R For Updates, Information and GREAT Offers on the fly-Text SASS to 772937! e D NNoovveemmbbeerr 22000011 CCoowwCbboowyy bCCohhyrr oConnhniiirccollleeniiclole PPaaggee 11 September 2010 e n Page 1 w ’t ( Y f S o o e u r e r g October 2010 Chroniiclle Pa pge 1 M e a e t g m to ~ e b 8 7 e ) rs The Cowboy Chronicle hi p The Monthly Journal of the Single Action Sh ooting Society ® Vol. 25 No. 10 © Single Action Shooting Society, Inc. October 2012 SASS CentrAl Canadian ChAmpionShip arrie, Ontario, Ca nada By Bad Penny, SASS #1453 petitors and the pre-eminent Cana - – The first ever SASS dian club in staging Cowboy Action Photos By Kitty Katz , SASS #84606 Central Canadian Cham - Shooting™ matches. B pionship (July 22 – 20) How has this transformation put on by the Bar-E Ranch was an come about? “I guess if you put on outstanding success. The kudos for 25 matches a year, you become ex - this outstanding success must go to perienced in quite a short period of Northern Crow, who made all the time,” explains Crow. Yup, hard steel targets and his spouse-in-arms work is the answer. Two matches a Lady Smith, who wrote all the month plus an annual match that stages. They jointly boss the outfit has morphed into the SASS Central with the help of a dozen loyal Canadian Championship has made rancheros. “And some members of the Bar-E Ranch the premier SASS neighboring clubs who shoot with us destination in central Canada. and are considered part of our fam - The word of SASS is holy writ ily,” adds Crow. at the Bar-E, and they make a point The Bar-E Ranch is the Cowboy of honoring all SASS categories. Action Shooting™ branch of the The targets are big and close, there Barrie Gun Club situated just west are no mind games tucked into the of the town of Barrie, Ontario, scenarios to collect procedurals, and Canada. The Championship boas - the match ran smoothly and on ted 104 entrants, 98 of whom time. But if you think a Bar-E showed up. It was the largest gath - match is not a challenge, let me tell ering of cowpokes in this neck of the you—the 98 shooters produced just woods, ever. Back in the ‘90s the three—count ‘em three—clean Sandy Town Boys in Tillsonburg matches! And, the rancheros have and the Detroit Sportsmen’s Club in always had a distinctly fresh ap - Michigan used to host 80 to 90 wad - proach to things. dies—the majority of them Ameri - How many times have we all cans—at a cross-border, two-day Match Director Northern Crow makes smoke at his favorite heard it? “In this game the only annual shoot dubbed the Can/Am watering hole—the Crow Saloon, where else? way to leave with a Cadillac is ar - match. All these years later there Crow made all the targets and his spouse-in-arms, Lady Smith, rive in a Cadillac. Har, har, har!” were just six shooters from the wrote the stages. These two have done wonders developing It’s the sound of a proud Cowboy Cowboy Action at the Bar-E in Barrie, Ontario. Action Shooter bragging that, in Cowboy Action it isn’t all about win - SASS C owboy Chronicle ning and valuable prizes. It’s about U.S.A., five from New Jersey and first Bar-E Cowboy Action Shoot - The Cowboy Way, The Spirit of the one from Michigan, but this is a dra - ing™ attempts, shotguns could only Game, and A Way of Life that em - In This Issue matic increase since Canada’s long- be loaded with inch-long sections of bodies the Values We all Aspire To. gun registry (since repealed) and garden hose ahead of a wad and a Gamers beware etc., etc. Right? 40 Coyote Cap passports were required to cross our pinch of blackpowder in the car - “Yada, yada, yada,” chant the stout- prototype once peaceful pre-9/11 borders. tridge. To this day, those brave few hearted Rancheros of the Bar-E by Capt. George Baylor Only seven years ago a member have their “rubber bullets” laced to Ranch as they tore the seat out of of the Barrie Gun Club, who wanted their long guns to show their pio - the duckings of the above-men - 42 ruger gunsmithing to go Cowboy Action Shooting™ had neer status. Today, the club is the tioned bragger by presenting the -p art 3 to travel to a club that permitted leader in recruitment and training winner, one Rawhide Wilson, who

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6 FROM THE EDITOR Clubs Are The Lifeblood Of SASS . . . Editorial Staff Tex Editor-in-Chief 8, 9 NEWS Another Success For The Wild West History Association . . . Cat Ballou Editor 10, 11 LETTERS Comments From SASS Members . . . Miss Tabitha Asst. Editor 12-30 ARTICLES Justified . . . Nails . . . The Best Little Powder House In The West . . . Adobe Illustrator Layout & Design 14 CAT’S CORNER Carpenter To Cowboy (Jeans, That Is!) . . . Mac Daddy 33-46 GUNS & GEAR Stage Points Scoring System . . . Dispatches From Camp Baylor Graphic Design Buttercup 49, 50 HISTORY Notorious New Mexicans . . . Little Known Famous People . . . Advertising Manager (505) 843-1320 • Fax: (877) 770-8687 [email protected] 51, 52 PROFILES A Life Lived The Cowgirl Way . . . 2012 Scholarship recipients . . . Contributing Writers 53 REVIEWS BOOKS Bad Penny, Ben Shootin, Talking With Horses . . . Blackthorne Billy, Capt. George Baylor, Chilkoot, Col. Dan, Col. Richard Dodge, 54 TRAIL MARKER Always To Be Remembered . . . Chuckaroo, Cree Vicar Dave, Deadman Walking, Dr. Buck Montgomery, Flat Top Okie, 55-64 ON THE RANGE What’s Goin’ On In Your Town? . . . Ima Darlin, Joe Fasthorse, Justice B. Dunn, Long Johns Wolf, Madd Mike, Mr. Russ, Nubbins Colt, 68-71 CLUB REPORTS SASS Makes A Stand At Bohemia Mining Days . . . Palaver Pete, Pujo the Kid, Stargazer Sal, Taipan, Texas Flower, Utah Scout, White Smoke Steve, 71-73 GENERAL STORE /CLASSIFIED Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp 74-77 SASS MERCANTILE The Cowboy Chronicle is published by (Nice Collectables) . . . The , Board of Directors of The Single Action Shooting Society. 78-85 SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS (MONTHLY, ANNUA L) For advertising information and rates, ad - ministrative, and edi to rial offices contact: Chronicle Administrator 86 POLITICAL Valley Forge or Yorktown? . . . 215 Cowboy Way Edgewood, NM 87015 (505) 843-1320 87 SASS NEW MEMBER APPLICATION . . . FAX (505) 843-1333 email: [email protected] http://www.sassnet.com The Cowboy Chronicle (ISSN 15399877) is pub - lished monthly by the Single Action Shooting Society, 215 Cowboy Way, Edgewood, NM 87015. Periodicals Postage is Paid at Edge - SASS ® Trademarks wood, NM and additional mailing offices sass ®, single action shooting society ®, (USPS #032). POSTMASTER: Send ad- dress changes to The Cowboy Chronicle , 215 ® ® end of traiL , eot , Cowboy Way, Edgewood, NM 87015. The Cowboy Chro nicle tm , Cowboy action shooting tm , DISCLAIMER - The Single Action Shooting Society does not guarantee, warranty or en - tm tm Cas , Wild Bunch , dorse any product or service advertised in Wild Bunch action shooting tm , this newspaper. The publisher also does not the World Championship of guarantee the safety or effectiveness of any tm product or service illustrated. The distri - Cowboy action shooting , bution of some products/services may be il - Bow-legged Cowboy design, and the legal in some areas, and we do not assume rocking horse design responsibility thereof. State and local laws are all trademarks of must be investigated by the purchaser prior to purchase or use or products/services. the single action shooting society, inc. Any use or reproduction of these marks WARNING: Neither the author nor The These are the members of the Class of 2012 SASS Regulators who Cowboy Chronicle can accept any responsi - without the express written permission were in attendance at END of TRAIL. Fifty-three new Regulators bility for accidents or diffe ring results were inducted this year. The page upon which this was reported of SASS is strictly prohibited. obtained using reloading data. Variation in handloading tech niques, compo nents, last month was misprinted, and the photos were unreadable. and fire arms will make results vary. Have These important SASS contributors deserve to be recognized! a competent gunsmith check your firearms before firing. ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com Page 6 Cowboy Chronicle October 2012

Clubs are The Lifeblood Of SaSS hardcore group of shooters be - By Tex, SASS #4 ing program. They must make came “regulars” at the few local newcomers feel welcome (and matches, and local clubs begin to The Judge’s job was to listen mean it!). They really, really form. The “game” was beginning to folks across the country, make need some sort of social program to take hold! suggestions where appropriate, as well. SASS cowboys are After some five years of infor - and encourage the establishment among the best people on earth mal matches, mostly in southern of clubs. Recruiting new mem - … and they’re fun to be around. California, SASS was formed. bers has never been all that dif - Bonding amongst club members Tex, SASS #4 The Wild Bunch was recognized ficult, but if the new members creates strong relationships that as the Board of Directors, the have no place to play on a regular benefit their organization. Handbook was published for the basis, it’s hard to keep their in - Clubs must promote them - n the very beginning, first time, an alias registry was terest … and their membership. selves. Making the community there were a few dozen established, the SASS badge was As new clubs were established aware of a club’s presence is the I folks playing “cowboy” designed, and The Cowboy Chronicle around the country, membership first step in recruiting new mem - in Southern California was created to “tie the country took off! Clearly, SASS clubs are bers. This can easily be done if and Arizona. There were few together.” Memberships were the lifeblood of SASS! the club has someone interested rules, few aliases, and (in retro - sold, including endowment mem - While SASS is vitally inter - in history and will write short spect) gosh-awful looking “cow - berships (the first hundred life ested in the development and pieces about local history for the boy” outfits! Cowboy Action was members), and later the 5000 se - longevity of its clubs, there is pre - community news media. Reen - centered in one of the great pop - ries of badges was set-aside for cious little it can do to actively actments during community cel - ulation centers of the United life members. Growth was promote their growth. For a club ebrations certainly put the Old States—the Los Angeles basin steady, but slow, and leveled out to be viable, its officers and mem - West in front of many potential with its 14 million people. With at about 4000 members. bers need to be dedicated to Cow - members. Simply staying in cos - lots of “wanna be” cowboys to Then we sent the Judge on boy Action and the Cowboy Way. tume after a match and eating in draw from, it’s not surprising a the road. They must have a decent shoot - a local restaurant on your way

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home invites questions from the until they burn out and leave. appreciate the subtleties of the tion. In time, none of us would other patrons. And finally, sup - While SASS cannot afford to issues, perhaps the past history recognize our game, and certainly port as many civic organizations supply prize packages or send that is lurking in the back - would not feel comfortable travel - and events as your club members members of the Wild Bunch to ground, or who did what to ing to “out of state” matches. can accommodate. every annual match, it can and whom. SASS wisely chooses to Internationally, the reasons Once you’ve recruited mem - does recognize and support every stay out of all local politics and for joining SASS are even more bers, how do you keep them? State, Regional, and National insists on a “hands-off” policy re - important. Many of these folks You keep them by providing a Championship with a prize pack - garding how clubs conduct their don’t read or speak English and fun experience for your members. age and winners’ buckles. There business and run their matches. have to receive The Cowboy Chron - SASS demographics show an are some 500 annual matches (Sort of like the Prime Directive icle via a PDF file (which inciden - aging population, and one where each year, and of these, some 70 on Star Trek!) If a club has a tally, one day all of us will …), but the grandparents, in general, are are “SASS sanctioned.” good, accommodating set of prac - having an internationally recog - the ones who introduce the On an individual basis, SASS tices and policies, they’ll attract nized set of rules published and grandkids to Cowboy Action. endeavors to provide as many new members and grow. If not, maintained by SASS allows Cow - Both the young and the old need “benefits” for members as possible. they won’t. It’s a self-correcting boy Action to be recognized as a to enjoy their shooting experi - These include SASS credit cards, situation. The only real disap - legitimate international sport by ence—and both generally enjoy rental car agreements, insurance, pointment is when a club exhibits their law enforcement/govern - the same things! Neither can re - and more. There’s leverage in a “bad attitude” of some sort and mental agencies. This in turn al - member complicated shooting se - numbers, and SASS has enough chooses to not change, even when lows them to own the appropriate quences, the old guys aren’t members to make this organiza - some of its members bring the is - set of guns, keep those guns at steady enough to hit small, dis - tion attractive to businesses. sues to the club’s hierarchy. home, and practice for the tant targets, and neither do a In spite of everyone detesting There are those who continue greater glory of their home coun - good job of running or climbing politics … politics is everywhere. to ask—why should I join SASS? try. It also allows other interna - over stage obstacles. Six stages Politics is simply the way people I can join any club and shoot any - tional competitors to come to are enough to wear out most com - interact with one another. There where I want without joining their country, bringing their own petitors; four stages are the ab - are confrontations, compromises, SASS, so what’s the point? guns, and shooting the match solute minimum. Have a and accommodations … like it or The game of Cowboy Action with confidence, while stimulat - regularly scheduled shooting day, not, politics is a way of life. And, Shooting™ exists because of ing the local economy in the and stick to it. This makes it every club has internal politics— SASS. SASS is the glue that holds process! SASS provides the in - easy for new folks to “drop by” who (really) runs the club, who the clubs together and provides a ternational umbrella for all Cow - and allows your members to plan does the work, what do the stages consistent, competitive frame - boy Action Shooters … and their time and play consistently. look like, who establishes the work for everyone, no matter deserves to be supported through Finally, encourage your mem - club “rules” and policies? And, if where they live. Cowboys and individual memberships. bers to continually try something there is another club right down girls can travel anywhere in this SASS clubs are vital for the new (like a new shooting category the road (or in the same town), country and expect to understand longevity of Cowboy Action once they’ve “mastered” their sometimes there are “issues” be - the rules, range commands, and Shooting™. Shoot with your present category)—it keeps the tween the clubs. SASS and the safety procedures—no surprises. local club, support other sur - game exciting and new … and a Wild Bunch have long-since been And, this is true even when trav - rounding clubs, travel as much as continual learning process. Keep - taught they cannot solve any - eling overseas. Without SASS, your budget will allow, and meet ing track of wins so an annual one’s problems or resolve their is - Cowboy Action clubs would be like new best friends and see how oth - “club champion” can be recog - sues … those are the jobs of the the Galapagos Islands—isolated ers play the game. This keeps nized doesn’t do this … it encour - clubs and their members. SASS entities that would eventually SASS and Cowboy Action excit - ages folks to stay in one discipline cannot possibly understand or evolve in their own deviant direc - ing and growing …

ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com Page 8 Cowboy Chronicle October 2012 e e another Success For The Wild West History association! Anew FACe on By Seven Ladders, SASS #75152 he Wild West History Associa - zines were also represented. StArlinebrASS .Com Ttion (WWHA) had another The Roundup concluded with successful annual Roundup, this a full costume banquet featuring hen customers are ready our handgun brass over the past one in Prescott, Arizona, August 1- both a silent and a live auction to order or reorder their several years, and our inventory 4, 2012. with artworks, jewelry, costumes, Starline brass, they will levels change every day,” added The WWHA is devoted to re - and guns. A special feature of the W see a new face and new Robert Hayden. “We want to keep searching and writing about the banquet was recognition of the function on the Starline site that our customers apprised of inven - real West. Members include en - numerous SASS members in at - will enhance their shopping experi - tory situations so they can plan thusiasts, historians, writers, and tendance. ence. From the moment a visitor their reloading projects and keep others interested in finding out Next year’s Roundup will be opens the starlinebrass.com site, brass on their reloading benches.” more about the Wild West. The in Boise, Idaho, July 10-13, 2013. they are welcomed to a fresh new Starline also wants to stay in conference featured presentations The 2014 Roundup will be in Den - homepage design and redesigned contact with customers via social by Anne Collier, Bob Boze Bell, ver, , and in 2015, we will link button architecture. After an - media networks, so a Facebook Ac - Roy Young, John Boessenecker, be in Amarillo, Texas. Member - alyzing data from their former site, tivity link was added to the home - Bill O’Neill, Marshall Trimble, ship is open to anyone interested Starline put the most active links page to provide a connection with and many others. Topics covered in the Old West. Benefits include up front and easy to find on the Starline’s Facebook friends. ranged from “Big Nose” Kate, the six Quarterly magazines featuring new homepage. Whether customers shop Star - Pleasant Valley War, the Wham articles on the Wild West, plus an “Because so many of our cus - line on a regular basis, or are visit - Payroll Robbery, , and outstanding Newsletter, local tomers return to our site for re - ing for the very first time, the lawmen. Vendors included artists, events, and much more. Check orders, we wanted to make it easy enhanced 24/7 shopping site await - book dealers, and collectors. Both out http://wildwesthistory.org to for them to go directly to their fa - ing them is just another reminder True West and Wild West maga - learn more about the WWHA. vorite calibers and place their or - that a great shot, and a great on- ders without a lot of extra steps,” line shopping experience starts said Starline General Manager with Starline. Robert Hayden Jr. The new site is Starline is a leader in the de - also very friendly for the first time velopment, production, and world - user. More detailed caliber descrip - wide distribution of both standard tions and case photography were and unique brass calibers. The added to each caliber in the Star - company offers customers more line product mix. than 80 different calibers, and ship - Another important site feature ping is free to anywhere in the U.S. is the enhanced inventory status except Hawaii and Alaska. For shown with each case. “We have more information, visit the Starline experienced a growing demand for website at starlinebrass.com.

Little Known Fact One of the most popular questions park rangers get when giving tours around Civil War battlefields is: “Did the soldiers have to fight around all of these monuments?” They can only smile and say yes: “They knew exactly where to die.”

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ed Want Fully Leaded and alive Stained Glass Window Makers By Palaver Pete, SASS Life/Regulator #4375 • apply Within!

thanks through The Cowboy Chronicle. How to enter : Complete your draft sketched design and send to: Stained Glass Window Contest, ATTN: Chapel Committee, 215 Cowboy Way, Edgewood, NM 87015. Contest starts immedi - ately and will run ‘till the end of the year, or a bit later if neces - sary. That’s the gist of it, Pards. We need your help and your dona - tion. For additional information, contact either Long Jim Hancock at: [email protected] , or Maurice ‘MO’ Lasses at: don [email protected] Cowpokes let loose the idea the You’re a Daisy if ya do! fund raising and donations needed to finish the Chapel have been completed. THAT AIN’T SO ! We need lots of help yet. While our goal of $75,000 to build the chapel has been met, there are more items needed, such as these windows, pews, plaques, and essentially everything you can imagine inside a chapel. We are asking you to submit a design and, if selected by our Chapel Committee, you win a lunch with SASS #1 and a free shoot of your choice at Founders Ranch … And yes, if selected, we are asking you to donate your work and window to the Chapel. THE THEME The Theme is easy! God, alling all Stained Glass Country, and the West . Tie it all Window Makers! The together as only an artist with your Contest is on! Enter skills can do. Your drawing can be C your rendering and do - sketched to scale, but your final nation, for a window design for rendering (to fit the Chapel Win - the Cowboy Memorial Chapel, dow) will be approximately 48 and if your submission is se - inches high and 24 inches wide. lected, you win a free lunch with The winning artist will be identi - the Judge, and a free shoot at fied with plaque or plate attached Founder’s Ranch! to the bottom of the selected win - We’re not done yet! Some dowsill, plus recognition and

Little Known Fact The average American in the 1860s could not afford to paint his house, and a painted house was a sign of affluence. In order to keep up appearances, they used cedar clapboards.

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including the multiple drafts of the document and the editing by Adams and Franklin. More Unalienable Comments Many words and phrases were altered added and omitted et me first say that my com - John Adams had important roles in King was doing to deprive them of during that process as I stated in Lments below on Colonel Dan’s fine tuning the wording. I don’t life, liberty, and the pursuit of hap - the article and they finally settled May 2012 Cowboy Chronicle article know when or why the word “in - piness. In fact, of the 1,322 words on Un vs In for the case in ques - on “Alienable vs. Inalienable vs. alienable” was changed to “un - in the document (excluding title tion. Given their strict attention Unalienable” in no way challenge alienable” in the final signed and signatures), 656 words or half to detail, that particular change his main point that we must re - document or whether Jefferson were used to describe these griev - was made for a definite purpose ... main vigilant to what “our” politi - supported its use, but a comparison ances. The document ends by stat - on that I think we can also safely cians are saying and doing in of a draft handwritten by John ing that the colonies tried to get assume and agree given their con - Washington. Adams used the word “unalien - relief and, failing to do, were de - scientious focus on this work. As a novice historian and great able.” Jefferson wrote his “original claring that they were absolved As for the inclusion of Black’s admirer of Thomas Jefferson, how - draft” following that (with multiple from all allegiance to the British Law Dictionary, the purpose was ever, I would like to first point out suggestions by Adams and Crown and were dissolving all po - to illustrate to the reader how def - that the inscription of the Declara - Franklin) and used “inalienable” in litical connections between them initions and connotations evolve tion of Independence on the Jeffer - the draft they jointly presented for and Great Britain. It would be left over the years... Sometimes to a son Memorial was transcribed from debate. When signed, the word to others to later write the U.S. significant degree thus changing a document in Jefferson’s own “unalienable” was used. (For a Constitution to define how the the meanings significantly in the handwriting that Jefferson consid - comparison of the wording in colonies would govern themselves, process. ered to be the “original Rough Adam’s handwritten draft, Jeffer - hopefully avoiding the problems of Another reader pursued the draught” of the Declaration of In - son’s first handwritten draft, and being governed that led them to reason behind the wording on the dependence (even though John the signed document, see: absolving their allegiance to Great Jefferson Memorial via his Repre - Adams had written an earlier http://www.ushistory.org/Declara Britain. sentative and the Interior Depart - draft.) That 4-page draft by Jeffer - tion/document/compare.htm ) Shot Doc, SASS #54337 ment and was told the builders in son in fact uses the word “inalien - Over the course of debate, Jef - San Antonio, TX 1939 purposely used wording able,” and the use of Jefferson’s ferson agreed to make many from Jefferson’s original draft for own wording on his memorial in changes in wording—some of those Doc, the inscription on his memorial vs Washington of what he called the word changes he probably fully First and foremost, thank you Unalienable used in the final original rough draft should not be agreed with, some changes he prob - for that informative note. I greatly draft. This was therefore not an considered an affront to the final ably didn’t care much about one appreciate the time and effort you oversight on their part as some version of the Declaration and its way or the other, and some he dedicated to writing us. have concluded. signers. There were in fact many strongly disagreed with, eg drop - I fully acknowledge and agree Just thought you would be in - changes made to Jefferson’s first ping the passage on opposing slav - and have stated that Jefferson did terested in another’s work on this draft, including Jefferson’s goal of ery. I’m not sure anyone knows use Inalienable in his original topic. being able to retain a passage he what Jefferson’s position was on drafts but it was the final draft that We may need to establish a included that opposed slavery— “inalienable” or “unalienable.” used Unalienable, which earned the Jefferson Fan Club annex to that passage eventually needed to It may also help to remember approval of the signers and was SASS one of these days. Old Tom be dropped in order to obtain the that the Declaration of Independ - therefore the official document. is also Cat Ballou’s favorite required unanimous support for ence was a statement to the world After a careful reading of your Founder as well! signature. (Jefferson’s papers, in - (as well as King George) that Great note, I found we were in strong Thanks again for the note. cluding a number of hand-written Britain was depriving the colonists agreement regarding many things Colonel Dan drafts of the Declaration of Inde - of their rights for life, liberty, and pendence are archived at Princeton the pursuit of happiness. To my University, and Jefferson’s “origi - non-legal mind, I’m not sure we nal Rough draught” can be viewed need to go to Black’s Law Diction - Little Known Fact in his own handwriting at: ary for an answer to whether these http://www.princeton.edu/~tjpa rights were inalienable or unalien - During the second half of the 1800s when a child died, pers/declaration/declaration.html ). able or that we need any other parents would often have a photograph taken of the child? Jefferson is appropriately cred - legal source to define what Jeffer - They wanted to preserve the memory for as long as possible. ited with much of the language son and the others meant.by being A lot of photographs taken of sleeping children were actually used in the Declaration of Inde - deprived They identified 27 differ - of deceased sons or daughters. pendence, but Ben Franklin and ence grievances defining what the

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What Can Tang Sight is Good! We do To Help? By Madd Mike, SASS Regulator #8595 Madd Mike, SASS Life/Regulator #8595 across a flyer at a feed store that said something ‘bout Cowboy Ac - he 1800s was plumb full of tion Shooting™ in the area. I Tchange; it held history-making went and watched a shoot, and events like the largest/ugliest war what a hoot that was! I was the would ever face, hooked. Within a short time, I had the Civil War. Then, during and as many as five family/friends I after the same period, the fight re-loaded for, helped them learn against the natives of this great the trade, and I took them to Cow - land and throw in “remember the boy Shoots on most any Sunday. Alamo” in 1836; wow, a lot of fight - The folks I met along the way ing in a short period of such a were great folks, totally happy young country! with what the SASS/Cowboy Ac - Folks dreaming of something tion Shooting™ folks had started. new and better brought about the As with any fast growth, I think expansion westward, with wagon we started getting changes that just want to send Cree Vicar Dave better than ever. The only differ - trains at first, and that mode of were driven more by the “I want” Ia thanks. His article in the June ence is I had to remove my rear transportation that took months types. Somewhere along the line, Cowboy Chronicle gave me the interest buckhorn sight to use it correctly. to complete. Included were folks we seemed to lose a lot of the to install and use a Marbles tang Eli Slye, SASS #94246 like Mark Twain moving west. theme, and it became sight. It’s fast, and I’m shooting Woodland, GA Heck, he even hung out here in more about speed, closer targets, Nevada for a spell. As with any - and easier stages. And, of course, thing in life, the iron trains had to the dreaded category war that has ! “one up” the wagon trains. There us fighting like the Hatfields and were market demands for more McCoys on the SASS Wire with no beef, and the short term fix declared winner over all. brought about the Texas cattle The Wild-Wild West had it ups drives. The need for faster mail and downs. It had its wonderful a Great Example of a was briefly filled by young, tough, stories and very sad events as skinny guys on horseback. Gold well, and in the scope of things seekers and miners of all precious (time), the western period was True Cowboy metals were on the move from short lived. Now I am here to en - boom town to boom town, includ - courage that we, the shooters, do ’d like to introduce Slow Jim matches and meet the people who ing a town called Tombstone and more to keep Cowboy Action IFiz, SASS #51754, a local com - reflect the values of the Old West. places like the Klondike and Cali - Shooting™ alive and going strong. petitor with the Old West Shooters They are honest, dedicated, fornia. All of this stuff made front I have only been participating in of Randolph, NY. He is 89 years friendly, and fun loving. page news. SASS/Cowboy Action Shooting™ old; that’s right, young shooters, Slow Jim Fiz is a role model Then there was some smart for about 30% of its overall exis - 89 years old and still shooting! He for the rest of us in SASS, and we guys, like Morse, that showed us tence, and Cowboy Action Shoot - is a true example of the western feel fortunate to have this caliber the telegraph instant messaging ing™ has had its ups and downs, cowboy. of individual in our area. system, and then fellers like Edi - just like the period it emulates. It has been my pleasure to John Derringer, SASS #31360 son and Tessla also educated us The view from my saddle is we compete in state and Regional Fredonia, NY all about the idea energy could be are on the cusp of disparity, as we put to use, quite handily, with a continue to divide ourselves into light bulb and a switch. very small groups. We seem to ting a limit, (whatever number ya still showing signs of decline. To me, these were the good ol’ argue on the Wire about things choose) seems like a simple way Shooters are forced to cut back days in many ways. Then the like “non-smoking posses,” “cate - for self-fixing the problem. Kinda and travel less, but we can still moving picture came along, and gories,” “shoes/boots,” “the split of like Darwin’s theory? And be - make the choice to support the Hollyweird worked its magic; shots,” when the cur - sides, just cuz a particular shoot very things we care for, even if westerns were the mainstay. Even rent rule was written for safety may not have enough quantity to they don’t seem to do things per - as the movies morphed into the and counting reasons. Yes some - fill a category at this shoot, don’t fect, or the way some of the “I TV venue, westerns were at the thing needs to be done, and the make it go away forever. wants” think things should be. forefront. Stars were born, an era TGs have tried in vain to come up I hope the best for SASS/Cow - Please support SASS/Cowboy Ac - was forever preserved in film—be with something with which the boy Action Shooting™, and I try to tion Shooting™ and the NRA, it history or just for plain enter - shooters can live. look out for the whole of Cowboy even though they are NOT perfect. tainment. The posting, under populated Action Shooting™ first. The Mileage will always vary … Back about 1996, I stumbled classes, really boiled over, and set - struggling world/US economy is [email protected]

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will, and the gunplay was fre - By Nubbins Colt, SASS Life #7802 quent and the guns were featured Nubbins Colt, prominently. From my point of SASS #7802 view, The Shield led directly to true. The story takes place in a people are gorgeous, the bad guys one of the finest westerns ever small town in the Kentucky hills are distinct even without black shown on television, today or any called Lexington and out in the hats, the good guys are wearing s noted, television today other day, called Justified . A clas - coal mining territory of Harlan badges, and the gunfights are presents a wealth of great sic western, set in modern times, County, but it might as well be among the best you’ll ever see. Agun shows. Cable Channel with firearms featured as promi - Matt Dillon’s Dodge City for all Now, please note, if you liked FX has some remarkable shows, nently as any western aficionado the crime and shoot ups and other Deadwood on HBO, you might but they are not about guns di - could ever hope to see. Marshal high falutin’ drama taking place find Justified’s violence, language, rectly, although I suppose this Raylan Givens’ quick draw today therein. The credits for the show and maybe the sex, just a little point is arguable in certain ways. is as fun to watch on television as indicate it is based on author El - tame. But it gets the MA rating FX broke a considerable amount it was back when Marshal Matt more Leonard’s story called Fire and the L and V warnings every of ground with its show called The Dillon was doing it. The TV West - in the Hole, but this is not quite week and here and there an S Shield , which concluded its seven- ern is back, folks, even if the correct. Justified begins with Fire warning, so be advised – if you’re year run in 2008. The storyline hero’s horse is a Lincoln Town in the Hole but, in reality, the orig - a sensitive soul, it’s not for you. was about a bunch of ballistic Car! Yeehahhh! inal story is fairly short and, if They do not hint at any of these cowboys, cops run amok, if you This, dear readers, is totally they used it alone, Justified would “rated” things as they did in Gun - not have been much of a series. smoke and other shows of an age The show has been on television gone by. The language is vivid since 2010, but since a “season” is and realistic, but not over the top more like a mere couple of as in Deadwood, since some words months, it goes away and comes simply cannot be used, even on back a few months later, just as cable TV. The sex is steamy but, many other television series do again, not over the top, but the vi - today. The plots over the past few olence is graphic and the blood is seasons have included pieces of red. What can I say—I’m a fan. It Elmore Leonard’s other books is simply incredibly well done, about Marshal Raylan Givens, as well acted, well filmed, well di - identified in the title of this arti - rected, and well produced; an ex - cle (except the last book; more on cellent modern day TV western. this later), and I would not be sur - Timothy Olyphant as Raylan prised if some of the plots come Givens gives a top-notch perform - from other stories by Mr. Leonard. ance as a former coal miner who He is a prolific writer and has became a modern-day law dog been so for many decades. overflowing with passion, always In any case, these books are at the boiling point, and never definitely westerns but, instead of slow to “pull down” when it comes owlhoots astride horseback, these to that point—and he will tell you outlaws drive cars and, instead of he is always “justified.” Walton robbing banks and , Goggins as Boyd Crowder is su - the outlaws in Harlan deal drugs perb as Raylan’s friend and in massive quantities. It makes it enemy; they fight and make up just a little unreal, actually, that like brothers. However, if you this giant drug trafficking story were a fan of The Shield , Mr. Cog - takes place in a small town, with gins does a better job of being a references to Miami and Detroit, nasty outlaw than Mr. Givens to be sure. The kind of weight does of being a not-quite-so-nasty they discuss belongs more on the law dog; their tension is a joy to old Miami Vice show or an episode behold. And these are just two of of Law & Order than in little Har - the fine actors and actresses in lan County, Kentucky. On the this modern western. other hand, who cares? The plots This brings me to The Com - are complex, the foreshadowing of plete Western Stories of Elmore events is masterfully done, the Leonard . I could have written a

