E N SASS UNIVERSITY ~ Shooting School April 12th @ Buffalo Stampede www.sassnet.com/buffalo S Cowboy ChroniicllDe i NNSNoeoovpvveteeemmmmbbbbeeeerrrr 22 2200000001111 0 CCoowwCbbooywy CbCfohhyrr ooCn(nhiiiicrcllollee n icle gPPPaaagggeee 111 o S o n r e f m e T U o p R p r a A F October 2010 Cowboy Chronicle Pe ageg 1 I o i e L r n s T f 4 o ~ o 9 r d m - a 5 y a 2 ! The Cowboy Chronicle t ) io n The Monthly Journal of the Single Action Sh ooting Society ® Vol. 24 No. 3 © Single Action Shooting Society, Inc. March 2011 The SASS ConvenTion ecember in Las Vegas means Cowboy Heaven. If the Cowboys you see Where Real Cowboys Go! D walking on the streets of Vegas are bow-legged then you By Palaver Pete, SASS Life/Regulator #4375 know they’re part of the Rodeo. If Photos by Black Jack McGinnis, SASS #2041 they’re wearing Rhinestone cov - ered clothing, then you know they The Convention is important See HIGHLIGHTS pages 33-35 are attending and buying at Cow - for many reasons … the TGs boy Christmas. But if they look readdress the rules each year, like real Cowboys and Cowgirls, the Wooly Awards recognize then you know they are attending Wax Bullet Championship recent achievements, the seminars the 9 th Annual SASS Convention. Winners provide new insight, the Wax Bullet Championships recognizes Oh yes, all three events are worth 49’er Hank Hills, WA shooting excellence, and the seeing, but only one permits you to SASS #78028 Hall of Fame recognizes long-time, shoot indoors, and only one fea - B-Western Long Jim OR lasting contributions to the sport tures a Dine-in Ball where the par - Hancock, of Cowboy Action Shooting™. ticipants look like they just SASS #47369 This year’s inductees join an stepped-out of the “Gone With The L B-Western Eliza Jo, TN illustrious collection of former Wind” movie set. Pards, if you SASS #76287 inductees, each of whom has had C Cowboy Beefcake, WY weren’t there, or have never been, a lasting impact on the game we then you don’t know what you are SASS #82415 play. Congratulations to Rebel and C Cowgirl True Blue Cachoo, TX Lady Rebel, Joe Bowman, Elder missing—it’s truly a great happen - SASS #78928 Katie, Doc Bones, and Holy Terror. ing, and I hope you plan to attend th Cowboy Alchimista, IT This is an honor well deserved! the 10 Annual next year! SASS #41531 (Photo by Major Photography) (Continued on page 32 ) Cowgirl Heather Hills, WA SASS #78029 Duelist Wild Horse John, WY SASS #85994 Gunfighter Dusty Levis, NY MeMoriAl ChApel rAffle WinnerS SASS #67796 L 49’er Alberta Annie, CA SASS #85914 L Wrangler Missouri Mae, OK . SASS Convention 2010 , SASS #80828 Senior Long Shorty, WY Donner Donation Winner Donner Donation Winner SASS #82414 River Crossing Buffalo Hide Shane-style Dixie Bell Evil Roy Five Training Series Flint McCloud Wrangler Doc Molar, IN shirt DVDs SASS #18470 Redwing Custom made Eagle Head Saint Max’s Metal Art Unique Barbed Wire Gerald Knife with Sheath Valentine Baskets Schiffincher Katie’s Millinery Ladies Costume Wig Pay Dirt Diamond K. Set of handcrafted sterling Powder River SASS C owboy Chronicle Norvelle Turquoise. silver setting with red Rose Mernickle Evil Roy or Holy Terror Nota John stone earrings Leather rig, winner’s name Beadwork by $50 gift certificate for Scott Willis In This Issue engraved on it Hawk beadwork Mose and Bella Slicker with Praying High Road T. H. Bear Multiple Book Selection Juanita 36 .44 WCF C artridge -P t 3 Cowboy logo Morton by Tuolumne Lawman Holy Terror Personal lesson Colorado Slim (Continued on page 11 )

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6 FROM THE EDITOR Ethics, Morals, and Right and Wrong . . . Editorial Staff 8-10 NEWS Cowboy Memorial Chapel (To Have A Cross or Not) . . . Tex Editor-in-Chief 11, 12 LETTERS Comments From SASS Members . . . Cat Ballou Editor 14 CAT’S CORNER Tombstone Never Looked So Good! . . . Miss Tabitha Asst. Editor 16 COYOTE DROPPINGS My ... How Time Flies! . . . Coyote Calhoun Managing Editor & Marketing Director 18-30 ARTICLES Curly Musgrave Memorial Bell . . . Victorian Tea . . . Sidekicks & Heavies Adobe Illustrator Layout & Design 36-48 GUNS & GEAR Dispatches From Camp Baylor . . . Rawhide! . . . Mac Daddy Graphic Design 49-52 SASS END of TRAIL Sign-up Now . . . Sassy Swede Advertising Manager 53, 54 MOUNTED SASS Goes To The Movies . . . Guns of August . . . (505) 843-1320 • Fax: (877) 770-8687 [email protected] 57-58 PROFILES Vendors Brighten Faces With Smile . . . A Visit To Taylor’s & Company Contributing Writers Annabelle Bransford, Bad Penny, 62, 63 HISTORY An Exaggerated Shooting . . . Famous People Way Out West Buck Bloodsworth, Capt. George Baylor, Col. Dan, Cree Vicar Dave, Fannie Kikinshoot, Grey Fox, Icelady, 64 REVIEWS BOOKS Jorma Rekke and The Mountain Ghost . . . Joe Fasthorse, John Peacemaker, Lady LaSalle, Marshall John Joseph, TRAIL MARKER Mo Shootin, Morgan Hill, 66, 67 Always To Remember . . . O T Hutch, Palaver Pete, Purdy Gear, Redleg Reilly, Seven Ladders, 68-80 ON THE RANGE Stoneburner, Tuolumne Lawman, What’s Goin’ On In Your Town? . . . Whooper Crane The Cowboy Chronicle is published by 84-87 SASS MERCANTILE (Nice Collectables) . . . The Wild Bunch, Board of Directors of The Single Action Shooting Society. For advertising information and rates, ad - 88 CLUB REPORTS Bunkhouse Bidness (Deadwood County Rangers) . . . ministrative, and edi to rial offices contact: Chronicle Administrator 89-91 GENERAL STORE /CLASSIFIED 215 Cowboy Way Edgewood, NM 87015 (505) 843-1320 91-97 SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS (MONTHLY, ANNUA L) FAX (505) 843-1333 email: [email protected] http://www.sassnet.com 98 POLITICAL How To Bring Down A Nation . . . The Cowboy Chronicle (ISSN 15399877) is pub - lished monthly by the Single Action Shooting Society, 215 Cowboy Way, Edgewood, NM SASS NEW MEMBER APPLICATION 87015. Periodicals Postage is Paid at Edge - If the question “why have a wood, NM and additional mailing offices Convention” ever arose, one (USPS #032). POSTMASTER: Send ad- has only to look at Lady Fleur SASS ® Trademarks dress changes to The Cowboy Chronicle , 215 Cowboy Way, Edgewood, NM 87015. and this gorgeous gown! sass ®, single action shooting society ®, Costuming has long been end of trail ®, eot ®, DISCLAIMER - The Single Action Shooting recognized as important in tM Society does not guarantee, warranty or en - The Cowboy Chro nicle , dorse any product or service advertised in SASS and is one of the things tM Cowboy action shooting , this newspaper. The publisher also does not that sets our organization Cas tM , Wild Bunch tM , guarantee the safety or effectiveness of any apart from other shooting Wild Bunch action shooting tM , product or service illustrated. The distri - disciplines. Can you imagine bution of some products/services may be il - the World Championship of legal in some areas, and we do not assume anyone wearing this gown at Cowboy action shooting tM , responsibility thereof. State and local laws END of TRAIL? The pristine Bow-legged Cowboy design, and the must be investigated by the purchaser prior environment of the Riviera rocking horse design to purchase or use or products/services. allows costuming to flourish are all trademarks of WARNING: Neither the author nor The and encourages the best of the the single action shooting society, inc. Cowboy Chronicle can accept any responsi - best to be brought forward for bility for accidents or diffe ring results Any use or reproduction of these marks obtained using reloading data. Variation all to enjoy! The dress without the express written permission in handloading tech niques, compo nents, and the Lady are beautiful! of SASS is strictly prohibited. and fire arms will make results vary. Have a competent gunsmith check your firearms before firing. viSiT uS AT SASSneT .CoM Page 6 Cowboy Chronicle March 2011

