENGRA SASS #51735 Traditional Santa Fe River Stan B Western Deadwood Jake, Young Gun Nass T Dude SASS #13592 C Cowboy Bad Hombre, Side Match Results on the rooms. They did a bang up job with an engagement ring, which SASS #23212 Men again this year, especially at the caused her to go into a sheer state of Duelist Deadly Tedley, Rifle Friday evening event and Saturday super shock. Major Photography 100 Yard Pike Bishop, SASS #29403 night Ball. captured it all on film and we have E Statesman Papa Dave, SASS #5974 Speaking of the Ball, you might the proof—Southpaw said yes by the SASS #172266 300 Meter Pike Bishop Frontiersman Buffalo Brady, LR Pistol Deadeye Bob think the talk naturally centered on way. It was probably the most mem- SASS #24830 Speed speculation as to who would be orable weekend of Stan’s life. Aside F Cartridge Turkey Creek Red, Shotgun Lead Dispenser named the top shooters during from getting engaged, he did a truly SASS #22854 Rifle Tie—Sante Fe River Sunday’s awards ceremony. That professional job as Range Master i.e., F C Duelist Black Hills Blacky, Stan and discussion however took second TLS Match Referee and took top SASS #21668 Lead Dispencer place to a well thought out, flawless- honors as the overall Florida State Gunfighter Lassiter, SASS #2080 Pistol SideKick, SASS #40914 ly executed surprise during the Champion! That’s a lot for any cow- .22 Brocky Jack Norton, Grand Dame Bonnie Dee, photo session. As Santa Fe River boy to handle in one weekend! SASS #28413 SASS #7494 Stan and Southpaw Sweetheart During the Ball, TLS Committee L 49er Sixgun Sallie, P Pistol Cypress Sam, SASS #38989 SASS #10915 were posing to have their pictures recognized many cowpokes to L B Western Brenda Star, Derringer Rowdy Bill, taken, Stan unexpectedly dropped to include presenting a nice plaque of SASS #42100 SASS #9628 one knee and presented Southpaw (Continued on page 86) L Duelist Night Train Kate, Iron Cowboy Coyote Cap SASS #22855 Team The Jailer, SASS #15515; L F Cartridge Chanel Belle, Lefty Longridge, SASS #64687 SASS #9240; L Modern Maggie Darlin, Lusty Lil, SASS #4103 SASS #18274 L Senior Chancey Lady, Ladies SASS #25650 Rifle L Traditional Stormy Shooter, 100 Yard Savannah Belle, SASS #57333 SASS #31452 Modern Punch, SASS #4368 300 Meter Savannah Belle Senior Coyote Cap, Speed SASS #14184 Shotgun Lusty Lil S Duelist Ottway Smith, Rifle El Paso Sue SASS #47839 Pistol Tie M. Tight, Traditional Santa Fe River Stan SASS #47302 Young Gun Nass T Dude, .22 Two Ponies Gal, SASS #57531 SASS #39710 P Pistol Union Belle, Florida State Champions SASS #38843 49er Seven, SASS #15837 Derringer Annabelle Bransford, Buckarette Pistol Packing Peanut SASS #11916 Buckaroo Pancho Loco Iron Cowboy Tie M. Tight B Western Deadwood Jake C Cowboy Bad Hombre Dueslist Deadly Tedley / E Statesman Papa Dave

(Continued from previous page) guests who said they would return Last Stand Top Gun honors this year next year unless the world ended! also shot with us. All enjoyed them- As always, there was a good cross selves just as much as we enjoyed section of excellent vendors from all Priced at $325.00 having them here. We especially over the southeast, coupled with no want to thank Lefty and Lil for put- shortage of hard cash money that ting on that class act shooting school ended up changing hands as folks of theirs during side match day. It found treasures they just couldn’t was very professionally done by two live without! of the very best in our sport. The Marriott Hotel located with- As I walked around and talked to in minutes of the range and staffed literally hundreds of folks over five with a lot of very nice people, provid- days, I heard many very complemen- ed superior accommodations, good tary remarks from the shooters and service, and offered cowboy discounts Page 82 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

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CIMARRON BRINGS BACK THE EARLY WEST . . . (Continued from page 61) To reload, I used LEE .44 two-hand hold, I achieved a couple of 1- Russian/.44 Special dies. Because of 1/2” groups, though most were 2” or so. the smaller rim of the .44 Colt case The .44 Russian groups were larger, pulling through the .44 Special shell though, running about 2-1/2”. All holder, I had to go to the local gun shop groups were centered on the target lat- and sort through some RCBS shell erally, and they were only about 1 to 2” holders. The RCBS #21 was a perfect above point of aim. One Black Hills fit for the Black Hills .44 Colt brass group out of the eight inch barreled (though I opened it up a tad with a Conversion was a nice, tight one inch. dremel to let the cases in and out With the exception of this one group, faster). I believe it was for .303 Savage, there was little difference between the though others will fit. 8-inch barrel and 4-3/4 inch barrel in CONCLUSION performance. If you are a blackpowder shootist As for hand loads, I used Starline like me, or just like the early 1870s brass and CCI 350 Magnum Large period of the West, the 1860 Richards- Pistol Primers. I used Hodgdon’s Triple Mason from Cimarron is perfect to go Seven blackpowder substitute and with your 1865 Spencer, 1860 Henry, or and different hammer placement. The to 1-1/2 inch groups, three inches above Goex FFFG blackpowder to reload my 1866 Winchester. The natural hammer cocking is smooth and fairly point of aim and centered about 2 inch- “dark side” loads. Using an SPG lubed “pointability” of the 1860 Colt Army light, and can be adjusted by a tension- es left of point of aim. The Ultramax 210 grain bullet with about 28 grains percussion revolver is alive and well in ing spring on the front of the grip frame. .44 Russian averaged around 1-3/4 to 2 (volume) Goex FFFG, and about 25 Cimarron’s .44 conversions. I have The trigger pull on the sample was crisp inch groups, two inches above point of grains (volume) Hodgdon’s Triple recently used them shooting Duelist at at about four pounds (maybe a tad less). aim and centered about one inch right Seven. These shot to the same point of several monthly matches, and had no It can be made heavier by putting more of point of aim. The real fun was shoot- aim as the Black Hills loads. The Goex, trouble shooting “clean” with them. tension on the hammer spring. The let ing the Old Model .44 Russian Duelist, for some reason, did not shoot as well Uberti and Cimarron have done a won- off was crisp, with very little creep. The doing speed drills, bouncing pop cans at action is crisp, and the timing seems 10 to 20 yards! as usual, with groups 2-1/2” to 3” and derful job on these guns. Not only are right on the money. CONCLUSION above. I probably should have used they a thing of beauty, they are real AT THE RANGE shooter to use the .44 Russian shooters. Check out their Web Site at FFG Goex instead of the hotter FFFG. All group size shooting was done ammunition in both guns. A Uberti www.cimar ron firearms.com,or The Triple Seven re-loaded ammuni- off-hand, two-hand traditional style, at USA’s Old Model .44 Russian is classy tion grouped about the same as the call them at: (830) 997-9090. Tell them about ten yards. I used Black Hills and and fun to shoot. Even with a retail of Black Hills, however. that old Tuolumne Lawman sent Ya! Ultra Max .44 Russian cowboy ammu- just over $800, it is worth every penny. It nition for the testing. The Black Hills gets a big “thumbs up” from Tuolumne A UBERTI USA’s TOP BREAK REVOLVERS . . . .44 Russian regularly shot around 1-1/4 Lawman. (Continued from page 63) frame thumb latch, it is necessary to pinned in. The rear sight is a pair of rec- first pull the hammer back to the “safe- tangular protrusions on the rear of the ty” notch. This frees the thumb latch to barrel, the space between them making a be pulled up by the thumb and forefinger deep notch. This rear sight system, of the non-firing hand. The frame will though it sounds unusual, works excep- then tip down, forcing the extractor star tionally well! There is ample material on out, ejecting the empties. When it reach- both front and rear sights to allow for es its full travel, the star snaps back in. removing metal to adjust the impact of If you want to only remove a few empty the bullet for your pet load. cases, there is an ejector disconnector As with all S&W No. 3’s, the action lever under the front of the frame. breaks open, the barrel tipping down, Depress this when opening the action, and ejecting all of the cartridge cases and the ejector is deactivated. It is a simultaneously. The thumb latch is pre- good idea to turn the Russian Model on vented from traveling upward under its side (minding the direction of the recoil by the hammer, which when muzzle) and invert the gun (upside dropped to the firing position, has a pro- down) to eject the cases downward. This trusion on the top that fits snuggly on prevents the ejector star from “jumping” the top of the rear of the latch, prevent- over the case rims. ing any movement at all. The hammer is located somewhat Operation of the Old Model .44 differently than on SAA Colts/clones. I Russian is simplicity itself. Because of do not find this a problem, though it took the locking action of the hammer on the a little time to get use to the smaller grip Page 84 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006

 
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JOHNSON CREEK REGULATORS - OUR FIRST YEAR OF COWBOY ACTION SHOOTING™ By Ranger Jack, SASS Life #14473

lymouth, Michigan We are a are also members of The Wolverine Pvery happy group of cowboys, Rangers; they oversee all the cowgirls, and buckaroos, because our Cowboy Action Shooting™ clubs in first year shoots have averaged 50 to Michigan. The Wolverine Rangers 60 shooters each month. We are part are also responsible for the annual of the Western Wayne County Range War match – the SASS Conservation Association (WWCCA). Michigan State Cowboy Action The great people at the club were Championship shoot over Labor very pleased we Cowboy Action Day weekend. Shooters did so well our first year. We’ve learned many “dos and We owe a big cowboy “thank don’ts” in our first season of you” to Rainmaker Ray, SASS Cowboy Action Shooting™, and we #43709, and Cheyenne Raider, hope to build on what we’ve SASS Life #57078, for their tireless learned to make our 2006 season efforts and drive to get Cowboy even better and more successful. Action Shooting™ off and running Currently, we are hard at work at WWCCA. They were truly the developing new stages and props, force behind it all. The Board of and a lot of our shooters are volun- Directors at WWCCA needs a big teering their time and energy to thank you also for giving us the go making our second year as enjoy- ahead to start a new shooting able as our first. venue at the club. Red Ranger Lil, SASS #52561, The Johnson Creek Regulators and I have gotten our two grand- Johnson Creek Regulators enjoy a photo op after a hard day of shooting.

sons involved in Cowboy Action Shooting™. Red River Slim is SASS #67265 and the younger one wants to join SASS too. Red Ranger Lil and I feel it’s so impor- tant to get the younger generation involved, as they are the future of Cowboy Action Shooting™ and all shooting sports. They can carry on the sport and let other non-shooters know being in a shooting sport like Cowboy Action Shooting™ is both fun and safe, and the people in the sport are fun, law-abiding people. I invite any SASS members in Ranger Jack is happy the Michigan area to come out and after he shoots a clean stage. join the Johnson Creek Regulators. Contact the Wolverine Rangers at We are located at 6700 Napier Rd, www.wolverinerangers.org. For Plymouth, Michigan 48170. more information on the Johnson Website address is www.WWCCA Creek Regulators, contact Rain- .com, or come out to Range War maker Ray or Cheyenne Raider at 2006 in Port Huron, Michigan. our WWCCA website.