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separate article about this book, pelling, each has an interesting but it seemed pointless to not do and sometimes surprising de - it here as it lends perfect clarity nouement, and each is designed to his credentials and gives cre - to thrill the fans of stories of the dence to the fact Elmore Leonard Old West. knows how to write a western. I will leave you with a final Further, since it is a compilation note, one I think will best explain of thirty (that’s right, 30!) varied to you just how good a writer Mr. stories, it becomes fairly difficult Leonard is. His books have not to review it except as a single en - only been best sellers, they have tity; no way could I review it story been made into movies, and one of by story. The book is comprised of those short stories has been made a variety of excellent, western into a movie twice. Some of you short stories, gunslingers, cattle saw it as youngsters in the movie punchers—the gamut. There are theaters decades ago, some of you classic scenarios between outlaws saw it on TV thereafter, and then and the law, between Indians and they remade it and I bet most of white people, between con men you saw it in theaters; for sure and victims, on the range, in the you saw it on TV. The movies saloons—wherever western sto - vary from the original somewhat, ries happen, Elmore Leonard especially the newer remake, but brings them to life and most were it doesn’t matter; it was such a written many decades ago. These great story when I read it I just stories are not about Raylan was spellbound waiting to see Givens, but they are about people which events were movie events with whom Matt Dillon would and which matched the original. have had to deal, whether helping Raise your hand if you liked them, advising them, or shooting Three-Ten to Yuma . Thought so!!! them down. Each story is com - © Nubbins Colt 2012

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CArpenter to Cowboy Jeans, That is! By Utah Scout SASS #92575

and saved a few bucks in the bar - are finished converting them. Cat Ballou, SASS #55 gain. After you get them home, re - Start with a pair of Carpenter move all the tags including the Jeans from your local Wal-Mart small brand label on the hip pocket. he cowboy way is more store—cost about $25. They come Take your time with this to avoid than just the weekend in three colors and are made from a cutting the jeans. I used a hobby match. If a guess were “canvas-like” fabric similar to what knife with a pointed blade to ac - T ventured, it would be I have seen in the “real” Old West complish this task and the ones to most of the folks with the “old fash - trousers. Buy them a few inches follow. Next, remove the belt loops ioned” guns and Old West attire longer than you normally would. by cutting the stitching where each are independent thinking folks. Do not wash them until after you loop is folded over. The loop will Utah Scout, SASS #92575 They tend to be self-sufficient pull off easily afterward. Now and go their own way. Many of that you are warmed up. it is removing all the fabric then re- us reload our ammo, perhaps time to take on the more daunt - stitching. You will notice the cast the bullets, some fashion ing task of removing the ham - stitches that attached the pocket to their own gun leather, perhaps mer loop, and the side pickets. the pant leg have left a line of holes engage is some gunsmithing, The hammer loop is attached at in the leg. These will disappear al - and one look around at the gun the seams of the hip pocket and most entirely after the pants are carts, no two alike, and the idea the jean leg. Use a pair of sharp there are a lot of “do it yer - scissors to cut the loop away selfers” out there soon emerges. from the seams as close as pos - In the interest of doing it sible. If you are braver and myself I recently tired my hand more skilled, an option is to at converting a pair of carpenter split the seams and remove the jeans into a pair of Old West loop completely; then re-stitch looking jeans. Let me say up the seam. Brand new Wal-Mart front my skills at sewing are The side pockets come off Carpenter Jeans. largely limited to joining two next. Use your trusty hobby The first task is to get rid pieces of cloth together with a knife and lots of care to cut the go the tags and label. straight line, well mostly stitches; then use scissors to re - Then, it’s time to remove straight line, of stitches. The move the pocket from the leg the hammer loop project took only a few hours seam. Again, you have the op - A hobby knife can be used and side pocket. and the results were acceptable tion of splitting the seam and to CAREFULLY cut the stitching and remove the belt loops.

washed a few times. Next, shorten the legs. The car - penter jeans are cut to fit over boots, so you will shorten them ac - cordingly. I mentioned my skills are pretty much limited to stitches is a straight line, so I first turned the jeans inside out, then cut them to about 1-1/2 inches longer than the final length. Next, fold a cuff about ½ inch wide on the bottom and use a steam iron to iron it flat; repeat the process one more time, this time making the cuff about an inch wide. If you are skilled, you can turn them right side out again and sew in the hem. I took it one step further and used an iron-on To make a sizing belt for the back of the pants, construct an oversized pattern, cut four pieces seam adhesive. This stuff comes in of fabric, and sew the fabric together into two pairs, leaving the big end open. (Continued on next page)

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into place. This will close the ends and attach the belt to the pants. When finished, the stitches on the large end will have a D shape. You’re done! At this point I recommend washing them a time or two to get rid of the stitch marks, and soften them up a little. Wear them to your next shoot secure in the knowledge you saved a few bucks and completed another cowboy project!

Turn the two straps “inside out,” attach a set of “D” rings, and sew the assembled set onto the back of the pants.

(Continued from previous page) buttons for the suspenders. Start by a tape and is essentially a meltable determining the correct placement glue for joining fabric. Peel off a and mark it with a pencil or Wash the completed project a few times to soften everything up, strip and place it between the cuff Sharpie. I measured the button po - and you’re ready for the range! New cowboy pants for $25 and the pant leg. Use the steam sitions on a pair of my Scully is hard to beat! iron to bond the fabric together. Re - trousers and then transferred them peat for the other side of the same to the jeans. There are two options leg. This will hold the pieces to - for buttons. Use buttons available gether so you can sew the hem. wherever they are sold, pick the size The notch in the back center of and color, and sew them on. ! the waistband is straightforward to Option two is to use Jean But - make. Make a perpendicular cut ton Fasteners. They come six to the down the waistband, fold the sides package, just the number needed for outward to form the V, then stitch the suspenders, and stake on the along the folded edge. pants with a pin. The ones shown Only a couple steps left, and you came from Suspender Store are finished. You need to add the (www.SuspendenderStore.com ) and cost $5.99 a set plus shipping. The color, size, and style are a close match for the ones found on the cow - boy pants I have seen. Finally if you want to add the belt to the back of the pants, here is how to do it. Remember the bottom of the pant legs you cut off? Use the material to construct your two-belt section. Cut a pattern from paper or light cardboard. The pattern must be oversize relative to the finished belt parts. Use the pattern to cut four pieces of cloth. Pair up the pieces and stitch them together along the outside edge, but leave the larger end open. Next turn them in - side out, a small rod or pencil helps here to push the small end all the way out. Fold the open ends in to form the final shape and iron every - thing flat. You can use the trusty seam adhesive here in the same way you did with the bottom of the pant legs. Sew a buckle or a pair of D- rings to one of the belts at the small Jean Button Fasteners come six end, buckle the two sections to - to a package and can be tacked gether, and you are ready to add the on to attach the suspenders— belt to the back of the pants. Posi - no sewing required! tion it; then stitch the large ends

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The Best Little Powder House in The West By Palaver Pete, SASS Life/Regulator #4375

Palaver Pete, SASS Life/Regulator #4375 /

Club Marshal Stargazer Sal, SASS #57411, holds The Legend and Diamond Willow hostage until all decorating work on the Powder House is complete. The Job was completed to everyone’s satisfaction.

know you all have heard lonely, little, and helpless Powder of the best little “Other Room located in nowhere land look - House” in the west, but ing like Snoopy’s Brother sleeping I you have probably never next to a Saquaro cactus growing in heard of the best little “Powder the Sonoran Desert. So, they volun - House” in the west, now have you? tarily signed adoption papers and This little Powder House sits by it - adopted the little Outhouse (Pow - self out in the high desert of Central der House) on the high desert Oregon, and it’s not easy to get to. prairie. The Powder House (Out - Located 24 miles east of Bend, Ore - house) was relieved, so to speak, to gon, on seldom traveled and lonely finally find someone who cared Highway 20, this little gem of an enough to send the very best, and Outhouse (man’s term for Powder now the Powder House is all smiles House) was constructed by mem - and living happily ever after. bers of the Central Oregon Shooting There is no charge to visit this Sports Association, but decorated little sanctuary in the desert. Visi - by Diamond Willow, SASS #37688; tors of both sexes are encouraged to her husband, The Legend, SASS visit the Powder House, and pay #36069; and Sugar Foot, SASS their respects. While visiting and #80069. All three are members of resting, you will find the décor most the SASS affiliated Action Club entertaining. Photos of our west - called the Pine Mountain Posse. ern heroes cover the walls as well Now this couple (known in civil - as mirrors, and western flyers. On no cheap rest stop! The Pine Moun - ing™. The Powder House awaits ian life as The Palmers), is not in the shelves you will find extra toi - tain Posse as well as the Central your visit and will accept any con - the business of decorating Powder let paper, towels, and sanitizing Oregon Shooting Sports Associa - tribution you wish to make. Come Houses. But, they like western hand crèmes and soaps—proving to tion invites you to visit, and while see where the West was fun! You’re décor, and they felt sorry for this the clientele this comfort station is here do some Cowboy Action Shoot - a Daisy if ya do. ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com October 2012 Cowboy Chronicle Page 17

By Chilkoot, SASS #58803

he wuz gonna shoot. The crowd muffled, so’s I cudn’t hear. One NAILS gathered ‘round behin’ him. An - shooter cum up there to shoot an’ other cowboy, with a little box in after the ‘beep’ there wuz one his hand, stuck the box in the long shot and one long ‘clang’. urley, why don’t yew comes this far out. What sorta shooters ear an’ there wuz a He was gittin’ numbers yelled at walk on over to Homer’s nails do I want an’ what for?” ‘beep’. The shooter took aim an’ him afore I cud swaller! I can’t Pan’ git yew some nails “Dang it, Purley! Do I have there wuz a puff of gunsmoke, a figger it out, Eb, reckon who they “now an’ let me git on with this? ta explain every little mite of a ‘bang’ and a ‘clang’, another wuz. Whut wuz goin’ on?” I got ta git ‘er dun afore dark!” detail to ya? I’ve known a right ‘bang’ followed by a ‘clang’, an - “Don’t have a clue, Purley, an’ “I ain’t goin’ ta walk many folks in my time an’ I other and another, but then that’s a fact. I never heard of nowheres, when I got a hoss. never met one who didn’t need a there wuz a ‘bang’ and no ‘clang’. sech doin’s. We cud ride out ‘Sides, these boots hirt my feet nail or two at sometime in their The shooter yelled “Sonofa...!” there an’ see iffn they’s any clues when I walk anywheres! .....Say, trials on God’s green earth.” The rest wuz muffled, I cudn’t in the arroyo. Mebbe some of the whacha whittlin’ on thet stick “Okay, Eb, I’m agoin’… Say, hear. He got on with shootin’ an - townies knows sumpthin’. I’m for? Ya bin at it all mornin’.” afore I go, I fergot ta mention me other pistol, his rifle and a shot - most done with this here stick. “Yore feet hirt cuz ya got big an’ ole Flash wuz ridin’ out by gun. The cowboy with the box Yew git Flash an’ I’ll git Sara an’ ole holes in ‘em boots. Sorry, I the arroyo t’other day, when ofa give him another ‘beep’ and we’ll mosey on out there.” didn’t know that hide-covered sudden there wuz a lot of shots yelled some numbers at him. “What ‘bout my nails, Eb?” stack of bones wuz a hoss; thot it bein’ fired. Kinda skeered me, Then, another shooter took the “Nails? Nails? Nails? Pur - maybe wuz some kinda dinosaur. so’s I tied ole Flash to a Juniper first ones place and the same ley, is that all yew got on yer This here’s a new peg fer my bush an’ kinda belly crawled to things happened, only there mind is, nails? No wonder front door, if yew ever let me fin - the edge of the arroyo where I weren’t as many ‘clangs’ this nothin’ ever happens in this ish. I lost the old one an now the cud see gud, fer a looksee. Yew’ll time an’ a lot of words that wuz town!” dang door swings open at every never guess what I seed!” little breeze, if ya must know.” “No! An’ I ain’t gona guess “So the door swings open, Eb, cuz, yew said, ‘tha hell with them what of it? They’s gaps in yore nails, I’m gona bore ole Eb with walls big enough I cud ride ole this tale.’ Ain’t that right, Pur - Flash through ‘em at a full gal - ley?” lop!” “Ain’t no tale, Eb. I looked “I guess yew ain’t never goin’ over the edge an’ in the arroyo, ta git them nails! Yew wuz sent there at the wide place, yew here jus’ ta agravate me. The know it, there wuz a line of shiny door swingin’ open daytime ain’t pickups an’ cars, some of ‘em wuz a worry much, but, of a evenin’, I them foreign jobs. Mus’ be from like ta sorta lounge around in my town, I thot. I kep’ watchin’ an’ nightshirt. I never know what directly this feller comes walkin’ sorta folks might wander past. up to a long wooden table. He Now, will yew go git them nails wuz dressed like an ole time cow - an’ let me git done?” hand and wuz totin’ a rifle, shot - “Eb, there ain’t nuthin’ but gun, and had two six-guns horny toads an’ coyotes ever strapped on. I couldn’t see what

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Buggy Barn Museum CArriAge hillS rAnCh

Cree Vicar Dave, SASS Life, #49907 K d Carriages Blanco, Texas ast winter the Vicar’s Wife & By Cree Vicar Dave, SASS Life #49907 and I, along with our faithful dog, “Sterling L Meg,” spent the cold Upon arriving we experienced months in the Blanco, Texas area. We an exceptional collection of vintage enjoy visiting museums while travel - buggies, wagons, and carriages col - Buggy Barn Museum ing, so when hearing of the “Buggy lected from across the United Barn Museum” on the north side of States, Canada, and Europe. Blanco, we hitched the horsepower ta There are name brands such as our GMC “Sierra with the fringe on Studebakers and Deere Webers. top” and drove over ta have a look see. And for us Michiganders, they The Museum address is: have four carriages from Macki - Dennis & Kelly Moore naw Island. The proprietors, Den - Buggy Barn Museum nis and Kelly Moore, have a vast 1915 Hwy 281 North knowledge of the buggies and wag - PO Box 504 ons they have on display. Dennis Blanco TX 78606 told me they have been collecting Sleigh in front and US Mail buggy Horse drawn hearse from around in the back. These were some the late 1860s. Notice the ornate of the many that were stored carving and color. on the second floor.

View of the south side of the main A view of the north side of the floor. Notice the “doctor” buggy building main floor. In front is at front right and the jail wagon a very rare Spindle Seat Buggy. at the back left. The front as well as the rear axle turns. Manufactured by buggies for some 15 years now, and L. C. Graves & CO. of Springboro, PA, there are around 75 in their collec - it was made to be driven on narrow streets with tight turns. tion. There are buggies, surreys, buckboards, covered wagons, stagecoaches, sleighs, carts, a jail wagon, a horse drawn road grader, and even a hearse. Most of them date from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s. One buggy has four wheels turning; others have a jump seat in the front. Some are covered and some open. There are some that were used as a doctor’s wagon, a cab, a paddy wagon, hauling freight, US mail, going to Church, going to town, and much, much more. Other artifacts on display at the Museum are old relics, posters An 1889 Studebaker, serial #12053. This buggy was used in the movie, and a few firearms. There Will Be Blood . The Moore’s buggies, wagons,

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and horses have played a part in They offer an excellent setting some five motion pictures, Lone - for your cherished events such as some Dove , There Will Be Blood , weddings, parties, reunions, an - and True Grit to name three. At niversaries, and corporate events, the close of True Grit , Dennis is all with a western ambiance. They the man driving the buggy. They have a 5,400 sq. ft. indoor reception just finished being a part of the hall that seats 175 to 200 new movie, Abraham Lincoln: cowboys/cowgirls. The “Carriage Vampire Hunter , shot on location Hall” has a stage, bar, caterer’s in Louisiana. kitchen, and restrooms. Attached is Just around the corner is “Car - a 600 sq. ft. arbor area that over - riage Hills Ranch” operated by: looks the grounds. There is an am - Frank & Christine Bushong phitheater, lake, and a wonderful 125 Moore Lane outdoor setting ideal for a cowboy Blanco, Texas 78606 (Continued on page 20 )

Buggy Barn Museum

Cree Vicar Dave and The Vicar’s Wife posing by a 1903 Studebaker, the largest of the rockaway carriages. It is enclosed with beveled edge glass and has beveled edge glass gas lanterns. It was owned by a prominent Chicago family. It is painted Breuster green & red. This is the very first Studebaker in which the Vicar has sat.

Dennis and Kelly Moore, proprietors of the Buggy Barn Museum. They have been collecting buggies for 15 years and have around 75 in all.

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Christmas Party

Kelly and Dennis Moore have a Chuck Wagon service. They prepared stew, chili, beans, and cobbler for the free Christmas dinner and party at Carriage Hills Ranch December 2011. Buggy Barn Museum . . . (Continued from page 19 ) wedding that has a stone bridge and a stonewall backdrop. The Carriage Hills Ranch teams up with “K & D Carriages” to Kenneth Moore and John Watson (l-r). Christine and Frank Bushong operate the provide 1800s transportation to Kenneth runs K & D Carriages with his Carriage Hills Ranch. There is a hall for almost round out that special day. brother, Dennis. This was my first time in a any sized party. There are beautiful settings Kenneth & Dennis Moore , and I was pleasantly surprised for an outdoor wedding. Carriages are available 1915 Hwy 281 North at the smoothness of the ride. for those who want an Old West flavor.

Blanco, Texas 78606 ! Dennis and his brother, Ken - unions, parties, and other occasions Cowboy style ceremony. Times of neth Moore, provide their customers more memorable. There is some - joyous events such as a wedding with a unique experience of a ride thing exceptional about a “Cowboy have always been a time for great back in time to the Victorian period. Wedding.” I have officiated at a cou - celebration. Jesus attended the They furnish buggies, carriages, and ple of them in the past. Can’t think wedding in Cana and blessed that wagons that come equine equipped of anything nicer then ta have the celebration by performing His first for your valued events, making wedding party parade through town miracle in the Gospel of John 2:1-11. those special days like weddings, re - in a horse-drawn carriage after a And it says in Mark 10:6-9 KJV, “But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his Another attraction of Carriage father and mother, and cleave to his Hills Ranch is the Amphitheater. wife; And they twain shall be one It can accommodate up to 200 guests. flesh: so then they are no more Great for an outdoor event! twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not boy Action Shoot. man put asunder. ” On Monday November 28, 2011, The Moores also provide a all three of these enterprises came “Chuck Wagon” food service. They together to put on a free Christmas prepare food on site using Dutch dinner and concert at the Carriage ovens and such. That would be a Hills Ranch. There was an Old great asset to any Cowboy Action West Chuck Wagon meal, a spacious Shooting™ event. Here is a vendor banquet hall to enjoy it in, several that would supply numerous as - cowboy entertainers on stage, and pects for a match. They could fur - buggy/stagecoach rides around the nish food, buggy rides, and a ranch. The old saying “There are no wonderful “photo op” to round out a free lunches” didn’t brace up for successful shoot. A picture of a this occasion, as we were provided Cowboy and/or Cowgirl dressed up with a free meal plus much, much for the banquet seated in a buggy more. When asked the cost of a hangin’ on the wall would produce stagecoach ride, the answer was a myriad of vivid memories. quickly forthcoming, “The price is Check ‘em out to see if they the same for everything at this have something to enhance your Christmas party—FREE.” A fes - next big gathering, whether it is a tive entertaining evening was had birthday party or a national Cow - by all. If you would like to find out

Stonewall backdrop ideal for an outdoor wedding. There is a beautiful stone bridge leading up to the setting.

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Christmas Party

Cree Vicar Dave, The Vicar’s Wife, and our dog, Yvonne Hollenbeck and Jean Prescott Sterling Meg, headin’ West in a stagecoach. (l-r) on stage at the Christmas party. K & D Carriages provided buggy and stagecoach rides Yvonne writes and recites . Jerry and Deanna Dosser of Western at the Christmas party. Many of Jean’s songs tell stories of women Sunrise Ministries entertained at the of the West. Jean told me she sang at Christmas party. They sing great western Their website is: END of TRAIL a few years back. renditions of old Hymns and Gospel music. www.kanddcarriages.com Email: more about these fascinating Old Their website is Their website is: [email protected] West style services you can contact www.buggybarnmuseum.com www.carriagehillsranch.com [email protected] them at: Email: K & D Carriages Photos by: Cree Vicar Dave Buggy Barn Museum [email protected] Phone numbers: The Vicar’s Wife Phone numbers: Carriage Hills Ranch 830-833-4671 or 512-585-8419 Dennis and Kelly Moore 830-833-5708 Phone numbers: 830-833-4706 or 210-862-1132 [email protected] 210-862-1132 512-659-3461 • 512-786-3377 www.suckercreek.org

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Col. Richard Dodge, SASS Life #1750

Well, let’s get us a place to stay and way by any means necessary. Jus - Col. Richard Dodge, some hot food. That’ll feel good, tice was based on who your SASS #1750 won’t it?” He winked at the boy and friends—or your enemies—were. pulled his two-horse team up in front The small ranchers and farm - hen Colonel Albert Jen - of what passed for a hotel in Lincoln. ers were Democrats to a man; the nings Fountain drove his He climbed stiffly off the seat large ranchers and powerful politi - buggy down the familiar and reached for his Winchester, then cians supported the Republican W main street of dusty old carefully scanned the street. A paint Party. Fountain had been a jurist Lincoln, New Mexico, on a late Jan - horse and a bay were hitched in and politician for decades and was uary day in 1896, vivid memories front of the courthouse. The street a strong advocate for the Republi - came back from years ago. He was deserted but for a lone cowboy cans, having served in numerous rarely came back to Lincoln, and it who crossed the street down at the public offices during his colorful ca - had changed little in the last fifteen far end of town, pulling his hat down reer. He was a famous, powerful, years. The same squat adobe build - low over his face. Fountain noted and marked man and now he was ings were still there. The wind blew dark brown pants, a brown wool about to move against some very the same dust from the rutted coat, and a tan Boss of the Plains dangerous and determined men. street, now showing puddles re - hat. He also wore a cartridge belt Fountain’s adventurous life cently thawed from the winter’s with a Colt holstered butt forward began when, as a teenager, he man - chill. The courthouse had not on his left hip. Nothing unusual, but aged to turn a European school tour changed, its twin outside stairways he filed the image away. into an exciting around-the-world climbing to an overhanging wooden Fountain helped Henry jump cruise, ending in . He balcony. In that courthouse a down from the wagon, retrieved his Albert Jennings Fountain settled in Sacramento and became scrawny young kid whom he had valise and a leather documents a reporter for the conservative defended in Mesilla on a murder pouch and followed the boy through Sacramento Union, a newspaper charge—and lost—had been incar - the hotel’s old wooden door. He took ing. Dow had brought evidence to published until 1994. He had been cerated. He remembered the sink - one last quick look around before strengthen their case. sent to Nicaragua to cover the ill- ing feeling he had when the jury closing it quickly. “The hide’s safe in my room,” he fated Walker filibuster expedition pronounced William Bonny, known The darkness inside was a said. Fountain nodded and smiled and narrowly escaped being exe - as “Billy, the Kid,” guilty, the only sharp change from the cold winter grimly. cuted by Walker when his purpose conviction from the recent bloody sun. A fireplace in one corner of the “Good,” he said. “That should was discovered. . The balcony room gave soft warmth from a small guarantee our case. Let’s go get Fountain was in Southern Cali - was the same one from which fire. Henry quickly moved to it and some of Mrs. Ortega’s home cook - fornia when the Civil War erupted Bonny had later escaped, killing eagerly spread his hands to warm ing.” He led the way out the door, and he joined the California Col - Deputy Sheriff Bill Ollinger with them. Fountain joined him for a carefully assessing the street again. umn under command of Colonel his own shotgun, riding away on a moment before turning to the Seeing nothing, the three walked Carlton. He participated in the stolen horse to further embellish hotel’s counter to check in. He quickly down the street to Mrs. Or - march through southern Arizona his legend before being gunned arranged for his team to be boarded tega’s Mexican restaurant. Both and New Mexico as the Column down by in a darkened in the livery stable and carried men carried their Winchesters pursued the invading Confederate bedroom in Pete Maxwell’s home. their luggage to the sparsely fur - ready, scanning the street and win - Army across the southwest. He did “Is that the place, Pa?” Eight nished room. He tested the sagging dows ahead and behind. not return to California, but re - year-old Henry broke into his mattress and sighed. They had They were on a dangerous mis - mained in New Mexico, and mar - thoughts. Henry had never been been on the road for three days and sion. In the late nineteenth cen - ried a lovely Mexican woman from there, but he had heard the story. still had the long trip home ahead tury, the Tularosa Basin of southern Mesilla, New Mexico. He joined the He had been thrilled to take the of them. He picked up the Winches - New Mexico was still very much a New Mexico Volunteer Militia and, long trip from Mesilla with his fa - ter and returned to the fireplace relic of the “Wild West.” Ambitious in a skirmish with the , had mous father, even though he was where a man with a weathered face and powerful men vied for control of been trapped overnight under his nursing a mild cold. His parents and alert blue eyes was waiting. land and water, but also for political slain horse with wounds from two had allowed him to join his father “Hello, Colonel.” Les Dow ex - power and wealth. Large landown - arrows and a bullet. Fountain was for a rather strange reason—no one tended a hand; Fountain grasped it ers and ranchers deeply resented well acquainted with danger, hard - would be evil enough to kill a child. firmly in greeting. Les Dow was a the encroachment of small ranchers ship, and pain of injury. The colonel nodded. “That’s the Deputy U. S. Marshal and an expe - into territory they had long consid - Following the Civil War, he was place, Henry. was tried rienced stock detective. They were ered theirs by right of conquest. administrator of public lands and and convicted in that building. He here on the same mission to meet Each side of the issue was sharply property in the El Paso area and re - didn’t have a chance with the jury. the grand jury the following morn - divided and willing to have their mained in Texas to become involved ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com October 2012 Cowboy Chronicle Page 23

in the state’s politics. He served in place, isolated and dry, cattle into the basin, tem - the state senate, at one time acting blazing hot in the summer porarily and uncharacteristi - as president pro tem, and was most months, daring any man to cally green. The Lees were noted for sponsoring legislation that conquer and thrive in it. one of the first; among them, reinstated the Texas Rangers as a The two forces of Apache Oliver Milton Lee, who was to professional law enforcement and nature served to delay become a major player in this, agency. Finally, he settled in his settlement in the basin far the latest episode of the “Wild wife’s hometown of Mesilla, along longer than the rest of West.” Along the watered the Rio Grande River, to raise a New Mexico, and its social - west facing slopes of the family and practice law. And there ization took a good two Sacramentos, the Texans was plenty of law to practice. He decades to catch up with began to recreate their dis - became popular, moderately the rest of the country. placed lives, complete with wealthy, and politically powerful And yet, men did try to the beliefs, attitudes, and be - with equally powerful friends and conquer the basin in spite haviors that had been habit - enemies. He was well known and of the challenges. One of ual to Texas cattlemen since respected with the Mexican and the first was a cantanker - before the Battle of the Alamo. Apache people of the area. ous little Frenchman, one Lee quickly managed to The Tularosa Basin lies just Francois Jean Rochas by establish what would become north of El Paso and east of the Rio name, “Frenchy,” by one of the largest cattle oper - Grande Valley with the towns of choice. He settled in a Oliver Milton Lee ations in the basin, some say Mesilla, Las Cruces, and today’s lonely but well-watered by both honest and dishonest Truth or Consequences. Its most spot at the foot of Dog Canyon at In the early 1880s, Texas was be - means, including paper, hot lead, prominent feature is the famed the base of the Sacramentos, devel - ginning to be over-grazed and and hot running irons. Part of his White Sands National Monument. oped an irrigation system, raised crowded; the cattle industry was on new spread included the land Bordered on the east by the tower - fruit trees, and managed to stay the decline. Their only way out was claimed by the newly departed ing, pine-topped Sacramento Moun - there even in the presence of the to look for other pastures. When Frenchy. He was famed, feared, and tains and on the west by the San Apache, who probably considered word eventually filtered in about the respected as a superior marksman Andres Range, all waters flow into him harmless if not entertaining. Tularosa Basin as being one of the with rifle and pistol and wasn’t re - the lowlands where they sink use - For his water rights, Frenchy died last undeveloped places, Texans luctant to demonstrate his abilities. lessly into the sand. It is a hard by hands unknown. began to arrive with herds of Texas (Continued on page 24 )

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note on the table—“ If you drop Murder In The Tularosa . . . this, we will be your friends. If you (Continued from page 23 ) go on with it you will never reach The basin became a neighborhood home alive.” of hard men, most of them a combi - Without mentioning the omi - nation of good and bad, willing to nous threat, Fountain pocketed kill or be killed over a perceived the note, and proceeded with his slight, or thwarted ambition. testimony. Fountain’s document But the green basin was not to case contained scores of docu - stay green for long. Deserts rarely ments—letters, affidavits, official do. Drought soon set in. There records, all evidence for indict - had been just enough water to ments against Oliver Lee and sev - cause trouble in the first place, eral others. When Les Dow and it became even more coveted— presented his one piece of evi - coveted enough to kill for. The dence, a steer hide with an obvi - stage was set and the characters ously modified brand he had taken were gathering for the drama that from under Lee’s nose, the jury re - was to be the last chapter of the sponded by handing down a total saga of the Wild West. Albert Bacon Fall of thirty-two indictments for Foun - Into the midst of the turmoil tain to serve. strode a brash, brilliant, and am - With their business done, bitious young lawyer, Albert Fall, cleus of a group of small ranchers Fountain bid Dow thanks and a who was to make history for him - who would become a powerful safe farewell and began the long self many decades into the fu - force within the Tularosa Basin. journey home on January 30. As on ture—not all favorable. Fall As the 1880s passed, tensions the trip to Lincoln, they stayed quickly realized the rich opportu - in the basin grew and sides began with friends along the way. Every nities for one such as himself, with to form. Men rarely went un - one of them expressed concern for his sharp lawyer’s mind and ruth - armed; gunfights and murders their safety, for they all knew the less cunning. When Oliver Lee were not uncommon. People dis - stakes involved. At Dr. Blaze’s strolled into his office one day, the appeared. Elections were rigged place just outside Mescalero, Foun - two ambitious men formed the nu - and outright stolen. Accusations tain refused the offer of two Apache and suspicions were everywhere. friends who wanted to accompany The larger ranchers eventually, as them as guards. His self-confi - they had in the Great Plains, dence and ego would not allow him formed their protective associa - to believe he could not handle any tion, the Southeastern New Mex - situation that might confront him. ico Livestock Association. Col. After all, who would be evil enough Albert Fountain was an officer in to harm eight year-old Henry? the organization, and their attor - (To be continued…) ney. He was about to wage a final References battle, both legal and literal, pit - Gibson, A. M.; The Life and Death of ting him against Fall and Lee in a Colonel Albert Jennings Foun - desperate effort to settle the issue tain; University of Oklahoma once and for all. Press, Norman; 1967 The morning after his arrival Harkey, Dee; “The Life of a New in Lincoln, Fountain and Dow ap - Mexico Lawman - Mean as peared before the Grand Jury in Hell”; University of New Mexico the Lincoln County Courthouse he Press, Albuquerque, 1948 remembered so well. Several spec - Owens, Gordon R.; The Two Alberts: tators were present in the court - Fountain and Fall; University of room, as interest in the Oklahoma Press, Norman; 1967 proceedings was high. Among Recko, Corey, Murder on the White them, Fountain noted the same Sands: The Disappearance of Al - man he had seen in the street bert and Henry Fountain , (Den - when he arrived—brown pants ton: University of North Texas and jacket, tan hat, cross-draw Press, 2007 Colt. The man made him nervous. Sonnichsen, Charles L.; Tularosa: He knew he was being watched. Last of the Frontier West; Univer - At one point in the proceedings, re - sity of New Mexico Press; Albu - turning to his chair, he found a querque; 1960

Little Known Fact Abraham Lincoln is the only President of the United States to come under enemy fire while in office. It happened twice— once while on board a tugboat in 1862 and again during a raid on Washington, D.C. in 1864.