eThiCS , MorAlS , And righT And Wrong headed. Every day is a new day By Tex, SASS #4 … and it’s an exciting, unpre - dictable life! But, is it satisfying? how persuasive THAT was! I don’t think so … but there’s What is the probability of achiev - We live in interesting times … more truth in that paragraph ing great and wonderful things? Tex, SASS #4 the Old West is rapidly receding than I’m comfortable with. Plans are good! ~SASS Hall of Fame Inductee~ into the past. The day of the “six- There’s a country song that Whether one calls it ethics, gun” is past … at least in the says in part … “if you don’t stand morals, or simply right and wrong, sense most men walk around with for something, you’ll fall for any - one needs a framework that guides e have a political col - a big “hawg leg” strapped to their thing” … and I believe that’s true. us through life always signaling us umn in The Cowboy hip. The classic cowboy era—late The question is, what is it we as to what’s right and what’s Chronicle . It’s located at 1860s – early 1890s—has run its stand for? wrong. In the Old West, most folks W the back of each issue. course. We live in modern times, A trivial example of standing had a pretty good notion of what Most of our members find it en - with big cities, large population for something is planning. Many they thought was right and wrong lightening and thought provoking centers, modern technology, and folks have an aversion to plan - … I’m certain today we don’t. … some find it offensive. I re - modern ideas. Guns are a thing of ning. If you plan and have goals, There’s simply too much graft and cently received a disgruntled let - the past. Personal responsibility it’s possible to fail … so don’t corruption, especially in our polit - ter from a reader that contained is a thing of the past. Credit is plan! On the flip side, with no ical system, but also in our busi - the back page torn into confetti … king. We need taken care of. We plans or goals, you never know ness and daily lives. symbolically throwing the torn up need to be told what to think. when you’ve succeeded … and I was raised in the Methodist paper in my face! You can guess We’re entitled to “the good life!” you’ve no idea where you’re (Continued on next page)

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(Continued from previous page) keeps government at all levels Church. I even served in the from running roughshod over us. church in my early 20’s. I no longer Over time, the column has practice an organized religion, but drifted away from being a single- my Sunday School training has issue piece. It attempts to deal had a lasting impact on me. The with the fundamental concepts Ten Commandments are a good and precepts put forth by our starting place for an ethics and Founding Fathers. What was the morals training class. I believe our “original intent” of the Constitu - SASS cowboys are some of the best tion and the Bill of Rights? It has folks on earth, but I also believe helped me understand and adopt we’re in the minority. Many people a set of ideals and develop a point simply have never been schooled in of view for dealing with today’s right and wrong and have never political environment I, through stopped to think about why they ignorance, didn’t have before. think about right and wrong the And, judging from the cards and way they do. One needs to be letters received by The Cowboy taught ethics and morals. Chronicle , many others feel exactly (As an aside, New Mexico has the same way. a terrible record of public corrup - There are some few, however, tion … our new Governor has who take offense. Politics is, of stated “ethics is not a moral course, a very emotional subject. dilemma … it’s a crime! I hope However, the column attempts to she can make good on that take the high road and deal with thought.) fundamental concepts. The col - OK, so why have a political umn does not advocate a Republi - column? can position over a Democratic In the beginning, the column position. (Neither political party dealt almost exclusively with Sec - has covered itself with glory!) It ond Amendment issues. Without touts limited government, per - the right to possess and use sonal responsibility, non-profes - firearms, the Single Action Shoot - sional politicians, and on and on. ing Society would be in a world of No one wants to throw babies and hurt. We wouldn’t be able to suit indigent mothers into the streets up and play cowboy, purchase new to starve, but neither do we want guns, buy ammunition and reload - a welfare state. No one is anti-im - ing components, transport migration, but illegal immigrants firearms to matches, and on and and all that has gone with that on. Without a strong Second are not appropriate. Amendment would we be out of Yes, we have a fantasy sport. business? No, not right away. Yes, it’s an escape from our every - We’ve seen how cowboys around day lives. Yes, many would like to the world are still able to play our read about the latest six-guns, re - game with no Second Amendment loading, and shooting competitions “rights,” but it’s difficult. And, and not have to deal with the po - there is a concerted move both litical world in which we live. But, here in the US and internationally if we ignore that world, it can and to ban private ownership and use will turn on us. We all need a firm of all small arms. Those initia - foundation in understanding tives cannot be allowed to succeed what’s right and what’s wrong. … not just because of our sport, We need to remember what has but for the sake of freedom around made this country free and great the world. As terrible a thought as … and resolve to not let anyone it is, personal ownership of take it away from us! That’s why firearms is the ONLY thing that we need a political column.