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SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City State Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City State Alaska 49er’s 1st Sat, 3rd Sun David Cook 907-243-0181 Anchorage AK Howey In the Hills Cowboys 1st Sat Lady Robin 352-429-2587 Howey in the HillsFL Golden Heart Shootist Society 2nd Sat, Last Sun Valencia Rose 907-488-7660 Chatanika AK Hatbill Gang 1st Sun Colonel Dan 407-359-7752 Titusville FL Juneau Gold Miners Posse 3rd Sun C. W. Knight 907-789-2456 Juneau AK Hernando County Regulators 1st Sun Y.Jack Derringer 352-344-0912 Brooksville FL North Alabama Regulators 1st Sun Six String 256-582-3621 Woodville AL Everglades Rifle Alabama Rangers 2nd Sun RC Moon 205-410-5707 Brierfield AL & Pistol Club 2nd Sat Nick Simicich 561-368-1055 West Palm Beach FL Gallant Gunfighters 3rd & 5th Sun Buck D. Law 256-504-4366 Gallant AL Fort White Cowboy Cavalry 2nd Sat Delta Glen 352-317-2357 Fort White FL Vulcan Long Rifles 3rd Sat Havana Jim 205-979-2931 Hoover AL Okeechobee Marshals 2nd Sat, 4th Sun Lead Publisher 561-793-5024 Okeechobee FL Old York Shootist 4th Sun Dusty Diablo 205-664-7793 Oakman AL Panhandle Cowboys 2nd Sun Blackhawk Kid 850-432-1968 Pensacola FL Cahaba Cowboys Quarterly TBA Curly Doc 205-988-9076 Argo AL Tater Hill Gunfighters 2nd Sun Judge JD Justice 941-743-4043 Arcadia FL Mountain Valley Vigilantes 1st Sat Christmas Kid 501-525-3451 Hot Springs AR Weewahootee Vigilance Running W Regulators 1st Sat, 3rd Sun Mule Skinner 501-824-2590 Lincoln AR Committee 2nd Sun Weewahootee 407-857-1107 Orlando FL Critter Creek Citizens Lake County Pistoleros 3rd Sat B. Jack Norton 352-409-3693 Tavares FL Vigilance Committee 1st Sun C.C. Undertaker 903-838-8944 Fouke AR Martin County Marshals 3rd Sat Papa Dave 561-747-7588 Stuart FL Outlaw Camp 2nd & 5th Sat Ozark Red 501-362-2963 Heber Springs AR Southwest Florida Judge Parker’s Marshals 2nd Sat Reno Sparks 918-647-9704 Fort Smith AR Gunslingers 3rd Sat Swamp Fox 239-566-2047 Punta Gorda FL Peach Orchard Pistoleros 2nd Sat, 4th Sun Doc Sorebones 479-621-1317 Bentonville AR Miakka Misfits 3rd Sun Deadlee Headlee 941-650-8920 Miakka City FL South Fork River Regulators 3rd & 5th Sat Standing Eagle 870-895-2677 Salem AR Indian River Regulators 4th Sat Burt Blade 321-242-8163 Palm Bay FL True Grit Single Action Panhandle Cattle Co. 4th Sat Tac Hammer 850-785-6535 Port St. Joe FL Shooters Club 4th Sun Sister Sundance 479-968-7129 Belleville AR Cowford Regulators 4th Sun Dakota Lil 904-724-7012 Jacksonville FL Cochise Gunfighters 1st Sat I.B. Good 520-366-5401 Sierra Vista AZ Doodle Hill Regulators 4th Sun Dave Smith 813-645-3828 Ruskin FL Rio Salado Cowboy Action Five County Regulators 4th Sun Dead Shot Scott 239-261-2892 Punta Gorda FL Shooting Society 1st Sat Lightning Jack 480-820-7372 Mesa AZ Withlacoochee Renegades Last Sat Hungry Bear 850-929-2406 Pinetta FL Cowtown Cowboy American Old West Cowboys 1st Sat Josey Buckhorn 423-236-5281 Flintstone GA Shooters Assoc. 1st Sun, 3rd Sat Barbwire 480-488-3064 Cowtown AZ River Bend Rough Riders 1st Sat Georgia Cracker 770-442-8630 Dawson County GA Arizona Cowboy Shooters Valdosta Vigilance Committee 1st Sat Big Boyd 229-244-3161 Valdosta GA Association, Inc 2nd Sat Sunshine Kay 602-973-3434 Phoenix AZ Keg Creek Renegades 2nd Sat Nooga Kid 770-460-0752 Sharpsburg GA Pima Pistoleros Cowboy Pale Riders 2nd Sat Will Killigan 706-568-0869 Midland GA Action Shooter 2nd Sat Wander N. Star 520-744-3869 Tucson AZ Bitter Creek Rangers 3rd Sat Cherokee Maddog 423-326-3759 Ft. Oglethorpe GA Colorado River Regulators 2nd Sun Crowheart 928-855-2893 Lake Havasu AZ Mule Camp Cowboys 3rd Sat San Quinton 706-335-7302 Covington GA El Diablo de Tucson 2nd Sun Big BooBoo 520-312-8288 Tucson AZ Lonesome Valley Regulators 3rd Sun Wishbone Hooper 478-922-9384 Warner Robins GA Dusty Bunch Cherokee Cowboys 4th Sat Southern Breeze 770-597-7994 Gainesville GA Old Western Shooters 3rd Sat Squibber 520-568-2852 Casa Grande AZ Doc Holliday’s Immortals 4th Sat Easy Rider 770-954-9696 Griffin GA Los Vaqueros 3rd Sat Ole Deadeye 520-749-1186 Tucson AZ Georgia Mountain Marshals 4th Sat Robin T. Banks 770-869-3036 Toccoa GA White Mountain Maui Marshals 1st Sat Bad Burt 808-875-9085 Maui HI Old West Shootists 3rd Sat German Joe 928-537-7088 Snowflake AZ Single Action Shooters Altar Valley Pistoleros 3rd Sun Dave Rudabaugh 520-889-9231 Tucson AZ of Hawaii 4th Sun Clell Miller 808-923-9051 Honolulu HI Mohave Marshalls 3rd Sun Mizkiz 928-753-4266 Kingman AZ Turkeyfoot Cowboys 1st Sat Kingdom Kid 319-351-7572 Waterloo IA Tonto Rim Marauders 3rd Sun Rye Creek Roberts 928-472-9136 Payson AZ Iowa South West Shootist 1st Sun Colonel J. Fighters 402-291-2053 Glenwood IA Arizona Yavapai Rangers 4th Sat W. Meadows 928-567-9227 Camp Verde AZ Zen Shootists 4th Sat Rhett Maverick 515-270-8654 Ankeny IA Tombstone Buscaderos 4th Sat Diamond Pak 520-743-0179 Tombstone AZ Southeast Idaho Colorado River Shootists 4th Sun ClueLass 928-726-7727 Yuma AZ Practical Shooters 1st Sat Idaho Packer 208-589-5941 Idaho Falls ID YRL-High Country Cowboys 4th Sun J. P. Trouble 928-445-2468 Prescott AZ Squaw Butte Regulators 1st Sun, 2nd Sat Acequia Kidd 208-365-4551 Emmett ID Sunnyvale Regulators 1st & 3rd Mon Billy Two Bears 408-739-4436 Sunnyvale CA Panhandle Regulators 1st & 3rd Sun Long Rifle 28-245-4142 Plummer ID Silver Queen Mine Northwest Shadow Riders 2nd Sat Silverado Belle 208-743-5765 Lewiston ID Regulators 1st & 3rd Sun Walks Fletcher 310-539-8202 Azusa CA Southern Idaho Rangers 2nd Sat Snake River Dutch 208-237-2419 Pocatello ID Escondido Bandidos 1st Sat Devil Jack 760-741-3229 Escondido CA El Buscaderos 2-4 Sun Often Cranky 208-448-0999 Spirit Lake ID Lassen Regulators 1st Sat Marshal Hankins 530-257-8958 Susanville CA Oregon Trail Rough Riders 2nd Sun, 3rd Sat Pinkeye Pinkerton 208-922-3671 Boise ID Two Rivers Posse 1st Sat, 4th Sun Cherokee Knight 209-477-8883 Manteca CA Hell’s Canyon Ghost Riders 3rd Sat J.P. Sloe 208-798-0826 Lewiston ID West End Outlaws 1st Sat Rob Banks 714-206-6893 Myers Canyon CA Twin Butte Bunch, The 3rd Sat Idaho Shady Layne 208-524-1597 Rexburg ID Hole In The Wall Gang 1st Sun Gun Hawk 818-761-0512 Piru CA Snake River Western Mother Lode Shooting Society 4th Sat Missy Mable 208-736-8143 Jerome ID Shootist Society 1st Sun Dusty Webster 209-728-2309 Jamestown CA Rangeless Riders 1st Sat Inspector (The) 618-345-5048 Highland IL River City Regulators 1st Sun Max Sand 916-359-4041 Davis CA The Lakewood Marshal’s 1st Sat Pine Ridge Jack 618-673-2568 Cisne IL 5 Dogs Creek 1st Wknd Almost Dangerous 760-376-4493 Bakersfield CA Boneyard Creek Regulators 1st Sun Kiowa 217-834-3774 Murdock IL California Rangers 2nd Sat Melvin P. Thorpe 916-984-9770 Fair Oaks CA Kishwaukee Valley Cajon Cowboys 2nd & 4th Sat Bojack 760-956-5044 Devore CA Regulators 1st Sun Mountain Man 815-899-0046 Sycamore IL Dulzura Desperados 2nd Sat Tecolote Jack 619-987-9096 San Diego CA Shady Creek Shootists 1st & 4th Sun Dapper Dan Porter 309-734-2324 Monmouth IL Palm Springs Gun Club 2nd Sat Deacon Dick 760-340-0828 Palm Springs CA Effingham County Shasta Regulators 2nd Sat Cayenne Pepper 530-275-3158 Burney CA Sportsman’s Club 2nd Sat Fossil Creek Bob 618-238-4222 Effingham IL Hawkinsville Claim Jumpers 2nd Sat Bill Anderson 530-467-4045 Yreka CA Illinois River City Regulators 2nd Sun Chillicothe Outlaw 309-579-2443 East Peoria IL Burro Canyon Gun Slingers 2nd Sun Smedley Butler 714-639-8723 Orange CA Midwest Firearms Association 2nd Sun Doug Alexander 217-228-9047 Quincy IL Chorro Valley Regulators 2nd & 5th Sun Solvang Shootist 805-688-3969 San Luis Obispo CA Vermilion River Long Riders 2nd Sun Bailey Creek 815-442-3259 Streator IL Double R Bar Regulators 2nd Sun Kentucky Gal 760-956-6921 Lucerne Valley CA Macoupin County Regulators 3rd Sat One Good Eye 877-585-4868 Bunker Hill IL Richmond Roughriders 2nd Sun Buffy 650-994-9412 Richmond CA McLean County Peacemakers 3rd Sat Marshall RD 309-379-4331 Bloomington IL NCSA Saddle Tramps 3rd Sat Graybeard 760-727-9160 Pala CA Nason Mining Company Robbers Roost Vigilantes 3rd Sat Coso Kid 760-375-9519 Ridgecrest CA Regulators 3rd & 5th Sat L. Highwall 618-279-3500 West Frankfort IL Shasta Regulators 3rd Sat Silver Buck 530-474-3194 Redding CA Tri County Cowboys 3rd Sat Sierra Hombre 815-967-6333 Hazelhurst IL High Desert Cowboys 3rd Sun Doc Silverhawks 661-948-2543 Acton CA Illowa Irregulars 3rd Sun Sassparilla Ken 309-792-0111 Milan IL Kings River Regulators 3rd Sun Slick Rock Rooster 559-299-8669 Clovis CA Oak Park Sportsmen’s Club 3rd Sun Toranado 815-302-8305 Plainfield IL Murieta Posse 3rd Sun Black Jack Traven 530-677-0368 Rancho Murieta CA Marion County Renegades 4th Sat Shell Stuffer 618-822-6952 Sandoval IL Panorama Sportsman Club 3rd Sun Desperado 818-341-7255 Sylmar CA Long Nine 4th Sun B. J. McGinnis 217-787-2834 Loami IL South Coast Rangers 3rd Sun Swifty Schofield 805-968-7138 Santa Barbara CA Prairie State Ukiah Gun Club 3rd Sun Will Bonner 707462-1466 Ukiah CA Cowboy Action Shooters As Sched Taquila Tab 217-496-3949 Sparta IL Mad River Rangers 4th Sat Kid Kneestone 707-445-1981 Eureka/Arcata CA Dewmaine Drifters As Sched Wounded Knees 618-997-4261 Carterville IL FaultLine Shootist Society 4th Sun Marshal Freedom 831-763-7133 Gonzales CA Cutter’s Raiders 1st Sat Midnite Desperado 574-893-7214 Warsaw IN Ojai Valley Desperados 4th Sun Paul Fielding 