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(Continued from page 1) one of the Western movies’ fa - shot the 10 stages in 263.78, with vorite scenes: dancing to the tune a Cadillac. And, not just any of maestro Colt. Whether the bul - Cadillac, but a vintage 1948 con - lets thud into the rough-hewn vertible imported from California! boards of a saloon, or kick up the It was a real tight squeeze getting dust in the sun-baked street, the it back into the box in which it sod buster or hapless miner has to came through the post. hop about as the Baddie makes Another odd prize was a him dance. It’s a Western movie golden bucket awarded to the Pale staple, but is seen very rarely in Rider category winner (a Pale Cowboy Action. At the Bar-E it is Pail) nudge, nudge, wink, wink. so common it is called The Crow And, the Bar-E brings a fresh Sweep. Dirt is placed behind a approach to scenarios, too. Take 2x4 in front of a very large “cow - boy” target. First pistol twq rounds in the dirt and Wild Bunch™ Posse three on the cowboy, repeat with second pistol. Easy as sion design by Kitty Katz Arizona marred the mission,” remembers pie, right? Harder was lis - with a ceramic bell atop its tower Crow. Nothing had been said out - tening to the sniveling. “It and another ceramic bell for the right, but Kitty Katz looked as if might have been a nice pile shooters to ring as they said their an entertaining near death expe - of dirt when the first posse line, “Special delivery,” to start rience awaited anyone who shot came through, but by the the buzzer. The match officials up her prop. Then, it was her time we arrived ...” And it shot the match earlier so they turn. She grabbed up her rifle was no use pointing out if could officiate and as this stage and “BLAM!” The whole “Official you simply fall off your loomed ever closer, the tension Posse” stared transfixed at the lit - horse, you’ll hit the dirt.” mounted. “I went first and did tle black hole in the otherwise Another great prop was great harm to my overall time as pristine prop, and the tension Kitty with her creations a faux adobe (wooden) mis - I made certain no round of mine (Continued on page 26 )

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(Continued from page 25 ) Winners L B-Western Northern Sassy Sue, ebbed out of the air. You should see Overall SASS #93645 ON it now that the gallant 98 have Man Rawhide Wilson, S Duelist Pecos Pav, roared through it! SASS #40834 ON SASS #36327 NJ On Friday, a dozen Wild Lady Canadian Two F Cartridge Sam Steele, Bunchers enjoyed a three stage Feathers, SASS #95503 ON mini match dedicated to the mem - SASS #70784 ON C Cowboy Highwall Drifter, ory of the late film actor Ernest Categories SASS #68975 QC Borgnine, a star of the movie. It F C Gunfighter Northern Crow, L Gunfighter Lady Smith, SASS #39113 ON SASS #41871 ON was also a day of side matches as Gran Patron Lightning Slicker Gunfighter Canadian Smoking the cowboys shot the cobwebs out Bill, Guns, of their barrels before the main SASS #24738 ON SASS #78415 ON match got underway the next day. Pale Rider Hondo Canada, L Duelist Jersey Sue, The banquet, a grand affair Hondo Canada, First Place SASS #94235 ON SASS #46447 NJ that took place in four 12x25 tents “Pail” Rider S S B-Western Milton Kid, Duelist Lock N’ Load, put together, was catered by the SASS #85788 ON SASS #87491 ON Columbian Squires—youth wing of match to learn about Cowboy Ac - S S F Cartridge , L 49’er Canadian Two the Knights of Columbus —and a tion Shooting™ and shoot bor - Da Boss Hawg, Feathers ON SASS #88404 ON 49’er Rawhide Wilson ON grand feast it was. They have al - rowed guns. As the last drop of L Young Gun Smoke N Ash, Wrangler Slow Don, ready asked to cater next year’s gravy was sopped up, out came the SASS #86017 ON SASS #66977 ON shoot, and two of them showed up guitars, and the hootenanny lasted E Statesman Stoney Creek, Cowboy Snuffy Dave at the following Saturday Bar-E until squadrons of mosquitoes SASS #4952 ON Edwards, drove everyone into the clubhouse. L Senior Sunny Jo, SASS #51055 MI A swap shop and 50/50 draw SASS #94627 ON Cowgirl Kitty Katz Arizona, Singing Cowboys— raised $600 for the SASS scholar - Senior Noah Rush, SASS #84606 ON Chance Arizona, Hawkfeathers, and Hondo Canada ship fund and $750 was raised for SASS #89894 ON L Wrangler Victoria Secret, the Wounded Warriors of Canada. S Senior Indian Frank, SASS #48722 ON SASS #38915 ON The match took place at a time when both our countries were suf - fering from horrific gun crimes. But, let it be recorded 98 shooters came together at the Bar-E in friendly competition, shot over 30,000 rounds of ammunition without a soul being the least bit scared. Laughter and good feel - ings were constant, and medals for excellence were awarded to people aged 14 to 80. Ironically, it is guns at the Bar-E that would be confis - cated by the anti-gunners. They have no idea where the illegal guns are. And, confiscation of our guns wouldn’t help prevent a sin - gle crime. Crow received an e- mail from Doom’s Darlin,’ one of Hondo, Indian Frank, Bearclaw Bob Acton, Crow conducts Safety Meeting the delightful posse that arrived and the Late Col. Sawbones to shoot with us from New Jersey. We asked her permission to use it and here it is in its entirety. It tells of the match and how our cousins from south of our border can cross that border with their guns very conveniently and join us in our sport. “Dear Crow: I just wanted to tell you how much Dr. Doom, Doc in the Box, and myself (Doom’s Darlin’) en - joyed the Central Canadian Cham - pionship. We felt very welcomed and thought the shoot was run flawlessly. Everything went so smooth, including the entry into Canada and the return home. Before coming to Canada, we had to apply for an ATT (applica - Highwall Drifter at home Kitty Katz Arizona takes aim at Adobe tion to transfer) for the guns. This on the range

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guns you bring in). The Canadian customs required the forms 909 and 910 (which we had filled out prior to our trip). They veri - fied the guns and serial numbers matched the ones on the 909 and 910. We were Smoke N Ash only in the Canadian cus - toms approximately 40 min - Top Lady, Canadian Two Feathers and Top Man, Rawhide Wilson. utes. Canadian customs Congratulations! charges $25 per person. Entry back into the US was done by phone and fax and was amazingly fast. We did Overall Winner Rawhide Wilson. Look was very easy. We spoke with An - not have to stop at Cana - closely, and you’ll see the Cadillac! gela at the CFO who was very help - dian customs, and we did ful. We also had to buy trigger locks for the guns. not even have to get out of the car On the way to Canada, at US customs. We showed them we spent approximately 20 our form 4457, and they said wel - minutes in the US customs come home, have a nice day. That building. All they required was it. was to view the guns/serial Again, we had such a wonder - Singing Cowboys— numbers and register them on ful trip and plan on returning next Chance Arizona, Hawkfeathers, the 4457 form (which never year. Hopefully, more US cowboys and Hondo Canada expires unless you change the will head north since getting guns across the border is extremely easy. Three Amigos— Have a great day, and we hope to Clint Chisum, Colt McCloud, see you in the US for some more and T.D. Waters great shooting.”

Lightning Slicker Bill, Grand Patron, drawing for SASS gift certificate

I’m no Cheater!

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My Greatest Hero By Blackthorne Billy, SASS #74914

Blackthorne Billy, SASS #74914

arion Robert Morrison was my hero as I was growing up, and re - M mains my most highly respected hero of all time. Mr. Morrison was featured in 142 Hol - lywood films, primarily Westerns. He was voted as the “Most money- making star” of films ever. He epitomized rugged masculinity, and was famed for his demeanor, including his distinctive calm John Chisum voice, that special walk, and his six feet four inch height. Some may not recognize him from his original empted government lands for graz - name, but every Cowboy knows ing his cattle and horses. Chisum John Tunstall him as John Wayne! John Wayne, befriended John Tunstall, a wealthy “The Duke,” was a man standing cattleman, banker, and merchant. John Tunstall befriended and hired a young Cowboy named William Bonney to work for him, and a young lawyer named Alexander McSween joined the group shortly after arriving in Lincoln In the town of Lincoln, there were three Irishmen, J. J. Dolan, Lawrence Murphy, and John Riley Pat Garrett who owned a general store called “The House,” and the only bank. stall in the head. They charged high prices for mer - Word of Tunstall’s murder chandise and controlled money quickly spread, and a posse was tightly. They also had close ties to formed to bring the deputies in for territorial politicians and used trial. Eventually, they were cap - those allies for their own gain. tured, and on the third day of the (SOME things just never change, return to Lincoln, a member of the do they!) At the time, Lincoln posse named William Bonney, or County encompassed almost 70% “Billy The Kid,” shot and killed John Wayne of the New Mexico Territory. both of them, as well as a posse Tunstall, Chisum, and Mc - member who attempted to protect tall among men in many ways. He Sween decided to open their own the prisoners. Following this was, and IS every Cowboy’s hero! general store and a bank to com - episode, Bonney joined up with one Among the many Western pete with The House and the Irish - of Tunstall’s foremen and formed a movies he made, at least one was men’s bank. Of course, this did not group of young men who vowed to fact-based, though a few details sit well, and tensions rose to a become vigilantes, searching out were added for theatrical effect. fever pitch before long. Dolan, the evil-doers and corrupt politi - The movie was “Chisum,” based on Murphy, and Riley swore out a cians, along with bankers who the true story of the 1878 Lincoln phony court order to take some of tightly controlled the territory. County, New Mexico Territory war Tunstall’s horses for a fallacious This group called themselves “The between cattlemen, merchants, and debt they insisted Tunstall owed Regulators,” and a more re - bankers. The real John Chisum them. When he refused to turn the cent film, “Young Guns,” portrayed was a wealthy cattle rancher who horses over to the two deputies their pursuits fairly close to reality. held huge acreages of his own land who presented the demand, one of Emilio Estevez played Billy The Billy the Kid in the Pecos Valley, but also pre- them, William Morton, shot Tun - Kid. This film portrayed a very dif -

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n’t meet Bonney until mid-1880. It was a short-lived acquaintance, however, as in April of 1881, carry - ing an arrest warrant for murder, Garrett closed in on Bonney at a ranch owned by Pete Maxwell. Garrett had been talking in a darkened bedroom with Maxwell when Bonney slipped into the house through a side door, then en - tered the room. Maxwell an - nounced “That’s him; That’s Billy The Kid,” whereupon Garrett drew his revolver and fired twice, killing Billy The Kid instantly. “Chisum” is a wonderful movie, and that it is mostly fact-based on a huge historical event, makes it all the more interesting to us Cowboys and historians in America. John Wayne stands tall in my mind, and Alexander McSween every Cowboy should see this movie again to watch The Duke in ferent shooting of Tunstall, but the one of his best! PS: John Wayne result of Bonney becoming a reck - COULD have been cast as Sheriff less killer was the same. Pat Garrett, as Garrett was also six In the film, “Chisum,” Pat Gar - feet four inches tall in real life! rett was a member of the posse re - John Wayne: May 26, 1907 – June turning the two deputies to 11, 1979. Rest in peace, tall man! Lincoln, but in reality, Garrett did - [email protected]

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WWPAS The Original TRANSFORMERS ! Transforming “Reenactors” into “Real Actors”

try to recreate Old West moments, Dr. Buck Montgomery, emulate characters, and educate By Dr. Buck Montgomery, SASS #18071 SASS #18071 audiences during their festival, WWPAS Trail Boss Trail Boss fair, and community performances, about the history of both factual you are in a group that wants to and sometimes fictional occur - “up the ante,” and become a group ow Lucy, before I get to rences from America’s West. that can charge a reasonable nom - “Splain’n” what I’m re - Here’s where the professional per - inal fee for your performances, be - ferring to with that, out formers and skilled technicians of cause you are providing some N of the ordinary, article the WWPAS come in to make these “Real” entertainment value, rather headline, let me interject that al - presentations more entertaining, than yet another 15 to 30 minute though I am not a “Reenactor,” I and thus more credible! skit that has audiences straining thoroughly appreciate the intense Case in point … In the world of to follow the show because the di - dedication most of these groups Single Action Shooting, an activity alogue is either too wordy or im - have when it comes to preserving that even major aficionados and possible to hear … or both, and the History of America’s Wild West. big dogs in SASS will readily find themselves checking the score Okay, I must admit though, I am admit, is not an entertainment- of today’s game on their iPod, still rather perplexed and puzzled based or spectator event, but it can Gunfights are gunfights— rather than holding their atten - as to why, when I type the word be if presented in the right light, and every good show has them … tion to what should/could be the Reenactor, I get that bothersome such as having a seasoned per - generally lots of them! fun, action packed show in front of “Red Squiggly Line” from spell- former like Bob Munden perform Adding some pyrotechnics them, this is where WWPAS and check! Every Ding Dang, Dad his amazing shooting skills … to to the menu is always the varied Wild West Arts skills Burn Time! coin a phrase, “Now That’s Enter - a crowd-pleasing surprise! come into play! Sure any group Now, whether you are part of a tainment.” Although Bob’s por - can gather up period clothing from Gunfight Group of Reenactors or trayal of the sport is not an that replicate historical gunfights some great resources like Wild not, you may be asking yourself, accurate depiction of what it is re - and moments in America’s western West Mercantile in Mesa, AZ, or what can WWPAS offer up that can ally all about, it very possibly will history. A somewhat famous Hol - turn Reenacting into “Real Act - entice viewers to be interested lywood stuntman was once quoted ing?” Well, surprisingly, the an - enough to venture into the sport! as saying, “If history was more in - swer is rather simple. In the world Once again … entertainment was teresting … more people would be of reenacting, it is the goal of these the determining factor! reading books than going to the countless groups across the coun - Back to those Gunfight groups movies!” {Authors Note: Hey, I said that!} Case in point … 92% of people went to see the movie Tombstone , as compared to 17% that ever checked out a library book on the same subject! But, after watching the movie, 78% of those same folks picked up a book, a , Chronicle of the Old West, or some other form of literature to find out more information about this historic event. Back again to the core of this conversation … understandably, the vast majority of Gunfight reenactment groups do their per - formances strictly for the “Love of the Game,” 95% of the time without any monetary compen - Make no mistake— sation. {Short of feed’n and wa - when the bad guy suddenly grabs a crate and pieces fly ter’n for their members} … Mixing dialog, action, and the antics of a comic “side-kick” keeps the everywhere—you’ve got everyone’s attention! which is all well and good, if that’s all ya wanna do. But, if attention of young and old alike!

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Reenactors … when an audience witnesses a performance of some fancy six-gun spin - ning, trick roping, bull whip action, or dar - ing stage stunts, as compared to just a barrage of gunfire with everyone shoot’n off round after round of loud blanks at the end of a show … you are seeing a show that holds their attention from beginning to end, rather than … setting off car alarms! {Al - though, that is rather fun!} Simply stated, your show should first and foremost be … entertaining! At WWPAS, we are dedicated to preserv - ing America’s Wild West Arts and Heritage! We encourage you to contact us directly, and to become part of SASS-WWPAS … TODAY! Breaking News … Groups or Events looking to promote themselves and their events, or looking for some great insurance, Stunts are not the simple, spur of the moment events they appear to be— go to: www:thereenactors.com. Our good training, technique, and practice are vital to “getting it right” and making it all seem “natural.” friend Will Roberts has created a great web - site specifically for the reenactment and some custom leather apparel from ing each individual understand not only a step above, but Wild West Arts community … Check it out! Michael J. Guli Designs, along that, is yet another task indeed! I also a show that merits Well, as always, my bunkhouse door is with authentic gun leather from like to refer to it as the … “Do you more demand, both in au - available for knock’n and my wireless tele - Mernickle, firearms from Pieta or know the meaning of … NO?” … dience appreciation and graph {623 521-3856} is charged just in case EMF, hats from Bronco Sue, and Simply stated, if a group member dollar value! ya have any questions, want information on blanks from the largest supplier is not qualified to perform a cer - As a quick comparison WWPAS, or just want to be added to my “ever for Hollywood films, and my #1 tain task {lead roll, comedy, stunts, to the Wild West Arts growing” list of people that receive our special choice, Joe Swanson in Kingman, etc.}, then that person needs to bow skills and the Shoot’em up monthly WWPAS Gazette Newsletter … Arizona … but all that doesn’t out of performing such a duty for guarantee a show that is both an the betterment of the group! entertaining and enlightening per - Now, in regards to the Wild formance for the audience! West Arts, and their inclusion to a Now, take that same perform - Gunfight Reenactment, any of ance and add some Wild West Arts these elements must be performed skills, {Gun Spinning, Bull Whip - at a level of expertise matching the ping, Trick Roping, or probably the reenactment, otherwise the overall best addition … Stunt Fighting} performance will be compromised! and this is the important part, all Trust me, an inadequate Gun Spin - executed “appropriately,” and you ning display, Bull Whip demonstra - now have a show that can be con - tion, or Stunt Fight scenario will sidered “Professional.” Lookie take your show into a quick down - there, what you now have might ward spin! But, if preformed cor - even go beyond working for food rectly, any of these elements could and drinks to an actual “PAID boost your show way over the top!!! PERFORMANCE” {Can I get a As an example … I have personally “Yee Haw” from the Halleluiah been involved in some current film - Choir?} In essence, you have gone ing with True West Magazine and from “Reenactors” to … wait for it PBS as their True West Casting … here it comes … “Real Actors!” Agent, and have employed several The hardest job in this equation is Reenactors along with WWPAS selecting “who” is best qualified to members in episodes of the upcom - do the skills required to make this ing segments, all because I have add up to a great performance. been able to supply them with a The best analogy to explain this is, variety of unique, versatile, and “Creating a Gunfight Skit is like skilled performers, that have al - making a Movie!” Just like on a lowed me to single out their film, there are the stars, co-stars, “strong points.” extras, character actors Bottom Line … for all those {comics/sidekicks}, stunt person - “Reenactment Groups” out there nel, script writers, prop masters, … if you are wanting to have your and a director {trust me, you never group evolve by expanding your want more than one of those}. So, group’s abilities, let the profes - in every Gunfight Group, its mem - sional performance skills available bers all have their strong points, through your membership re - Mixing dialog, action, and the antics some are better actors, stunt per - sources at SASS-WWPAS “Wild of a comic “side-kick” keeps the sonnel, costumers, script writers, West Performing Arts Society” attention of young and old alike! background extras, etc. … but hav - help you to create a show that is

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Stage Points Scoring System By Happy Jack, SASS Life/Regulator #20451 As can be seen the stage points T-Bone Dooley at his recent matches. he stage points scoring from the total stage time. The value awarded are a straight line (not a It is a fairly simple calculation, so a system used at the Wild of each course of fire must be input curve) based on each shooter’s total spreadsheet to do it would be easy. Bunch™ Action Shooting into the scoring system. This is what stage time. It doesn’t matter whether Is the system perfect?? NO. No T World Championships in allows more difficult courses of fire to there are 2 or 2000 shooters in the system that is workable over a wide 2012 is an adaptation of the method be of greater value. category. To get the “Top 10” or variety of stage designs that is simple used for many years by IPSC. It is For every course of fire (stage) “Sweet 16” or just the top overall enough for widespread use is perfect. simplified from their version, which there will be four shooters who get Male and Female a SEPARATE cal - This system has proven to be simple uses “hit factor” as the divider. Since ALL the stage points (Modern, Tradi - culation run is made with only the enough for widespread use and still we don’t have different power factor tional, Lady Traditional, and Lady top shooter regardless of category re - allow for more complicated courses of divisions, and we don’t have targets Modern). Each shooter gets a % of ceiving all the stage points for each fire to have higher value. Many at - with different scoring rings, the sys - the stage points based on the winning course of fire. (This is the system cur - tempts have been made over the tem we use is the total stage time time of the best shooter within their rently used by both the total time and years to make more difficult courses (raw time + misses + penalties - category. rank point systems by SASS from of fire have higher value based on bonuses) as the divider (denomina - EXAMPLES: Stage 1 course of fire which they pick the individual cate - some formula of movement, size, and tor). It is important to understand (20-10-6) requires 36 hits so it is gory winners and placements). This distance, but all have failed. Assign - that scoring for awards is WITHIN worth 360 stage points. stage points scoring system is cur - ing different values to every target CATEGORY (only). In Wild Bunch™ Modern winner shoots it in 20.05 sec - rently in the SASS scoring system based on its perceived difficulty by Action Shooting there are four cate - onds. Gets 360 stage points. used by CD Tom at END of TRAIL, the designer have resulted in anar - gories (Traditional, Modern, Lady Another shooter in Modern shoots it but I don’t know when a new release chy. Over tens of years and hundreds Traditional, and Lady Modern). in 21.03 seconds: 20.05/21.03 = with it will be issued. It is also in the of thousands of matches, this system Shooters in the other three categories .9534% X 360 = 343.22 stage points. A.C.E.S. system that was demon - has proven to be the most fair and ac - have NO effect on the shooter’s score. Another shooter in Modern gets a strated at END of TRAIL and used by curate of all those tried. Unlike most scoring systems where SDQ. A SDQ gets 0 stage points. all shooters at the match are grouped Traditional winner shoots it in 22.06 together and scores are determined seconds. Gets 360 stage points based on overall finish within the Another shooter in Traditional shoots whole, in this system only shooters it in 24.05 seconds: 22.06/24.05 = within a given category are scored .9173% X 360 = 330.23 stage against each other. It makes no sense points. to have categories that are supposed Another shooter in Traditional shoots to be different, but score them all to - it in 30.05 seconds: 22.06/30.05 = gether. With this system, the results .7341% X 360 = 264.28 stage are a straight line based purely on the points. shooter’s time against the best time Lady Modern winner shoots it in for the given course of fire (stage) 21.46 seconds. Gets 360 stage within their category. There is no points. “bell curve” as seen in rank points, Another shooter in Lady Modern and more difficult courses of fire have shoots it in 23.86 seconds: more value (stage points), which is 21.46/23.86 = .8982% X 360 = not reflected in a Total Time match. 323.35 stage points. The system is a compromise between Another shooter in Lady Modern Rank Point and Total Time scoring. shoots it in 44.64 seconds: The results are more closely aligned 21.46/44.64 = .4807% X 360 = with total time than with rank points. 173.05 stage points It is important to understand the Lady Traditional winner shoots it in system requires some advanced input 23.04 seconds gets 360 stage from the course of fire (stage) design - points. ers to the scoring system. Every HIT Another shooter in Lady Traditional required is worth 10 points. A course shoots it in 25.65 seconds: of fire of 20 pistol, 10 rifle, and 6 shot - 23.04/25.65 = .8982% X 360 = gun requires 36 hits, so it is worth 323.35 stage points. 360 points. A course of fire of 20-6-5 Another shooter in Lady Traditional requires 31 hits, so it is worth 310 gets a DNF. A DNF gets 0 stage points. A course of fire of 10-10-4 re - points. quires 24 hits, so it is worth 240 Times are recorded to .01 sec - points. A pistol only stage of 25 hits onds so there are two significant fig - is worth 250 points. Bonus targets ures. Time is already .00 so % is are NOT required hits, so they are calculated to .0001. Since we have not included in the course of fire two significant figures, stage points count. If hit, they are just deductions are awarded to .01.

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Custom Conversions Comments on the Centaure and possibly applying a drop of Bal - Colt 1860 Army – base pistols Mumme Colt Long Cylinder conver - listol or a spray shot of WD-40 to from Fabriques d’Armes Unies sions #120X7 and #120X9: Both this area is indicated! de Liège or Centaure: conversions are reliable and highly After shooting smokeless accurate shooting irons with rounds, the empties usually drop onversion artists like the smokeless loads despite the short from the chambers from gravity harder steel of the Bel - barrels. One of the authors won the only, but use of a rod is needed to gian Centaures for Colt bullet splitting side match at the remove the cases after blackpow - Centaure Nedbal Colt 1860 C 1860 type conversions. annual match of the Canadian der loads. The rear sight on top of Army Richards (R1) #40X9 (top) River Regulators (Amarillo, Texas) the barrel is easily aligned with and Richards Transitional in 2011 with #120X9. the front sight, even if you have (R2) #69X1 (bottom) conversions During the 4th older eyes. string of the Comments on these two Cen - sions: They are reliable, accurate blackpowder se - taure Nedbal Colt 1860 Army shooting irons with smokeless ries the tip of Richards (R1) #40X9 and Richards loads. For Cowboy Action Shoot - the firing pin of Transitional (R2) #69X1 conver - ing™ the factory issued high ten - #120X7 broke after a total mileage of around 800 rounds. Cartridges were no longer ignited. During the initial trials with black - powder loads Centaure-Mumme Colt Army we had trouble cocking and Long Cylinder conversions turning the cylinder of #120X9 (top) and #120X7 #120X9 because MoS2 was (bottom): no loading gate like used to lube the arbor. the originals After switching to a Vase - line based lube we managed four strings easily. Match readiness for the final two strings was re-established by wiping the foreside of the cylinder with a wet cloth. This sensitivity to blackpowder fouling is due to the PC conversion cylin - der installed without gas ring to protect the arbor. Therefore, cleaning the Bullet splitting front side of the cylinder

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Uberti Nedbal Remington New Model Army field conversion #563X1: copied from an gate would drop open during recoil original in the gunsmith’s collection, it from the hotter blackpowder car - features a wide conversion ring, loading tridges. This did not affect the gate, and dovetailed front sight on barrel overall function in any way, though. forefront of the cylinder on the No effect of blackpowder foul - cylinder pin. If you are a Colt fan ing was notable until the 3 rd string. used to spring loaded ejectors, you Application of a little WD-40 to the will have your learning curve with forefront of the cylinder took care the attached PC but not the spring- of this. However, an increasing sion main spring should be ex - available as custom conversions loaded ejector. The trigger breaks number of failures to ignite the changed for an aftermarket lighter only. More than 10 years ago a rel - pleasantly crisp . blackpowder rounds was noted one. During recoil the loading gate atively cheaply made variant was Comments on this Uberti Ned - from the 4 th string. Mushrooming would drop open from time to time. manufactured by now defunct Ital - bal Remington New Model Army of the tip of the hammer mounted This did not affect function, how - ian maker Armi San Marco. They field conversion #563X1: An accu - firing pin was diagnosed. The fir - ever. Both conversions have a nice, are out of business after quality is - rate shooter with no difference in ing pin did not reach the primers crisp trigger, which helps in side sues. We did not have an Uberti the POI from smokeless or black - any more. We had to withdraw this matches where maximum accuracy Richards Transitional (R2) mar - powder loads! As was to be ex - conversion from further shooting is required over longer distances. keted since 2007with the rear sight pected, no issues with smokeless during the 5th string. From the 4 th string blackpowder as a notch on the hammer available rounds. Now and then the loading (Continued on page 36 ) fouling started to take its toll. That for comparison to the Centaure cus - was quickly cured with Teflon paste tom conversion in the test. applied to the barrel sides of the Remington New Model 1863 cylinders. Army – base pistols from Target acquisition is easy Uberti: These two Remington cus - thanks to the highly visible rear tom conversions with close dimen - sight on top of the Richards’s (R1) sions of their originals remind conversion ring. The Richards today’s shooters that our forefa - model would be an ideal conversion thers in the 19th century were so for Cowboy Action, but is currently much shorter – by the smack of the trigger-guard on the middle finger of the shooting hand during recoil – because Remingtons were designed for the smaller hands back then. Comments on Uberti Mumme Rem - ington New Model Army Uberti Mumme Remington New Model Army factory conversion factory conversion #242X9: no conversion ring, #242X9: Reliable, accurate shooting ungated like the originals iron with smokeless loads. She was lubed with MoS2 during the first blackpowder trial and failed miser - ably. When she had the 2 nd go with blackpowder cartridges lubed with HP .357, we could not register the same functional improvements that were noted on the Colt conversion clones. The contact area or rubbing surface of cylinder, barrel, and frame is just too much compared to the lubing surface of the tiny cylin - der pin. Too little lube can be ap - plied for long-lasting function. Therefore, on this conversion it is mandatory to clean and lube the contact areas between every string, possibly enhanced by a few drops of Ballistol between barrel end and

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Cap & Ball Revolvers & Conversions - 3b . . .