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CoWboy MeMoriAl ChApel To Have a Cross or Not …

Even though SASS hosts a fan - Christian? I don’t know, but I sus - By Tex, SAS #4 tasy game, rather than historical pect the answer is “no.” reenactments, it reaches back into Today in SASS we have a morial Chapel will be devoid of reli - the history of the United States for broad spectrum of people of many gious symbols from any particular many of its ideas and ideals. Many faiths. In spite of today’s “political faith. It is for everyone who wishes of our original immigrants and set - correctness,” this country is pre - to have a quiet devotional, Saturday tlers were religious, and many of dominately Christian, and no one or Sunday services, or weddings, or these folks were running from reli - need be apologetic for that. funerals, or simply remember those gious persecution. Our Founding What we have at Founders will who have gone before. Fathers were, for the most part, re - be a nondenominational Chapel … SASS, the Wild Bunch, and the This architect’s sketch depicts ligious … one has only to look at not a church … although religious Cowboy Memorial Chapel Commit - the Chapel design being our Constitution, the Bill of Rights, services will certainly be held there tee have all been gratified and documented so construction costs and even our money to get the from time to time. The Chapel is a pleasantly pleased with the out - can be estimated. The hope is to message. The prevalent religion in quiet respite from the frantic standing support for this Founders begin moving dirt and pouring the Old West was one form of match activities and daily life going Ranch building project. Some the foundation slab this spring! Christianity or another. Churches on all around it. It is a religious $20,000 has been raised in just six were built in towns as soon as fam - place where one can be at peace months … plans are nearly com - SASS member recently ilies began to become influential. with their God. It is a place where plete and a volunteer crew from asked a poignant question, So, a chapel for Founders departed loved ones can be remem - Oregon plans to travel to Founders A“Is the SASS Chapel just for Ranch/END of TRAIL Town bered and memorialized … regard - and do the framing … this project Christians?” And, the simple an - seemed like, and is, a “natural.” less of faith (or even lack of it!). still has a long way to go, but it’s swer is, “no.” Were all of these churches Consequently, the Cowboy Me - on its way!

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WWhA To MeeT in Cody ,WyoMing ! By Seven ladders, SASS #75152 fter a very successful conven - states, including the Johnson Battlefield National Monument, the day evening, July 30, at The Cody tion last year at the Inn of County War, Tom Horn, The Wild Custer Battlefield, and the Reno- Cattle Company. Period costumes Athe Mountain Gods in Rui - Bunch, Liver Eatin’ Johnson, and Benteen Battlefield. Cody is also on are encouraged. doso, New Mexico, the Wild West Jack Stilwell, who is buried at Old the way to the East Gate of Yellow - For more information, visit the History Association (WWHA) has Trail Town next door to our meeting stone National Park. Wild West History Association’s selected Cody, Wyoming, as the site site, The Cody Cattle Company. A The WWHA always concludes website. Special rates for accommo - of its 2011 Roundup. book signing for WWHA authors is its Roundup with an annual ban - dations are going fast. It looks to be The convention will be July 27- also planned in the BBHC lobby on quet, which will be held on Satur - an outstanding event. 30, 2011 at the Cody Cattle Com - Friday afternoon, July 29. pany, 1910 Damaris Street, just The Roundup begins with a Re - west of downtown. ception Wednesday evening, July SASS members will be very in - 27, in the Buffalo Bill Historical terested in this gathering. Not only Center’s (BBHC) McCracken Li - is the Buffalo Bill Historical Center brary Gallery, where the Wild West in Cody, but so is the incredible History Association’s Gallery of Whitney Gallery of Western Art, the Gunfighters (a permanent exhibit) Plains Indian Museum, the Cody will be in place. Respected authors I ALWAYS READ WHOOPER CRANE’S Firearms Museum (which houses a and researchers will give presenta - ARTICLES! comprehensive collection of Ameri - tions on their latest books and find - always read Whopper Crane’s ar - around one eye, and I believe he can firearms including the world-fa - ings about the Wild West. The Iticles, as I grew up in the heyday called him Ring Eye. mous Winchester Collection), and WWHA Annual Banquet will be of Western moves and television. Also my Grandda, who was born The Draper Museum of Natural held on Saturday evening, July 30, Back in the early 1950s my in 1878, used to tell a story about History. at The Cody Cattle Company. Grandda took me to the movie pic - meeting Frank James at a county The focus of this year’s For those interested in travel - ture house in DuQuion, IL, and fair in southern Illinois where Roundup will be on the Wild West ing farther afield, Cody is conve - Smiley Burnett was live on stage. I Frank James was a starter for the history of Wyoming and adjacent niently close to the Little Bighorn got to meet him, and now I wish I horse races. My Grandda raised still had the autograph he gave me. and traded horses his whole life. If I remember right, he had his Keep up the good work, Whooper! horse there also. His horse was a Muddy River Mike #89430 flea bitten gray with a black circle McNabb, IL

MEMORIES FROM THE PAST … ven though I’m no longer ac - pleased to see the piece by Paydirt, Etive in Cowboy Action Shoot - SASS #411, in the current issue. I ing™, I still read The Cowboy still have the signed copies of his Chronicle each month. I was sad - early novels. Tell The Judge I still dened by the passing of Texas Jack have the “leopard gun,” should he Omohundro, SASS #151—I will ever want it back! treasure my examples of his Bob Summerall, scrimshaw and engraving work all SASS Life #99. the more. On a brighter note, I was Irvine, CA

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I AGREE WITH J. P. group of actors. In the real days of “game” is to be very competitive and the Old West, actors were sissies, win championships. And, many of LOWER’S ARTICLE and actresses were harlots, and these folks use very light loads … am afraid I must agree with Mr. their parents generally disowned all but, so what? None of the rest of us ILower. SASS is getting to be of them. I am sorry, but I personally can touch these guys (and gals) … more, and more like a kid’s game think it’s time to return to the Old no matter what kind of loads they’re every day. Several of my buddies West, or get out. shooting! None of us are realisti - have given up on their SASS mem - Humboldt, SASS #46016 cally shooting against these folks … bership. A lot of the folks still in the Manomet, MA we’re sharing the same range with game are “dumbing down” their (Guys, guys, guys … I’m sorry I ever them and laughing and giggling the guns to a point where they might as printed the original letter! Yes, there whole time. They are super serious well be using cap pistols. Now I see are some of us who shoot “full- and intense … we’re just paying at - the boys in serious competition house” blackpowder .45 Long Colt tention to business and trying to using .45 Colt “shorts” … who in loads out of 7 ½ inch Peacemakers shoot a personal best with whatever heck ever came up with this idea? … and we do it because it gives us turns us on. Lighten up and play This, and the downloading of real pleasure, and we like to fantasize the game! cartridges is the epitome of (small that’s the way the old guys did it! It’s true, SASS never envisioned cat) loads. A lot of us still think that And, maybe they did. But, as SASS some of the loads and firearms mod - when a gun goes “boom,” you should has stated hundreds of times, we’re ifications we commonly see today. at least feel something, and these not a “historical” society … we’re a Some will argue we should have guns being used in competition “fantasy” society! Our goal is not to stopped this evolution in the very be - today don’t even go “boom!” Also it make men out of our competitors. ginning. Maybe so, but none of us was OK originally, where the ladies It’s not to make better shooters out of were smart enough to do that … and would get dolled up for special occa - our members. It’s not to recreate a if it has resulted in more guys, gals, sions, but now it seems more em - “real” picture of the Old West. We’re and juniors joining our ranks so phasis is put on clothes than guns. here to play a fantasy game and they can play cowboy, maybe it was We even have the SASS “Players,” a have fun. Yes, there are some whose a good thing … Editor in Chief)