805-644-5637 Ojai CA Thunder Valley 1st & 3rd Sat Redneck Rebel 812-755-4237 Campbellsburg IN The Cowboys 4th Sun Captain Jake 714-536-2635 Norco CA Big Rock SASS 2nd & 4th Sat South Paw Too 812-866-2406 Lexington IN The Range 4th Sun G. V. Federally 530-273-4440 Grass Valley CA Daleville Desperados 2nd & 4th Sat Frenchy Yukon 765-472-7123 Daleville IN Malibu Desperados As Sched Doc Snakeoil 310-589-2111 Malibu CA Schuster’s Rangers 2nd Sun Coal Car Kid 219-759-3498 Chesterton IN Colorado Cowboys 1st Sat Mule Creek 719-748-3398 Lake George CO Indian Trail Ambush 3rd Sat Dorvin Emery 765-853-1266 Modoc IN Windy Gap Regulators 1st Sat Piedra Kidd 970-565-9228 Cortez CO 10 O’clock Line Castle Peak Wild Shots 1st Sun Old Squinteye 970-524-9348 Gypsum CO Shootist Club 3rd Sun Bunsen Rose 765-832-6620 Cayuga IN Colorado Shaketails 1st Sun Yaro 303-646-3777 Ramah CO Red Brush Raiders 4th Sat Brian Cosby 812-490-1009 Newburgh IN San Juan Rangers 1st Sun Sapinero 970-323-6566 Montrose CO Deer Creek Regulators 4th Sun C. Bubba McCoy 765-948-4487 Jonesboro IN Four Corners Rifle and Wildwood Wranglers 4th Sun VOODOOMAN 219-872-2721 Michigan City IN Pistol Club 2nd Sun Capt. Kelso 970-565-8960 Cortez CO Circle C Cowboys As Sched Marshal Montana 317-842-7316 Indianapolis IN Montrose Marshals 2nd Sun Big Hat 970-249-7701 Montrose CO Butterfield Gulch Gang 1st Sun Polecat 785-827-8149 Chapman KS Rifle Creek Rangers 2nd Sun Miles Coffee 970-625-0657 Rifle CO Powder Creek Cowboys 2nd Sat Shawnee Shamus 913-236-8812 Lenexa KS Pawnee Station 3rd Sat Buckeye Logan 970-568-0350 Ft. Collins CO Mill Brook Wranglers 2nd Sun Glacier Griz 785-421-3329 Hill City KS Rockvale Bunch 3rd Sat Nevada Steel 719-784-6683 Rockvale CO Sand Hill Regulators 3rd Sat Latigo Max 620-663-8666 Hutchinson KS Thunder Mountain Shootists 3rd Sat/Sun Pinto Being 970-464-7118 Grand Junction CO Free State Rangers 3rd & 5th Sun Buffalo Phil 785-448-7733 Parker KS Castle Peak Wild Shots 3rd Sun Princess Fallsdownalot 970-524-9348 Gypsum CO Capital City Cowboys 4th Sun Major Lee Wild 785-539-9508 Topeka KS Four Corners Gunslingers 3rd Sun Cerveza Slim 970-247-0745 Durango CO Hooten Old Town Regulators 1st Sat No Purse Nez 606-633-7688 Mckee KY Northwest Colorado Rangers 4th Sat Sagebrush Burns 970-824-8407 Craig CO Kentucky Regulators 1st Sat Kentucky Dover 270-658-3247 Boaz KY Shootists Society of Pawnee Knob Creek Sportsmens Center 4th Sat Cherokee Kat 970-484-3445 Briggsdale CO Gunfighters Guild 1st Sun & 2nd Sat Mountain Drover 502-817-8124 Shepardsville KY Black Canyon Ghost Riders 4th Sun Double Bit 970-874-8745 Hotchkiss CO Crab Orchard Sand Creek Raiders 4th Sun Sweet Water Bill 303-366-8827 Byers CO Cowboy Shootist 2nd Sat Rowdy Fulcher 270-389-9402 Clay KY Congress of Rough Riders 1st Sun Frank Wargo 203-386-9431 Naugatuck CT Kentucky Longrifles Echo Ridge Regulators 1st Sun Shiloh Beck 203-467-9577 Colechester CT Cowboys 2nd Sat B. Shotgun Red 606-784-0067 Morehead KY Ledyard Sidewinders 2nd Sat Yosemite Gene 860-536-0887 Ledyard CT Ohio River Rangers 2nd Sat Jim Spears 270-443-5216 Paducah KY CT Valley Bushwackers 2nd Sun Johnny Pecos 413-572-2820 East Granby CT Lonesome Pine Pistoleros 3rd Sat No Purse Nez 606-633-0707 Blackey KY Homesteaders Shooting Club 3rd Sun Kidd Reno 860-536-3342 Ledyard CT Highland Regulators, Inc 3rd & 4th Wknd D. B. Anderson 606-376-5836 Stearns KY Padens Posse 3rd Sun Deacon Will 302-422-6534 Seaford DE Fox Bend Peacemakers 4th Sun Tioga Kid 859-277-9693 Wilmore KY Antelope Junction Rangers Fridays Mayeye Rider 727-736-3977 Pineallas Park FL Devil Swamp Gang 1st Sat Captain Parker 985-537-7725 Thibodaux LA Big River Rangers 1st Sat Nimrod Long 850-592-5665 Grand Ridge FL Bayou Bounty Hunters 2nd Sat Soiled Dove 985-796-9698 Amite LA Gold Coast Gunslingers 1st Sat L. Topay 305-233-5756 Miramar FL Up The Creek Gang 2nd & 4th Sat Slugs 337-439-4579 Lake Charles LA

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Contact Phone City State Cajun Cowboy Shooters Rio Grande Renegades 3rd Sat, 4th Sun Rancid Roy 505-898-4894 Albuquerque NM Society 2nd Sun Durango Dan 225-752-2288 Baton Rouge LA Rio Vaqueros 3rd Sun More or Les 505-744-5670 T or C NM Cypress Creek Cowboys 2nd Wknd Mav Dutchman 318-396-6320 Downsville LA Monument Springs Grand Ecore Vigilantes 3rd Sat Ouachita Kid 318-932-6637 Natchitoches LA Bushwackers 4th Sat Mesquite Bandit 505-392-5017 Hobbs NM Deadwood Marshals 3rd Wknd Cajun Dove 225-751-8552 Sorrento LA Picacho Posse 4th Sat La Lu 505-526-9668 Las Cruces NM Sabine River Regulators Last Sat Chattahoochee D. 337-463-7118 Leesville LA Tres Rios Bandidos 4th Sun Long Step 505-325-4493 Farmington NM Gunnysackers Sat As Sched Nantucket Dawn 781-749-6951 Scituate MA NRA Whittington Center Danvers Desperados As Sched Pittsburg Mac 781-599-1930 Middleton MA Gun Club As Sched Range Boss 505-445-4846 Raton NM Harvard Ghost Riders As Sched Yosemite Kid 781-891-4089 Harvard MA High Plains Drifters 1st Sun Fernley 775-575-3131 Fernley NV Mansfield Marauders As Sched Mohawk Mac 508-369-5093 Mansfield MA Eldorado Cowboys 1st Wknd Charming 702-565-3736 Boulder City NV Nashoba Valley Regulators As Sched Texas Jack Black 508-882-3058 Harvard MA Nevada Rangers Cowboy Action Shawsheen River Rangers As Sched Cyrus Klopps 978-667-2857 Bedford MA Shooting Society 2nd Sun English Andy 702-648-6434 Jean NV Thurmont Rangers 1st Sun Rifleman C.W. 301-606-1106 Thurmont MD Pahrump Cowboy Shooters St. Charles Association 2nd Sun Lash Latigo 775-727-8790 Amargosa NV Sportsman’s Club 2nd Sat Corn Dodger 301-423-7232 Waldorf MD Roop County Cowboy Damascus Wildlife Shooters Assn. 2nd Sun Russ T. Chambers 775-747-1426 Sparks NV Rangers 4th Sat Chuckaroo 301-831-9666 Damascus MD Desert Desperados 3rd Sun Buffalo Sam 702-459-6454 Las Vegas NV Potomac Rangers at SCSC As Sched Tennessee Slim 301-743-7664 Waldorf MD Silver State Shootists Club 3rd Sun Tahoe Bill 775-586-9178 Carson City NV Big Pine Bounty Hunters As Sched Ripley Scrounger 207-876-4928 Guilford ME Silver City Shooters Society 4th Sun Oklahoma 702-657-8822 Indian Springs NV Blue Hill Regulators As Sched D. Dan Dalton 207-667-3586 Blue Hill ME Bar D Hombre’s 5th Sun Madd Mike 775-727-7476 Pahrump NV Capitol City Tioga County Cowboys 1st Sat Empty Cases 607-699-3307 Owego NY Vigilance Committee As Sched Bum Steer 207-622-9400 Augusta ME Pathfinder Pistoleros 1st Sun Sonny 315-695-7032 Fulton NY Hurricane Valley Rangers As Sched Leo 207-829-3092 Falmouth ME Bar-20 2nd Sat Renegade Ralph 315-363-5342 W. Eaton NY Rockford Regulators 1st Sat No Cattle 616-363-2827 Rockford MI Panorama Trail Regulators 2nd Sat Twelve Bore 585-638-8413 Penfield NY River Bend Rangers 2nd Sat J. Slim Chance 574-277-9712 Buchanan MI Boot Hill Regulators 2nd Sun Colonel Bill 845-354-4980 Chester NY Sucker Creek Saddle Border Rangers 2nd Sun Colesville Bob 607-693-2286 Greene NY & Gun Club 2nd Sat Rodeo Road 989-205-0096 Breckenridge MI The Hole In The Wall Gang 2nd Sun Patchogue Mike 631-289-8749 Calverton NY Chippewa Regulators 3rd Sat Yooper Fred 906-635-9700 Sault Ste. Marie MI Diamond Four 3rd Sat Kayutah Kid 607-796-0573 Odessa NY Timber Town Marshals 3rd Sat Grizzly Bear Pete 989-631-6658 Midland MI Circle K Regulators 3rd Sun Smokehouse Dan 518-885-3758 Ballston Spa NY Hidden Valley Cowboys 3rd Sun Charlie Ringo 269-327-4969 Sturgis MI D Bar D Wranglers 4th Sat Captain Maf 845-266-8611 Wappingers Fall NY Rocky River Regulators 3rd Sun Chili Pepper Pete 586-301-2778 Utica MI The Long Riders 4th Sun Mebbe L. Schute 585-377-0186 Shortsville NY Double Barrel Gang 4th Sat Slippery Pete 269-838-6944 Hastings MI East End Regulators Last Sun Diamond Rio 631-585-1936 West Hampton NY Eagleville Cowboys 4th Sat Thummper John 231-377-7232 Central Lake MI The Shadow Riders As Sched S. R. Cowboy 631-477-1090 Westhampton NY Johnson Creek Regulators 4th Sat Cheyenne Raider 734-355-6333 Plymouth MI Firelands Peacemakers 1st Wed, 3rd Sat, Johnny Shiloh 440-984-4551 Rochester OH West Walker Rangers As Sched Sat Two Rig A Tony 616-891-6917 Grand Rapids MI 5th Sun Lapeer County Sportsmans Big Irons 1st Sat Deadwood Stan 513-894-3500 Middletown OH Club Wranglers As Sched Sun Ricochet Bill 810-441-2438 Attica MI Tusco Long Riders 1st Sat Split Rail 330-364-6185 Midvale OH Saginaw Six-Shooters As Sched Katie Callahan 989-585-3292 Saginaw MI Ohio Valley Vigilantes 2nd Sat Rowdy K 419-529-0887 Mt. Vernon OH Wolverine Rangers As Sched Dodge City Dick 248-674-1254 Port Huron MI Sandusky County Regulators 2nd Sat Kenny Vaquero 419-874-6929 Gibsonburg OH Cedar Valley Vigilantes 1st & 3rd Sat Mogollon Drifter 507-838-7334 Morristown MN Miami Valley Cowboys 2nd Sun Buckshot Jones 937-615-2062 Piqua OH Crow River Rangers 1st Sun Cantankerous Jeb 763-682-3710 Howard Lake MN Shenango River Rats 2nd Sun, 4th Sat Shenango Joe 330-782-0958 Yankee Lake OH Lookout Mountain Scioto Territory Desperado’s 3rd & 5th Sun Lucky Levi Loving 740-745-1220 West Jefferson OH Gunsmoke Society 3rd Sat Wagonmaster 218-744-4694 Virginia MN AuGlaize Rough Riders 3rd Sun Doc Carson 419-782-7837 Defiance OH East Grand Forks Rod Briar Rabbit Rangers 4th Sat Grizzly Killer 330-204-4606 Zanesville OH & Gun Club 3rd Sun BB Gunner 218-779-8555 E. Grand Forks MN Central Ohio Cowboys 4th Sun Buffalo Balu 740-569-3206 Circleville OH Ike’s Clantons 4th Sun Dawgnapper 507-276-2255 New Ulm MN Jackson Six Shooters Last Sat Flat Iron Fred 330-538-2690 North Jackson OH Rocky Branch Rangers 1st Sun Iza Littleoff 816-524-1462 Higginsville MO Zane Trace Regulators As Sched Charlie Three Toes 740-962-3812 Cambridge OH Green Valley Raiders 2nd Sun T.J. 