(Continued from page 35) caliber. Since we happened to have one such Italian conversion in the Conversions of the armament, and because one South - Replica Industry western cowboy asked for it, and Uberti Colt 1860 Army Richards-Mason conversion #X027X1 Pistols discussed here are not she needed some exercise anyhow, converted C&B revolvers, but she was run through the torture breechloaders designed to shoot car - test like the Armies. by Teflon paste applied to the front tridges within SAAMI or CIP speci - Her solid Tiffany grip moves side of the cylinder. fications. Major parts like frame, the gravity center of this pistol to Comments on Uberti Colt 1860 cylinder, or barrels are beefed-up. the front of the trigger-guard, Army Richards-Mason conversion They cannot be exchanged for corre - whereas the other revolvers in the #027X1: This is another both reli - sponding parts of their brethren test with “regular” grips and com - able and accurate shooter with from the front stuffer parable barrel lengths are much smokeless and blackpowder car - production line! more barrel heavy. Some tridges. Thanks to the bottomed ar - biting during recoil bour, the POI is readily from the sharply reproducible. We were not amused structured surface by this creeping, grainy trigger that Uberti Colt 1851 Navy of the Tiffany grip was required a lot of pull, but broke Richards-Mason conversion #X053X8: heavy from all brass Tiffany grip mentioned by one tester. without smack. Again reliability was to be This is another conversion that Comments on Uberti Colt 1851 tested, but we also wished to find just did not work with MoS2 lubing Navy Richards-Mason conversion out if the factor of 112,5 can be and blackpowder loads during the #053X8: There sure are conversion reached with smokeless and black - first round of trials. After generous aficionados out there who prefer powder loads in this minor caliber lubing with Vaseline, this pistol Navy over Army size pistols, includ - without approaching critical pres - functioned during the 6 th string as ing the smaller bore size! That’s sure levels. We found we would hit easily and reliably as during the 1 st why Uberti is marketing these styl - POA with both loads. This is a cool one. Thanks to the gas ring no ish belt pistols converted by the and reliable shooter. Blackpowder cleaning or extra lubing between Richards-Mason method since the fouling was notable from the 3 rd strings was needed. turn of the century in .38 Special string and was successfully cured Comments on Uberti Colt Army Uberti Colt Open Top 1871-72 #X029X4 (top) and #X122X2 (bottom) mous Colt Single Action Army! Back during the days and today they are available as “New Uberti Colt 1860 Army Richards-Mason Model” with the big Army Conversion #X192X5 grip, or “Old Model” with the smaller Navy grip. 1860 Richards-Mason conversion Our testers were tall cowboys with #192X5: This NIB conversion on big hands. They were not comfort - loan from HEGE had a similar un - able with the latter model. pleasant trigger pull like before Comments on Uberti Colt Open mentioned #X027X1. The target Top 1871-72 # X029X4 and X122X2: pattern with smokeless loads was two sweet, reliable, and accurate very tight and only marginally match pistols with smokeless and above the POA due to the PC front blackpowder rounds thanks to their sight. POI moved up significantly complete overhaul and HP .357 be - with blackpowder rounds, but was tween gas ring and arbor. Even 10 manageable at 12 o’clock. As ex - weeks after their last workout with pected, function was very satisfac - blackpowder cartridges, but with - tory with smokeless cartridges, but out any cleaning since then, they this pistol just had its particular ad - still function 100% without any ev - verse reactions to blackpowder foul - idence of rust! The bottomed out ing. The application of Teflon paste arbour makes sure the POI will al - only marginally improved the han - ways be the dling. From the 3 rd string same. on, the left hand of the shooter had to help turning the cylinder during cocking. Uberti Colt Open Top 1871-72 Uberti Colt Open #X099X6: reliable without tuning, but a bottomed out arbour Top 1871-72: They look would serve her well like conversions, but were developed during the early Comments on Uberti Colt Open 1870s as breechloaders. They are Top 1871-72 # X099X6: When the actually the predecessors of the fa - wedge was pushed in to the proper ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com October 2012 Cowboy Chronicle Page 37

wise the forged frame is higher, the distance be - tween trigger guard and grip was in - creased, which Uberti Colt Open Top 1871-72 #X164X6 makes for an overall higher Comments on Uberti Colt Open weight of these massive Top M 1871-72 #X164X6: Another pistols. While their dimensions are reliable iron out of the box for the no longer PC, they are comfortable Uberti Colt Open Top 1871-72 1875 class with both smokeless and shooters even with hot loads. In #X041X0: comfortable worked well as lube. blackpowder rounds, but the grainy contrast to clones of the Remington little shorty Comments on Uberti Colt trigger has anguished one tester. percussion revolvers, the trigger Open Top 1871-72 #X041X0: We Uberti Remington New guard of these revolvers no longer noted POI slightly to Model 1863 Navy and Army con - smack the middle fingers of the the versions: Compared to the almost shooting hands even with heavy delicate pistol converted from an handed shooters. The front sight is Uberti C&B Remington, the ”fac - dove tailed on the barrel, the wide right with both tory” conversions of the New Model conversion ring of the Army version smokeless and blackpowder 1863 Navy and Army alike are a was mostly found on Navy conver - rounds. The creepy and rough trig - hulk of a shooting iron. To give you sions of the 19 th century. ger pull would benefit from a little an idea, the diameter of the .44 Colt After 60 rounds through each of stoning. None of the testers took cal. conversion cylinder of the pre - the two revolvers, they were com - issue with the short sight line. The vious percussion revolvers meas - pletely disassembled for the final depth, this piece functioned reliably, firing pin was a mite too long and ures only 41,02 mm (1.615 in), but cleaning before being shipped back and we found a reproducible POI pierced a few primers. This Open the mighty gun from Gardone in .45 to HEGE. We are pleased to report with smokeless and blackpowder Top performed reliably with Colt cal. solid 42,03 mm (1.655 in). we did not find any blackpowder rounds. But we were not always smokeless and blackpowder rounds There seems to be no other way to crud or fouling within the action. lucky with the wedge. The POI and comfortably as well … if you accommodate six rounds of .45 Colt We also discovered no traces of lead turned out to be “variable.” WD-40 have smaller hands. in straight bored chambers. Like - (Continued on page 38 )

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Cap & Ball Revolvers & Conversions - 3b . . (Continued from page 37 ) 5,5 " tube installed, this model in the forcing cone. Whether the should have potential with the small parts of their action are com - gamers in the 1890 patible with the C&B brethren class. was not investigated. Comments on Uberti Rem - ington Growing in size: New Uberti Remington New Model 1863 Army #X237X4 .45 Colt (top), Uberti Remington New custom conversion in .44 Colt of Model 1863 Navy #X236X1 Uberti-percussion revolver #232X9 (bottom) Comments on Uberti Reming - ton New Model 1863 Navy #X236X1: Accuracy was satisfactory Model 1863 Army #X237X4: We with both smokeless and blackpow - found excellent accuracy and an der rounds. We were pleased with identical POI with light smokeless POIs almost in the targets’ center. and hotter blackpowder rounds, de - Of course, this revolver digests spite the heavy duty trigger pull. smokeless rounds without a hitch, When the ejector rod was pulled but the proof of the pudding hard, it slipped from its guiding was her performance with tube. No big issue, just push blackpowder. From the it back in. Cocking be - / 3rd string we noted came difficult increasing cock - from ing problems from black - powder foul - Uberti Remington New Model 1863 ing. This was Army #X237X4 fixed with Teflon paste. After shooting smokeless the 3rd string with blackpowder. rounds, the empties dropped from This was reduced to a tolerable the chambers without help of the level with spray shots of WD-40 to ejector. This one has a reasonable the fore-side of the cylinder. trigger pull, but the geometry of Conclusions to be presented grip, trigger, and hammer requires next month … a learning curve. Among Reming - © Wolf D. Niederastroth ton aficionados, and with a shorter April 1, 2012

Little Known Fact When a woman mourned for her husband in the 1860s, she spent a minimum of two-and-a-half years in mourning. That meant little or no social activities: no parties, no outings, no visitors, and a wardrobe that consisted of nothing but black. (Shame on Scarlet O’Hara!) The husband, when mourning for his wife, however, spent three months in a black suit.

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Brass is Where You Find it or Cree Vicar Dave, Brass Recovery Made Easy SASS Life Regulator #49907

By Cree Vicar Dave, SASS Life Regulator #49907 accounted for. A rake works well for recovering lost brass. You can see them when they move and hear ier if you have someone handy to them hitting the tines of the rake. help position the tarp to match the Looking back on the experi - brass trajectory. Then try ta re - ence, a larger tarp would work member ta stand in the same spot much better, giving a little more after you refill the gun. flexibility on where to stand and You may be a thinkin’ “How did less time spent looking for way - ya do?” Well, not too bad for the ward brass. At the very least you first time. I went out ta break in a won’t have to search the ground for new 1911. In the first couple empty cases in the area where the strings the brass mostly missed the tarp is lying. One thing is for sure, mark, but things did improve. it’s a whole lot easier locating brass When I tried to look for brass in the on a tarp than spotting the little grass, less than half were recovered. buggers in the grass! The ones that landed on the tarp [email protected] were 100% restored. Scouring the www.suckercreek.org ground for a while, I recovered 40 Photos by: brass out of the 50 spent. After re - The Vicars wife & trieving a rake, only three were un - Indian Paintbrush

Trying ta hit the tarp with the empties. I found it is a whole lot easier ta place the spent brass on the tarp with a rifle than it is with the 1911!

eems ya always lose That would not be wise. It says in some brass at a match, James 1:5 (RSV), “5 If any of you that’s understandable. lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who S The grass eats a few, and gives to all men generously and the rest are left for seed. At the without reproaching, and it will be price of brass nowadays, it would be given him.” good if a brass tree sprouted up at I had used an 8 ' X 10 ' tarp a few the range. days back so it lay handily by the As I was gathering all the shop door. Placement of the tarp is “must haves” for practice yesterday, trial and error. Some rifles toss the the thought crossed my mind to put brass to the back, some to the front, down a plastic tarp for the empty some to the side, and others any cases to land on. The spent brass combination of the above. If you blends in very nicely with grass, participate in Wild Bunch, then sand, etc. making them hard to find. more time is spent locating the One could easily leave half behind. empty cases than shooting. It’s eas -

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Captain Baylor modeling the Mernickle Evil Roy Slim Jim rig with matching shotgun belt. CAmp bAylor (Photo by Lorrie Lott, Mr. Quigley Photography) Coyote Cap and the 1901 Prototype he full name of the gun is “The 2012 Founders Ranch Chapel Fund ‘Coy - T By Captain George Baylor, SASS Life #24287 ote Cap’ M-1901, 70/150 – 12 gauge rifle/shotgun combo.” It could be yours. from Interstate Arms Corp. (I.A.C.) Now let’s back up and see where President, Marty Arnstien. He gave it came from and why you want it. Cap the background of his ideas re - First, you have to know Coyote Cap, garding building shotguns for Cow - SASS Life #14184. I will mention boy Action Shooting™ and wanted Cap is one of my oldest friends in Cap to go with him to China as an SASS, a friendship that started expert in the inner workings of John when I was looking for a ‘97 gun - M. Browning’s shotguns. Arnstien smith and found him. He has done wanted Cap to do the development several shotguns for me. The first and redesign work so the guns “Coyote Cap 1901 Prototype” thing you should know about him is would not only be “super-safe” and is in gold-filled letters. over the last ten years, he has do - almost indestructible, but also be ca - nated over 150 “Custom” firearms pable of use with modern ammuni - went to China), Pachmayr recoil and countless laser engraving and tion. Bringing back after over 100 pads, Marble (#4 large brass) front action job certificates to help pro - years the Model 1897 was the first No, I didn’t actually “test” the shot - sight beads, 12 and 20ga. Clymer mote local, State, Regional, National, project. Then came the M-99 ham - gun! I ran some dummies through and Manson chambering reamers and World Championship shooting mered double, and M-1887 and M- it. If the winner wants to shoot it in and choke tube reamers and thread - competition, it appears to be ready. events, the SASS Scholarship Fund, 1901 lever action shotguns. ing cutters. All those items were the St. Jude’s Children’s Research “At first I didn’t want to go, as I he still didn’t want to go to China to sent to China. It was an important Hospital, the new Founders Ranch had seen enough of Southeast Asia do it. “However, Mr. Arnstien can be decision that drove the prices up, but Chapel Fund, as well as personal from my experiences in Viet-Nam,” a very persuasive individual, and also the quality.” SASS member family tragedies and said Cap. after a year of phone calls, and my “As years passed and the I.A.C. other worthy causes. I.A.C. had chosen Norinco to telling him ‘not only no, but heck no, M-97 became more and more reli - The name was a nickname his make the first reverse engineered I won’t go’, maybe I should re-think able and far safer than any M-97 father picked up on the rodeo circuit M-97s. Cap saw several problems my earlier decision, because I kept Winchester made, improvements in the 1930s. The original Coyote with those first 100 prototypes sent seeing a whole lot of worn out (and were so numerous it was hard to un - Cap was a master gunsmith, and so over from the Norinco plant and dangerous) M-97s.” Cap saw the derstand just when those important is his son. made a decision to offer to be of some handwriting on the wall as to just inventions and upgrades occurred in In 1998 Cap got a phone call help in Mr. Arnstien’s projects, but how bad off Cowboy Action Shoot - the I.A.C. M-97 and also in the first ing™ was for good, SAFE shotguns. of the I.A.C. M-87 lever action shot - “It was then I decided to suck up my guns of today.” personal feelings and make the first After the M-97 and the M-99 of several trips to China.” hammered double came the M-87 Then, Norinco was banned from project, starting, like the M-97 and importing to the USA by Secretary M-99, reverse engineering a used M- of State Warren Christopher. As a 87 lever action 12 gauge Winchester. result, there are extremely few ac - The problem with the very first tual Norinco-built shotguns in the I.A.C. M-87 was in the length of the US. I.A.C., in order to build better throw in the bolt/lever combination and safer firearms that would be for use in modern 2-3/4 " ammuni - legal to import made M-97 shotguns tion. The cartridge would not clear in the Rishao Shandong #1 plant in the top of the chamber when ex - Eastern China. tracted since John Browning had de - Cap insisted on some American signed the M-87 around a 2-1/2 " to made parts. “The only stipulations I 2-5/8 " blackpowder cartridge. made to Mr. Arnstien was I pre - Cap explained, “The M-97 in its ferred to put Americans to work in straight forward and straight back Everything you see here is included— building these shotguns. Namely, I action, is relatively simple to under - the case, the choke tube set, in addition to the one of a kind wanted to see hand-rubbed, Ameri - stand in comparison to the pivoting 2012 Founders Ranch Chapel Fund ‘Coyote Cap’ M-1901, can Walnut stocks, Birchwood/Casey bolt/lever and multiple cams that 70/150 – 12 gauge rifle/shotgun combo. stock stain (55 gal drums of the stuff make up the bulk of the extremely ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com October 2012 Cowboy Chronicle Page 41 difficult to understand, (let alone primers—not! I decided the winner change) operation of the M-87 lever probably would just as soon I left it action. The problems were so nu - clean inside, so Tex took pictures of merous we gave up on the M-87.” me working the action, and later I The Winchester 1901 is 10 ran some dummies through it. If the gauge and has a ½ " longer frame, so winner wants to shoot it in competi - the decision was made to redesign it The stock is beautifully laser of their value as collector’s items. tion, it appears to be ready. and make it a 12 gauge. It was a engraved by Mogollon Drifter, “We decided to order a “set” of It’s a beautiful shotgun, with the good idea, and it worked. SASS Life #13690, (Regulator and five choke tubes for these guns, con - stocks engraved by Mogollon Drifter, Unfortunately, SASS rules of Territorial Governor) at Lasergraphic. sisting of three internal, SASS legal SASS Life #13690, (Regulator and the day (2003) stated the only .730 (Cyl), .720 (Mod), and .690 Territorial Governor), Cap’s son, and firearms allowed in SASS competi - and completely re-design the origi - (Super Full) tubes for use in sport the artist at Lasergraphic. The en - tion had to be original or clones of nal M-1887 that we started with, shooting events and also two long, graving is unique on a unique gun. original firearms built between the into what you see today.” external chokes, constricted at .640 SASS is auctioning it in benefit of 1850s through 1899. A ban had Cap continued, “It took us an - (Turkey) for a shot pattern out to 50 the Chapel Fund. been placed on a .44 cal. lever action other 2-1/2 years of re-design work, yards or more and a .740 (Rifled) Here is the “official” description rifle that loaded like a .22 cal. rifle. here and in China to get the tube for deer hunting with slugs. of it on the SASS website: The SASS rules were looked at bolt/lever to rotate far enough into This last tube also accommodates a “Coyote Cap 1901 Prototype more closely. the rear of the frame to allow the very rare cartridge John Browning Rifle/Shotgun in 70/150 caliber and “Obviously, we had just built a spent hulls to clear the chamber. had designed for REALLY BIG 12 gauge. Barrel cut and crowned at 1901 in 12 gauge and not a 10 There are new hammers, new GAME—that being the .70-150 car - 18 1/4 inches, premium full race ac - gauge, and like the .44 rifle that mainsprings, new cams, new firing tridge that never made it into pro - tion job, 18 K gold filled lettering was banned, we had also built a gun pins, deeper cuts into the frame, duction. However, Rocky Mountain and numbering. All internal parts that never existed! However, twenty- changes in cam timing, and then Cartridge Co. loaded up several full jeweled, chambered for modern five were already hand-built as “Pro - everything that was done was sent brass cartridges to handle the 925 ammo. High grade walnut for butt totypes” and several of these had into the US Patent office—espe - gr. bullet (slug) for the guns, of which stock and forearms, custom gun been loaned out to distributors, mag - cially our patented “Two Shot Feed - one cartridge is included with this case, special Chapel artwork on butt azine writers, and the like to be ing System.” very rare Founders Ranch Chapel stock, custom made stainless steel tested and returned to I.A.C. before The 1901 12 gauge “Prototypes” Fund gun.” “Coyote Cap Commemorative” choke starting production in early 2004.” were recalled and shelved for eight I will note when Cap sent me tube set, and best of all, a one year “Rules are rules, and I.A.C. al - years. A total of 25 were built and the gun for this article he suggested no BS Coyote Cap warranty! WOW, ways played by the rules and almost two more for parts, totaling 27 in all. I not test fire the .70-150 cartridge. and that is not all of it. There were immediately, the decision was made A decision was made by the Wild I had no problems following that only 27 of the 1901s made, so this is by I.A.C. to pull the plug on the Bunch to allow these very rare shot - suggestion. As far as testing the gun truly something any collector would beautiful and well made M-1901 12 guns into SASS competition, as there went, I realize it’s one of a kind, so I want for his collection, and with gauge.” “With that tough decision are so few of them made and most limited testing to 300 rounds of Coyote Cap’s name attached to it, made, we needed to go back to China will never leave a gun safe because blackpowder using antique corrosive you just can’t go wrong!”

ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com Page 42 Cowboy Chronicle October 2012 do-it-Yourself Gamer Gunsmithing of the ruger VAquero “Less Is More” And Related Shooting Techniques Part 3 Spin Pawl, or By Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp, SASS #76992 iii. Grandmasters/PowerCus - ally numbered hammers. tom Competition Hammer, At present, hammers are Continued from last month … shake out by impact against Trigger, and Free-Spin not available for the Bisley 5. Hammer Work (done while your woodwork surface, a Pawl without the Transfer model, but he is consider - frame is soaking): brief spray of Aero-Kroil will Bar. While this project ing production of them. a. Remove the hammer allow it to be shaken out. was underway, I called His rationale for produc - plunger pin with 1/16 inch Occasionally, I have had to Randall Power to ask if he tion of the hammers is punch over a ¼-inch hole in drill out the hole for the pin would consider making me that “gunsmiths” are weld - a ¾-inch piece of scrap 1x4 using a 1/16-inch carbide a “transfer bar-less” ham - ing-up his firm’s standard on your work table. Some drill so that reinserting the mer on special order and hammer, which does not pins can be very difficult to pin would not be a chore. was amazed to learn his have a safety notch. The remove and may bend your b. Select either the: firm already has an “un - standard half cock notch punch in the process. If the i. Factory Hammer, Trigger, listed” one available for is, of course, present. punch is bent, cut off the Transfer Bar, and Pawl the Ruger Vaquero. He Figure 9. long end and use the new ii. GrandMasters/PowerCus - noted a signed release is c. Rub hammer over 200-grit shortened punch. If the tom Hammer, Trigger, required to purchase the sandpaper back and forth in plunger spring does not Transfer Bar, and Free- limited-edition individu - one direction on a flat sur -

ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com October 2012 Cowboy Chronicle Page 43 vertical to greatly facilitate re-assembly. b. Remove 2-coils from the pawl spring. c. Stone the sides of the gate detent spring – particularly the bulge on each side of the sharpest bend. Gently stone rounded edge of the gate de - tent spring that contacts the loading gate. 8. Stone contact points on sides of trigger, pawl, transfer bar, and cylinder latch. You may wish to slightly taper the in - side top corner of the transfer bar to allow it to slip over the firing pin. 9. Frame Work Figure 10. Follow-Through Drilling a. Not shown by Kuhnhausen, Of Existing Recoil Plate Cross Pin but returned by gunsmiths Hole To Remove Residue and in a bag when tuning the Cuttings Showing Drill Exposed gun is a very small Allen In The Recoil Plate Recess Figure 9. New GrandMaste r/ PowerCustom Competition Hammer head screw from just below Compared With Their Standard Model the base pin that holds in a hole and slightly into bottom spring and a plunger which section of hole just past the face to remove drag marks or pears when the plunger is apparently press against the recoil plate recess with at least to create a pleasant placed in the hole and the cylinder. If they remove 0.0770 ", 0.0780 ", and 5/64 " finish—particularly if in - spring is under slight ten - them, I do also. (0.0781 ") carbide reamers stalling an “in-the-white” af - sion. Make sure the spring b. Gently file and stone the using the pin vise and liberal termarket hammer. Do not contacts the plunger when sides of hammer recess at cutting oil. You may elect to sand excessively over pivot the hammer plunger pin is rear of frame to stop drag skip the intermediate sized area. reinserted – otherwise, the marks on hammer. If you reamers, but when originally d. On a new hammer, particu - spring has been cut too have a Bisley model, be sure buying them, I bought all re - larly one furnished in-the- short. to file and stone the hammer lated sizes of drills and white, it may be necessary to i. Fill the hammer plunger recess immediately above reamers to cover all problem drill out residue remaining hole with light oil, reinsert the grip as I have noted this possibilities. in the hammer plunger hole the hammer plunger spring area will frequently mark g. Clean recess for recoil plate with a 1/8-inch drill. Then and hammer plunger with the hammer and sometimes by spraying with Brake reverse the drill, coat with “window” oriented in paral - be so tight as to interfere Cleaner. 600-grit silicon carbide abra - lel with the hammer plunger with the hammer fully seat - h. Fabricate a base to hold the sive compound, and polish pin. Gently insert the pin – ing onto the firing pin. revolver that is not as glam - the inside of the hole for a being sure you have not cre - c. Gently file the outside of bot - orous as the one illustrated minute or so. ated a burr in the plunger tom and rear of frame to re - on page 120 of Kuhnhausen. e. Stone each end of the ham - window. Push the pin com - move burrs – particularly I cut 2 X 3-inch pieces of 1/8- mer plunger pin by rotating pletely into place and, if nec - around screw holes. inch thick x 2-inch alu - it in an electric drill against essary, gently tap with a d. With a small square file, minum angle, clamped them an Arkansas sharpening light hammer until ab - smooth the rear surface of together and cut a notch for stone for a minute. solutely flush. the pawl recess. The sugges - the rear of the firing pin. I f. Coat a #16 drill with 600- 6. Cylinder Work (done while tion for this work is the wear am fortunate to have my fa - grit silicon carbide abrasive frame is soaking): mark on the rear of the pawl. ther’s radial arm saw and compound and rotate it in Having just bought two new e. GENTLY hand-drill and used a special blade to true- the hole in hammer that Ruger Bisley Vaqueros as test plat - hand-ream entire length of cut the aluminum. A hack - forms the rotating contact forms for the work herein that the hole for recoil plate cross saw will work just fine. point with hammer strut for would leave just the factory parts pin with a #48 carbide drill Figure 11. a minute. in-place, I was annoyed to notice and reamer using a pin vise i. Set the revolver frame on g. Chuck the hammer pivot pin Ruger’s apparent decreased finish - with a liberal application of the fabricated base. in an electric drill, coat with ing efforts in that metal residue cutting oil starting from the j. Install the new long firing 600-grit silicon carbide pol - “plowed out” as a result of fabricat - top of the revolver. You will pin or factory firing pin in - ishing compound, insert it ing the cylinder’s “star” was left be - surely encounter debris in side the recoil plate with cut- into the hammer pivot hole, tween the star and the cartridge the lower section of the hole off end of firing pin rebound and rotate it for a minute. holes, but not to the extent that it in the loading gate recess (Continued on page 44 ) Reverse the pivot pin in the would interfere with the rims of the that will tend to “catch” the drill and complete the cartridges. I used a small stone drill. Attempting to muscle process. wheel in my Dremel tool to very through rather than pa - h. Start by cutting 1-complete carefully remove this residue on tiently and tenderly turning coil from hammer plunger both guns. the pin vise (you may need to spring and use a pair of pli - 7. Spring Work: gently use a pair of pipe pli - ers to squeeze in the cut-off a. Remove 1-coil from the cylin - ers to tighten the pin vise to end so that it does not snag der latch spring. This has keep the drill from turning) in the hammer plunger hole. the much-needed side effect risks having the small, brit - Repeatedly insert the spring of lowering the projection of tle carbide tool break off in and plunger in the hole and the plunger and spring as - the hole to your intense sub - slowly reduce the length of sembly from the hole cut sequent annoyance. the spring until the “win - into the trigger guard and Figure 10. Figure 11. Fabricated Base For dow” in the plunger just ap - keeps the assembly more f. Hand-ream the top section of Recoil Plate Installation ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com Page 44 Cowboy Chronicle October 2012

Do-It-Yourself Gamer Gunsmithing of the Ruger Vaquero - pt.3 . . . (Continued from page 43 ) to jam with the rear end pro - spring against recoil plate truding through the recess and original end against ta - in the frame. If binding oc - pered base of firing pin. curs, a gentle push with the k. Spray recoil plate recess 1/8-inch punch should free with Kroil. up the firing pin. If not, l. With exquisite care in a punch out the recoil plate as - well-lighted area, carefully sembly smooth the surfaces position the recoil plate as - and start over. From per - sembly using the scratch sonal experience, omitting mark that you made before the tests will set you up for removing it. extreme annoyance. m. Gently start the process of o. Use the loose fit of the driv - driving the lubricated recoil ing rod in the barrel to your plate assembly using drill advantage by angling the rod (with the edges slightly rod to make the last taps rounded if necessary to com - around the edges of the re - plete the process). Hold the coil plate to seat it perfectly drill rod with your fingers in flat. This work was done the cylinder opening. After with a .45 caliber revolver the first two taps to seat the and .38 users will have to recoil plate, verify that the use a thinner rod than spec - end of the firing pin will ified in the TOOLS AND drop through the hole in the SUPPLIES section. rear of the frame. p. Test firing pin function. Figure 12. q. Verify passage for recoil n. Continue the seating process plate cross pin with 1/16 " with REPEATED interrup - punch. tions to test the firing pin To be completed next month … function as it has a tendency

Figure 12. Driving The Recoil Plate Assembly With Firing Pin Above The Corresponding Recess In The Fabricated Base

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Keeping Moma Happy and Shooting! cated he could tell me … but then t has been my pleasure By Justice B. Dunn SASS Life Regulator #3516 to enjoy Cowboy Action he would have to kill me. There are Shooting™ and SASS some blessings to living in the dark. I with my wife, Ms. Emma from the range. the cost of engraving even one of Anyway, what I learned is any sur - Starr, SASS #3517, since 1993. Okay, it worked once, why not her guns was out my budget. face that can withstand 250 degrees Emma’s very first shoot was Biscuit again? So I found a matched pair of Glenn had recently become a can be treated with Cerakote™. Flats staged at Rio Salado in Mesa, US Patent .45 Colt irons with a Certifed Cerakote™ Techncian. Glenn suggested we try to do some - AZ. During the very first stage beautiful nickel finish. Worked for There are a number of refinishing thing with the grips as well to fur - Emma had her shotgun a little high a while and then back to making products on the market, but the ther the one-of-kind look for the on her shoulder and the recoil from hats and shooting less. By this time Cerakote™ baked on finish is up to final product. that first shot resulted in a fat lip. a number of lady shooters were 11 times more durable than other I decided to give her a try. I did I thought “Oh No” she will want to competing with Ruger mini-Vaque - products on the market. Glenn a basic cleaning of the revolvers fol - quit and never shoot again. To my ros in .32 H&R. Well supporting showed me some examples of sev - lowed by a simple disassembly, then surprise and great pride, she fin - Ruger & Co seemed to the honor - eral firearms he has customized turned them over for Glenn’s magic. ished the match and never let out able thing to do, so out comes the using Cerakote™. These included a so much as a whimper. credit card once more. Worked for 1930’s vintage Winchester ‘97. As time went on, however, a while, then back into the hat room Emma’s interest turned more to she went. Well fool me once, shame costuming and stylish hats made on me, but fool me three times, and by her. Many of the other lady I figured I need a new strategy. shooters admired Emma’s handy Next idea came indirectly from work. She started getting more re - my good friend and gunsmith Glenn quests to create beautiful custom Stolle (alias Burt Mossman, SASS hats to match many of the gal’s Vic - #1210) of Saber River Gunsmithing torian gowns and shooting outfits (http://www.saberrivergun - as well. As she became busier mak - smithing.com.) If you have been to ing hats, she started cutting down Winter Range and perhaps had a The process to prepare the gun on her shooting. gun go haywire during the match, for the new finish is to completely I really started missing my Glenn may have been the on-site disassemble the firearm. After shootin’ pal. But you all know “If gunsmith that got you back in the disassembly, the individual parts mama ain’t happy … ain’t nobody game. Discussing my challenge to Cerakote Win 97 are degreased. Preparation for the happy!” I figured perhaps a new keep Emma interested in shooting, application involves grit blasting gun would get her interest up. She he asked what’s the one thing The process made the shotgun the surfaces of each part to a satin had been shooting with a basic women never want to do at a party? look brand new. He then showed like finish. Then plugging the bore Marlin in .45 Colt and early gener - Not having the obvious answer me a 1911 he had completed in con - and chambers. ation Ruger Vaqueros also in .45 right away … he filled in my blank trasting colors. The frame and The various gun parts, such as Colt. Marlin came out with their stare … “They hate showing up to slide’s finish was a satin burnt screws, may be “masked” before the Centennial Model ‘94 in .44-40 cal. the party wearing the same dress bronze with the hammer and other Cerakote™ application so only the The engraved receiver and her that some other woman has on.” He parts, such as the trigger, screws surface visible upon reassembly is alias engraved in the butt plate went on saying, “If you customize and various pins, done in matte treated. This is where Glenn re - brought her back to shooting regu - her guns so they are unique to black … beautiful. vealed some of this genius for cus - lar. However, her creative call to Emma … she’ll be anxious to show tomizing guns with this new make hats continued to draw her them off at shoots.” Durned if that process and his understand - back to her sewing room and away didn’t make some sense. However, ing of the female’s apprecia - tion for the unique. As Ms. Emma’s alias is Emma Starr, he suggested he mask off stars on the barrel and backstrap of the pistols. “Sounds great to me,” I said. All parts are then “racked” or suspended on a wire for application of the product. After product has been applied to each gun part, Cerakote 1911 they are placed in a specially designed oven and baked at This was the basic color scheme 250 degrees for about two hours. I believed Ms. Emma would love. The finished result is self-ex - You can see from the picture Glenn planatory. had done something very unusual This new-fangled Cerakote™ is with the grips on his 1911. I asked a wonderment when it comes to gun him how he did that and … he indi - finishes. Whether you are a Cow -

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Finished Guns

boy, Cowgirl, or Towns Person, you can customize your shootin’ irons in any of around one hundred colors, and not just for showboatin’ either. Take that old Winches - ter ‘97 that would otherwise take countless hours pol - ishing and give it a midnight blue Cerakote™ job and watch it shine. I seen it, I swear!