Memorial Chapel Raffle Winners SASS Convention 2010 . . . Donner Donation Winner Donner Donation Winner (Continued from page 1) West Fargo $100 Action Job Bert Bonz Unknown Multiple Book Selection Scott Willis Cowboys and $150 Action Job J. T. Wild Author Indian Clay Mosby Multiple Book Selection Scott Willis Colorado Hat Gift Certificate Ida Claire Linn Keller Multiple Book Selection Bear Saint Company Paw Old Frontier Shirt Triple Devil Flint McCloud Multiple Book Selection Scott Willis, Clothing Dog Daniels Dapper Doc JJJ Blacksmiths Railroad Spike Knife Rob Detroit Thompson, Stumble Leena Custom made Bustle Slip Varmint Bobby Blood, Hunter and Yuma Dog Missouri Four Oak Loading Blocks Creek Harding, Marshall in memory of Tensleep Marshal Big Jittery Jim Multiple Book Selection Scott Willis Jim D, Jonah Ruben Cogburn, Captain George Multiple Book Selection Nota John, and Baylor Senor Chief, Kathy Little Rock Tom, Konvalinka and Art Fanchan Lone Ranger Print Latigo Slim Kathy Konvelinka Long Hunter Firearm Ranger Braxton Creek Harding Multiple Book Selection CD TOM, Cree Vicar Dave ITB IAC Hammered Wheelgun Luke Deacon Henry, Shotgun Sleepy Eye Jaxonbilt Hats Custom built hat Scott Willis John, and Pioneer Action job Crosscut Hardy Lone Lorn Gunworks Mr. Quigley Individualized 16 x 20 Scott Willis Lady Fleur Gift Certificate Oklahom Photography Patriot Warrior photo abound Jon framed with Second Robin Rupert Amendment Wording Buckaroo Bobbins Santa Fe Purse Gaye Abandon Ted Blocker Custom Holster Scott Willis Kirkpatrick Long Hunter Rig Miss Tabitha Hamilton Dry Brain tanned Buffalo Crazy Knife Al Leather Goods Robe Lindholm Five sets of Praying Okie Sawbones, Hearing Two $50 Hearing Nellie Blue Brothers Cowboy Spurs LuLu Sureshot, Protective Protectors Powder River Rose, Services Holy Rider, and Work N Ranch Yet to be named prize Pit Bull Tex Doc Roy Frederick Frederick Jackson Daring Donna Jackson Turner Turner CDs Note : Scott Willis purchased over $1000 in Raffle Tickets! Way to go!

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HOW DID THEY DO THAT? THERE’S MORE TO SASS THAN WINNING! like baked beans and, fortunately, (It sounds like your Missus is was somewhat upset when I read ganization what it is. That guy is Imy wife likes to cook. As it is her taking good care of your bean needs. Ithe “Farewell To SASS” letter in still just a “Kid.” I am 83! And my hobby, she is very good at it. At Her method makes for some mighty a recent issue of The Cowboy Chronicle . health is a heck of a lot worse than least I like the results. I was enjoy - delicious recipes, I’m betting. You’re It seems to me if an organization his. I can’t hunt, fish, or even ride ing some home made baked beans right about beans being a staple of has given pleasure to a person for horseback. I was a little disap - the other day when my wife asked the Cookies out on the trail. 10 years, he should continue to sup - pointed I haven’t been offered a lift me how the trail cooks got the Because the chuckwagon was port that organization even though to some of the local shoots, (I can’t beans cooked. As I understand it rolling most of the time during day - he can no longer “compete.” drive the 100 mile round trip), but from many years of reading west - light hours, Cookies (who were often In reading some of the other ar - even at that it hasn’t dimmed my erns, the trail menu consisted of called “bean shooters” by their ticles, it seems to me too much em - enthusiasm for SASS. I just take beans, beef, bacon, and biscuits. So cowhands) usually cooked their phasis is placed on competing and my Colt and my Model 1873 up into beans were a staple item in the diet. beans over a slow fire overnight. not enough on just having a good the local hills and bang away. To prepare the baked beans, my After breakfast they packed the bean time and the valuable camaraderie. (You’re absolutely correct … the wife soaks the beans for at least pot up in the wagon, drove to the I always felt my competition was whole idea is to have fun! Competi - overnight. She then pours the next trail camp, unloaded the beans, me. I competed against myself to try tion, of course, is a critical part of water out, puts fresh water in the and warmed them up again before to excel. I was qualified expert rifle the program—we need our champi - pot of beans, adds the rest of the in - mealtime. Because beef was so at 10 and expert pistol at 12, but ons—but, the vast majority of our gredients, and puts the pot back in handy on the trail drive, Steak & wasn’t looking for any “trophies.” members are recreational shooters the slow cooker. They cook for five Beans was the most common entrée I have only been a member for living a fantasy. When the fantasy or six hours. The question is— how served up to the drovers. two years, and from the get go, I goes away, all that’s left is “work!” did the cook get the time to cook the For variety, have your Missus knew I could never compete because … Editor in Chief) beans over an open fire for five or check out the many bean recipes of health issues. I still enjoy read - Quick Ed Eaton, SASS #85095 six hours while on the trail? posted on the Internet. I guarantee ing of the events that make this or - Vancouver, WA Cal Brennan, SASS #7692 you, you’ll never run out of beans! Glasgow, MO … Whooper Crane) CLASSIC MILITARY IS FINE … BUT BE CAREFUL! think Baltimore Ed is on to some - Broomhandle Mauser, which has Ithing with his Classic Military been in more than one oater, and idea. At matches, fellow shooters the ‘08 (1908) Luger. And (personal and I have talked about someday opinion) I feel the first time a dou - having a Military shoot where any - ble action revolver is used in a SIN - one that wanted to would dress in GLE ACTION Shooting Society uniform. HOWEVER, we were match, the snowball starts down thinking along the lines of Civil War the hill of destruction. dress and Frontiersman or Cavalry Pico, SASS #77423 and Peace Makers. Lewisburg, WV I feel the Wild Bunch matches (Pico – Military themed shooting are a little out of the SASS lines, matches and categories reflecting but the original SASS founders the Mexican War, Civil War, and the called themselves the “Wild Bunch,” Indian Wars were all fought with and it is set after a really good west - single actions and are perfectly ac - ern movie. That gives us the chance ceptable. You’re correct, double ac - to drag out the old 1911 and break tion revolvers have no place in the routine. And, I’m sure we have SASS. The Wild Bunch is a sepa - picked up a new shooter or two in rate, but related, costumed event the process. often held in conjunction with Cow - To go beyond Wild Bunch opens boy Action matches. And, yes, it’s a a smelly can of worms. Don’t forget, slippery slope out there! … Editor before the 1911 was the 1896 in Chief)