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D. R. Goldvein 509-394-2418 Milton Freewater OR Honorable Road Agents Merlin Marauders 1st Sat Rogue Rascal 541-472-8585 Grants Pass OR Shooting Society 2nd Sat Diamond Red 406-685-3618 Ennis MT Horse Ridge Pistoleros 1st Sun Cowboss 541-548-7325 Bend OR Rocky Mountain Rangers 2nd Wknd Jocko 406-847-0745 Noxon MT Siuslaw River Rangers 1st Sun Johnny Jingos 541-997-6313 Florence OR Bigfork Buscaderos 3rd Sat Bodie Camp 406-883-6797 Bigfork MT Fort Dalles Defenders 2nd Sat, 4th Sun Mallard 541-993-3663 The Dalles OR Last Chance Handgunners 3rd Sat Bocephus Bandito 406-439-4476 Boulder MT Klamath Cowboys 2nd Sun W. Hank Yoho 541-545-3120 Keno OR Rosebud Drygulchers 3rd Sun Sgt. Blue 406-356-7885 Forsyth MT Jefferson State Regulators 3rd Sat Jed I. Knight 541-944-2281 Ashland OR Montana Territory Oregon Trail Regulators 3rd Sat Road Agent 541-963-2237 La Grande OR Peacemakers 4th Sat Montana Rawhide 406-245-2854 Billings MT Oregon Old West Yellowstone Regulators 4th Sat Chisler Wood 406-646-9577 W. Yellowstone MT Shooting Society 3rd Sun, 4th Sat Mid Valley Drifter 541-259-2774 Shedd OR Sun River Rangers Umpqua Regulators 4th Sun Big Lou 541-484-5900 Roseburg OR Shooting Society 4th Wknd Wapiti Willie 406-454-2809 Simms MT Molalla River Rangers As Sched Gold Dust Bill 503-705-1211 Canby OR Greasy Grass Scouts Call Prairie Annie 406-638-2438 Garryowen MT Columbia County Cowboys TBA Kitty Colt 503-642-4120 St. Helens OR Old Hickory Regulators 1st Sat Father Time 252-291-3184 Wilson NC Dry Gulch Rangers 1st Sat Pepc Holic 724-263-1461 Midway PA Old North State Posse 1st Sat Layden 704-279-7161 Salisbury NC Perry County Regulators 1st Sat Snappy Lady 717-789-3893 Ickesburg PA Walnut Grove Rangers 1st Sat Ross Rutherford 828-287-4519 Rutherfordton NC Boothill Gang of Topton 1st Sun Lester Moore 610-821-8215 Topton PA Carolina Rough Riders 1st Sun Pecos Pete 704-996-0756 Charlotte NC Chimney Rocks Regulators 1st Sun Cove Lane 814-793-2844 Hollidaysburg PA Carolina Cattlemen’s Shooting Whispering Pines and Social Society 2nd Sat Reverend Sinmore 919-693-1644 Raleigh NC Cowboy Committee 1st Sun Mac Traven 570-723-8885 Wellsboro PA High Country Cowboys 2nd Sat Wild Otter 828-423-7796 Asheville NC Heidelberg Lost Dutchmen 2nd Sat Cobb 717-949-6854 Schaefferstown PA Carolina Single Action Logans Ferry Regulators 2nd Sat Mariah Kid 412-793-1496 Pittsburgh PA Shooting Society 2nd Sun Carolina Kid 336-498-6449 Eden NC Dakota Badlanders 2nd Sun D. Jack Gunfighter 610-837-8020 Orefield PA Cross Creek Cowboys 3rd Sat Grizzly Greg 910-424-3376 Fayetteville NC Mainville Marauders 2nd Sun Gettysburg 570-387-1795 Mainville PA Gunpowder Creek Westshore Posse 2nd Sun Doc Hornaday 717-432-1352 New Cumberland PA Regulators 3rd Sat Horsetrader 828-754-1884 Lenoir NC Jefferson Rifle Club, Inc. 3rd Sat Oracle Jones 410-239-6795 Jefferson PA Piedmont Handgunners 3rd Sun Clint Crow 704-983-2909 Lexington NC River Junction Bostic Vigilantes 4th Sat Bostic Kid 704-434-2174 Bostic NC Shootist Society 3rd Sat Mattie Hays 724-593-6602 Donegal PA Iredell Regulators 4th Sat Big Jake Hosey 704-604-1717 Statesville NC Blue Mountain Rangers 3rd Sun The Mad Tanner 610-562-8161 Hamburg PA Dakota Peacemakers As Sched Zuma 701-794-3391 Center ND Open Range Rowdies 3rd Sun Bubba Bear 610-449-0750 East Greenville PA Dakota Rough Riders As Sched Rough Rider 701-222-6612 Bismarck ND Silver Lake Bounty Hunters 3rd Sun Marshal Buckshot 570-663-3045 Montrose PA Sheyenne Valley Purgatory 3rd Wknd Dry Gulch Geezer 814-827-2120 Titusville PA Peacekeepers As Sched Doc Neilson 701-588-4331 Kindred ND El Posse Grande 4th Sun Black Hills Barb 570-538-9163 Muncy Valley PA Alliance Cowboy Club 1st Sun Panhandle Slim 308-762-7086 Alliance NE Elstonville Hombres 4th Sun Basket Lady 717-949-3970 Manheim PA Oregon Trail Regulators 2nd Sat Doc Viper 308-623-1797 Scottsbluff NE Stewart’s Regulators 4th Sun Ellie Sodbuster 724-479-8838 Shelocta PA Eastern Nebraska Conestoga Wagoneers As Sched Loose Change 215-497-9560 South Ampton PA Gun Club 2nd Sun Flint Valdez 712-323-8996 Louisville NE Lincoln County Lawmen 4th Sun One-Ear Pete 401-647-3049 Manville RI Flat Water Shootists 3rd Sun Scorpion Blain 308-226-2567 Grand Island NE Palmetto Posse 1st Sat Dun Gamblin 803-951-1986 Columbia SC Monadnock Mountain Piedmont Regulators 2nd Sat Chase Randall 864-843-6154 Anderson SC Regulators Last Sun La Bouche 603-352-3290 Keene NH Hurricane Riders 3rd Sat C. Valley Charlie 843-997-4063 Aynor SC Merrimack Valley Savannah River Rangers 3rd Sun Creede Kid 706-860-0549 Jackson SC Marauders As Sched Sheriff Bucket 603-881-3656 Pelham NH Geechee Gunfighters 4th Sat Osage Pete 843-899-4370 Ridgeville SC Pemi Valley Peacemakers As Sched Capt. Side Burns 603-539-4584 Holderness NH Deadwood Seven Down The Dalton Gang Shooting Club Regulators 1st Sun Deadwood George 605-642-2301 Spearfish SD of NH LLC As Sched L. Sidecar Dalton 603-444-6876 Dalton NH Cottonwood Cowboy White Mountain Association 2nd Sun D. Nail Bender 605-532-5212 Clark SD Regulators As Sched Dead Head 603-772-2358 Candia NH Black Hills Shootist Thumbusters 2nd Sun Ol’ Sea Dog 732-892-7272 Monmouth NJ Association 3rd Sun Hawkbill Smith 605-342-8946 Pringle SD Jackson Hole Gang 4th Sun Emberado 609-466-2277 Jackson NJ Bald Mountain Renegades 4th Sun Grease Cup 605-598-6744 Faulkton SD Magdalena Trail Drivers 1st & 3rd Sat Slippery Steve 505-835-8664 Magdalena NM Wartrace Regulators 1st Sat Will Reily 615-325-9585 Wartrace TN Otero Practical Shooting Memphis Gunslingers 2nd Sat Sagebrush Jim 901-380-5591 Arlington TN Association 1st Sat Alamo Rose 505-437-6405 La Luz NM Smokey Mountain Buffalo Range Riders 1st Sun Coyote Calhoun 404-580-5985 Founders Ranch NM Shootist Society 2nd Sat H. Sin Nombre 865-966-1168 Knoxville TN Bighorn Vigilantes 2nd Sat Travis Boggus 505-832-1302 Edgewood NM Greene County Regulators 3rd Sat Mort Dooley 423-335-0847 Greeneville TN Gila Rangers 2nd Sat Captain McDaniel 505-388-4060 Silver City NM North West Lost River Cowboys 2nd Sun Concho Viejo 505-622-9970 Concho Viejo NM Tennessee Longriders 3rd Sat Can’t Shoot Dillon 731-885-8102 Union City TN Lost Almost Posse 3rd Sat Buncle Steve 505-662-6034 Los Alamos NM Tennessee Mountain Marauders 3rd Sat Ohio Kid 423-421-1690 Ringgold TN Seven Rivers Regulators 3rd Sat Mike D. Harkey 505-885-4157 Carlsbad NM Tennessee Trail Bums 3rd Sun Wiley Fish 931-728-5327 Manchester TN If your Listing is incorrect, please notify SASS office (714) 694-1800. (Continued on page 103) April 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 103 SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE (Cont.) (Continued from page 102) Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City State Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City State Ocoee Rangers 4th Sat Ocoee Red 423-476-5303 Cleveland TN CANADIAN MONTHLY MATCHES Plum Creek Carriage & Shooting Society 1st Sat Delta Raider 512-376-2602 Lockhart TX Alberta Frontier Shootists As Sched Mustang Heart 780-464-4600 Kelsey Alberta AB CANADA Rocky Mountain House South Texas Pistolaros 1st Sat Long John Beard 830-663-4783 San Antonio TX Old West Shootists As Sched Luke A. Leathersmith 403-845-4347 Rocky Mountain House AB CANADA Texas Rivera Pistoleros 1st Sat Michael McKinney 361-991-7215 Corpus Christi TX Mission Frontier Shootist 1st Sun Rusty Wood 604-820-0048 Mission BC CANADA Texas Troublemakers 1st Sat Lefty Tex Larue 903-849-2655 Brownsboro TX Valley Regulators 3rd Sat High Country Amigo 250-334-3479 Courtenay BC CANADA Comanche Trail Shootists 1st Sat, 3rd Sun Hoodoo Brown 432-682-1422 Midland TX Victoria Frontier Shootists As Sched Prairie Buck 250-655-1100 Victoria BC CANADA Orange County Regulators 1st Sat, 5th Sat Nate Kiowa Jones 409-984-5473 Orange TX Western Canadian Frontier El Vaqueros 1st & Last Sun Tom Doniphan 254-559-9896 Breckenridge TX Shootists Society As Sched Caribou Lefty 250-372-0416 Kamloops BC CANADA Old Fort Parker Patriots 1st Wknd Slowaz Molasses 254-412-0904 Groesbeck TX Waterloo County Revolver Asso. 1st Sat Ranger Pappy Cooper 519-536-9184 Kitchener ON CANADA Texas Peacemakers 1st Wknd Pecos Red 903-984-1951 Tyler TX Wentworth Shooting Sports Club 2nd Sun Stoney Creek 1-905-664-3217 Hamilton ON CANADA Bounty Hunters 2nd Sat Cable Lockhart 806-299-1192 Levelland TX Otter Valley Rod & Gun Inc. 4th Sun Slick Sid [email protected] Strafforduille ON CANADA Canadian River Regulators 2nd Sat Capshaw 806-335-1660 Clarendon TX Barrie Gun Club As Sched Canadian Crow 705-435-2807 Barrie ON CANADA Texican Rangers 2nd Sat Dusty Chambers 830-896-7856 Fredericksburg TX Grants Clearing As Sched Josie Darlin 519-758-1250 Galt ON CANADA Ottawa Valley Marauders As Sched Reverend Damon Fire 613-825-8060 Ottawa ON CANADA Travis County Regulators 2nd Sat Shotgun Sally 512-694-6803 Smithville TX Texas Tenhorns Shooting Club 2nd Sun, Last Sat Hoss Jack 903-546-6291 Greenville TX EUROPE MONTHLY MATCHES Lone Star Frontier Sweetwater Gunslingers Shooting Club 2nd Wknd Lamesa Kid 204-802-2595 Ormsby Ranch TX Austria As Sched Mercante 43121114251 Vienna AT Oakwood Outlaws 2nd Wknd Texas Alline 903-545-2252 Oakwood TX Old West Shooting Society Big Thicket Outlaws 