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notoriouS new mexiCAnS Samuel axtell and Thomas Catron through the substantial loans and n the second Turner By White Smoke Steve, SASS #91779 investments he made. Brown Western, Death Since his first days as a lawyer at the Switchback , pass - in Las Cruces, Catron had honed a I ing mention is made of remarkable familiarity and under - the Governor of the New Mexico standing of the massive Mexican Territory. He is identified as land grants of the previous century. “Hiram Walker.” The author chose With in twenty years of his arrival in that name because he pictured the New Mexico, Catron had managed to fictional governor as resembling the gain clear title or a significant inter - whiskey baron: a short, trim, well- est in three million acres of land in muscled man with a white mus - New Mexico, making him the largest tache and a full neatly trimmed landowner in the Territory and one white goatee. of the largest landowners in the The real Hiram Walker had no country. Catron was an integral known connection to New Mexico or member of the Territory’s ruling the corruption of the fictional gov - inner-circle, the New Mexico Territo - Samuel Beach Axtell ernor in Death at the Switchback . rial council, from 1884 to 1909. He The fictional governor in Death was elected as the Territory’s Con - at the Switchback was modeled on New Mexico was marred by inept gressional delegate in 1894, but was New Mexico Territorial Governor administration, corruption, and the Thomas Benton Catron defeated for reelection in 1896. Samuel Beach Axtell, widely be - rampant violence of the Lincoln (Continued on page 52 ) lieved to be one of the most corrupt County War. Axtell and the other and least competent governors in New Mexico power brokers that Arthur appointed Axtell Chief Jus - the history of New Mexico. comprised the “Santa Fe Ring” tice of the New Mexico Supreme In addition to holding office as sided with businessmen Lawrence Court in August 1882. Axtell re - Governor of New Mexico from 1875 Murphy and James Dolan, who not signed from the court in May 1885 to 1878, Axtell was also Chief Jus - only held a lucrative mercantile mo - in full expectation that he was tice of the New Mexico Supreme nopoly in Lincoln County, the about to be replaced by a Democrat Court, a two term Congressman largest county in the entire United loyal to the newly inaugurated from California, and, for less than a States, but had also made extensive President, Grover Cleveland. year, Governor of the Utah Territory. loans to Governor Axtell and the After his resignation, Axtell Axtell was among those who Territorial Attorney General, opened law offices in Santa Fe, lost flocked to California during the na - Thomas Catron. a bid for Probate Judge of Santa Fe tional euphoria in the wake of the The unrelenting violence in County, was hired by the Southern discovery of gold in California. He Lincoln County, along with Axtell’s Pacific Railroad as counsel, and was arrived in California in 1851 and inability to control it, led the Inte - elected Chairman of the Territorial soon proved a failure at gold min - rior, Justice, and War departments Republican Committee. ing, arriving too late to grab any of to appoint a special investigator in Death at the Switchback ’s un - the easy riches, but he was success - 1878. The investigator received lit - named Territorial Attorney General ful at politics. Axtell was elected to tle cooperation from Axtell and the was loosely based on New Mexico’s three terms as Amador County other officials in the territory, and Thomas Benton Catron, a contem - (California) District Attorney, serv - in his report he strongly condemned porary of Governor Axtell and a fel - ing from 1854 to 1860. He moved to the Axtell administration, charging low member of the infamously San Francisco in 1860 and was that the Axtell Administration had corrupt “Santa Fe Ring.” elected to the United States Con - more ”corruption, fraud, misman - Catron was born near Lexing - gress in 1866 and 1868 as a Demo - agement, plots, and murder” than ton, and joined the Con - crat. He became a Republican and any other Governor in the history of federate Army after graduation retired from Congress as his second the United States and alleging that from the University of Missouri. term ended. the violence in Lincoln County After the War, Catron resettled in By 1874 Axtell, considered to be would not have been as severe if Ax - Las Cruces, New Mexico, began a “prominent Western Republican,” tell had not taken sides. Because of practicing law, quickly became Dis - was selected by President Grant to the report, Axtell was suspended as trict Attorney and then, in 1869, be Governor of the Utah Territory, Governor on September 4, 1878, but was selected as New Mexico Attor - but he quickly left office amid crit - no criminal charges were ever filed ney General before being selected icism that he had not taken a firm against him. by President Grant as the United enough stand against the Mor - Despite the controversy con - States Attorney for the New Mexico mons. Within the year Axtell was cerning his governorship, Axtell Territory. While serving as the named as Governor of the New was still considered to be a major United States Attorney, Catron de - Mexico Territory. figure in the Republican Party in veloped the reputation of near dic - Axtell’s tenure as Governor of New Mexico, and President Chester tatorial power over New Mexico

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the California Gold LITTLE KNOWN Rush. Jim discovered the Beckwourth FAMOUS PEOPLE Pass through the Sierra Nevada Joe Fasthorse, Mountains and SASS #48769 Way Out West – built a ranch, trad - ing post, and hotel By Joe Fasthorse, SASS #48769 in the Sierra Valley that became Beck - Jim Beckwourth wourth, California. Jim joined Col. John Chivington in the AMES PIERSON dian fighter. In 1827, Beckwourth Cheyenne-Arapaho BECKWOURTH was was captured by the Crow Indi - campaign in 1864. born in 1798 at Freder - ans. They thought he was the lost The action resulted in J ick, Virginia and died in son of a Crow Chief and accepted the disgraceful Sand Creek 1866 at Denver, Colorado. His fa - him in the Nation. For the next Massacre in which over 100 ther was Jennings Beckwith, a de - nine years, Beckwourth lived with friendly Cheyenne men, scendant of Irish and English the Crow Tribes, rose from war - women, and children were nobility, and his mother was an rior to the highest-ranking War slaughtered. Beckwourth African-mulatto slave. During his Chief, and led raids on Blackfoot returned to the Crow vil - life Jim was a mountain man, a bands, traditional enemy of the lage in 1866 and died on fur trader, a scout, and an ex - Crow. In 1837 Jim volunteered October 29 with severe plorer. Jennings Beckwith took for the Florida Indian Wars and nose bleeds. Some people Jim to Missouri in 1809 and fought the Seminoles. In 1840, he claimed the Crow Indians raised him as his son. In 1824, built a trading post in Colorado, killed Beckwourth, but no Jim joined the Rocky Mountain the kernel for the city of Pueblo. supporting facts were ever Trading Company and gained In 1846, he fought in the Mexican found. fame as a mountain man and In - War and two years later joined

ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com October 2012 Cowboy Chronicle Page 51 a Life Lived The Cowgirl wAy ways brings the best snacks. My By Ima Darlin’, SASS #56196 dad and grandpa have taken me to SASS Scholarship Recipient, 2012 all the shoots in which I’ve com - peted, and every award I have won is partly theirs for all the behind the scenes work they put into mak - ing my life what it is. There are too many people to mention here that have impacted my life, but I’ll just share a few with you. These people have blessed my life without ever knowing it. They taught me win or lose my attitude shows my character—to be a star and then a shining light in a dark world; that life is more than the miserable hot days in which I’ve shot, but rather about the people I met along the way. I am the confi - Ima Darlin’ dent young lady I am today because of all these people—Ima Peach, gether and help the community. Clay Buster, Parlor House Pearl, There have been so many influ - Derringer Di, Huricane with One ential people in my life that have “R,” Kid Nama, and Bobcat Sparks. instilled hope, encouragement, Had I not grown up in SASS smiles, faith, and passion, giving me and around Cowboy Action Shoot - my heritage. Without them I could ing™, I would not go out and reach My dad, grandpa, and me in 2005 not achieve as much as I have or for the stars and show others they continue my college education and can too. SASS has brought my fam - then pass on that inspiration to oth - ily closer, and exposed me to a inder, GA – Hey y’all, to Colorado to right here in my ers through teaching. I want to whole new world of writing, shoot - my name is Ima Darlin,’ back yard. thank my dad for taking me to ing, and the sweet fellowship of the SASS #56196, and I My home gun club is Cherokee church, helping me get saved, and shooters. The number one impact of W have been shooting with in Gainesville, Georgia; however, I then teaching me to shoot and giv - SASS on my life is that Cowboy Ac - my dad, Desperado Don, SASS also shoot at River Bend gun club in ing me all the tools necessary to do tion Shooting™ is not about the sin - #10748, and my grandpa, Desperate Dawsonville, Georgia. But, anyone so. If it were not for my dad taking gle action guns we shoot, the Dan, SASS #852, since I was four who knows me has heard my all me to shoots, talking to me, letting costumes, or the awards, but it’s all years old. Yep, I went with them to time favorite shoot is the state me tag along with him around the about the people that make up this just about every match they at - match, Ambush at Cavern Cove, in farm or anywhere else, I would not great sport we all know and love. I tended, but back then I just mostly Woodville, Alabama, home of the have learned who I am and just want to thank SASS for awarding sat on the gun cart and watched. North Alabama Regulators. what it is I want out of life. me the 2012 – 2013 Shooting Schol - Everyone seemed to be having such I graduated from Barrow And then there’s my grandpa. arship and helping me financially a great time no matter how they County Christian Academy in May He’s there at shoots for moral sup - reach my goal of graduating college. shot, and they all joked around with 2008. I started at Gainesville State port and a friendly laugh, and he al - Thank you! each other, so I knew Cowboy Ac - College that fall and have been at - tion Shooting™ was a sport in tending there ever since. which I’d one day want to compete. Gainesville State College just con - In 2003, I went with my dad to solidated with North Georgia Uni - an annual gun club Christmas ban - versity, so I will be able to stay quet. That’s the night I knew I had longer and finish my degree. My to start shooting right away. That major is English, and I am concen - night on the way home, I told my trating both on Creative and Techni - dad I wanted to start shooting Cow - cal Writing. My plans are to become boy Action, so he taught me all the an English Professor and a writer. basics and then just two weeks I have been working at Tractor later, I shot my first match in Jan - Supply for five years now, and I ab - uary. After that first match, that’s solutely love my job. I also worked all it took. I was hooked. All I one year at an Armory doing tech - wanted to do was strap on my guns nical writing for them, and then and throw some lead down range. selling machine guns. I am also an And, that’s exactly what I did, too. intern for Tree House, Inc., a com - My dad and I shot thirty-eight pany that supervises visitations be - weekends a year for three years, tween parent and child, and then traveling anywhere from California councils to bring families back to - ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com Page 52 Cowboy Chronicle October 2012 e e 2012 Scholarship recipient Ben Shootin’, SASS #69939 aka Bennett Smith 2012 Scholarship recipient RANT, AL – Ben Shootin’, Pujo the Kid, SASS #84148 GSASS #69939, is a 2012 Scholarship Recipient. Ben aka Cody Dean Eaves shoots with his grandfather Doc Early, SASS #9291, at the North eridder, LA – My name is Alabama Regulators. DCody Dean Eaves, aka Pujo the Ben is attending Troy Uni - Kid, SASS #84148. My parents are versity where he is pursuing a Graybow Slim, SASS #58739, and degree in Biomedical Sciences Sharon Eaves. My home club is “Up and hopes to attend Graduate the Creek Gang” located in Lake School. His mother has been Charles, Louisiana. hard working and attentive to all I am pursuing a degree in chem - his extracurricular activities and ical engineering at McNeese State has been his greatest influence. University in Lake Charles, SASS has made an impact in Louisiana. After earning my degree his life through the relationships in chemical engineering, I plan to he has formed. It enabled him to work in the research and develop - grow closer with his granddad ment of alternative fuels. and other members of his home The most influential person in club. Also, it gave him an oppor - Ben Shootin’, SASS #69939 my life is my father because he has tunity to learn how to correctly always been willing to spend time handle firearms. Shooting Society has been very teaching and helping me, whether Ben is most proud of his suc - rewarding. In addition, the it was learning gun safety or play - cess in the classroom while par - scholarship I received has helped ing football. He also allowed me to Pujo the Kid, SASS #84148 ticipating in several other me achieve goals throughout my experience life on my own and learn activities. “The Single Action freshman year in college.” from my mistakes. thing we both enjoy. Helping me to build good char - I am most proud of my aca - acter traits such as dedication and demic achievement of making the discipline through the sport of President’s Honor List while at - shooting is how SASS has had a tending McNeese State University. positive impact on my life. Cowboy I am beginning my second year Action Shooting™ has become a fa - with the football team for the Mc - vorite pastime where my father and Neese State University Cowboys. I spend time together doing some - Geaux Cowboys!

Notorious New Mexicans (Samuel Axtell and Thomas Catron) . . . (Continued from page 49 ) Catron, apparently tainted by Catron was generally consid - his association with and support of ered the most influential Republi - Albert Fall, later the Secretary of the can power broker in New Mexico Interior who was jailed for bribery in from 1897 through 1910 and moved the Teapot Dome Scandal, retired his law practice from Las Cruces to from the Senate at the end of his Santa Fe to better cultivate his first term in 1918 and died in Santa standing among the Republicans Fe, New Mexico May 15, 1921. who ran the Territory. When New Samuel Beach Axtell died on Mexico gained statehood in 1912, August 6, 1891, while visiting his Catron was elected as the state’s daughter in Morristown, New first US Senator. Jersey.

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Talking With Horses ,

By Collin Dangaard (Taipan, SASS #6379)

itting shelves this week, the much-antici - pated historical fiction H novel, Talking With Horses , is action packed and emo - tion provoking with love and human warmth, offset by the vio - lence and warfare of the era. Emma Armbrust, an 18-year old horse lover, envisions herself as a fantastical bow-slinging war - rior princess in a world of refuge from her real-life autism, which enables her to communicate with her jumping horse, Tower. She encounters love, faces adversity, and possesses an enigmatic charm, all while facing the hard - 90265, (818) 889-6988 Phone, ship of saving herself from med - (818) 889-7271 Fax, www.aussie ications to make her “normal,” saddle.com Website, or Colin Dan - and winning Grand Prix prize Talking With Horses author, Colin Dangaard, gaard at [email protected] Email. some of his prized horses. money to bail out the family ranch from bankruptcy. Not to mention, surviving a love triangle grid sensitive to that generated saddle to America—the Australian with her fantasy lover, Zehun, a by the horse. Thus, Emma can Stock Saddle. He sailed a 34-ft Lieutenant of Attila the Hun, and “talk” with horses. wood boat from Africa to America, real-life troubled youth named Raised in a dusty cattle town where he became Rupert Mur - Jules, a neighbor who romances on the rim of the Australian Out - doch’s first Hollywood Editor, her by reading history books to back, Dangaard started writing launching the National STAR, and her in the Malibu hills. fiction when he was 15 years old. his own TV show. Australian journalist and sad - “It was more fun than going to Talking With Horses can be dle expert, Colin Dangaard wrote school,” as he recalls. He made purchased at www.amazon.com, Talking With Horses after consid - his first money selling brumbies www.barnesandnoble.com, and on ering how the horse had greatly (wild horses) to impoverished to - the Australian Stock Saddle Com - influenced his life, first in the bacco farmers. pany website, www.aussiesaddle. Outback, where he was raised, He worked as a journalist in 25 com. and later around the world. He countries, riding horses in every For more information contact started riding so early he cannot one of them, and was the first per - Australian Stock Saddle Com - remember exactly how old he was. son in 200 years to introduce a new pany, P.O. Box 987, Malibu, CA., “I seemed to have grown up on a horse,” he says. “The horse has always empowered me, as it does every person who builds a rela - tionship with one.” Dangaard explores a proven theory that communication be - tween man and horse relates to the compatibility of electromag - netic fields generated by all living creatures. The horse is 55 million years old, man is just 5 million years old, so he figures, the horse knows a lot more about us than we know about the horse. People with autism have cerebral func - tion that is on an electromagnetic / ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com Page 54 Cowboy Chronicle October 2012

Vint Bonner, SaSS #14453 Longline Charlie, SaSS #26361 May 20, 1937 - July 6, 2012 Charles G. Glackman

By Coffee Bean, SASS #47305 August 7, 1941 - June 28, 2012

land, V A – Vint Bonne, SASS By Coyote Cap, SASS Life #14184 #14453 (Thomas E. Mallory), was B until he was satisfied the holster or a member of the Bland Fire Depart - belt would never come apart. ment, American Legion Post #20, Me - We traveled together to END of chanicsburg Rotary, Sons of the TRAIL by motor home and Carolyn Confederate Veterans, a member of (Charlie’s wife, now passed before the Triangle Gun Club, the Bland His - him) hated that Pace Arrow, so torical Society, Dawn Ghost Riders, Charlie turned it over to me. Rail Town Rowdies, Rock Holler Reg - We visited each other at our ulators, and a Life member of the homes several times, and each time NRA. He was a veteran of the US he would show me another one of his Navy and was a retired captain of the outstanding creations. He made Bland Sheriff’s Office where he also knives and gun engraving works of served as Chief Jailor. art that are enjoyed by many of us in We will miss Vint Bonner, but now SASS. His love of horses was a topic he’s on the big posse in the sky, shootin’ of many discussions. His prized Bel - with the best. God bless his family. He airland, IN – I knew Charlie gian horses, he called his babies, will be missed by so many. Ffor many years, as we were both born a few months before Pearl Har - would light up his face when he bor, and we served in Viet-Nam but spoke of them. His cherished antique only found each other through Cow - Old West freight wagon he restored boy Action Shooting™. We talked a to perfection and pulled by his babies lot over the years, about family, now graces the grounds of Founders friends, guns, knives, leatherwork, Ranch. Whenever you are at a horses, and SASS. Charlie was Founders Ranch event, please walk a huge man, with a handshake so over to that wagon and enjoy Char - strong it was like grabbing the busi - lie’s workmanship, with knowledge of ness end of a sledgehammer. He where it came from, and remember used those hands and his unbeliev - to thank Longline Charlie for it. able talents to create works of art He gave us all so much of him - that are prize possessions of many self, as he was as unselfish a man of his fans and friends. as I have ever met. He would e- Charlie handmade many, many mule us, many, many times with works-of-art, included a ton of funny subjects that would brighten leather goods for folks that appre - our days. When the e-mails would ciated extremely high quality. He suddenly stop, we all knew Charlie would make holsters out of thick was back in the hospital, but then bull shoulders, using leather so he would come back and start right heavy it could not be stitched by back up again. machine, as the needles would Longline Charlie was a multi- break. When Charlie made my rig, talented, honest, loving, and caring he drilled small holes through the family man, and all of us miss him leather and pulled the wax thread already. May God Bless you, Long - through the holes by hand with line Charlie, as I know he does! such strength, his hands would Rest in piece, our honored bleed, but he would not stop pulling friend, rest in peace!

Little Known Fact “Quaker guns” were logs made to look like guns or cannons to make the enemy think forces were better equipped than they actually were. During the battle of Vicksburg, however, Ulysses Grant actually had his men convert those logs into firing mortars, which they used until they burst.

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klahoma City, OK – ing how we feel about the Duke. After ten months of Shooters and vendors began ar - preparation, six months riving on Wednesday and by Thurs - O of hard work, and four day they were arriving in droves. days of shooting, the Territorial With a full slate of side matches, Marshals completed their nine - every shooter had a chance to win teenth Land Run Match. Twenty an award. The side matches began states were represented along with promptly at 10:00 a.m. and by 4:00 two shooters from Australia. p.m. when they closed, most every - With 328 shooters, an all time one had shot all they wanted for record for Land Run, it seemed an the day. Side match winners are overwhelming task to keep the listed below and congratulations to shoot moving smoothly, but by all these shooters. pulling together we not only met Thursday afternoon also of - the challenge, we exceeded even our fered the beginnings of shopping own expectations. Our theme for opportunities as a record number 2012 was a tribute to, arguably the of vendors opened their temporary greatest cowboy film star ever, John shops to show off their wares. As Wayne. With each stage having a most of you know, shopping at the movie poster and a line from that vendors you see mainly at shoots is movie, even if you missed the life a big part of the overall experience. size John Wayne figure at the sa - The vendors didn’t disappoint with loon, you still had no problem know - (Continued on page 56 )

Winners Gunfighter Fort Hays Preacher, SIDE MATCH Fastest Pocket Pistol Categories SASS #33995 KS Long Distance Pistol Man Fast Fingers Green, Buckaroo Carson R Hickok, L Gunfighter Catoosa Red, Man Ned Plinkerton, SASS #37898 OK SASS #93610 OK SASS #57246 KS SASS #41905 MO Lady Kathouse Kelli AUS Buckarette Hannah Call, E Statesman Rosita Gambler, Lady Snorin Fannie OK Fastest Derringer SASS #92793 OK SASS #41377 CO Long Distance Pistol Caliber Rifle Man Rowdy Rebel, Young Gun Commanche Tom, Grand Dame Tootsie Pop, Man Naildriver, SASS #32077 OK SASS #77925 TX SASS #41486 CA SASS #59139 AR Lady Sadie Marcus, L Young Gu n Knot Head Jami, B-Western Silent Thunder, Lady Catoosa Red, SASS #25541 KS SASS #82398 OK SASS #73211 MO SASS #57246 OK Fastest Rimfire Pistol C Cowboy High Plains HUD, L B-Western Sierra Starr, Fastest Pistol Man LeRoy Rogers OK SASS #64232 KS SASS #79267 TX Man Naildriver AR Lady Missouri Mae OK C Cowgirl Partners Partner, S Senior El Viejo, Lady Missouri Mae, Fastest Rimfire Rifle SASS #54603 IL SASS #46777 NE SASS #80828 OK Man Naildriver AR Duelist Jerimiah Blackstone, L S Senior Hurdy Gurdy Shirl, Fastest Gunfighter Lady Katie Scarlett MO SASS #81915 OK SASS #71759 ID Man Hondo Tucker, Big Bore Rifle Caliber Single Shot L Duelist Just L, S Duelist Billy Boots, SASS #79457 KS Man Little Doc, SASS #34123 OK SASS #20282 TX Lady Catoosa Red OK SASS #21939 OK D Duelist Potshot Parker, L S Duelist Marley Belle, Fastest Duelist Lady Coyote Kate, SASS #35906 GA SASS #71069 OK Man Anvil Al, SASS #76877 MO L D Duelist Katie Scarlett, L Wrangler Kathouse Kelli, SASS #59168 TX Big Bore Rifle Caliber Lever Action SASS #73126 MO SASS #72384 AUS Lady Sierra Starr TX Man Gunny Buckshot, F Cartridge Hobbs, Wrangler Aberdeen, Fastest Rifle SASS #69512 OK SASS #19959 OK SASS #42517 TX Man Naildriver AR Lady Belle Mimi, L F Cartridge Kiamichi Queen, Cowboy Creek County Kid, Lady Missouri Mae OK SASS #71810 OK SASS #25033 OK SASS #89945 OK Fastest Shotgun - ‘97/’87 Buffalo Gun Croaker, F C Duelist Tame Bill, Cowgirl Snorin Fanny, Man Ned Plinkerton, SASS #6968 KS SASS #30699 KS SASS #49779 OK SASS #41905 MO Cowboy Clays 20 Gauge L F C Duelist Thistle, 49e’r LeRoy Rogers, Lady Katie Scarlett, Man Loansome Buck, SASS #15705 OK SASS #49777 OK SASS #73126 MO SASS #77860 OK Frontiersman The Brisco Kid, L 49’er Highland Scottie, Fastest Shotgun – Double Lady Snorin Fannie OK SASS #26032 OK SASS #73698 OK Man LeRoy Rogers OK Cowboy Clays 12 Gauge Senior Montana Dan, Lady Catoosa Red OK Man Montana Dan OK SASS #15554 OK Lady Snorin Fannie OK L Senior Sedona Roxy, Trail Walk SASS #68229 MO Man LeRoy Rogers OK Lady Kathouse Kelli AUS

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Land Run 2012 . . . (Continued from page 55 ) either their articles for sale or Saturday morning we woke to their generosity when it came to another day of high expectations, donations for giveaways. A lot of with some shooters hoping to con - happy shooters went away with tinue what they had started and sacks full of goodies. Thursday some hoping to put yesterday be - night brought small hail and show - hind them. The weather cooper - ers, but our excitement and enthu - ated, the stages stayed fast, and the siasm wasn’t dampened, and it targets were just as close as they proved to be a good omen because were the day before. By 1:00, we we had great weather the rest of were finished shooting, and cow - the weekend. Evenings were cool boys and cowgirls were trying to enough for a campfire and morn - find out how their competition had ings dictated a jacket and balmy done. As time for the banquet ap - weather in the afternoons. proached, we couldn’t help feeling a Excitement was in the air Fri - little sad, that it would soon be over. day morning as we all gathered for Land Run is well known for the the Pledge of Allegiance and great range, great people, and Okla - singing of the National Anthem by homa hospitality, but most of all, we the Tonic Kid, SASS #70340. We are known for three full days of started the festivities with great shooting with side matches and giveaways and ended on the same twelve full stages. But, no one could note. The stages were fast, the tar - forget the banquet offered twenty gets were close, and no one seemed people the chance to win guns and to mind. When the smoke cleared tables were loaded down with other on Friday, it was 3:00 p.m., and we great prizes, including a Rugged had completed seven stages and Gear Cart courtesy of Cowboy had 81 clean shooters through the Shooter Supply and a Dillon 550 first day. courtesy of the Territorial Mar - Heartland of the Prairie Dutch shals. Most of the prizes were Oven Society served fresh fruit cob - bler and homemade ice cream com - pliments of the Territorial Marshals. Every shooter received a custom printed wooden nickel in his packet, which entitled him to one steaming hot serving. A lot of cowboys dug into their pockets to go through the line again.

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drawn from the list of registered shooters, with a few raf - fled off to folks who bought raffle tickets. The banquet was held at The University of Central Oklahoma, (we will be back at the Cowboy Hall of Fame next year). The banquet room was full, as 425 shooters and guests enjoyed great food. The bar was busy and everyone seemed to have a good time. After the shooting awards, it was time to present the Spirit of the Game Awards. Due to the generosity of Kaw Valley Mercantile and Sports Pho - tography and Design, we had a beautiful pocket watch and a handmade folding leather stool. Stoney Cahill, SASS #92623, and Honey 00 were chosen through voting by their peers. Congratulations to you both! Sunday morning came before most of us were ready, but we hustled down to try our luck at the Team Shoot. Names were drawn, and we had a great time. We then had a Couple’s Shoot, in which you shot handcuffed to your partner. What a challenge that was! Finally we lined up and drew names for the Top Gun award competition. This year we awarded a plaque to Top Gun Man and Top Gun Lady, with Goatneck Clem, SASS #16787, surviving some close matches for the men’s award and Panhandle Cowgirl, SASS #77924, besting several good women competitors to come out on top. Congratulations! We had great time and hope to see as many of you as possible next year. April 11-14, 2013 marks the Twentieth Anniversary of Land Run and The Territorial Marshals promise to have some exciting surprises in store for those of you who can be there!

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May 1 Spring Roundup 8-20, 2012 SaSS illinois State Championship Hosted by the Kaskaskia Cowboys and the World Shooting and recreation Complex

parta, IL – Like many By Mr. Russ, SASS #88688 Range has 14 permanent shooting of the filmmakers today bays, each separated by high where they begin the berms between so one’s stage ac - S story at the end, this is tivities do not affect the neighbor - where I, too, wish to start. The ing stages. We believe we have the Kaskaskia Cowboys strive to im - premier cowboy shooting range. prove the SASS Illinois State Please see the photographs, and Championship every year, and to we believe you will agree. this end we placed a request for Many thanks has to go to Den - “Shooter’s Comments, Tall Tails, nis Sneed, World Shooting and and/or Unique Quotable Quotes” Recreational Complex, Mose in every Shooter’s Package this Spencer, SASS #63490, and Bella year. After a review of all the re - Spencer, SASS #63491, working turns, verbal comments, and E- with the Kaskaskia Cowboys in Mails we have a Winner ! Turkey preparing the Range for the grand Legs, SASS, #48384 e-mailed us event. If you have never been to the the following: Shooting Complex and have access Well, another year has come to the Internet, please check out: and gone and another Illinois Fort Kaskaskia – Typical of the Shooting Stages http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/recre State Shoot is in the books. From ation/WSRC/Pages/default.aspx the moment we registered to the year to ensure a fun and action If you are from out of town and time we had to say goodbye to our packed weekend. They built new prefer to camp in place of staying friends (new and old) we felt wel - props and spruced up older ones to at one of the many local motels, comed and appreciated. Everyone give us that old town cowboy feel - THE WORLD SHOOTING AND involved in this shoot had a smile ing. I hear they aren’t done yet, RECREATION COMPLEX is a on their face and a willingness to and we can expect even more premier destination for recre - assist you with anything you might changes for next year. Scenario’s ational vehicle enthusiasts. The need. We couldn’t have asked for were well written and had just Complex offers scenic camping enough variety and movement to areas as well as standard sites keep everyone happy. Hope to see with electric, water, and sewer; all everyone at the next Illinois State Shoot—you won’t be disappointed! Turkey Legs, we trust you will consider this article as your award for this non-shooting category in addition to your award for first place Lady 49’er. Thank you. It sure looks like Lilly B. Haven is having a Nice Day! We appreciate all the com - ments from all our Shooters and better weather—well, ok, maybe Guests. It is the best incentive for just a little cooler— but the sun us to put in the extra work (a work was shining everyday with nary a of love) and provides the encour - cloud or drop of rain in sight! The agement for us to strive to create added big ten, with working ceiling a greater and better time for all. fans, was appreciated by all after a The Kaskaskia Cowboys are full day of shooting in the 90 to 95 blessed with having THE WORLD degree weather! That being said, SHOOTING AND RECREATION At the Little Muddy Team Match … Illinois State Men’s Champion, The Kaskaskia Cowboys have been COMPLEX in Sparta, Illinois as Katie Scarlet & Doc Hurd are Cowboy Carty, ready to go! working very hard throughout the their home range. The Cowboy “Joined at the Hip.”

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Koo. The son came down from Peo - ria, and Dad came from Arkansas to spend the weekend shooting to - gether, and the big question at every stage was which one shot that one faster. They meet at Sparta every year. They are pretty evenly matched! Also, you might ask Lady Viper about the Holiday Inn poltergeist. If you need quotes, I’d like to say ... “From the iced-down bottled Category Winners water, to the cooling breezes, to the cowboy parade throwing candy, the Kaskaskia Cowboys went out of their way to make this a fun, safe shoot for everybody.” ~ Miss Caroline Like many other shooters and At Friday Night’s Social, Wagons Ho guests, I could go on and on about (Kaskaskia Cowboys First Lady) the weekend activities. Don’t even and Master of Ceremonies, Back 40 get me started on the vendors and take a spin on the Dance Floor the numerous purchases the wife and others have made. I will sim - COMPLEX in Sparta, Illinois, but ply say checkout the pictures and the date is different. It will be captions, as they are worth a thou - JUNE 14-16, 2013. The Kaskaskia sand words each. Cowboys want to thank all who The 2013 SASS ILLINOIS came and joined us in the fun this STATE CHAMPIONSHIP will be year and hope to see you again held again at THE WORLD next year. Bring along a new SHOOTING AND RECREATION (Continued on page 60 )

Overall Man – Duke Skywalker, SASS #26871 Illinois State Ladies Champion – campsites have 50-amp service. Turkey Legs, SASS #48384 The Kaskaskia Cowboys want to especially recognize the excellent body just likes looking at pictures. work done by our photographers: Thank you again, Mark and Di. Mascoutah Marc and Montana Di, A Friday night social was added SASS #59470, as well as our own this year. Entertainment was pro - “Point-N-Shoot” Cowboy, Mr. Russ, vided with music by the Turnpike SASS #88688. It was very difficult Cruisers, a local band. Side match to choose which to include from awards were given out, and we over literally thousands of out - awarded all the wonderful prizes standing photographs taken. I be - donated by our great vendors! lieve they make for a better This year’s theme for the accounting and relate the experi - Spring Roundup was based on the ences more accurately than anyone movie The Cowboys , a John Wayne can put in words, or maybe every - Western. Boben Weev, SASS #63840, did an outstanding job writing stages that made the shooter feel a part of the action. The lines and stages brought back to mind many highlights of the 1972 Western. The Cowboys , could there be a more fitting theme for a Cowboy Action Shoot? How will Boben Weev outdo him - self again next year? At the end of the Match on Sunday, Main Match awards were given out, and we were able to have everyone on the road home by 2:30 PM. Just to pass on another com - ment, Miss Caroline, SASS #89317, e-mailed: As to stories, posse 7 had a fa - Overall Lady – Two Sons ther-son duo, Kowboy Koo and Kid

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SASS Illinois State Championship . . . (Continued from page 59 ) #76367, (Assistant Match Director) friend, and we will do our best to asked, if I would be comfortable do the same. being the scribe for the article P.S. When Miss Weev, SASS about the State Shoot, I was very reluctant in accepting; however, I figured the way I shoot, it would be the only way my name would ever

Turquoise Tony and Bisbee Barb— Best Dressed Couple

Boben Weev, Best Dressed B Western Man, with Miss Caroline

appear in The Cowboy Chronicle. I was right, again. I’m not on the winner’s list; however, if you have Flaming Star, read this article to this point, I Buckaroo Winners Illinois State Champion Cowgirl have succeeded, and I thank you!