AIRSTREAM QUESTION … ree Vicar, you wrote another down there in Texas. It’s cold up Cnice article about your here in Ohio! Airstream last month in The Cowboy Woodfox, SASS #34179 Chronicle . I was wondering where Toledo, Ohio you purchased your awning? I see (The RVs of today are to SASS what yours has a center support. I have the covered wagons were to the set - a 1985 29’ with the original awning tlers of the Old West. At many state with no center support, and I’m shoots and above there are close to thinking about replacing it. I just 50% RVers. I got the awning from had my sofa reupholstered this win - www.inlandrv.com. They still have ter, and it turned out great. Seems (as of 1/10/11) Zip Dee Awnings on like I always find something to sale at 20% off. spend money on in my Airstream. I Cree Vicar Dave, hope you are enjoying the weather SASS Life #49907)

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. ToMbSTone , Never Looked So Good! By Fannie Kikinshoot, SASS Regulator #33693 Photos by Black Jack McGinnis, SASS #2041

Fannie Kikinshoot, SASS Regulator #33693 beST dreSSed CoSTuMeS t is hard to believe we have now been attend - ing the SASS Conven - I tion and Wild West Christmas Party for nine years!! Just where has the time gone? Every year the imagination and costumes of our SASS members becomes more elaborate, more detailed, more awe inspiring, and the costuming bar is raised even higher. Just when you think you have seen the most fabulous Vic - torian or Cowboy outfit ever, you turn the corner and another cos - Being a Judge for the Best Dressed tume takes your breath away. Costume Contest is no easy job, but all The streets of Tombstone could these judges were equal to the task! Best Dressed Couples have never looked as good as the (l-r)—1 st . Second Amendment Best Dressed Ladies aisles in vendor hall this year and Winchester Reed; (l-r)—1 st , Lady Fleur; with all of our wonderful SASS 2nd , Copper Queen 2nd , Bloomin’ Yankee; members strutting their finery. and Happy Jack 3rd , Fannie Bridgewood This year’s costume contest was the most difficult contest I Best Dressed Costume Con - including a candy cigar. have ever judged. The panel of test on Saturday night: 2nd place: Happy Jack, SASS #20449 judges went strictly by the num - Best Dressed Couple: and Copper Queen, SASS 20451, bers and several categories 1st place: Second Amendment, were a dapper couple on the way ended in a tie, forcing us to uti - SASS #83781, and Winches - to the theater. lize the score for presentation as ter Reed, SASS #83782, Tombstone Category: Tombstone Theme Category (1-r)— a tie breaker … and in one cate - were fabulous in pinstripes, 1st place: Silver Tom, SASS #69522, 1st , Silver Tom; 2 nd , Grey Fox and gory, that still ended in a tie vests, and great accessories, portrayed Doc Holliday perfectly, Miss Mary Spencer; 3 rd , Rough Rider Rich with 3 of the 5 judges … wow, (Continued on page 17 ) was that a tough one! Thank you so much for making it diffi - cult, thank you for caring so much about your costuming and setting this sport apart from all other shooting sports. Thank you for all the time, money, en - ergy, and creativity you lovingly pour into your wardrobes. You are the reason we have these costume contests. You deserve to be recognized for all your ef - fort. And, thank you again Wild West Mercantile for sponsoring all the Convention’s costume contests the past nine years! Best Military st nd Without further ado, let’s get Best Dressed Men (l-r)—1 , Soloman Star; 2 , Will Cheatum; (l-r)—1 st , Sixgun Scotsman; rd down to what you have all been 3 , Bat Masterson 2nd , Capt. George Baylor; waiting for, the winners of the 3rd , Rev. J.H. Aim Bojay

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hursday night at the There were gunslingers, dance excellent judging. Also, thanks SASS Convention and hall girls, cowgirls and cowboys, to Iona Vaquero and Dixie Mc - Wild West Christmas is shop keepers, townsfolk, and gam - Cann for their most excellent T always fun with excellent blers, just to name a few. We had assistance throughout the entertainment and good times en - some “ladies” from the infamous night. And last but not least, a joyed with friends. We dance until Birdcage Theater entertain us and big thank you to Cat Ballou for we’re breathless, partake in a few even Wyatt Earp came to pay us a her support and for having the libations, while all the while wear - call. The fabrics, the feathers, the faith in me by putting such a ing costumes from the bygone era hats, the boots, the leathers … it big responsibility in my hands. we truly love. And, with the was a feast for the senses! And, to all of the contest Thursday Night Costume Contest, I do not envy the judges be - participants and to those of you it gives everyone a chance to cause they had such a very diffi - who are thinking about entering share their love of costuming. cult job deciding the winners. a costume contest, here are a This year was no exception, But, I would like to take the op - few sage words of advice: DO IT! especially with the theme being portunity to thank each and every It’s so much fun, you’ll wonder “Tombstone.” We had an excellent one of them. So, I raise my glass why you never did it sooner! showing of the variety of folks you and offer my sincerest thanks to * * * * * * * * * * * * * would see wandering the streets Nellie Blue, Shotglass, Citizen “Costuming: Lady LaSalle, SASS #46241 of that magical town in the 1880’s. Kane, and Boggus Deal for their Imagine, Create, Compete ” SAloon nighT CoSTuMeS

Saloon Night Judges Nellie Blue, Boggus Deal, Shotglass, B-Western Female Winners B-Western Male Winners (l-r)—1 st , Kit Carson Cody; and Citizen Kane—listen intently (l-r)—1 st , Silver Heart; 2nd , Tombstone Vendetta; 3 rd , Bowie Knife while a contestant describes their costume. 2nd , Lady Fleur, 3 rd , La Bandida