3rd Sat Shynee Graves 409-860-5526 Beaumont TX Switzerland As Sched Hondo Janssen 01-271-9947 Zurich CH San Antonio Rough Riders 3rd Sat Dusty Lone Star 210-680-8840 San Antonio TX Czech Cowboy Action Shooting Society As Sched George Roscoe 420-777-220248 Oparany CZ Tejas Caballeros 3rd Sat Texas Heat 512-219-8280 Austin TX Cowboy Action Shooting Red River Regulators 3rd Sun El Rio Rojo Ray 903-838-0964 Texarkana TX Germany Last Sat Kid O Folliard 491703829406 Edderite DE Texas Historical SASS Germany As Sched Santa Klaus 0049-941-24924 Philippsburg DE Shootist Society 3rd Sun Longhaired Jim 979-373-9938 Columbus TX Club Hipico Comanche Valley Vigilantes 3rd Wknd Nueces Outlaw 817-508-0774 Cleburne TX Del Maresme As Sched Martin Rosell 93-759-1887 Barcelona ES Alamo Area Moderators 4th Sat Tombstone Mary 210-493-9320 San Antonio TX SASS-Finland As Sched Quincannon 358-41-5794962 Finland FI Butterfield Trail Regulators 4th Sat Cob-Eye Zack 325-698-0685 Abilene TX Old West Shooting Society Badlands Bar 3 4th Wknd T-Bone Dooley 903-628-5512 English TX Italy As Sched Alchinista 39-335-7322291 Gussago IT Purgatory Ridge Dutch Western Shooting Rough Riders 4th Wknd Eldorado Cole 806-548-0074 Lubbock TX Association 1st Sun Fat Bob 31-40-242-4076 Varies NL Tejas Pistoleros, Inc. 4th Wknd Texas Paladin 713-690-5313 Eagle Lake TX Scherpschutters Veghel 2nd un Cloggie Joe 31-4120-652694 Veghel NL Western Shooting Club Texas Regulators 4th Wknd Shotglass 281-259-0284 Magnolia TX Stone Valley As Sched Pete Cody 31-4-6433-1075 Stein (LB) NL Jersey Lilly Shooting Quantrill Raiders As Sched Charles Quantrill 4793259669 Loten NO and Social Club As Sched Ed Mcgivern 830-775-1983 Del Rio TX Schedsmoe County Big Hollow Bandits 1st Sat Marshal Diablo 435-654-3986 Heber UT Rough Riders Thurs Jailbird 47-6399-4279 Korpaasen NO Copenhagen Valley British Western Shooting Regulators 1st Sat Shorty Lamoore 435-723-8614 Mantua UT Society As Sched Badas Bob 16-422-53-3333 Redcar UK Crow Seeps Cattle Company L.L.C. 1st Sat Buffalo Juan 435-528-7432 Mayfield UT DOWN UNDER MONTHLY MATCHES Dixie Desperados 2nd & 4th Sat Nitty Gritty Sandy 435-656-5211 St. George UT Adelaide Pistol Hobble Creek Wranglers 2nd Sat Utah Rifleman 801-489-5267 Springville UT & Shooting Club 1st Sat/3rd Sun Lobo Malo 61-8-2890606 Korunye SA AU North Rim Regulators 2nd Sat Autum Rose 435-644-5053 Kanab UT Cowboy Action Shooters Rio Verde Rangers 2nd Sat Doc Nelson 435-564-8210 Green River UT of Australia 3rd Wknd Tony Cohen 02-9975-7983 Beacon Hill NSW AU Coal Creek Cowboys 3rd & 5th Sat L. A. Puffbuster 435-680-9275 Cedar City UT Fort Bridger Shooting Utah War 3rd & 5th Sat Jubal O. Sackett 801-944-3444 Salt Lake UT Club Inc. 4th Sun Duke York 61-3-9551-2902 Drouin VIC AU Deseret Historical Gold Coast Gamblers 1st & 3rd Sat Dagger Jack 61-7-5537-5857 Gold Coast QLD AU Shootist Society 3rd Sat Wind River Ranger 801-825-2521 Kaysville UT Mount Rowan Rangers Sat Brent Squires 03-5342-8400 Mt Rowan VIC AU SSAA Single Action Shooting 4th Sun Virgil Earp 61-7-4695-2050 Millmerran QLD AU Diamond Mountain Rustlers 3rd Sat Cinch 435-722-5118 Vernal UT Wiski Mountain Rangers As Sched Caretaker Hare 414383845 Mt. Martha VIC AU Mesa Marauders Gun Club 3rd Sat Copper Queen 435-979-4665 Lake Powell UT Bullet Spittin Roller Mill Hill Gunslingers 3rd Sat Widtsoe Kid 435-676-8382 Panquitch UT Sons O’ Thunder 2nd Sat Billy Deadwood 64-6-3564720 Palmerston NZ Wasatch Summit Regulators 3rd Sun Boots Rob 435-649-3625 Park City UT Golden Downs Rangers 3rd Sun Ian Douglas 0064-3-5418421 Wakefield NZ Castle Gate Posse 4th Sat C. Murder’n Maude 435-637-8209 Price UT Quarry Gang 3rd Sat Kento Kid 64-6-857-7297 Waipawa NZ Wahsatch Desperados 4th Sat Sanpitch Kid 801-231-2643 Kaysville UT Tararua Rangers 3rd Sun J.E.B. Stuart 64-6-3796436 Carterton NZ Virginia City Marshals 1st Tues Virginia Vixen 703-455-4795 Fairfax VA Trail Blazers 2nd Sun Sudden Lee 64-3-755-8870 Hokitika NZ Cavalier Cowboys 1st Sun Kuba Kid 804-270-9054 Richmond VA Wairarapa Pistol Club 2nd Sun Doc Hayes 63796692 Gladstone NZ Stovall Creek Regulators 1st Wknd Bear Creek Jesse 434-332-5310 Madison Heights VA Blue Ridge Regulators 2nd Sun Bad Company 540-886-3374 Lexington VA SOUTH AFRICA MONTHLY MATCHES K.C.’s Corral 3rd Sat Sam Hades 804-264-3608 Mechanicsville VA Western Shooters Mattaponi Sundowners 3rd Sun Flatboat Bob 804-785-2575 West Point VA of South Africa 3rd Sat Richmond Hobson 27-21-797-5054 Glen Ridge ZA Pepper Mill Creek Gang 4th Sun Slip Hammer Spiv 540-775-4561 King George VA Roanoke Rifle and SASS MOUNTED MONTHLY MATCHES Revolver Club. 4th Sun Trapper Dan 540-890-5162 Roanoke VA Northwest Arkansas Verdant Mountain Range Riders 1st Sat/3rd Sun Lester Whitney 479-824-2590 Lincoln AR Vigilantes 2nd Sun Sgt McCandless 802-862-1708 Marshfield VT Coyote Valley Regulators 1st Sun Leroy P. Justice 408-842-6694 Gilroy CA Mica Peak Marshals 1st & 3rd Sat Old Timer Gus 509-325-9253 Spokane Valley WA Ghost Town Riders North East Washington Mounted Shooters 1st Sun D Chaps Champion 714-995-4399 Corona CA Regulators 1st Wknd Crossfire Scout 509-684-8953 Colville WA LC Cowboys 1st Sun L.C. Smith 909-926-0070 Winchester CA Renton United Cowboy Drive By Shooters Assoc. 2nd Sat Nuevo Mike 505-832-4059 Winchester CA Action Shooters 1st Wknd Jess Ducky 425-271-9286 Renton WA High Sierra Bounty Hunters 2nd Sat Stoney Meadows 530-677-6686 Latrobe CA Black Rock Bunch 2nd Sat Pataha 509-452-1181 Yakima WA Roy Rogers Rangers 2nd Sat Wildcat Kate 951-928-4601 Winchester CA Smokey Point Desperados 2nd Sun Mudflat Mike 425-335-5176 Arlington WA San Joaquin Valley Rangers 2nd Sun Jim Wild 209-941-4655 Stockton CA Hat Creek Rangers 4th Sat Bitter Creek Dalton 909-763-1168 Aguanga CA Apple Valley Marshals 3rd Sat Silent Sam 509-884-3875 East Wenatchee WA Fresno Stage Robbers 4th Sun Dewey D. Mented 559-846-6341 Fresno CA Wolverton Mtn. Peace Keepers 3rd Sat Hellfire 360-260-5299 Ariel WA California Desperados Ghost Riders-Snoqualmie Valley Mounted Shooters As Sched Gentleman Joe 661-538-9826 Acton CA Rifle Club 3rd Sun Sidewinder Sam 425-836-8053 Snoqualmie WA California Range Riders Black River Regulators 4th Sat Montana Slim 360-754-4328 Littlerock WA Mounted Shooters As Sched Old Buckaroo 408-710-1616 Gilroy CA Custer Renegades 4th Sun Slingshot Sam 360-410-6869 Custer WA Sand Creek Shadow Riders 1st Sat Wildkat Mike 303-644-5802 Byers CO Poulsbo Pistoleros 4th Sun Alzada Slim 360-308-8384 Poulsbo WA Colorado Cowboys Mounted As Sched Mule Creek 719-748-3398 Lake George CO Rattlesnake Gulch Rangers Last Sat Crisco 509-628-0889 Benton City WA Revengers of Montezuma As Sched Aneeda Hugin Kiss 970-565-8479 Cortez CO Beazley Gulch Rangers Last Sun An E. Di 509-787-1782 Quincy WA Bitter Creek Rangers Mounted 3rd Sat Cherokee Maddog 423-326-3759 Ft. Oglethorpe GA Old West Cowboys & Guns Idaho Regulators 4th Sun My Name Is Nobody 208-536-2641 Gooding ID Shooting Society As Sched Bear Britches 800-735-1348 Cle Elum WA Broken Spoke Mounted Posse As Sched El Paisano 217-964-2433 Mendon IL Midwest Firearms Association Rock River Regulators 1st Sat Stoney Mike 608-868-5167 Beloit WI Mounted As Sched Gene Cockrum 217-964-2433 Quincy IL Western Wisconsin Midwest Rangers, Inc. As Sched James B. Hume 630-961-9696 Rockford IL Wild Bunch 2nd Sat Sierra Jack Cassidy 608-792-1494 Holmen WI Indiana Rough Riders 1st Sat Marshal Cahill 812-438-4443 Rushville IN Bristol Plains Pistoleros 2nd Sun C. Steely Bob 847-322-2647 Bristol WI Thurmont Mounted Rangers 2nd Sun Timber Smoke 410-997-9370 Thurmont MD Liberty Prairie Regulators 3rd Sat Dirty Deeds 920-748-4833 Ripon WI Greasy Grass Scouts Mounted Call to Shoot Prairie Annie 406-638-2438 Garryowen MT Blue Hills Bandits 3rd Sun Lone Lady 715-458-4841 Rice Lake WI Turkey Creek Regulators 2nd & 4th Sat Ira Shooter 402-629-4324 Ohiowa NE Oconomowoc Cattlemen’s New Hampshire Association 4th Sat Marvin the Moyle 414-254-5592 Concord WI Mounted Shooters As Sched Richard Moody 603-487-3379 Holderness NH Wisconsin Old West Shootist 4th Sat T. Jack Daniels 715-643-2011 Boyceville WI Buffalo Range Riders Mounted 1st Sat Nuevo Mike 505-832-4059 Founders Rch NM Good Guys Posse As Sched Longtooth 847-838-2866 Sharon WI Rio Grande Mounted Rustlers 2nd Sat Buckskin Doc 505-440-0257 Belen NM The Bad Guys Posse As Sched Speedy Dan 262-728-6577 Elkhorn WI Pecos Valley Pistoleros 4th Sat Yankee Duke 505-308-9245 Hagerman NM Gila Rangers The Pioneers As Sched Snapshot 262-882-5251 Sharon WI Mounted Division 4th Sun Eli McDaniel 505-388-4060 Silver City NM Dawn Ghost Riders 1st Sat Coffee Bean 304-327-9884 Hinton WV Magdalena Trail Drivers The Railtown Rowdys 2nd Sun Miss Print 304-589-6162 Bluefield WV Mounted As Sched Rimrock Mike 888-823-5709 Magdalena NM Kanawha Valley Regulators 3rd Wknd Pike Marshall 304-925-9342 Eleanor WV Las Vegas Mounted Shooting Cowboy Action Shooting Association Varies Joni Evans 702-396-6089 Las Vegas NV Sports 4th Sun Last Word 304-289-6098 Largent WV 1st Ohio Cowboy Mounted Cheyenne Regulators, Inc. 1st Sat Overland Kid 307-635-9940 Cheyenne WY Shooting Association As Sched Tatonka Dan 513-932-1021 Middletown OH Colter’s Hell Justice Yamhill County Committee WSAS 1st Sat L. Bill Thorington 307-754-5831 Cody WY Mounted Shooters 1st Sun Spotted Pony 503-662-3046 Yamhilll OR High Lonesome Drifters 1st & 3rd Sat Kari Lynn 307-587-2946 Cody WY Lone Pine Rangers 3rd Sat Hawkeye Scout 541-447-7012 Prineville OR Bessemer Vigilance Oregon Rough Riders As Sched Scott Bradley 503-625-4317 Sherwood OR Deadwood Seven Down Regulators Committee WSAS 1st Sun Smokewagon Bill 307-472-1926 Casper WY Mounted As Sched Gentleman Cowboy 605-642-7736 Spearfish SD Southfork Vigilance Plum Creek Carriage Committee WSAS 2nd Sun Wennoff Halfcock 307-332-5035 Lander WY & Shooting Society Mounted 1st Sat Delta Raider 512-376-2606 Lockhart TX Donkey Creek Shootists 3rd Sat Poker Jim 307-660-0221 Gillette WY Rock River Powder River Justice Mounted Regulators As Sched Easy Pickens 608-676-2518 Beloit WI Committee WSAS 3rd Sun Red Angus 307-684-9473 Buffalo WY Cheyenne Regulators Mounted 1st Sat Overland Kid 307-635-9944 Cheyenne WY