Winners L C Cowgirl Bella Spencer, Wrangler Toranado, SASS #63491 KY SASS #58447 IL Spring Roundup Partners Partner, Young Gun Blazin Bryce, Overall Champions SASS #54603 IL SASS #94199 IL Man Duke Skywalker, L Cowgirl Flaming Star, Costume Contest SASS #26871 IN SASS #71391 IL Shooting Costumes Lady Two Sons, L Duelist Katie Scarlett, Best Gun Cart Count Sandor, SASS #12636 IN SASS #73126 MO SASS #74075 IL IL Overall State Champions L F Cartridge Scream n Sqaw, Lady Ten Shot Tammy, Man Cowboy Carty, SASS #82479 IL SASS #49462 IL SASS #86059 IL L Senior Miss Caroline, Man Missouri Lefty, Lady Turkey Legs, SASS #89317 IL SASS #91721 MO SASS #48384 IL L S Senior Two Sons, Best Dressed Categories SASS #12636 IN Lady Partner’s Partner, 49’er Shellstuffer, Kizzee, SASS #54603 IL SASS #33146 IL SASS #62624 IL Man Wagonmaster Ward, Buckaroo Spud, L Wrangler Tenshot Tammy, SASS #69830 IL SASS #35418 IL SASS #49462 IL Couple Turquoise Tony, C Baron Pine Ridge Jack, B-Western Silent Thunder, SASS #51466 IL SASS #51167 IL SASS #73211 MO Bisbie Barb C Cowboy Safecracker Solon, Taquilla Tab, Junior Sheriff Brandon SASS #69206 IL SASS #25048 IL James, Cowboy Cowboy Carty, Outlaw Partner, SASS #95170 IL SASS #86059 IL SASS #51909 IL Painted Lady Wagon Ho, Duelist Cascade Charlie, Senior Don Jorge, SASS #90155 IL SASS #48668 IL SASS #37131 IL L B-Western Honky Tonk Harlot, E Statesmen Sundance, S Duelist Huckleberry, SASS #30798 IL SASS #2773 IL SASS #43860 IL B-Western Bobin Weev, F Cartridge Bailey Creek, S Gunfighter Coffin Sam, SASS #63840 IL SASS #5759 IL SASS #46904 MO Best Character Portrayal F C Duelist Billy The Avenger, Lonesome Al, Miss Caroline, SASS #92117 IL SASS #37893 IL SASS #89317 IL F C Gunfighter Phiren Smoke, S Senior Ole Short Tom, Best Supporting Family SASS #37992 IL SASS #12635 IN Duke Skywalker Gunfighter Sgt Eli, Turkey Bob, Clan, SASS #35882 IL SASS #6392 IL SASS #26871 IN L 49’er Turkey Legs, S S Gunfighter Justa Ol’ Pathfinder, Alana SASS #48384 IL SASS #51338 IL Mark L B-Western Honky Tonk Harlot, Wrangler Duke Skywalker, Eileen SASS #30798 IL SASS #26871 IN Clara

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i Seniors Played Games at The SENIOR GAMES ! By Texas Flower, SASS #43753

in the 10 hole golf game due to irreg - vided yet another view of Titus A. ularities in playing, scoring, and the Gnatsass and C. Beaux. Doc players inability to remove golf balls Cooper knocked our socks off with from the hole due to conflict with his Conway Twitty and Merle Hag - the resident tarantula. Wildcat gard. T-Bone, Nuttin Graceful, Belle did win a hundred dollar bill Ringo Fire, Tonic Kid, Velvet Glove, in the Closest to the Pin golf-off. and Yukon Gold were all wonderful Side matches were well done by contributors to our after dinner en - Boozy Creek. Bent Barrel Betty tertainment. Pawnee, AKA “Bill’s Texas Mac & Texas Flower and Ringo Fire were the responsible Mom” was house favorite with her dressed as Steampunkers. adults for the Long Range matches. Kitty Wells. ‘Course she coulda Really think the Sling Shot Chal - sung a page outta the Sears catalog lenge was rigged since Ima Quick Ellie Gant & (Continued on page 63 ) NGLISH, TX – On May Shot beat all of us. Honey B. Graceful 14 th we pulled out of Friday after five main match Cosby, Tennessee with stages Ringo Fire and Nuttin E our sights on the Bad - Graceful officiated in the Intercon - lands Bar 3 Ranch and the first ever tinental Horseshoe Championship SASS Senior Games. Tonic Kid of the World preliminaries. T-Bone opened the match with a beautiful Dooley and Tonic Kid kept us mov - rendition of our national anthem. ing with Shotgun Bowling. If there Senior, yes; adult-umm, now let me is a question about how that went, see. Cowboy yard sale and range Shotgun Bowling was won by golf on Thursday were mostly adult BLIND BOB. Yeah, Friday was a behavior. Ricochet Ron, a serious day with many Senior moments. contender in range golf, fell by the Finished up with a Wine Ring Toss wayside early in the game when he where everyone won nice bottles of Velvet Glove, Tonic Kid, lost his favorite ball in Paul’s Pond. T-Bone & Texas Mac wine to enjoy with the catered Ital - and Yukon Gold We are unable to report on a winner ian dinner. The Dinner Show pro -

Dinner Show Night Opening Ceremonies and singing our National Anthem

ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com Page 62 Cowboy Chronicle October 2012 Gunfight In The BadLandS By Stargazer Sal, SASS #37411 end, OR – The shout went out—“There will be no more B whiskey in Denver in a few abundant potluck and the “Best short days!” Dessert in the Desert” contest. Try - Pine Mountain Posse hosted ing to save room from the dinner of their 4 th Annual GUNFIGHT IN everyone’s favorite potluck dish THE BADLANDS on June 22 – 24, took some restraint. The dessert 2012 that attracted 71 shooters to contest hosted cakes, pies, cobblers, the Central Oregon Shooting and an “other” category. One of the Sports Association range near hits was a blackberry cobbler pre - Bend, Oregon. From Wednesday to pared in a Dutch oven with hot Monday the parking area was host coals by Sierra Sage Sue and Dead - to a large number of motor homes, wood Pete, and it took first place. trailers, and tents. The theme this Saturday morning we woke to year was The Hallelujah Trail , the the smell of breakfast burritos, bis - 1965 movie involving temperance cuits and gravy, and coffee being ladies, soldiers, Indians, Irish team - prepared by Christopher Robyn sters, miners, and other assorted Pine Mountain Posse Social Club shooters getting to enjoy the sun. catering. Later we would also be characters. treated to build your own sandwich The film gave us an almost un - lines to use in the 10 stages. One of for lunch and a dinner of chicken limited number of scenarios and the funniest scenes in the movie breasts, BBQ ribs, garlic potatoes, happened during a huge dust gravy, green beans, and a table full storm. Normally we are fighting of cookies. the wind and dust at the COSSA The five posses shot through range; however, this year we had five stages before lunch stopping more rain than any of us had seen along the way to take posse pic - here at one time. Our sunshades tures. Wagons Ho supplied a cov - were turned into funnels and mis - ered wagon and antique metal ters as we all stood on the porch of bathtub that offered a backdrop our clubhouse and watched the once right out of the movie. The women dry, dusty bays soak and even run all gathered around it and shot our with water. Finally armed with own reproduction “Women of the Winner of the 2012 Pine Mountain rain gear, ponchos, and umbrellas, a Posse 5th Annual Gunfight West – PMP style” poster. group set off with guncarts in tow in the Badlands was Finally the sun came out and so to shoot the shotgun and warm up Powder River Rose, SASS #77227 (Continued on next page) side matches. I heard someone laugh and say, “It’s the Cowboy Top Cowgirl— Way” (although I don’t know how Pinto Annie SASS #7966 many cowboys would have been car - Top Cowboy— rying umbrellas). Lunger, SASS #78045 Friday evening brought an over

Best Dessert in the Desert winners (from left to right)— The female shooters gathered around the covered wagon Kalico Katy for Cake, Diamond Willow for Other, to reproduce their own version of “Women of the West— Deadwood Pete and Sierra Sage Sue for Cobbler, Pine Mountain Posse Style” and Pinto Annie for Pie. ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com October 2012 Cowboy Chronicle Page 63

Gunfight In The Badlands . . . (Continued from previous page) did the Wanna Be Wild Bunch shooters. With Side Kick Rick helped by Hoss Reese and Street Howitzer, the 22 shooters went through the three stages with lots of comraderie and excite - BadLandS ment. First time Wild Bunch shooter, Pinto Annie made Lil’ Italy’s guns look good. Top time went to Shalako Tucker. Every shooter received a Wanna Be Wild Bunch pin. The evening held lots of visiting and a campfire sing-a-long. The smell of the wood smoke and the laughing and singing was a good ending to a fun day. The last five main match stages were shot on Sunday. After a cowboy salute on their last stage, everyone gathered at the clubhouse for lunch and awards. With insurance sales we raised $230 for the SASS Scholarship Founda - tion and $230 for the COSSA Kids program. The Top Cowgirl was Pinto Annie and Top Cowboy was Lunger. They each won a Cadillac!! The Hallelujah Trail had been wet, dry, and a whole lot of cowboy and cowgirl fun. Happy Trails on the Hallelujah Trail!

Clean Match Shooters from left to right— Lunger SASS #78045; Appy Dan, SASS #67998; Willy Hitum, SASS #64179; Roudy Rex, SASS #71002; and Gunfight Hite, SASS #68203

Seniors Played Games At The Senior Games! . . . (Continued from page 61 ) the Intercontinental Horseshoe and we woulda loved it! Champions of the World. Saturday brought us a beauti - Our hats are off to Ellie Gant, ful lakeside sunrise and a beautiful T-Bone Dooley, Honey B. Graceful, day for the final stages, the Inter - Nuttin Graceful, and all the Ranch continental Horseshoe Champi - Hands for serving up biscuits and onship of the World, and the All gravy, great lunches, pizza, pork Gun Shoot-Off. Jubal Early left us shoulders, and oh, yeah, a wonder - in the dust in the shoot off and won ful shootin’ match! Trust me, Sen - Overall Cowboy for Senior Games iors did play games. Those of you with Kow Katcher winning Overall who need scores can find them on Cowgirl for Senior Games. Blue - the Badlands Bar 3 website … win - grass Bob and Tennessee Tall were ners, we all were. ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com Page 64 Cowboy Chronicle October 2012

2012 thunDer VAlley DAyS The SASS Maryland State Championship , By Chuckaroo, SASS #13080 Territorial Governor and Regulator Photo Credits to Berle Cherney and Randy McKenzie

amascus, MD – The junction with their host, the Wildlife SASS Maryland State Achievement Chapter of the Izaak Championship of Cow - Walton League of America. D boy Action Shooting™ is As another Thunder Valleys known as “Thunder Valley Days Days is in the record books, the talk XIII.” The match is put on by the of the town is once again the Damascus Wildlife Rangers in con - weather. Typically, match directors

Costume Contest Winners. It doesn’t matter how well you shoot … it’s how good you look!

and shooters are always checking to breaking heat. With temps in the see if there will be any precipitation 90 to 100 degree mark, with match - during the duration of the match. ing humidity, the shooters had to As with normal summer weather, pace themselves and seek shade there seems to always be the possi - and water whenever possible. The bility of thunderstorms in the after - rain never came during the match, noon or evening. The Mid-Atlantic but my guess is many would have region is accustomed to the cookie stood in it just for a brief relief. cutter weather report, and we take However, as with any event, the Overall match winner and top male was Quaker Hill Bill, SASS #61021, the uncertainty in stride. show must go on. and his better half Appaloosa Amy, SASS #63949, took top lady honors But, for the second year in a Tuesday and Wednesday were (her 4 th year in a row) and a 3 rd place overall win. row, we dealt with the standard pos - set aside for match set up. In the Congratulations! sibility of summer rain and record- past, we only took one day for set

Winners 49’er Punch, Duelist Marshlan, F C Duelist Potter County Kid, SASS #4368 WV SASS #22743 MD SASS #67357 VA Overall Match Winners Wild Bill Diamond, Senior Dirt Rider, Chance Calico, Man Quaker Hill Bill, SASS #19375 MD SASS #46537 PA SASS #54214 MD SASS #61021 CT L 49’er Kiddo Caldwell, Webb McAlister, L F C Duelist Lil Feathers, Lady Appaloosa Amy, SASS #55504 MD SASS #69349 MD SASS #48464 MD SASS #63949 CT Cowboy Two Gun Tuco, S Duelist Trooper Steve, Young Gun Al B. Crazy, Overall MD State Champs SASS #78297 MD SASS #15263 VA SASS #66690 CT Man Lead Slinging Nick, C Cowboy Blaze Crittenden, Chilliwack Buck, L Young Gun K. Darlin, SASS #82660 MD SASS #47472 PA SASS #57645 MD SASS #59843 MD Lady Kiddo Caldwell, Les Went, B-Western Lash Toru, F Cartridge Slowpoke John, SASS #55504 MD SASS #33881 MD SASS #85004 NC SASS #45304 PA Category Winners and Cowgirl Sunshine Marcie, Deuce Diamondback, Tanner, State Category Champs SASS #64900 VA SASS #44554 MD SASS #12715 MD Wrangler Quaker Hill Bill, Sassy Patty, L B-Western Wyoming Side Match Winners SASS #61021 CT SASS #32070 MD Schoolmarm, Three Stage Blast River Banks, S Senior Jim, SASS #32070 DE Lady Misfire Maggie, SASS #55949 MD SASS #21775 WV Cuss’n Kate, SASS #69350 L Wrangler Sidesaddle Sue, Renegade Lee, SASS #88392 MD Man Walker Col VA SASS #73023 DE SASS #51062 MD E Statesman Flatboat Bob, L Young Gun K. Darlin MD Snapshot Sandy, L S Senior Calico Jan, SASS #32310 VA Buckaroo Lead Slinging Nick SASS #71498 MD SASS #61842 CT Waco Wayne, MD Gunfighter Walker Colt, Bonnie B Good, SASS #84529 MD Buckarette B. B. Richardson WV SASS #3035 VA SASS #27711 MD F C Gunfighter M. T. Chambers, Buckaroo Lead Slinging Nick, L Senior Misfire Maggie, SASS #6185 MD SASS #82660 MD SASS #69350 MD Buckarette B. B. Richardson, Duelist Smitty Black, SASS #91363 WV SASS #82591 PA

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gladly do it again. some job. We tried an experiment with The Saturday banquet at the speed pistol and speed rifle. River host hotel is also the location of our Banks created a special timer awards ceremony. After a great din - holder designed so the shooter ner and a few adult beverages, it starts their own timer. This virtu - was time to see how the outcome of ally eliminated the potential for the match played out. Awards can someone jumping the timer on a be a catch 22 situation. It is good to speed event. It will be back next have a lot of awards and to honor year for sure. the accomplishments of the shoot - This year’s match theme was ers. But, this takes time. If you “Lucky 13,” in honor of our 13 th keep things light, and throw in a lit - Thunder Valley Days match. The tle humor, the awards can be an en - challenge to match my chosen tertaining presentation. theme with stages was handled by We presented the Spirit Of The River Banks, SASS #55949. And, Game award to Humphrey Hook, what a job he did! SASS #22993, for his many contri - We presented the All ten stages were in a word, butions to the sport and to multiple Spirit Of The Game award awesome, from a soda can launcher clubs in the area. to Humphrey Hook, SASS #22993, (full of hot and shaken soda) to To no surprise, the Maryland for his many contributions dummies and a water trough that State Ladies Champion was Kiddo to the sport and to multiple tossed water in the air each time To no surprise, the Caldwell, SASS #55504 (her 8 th in a clubs in the area. the target was hit. There were tar - Maryland State Ladies Champion row!). The Maryland State Men’s gets that were up close and very big was Kiddo Caldwell, SASS #55504 Champ was a surprise to a few. It up. This year we decided to make it and lots of easy movement. Oh (her 8 th in a row!). The Maryland was Lead Slinging Nick, SASS two days and what a blessing that yeah, and lots of 13’s mentioned State Men’s Champ was a surprise #82660, a Buckaroo. And don’t ask to a few. It was Lead Slinging was. Although set up is hard work, throughout the stages. As it turns how he shot it because he has al - Nick, SASS #82660, a Buckaroo. spreading it out over two days gen - out, there were 39 clean shooters. And, don’t ask how he shot it ways shot using our “big boy” guns. erated a better pace for the work - In case you didn’t notice, that is because he has always shot I can say with complete cer - ers. I cannot thank these workers equal to13 times 3! Scary, huh. using our “big boy” guns! tainty that everyone at the banquet enough for their hard work and un - After the first five stages were (Continued on page 66 ) selfish dedication, in creating a shot on Friday, the berms were good show for the shooters. reset for Saturday. Again, our Thursday was the standard range crew did an outstanding job array of side matches and a three- under hot conditions, especially stage blast for a warm up (no pun after baking all day. It is a blessing intended). My hat is off to the ded - to have dedicated, hard working, icated folks that stood at the post and tireless volunteers that make for the side match they were run - the match happen for all of the con - ning. This is a tough job in any testants. The reset took place while weather, but the heat definitely the Friday BBQ was being held in - added to the chore. As tough as it doors with lots of air conditioning. was, each reflected that they would The change over crew did an awe -

Long Range - Lever Action Rifle Pocket Pistol Pistol Caliber Lady Side Saddle Sue, Lady Evening Star, SASS #73023 SASS #47408 Man Hand Cannon, Man Jug Browning, SASS #60485 SASS #22356 Speed Shotgun ‘97 Rifle Caliber Lady Sunshine Marcie, Man Long Gun Greg, Man Lefty Spurmaker, SASS #42768 SASS #59018 Long Range - Single Shot Buckarette B. B. Richardson WV Rifle Caliber Buckaroo Lead Slinging Nick Man Sundown Charlie, MD SASS #61859 Speed Shotgun SXS Speed Derringer Man Two Gun Tuco Lady Side Saddle Sue, Buckaroo Lead Slinging Nick SASS #47408 MD Man Hand Canno, Speed Rifle SASS #60485 Man Most Wanted, Speed Pistol SASS #78296 Lady Sunshine Marcie Lady Sunshine Marcie Man Two Gun Tuco L Young Gun K. Darlin MD Buckaroo Lead Slinging Nick Buckaroo Lead Slinging Nick MD MD L Youngt Gun K. Darlin MD Buckarette B. B. Richardson WV Buckarette B. B. Richardson WV

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Thunder Valley Days 2012 . . .

(Continued from page 65 ) was very excited and tickled to death at Lead Slinging Nick’s accomplishment. And, he is a great kid to boot! Over the last couple of years his shooting talents have blossomed and I am sure he will be a frequent visitor to the winners’ podium. Overall match winner and top male was Quaker Hill Bill, SASS #61021, and his better half Appaloosa Amy, SASS #63949, took top lady honors (her 4 th year in a row) and a 3 rd place overall win. For complete scores go to www.WildlifeRangers.com

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i WARTHAWG SWEAT isne, IL – There are i Cowboy Action Shoot - By Deadman Walking, SASS #42086 C ers, and then there are Cowboy Action Shoot - shoots and ranges in the Illinois ers. Dedicated, maybe crazy, but region, Cisne, Illinois. This is some of us will shoot a match in home to the Lakewoods Mar - freezing rain and snow; some of shals, located near the Indiana us will shoot when the tempera - border, closer to the south of Illi - ture boils over 107 degrees nois than to the north, where Fahrenheit—when you can feel folks are bred for hard work in the sun frying the skin of your the corn, soybean, and sorghum arms like bacon crisping! fields; coal mines; or cattle and That’s what it was like on pig farms you can’t call ranches. July 7 th , 2012 at one of the best We don’t have cattle drives, and

a herd of pigs is a plague of trou - woods Marshals are devoted to bles, so we raise them on farms the “Holy Black,” that magical, and feed lots and truck them to mystical concoction discovered slaughter. This work makes for by the Chinese we use as a pro - just as hardy a people as those pellant for cartridges. No black - who grew up in Texas, New Mex - powder substitutes for the ico, or Kansas, working the Lakewoods shooters! Founding range and plains on horseback. member and stalwart Marshal, And, you had to be hardy to Pine Ridge Jack, SASS #51167, shoot that first Saturday of July had put out the call in the spirit in Cisne. Many of the club mem - of July 4, 1776, for all the black bers who make up the Lake - soot lovers to show up for a “Warthawg Posse” on the first Saturday in July. The “Warthawg Posse” was to be made up of only blackpowder shooters. Smokeless Powder shooters were also welcome to come to the shade of the Oak, Maple, Hackberry, and Tulip trees that cover three or four of the seven stages with their vari - ous western inspired buildings, hangmen’s gallows, fences, and cemetery. Territorial Governor, Club President, and Regulator, Sgt. Eli, SASS #35582, wrote five patriotically inspired stages. Sgt. Eli’s stage writing skills draw shooters who will invest two and a half hour drives, one way, to experience challenging and fun matches in the midst of a heat wave that is killing peo - ple all over the mid-west. The heat that caused folks to

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By Deadman Walking, SASS #42086

is true, but there was a rumor ported to the “Real” Old West, Lead Pumper had dug up an 8- struggling as our ancestors did gauge shotgun for this shoot. I to acquire and engage targets in certainly did not witness the adverse conditions best de - beautiful figure in the walnut scribed as Hellish. stock, or the incredible condition Not everyone could complete of the 30-inch Damascus steel the five-stage match that day in barrels. Through all five stages July. Just as in actual gunfights a perpetual grey and black cloud there were casualties, but they hung over the group of were few and far between as the stay away from the shoot took the shade with a glass of cold “Warthawgs” like a battlefield. heat took its toll on the best of its toll on the 28 or so shooters water until recovered enough to Flashes punctuated the black - our sport, the ones who push who exhibited their dedication shag brass, serve as safety offi - powder cloud, sometimes themselves to the limit, and and love for this sport. Every - cers at the tables, count misses, whitish, sometimes red tinged. past it, to join their comrades on one used common sense strate - run the timer, and most impor - The concussion from the black - the field of fire. There is no gies to combat the 107-degree tantly, take the stage and hit powder cartridges could be felt shame in being a casualty. And, stagnant air. People poured ice those targets. two stages away, but the over - those who finished the shoot water over their heads, torsos, No one was as dedicated to whelming sound coming from the July 7 th , 2012 were Heros that and arms while drinking from the Spirit of the Game as the hot, dusky stages was laughter. day. They deserve recognition the provided coolers. There “Warthawg Posse.” The unoffi - Yes, there was also some cough - for their faithful commitment to were not any costume viola - cial leader of the “Warthawgs” ing, and the smell of sulfur hung the Lakewoods Marshals, to tions—no tennis shoes, no t- has to be Lead Pumper, SASS heavy in the trees. Occasionally Cowboy Action Shooting™, and, shirts or baseball hats in an #57664. His devotion to black - a whisper of a breeze would re - just like soldiers, to each other. effort to battle the heat. When powder shooting is legendary in veal the smiling, sweating faces I encourage everyone who folks got hot, they sat down in our region. I am not saying this of Cowboys and Cowgirls trans - reads this to go to the Lake - woods Marshals website at http://lakewoodsmar - shals.com.homestead.com/, and visit the “Scores” sec - tion for July 2012. Throw a salute and a prayer to the 28 Cowboys and Cow - girls who completed the shoot. They are your com - rades in arms, and repre - sent the best of us. /

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. SASS mAkeS AStAnD At , Bohemia Mining days

ASS made a presence at the annual Bohemia Mining this quaint Oregon town with parades, beard and bloomer contests, Days Celebration in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Ruby Jim, music, fried Fair food, and best of all—open carry of firearms! So if SASS #50251, Ricochet Roxy, SASS #50252, and Oregun you are in the Western Oregon area on the third weekend in July, S Gustaf, SASS #39390, worked the crowd this past July 19, cowboy up, strap your shooting irons on, and come enjoy the fun. 20, & 21. Bohemia Mining Days celebrates the gold mining roots of

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e e The Texas Tumbleweeds .Club ,

he Texas Tumbleweeds is a new SASS affiliated club lo - cated in the Amarillo area. The range is located about 18 T miles northwest of Bell and Tascosa Rd (FM 1061. We shoot the first Saturday of each month. Shooting time begins at 10 am with our safety meeting at 9:30 am. Match fees are $10 for range members and $15 for non-members. Range mem - bership is $30 yearly, plus cost of badge. Family membership is $45, plus cost of badges. Your first shoot is free and shooters under the age of 16 shoot free. We promote cowboy action shooting, but safety is our main concern. We have a lot of fun with shooting, dressing the part, and developing friendships. For further information, call Blacksmith Jim (Jimmy Phares) at 806-231-3190, or Dead R Alive (Ricky Upton) at 806-570-3915. Or visit our website at www.txtumbleweeds.com.

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SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City AK CA (continued) alaska 49er’s 1st sat & tripod 907-373-0140 Birchwood Coyote Valley Cowboys 2nd sat Bad eye Bobolu 408-722-0583 morgan hill 3rd sun guns in the sun 2nd sat Johnny 2moons 760-346-0972 palm springs golden heart shootist 2nd sat & Wind drifter 907-457-2113 Fairbanks Buffalo runners 2nd sat grizzly peak Jake 530-676-2997 rescue society Last sun dulzura desperados 2nd sat hashknife Willie 619-271-1481 san diego Juneau gold miners posse 3rd sun Five Card tanna 907-789-7498 Juneau California rangers 2nd sat Jimmy Frisco 209-296-4146 sloughhouse AL double r Bar regulators 2nd sun Five Jacks 760-949-3198 Lucerne russell County regulators 1st sat Will Killigan 706-568-0869 phoenix City Valley north alabama regulators 1st sun drake robey 256-313-0421 Woodville high sierra drifters 2nd sun grizzly peak Jake 530-676-2997 railroad Flat Vulcan Long rifles 2nd sat parson henry 205-541-2207 hoover richmond roughriders 2nd sun Buffy 650-994-9412 richmond Brown over the hill gang (the) 2nd sun Kooskia Kid 818-566-7900 sylmar alabama rangers 2nd sun dead horse phil 205-531-7055 Brierfield Bridgeport Vigilantes 3rd sat Bee Blest 760-932-1139 Bridgeport Cahaba Cowboys 3rd sun duke slade 205-854-0843 Birmingham Burro Canyon gunslingers 3rd sat don trader 714-827-7360 meyers gallant 3rd sun Buck d. Law 256-504-4366 hoover Canyon old york shootists 4th sun derringer di 205-647-6925 hoover nevada City peacemakers 3rd sat marlin schofield 530-265-9213 nevada City AR north County shootist assoc. 3rd sat graybeard 760-727-9160 pala White river gang 1st sat arkansas tom 870-656-8431 mountain shasta regulators 3rd sat modoc 530-365-1839 redding home robbers roost Vigilantes 3rd sat nasty newt 760-375-7618 ridgecrest Critter Creek Citizens 1st sun evil Bob 903-701-3970 Fourke gold Country Wild Bunch 3rd sat sutter Lawman 530-713-4194 sloughouse Vigilance high desert Cowboys 3rd sun doc silverhawks 661-948-2543 acton mountain Valley Vigilantes 1st Wkd Christmas Kid 501-625-3554 hot springs Kings river regulators 3rd sun sierra rider 559-268-1115 Clovis outlaw Camp 2nd & ozark outlaw 501-362-2963 heber panorama northfield raiders 3rd sun gun hawk 818-761-0512 north 5th sat springs hollywood arkansas Lead slingers 2nd sat & dirty dan 479-633-2107 garfield south Coast rangers 3rd sun swifty schofield 805-886-3360 santa Barbara 4th sun paladin murieta posse 3rd sun grizzly peak Jake 530-676-2997 sloughhouse south Fork river regulators 3rd sat arkansas harper 870-994-7227 salem helldorado rangers 3rd sun Will Bonner 707-462-1466 ukiah Judge parker’s marshals 3rd sat & naildriver 479-651-2475 Fort smith hawkinsville Claim Jumpers 4th & 5th Lethal Les 530-842-4506 yreka sun sat L’amour true grit sass 4th sun sister sundance 479-970-7042 Belleville mad river rangers 4th sat Kid Kneestone 707-445-1981 Blue Lake AZ Coyote Valley sharpshooters 4th sat Wif 408-448-3256 san Jose White mountain old West 1st & mustang Lady 928-243-3457 snowflake pozo river Vigilance 4th sat dirty sally 805-438-4817 santa shootists 3rd sat sue Committee margarita Cowtown Wild Bunch 1st sat Wild Bodie tom 602-721-3175 Carefree California shady Ladies 4th sat Lady gambler 916-447-2040 sloughhouse shooters FaultLine shootist society 4th sun Querida 831-635-9147 gonzales rio salado Cowboy action 1st sat a. J. Bob 480-982-7336 mesa the range 4th sun grass V. 530-273-4440 grass Valley shooting society Federally old pueblo shootist 1st sun gilly Boy 520-249-2831 tombstone the Cowboys 4th sun Captain Jake 714-318-6948 norco association deadwood drifters 4th sun Lusty Lil 661-775-3802 piru Cowtown Cowboy shooters 1st sun & Barbwire 480-773-2753 phoenix sloughhouse irregulators 5th sat & Badlands Bud 530-677-0368 sloughhouse 3rd sat sun arizona Cowboy shooters 2nd sat deputy Curly 602-487-9728 phoenix CO association Colorado Cowboys 1st sat painted Filly 719-439-6502 Lake george Whiskey row gunslingers 2nd sun turquoise Bill 928-925-7323 prescott Colorado shaketails 1st sun midnite slim 719-660-2742 Fontain Colorado river regulators 2nd sun & Crowheart 928-505-2200 Lake havasu san Juan rangers 1st sun Kodiak Kid 970-252-1841 montrose 4th sat Windygap regulators 1st Wkd piedra Kidd 970-799-1133 Cortez northern arizona Cowboy 3rd sat robber Baron 928-607-5640 Flagstaff Vigilantes 2nd sat grizz Bear 719-545-9463 pueblo shooter association Four Corners rifle and 2nd sun Capt. W. K. 970-565-3840 Cortez Lake powell gunslingers 3rd sat Bare Fist Jack 928-660-2104 page pistol Club Kelso Los Vaqueros 3rd sat Buckeye pete 520-548-8298 tucson montrose marshals 2nd sun Big hat 970-249-7701 montrose tonto rim marauders 3rd sun silverado Cid 928-595-1230 payson Ben Lomond high plains 2nd sun sand river 303-771-1920 ramah mohave marshalls 3rd sun & d B Chester 928-231-9013 Kingman drifters slim 5th sat Castle peak Wildshots 2nd Wkd old squinteye 970-524-9348 gypsum altar Valley pistoleros 3rd sun & mean raylean 520-235-0394 tucson pawnee station 3rd sat red Creek 303-857-0520 nunn 5th sun dick martin arizona yavapai rangers 4th sat Whisperin 928-567-9227 Camp Verde rockvale Bunch 3rd sat mister 719-784-1342 rockvale meadows Four Corners gunslingers 3rd sun Cereza slim 970-247-0745 durango dusty Bunch old Western 4th sat squibber 520-568-2852 Casa grande thunder mountain 3rd Wkd pinto Being 970-464-7118 grand shooters shootists Junction Colorado river shootists 4th sun Boston 928-502-1298 yuma Briggsdale County shootist 4th sat Kid Bucklin 970-493-1813 Briggsdale anniebelle northwest Colorado rangers 4th sat sagebrush Burns 970-824-8407 Craig CA sand Creek raiders 4th sun sweet Water Bill 303-366-8827 Byers sunnyvale regulators 1st & 3rd shaniko Jack 650-464-3764 Cupertino Black Canyon ghost riders 4th sun double Bit 970-874-8745 hotchkiss mon night CT West end outlaws 1st & 3rd sat Chickamauga 951-549-9304 Lytle Creek Ledyard sidewinders 1st sat yosemite gene 860-536-0887 Ledyard Charlie Ct Valley Bushwackers 2nd sun milo sierra 860-508-2686 east granby silver Queen mine 1st & 3rd t. e. Kidd 562-598-7771 azusa DE regulators sun padens posse 3rd sun hazel pepper 302-422-6534 Bridgeville escondido Bandidos 1st sat devil Jack 760-741-3229 escondido FL the outlaws 1st sat terrell sackett 916-363-1648 sacramento gold Coast gunslingers 1st sat george Washington 786-256-9542 Fort Lassen regulators 1st sat Chief Wages 530-257-3402 susanville mcLintock Lauderdale two rivers posse 1st sat & dragon 209-836-4042 manteca ghost town gunslingers 1st sat Copenhagen 904-808-8559 st. augustine 4th sun hernando County regulators 1st sun shady Brady 352-686-1055 Brooksville river City regulators 1st sun point of orgin 530-304-5616 davis miakka misfits 1st sun deadlee headlee 941-650-8920 myakka City mother Lode shootist society 1st sun sioux City Kid 209-795-4175 Jamestown Fort White Cowboy Cavalry 2nd sat deadly sharpshoot 352-317-6284 Fort White hole in the Wall gang 1st sun Frito Bandito 661-406-6001 piru okeechobee marshals 2nd sat & Kid Celero 561-312-9075 okeechobee 5 dogs Creek 1st Wkd mad trapper of 661-589-7472 Bakersfield 4th sun rat river okeechobee outlaws 2nd sat & dead Wait 863-357-3006 okeechobee Cajon Cowboys 2nd & 4th sat pasture patti 760-956-8852 devore 4th sun Chorro Valley regulators 2nd & 5th sun mad dog 805-440-7847 san Luis tater hill gunfighters 2nd sun Judge Jd Justice 941-629-4440 arcadia mcCoy obispo Weewahootee Vigilance 2nd sun Conway Kid 407-273-9763 orlando shasta regulators of 2nd sat Cayenne pepper 530-275-3158 Burney Committee hat Creek panhandle Cowboys 2nd sun high Card 850-492-5162 pensacola