Saloon Girl Winners Classic Cowboy Winners (l-r)—1 st , Blooming Yankee; Classic Cowgirl Winners (l-r)—1 st , Sapphire Rose; (l-r)—1 st , Rev. Lyin Kerrdawg; 2nd , Sassy Six Shooter; 2nd , Honey B. Quick; 3 rd , Querida 2nd , Dry Gulch Deryl; 3 rd , Captain George Baylor 3rd , Heather Hills

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malfunctioning HAL 9000 com - puter? No longer a look into the future, but a look into the past. And even the movie 2010 … well we have now past that, too. Even my wife on Valentine’s Day this year pulled out the very first Valentine present ever I gave her: a book of Emily Dickinson’s Love Coyote Calhoun, SASS #201 Poems. It was 41 years ago ac - ~SASS Hall of Fame Inductee~ cording to the dated entry in my own pen in the book itself. We were babies. So, what is my y … how time flies! It point? Well, time does fly! seems like the older I SASS got its start in 1979 get, the more I find my - when Judge Roy Bean, after M self saying this. Here it watching a few westerns on a is already 2011, and we are al - rainy afternoon, had a brainstorm most a fourth of the way through to shoot their next action match the year. What happened to with western guns. In 1982 they “2001: A Space Odyssey” and the held the first END of TRAIL, the World Championship of Cowboy onships and a World Champi - Action Shooting™. “The rest is onship to round out the SASS In - history” as they say, and now ternational Cowboy Action SASS has proudly grown to over Shooting™ Program, not to men - 90000 members. Again, time flies. tion the Blackpowder Shoot outs, 2011 is a landmark year in SASS Mounted, and Wild Bunch the history of SASS. First of all, State matches we now have com - Winter Range is celebrating its ing along. 20 th anniversary. That’s right, In addition, this year will folks. Our National Champi - mark the 30 th Anniversary of END onship is 20 years old and shows of TRAIL. It has certainly come a no signs of aging. Winter Range long way from 1982 and the 65 2011 was sold out over a month shooters that competed in that before the start date as well as first END of TRAIL. This year we the Wild Bunch match, again al - are planning our biggest bash most two months before its start ever. The match is already about date. Few matches equal the cre - half full and we are realistically ativity and energy that come from expecting it to fill up long before the Arizona Territorial Company the first of June. Plans for a big - of Rough Riders, and it is a true ger and better Wild West Show by testament to the greatness of Dr. Buck promises not to disap - their organization as they con - point. Saturday night’s entertain - tinue to put on fantastic matches ment will proudly present Big Red year after year. As I write this, Sky. If you missed the concert last Winter Range has not yet come to year, Frederick Jackson Turner pass, and I personally can’t wait and the band rocked the house. to see what they have in store for We are also currently working on this year. entertainment that will be worth This year also marks the 15 th the price of admission alone. And anniversary of the SASS Shooting maybe even a fireworks show (if Program. The program began the law will allow it.) Pack your with only a few Regional matches, party hats, pards! the Shootout at Mule Camp, Hell END OF TRAIL will also in - on Wheels, and Susquehanna clude the World Championship of Round up. The Regional program Wild Bunch Action Shooting the has expanded to nine Regionals same week. Judging by the re - across the US. We have state sponse it has received at Winter matches in all 50 states, a US Na - Range, this could be the largest tional Championship, along with Wild Bunch Match ever. The ac - six other international champi - (Continued on next page) viSiT uS AT SASSneT .CoM March 2011 Cowboy Chronicle Page 17 My ... How Time Flies! (Continued from previous page) tion main match, AKA the World will be revisiting one of the most Championship of Cowboy Action popular themes of the past nine Shooting™ will revisit some of the years. The theme will be “Mas - best stages written over the last querade.” There were truly some twenty-nine years. Some of these of the most amazing costumes in old stages had only one revolver in that first Masquerade Ball, and I them, but we will be adding a 30 th am sure this year’s ball will be no Anniversary twist to them so they different. This year’s headline en - will, shall we say, test your metal. tertainment for the Convention is 2011 also marks the tenth An - currently under negotiations. niversary of the SASS Conven - Look for an announcement soon. tion. It seems only a few years This landmark year is sure to ago I had an appointment with bring back a multitude of fond Agnes Smith at the Riviera Hotel memories for many SASS mem - to discuss the possibility of turn - bers that have been with us along ing the Territorial Governors the trail these many years. I Summit into a full-blown conven - know it does for me, and I hope tion. That was December of 2001 you have some fond memories you and the first convention was De - take the time to revisit this year. cember of 2002. Again, my how None of these things would be time flies! possible without you, our mem - The 2011 SASS Convention bers, our SASS FAMILY.

Best Dressed Costumes . . . (Continued from page 14 ) #79656, was the first Chaplain I right down to the doctor’s bag. have ever judged. He was wear - 2nd place: Grey Fox, SASS #223, ing an 1881 Chaplain’s uniform. and Miss Mary Spencer, SASS Best Dressed Lady: #55147, came as Fred and Patsy This year’s BEST DRESSED Dodge. LADY : Lady Fleur, SASS 3rd place: Rough Rider Rich, SASS #73656, was gorgeously under - #42843, showed up as Doc Holli - stated in a hand painted silk day with a fur cape and read us gown with a four foot train a poem. trimmed with black rabbit fur. Best Dressed Man: 2nd place: Bloomin’ Yankee, SASS 1st place: Soloman Star, SASS #208, #70484, wowed us in her Colors sported a fabulous Vaquero out - of Colorado evening gown. fit, right down to the frilly pan - 3rd place: Fannie Bridgewood, taloons. SASS #77082, lit up the stage in 2nd place: Mild Will Cheatum, her black and gold 1884 gown. SASS #73594 was well dressed in I’d like to thank the panel of his frock coat and top hat. judges that so graciously accompa - 3rd place: Bat Masterson, SASS nied me at the judging table this #2919, was smokin’ in his red year. Thank you so much to Lady smoking jacket. La Salle, Iona Vaquero, Nellie Blue, Military: and Cowtown Scout. Your expert - 1st place: Sixgun Scotsman, SASS ise in costuming and commitment #68879 was impeccably dressed to promoting the love of costuming as Teddy Roosevelt in his 1899 does not go unrecognized. You each Spanish American War uniform inspire me and so many others in 2nd place: Capt George Baylor, this family we call SASS. SASS #24287, as always was spot (And, a heartfelt thanks to Fannie on in his Texas Cavalry uniform. for managing this event so beauti - 3rd place: Rev. J.H. Aim Bojay, SASS fully … Cat Ballou)