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Reckoning at Turtle Flats Apr 2, ‘06 Deadlee Headlee 941-650-8920 Miakka City FL Sagebrush Aug 4-6, ‘06 Marshal Hankins 530-257-8958 Susanville CA Ruckus at Redrock Apr 6-8, ‘06 Nitty Gritty Sandy 435-656-5211 St. George UT Shaketails Annual Match Aug 4-6, ‘06 Yaro 303-646-3777 Ramah CO LandRun Apr 6-9, ‘06 Prospector 405-473-2091 Oklahoma City OK Ambush at Hickory Ridge Aug 4-6, ‘06 Mac Traven 570-723-8885 Wellsboro PA Blue Ridge Round-Up Apr 7-9, ‘06 Dig Em Deep 540-337-2714 Buena Vista VA SASS Washington State Championship Mallie Woods Memorial Shoot Apr 8, ‘06 Horsetrader 828-754-1884 Lenoir NC Westmatch XV Aug 4-6, ‘06 The Elder Katie 253-946-1438 Renton WA Shootout at Cypress Creek Apr 8-9, ‘06 Tumbleweed Lisa 318-323-7178 Downsville LA SASS Utah Black Powder State Shootout Aug 5, ‘06 Jubal O. Sackett 801-944-3444 Park City UT SASS Washington Black Powder SASS Idaho State Championship State Shootout Apr 8-9, ‘06 Ricocchet Robbie 509-628-0889 Benton City WA Reckoning at Black Creek Aug 9-13, ‘06 Idaho Sixgun Sam 208-322-3351 Kuna ID Gallant Gunfighters Apr 15-16, ‘06 Buck D. Law 256-504-4366 Gallant AL SASS MIDWEST REGIONAL Ft. Dalles Defenders Guns of August Aug 9-13, ‘06 Deadwood Stan 513-894-3500 Middletown OH Wasco County Shootout Apr 21-23, ‘06 Mallard 541-993-3663 The Dalles OR SASS Utah State Championship SASS Texas Black Powder Utah War Aug 10-12, ‘06 Jubal O. Sackett 801-944-3444 Park City UT State Shootout Apr 21-23, ‘06 Texas Heat 512-219-8280 Driftwood TX Richmond Roundup Aug 11-13, ‘06 Buffy 415-640-7810 Richmond CA Shootout on Lake Wimico Apr 22, ‘06 Deadlakes Walker 850-647-4085 Port St. Joe FL SASS New Hampshire Black Powder State Shootout The Gathering Apr 22, ‘06 Bostic Kid 704-434-2174 Bostic NC The Great Buffalo Hunt Aug 12-13, ‘06 Capt. Morgan Rum 603-772-5041 Candia NH Shootout In The Swamp Apr 22-23, ‘06 Dixie Lady 239-566-2047 Punta Gorda FL Speidie Shoot Aug 12-13, ‘06 Colesville Bob 607-693-2286 Greene NY SASS SPECIAL EVENT Last Stand at Flint Hill Range Aug 18-20, ‘06 Standing Eagle 870-895-2677 Salem AR Founders Ranch Invitational Apr 27-30, ‘06 SASS Office 714-694-1800 Founders Ranch NM Squinty Eye Western Shoot Aug 18-20, ‘06 Wagonmaster 218-744-4694 Virginia MN Showdown in Purgatory Apr 28-30, ‘06 Squinter 601-825-8640 Mendenhall MS Oregon Trail Shootout Aug 18-20, ‘06 Capt. Landlock 541-566-0248 La Grande OR Rockford Gun N Fun Apr 29-30, ‘06 Luke Barksdale 616-837-0428 Rockford MI Shootout at Saddle Butte Aug 18-20, ‘06 Mid Valley Drifter 541-259-2774 Shedd OR Shootout at 5 Dogs Creek May 4-7, ‘06 Almost Dangerous 760-376-4493 Bakersfield CA Montana Territorial Shootout Aug 19-20, ‘06 Bocephus Bandito 406-439-4476 Boulder MT SASS Texas State Championship North Rim Regulators Round-Up Aug 25-26, ‘06 Autum Rose 435-644-5053 Kanab UT Jail Break May 4-7, ‘06 Texas Alline 903-545-2252 Oakwood TX Shootout at Three Rivers Aug 25-27, ‘06 Ole Wise SASS 505-632-9647 Farmington NM Serge at Clark Station May 5-7, ‘06 Robert Muir 785-823-6986 Chapman KS SASS Wisconsin State Championship Mo-Kan Border Skirmish May 5-7, ‘06 Iza Littleoff 816-524-1462 Higginsville MO Fire In The Hills Aug 25-27, ‘06 Hay Root 715-595-6475 Boyceville WI 3rd Annual Ambush at Last Blast of Summer Aug 26, ‘06 Yankee 781-383-9799 Scituate MA Ricochet Junction May 5-7, ‘06 Crossfire Scout 509-684-8953 Colville WA Shootout At Lithia Springs Aug 26-27, ‘06 Col. Gilliam 541-734-8509 Ashland OR SASS Kentucky SASS SOUTHWEST TERRITORIES REGIONAL Hooten Holler Round-Up May 6-7, ‘06 Appalachian Alan 859-745-7824 McKee KY Smoke in the Valley Aug 31-Sep 3, ‘06 SASS Office 714-694-1800 Founders Ranch NM Merlin Marauder’s 2nd Annual Shoot May 13, ‘06 Rogue Rascal 541-472-8585 Grants Pass OR Purgatory Rush Sep 1, ‘06 Dry Gulch Geezer 814-827-2120 Titusville PA Utah Territorial Shootout May 13, ‘06 Bufflo Juan 435-528-7432 Mayfield UT Shoot’n in the Shade Sep 1-3, ‘06 Christmas Kid 501-525-3451 Hot Springs AR Siege at San Juan May 18-21, ‘06 San Juan 970-249-4227 Montrose CO True Grit Sep 1-3, ‘06 Dapper Dan Porter 309-734-2324 Little York IL Spring Avalanche Stampede May 19-20, ‘06 Buckskin John 907-789-7498 Juneau AK Shootout at Moniteau Creek SASS Alaska Black Powder State Shootout & Missouri Boat Ride Sep 1-3, ‘06 Doolin Riggs 573-687-3103 Fayette MO Smoke in the Greatland May 19-21, ‘06 Four Bucks 907-350-4422 Anchorage AK Gunfight at Chimney Rocks Sep 1-3, ‘06 Cove Lane 814-793-2844 Hollidaysburg PA Seven Rivers Shooting Shindig May 19-21, ‘06 Big Jim Slaughter 505-234-8588 Carlsbad NM SASS Michigan State Championship Shooutout at Leadville May 19-21, ‘06 Jingle Jerr 410-833-3430 Codorus PA Wolverine Ranger Range War Sep 1-4, ‘06 No Cattle 616-363-2827 Port Huron MI Women and Children SASS Oregon State Championship of the Old West May 20, ‘06 Idaho Six Gun Sam 208-866-7271 Kuna ID Lead Daze at Linkville Sep 1-4, ‘06 Wimpy Hank Yoho 541-545-3120 Klamath Falls OR Hanging Tree Shootout May 20-21, ‘06 X S Chance 573-765-5483 St. Robert MO SASS Nebraska State Championship High Sierra Shootout May 25-28, ‘06 Black Jack Traven 530-677-0368 Railroad Flats CA Shootout at Flatwater Sep 2-4, ‘06 Scorpion Blain 308-226-2567 Grand Island NE SASS SOUTHEAST REGIONAL The 12th Annual John Wayne Shootout Sep 8-10, ‘06 Fillmore Coffins 805-528-6705 San Luis Obispo CA The Shootout at Mule Camp May 25-28, ‘06 San Quinton 706-335-7302 Covington GA Rifle Creek Rangers Present Deadwood Sep 8-10, ‘06 Miles Coffee 970-625-0657 Rifle CO SASS Mississippi State Championship SASS Louisiana State Championship Sep 8-10, ‘06 Matt Masterson 318-396-5870 Downsville LA Smokin’ Guns at Rabbit Ridge May 26-28, ‘06 Easy Lee 662-838-7451 Byhalia MS SASS Maine State Championship SASS Pennsylvania State Championship Stealing the Thunder Sep 8-10, ‘06 Leo 207-829-3092 Falmouth ME North Mountain Shoot Out May 26-28, ‘06 Black Hills Barb 570-538-9163 Muncy Valley PA Idaho Territorial Shootout Sep 8-10, ‘06 Missy Mable 208-736-8143 Jackpot NV Where the Old West Stayed Young May 27-28, ‘06 Sagebrush Burns 970-824-8407 Craig CO Shootout at Hoss Creek Ranch Sep 8-10, ‘06 Kenny Vaquero 419-874-6929 Gibsonbong OH St. Jude Charity Shoot May 27-28, ‘06 Dapper Dan 309-734-2324 Little York IL A Gunfight in Dixie Sep 8-10, ‘06 Cherokee Sargent 901-867-0449 Arlington TN Shootout on the Cimarron May 27-28, ‘06 Querida Kate 405-372-0208 Stillwater OK Standoff at Smokey Point Sep 8-10, ‘06 Mudflat Mike 425-335-5176 Arlington WA 4 States Championship May 27-28, ‘06 T-Bone Dooley 903-628-5512 English TX The Final Showdown Sep 9-10, ‘06 Rowdy K 419-529-0887 Mt. Vernon OH Western States Cowboy Action Dakota Territory Goldrush Sep 9-10, ‘06 Hawkbill Smith 605-342-8946 Pringle SD Shooting Championship Jun 1-4, ‘06 Quick Cal 775-575-6700 Fernley NV Robbers Roost Regional Roundup Sep 9-10, ‘06 Murder’n Maude 435-637-8209 Price UT SASS Arkansas State Championship Crow River Rangers Shootout ‘06 Sep 10, ‘06 Cantankerous Jeb 763-682-3710 Howard Lake MN Pursuit By Rooster Cogburn’s Posse Jun 2-4, ‘06 Tombstone Shadoe 501-888-5244 Belleville AR Shootout at Fort Miller Sep 12-14, ‘06 Slick Rock Rooster 559-299-8669 Clovis CA Showdown Jun 2-4, ‘06 Rob Banks 714-206-6893 Lytle Creek CA SASS Minnesota State Championship SASS MA, CT, and RI State Championship Gunsmoke ‘06 Sep 14-17, ‘06 Mogollon Drifter 507-838-7334 Morristown MN Shootout at Sawyer Flats Jun 2-4, ‘06 Yosemite Kid 781-891-4089 Harvard MA Idaho Territory Six Gun Justice Sep 15-16, ‘06 Idaho Shady Layne 208-524-1597 Rexburg ID Paradise Pass Ambush Jun 3-4, ‘06 Midnite Desperado 574-893-7214 Warsaw IN Shootout at the Happy Jack Mine Sep 15-16, ‘06 Happy Jack 435-979-4665 Lake Powell UT SASS Ohio State Championship Redemtion at Plummer Dutte Sep 15-17, ‘06 Longrifle 208-245-4142 Plummer ID Shootout at Hard Times Jun 8-11, ‘06 Buckshot Jones 937-615-2062 Piqua OH SASS New Mexico State Championship Quilt Walk Festival Shoot Jun 9-10, ‘06 Dale Baldwin 435-676-2403 Panquitch UT Shootout at Old Magdalena Sep 15-17, ‘06 Slippery Steve 505-835-8664 Magdalena NM Gundown on the Little Big Horn Jun 9-11, ‘06 Prairie Annie 800-371-7963 Garryowen MT SASS NewYork State Championship State Games of North Carolina Jun 10, ‘06 Wicken Wanda 919-266-1678 Creedmore NC Heluva Rukus Sep 15-17, ‘06 Annabelle Bransford 518-877-7834 Ballston Spa NY Shootout at Recoil Springs Jun 10-11, ‘06 Anvil Annie 570-752-3394 Mainville PA SASS Ohio Black Powder State Shootout Utah Summer Games Jun 15-17, ‘06 Lineas A. Puffbuster 435-680-9275 Cedar City UT Smoke in the Hills Sep 15-17, ‘06 Smokin Iron 740-385-6692 West Jefferson OH Revenge of Montezuma 2006 Jun 16-18, ‘06 Piedra Kidd 970-565-9228 Cortez