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SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE (Cont.) Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City FL (continued) IL (continued) southwest Florida 3rd sat Jed Lewis 239-455-4788 punta gorda good guys posse 4th sun dangerous denny 815-245-7264 rockford gunslingers salt river renegades as sch Lily mae 217-985-4915 Barry Big Bend Bushwhackers 3rd sat sixpence Kid 850-459-1107 tallahassee IN Lake County pistoleros 3rd sat arcadia outlaw 352-208-2788 tavares daleville desperados 1st sat Flat Water Bob 765-284-0405 daleville Cowford regulators 4th sat general Lee 904-803-2930 Jacksonville Cutter’s raiders 1st sat midnite desperado 574-893-7214 Warsaw smokey atlanta Cattle Company 2nd sat Bear Creek 765-652-1525 atlanta indian river regulators 4th sat Belligerent orney 321-403-2940 palm Bay reverend Bob pleasant Valley renegades 2nd sat nomore slim 812-839-3052 Canaan panhandle Cattle Company 4th sat desperado dale 850-832-2837 port st. Joe schuster’s rangers 2nd sun Coal Car Kid 219-759-3498 Chesterton oK Corral outlaws 4th sun Kokomo Kid 863-357-2226 okeechobee pine ridge regulators 3rd sat riverboat gambler 765-832-7253 Brazil Five County regulators 4th sun Jed Lewis 239-455-4788 punta gorda Wolff’s rowdy rangers 3rd sat Justice d. spencer 574-264-2012 Bristol doodle hill regulators 4th sun dave smith 813-645-3828 ruskin Circle r Cowboys 3rd sat mustang Bill 219-279-2781 Brookston antelope Junction rangers Fri nite & mayeye rider 727-736-3977 pineallas Wabash rangers 4th sat henry remington 217-267-2820 Cayuga 2nd sat park starke County desert 4th sat Whip mccord 219-942-5859 Knox GA Big rock sass 4th sat southpaw too 812-866-2406 Lexington river Bend rough riders 1st sat done gone 770-361-6966 dawsonville red Brush raiders 4th sat doc goodluck 812-721-1188 newburgh american old West 1st sat Josey Buckhorn 423-236-5281 Flintstone deer Creek regulators 4th sun doc molar 765-506-0344 Jonesboro Cowboys Wildwood Wranglers 4th sun Voodooman 219-872-2721 michigan City Valdosta Vigilance 1st sat Big Boyd 229-244-3161 Valdosta Westside renegades as sch Johnny Banjo 812-430-6421 evansville Committee indiana Black powder guild as sch C. C. top 574-354-7186 etna green Lonesome Valley regulators 1st sun Wishbone 478-922-9384 Warner KS hooper robins Butterfield gulch gang 1st sun Kanasa Flatlander 785-493-5682 Chapman providence springs rangers 2nd sat Buckshot Bob 229-924-0997 anderson powder Creek Cowboys 2nd & 4th sat el dorado Wayne 913-686-5314 Lenexa piedmont regulators 2nd sat Chase randall 864-637-8873 eastanollee & 4th Wed ’s immortals 2nd sat easy rider 770-954-9696 griffin mill Brook Wranglers 2nd sun grandpa 785-421-2537 hill City Camden County Cowboys 2nd sat Christian mortician 912-227-5683 Kingsland millbrook south river shootists 3rd sat man From Little 678-428-4240 Covington Free state rangers 3rd & 5th sun Buffalo phil 913-904-8733 parker river sandhill regulators 3rd sat moundridge goat 620-345-3151 hutchinson tennessee mountain 3rd sat trail Bones 423-842-6116 ringgold roper marauders Capital City Cowboys 4th sun top 785-313-0894 topeka Cherokee Cowboys 4th sat Bad Lands Bob 706-654-0828 gainesville rowdies 4th sun Cody Wyatt 316-204-1784 Wichita HI KY maui marshals 1st & 3rd sat Bad Burt 808-875-9085 maui Kentucky regulators 1st sat derby 270-489-2089 Boaz Big island paniolos 3rd sat paniolo annie 808-640-3949 ocean View hooten old town regulators 1st sat double eagle 423-309-4146 mckee single action shootist of 4th sun Brandebuck 808-351-9260 honolulu dave hawaii Knob Creek gunfighters 1st sun Buck shot Jock 502-543-8439 West point IA guild turkeyfoot Cowboys 1st sat ranger mathias 319-234-1550 elk run green river gunslingers 2nd sat yak 270-792-9001 Bowling Fischels heights green Fort des moines rangers 1st sun pit mule 515-205-0557 indianola ponderosa pines posse 3rd sat Copperhead Joe 606-599-5263 manchester Zen shootists 2nd sat renegade slim 515-987-0721 nevada ohio river rangers 3rd sat george rogers 270-554-1501 paducah outlaw’s run 2nd sun Capt. Jim 712-623-5726 red oak Breathitt Bandits 4th sat slowly But 606-666-4663 Jackson midnight surely ID rockcastle rangers 4th sat perfecto Vaquera 406-231-2359 park City gunslingers of Flaming 1st sat Jughandle Jack 208-634-3121 Council Levisa Fork Lead slingers 4th sun escopeta Jake 606-631-4613 pikeville heart ranch Fox Bend peacemakers 4th sun tocala sam 859-552-9000 Wilmore squaw Butte regulators 1st sun acequia Kidd 208-365-4551 emmett LA Border marauders 1st sun & mud marine 208-627-8377 east port deadwood marshals 1st & 3rd doc spudley 504-467-6062 sorrento 4th sat sat el Buscaderos 2nd & 4th sun oddman 208-437-0496 spirit Lake up the Creek gang 2nd & 4th hardly able 337-474-5058 Lake Charles northwest shadow riders 2nd sat silverado Belle 208-743-5765 Lewiston sat southern idaho rangers 2nd sat gordo perro 208-234-7121 pocatello Cypress Creek Cowboys 2nd sat smokey shane 318-381-4840 downsville oregon trail rough riders 2nd sun & John Bear 208-562-1914 Boise Bayou Bounty hunters 2nd sat soiled dove 985-796-9698 Folsom 3rd sat guns of sabine pass 3rd sat hobbel-a-Long 337-463-5690 hineston hells Canyon ghost riders 3rd sat J.p. sloe 208-798-0826 moscow grand ecore Vigilantes 3rd sat ouachita Kid 318-932-6637 natchitoches twin Butte Bunch 3rd sat idaho packer 208-589-5941 rexburg Jackson hole regulators 4th sat slick mcClade 318-395-2224 Quitman panhandle regulators 3rd sun halfcocked otis 509-991-5842 otis orchards MA snake river Western shooting 4th sat White eyes 208-734-8440 Jerome Cape Cod Cowboys 4th sat Curly Jay Brooks 508-477-9771 mashpee society shawsheen river rangers as sch yukon Willie 978-663-3342 Bedford IL harvard ghost riders as sch double r Bar Kid 978-771-9190 harvard shady Creek shootists 1st & 4th dapper dan 309-734-2324 Little york danvers desperados as sch Cyrus Cy Klopps 781-667-2857 middleton sun porter gunnysackers sat nantucket dawn 781-749-6951 scituate Lakewood marshal’s 1st sat pine ridge Jack 618-838-9410 Cisne MD rangeless riders 1st sat the inspector 618-345-5048 highland eas’dern shore renegades 1st sat teton tracy 302-378-7854 sudlersville Kishwaukee Valley 1st sun snakes morgan 815-751-3716 sycamore thurmont rangers 1st sun Cash Caldwell 240-285-7673 thurmont regulators monocacy irregulars 2nd sat Church Key 304-229-8266 Frederick Free grazers 2nd sat Fossil Creeek Bob 217-821-3134 effingham damascus Wildlife 4th sat Chuckaroo 301-831-9666 damascus tri County Cowboys 2nd sat sierra hombre 815-967-6333 hazelhurst rangers Kaskaskia Cowboys 2nd sat Wagonmaster 618-443-3538 sparta ME Ward Big pine Bounty hunters as sch ripley scrounger 207-876-4928 Willmantic illinois river City 2nd sun granville stuart 309-243-7236 Chillicothe Capitol City Vigilance as sch mark Lake 207-622-9400 augusta regulators Committee Vermilion river Long riders 2nd sun Lead poison Lar 815-875-3674 Leonore Beaver Creek desperados as sch Jimmy reb 207-698-4436 Berwick nason mining Company 3rd & 5th sat diggins dave 618-927-0594 Benton hurricane Valley rangers as sch Leo 207-829-3092 Falmouth regulators MI mcLean County 3rd sat marshall rd 309-379-4331 Bloomington rockford regulators 1st sat no Cattle 616-363-2827 rockford peacemakers Blue Water gunslingers 1st sun Buggyman 810-434-9597 Kimball Litchfield sportsman’s Club 3rd sat ross haney 618-667-9819 Litchfield river Bend rangers 2nd sat pitmaster 574-276-8805 niles illowa irregulars 3rd sun shamrock sis 309-798-2635 milan double Barrel gang 2nd sat. dakota Fats 269-721-8190 hastings Fort Beggs defenders 3rd sun torandado 815-302-8305 plainfield Butcher Butte Bunch 2nd sun grubby hardrock 810-750-0655 Fenton Long nine Cowboys 4th & 5th Lemon drop 217-787-4877 Loami sucker Creek saddle & 3rd sat Kid al Fred 989-832-8426 Breckenridge sun Kid gun Club To update your SASS Affiliated Club Listing or Annual Match please contact Slipnoose at the SASS Office ph: (877) 411-7277 or [email protected] ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com Page 80 Cowboy Chronicle October 2012

SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE (Cont.) Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City MI (continued) NE Chippewa regulators 3rd sat no name Justice 906-632-1254 sault ste. platte Valley gunslingers 1st sun Firewater 308-226-2255 grand island marie eastern nebraska gun Club 2nd sun Flint Valdez 712-323-8996 Louisville hidden Valley Cowboys 3rd sun saulk Valley 269-651-5197 sturgis Flat Water shootists of the 3rd sun Fortyfour maggie 308-383-4605 grand island stubby grand island rifle Club rocky river regulators 3rd sun terrebonne Bud 248-709-5254 utica NH eagleville Cowboys 4th sat one son of a gun 231-676-0922 Central Lake the shooting 3rd Wkd Littleton s. 603-444-6876 dalton Johnson Creek regulators 4th sat rainmaker ray 313-618-2577 plymouth Club of nh dalton mason County marshals 4th sat two gun troll 231-343-2580 scottsville pemi Valley peacemakers as sch Bear Lee tallable 603-667-0104 holderness Wolverine rangers as sch r.J. Law 248-828-0440 port huron White mountain regulators as sch dead head 603-772-2358 Candia saginaw Field & stream Club as sch Bad river marty 989-585-3292 saginaw merrimack Valley as sch sheriff r. p. 603-345-6876 pelham Lapeer County sportsmans sun Flat Water 314-378-5689 attica marauders Bucket Club Wranglers Johnny NJ MN thumbusters 2nd sun ol’ sea dog 732-892-7272 monmouth Cedar Valley Vigilantes 1st & 3rd d m yankee 612-701-9719 morristown Jackson hole gang 4th sun papa grey 732-961-6834 Jackson sat NM Crow river rangers 1st sun Cantankerous Jeb 763-682-3710 howard Lake magdalena trail drivers 1st & 3rd grizzly adams 575-854-2488 magdalena granite City gunslingers 2nd & 5th amen straight 612-723-2313 saint Cloud sat sat rio rancho regulators 1st & 4th sam Brannan 505-400-2468 rio rancho Lone rock rangers 2nd sat red dutchman 651-402-0368 Farmingtion sat Lookout mountain gunsmoke 2nd sat Wagonmaster 218-744-4694 Virginia Bighorn Vigilantes 1st sat Catamount 505-281-4402 Founders society ranch Fort Belmont regulators 2nd sun mule town Jack 507-840-0883 Jackson otero practical shooting 1st sat saguaro sam 505-437-3663 La Luz east grand Forks rod & 3rd sun BB gunner 218-779-8555 east grand association gun Club Forks Buffalo range riders 1st sun shanley shooter 505-252-0589 Founders MO ranch ozark posse (the) 1st sat tightwad swede 417-846-5142 Cassville Chisum Cowboy gun Club 1st sun two Bit tammy 575-626-9201 roswell West plaines Waddies 2nd & 5th Buckshot Baby 417-284-1432 tecumseh high desert drifters 2nd sat shakey shooter 505-294-3233 Founders sat ranch moniteau Creek river 2nd sun doolin riggs 573-687-3103 Fayette Lincoln County regulators 2nd sat Frank Coe 575-808-1329 ruidoso raiders Buffalo range riders Wild 2nd sun tijeras pete 505-227-1449 Founders gateway shootist society 3rd sun Bounty seeker 314-740-4665 st. Louis Bunch ranch Central ozarks Western 3rd sun X. s. Chance 573-765-5483 st. robert rio grande renegades 2nd Wed, mica mcguire 505-263-1181 albuquerque shooters 3rd sat, 4th sun, Butterfield trail Cowboys 4th Wkd smokie 417-759-9114 Walnut 5th sat & sun shade gila rangers 2nd Wkd Chico Cheech 575-388-2531 silver City southern missouri rangers 4th Wkd pecos steve 417-770-7516 Willard monticello range riders 3rd & 5th J. W. Brockey 575-744-4484 elephant MS sun Butte natchez sixgunners 1st sat Winchester 601-445-5223 natchez seven rivers regulators 3rd sat stink Creek 575-885-9879 Carlsbad mississippi peacemakers 3rd sat Woodie B. Western 601-214-4009 mendenhall Jones mississippi river rangers 4th & 5th easy Lee 901-413-5615 Byhalia monument springs 4th sat Val darrant 575-396-5303 hobbs sat Bushwhackers MT picacho posse 4th sat Fast hammer 575-647-3434 Las Cruces honorable road agents 1st sat diamond red 406-685-3618 ennis tres rios Bandidos 4th sun Largo Casey 505-330-2489 Farmington shooting society rio Vaqueros 4th sun anna sassin 575-744-5793 truth or Con- gallatin Valley regulators 1st sat gooch hill 406-763-4268 Logan sequences drifter NV sun river rangers shooting 1st sun & montana Lil’ 406-761-0896 simms Fort halleck Volunteers 1st & 3rd green springs 775-753-8203 elko society 4th sat skeeter sat thomsen makoshika gunslingers 2nd sat doc Wells 406-345-8901 glendive high plains drifters 1st sun irish ike 775-424-2336 Fernley rocky mountain rangers 2nd Wkd Jocko 406-847-0745 noxon eldorado Cowboys 1st Wkd Charming 702-565-3736 Boulder City Bigfork Buscaderos 3rd sat Bodie Camp 406-883-6797 Bigfork Lone Wolf shooters, LLC 2nd & 5th penny 775-727-4600 pahrump Last Chance handgunners 3rd sat Bocephus 406-439-4476 Boulder sun pepperbox Bandito nevada rangers Cowboy 2nd sun mt Fargo 702-460-6393 Las Vegas Custer County stranglers 3rd sat hartshot 406-232-0727 miles City action shooting society montana territory 4th sat Backstrap Bill 406-652-6158 Billings roop County Cowboy 2nd sun russ t. 775-747-1426 sparks peacemakers shooters assn. Chambers Lincoln County regulators 4th sat Lady Belle 406-889-3658 eureka silver state shootists 3rd sun shotgun 775-265-0267 Carson City NC marshall neuse river regulators 1st & 3rd paddi macgarrett 910-938-3682 new Bern desert desperados 3rd sun Buffalo sam 702-459-6454 Las Vegas sat NY old hickory regulators 1st sat Wendover Kid 252-908-0098 rocky mount alabama gunslingers 1st sat Bum thumb 585-343-3906 alabama Walnut grove rangers 1st sat hiem 828-245-5563 rutherford- tioga County Cowboys 1st sat dusty drifter 607-659-3819 owego ton regulators 1st sun Judge Zaney grey 845-352-7921 Chester old north state posse 1st sat tracker mike 336-558-9032 salisbury pathfinder pistoleros 1st sun sonny 315-695-7032 Fulton Carolina rough riders 1st sun pecos pete 704-394-1859 Charlotte Crumhorn mountain 1st sun Lefty Cooper 607-287-9261 maryland Carolina single action 2nd & 5th Carolina’s 919-383-7567 eden Cowboys shooting society sun Longarm salt port Vigilance 2nd sat twelve Bore 585-613-8046 holley high Country Cowboys 2nd sat Wild otter 828-423-7796 asheville Committee Carolina Cattlemen’s shooting 2nd sat Wicked Wanda 919-266-1678 Creedmore Bar-20 inc. 2nd sat Badlands Buck 315-637-3492 West eaton and social society Border rangers 2nd sun dammit dick 607-724-6216 greene Buccaneer range regulators 2nd sat Jefro 910-327-2197 Wilmington hole in the Wall gang 3rd sat el Fusilero 631-864-1035 Calverton Bostic Vigilantes 2th sat Bostic Kid 704-434-2174 Bostic diamond Four 3rd sat Kayutah Kid 607-796-0573 odessa gunpowder Creek regulators 3rd sat Fannie Kikinshoot 828-754-1884 Lenoir Circle K regulators 3rd sun smokehouse dan 518-885-3758 Ballston spa Cross Creek Cowboys 3rd sat huckleberry mike 910-980-0572 Wagram sackets harbor Vigilantes 4th sun ranger Clayton 315-465-6543 sackets piedmont gunslingers 3rd sun a. r. stoner 336-922-1900 Churchland Conagher harbor Flat Branch ranch 4th sat twelve mile Bluff 910-480-9609 Fayetteville the Long riders 4th sun Loco poco Lobo 585-467-4429 shortsville iredell regulators 4th sat Charlotte 704-902-1796 statesville d Bar d Wranglers 4th sun Captain m.a.F 845-226-8611 Wappingers ND Fall trestle Valley rangers 2nd sat doc hell 701-852-1697 minot mythical rough riders 5th sun rev dave Clayton 716-838-4286 hamburg Badlands Bandits 3rd sat roughrider ray 701-260-0347 Belfield the shadow riders as sch dusty Levis 646-284-4010 Westhampton dakota rough riders as sch Blake stone 701-250-0673 moffit Beach sheyenne Valley peacekeepers Last sat Wild river rose 701-588-4331 Kindred east end regulators Last sun diamond rio 631-585-1936 Westhampton To update your SASS Affiliated Club Listing or Annual Match please contact Slipnoose at the SASS Office ph: (877) 411-7277 or [email protected] ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com October 2012 Cowboy Chronicle Page 81

SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE (Cont.) Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City OH PA (continued) Big irons 1st sat deadwood stan 513-894-3500 middletown el posse grande 4th sun Black hills Barb 570-538-9163 muncy Valley middletown sportsmens Club 1st sat deadwood stan 513-894-3500 middletown stewart’s regulators 4th sun sodbuster Burt 724-479-8838 shelocta tusco Long riders 1st sat prairie dawg 216-932-7630 midvale RI greene County Cowboys 1st sun ruger ray 937-352-6420 Xenia Lincoln County Lawmen 4th sun Wyoming Blink 401-385-9907 Foster granger hill regulators 1st sun Barbwire pete 740-450-8650 Zanesville SC Firelands peacemakers 1st Wed, 3rd sat angry angus 440-647-5909 rochester palmetto posse 1st sat dun gamblin 803-422-5587 Columbia & 5th sun hurricane riders 3rd sat saloon Keeper 843-361-2277 aynor sandusky County regulators 2nd sat Curtice Clay 419-836-8760 gibsonburg savannah river rangers 3rd sun surly dave 803-892-2812 gaston shenango river rats 2nd sat & shenango Joe 330-782-0958 yankee Lake geechee gunfighters 4th sat doc Kemm 843-737-3501 ridgeville Last thurs greenville gunfighters 4th sun Cowboy Junky 864-414-5578 greenville miami Valley Cowboys 2nd sun Buckshot Jones 937-418-7816 piqua SD scioto territory desperados 3rd & 5th pickaway 740-477-1881 Chillicothe Cottonwood Cowboy 2nd sun dakota 605-520-5212 Clark sun tracker association nailbender Wilmington rough riders 3rd sat paragon pete 740-626-7667 Wilmington Black hills shootist 3rd sun hawkbill smith 605-342-8946 pringle auglaize rough riders 3rd sun deputy diamond 419-722-6345 defiance association desperado Bald mountain as sch Cottonwood 605-280-1413 Faulkton ohio Valley Vigilantes 4th sat ole saddlebags 614-323-4500 mt. Vernon renegades Cooter Central ohio Cowboys 4th sun stagecoach 614-868-9821 Circleville TN hannah Bitter Creek rangers 1st 2nd & oracle 423-334-4053 Crossville Big irons mounted rangers as sch stoneburner 513-829-4099 middletown 3rd sun stonelick regulators as sch Carson 513-753-6462 milford greene County regulators 1st sat mort dooley 423-335-0847 rogersville OK Wartrace regulators 1st sat & Will reily 615-948-4143 Wartrace Cherokee strip shootists 1st sat scott Wayne 405-377-0610 stillwater 3rd sat shortgrass rangers 1st sat & Captain allyn 580-357-5870 grandfield memphis gunslingers 2nd sat dooly sworn 901-351-6195 arlington 3rd sun Capron orsa’s oak ridge outlaws 2nd sat hombre sin 865-257-7747 oak ridge tulsey town Cattlemens 2nd & 4th sat Curly thom 918-376-4376 tulsa nombre association 3rd sun mabry tennessee mountain 3rd sat double Barrel 423-593-3767 Chattanooga indian territory single action 2nd & 5th sun, Burly Bill 918-830-2936 sand springs marauders shooting society 3rd sat, 4th Wed north West tennessee 3rd sat Can’t shoot 731-885-8102 union City rattlesnake mountain 2nd sat & Black river Jack 918-908-0016 Checotah Longriders dillion rangers 1st sun highland regulators 3rd Wkd iron maiden 423-628-2715 Winfield oklahoma City gun Club - 2nd sat & Flat top okie 405-373-1472 oklahoma ocoee rangers 4th sat ocoee red 423-476-5303 Cleveland territorial marshals 4th sun City smoky mountain shootist as sch Jim mayo 865-300-4666 Lenoir City tater hill regulators 3rd sun taos Willie 918-355-2849 tulsa society OR smokey mountain shootist as sch tennessee 865-986-5054 Varies horse ridge pistoleros 1st & 3rd sun Big Casino 541-389-2342 Bend society tombstone molalla river rangers 1st sat gold dust Bill 503-705-1211 Canby TX merlin marauders 1st sat molly B. dam 541-479-2928 merlin texas tumbleweeds 1st sat Cayenne 806-355-7158 amarillo dry gulch desperados 1st sat runamuck 509-520-3241 milton texas troublemakers 1st sat Lefty tex Larue 903-539-7234 Brownsboro Freewater plum Creek Carriage Cowboy 1st sat Long Juan 512-750-3923 Lockhart siuslaw river rangers 1st sun Johnny Jingos 541-997-6313 Florence shooting society table rock rangers 1st sun & Jed i. Knight 541-944-2281 White City alamo area moderators 1st sat tombstone 210-493-9320 san antonio 2nd sat mary pine mountain posse 2nd sat & sun Juniper Butch 541-416-0361 Bend south texas pistolaros 1st sat Cibolo sam 210-213-7746 san antonio Cassidy texas peacemakers 1st sat deadeye greg 903-593-8215 tyler Klamath Cowboys 2nd sun & Jasper Wayne 541-884-2611 Keno orange County regulators 1st sat & texas gator 409-243-3477 orange 4th sat 3rd sun Jefferson state regulators 3rd sat Jed i. Knight 541-944-2281 ashland Buck Creek Bandoleros 1st sat & hoofprint prine 254-897-7328 nemo oregon trail regulators 3rd sat Willie Killem 541-443-6591 La grande 3rd Wkd orygun Cowboys 3rd sat Kansan 503-539-6335 sherwood Comanche trail shootists 1st sat & dee horne 432-557-6598 midland oregon old West shooting 3rd sun & deaf eagle 541-990-7816 albany 5th sat society 4th sat el Vaqueros 1st sun tom Burden 254-559-7240 Breckenridge umpqua regulators 4th sun oregun gustaf 541-430-1021 roseburg thunder river renegades 1st Wkd two spurs 936-273-1851 magnolia Lewis river rangers as sch Johnny Colt 503-289-1280 st. helens Concho Valley shooters 2nd sat roamin shields 325-656-1281 san angelo Columbia County Cowboys as sch Kitty Colt 503-642-4120 st. helens texas riviera pistoleros 2nd sat stinkng Badger 361-9374845 george West PA Bounty hunters 2nd sat Cable Lockhart 806-299-1192 Levelland perry County regulators 1st sat tuscarora slim 717-789-3004 ickesburg travis County regulators 2nd sat Cherokee 979-561-6202 smithville dry gulch rangers 1st sat pep C. holic 724-263-1461 midway granny Factoryville Freebooters 1st sun tad sloe 570-489-0652 Factoryville texas tenhorns shooting 2nd sat & mustang sherry 903-815-8162 greenville Chimney rocks regulators 1st sun hattie hubbs 814-696-5669 hollidays- Club Last Full Wkd burg rio grande Valley Vaqueros 2nd sun dream Chaser 956-648-7364 pharr Conestoga Wagoneers 1st sun no Change 215-431-2302 southampton Lone star Frontier shooting 2nd Wkd Long range 817-980-7206 Cleburne Boot hill gang of topton 1st sun Lester moore 610-704-6792 topton Club rick Whispering pines Cowboy 1st sun Buck Johnson 814-945-6922 Wellsboro texican rangers 2nd Wkd red scott 210-316-0199 Fredericks- Committee burg Logans Ferry regulators 2nd sat mariah Kid 412-607-5313 plum Borough oakwood outlaws 2nd Wkd texas alline 903-545-2252 oakwood heidelberg Lost dutchmen 2nd sat ivory rose 717-627-0694 schaeffers- Canadian river regulators 2nd, 3rd & adobe Walls 806-679-5824 Clarendon town 5th sat shooter Westshore posse 2nd sun hud mcCoy 717-683-2632 new Cumber- old Fort parker patriots 3rd Wkd Colt Faro 832-472-3278 groesbeck land Big thicket outlaws 3rd sat shynee graves 409-860-5526 Beaumont dakota Badlanders (the) 2nd sun timberland 610-434-1923 orefield tejas Caballeros 3rd sat Judge menday 512-964-9955 dripping renegade Coming springs river Junction shootist 3rd sat Chuckwagon 724-626-2001 donegal gruesome gulch gang 3rd sat eli Blue 806-293-2909 plainview society sam san antonio rough riders 3rd sat tombstone mary 210-493-9320 san antonio Jefferson outlaws 3rd sat oracle Jones 410-239-6795 Jefferson Cottonwood Creek Cowboys 3rd sat pecos Cahill 325-575-5039 snyder Blue mountain rangers 3rd sun Cathy Fisher 610-488-0619 hamburg Willow hole Cowboys 3rd sat & sun Baba Looey 979-571-5614 north Zulch matamoras mavericks 3rd sun hammerin steel 570-296-5853 milford texas historical shootist 3rd sun Charles 281-342-1210 Columbus silver Lake Bounty 3rd sun marshal t. J. 570-663-3045 montrose society goodnight hunters Buckshot trinity Valley regulators 3rd sun grumpy grandpa 972-206-2624 mansfield purgatory regulators 3rd Wkd dry gulch 814-827-2120 titusville red river regulators 3rd sun el rio rojo ray 903-838-0964 texarkana geezer Badlands Bar 3 3rd Wkd t-Bone dooley 903-272-9283 Clarksville elstonville hombres 4th sun trusty sidekick 610-939-9947 manheim Butterfield trail regulators 4th sat texas slim 325-668-4884 anson To update your SASS Affiliated Club Listing or Annual Match please contact Slipnoose at the SASS Office ph: (877) 411-7277 or [email protected] ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com Page 82 Cowboy Chronicle October 2012

SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE (Cont.) Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City TX (continued) WI (continued) huaco rangers 4th sat Blueeyed Bear 254-715-0746 China spring hodag County Cowboys 3rd sun hodag Bob 715-550-8337 rhinelander green mountain regulators 4th sat singin’ Zeke 830-693-4215 marble Falls oconomowoc Cattlemen’s 4th sat marvin the 414-254-5592 Concord purgatory ridge rough 4th sat armed to the 806-777-6182 slaton association moyle riders teeth WV tejas pistoleros 4th sat & sun texas paladin 713-690-5313 eagle Lake dawn ghost riders 1st sun Coffee Bean 304-327-9884 hinton tin star texans 4th sat. mickey 830-685-3464 Fredericks- Frontier regulators 2nd sat Captain tay 304-265-5748 thorton burg the railtown rowdys 2nd sun miss print 304-589-6162 Bluefield magnolia misfits 4th sun attoyac Kid 281-448-8127 magnolia rocky holler regulators 3rd sun Jessee earp 304-425-2023 princeton Comanche Valley Vigilantes 4th Wkd Billy Bob evans 972-393-2882 Cleburne Kanawha Valley regulators 3rd Wkd eddie rebel 304-397-6188 eleanor UT Cowboy action shooting 4th sun Jackson 540-678-0735 Largent three peaks rangers 1st & 3rd sat Curly Jim 435-590-9873 Cedar City sports Whiskus peacemaker national as sch Cole mcCulloch 703-789-3346 gerrardstown Big hollow Bandits 1st sat Cinch 435-724-2575 heber WY north rim regulators 1st sat autum rose 435-644-5053 Kanab Cheyenne regulators 1st sat deputy Cuny 307-634-2449 Cheyenne Copenhagen Valley regulators 1st sat m.t. pockets 801-920-4047 mantua Colter’s hell Justice 1st sat yakima red 307-254-2090 Various utah territory gunslingers 1st sat Lefty pete 801-554-9436 salt Lake City Committee Wsas musinia Buscaderos 1st. sat Buffalo Juan 435-528-7432 mayfield Bessemer Vigilance 1st sun & smokewagon 307-472-1926 Casper dixie desperados 2nd &4th sat the alaskan 435-635-3134 st. george Committee 3rd sat Bill rio Verde rangers 2nd sat doc nelson 435-564-8210 green river high Lonesome drifters 2nd sat Kari Lynn 307-587-2946 Cody desert historical shootist 2nd sat pronghorn pete 801-498-7654 Kaysville sybille Creek shooters 2nd sat Wyoming roy 307-322-3515 Wheatland society southfork Vigilance 2nd Wkd Wennoff 507-332-5035 Lander hobble Creek Wranglers 2nd sat hobble Creek 801-489-7681 springville Committee Wsas halfcock marshall powder river Justice 3rd sun doc Fehr 307-683-3320 Buffalo Cache Valley Vaqueros 2nd sat. Logan Law 435-787-8131 Logan Committee Wsas Wasatch summit regulators 2nd sun old Fashioned 435-224-2321 park City great divide outlaws 4th sat slingn Lead 307-324-6955 rawlins utah War 3rd & 5th sat Jubal o. sackett 801-944-3444 sandy donkey Creek shootists 4th sun poker Jim 307-660-0221 gillette mesa marauders gun Club 3rd sat Copper Queen 435-979-4665 Lake powell snake river rowdies as sch sheriff J. r. 307-733-4559 Jackson diamond mountain rustlers 3rd sat Cinch 435-724-2575 Vernal Quigley Wahsatch desperados 4th sat highland drifter 801-860-9504 Fruit heights Castle gate posse 4th sat rowdy hand 435-637-8209 price International VA pungo posse Cowboy action 1st sat missouri marshal 757-471-3396 Waverly DOWN UNDER Club AUSTRALIA Liberty Long riders 1st sun thunder Colt 540-296-0772 Bedford gold Coast gamblers 1st & 3rd sat dagger Jack 61 75 537 5857 gold Coast Cavalier Cowboys 1st sun Kuba Kid 804-270-9054 hanover adelaide pistol & shooting Club 1st sat & Lobo malo 61 08 284 8459 Korunye County 3rd sun Virginia City marshals 1st tues humphrey hook 703-801-3507 Fairfax Flint hill prospectors 2nd sat Judge ruger 61 41 838 3299 glenlogie Blue ridge regulators 2nd sun Bad Company 540-886-3374 Lexington Westgate marauders 2nd sun stampede pete 61 393 695 939 port melbourne K.C.’s Corral 3rd sat Virginia rifleman 804-550-2242 mechanics- Little river raiders 3rd sun Lazy dave 61 40 377 7926 Little river ville sasa Little river raiders single 3rd sun tiresome 61 25 978 0190 melbourne mattaponi sundowners 3rd sun & Flatboat Bob 804-785-2575 West point action Club 4th sat Cowboy action shooters of 3rd Wkd i.d. 61 29 975 7983 teralba pepper mill Creek gang 4th sun slip hammer spiv 540-775-4561 King george australia Bend of trail 4th sun rowe - a - noc 540-890-6375 roanoke Fort Bridger shooting Club 4th sun duke york 61 418 632 366 drouin rivanna ranger Company as sch Virginia ranger 434-973-8759 Charlottes- sasa single action shooting sat/sun 61 74 695 2050 millmerran ville australia stovall Creek regulators as sch Brizco-Z 434-929-1063 Lynchburg NEW ZEALAND VT trail Blazers gun Club 1st sun ernie southpaw 64 37 557 654 mill town Verdant mountain Vigilantes 2nd sun doc mcCoy 802-363-7162 st. Johnsbury Bullet spittin sons o’ thunder 2nd sat Billy deadwood 64 63 564 720 palmerston n. WA Wairarapa pistol and shooting Club 2nd sun doc hayes 64 63 796 692 gladstone northeast Washington 1st Wkd Crazy Knife al 509-684-8057 Colville Frontier & Western shooting 2nd sun doc hayes 64 63 796 692 gladstone regulators sports association mica peak marshals 1st & 3rd sat tensleep Kid 509-284-2461 mica tararua rangers 3rd sun J.e.B. stuart 64 63 796 436 Carterton panhandle regulators 1st & 3rd sun halfcocked otis 509-991-5842 otis orchards Western renegades 4th sat Bolton 64 27 249 6270 Wanganui renton united Cowboy 1st Wkd Jess ducky 425-271-9286 renton sass pistol new Zealand as sch tuscon the terrible 64 32 042 089 Varies action shooters EUROPE Windy plains drifters 2nd & 4th sat hopalong hoot 509-220-9611 medical Lake AUSTRIA Wolverton mountain peace 2nd sat hellfire 360-513-9081 ariel sweetwater gunslingers austria as sch Fra diabolo 43 664 490 8032 Vienna Keepers CZECH REPUBLIC pataha rustlers 2nd sat pinto annie 509-520-2789 dayton association of Western shooters as sch thunderman 42 060 322 2400 prelouc mima marauders 2nd sat okie sawbones 360-705-3601 olympia DENMARK smokey point desperados 2nd sun mudflat mike 425-335-5176 arlington danish Blackpowder Federation as sch slim dane 45 20 655 887 Copenhagen Colville guns and roses 2nd sun Cheyence sadie 509-684-3632 Colville association of danish Western as sch mrs. stowaway 45 602 013 65 greve apple Valley marshals 3rd sat silent sam 509-884-3875 east shooters Wenatchee FINLAND olympic peninsula strait 3rd sun doc neeley 360-417-0230 port angeles sass Finland as sch Woodbury Kane 35 850 517 4659 Various shooters Classic old Western society of as sch Woodbury Kane 35 850 517 4659 Loppi Black river regulators 4th sat Wil sackett 360-786-0199 Littlerock Finland Custer renegades 4th sun Joe Cannuck 360-676-2587 Custer FRANCE poulsbo pistoleros 4th sun sourdough george 360-830-0100 poulsbo sass France golden triggers of 1st sun Cheyenne Little 33 67 570 3678 Villefrache de Beazley gulch rangers Last sun an e. di 509-787-1782 Quincy Freetown Colibris rouergue WI L’arquebuse d’antony 2nd sun Jeppesen 33 1 4661 1798 antony rock river regulators 1st & 3rd sat stoney mike 608-868-5167 Beloit sass France greenwood Creek 4th sat handy hook 33 68 809 1360 Bormes les Western Wisconsin Wild 2nd sat sierra Jack 608-792-1494 holmen mimosas Bunch Cassidy Buffalo Valley as sch slye Buffalo 02 37 63 65 83 Château-neuf- Bristol plains pistoleros 2nd sun huckleberry 815-675-2566 Bristol en-thymerais Crystal river gunslingers 2nd sun James rosewood 920-722-4105 Waupaca high plains shooters as sch Jack Cooper 336 1384 5580 Clermont de Wisconsin old West 2nd sun & Blackjack 715-949-1621 Boyceville L’oise shootist, inc 4th sat martin association mazauguaise de tir as sch redneck mike 33 494 280 145 mazaugues Liberty prairie regulators 3rd sat dirty deeds 920-229-5833 ripon sass France alba serena tir as sch marshall 09 62 53 83 32 moriani Club tombstone To update your SASS Affiliated Club Listing or Annual Match please contact Slipnoose at the SASS Office ph: (877) 411-7277 or [email protected] ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com October 2012 Cowboy Chronicle Page 83

SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE (Cont.) Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City FRANCE (continued) SWITZERLAND (continued) old pards shooting society as sch Charles allan 33 1 4661 1798 Versailler old West shooting society as sch hondo Janssen 44 271 9947 Zurich Jeppesen Lasalle anthony switzerland Club de tir Beaujolais as sch Woodrow the Wild 33 047 838 0374 Villefranche INTERNATIONAL Frenchie sur saone CANADA old West French shooters as sch Curly red ryder 33 3 8582 0203 Caromb aurora desperados 1st Fri destry 905-551-0703 aurora on BeraC as sch reverend oakley 33 3 8020 3551 premeaux robbers roost hamilton 1st sat Bear Butte 905-891-8627 ancaster on prissey south mountain regulators 1st sat dutch Charlie 902-538-9797 Berwick ns Club de tir Brennou as sch French Bob 33 2 4767 5888 Varies red mountain renegades 1st sun preacher Flynn t. 604-820-1564 mission BC reverend oakley’s Cowboy Klan as sch reverend oakley 33 3 8020 3551 Varies Locke Les tireurs de l’uzege every sun marshal dundee 33 04 66 759 529 uzes Barrie gun Club 2nd & 4th northern Crow 705-435-2807 Barrie on (old West gunfighters) sat Black rivers Last sun Kid of neckwhite 33 3 8526 3029 roanne Beau Bassin range riders 2nd sat Frenchy Cannuck 506-312-0455 riverview nB Club de tir de Bernay sat Chriswood 33 2 3245 5900 Bernay Lambton sportsman’s Club 2nd sat Clay Creek 519-542-4644 st. Clair on sass France yellow rock sat Little shooting 336 7555 8063 eCot Wentworth shooting sports Club 2nd sun stoney Creek 905-664-3217 hamilton on missie Victoria Frontier shootists 2nd sun Black ashley 250-744-4705 Victoria BC societe de tir Bedoin Ventoux sat-sun sheriff Ch. 33 490 351 973 Bedoin Valley regulators 3rd sat Kananaskis Kid 250-923-6358 Courtenay BC southpaw prairie dog rebels 3rd sat Valley Boy 519-673-5648 London on tir olympique Lyonnais sun Barth 33 6 1324 6128 Lyon Valley regulators 3rd sat & high Country 250-334-3479 Courtenay BC Club de tri de nuits saint as sch reverend oakley 33 38 020 3551 nuits saint sun amigo georges georges otter Valley rod & gun 4th sun Colt mcCloud 519-685-9439 strafford- on Club de tir sportif de touraine as sch major John Lawson brisset37@ tours ville hotmail.fr robbers roost Wild Bunch as sch Legendary 905-393-4299 ancaster on Cas/sass France as sch Frenchie Boy 336 169 32 076 Varies Lawman GERMANY islington sportmen’s Club as sch hawk Feathers 905-936-2129 Caledon on germany territory regulators as sch rephiL 49 29 216 71814 Varies Blueridge sportsmen’s Club as sch rebel dale 519-599-2558 Clarksburg on Cas europe Fri hurricane irmi 49 28 23 5807 Bocholt Waterloo County revolver as sch ranger pappy 519-536-9184 Kitchener on Cowboy action shooting germany Last sat marshal heck 49 345 120 0581 edderitz association Cooper sass europe mon niers river Kid 49-282-39-8080 Wegberg mundy’s Bay regulators as sch indiana magnum 705-534-2814 penetan on Jail Bird’s Company mon orlando a Brick 49 21 317 42 3065 Wegberg guishene Bond nova scotia Cowboy action as sch Wounded Belly 902-890-2310 truro ns sass germany Wed rhine river Joe 49 28 235 807 spork shooting Club HUNGARY palmer’s gulch Cowboys as sch Caribou Lefty 250-372-0416 heffley BC Westwood rebels as sch el heckito 362 0460 1739 galgamacsa Creek ITALY ottawa Valley marauders as sch Button 514-792-0063 ottawa QC old gunners shooting Club as sch renato anese 33 51 24 5391 toppo di alberta Frontier shootists as sch powder paw 403-318-4463 rocky aB Western shootist posse travesio society mtn house green hearts regulator 1st sun marshal steven 39 338 920 7989 trevi Chasseurs et pecheurs as sch richelieu mike 450-658-8130 st-Jean gardiner Levisiens inc Chrysos Fratelli della Costa onlus 3rd sat oversize 35 05 642 4677 Livorno tome QC Lassiter Fan shooting Club 3rd sun ivan Bandito 39 34 7043 0400 mazzano Long harbour Lead slingers tues preacher man 250-537-0083 salt spring BC maremma Bad Land’s riders as sch alameda slim alamedaslim@ siena John island owss.it SOUTH AFRICA old West shooting society italy as sch alchimista 39 33 420 68337 Varies Western shooters of south africa 3rd sat richmond p. 27 21 797 5054 Cape town Canne roventi Last sun Valdez 39 07 1286 1395 Filottrano hobson honky tonk rebels Last sun Kaboom andy 39 33 5737 8551 Vigevano pioneer Creek rangers 4th sa slow Wilson 27 83 667 5066 pretoria Wild West rebels sun Bill masterson alberto@ malegno-Bs frontisrl.it LUXEMBOURG Monthly Mounted USA sass Luxembourg as sch smiley miles 35 26 2128 0606 Varies AZ NETHERLANDS tombstone ghost riders 2nd sun dan nabbit 520-456-0423 tombstone sass netherlands as sch Lightning anja 31 51 759 2120 Leeuwarden mounted Club NORTHERN IRELAND CA Kells County regulators 1st sat independence 28 93 368 004 Varies California range riders as sch old Buckaroo 408-710-1616 Varies Carroll CO NORWAY revengers of montezuma 1st sun aneeda huginkiss 970-565-8479 Cortez Black rivers as sch Charles Quantrill 47 9325 9669 Loten CT Quantrill raiders sun Charles Quantrill 47 9325 9669 Loten Connecticut renegades as sch Cowboy Cobbler 860-558-7484 granby schedsmoe County rough riders thurs Jailbird 47 63 994 279 Lillestrom FL POLAND Bay area Bandits 3rd sat slow poke’s darlin 813-924-0156 tampa sass polish Western shooting as sch trigger hawkeye trigger-hawk Lodz ID association [email protected] Border marauders mounted as sch Bad Buffalo Bob 208-610-8229 eastport SERBIA IN union of Western shooters of as sch hombre des 63 721 6934 humska heartland peacemakers as sch rawhidenlace 765-561-2521 Fountaintown ME serbia nudos maine Cowboy mounted shooters as sch Cowboy Bill 207-282-2821 Biddeford SWEDEN NM sass sweden northern rangers as sch northern s. t 46 72 206 7005 Varies Buffalo range riders mounted 3rd sat icelady 505-263-5619 Founders ranger ranch SWITZERLAND NY Black mountain gunfighters as sch Blacksmith pete 417 9449 5800 romainm island Long riders as sch mecate Kid 516-610-8166 Farmingdale a’tier upstate new york smokin’ guns as ash renegade roper 518-883-5981 galway WI renegade rangers as sch ace montana 920-960-1714 ripon

Monthly Mounted International LEBANON SASS Lebanon - El Rancho as sch packin Jesse 96 1138 5982 Varies Sporting Club CANADA Quebec mounted shooting as sch dirty owl Bert 819-424-7842 Joliette association To update your SASS Affiliated Club Listing or Annual Match please contact Slipnoose at the SASS Office ph: (877) 411-7277 or [email protected] ViSit uS At SASSnet .Com Page 84 Cowboy Chronicle October 2012

SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS ANNUAL MATCHES Match Dates Contact Phone City State Match Dates Contact Phone City State USA 2012 NOVEMBER (continued) OCTOBER dulzura duststorm 10 - 10 reuben J. 619-997-2755 dulzura Ca SASS NORTHEAST 04 - 07 evening star 240-367-0034 thurmont md Cogburn REGIONAL the great northfield raid 16 - 18 gun hawk 818-761-0512 north Ca Mason Dixon Stampede twentieth anniversary hollywood SASS Nevada State 04 - 07 Charming 702-565-3736 Boulder City nV DECEMBER Championship – Cowboy Christmas Ball 08 - 08 an e. di 509-787-1782 Quincy Wa Eldorado JANUARY 2013 SASS Alabama State 05 - 07 drake robey 256-313-0421 Cavern Cove aL new years day shoot 01 - 01 humphrey 703-801-3507 Fairfax Va Championship hook Ambush At Cavern Cove SASS Florida State 02 - 07 Copenhagen 904-808-8559 st. augustine FL high noon at tusco 05 - 07 prairie dawg 216-932-7630 midvale oh Championship huntsmans World senior games 08 - 12 mokaac Kid 435-668-4613 st. george ut Siege at St. Augustine SASS Tennessee State 10 - 12 Whiskey hayes 931-684-2709 Wartrace tn yuma territorial prison 18 - 20 Boston 928-502-1298 yuma aZ Championship Breakout anniebelle Regulators Reckoning ambush at Butterfield trail 26 - 27 Fast hammer 575-647-3434 Las Cruces nm SASS WESTERN REGIONAL 11 - 14 Five Jacks 760-949-3198 Lucerne Ca MARCH Last Stand at Chimney Rock Valley the plainfield incident 04 - 07 point of origin 530-304-5616 davis Ca SASS Arkansas State 12 - 13 ozark outlaw 501-362-2963 heber ar SASS Georgia State 15 - 17 man From 678-428-4240 Covington ga Blackpowder springs Blackpowder Championship Little river Mayhem On the Mountain Stampede at South River SASS Arizona State 12 - 14 pecos Clyde 480-266-1096 tucson aZ trailhead 21 - 24 Charles 281-342-1210 Columbus tX Wild Bunch Championship goodnight Wild West extravaganza 12 - 13 penny 775-727-4600 pahrump nV Butterfield 23 - 23 Fast hammer 575-647-3434 Las Cruces nm shootout pepperbox Law enforcement vs SASS Long Island 12 - 14 dusty Levis 631-475-5556 Westhampton ny Cowboys more Fun Less run Championship Beach APRIL Melee on the Bay Comancheria days 04 - 07 red scott 210-316-0199 Fredericks- tX SASS Wisconsin State 12 - 14 Flyen doc 608-790-3260 holmen Wi burg Championship Koyote Land run 11 - 14 Flat top okie 405-373-1472 oklahoma oK Mississippi Fandango City the shootout on the santa Fe 13 - 13 deadly sharp- 352-332-6212 Fort White FL dry gulch at arroyo Cantua 25 - 28 sutter Lawman 530-713-4194 sloughhouse Ca shooter MAY peacefuls end of track at 18 - 21 grizzly peak 530-676-2997 railroad Flat Ca SASS California State 02 - 05 mad trapper 661-589-7472 Bakersfield Ca high sierra Jake Championship of rat river SASS Kentucky State 19 - 21 Copperhead Joe 606-599-5263 manchester Ky Shootout at 5 Dogs Creek Blackpowder Championship SASS Georgia State 02 - 05 done gone 770-361-6966 dawsonville ga Smokeout in the Hills Championship SASS New Jersey State 19 - 21 peacemaker 908-359-8794 Jackson nJ Round Up at River Bend Championship reb SASS Georgia State 02 - 02 done gone 770-361-6966 dawsonville ga Purgatory in The Pines Blackpowder Championship the Last hurrah 19 - 21 First Chance 509-667-9377 east Wa SASS Texas State 02 - 05 Long Juan 512-750-3923 Lockhart tX Wenatchee Championship SASS Florida State 20 - 20 Kid Celero 561-312-9075 okeechobee FL Ride with Pancho Villa Blackpowder SASS Delaware State 03 - 05 teton tracy 302-378-7854 sudlersville md Championship Championship Code of the West end 20 - 20 Johnny Banjo 812-430-6421 evansville in Eas’dern Shore Round-up SASS Kansas State 20 - 21 Buffalo phil 913-898-4911 parker Ks Buffalo Stampede: 07 – 12 sass office 505-283-1320 nm Championship – Founders Ranch Border Wars Championship diamond Four roundup 20 - 21 trail Boss 607-796-0573 Cayuta ny THE Preview to END of TRAIL SASS West Virginia State SASS Virginia 11 - 11 missouri 757-471-3396 West point Va Wild Bunch Championship 20 - 21 eddie rebel 304-397-6188 eleanor WV Blackpowder Shootout marshal hanging tree shootout 21 - 21 X. s. Chance 573-765-5483 st. robert mo Smoke on the Mattponi VI SASS Arizona State 24 - 28 mean rayleen 520-235-0394 tucson aZ SASS West Virginia State 17 - 19 eddie rebel 304-397-6188 eleanor WV Championship – Blackpowder Championship Bordertown Smoke over Buffalo Flats the gunfight Behind the 25 - 28 Captain Jake 714-318-6948 norco Ca SASS Utah State 18 - 18 rowdy hand 435-637-8209 price ut Jersey Lilly Blackpowder Shootout – SASS Missouri State 25 - 28 Longshot John 417-461-0033 marshfield mo The Castle Gate Smudge Match Championship SASS Alaska State Blackpowder 19 - 19 Four Bucks 907-350-4422 anchorage aK The Show-Me Shootout Shootout Smoke in the Greatland Comin thru the rye gunnin’ 26 - 28 derringer di 205-647-6925 hoover aL SASS Mississippi State 23 - 26 easy Lee 901-413-5615 Byhalia ms Fer a showdown Championship – sussex County range War 26 - 28 missouri 757-471-3396 Waverly Va Smokin’ Guns at Rabbit Ridge marshal James gang rides again 24 - 26 shaddai 406-231-2329 park City Ky guns of autumn 27 - 27 Bad Lands 706-654-0828 gainesville ga 3rd annual Vaquero Bob Little Big match 25 - 26 William 360-786-0199 Little rock Wa NOVEMBER sackett SASS SOUTHWEST 01 - 03 honey B. 903-272-9283 english tX SASS Iowa State 30 - 01 pit mule 515-205-0557 indianola ia REGIONAL – graceful Championship Comin’ At Cha Shoot out at Coyote Gulch SASS Utah State Wild Bunch 02 - 03 alaskan 435-635-9134 st. george ut SASS North Carolina State 30 - 02 J. m. Brown 919-266-3751 salisbury nC Championship Championship Dixie Desperados Go Wild Uprising at Swearing Creek Big iron shootout 03 - 03 tracker mike 336-558-9032 salisbury nC SASS MA, CT, and RI State 31 - 02 Barrister Bill 978-667-2219 harvard ma Vengeance trail 04 - 04 shady Brady 352-686-1055 Brooksville FL Championship SASS SOUTHEAST 08 - 11 doc Kemm 843-737-3501 ridgeville sC Shootout at Sawyer Flats REGIONAL JUNE Gunfight at Givhans Ferry SASS Oregon State Wild Bunch 01 - 02 hoss reese 503-907-6522 Bend or SASS Southwest Regional 09 - 11 rattlesnake Blake 985-796-9698 amite La Championship Blackpowder Championship SASS Colorado State 06 - 09 pinto Being 970-464-7118 Whitewater Co Hangin’ at Coyote Creek Championship

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USA 2013 AUGUST (continued) JUN E (continued) SASS California State 30 - 02 sutter Lawman 916-354-1027 sloughhouse Ca SASS Wyoming State 06 - 08 Joe Cross 307-587-2946 Cody Wy Wild Bunch Championship Championship SASS Southeast Territorial 30 - 01 man From 678-428-4240 Covington ga Cody’s Wild West Shootout Blackpowder Championship Little river SASS Kansas State 07 - 09 el dorado Wayne 913-686-5314 Lenexa Ks Smoke Out at South River Championship SASS Michigan State 30 - 01 r. J. Law 248-828-0440 port huron mi SASS Ohio State 07 - 09 Buckshot Jones 937-418-7816 piqua oh Championship – Championship Wolverine Rangers Range War Shootout at Hard Times NOVEMBER SASS Oregon State 07 - 09 molly b’dam 541-479-2928 grants pass or SASS Nevada State 10 - 11 penny 775-727-4600 pahrump nV Championship Wild Bunch Championship pepperbox Battle of Rogue River SASS HIGH PLAINS 13 - 15 Jubal o. 801-944-3444 sandy ut Annual International Matches REGIONAL Blackpowder sackett AUSTRALIA State Championship gunfight at the ok Corral oct 27 - 28 duke york 61 418 632 366 drouin Thunder at Big Salty 18th annual revenge of montezuma 14 - 16 stumble 970-739-9705 Cortez Co FRANCE Leena Last shot on the trail Jul 17 - 21 marshal dundee 33 04 66 759 529 uzes SASS Illinois State 14 - 16 Beaucoup Joe 618-521-3619 sparta iL GERMANY Championship texas ranger Cup dec 01 - 02 rhine river Joe 49-2823-3426 Wegberg Spring Roundup at the Gulch shootoff Championship dec 08 - 09 rhine river Joe 49 2823 3426 Wegberg SASS Maryland State 20 - 22 Chuckaroo 301-831-9666 damascus md SOUTH AFRICA Championship end of year shoot-off dec 15 - 15 richmond p. 27 21 797 5054 Cape town Thunder Valley Days hobson SASS WORLD 22 – 30 sass office 505-843-1320 nm CHAMPIONSHIP END of TRAIL Mounted Annual Matches SASS Wisconsin State 23 - 23 Captain Cook 715-248-3727 station Wi OCTOBER Blackpowder Shootout range shootout With the spooks 05 - 07 rawhidenlace 756-561-2521 reelsville in Smoke in the Hills Fall Match 13 - 13 slow poke’s 813-924-0156 dover FL SASS WORLD MOUNTED 27 – 30 sass office 505-843-1320 nm darlin CHAMPIONSHIP MAY 2013 END OF TRAIL SASS FOUR CORNERS 10 - 12 icelady 505-263-5619 Founders nm JULY MOUNTED REGIONAL ranch SASS Alaska Territorial 05 - 07 Four Bucks 907-350-4422 anchorage aK Buffalo Stampede Championship – Shootout Under The Midnight Sun SASS Alaska State 12 - 14 ruby Lil 907-488-0792 Chatanika aK Championship SASS Montana State 12 - 14 montana 406-761-0896 simms mt Championship Lil’ skeeter Shootout On the Sun River SASS Colorado State 25 - 27 Colorado 970-260-5432 Whitewater Co Wild Bunch Championship Blackjack SASS FOUR CORNERS 31 – 02 sass office 505-843-1320 nm REGIONAL Wild Bunch Championship Outlaw Trail SASS FOUR CORNERS 31 – 02 sass office 505-843-1320 nm REGIONAL Wild Bunch Championship Outlaw Trail SASS Four Corners Regional 31 – 02 sass office 505-843-1320 nm Championship Outlaw Trail AUGUST SASS Four Corners Regional 01 –04 icelady 505-263-5619 nm Championship Outlaw Trail Mounted SASS Idaho State 07 - 11 John Bear 208-562-1914 Boise id Championship Reckoning at Black’s Creek SASS Wisconsin State 23 - 25 Captain Cook 715-248-3727 Boyceville Wi Championship Fire In The Hills SASS Hawaii State 24 - 25 Bad Burt 808-875-9085 Lahaima hi Championship Great Pineapple Shoot SASS Kentucky State 24 - 25 double eagle 423-309-4146 mcKee Ky Championship dave Hooten Holler Round-Up SASS Arkansas State 30 - 01 Bulldog 501-337-9368 hot springs ar Championship mcgraw Shoot’n in the Shade

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VAlley Forge or YOrKTOWn?

By Colonel Dan, SASS Life/Regulator #24025

George and just as apt to betray the meanor. America had a leader who make, and thankfully all it requires Colonel Dan, Continentals as to look at them. arose at the right time in history, is a ballot rather than a bullet; the SASS Life #24025 They were beaten back at almost with the right moral character, that force of will rather than the force of every turn, and it was only by the led by personal example, and moti - arms. All we’re called upon to do is ARNING: For those pro - grace of divine Providence (their vated her patriots to continue the vote out those who perpetuate and gressive statists who words) they escaped total catastro - struggle despite incalculable odds accelerate this lawless, anti-consti - zealously support this phe on several occasions. and major loses. Civilians and sol - tutional trend of liberties lost. W “fundamental transfor - And then things got worse. As diers alike would certainly draw in - We must never shy away from mation” of America, you may want they marched into Valley Forge, they spiration from Washington, but the or surrender to our Valley Forge. to stop reading at this point. The were little more than a demoralized match that would set many souls Although not the Valley Forge of truth that follows may only serve as throng of starving men in ragged afire was struck by an obscure man 1778, the threat we face is just as an ulcerating aggravation. clothes, few shoes, little food or med - who had been a failure throughout vulnerable to a faith-filled resolve I’ve received many comments icine, sickly, and without even the most of his life – Thomas Paine. as that which led to the Yorktown this past year expressing under - minimal military supplies necessary Starting in 1776, Thomas victory of 1781. The choice is ours, standable concern about the future to face the coming winter, let alone Paine wrote a series that would be - remain at Valley Forge or fight on of our country and our ability to the world’s strongest force. Opti - come tremendous “best sellers” en - to Yorktown. Faith alone doesn’t right the course we’re on … particu - mism was a rare commodity, and titled Common Sense followed by mean all will turn out well despite larly the course set by the Obama while many deserted, it seems those The American Crisis, which laid out inaction on our part. In fact, just administration. Frankly, many loyal who stayed had faith in both Wash - the moral justification for their the opposite is true. Washington patriots are scared to death that ington and their God. Now while we struggle and served as sources of in - and his soldiers had the necessary America’s era of freedom and pros - talk about the dark days of 2012, I spiration to fight on with vigor. faith to act boldly—driven and mo - perity is long gone and government invite you to look at the dark days of After the publication of Paine’s tivated to persist until their victory by decree has won or is irreversibly 1777/78 by comparison. The exam - rousing pamphlets, a fire was ig - was ultimately won. We must do winning the struggle. While I can ple set by a providential leader, their nited in the bellies of those patriotic the same. We cannot stay home on certainly understand a surplus of own personal belief in the cause, colonists to defy tyranny regardless Election Day and expect others to pessimism, I fail to understand a and their realization there was no of the cost incurred, in spite of the carry the load. It will require every lack of faith. Why? Americans have turning back urged them on. Their sacrifices borne, or the personal patriot to act, and tirelessly moti - confronted much worse than this die was cast. They must continue risks involved. John Adams reaf - vate others to act, in defeating and ultimately prevailed. the fight or face swinging from a firmed the value of Paine’s contribu - those who want to dominate and Consider the challenges faced British rope for treason. Although tion by stating, “Without the pen of rule. There is no middle ground for by General Washington, his army, that was their Valley Forge, it was the author of Common Sense, the us today—our die is cast. We can - and that small group of revolution - not their end. The miracle at York - sword of Washington would have not give this trend another four aries in their struggle to reject town was yet to come. been raised in vain.” Those years. We must defeat it now and tyranny and give birth to a free na - They could have surrendered seedlings of faith and motivation then work diligently to ensure the tion. When Washington was given during those darkest of days, and would grow into the critical element tide is turned more toward the command of the Continental Army, historians would have understood, needed to successfully face any dif - course inspired by our Creator and he found himself with a gaggle of if not justified, their actions. As I ficult struggle—persistence. The envisioned by our Founders. undisciplined, untrained, unmoti - see it, what turned the tide for our revolutionaries cultivated the will We the People must do all we vated youngsters who would rather forefathers from desperation to vic - to beat back that force they knew can to get as many voters as possi - get drunk than confront the Goliath tory was nothing less than faith, was intent on dominating them as a ble to oust the rulers and replace that was the British Army. They motivation, and persistence. Faith nation. This combination of faith, them with leaders. We have a moral had an average of nine rounds of in the God they could not physically motivation, and persistence led obligation to our posterity to protect ammunition per man; they were ob - see guiding their path, faith in the them from the depths of Valley and defend the legacy left to us by ligated for only one year of service; Commander they did see leading Forge to the pinnacle of Yorktown. those who went before us. After all, they had no reliable source of sup - their way, and motivation from a Many may see today’s situation if our Founding Fathers relied on plies to include arms, munitions, relatively unknown writer who as OUR Valley Forge, and indeed it the firm protection of divine Provi - food, medicine, shoes, and clothing; would fire their passion. All of this could well be in some modern sense. dence to the extent they were will - they had an unresponsive congress combined to encourage the needed Certainly not in the sense of priva - ing to pledge their lives, fortunes, that failed to pay them their mea - resolve that would ultimately lead tion, disease, and death, but and sacred honor to create it, can we ger wages or provide much needed them to Yorktown. nonetheless the dominating force we justifiably do less to preserve it? stores; they had to beg provisions Although certainly having de - face today is just as determined. Un - Just the view from my saddle… from the fraction of civilians who tractors during those gloomy times, less we the people take a motivated Contact Colonel Dan: backed the revolutionary effort … Washington was an inspirational and persistent stand, they who seek [email protected] about 30% of the population at best. commander and was looked upon as to undermine our constitution and Article Archives: The remaining 70% were either am - someone almost god-like in stature, control every aspect of our lives will http://mddall.com/sbss/SBSShom bivalent or Tories loyal to King military bearing, and personal de - win. We have a critical choice to e.htm

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