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Curly Musgrave Memorial Bell By Morgan Hill, SASS #45455

purchased this bell 42 years ago delivery to Founders Ranch. The bot - and named her “Big Marie.” It tom of the swing frame is curved with had about 30 layers of paint on a line of rivet pockets, as it was the frame and bell, and I did mounted on the boiler of a locomotive not know it was bronze until I with two large bolts. It has lived its en - Istarted stripping it. After restoring tire life outdoors and truly shows no this treasure it was used on my ranch sign of it. The total weight is about 322 in Sonora, CA. and truly has never lbs. I have been asked to donate it to been out of my sight for all of these the California State Railroad Museum years. Currently living in a closely in Sacramento, but would much rather packed neighborhood, it gets rung on have her near cowboys that stand in July 4th and New Years Eve, but manure than politicians that spout it. needs to be somewhere where it will The bell itself is cast of bell bronze be seen, heard, and appreciated. (high silver content) that keeps it from I will polish the bell and acorn, weathering to any sort of patina (no strip and repaint the frame, and re - green). Its voice is LOUD and CLEAR mount it on a temporary wood base for (Continued on next page)

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(Continued from previous page) well-deserved awards and with his and has a marvelous tone. I will singing partner, Belinda Gail, won miss having “Big Marie” at hand, many more duet awards. I have but knowing she tolls for Jim shared this donation plan with his “Curly” Musgrave, to a group of wife, Kathi. She said Jim would be people that will keep the glory very proud of this gesture, thanked days of the West alive, brings peace Diane and I for the thought, and as and joy to my heart. As part of the he had entertained as a cowboy to donation, I can provide a bronze cowboys at END of TRAIL in Cali - memorial plaque if you wish. We fornia and New Mexico, it was a fit - can determine the size and word - ting place for a memorial. For ing to suit Founders Ranch, and more info about Curly: have it cast by Matthews Bronze (I www.curlymusgrave.com own a funeral home). Thank you for your patience Curly Musgrave died Decem - and hard work with SASS. ber 13, 2009 of a short but devas - (The SASS Museum is proud to ac - tating illness. He was on the Board cept this memorial bell in memory of of Directors of the Western Music Curly Musgrave. This bell will Association, a very talented song - nicely compliment the bell previously writer, composer, guitar player, and received from T-Bone Dooley of the cowboy singer. He received many Bar 3 Ranch … Editor in Chief)

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.viCToriAn TeA , An Elegant Pastime

By Lady LaSalle, SASS #46241 Photos by Black Jack McGinnis, SASS #2041

what this year’s first ever Victorian Tea was all about. Affording ladies and gentlemen a moment to relax and unwind after the hustle and bustle of the day’s earlier activities while enjoying some light refresh - Lady LaSalle, SASS #46241 ments and listening to a presenta - tion about Victorian Teas from the hostesses for this event, Lady hat could be more per - LaSalle and Shotglass. It was ex - fect than spending the tremely unfortunate that Greeneyed afternoon with friends, Gypsy could not be with us due to W sipping tea, and nibbling extenuating circumstances, but her on treats, all while wearing fabulous presence was felt nonetheless. ensembles and being entertained? As with any new endeavor, one I’m not sure, because that sounds is never sure how it will be received. pretty perfect to me! And, that was (Continued on next page)

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sion of “Tea Trivial Pursuit.” But the inspiration part of the presentation came when we began to discuss the tea gown, and how versatile it can be. Along with pho - tos of several examples of this ver - satility, ladies modeled some of the tea gown dresses they had made as well. They were all so beautiful and a lovely accompaniment to the event! We finished with a few won - derful surprises for all our guests. Several individuals graciously do - (Continued from previous page) nated items for door prizes! I’ll be the first to admit I was a bit Thank you each and every one for nervous and wasn’t sure if anyone affording us the ability to end our would show up! LOL!! I am happy tea in such a special way! to say all the tables were delightfully filled with bright smiling faces at the Cimarron Firearms: 3 Derringers Top of the Riv! The Riviera catering Americase: 2 Evil Roy gun cases staff did a wonderful job providing Ken Fogelberg (author): 10 sets just the right goodies for our tea: of his Tombstone Ladies Books croissant sandwiches, tea cookies, Parnell Playing Card Company: chocolates, and a lovely assortment 15 decks of Faro cards of teas. All were eagerly consumed Lady Fleur: $50 Gift Certificate with much enjoyment by our guests for The Historical Hair Dresser … especially the chocolates! Sweet Violet: One of One hat Our little presentation was Nellie Blue: Jewelry meant to be fun while providing a Iona Vaquero: Jewelry bit of information, some trivia, and Shotglass: Tea Set a whole lot of fashion inspiration. It Dixie McCann: Patterns began with a few facts about tea and Lady LaSalle: Parasol its history, how it came to England Fannie Kickinshoot: Vintage Fans and its rise to popularity, its role in our own history, and its continued An event such as this cannot popularity today. We looked at ex - happen without lots of help from amples of Victorian Tea advertise - various places, so I would be remiss ments including “Twinings” and if I didn’t take a moment and do “Lipton,” two companies that still that now. First of all, a big thank exist today, and played our own ver - (Continued on page 25 ) viSiT uS AT SASSneT .CoM Page 22 Cowboy Chronicle March 2011

CHAPEL CONTRIBUTIONS ON THEIR WAY TO end of TrAil!

Palaver Pete, By Palaver Pete, SASS Life/Regulator #4375 and the SASS Bow-legged Cowboy™ SASS Life/Regulator #4375