CO Shootout at the Longbranch Sep 16, ‘06 Tennessee Deadeye 423-349-4924 Greenville TN SASS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Chippewa Regulators Sep 16-17, ‘06 Yooper Fred 906-635-9700 Sault Ste. Marie MI END of TRAIL Jun 16-25, ‘06 SASS Office 714-694-1800 Founders Ranch NM SASS Oklahoma State Championship Stagetrail Shootout Jun 17, ‘06 Slip Hammer Yates 309-359-8699 Bloomington IL The Ruckus in the Nation Sep 21-24, ‘06 Montana Dan 918-224-6292 Coweta OK True Grit Jun 20-23, ‘06 Big Lou 541-484-5900 Roseburg OR High Plains Throw Down Sep 22-24, ‘06 J. P. Trouble 928-445-2468 Prescott AZ SASS Maryland State Championship SASS Georgia State Championship Thunder Valley Days Jun 22-24, ‘06 Chuckaroo 301-831-9666 Damascus MD Ride of The Immortals Sep 22-24, ‘06 Alabama Southpaw 770-631-0534 Griffin GA Ambush at Durham Ferry Jun 22-25, ‘06 Cherokee Knight 209-477-8883 Manteca CA Rapmpage Sep 23, ‘06 Sanpitch Kid 801-231-2643 Kaysville UT Great Lakes Match #9 Jun 24-25, ‘06 Wall-Man 248-628-7424 Attica MI SASS Maine Black Powder Mica Peak Marshals Jun 24-25, ‘06 Old Timer Gus 509-325-9253 Spokane Valley WA State Shootout Sep 2-3, ‘06 Dan Dalton 207-667-3586 Blue Hill ME Hang ‘um High Jun 24-25, ‘06 Marvin The Moyle 414-254-5592 Concord WI Eagleville Cowboys Annual Shoot Sep 23-24, ‘06 Thummper John 231-377-7232 Central Lake MI SASS Wisconsin Blackpowder State Shootout SASS West Virginia State Championship Smoke in the Hills Jun 25, ‘06 Tracker Jack Daniels 715-643-2011 Boyceville WA Appalachian Showdown XII Sep 23-25, ‘06 Last Word 304-289-6098 Berkeley Spr. WV SASS HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL Massacre at Millbrook Station Sep 28-30, ‘06 Glacier Griz 785-421-3329 Hill City KS Hell on Wheels Jun 29-Jul 2, ‘06 Overland Kid 307-635-9940 Cheyenne WY SASS NORTHEAST REGIONAL SASS Alaska Territorial Championship Mason Dixon Stampede Sep 28-Oct 1, ‘06 Chuckaroo 301-831-9666 Thurmont MD Shootout Under The Midnight Sun Jun 30-Jul 2, ‘06 Four Bucks 907-350-4422 Anchorage AK SASS Nevada State Championship Indiana Pre-State Jul 1, ‘06 Redneck Rebel 812-755-4237 Campbellsburg IN Eldorado 2006 Sep 28-Oct 1, ‘06 Charming 702-565-3736 Boulder City NV Independence Day Shoot Jul 1, ‘06 Diamond Red 406-685-3618 Ennis MT SASS Alabama State Championship SASS Michigan Black Powder State Shootout Ambush At Cavern Cove Sep 29-Oct 1, ‘06 Hair Trigger Floyd 256-538-0102 Athens AL Smoke on the Range Jul 1-2, ‘06 Two Rig A Tony 606-891-6917 Grand Rapids MI Rattlesnake Gulch Roundup Sep 29-Oct 1, ‘06 Ricochet Robbie 509-628-0889 Benton City WA 9th Annual Montana Knob Creek Stampede Sep 30-Oct 1, ‘06 Mountain Drover 502-817-8124 KY Cowboy Action Championship Jul 7-9, ‘06 Michael Fortune 406-771-8457 Simms MT SASS WESTERN REGIONAL SASS New Hampshire & Vermont State Championship Last Stand at Chimney Rock Oct 5-8, ‘06 Five Jacks 760-949-3198 Apple Valley CA Fracas at Pemi Gulch Jul 7-9, ‘06 Capt. Side Burns 603-539-4584 Holderness NH Robbers Roost Regional Roundup Oct 6-7, ‘06 Doc Nelson 435-564-8210 Green River UT Blue Mountain Shootout Jul 7-9, ‘06 Lester Moore 610-821-8215 Topton PA High Noon at Tusco Oct 6-8, ‘06 Split Rail 330-364-6185 Midvale OH SASS NORTHWEST REGIONAL Guns In The Grove Oct 7, ‘06 Ross Rutherford 828-287-4519 Rutherfordton NC Shootout at Horse Ridge Jul 12-16, ‘06 Cowboss 541-548-7325 Bend OR Underwear Day Oct 7-8, ‘06 Rimrock Goldvein 509-301-2418 Milton FW OR SASS Indiana State Championship Comanche Moon Shootout Oct 7-8, ‘06 Hoodoo Brown 432-682-1422 Midland TX Hoosier Ambush Jul 14-16, ‘06 Doc Molar 765-948-3844 Jonesboro IN Huntsman Senior Games Oct 10-14, ‘06 Bit Younger 435-688-1699 St. George UT Thunder In The Valley Jul 14-16, ‘06 Johnny Shiloh 440-984-4551 Amherst OH SASS Tennessee State Championship SASS South Dakota State Championship Regulator’s Reckoning Oct 12-14, ‘06 Charlie Bowdre 615-896-8450 Wartrace TN Summer Shoot ‘06 Jul 14-16, ‘06 Deadwood George 605-642-7736 Spearfish SD SASS California State Championship SASS SOUTHWEST BLACKPOWDER SHOOTOUT Shootout at Durham Ferry Oct 12-15, ‘06 Cherokee Knight 209-477-8883 Manteca CA Powder Blast Jul 14-16, ‘06 Texas Alline 903-545-2252 Oakwood TX Mississippi Fandango Oct 13-15, ‘06 Grump Hellrider 608-526-4687 Holmen CA SASS Colorado State Championship SASS Kansas State Championship Rocky Mountain Regional Raid Jul 20-23, ‘06 Bat Masterson 303-745-2529 Byers CO Border Wars ‘06 Oct 13-15, ‘06 Buffalo Phil 785-448-7733 Parker KS Guns Of The Timberlands Jul 21-23, ‘06 Kid Kneestone 707-445-1981 Eureka/Arcata CA SASS Virginia State Championship Wild West Days Jul 21-23, ‘06 Into Buffalo 360-384-4161 Custer WA Star City Shootout Oct 13-15, ‘06 Beer Slinger 540-314-3949 Roanoke VA Bessemer Jail Break Jul 21-23, ‘06 Banker Bob 307-234-5850 Casper WY Gunfight At Wolf Creek Oct 14, ‘06 Wild Otter 828-423-7796 Asheville NC SASS Illinois State Championship Shindig Oct 14, ‘06 Dusty Chambers 830-377-6331 Fredericksburg TX Randolph County Ruckus Jul 26-30, ‘06 Taquilla Tab 217-496-3949 Sparta IL Buzzard Boil Oct 15, ‘06 Dave Heinig 203-457-1031 East Granby CT SASS NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL SASS SOUTHWEST REGIONAL The Great Nor’easter Jul 27-30, ‘06 Capt. Morgan Rum 603-772-5041 Pelhan NH Showdown at Buck Creek Oct 19-22, ‘06 Nueces Outlaw 817-508-0774 Cleburne TX Shootout at Pawnee Station Jul 28-30, ‘06 Red River Wrangler 970-225-0545 Ft. Collins CO The Great Northfield Raid Oct 20-22, ‘06 Desperado 818-341-7255 Sylmar CA SASS North Dakota State Championship The Whoopin’ Oct 21, ‘06 Texas Heat 512-219-8280 Driftwood TX Peace in the Valley Jul 28-30, ‘06 Doc Neilson 701-588-4331 Kindred ND Diamond Four Roundup Oct 21-22, ‘06 Kayutah Kid 607-796-0573 Odessa NY Ambush at Indian Creek Jul 28-30, ‘06 Comanche Joe 412-937-4601 Donegal PA Gunfight Behind The Jersey Lilly Oct 25-29, ‘06 Marshal Law 951-780-6467 Norco CA SASS Alaska State Championship SASS Arizona State Championship The Justin Pierce Memorial Shoot Aug 4-6, ‘06 Poco Loco Lowie 907-488-7660 Fairbanks AK Bordertown Oct 26-29, ‘06 Quicksand 520-290-8599 Tucson AZ

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SASS Missouri State Championship Show-Me Shootout Oct 26-29, ‘06 Smokie 417-759-9114 Branson MO CANADIAN ANNUAL MATCHES (Continued) Gun Smoke Among the Petticoats Oct 27-28, ‘06 Hungry Bear 850-929-2406 Pinetta FL 15th Headquarters Aug 12-13, ‘06 Prairie Buck 250-479-4276 Victoria BC SASS New Jersey State and Delaware Championship Rocky Mountain Thunder Aug 13, ‘06 Leathersmith 403-845-4347 R. M. House AL Purgatory In The Pines Oct 27-29, ‘06 Flat Iron Frank 609-693-6120 Jackson NJ SASS CANADIAN REGIONAL Comin’ At ‘Cha Oct 27-29, ‘06 T-Bone Dooley 903-628-5512 English TX Reckoning At October Shootout Oct 28-29, ‘06 Sidecar Dalton 603-444-6876 Dalton NH Red Mountain Pass Sep 1-3, ‘06 Rusty Wood 604-820-0048 Mission BC Shoot with No Name Oct 28-29, ‘06 Colesville Bob 607-693-2286 Greene NY Rim Rock Sep 16, ‘06 Hawk Feathers 905-936-2129 Palgrave ON SASS NORTHWEST TERRITORIAL Heffley Creek Fall Windup Sep 17, ‘06 Turkey Will 250-579-5819 Kamloops BC BLACKPOWDER SHOOTOUT Oct 28-29, ‘06 The Elder Kate 253-946-1438 Renton WA Roadhouse Oct 14, ‘06 Prairie Buck 250-479-4276 Victoria BC Castle in the Clay Nov 4, ‘06 Madd Mike 775-727-7476 Shoshone CA Bunkhouse Nov 12, ‘06 Prairie Buck 250-479-4276 Victoria BC CRR Memorial Nov 4-5, ‘06 Longeye 704-366-9662 Charlotte NC Showdown In HogTown Nov 4-5, ‘06 Bear Creek Jesse 434-332-5310 Madison Hts VA EUROPE ANNUAL MATCHES Hole in the Wall Turkey Shoot Nov 5, ‘06 Don Busik 818-761-0512 Piru CA SASS South Carolina State Championship Gunfight in the Plains Apr 28-May 1, ‘06 Mercante 43121114251 Haringsee AUSTRIA Shootout at Givhans Ferry Nov 9-12, ‘06 Osage Pete 843-899-4370 Givhans SC Six Feet under Jun 9-11, ‘06 Charles Quantrill 4793259669 Loten NORWAY Defend Old Fort Parker Nov 9-12, ‘06 Slowaz Molasses 254-415-0904 Groesbeck TX Forgotten Valley Sep 15-17, ‘06 George Roscoe [email protected] Oparany (South Bohemia) 12th Annual Dixie Shootout Nov 10-12, ‘06 RC Moon 205-410-5707 Brierfield AL CZECH REPUBLIC SASS Louisiana Black Powder State Shootout Hanging at Coyote Creek Nov 10-12, ‘06 Rattlesnake Blake 985-796-9698 Amite LA DOWN UNDER ANNUAL MATCHES Montrose Marshals High County Turkey Shoot Nov 12, ‘06 Big Hat 970-249-7701 Montrose CO Callin Ya Out May 27-28, '06 Brent Squires 03-5342-8400 Ballarat AUS Cowford Stampede Nov 18-19, ‘06 Deadwood Jake 904-724-7012 Jacksonville FL SASA - Southeast Shootout at Purgatory Flats Nov 24-26, ‘06 Lash Latigo 775-727-4600 Amargosa NV Heartland Territorial Jul 15-16, '06 Dagger Jack 61-7-5537-5857 Gold Coast AUS Cowboy Christmas Shoot Dec 2, ‘06 Gerald Dunn 803-951-1986 Columbia SC SASS AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL Top Gun Dec 9-10, ‘06 Amaduelist 561-694-2079 Okeechobee FL Chisholm Trail 2006 Sep 26-Oct 1, '06 Virgil Earp 61-7-4695-2050 Millmerran QLD AUS The Western Cup Jan 26-28, ‘07 Oklahoma 702-657-8822 Indian Springs NV Gunfight at the Ok Corral Oct 21-22, '06 Duke York 61-3-9551-2902 Drouin VIC AUS SASS Australian Black Powder Shootout Nov 4-5, '06 Mister Skye 02-9975-7983 Beacon Hill NSW AUS SASS NEW ZEALAND CANADIAN ANNUAL MATCHES REGIONAL Nov 23-26, '06 Wyatt Colt 64-3-755-5232 Hokitika NZ Nimrod Apr 1-2, ‘06 Prairie Buck 250-479-4276 Victoria BC Heffley Creek Ice Breaker Apr 23, ‘06 Turkey Will 250-579-5819 Kamloops BC SASS MOUNTED ANNUAL MATCHES Prairie Dog Shoot May 13, ‘06 Hawk Feathers 905-936-2129 Palgrave ON Shoot Out At The Ridge May 19-21, ‘06 Gifford Gringo 604-855-4231 Mission BC Gunfight at the Pecos Corral Apr 15, ‘06 Yankee Duke 505-308-9245 Hagerman NM Malahat Ridge Jun 11, ‘06 Prairie Buck 250-479-4276 Victoria BC The Showdown Apr 22-23, ‘06 Wildcat Kate 951-928-4601 Riverside CA Dry Gulch Jun 17, ‘06 Hawk Feathers 905-936-2129 Palgrave ON Ely Train Robbers May 27, ‘06 Joni Evans 702-396-6089 Las Vegas NV Palmer’s Gulch Jun 30-Jul 3, ‘06 Turkey Will 250-579-5819 Kamloops BC The Battle of Plum Creek Jun 1-4, ‘06 Delta Raider 512-376-2606 Lockhart TX Canadian Championship Revenge of Montezuma 2006 Jun 16-18, ‘06 Piedra Kidd 970-565-9228 Cortez CO of CAS Aug 4-6, ‘06 Kelsey Kid 780-375-2333 Kelsey AL SASS Nevada Mounted State Buffalo Shoot Aug 12, ‘06 Hawk Feathers 905-936-2129 Palgrave ON Championship LVMSA Nov 11-13, ‘06 Joni Evans 702-396-6089 Las Vegas NV

Middletown Sportsmans Club ...... 89 SASS - End of Trail 2006 ...... 53 Moore Ranch ...... 100 SASS - Founders Ranch Invitational ...... 52 Munden Enterprises ...... 6 SASS - MERCANTILE ...... 90 SASS Advertisers Index Murphy Leather Co ...... 100 SASS - MERCANTILE ...... 91 Northeastern Bullet Co...... 48 SASS - MERCANTILE ...... 92 NRA ...... 48 SASS - MERCANTILE ...... 93 2 T Manufacturing ...... 48 Cochise Leather Company ...... 39 Guns Of The Old West ...... 59 Numrich Gun Parts Corp...... 10 SASS - MERCANTILE ...... 94 AA Callister Corp...... 100 Colorado Mountain Hat Co ...... 68 Hamilton Dry Goods ...... 98 Nutmeg Sports ...... 99 SASS - MERCANTILE ...... 95 Action Target ...... 41 Competition Electronics ...... 7 Hamilton Dry Goods ...... 99 Oakwood Outlaws ...... 100 SASS - Renewal Coupon ...... 36 Alaska 49’ers ...... 84 Country Western Singles ...... 98 Handlebar Doc ...... 74 Off The Wall ...... 60 Seven River Regulators ...... 83 Alaska 49’ers ...... 86 Cowboy Corral ...... 15 Happy Trails Children’s Foundation ...... 63 Office Easel ...... 44 Shasta Leatherworks ...... 100 American Cowboy ...... 51 Cowboy Shop, The ...... 62 Hide Crafter Leathercraft ...... 49 Oklahoma Leather Products ...... 97 Shootout at Sawyer Flats ...... 86 American Pioneer Powder ...... 32 Cowboys And Indian Store ...... 45 High Plains Drifters ...... 87 Old River Saddlery ...... 98 Single Action Service ...... 99 Ammo Direct ...... 57 D.S. Welding ...... 63 High Plains Reboring & Rerifling ...... 97 Old West Art ...... 98 Starline Brass ...... 9 Arntzen Steel Target ...... 46 Damascus Wildlife Rangers ...... 84 Hoplite Inc...... 99 Old West Reproductions ...... 97 Stoeger Industries ...... 4 Australian Stock Saddle Co...... 22 David Viers & Associates ...... 47 Horseridge Pistoleros ...... 84 Old West Wagon Wheels ...... 97 Sturm, Ruger & Co...... 11 Back Pocket Guncart ...... 81 Deer Creek Conservation Club ...... 85 I.A.R...... 83 Olde Tyme Mercantile ...... 99 Sweet Shooter Gun Cleaner ...... 25 Ballistol USA ...... 99 Dennis Yoder Leather ...... 98 James & Guns ...... 69 Oregon Trail Bullet Company ...... 30 Taylors & Company ...... 108 Bar S Grips ...... 29 Dick De Bernardis ...... 98 James Miller ...... 100 Oriental Saloon ...... 99 Tecumseh Trdg Post(cowboy) ...... 100 Barber’s Firearms ...... 99 Dillon Precision ...... 43 Jaxonbilt Hat Co ...... 79 Pact ...... 3 Ted Blocker Holsters ...... 97 Bear Bones Knives ...... 97 Don Diego Leather ...... 70 Jeff Flannery ...... 12 Parker River Alpaca Farm ...... 98 Ten-X Ammunition ...... 27 Bear Tooth Leather ...... 99 El Paso Saddlery ...... 26 Jim Downing Custom Engraver ...... 45 Pioneer Gun Works ...... 65 Texas Jacks Wild West ...... 20 Big 45 Frontier Gun Shop ...... 98 El Paso Saddlery ...... 66 Jim Downing Custom Engraver ...... 99 Pistol Pete’s Emporium ...... 100 Tonto Rim ...... 21 Bill Johns Master Engraver ...... 81 Electronic Shooters Protection ...... 25 JMB Distribution ...... 98 Powder Inc...... 100 Top Brass - Scharch Mfg. Inc...... 12 Black Hills Leather ...... 61 EMF Company ...... 45 KCC Bullet Co., LLC ...... 99 Publishers Development Co...... 37 True West Magazine ...... 58 Bond Arms ...... 47 EMF Company ...... 66 Kempf Gun Shop(Suspenders) ...... 100 Puff-Lon ...... 97 Two Rivers Posse ...... 88 Bozeman Trail Arms ...... 98 EMF Company ...... 71 Kempf Gun Shop(Complete) ...... 100 R & D-Taylor & Co...... 8 U.S. Army of the West/Mormon Battalion . 40 Bryan Fillers ...... 97 Enck’s Gun Barn ...... 98 Key-Lock Saddlery ...... 68 R.T.’S Custom Leather & Silver ...... 100 Uberti-Stoeger Industries ...... 2 Buffalo Arms Company ...... 97 Espinoza Bootmaker ...... 99 Kirkpatrick Leather ...... 28 Redding Reloading ...... 64 Utah War ...... 100 Buffalo Runner Boots ...... 97 Evil Roy Shooting School ...... 61 Kirst Company ...... 43 Remax 100 ...... 23 Vaughan Co. Realtors ...... 100 Buffalo Western Wear ...... 100 Evolutions Footwear ...... 23 Laughing Moon Mercantile ...... 98 Richard E. Leach(wanted c/c) ...... 100 Victoria’s Jewelry Box ...... 100 Cal Graph ...... 98 Five Star Publications ...... 59 Lefty’s Leather ...... 97 River Junction Trade Co ...... 17 W.A.Murphy ...... 97 Canisteo’s ...... 97 Fort Western Outfitters ...... 33 Legendary Guns ...... 66 Rocking R Enterprises ...... 99 Wahmaker ...... 35 Cart-Right Carts ...... 99 Frontier Gun Leather ...... 34 Liberty Leather ...... 97 Roger Peterson Design ...... 99 Walker 47 ...... 71 Cast Bullet Association ...... 44 G & J Leather ...... 97 Lolo Sporting Goods ...... 29 Rossi 92’ Specialists ...... 98 Walker Custom Engraving ...... 82 Champion Attitude Boots ...... 83 George R Driscoll Studio & Workshop . . . . 69 Long Hunter Shooting Supply ...... 82 Ruby Begonia’s Emporium ...... 98 Western And Wildlife Wonders ...... 31 Cheyenne Pioneer Products ...... 100 Gilded Lily ...... 97 M. Shelhart ...... 24 Running Buffalo ...... 99 Western Stage Props ...... 98 Chronicle of the Old West ...... 66 Goex ...... 19 Magic Springs ...... 98 Ruxton’s Trading Post ...... 99 Western Star Leather ...... 21 Cimarron FA ...... 14 Golden Gate Western Wear ...... 39 Magma Engineering ...... 25 Saber River Gunsmithing ...... 97 Wild West Mercantile ...... 13 Circle Fly Wads ...... 79 Gregg Fysh ...... 100 Meister Bullets ...... 29 Sand Creek Raiders ...... 85 Wisconsin Old West Shooting Society . . . 105 Circle KB Leatherworks ...... 65 Griner Gunworks ...... 98 Mernickle Custom Holsters ...... 47 SASS - Winners Buckle ...... 38 Wolf Ears ...... 99 Cobra Enterprises ...... 42 Grip Maker ...... 97 Merrimack Valley Marauders ...... 82 SASS - COLT Firearms ...... 96 XS Sight Systems ...... 49 Page 106 Cowboy Chronicle April 2006 SASS AFFILIATED STORE LIST STORE NAME City St. Contact Phone STORE NAME City St. Contact Phone Lonestar Firearms Anchorage AK Bryan N. Herrera 907-830-1121 Old Cabin Shop Carthage MO Robert C. Sheldon 417-358-6720 Mountain View Sports Center Anchorage AK David E. Wren 907-563-8600 Saint Louis Arms Saint Charles MO Michael H. Blank 636-410-0371 Peninsula Furs Inc. Sterling AK Kathleen Vogel 907-262-4695 Gman Gunsmithing Cut Bank MT Edgardo Gierbolini 406-873-4872 Tom’s Gun Shop & Sport Goods Sterling AK Thomas Vogel 907-262-4695 MBK Unlimited Roundup MT Mike B. Krueger 406-323-3062 B&B Guns and Banjo Shop Section AL Clyde W. Barksdale 256-228-3275 Munden Enterprises, Inc Butte MT Bob Munden 406-494-2833 Lucky’s Guns & Tackle Cropwell AL Harry K. Smith 205-338-6393 Bennett Cowboy Apparel Greensboro NC Todd Bennett 336-232-5788 Don’s Weaponry, Inc. N. Little Rock AR Don Hill 501-945-2324 Davi’s Indoor Range Ozark Cop Shop Fayetteville AR Bob Coons 479-444-6818 and Shooting Sports Raleigh NC David Plott 919-878-0787 Piney Woods Trading Post Texarkana AR Robert D. Cooper 870-774-1586 P.F. Custom Guns Asheville NC Phil Flack 828-252-9487 Allsafe Security Douglas AZ Lynn Kartchner 520-805-1970 The Gun Store Inc. Lexington NC Jim Henriksen 336-249-4388 Arizona Vintage Saddlery Flagstff AZ Ron Harrison 928-527-3330 Wolff’s Custom Guns Lexington NC J. Spencer Davis, Jr. 336-764-5442 Cochise Leather Cochise AZ David LaFlair 520-826-1272 Young Guns, Inc. Apex NC Randall L. Young 919-387-8393 Cowboy Corral Sedona AZ Kathleen Cahill 800-457-2279 Custom Leather Goods Grandin ND Dale MIller 701-484-5773 High Country Gun’s & Knives Prescott AZ Roger Landsberger 928-445-7704 Dry Dock Sports Carrington ND Travis Carr 701-652-2421 Hunter’s Paradise, Inc. Snowflake AZ Dennis Opheim 928-536-3343 Great Plains Hat Company Bellevue NE Herbert S. Gindulis 402-292-6018 Hunters Arms Paradise Overgaard AZ Craig E. Rhoten 928-535-4868 Philip J. Rezac L.L.C. Ualparaiso NE Philip Rezac 402-784-3557 Jensens / Arizona Sportsman #4 Tucson AZ Steven L. Smith 520-325-3346 Run -N- Iron Customizing Bertrand NE Lonnie Meyer 308-472-1445 Jensens / Arizona Sportsman #5 Tucson AZ Steven L. Smith 520-293-8516 The Bullet Hole La Vista NE Ronald Ewasiuk 402-596-0367 Legendary Guns Phoenix AZ Bob James 602-242-1195 Al’s Gun & Reel Shop, Inc. Derry NH Allan G. Bacon 603-432-2708 Mary’s Place Reenactment Shop Benson AZ Mary Roach 520-586-4729 Buzz Bowers Sportsmen’s Den Troy NH Arthur W. Bowers 603-242-6651 Old Western Gun Repair Maricopa AZ Thomas Thoresz 520-568-2852 August Arms Rio Rancho NM David E. Augustson 505-891-1614 Outlaw Grips Tucson AZ Joe Perkins 520-888-6799 Eagle Creek Custom Etched Nogal NM Wilfred D. 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