ow-legged Cowboy are no ordinary slabs of wood. What else right now, have I donated a framed and signed (BLC): “You know what I Take a look at: forgot anything?” Poem by Marlin Buckhorn…What heard on the Internet?” http://mysite.verizon.net/vze2w4h PP: “Yes, you have. D Bar J a jewel! Well, PP, do you think B Pala ver Pete (PP): “No, 3/id7.html if you want to see some Hats is donating another hat, that’s it for now?” what?” BLC: “Those Wimpy and real quality.” which will be sized to the winner, PP: “I think this is just a drop Whiney Lindholm Brothers are PP: “Well, you can get off that of course, and there will also be a in the bucket, Mr. Logo Man. By going to donate another five pairs Rocking Horse of yours and pay gift certificate from Lady Fleur for the time END of TRAIL and the of unique Spurs to the Chapel more attention to what’s coming the Windy Gap Regulators Shoot.” next SASS Convention rolls Raffle to be held at END of in faster than Sgt. Shuster’s high BLC: “I’ve been there before. around, we’ll have plenty more, TRAIL, 2011! Since their Spurs on Kona Coffee!” It’s a great CAS™ Shoot! Tell me, and you know, we need plenty for the last drawing were adver - BLC: “What’s that you said, what else ya got right now?” more, ‘cause this Chapel’s going to tised as unique…That was the one pair of Chinks from Mad PP: “I hear Hellfire Bill will cost $75,000, and I think that’s a Praying Cowboy design, those Mountain Mike and Ms. Tabitha donate one of his Folding Gun conservative estimate, so we need Lindholm Brothers will come up from River Crossing, and one Carts, and EAR Electronics will to keep working! I hate to say with another design for the LeMat Revolver from Pietta? Good donate some hearing protection, this to you, but you’re a Daisy if Chapel drive. Gotta love them grief, PP, there’s even more: a as well.” Ya do.” brothers, don’t ‘cha think?” PP: firearm from Ruger, and one BLC, “That’s great. I sure BLC: “I’m not going to let you “Yes, I do.” firearm from Chiappa. Hold on you wish more of my shooter’s would have the last word here, PP. I BLC: “I received a note from say, there’s more, a firearm from wear ear protection, especially want my readers to know all they Cree Vicar Dave that read: “I shot Redwing after production starts of when listening to our elected offi - have to do to buy raffle tickets, is with the Tejas Caballeros in their 1873 Winchester line, and yet cials. Speaking of hearing, I think go to: Austin, Texas today. Judge Mon - another Redwing Knife!” I’m al - Cree Vicar Dave has a hand http://www.sassnet.com/chapel/All day Coming passed the hat ready getting “antsy.” carved chain/anvil hammer, ya TheGoods.php Now there, then, around to the shooters and raised PP: “Buckaroo Bobbins is in know, a rather unique trinket I they’re really Daisy’s if they do. $159 for the Cowboy Memorial for additional products as well.” believe, and Boston John Doucette BLC. Chapel. Very good considering BLC: “Pete, you’re falling behind. that there was only about 30 cow - Take a look at this: Miss Claudie, pokes present. I’ll be sending a who works with Katies Millinery, check in to SASS on Monday.” PP: is donating a Hat…This is from “That Cree sure does get around, herself, even though she’s with and he’s working hard for the KM. And don’t forget Badman Chapel during his travels. I know Bullets, owned by Mid Valley his wife and good friend Meg are Drifter and Buckshot Shell-E of also helping out.” out Oregon way. They are donat - BLC: “That ain’t all PP. Mis - ing a $100 gift certificate. Check souri Marshall said he would out their web site at: make four more Loading Blocks http://www.badmanbullets.com/in for END of TRAIL 2011. These dex2.htm

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SidekiCkS &heAvieS Honoring the Saddle Buddies and the Bad Guys who helped make Saturday Matinees so goldurned FUN!

By Whooper Crane, SASS #52745

Whooper Crane, SASS Life #52745 major ingredient was the casting of one of Ireland’s favorite sons, Michael Gambon, as the arch-vil - Let’s take a nice stroll down lain, rancher Denton Baxter. Just Memory Lane for his portrayal of this evil landowner (he’s only had a few ne of my favorite cowboy other Western roles), he’s our Heavy flicks in recent years is a of the Month for March. Oreal good one … one that’s Unlike so many of our featured been hailed by lots of us cowboy Western buddies, Michael Gambon wannabes as every bit as thought - didn’t grow up in the U.S. of A. He ful and exciting as most of those was born near Dublin in 1940 in the from the heyday of Western movies midst of WWII. His Dad was an en - … I’m talking about Open Range . gineer and his Mum a seamstress. The fact that it starred Robert Following the war, his Dad moved Duvall and Kevin Costner had a lot the family to the London area Michael Gambon to do with its quality, but another (Continued on next page)

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(Continued from previous page) Omen , Brideshead Revisited, and where he found work in the rebuild - The King’s Speech have showcased ing of that war-torn city. his immeasurable talent. Michael got his schooling in For you Harry Potter fans, you London. He was a fully qualified surely know that Michael replaced engineer by the time he was 21. the late Richard Harris as Professor But Michael had other ideas about Dumbledore in The Prisoner of Azk - how he meant to spend his life. He aban and the five subsequent had gotten the acting bug while at - movies in the series. tending drama school at the Royal All this is wonderful, but we’re Academy of Dramatic Art in Lon - cowboys, and we’re really inter - don. He decided to pursue a career ested in COWBOY MOVIES aren’t “trodding the boards” rather than we? Well, it’s great that the boys “pushing the sliderule.” and girls in Tinseltown have de - His rugged good looks and ag - cided to start making a few of our gressive delivery got him many dra - kind of flicks recently. matic roles on some of the best The success of Open Range and stages in Great Britain. He also then Appaloosa and now the new caught the attention of film produc - True Grit mean we may be seeing ers who saw him as a future leading more of our good old horse operas in man. He was even sought out to au - the near future. I like to think that dition as a replacement for George Michael Gambon’s convincing role Lazenby as the new James Bond. as Denton Baxter in Open Range His big breakthrough, however, has helped create an atmosphere in came from TV when he was cast as which Westerns can be considered a the famous Detective, Philip Marlow, genuine filmdom art form. in The Singing Detective series. He It sends chills up my spine starred in several other critically-ac - whenever I rerun the DVD and hear claimed TV presentations, most no - him call out to Boss Spearman tably as French Detective Inspector (Robert Duvall) and Charlie Waite Maigret in the BBC series Maigret . (Kevin Costner): “I didn’t come all Honors usually follow quality the way from Ireland just to have acting, and Michael was pleased my land pi$$ed on by freegrazers!” when he was nominated for an With fine actors like Michael Emmy for his portrayal of Presi - and Ed Harris and Jeff Bridges de - dent Lyndon Johnson in the highly- livering the lines, I think we’re going regarded TV mini-series, Paths to to see a rebirth of cowboy shoo - War, in 2002. temups at our local movie houses! When Hollywood called, Photos: Whooper Crane by Michael answered in spades. His Deadeye Al key roles in flicks such as Sleepy Michael Gambon et al by Hollow , Gosford Park , Sky Captain google.com and the World of Tomorrow , The Sources: wikipedia.org; imdb.com

my good friends and models, Nellie Victorian Tea . . . Blue, Iona Vaquero, and Dixie Mc - (Continued from page 21 ) Cann, I don’t know what I would you to Americase and Cimarron have done without your help and Firearms Co. for sponsoring our support. And lastly, to Shotglass event. Thank you everyone at SASS and Justice Lily Kate; words aren’t who helped make this possible: Coy - enough to express my gratitude. ote Calhoun, Misty Moonshine, and So our little tea did, indeed, turn Sassy Swede. Thank you to out to be THE social event of season! Catawba Kate for the historical tea How in the world will we ever be information and for starting me on able to top it? I guess you’ll just this crazy path in the first place. To have to come next year to find out! (And a very grateful “thank you” to Lady LaSalle for organizing and presenting this wonderfully fun event at the Convention … Cat Ballou)

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nual 2nd An WWpAS 2010 World ChAMpionShip CoMpeTiTion It Started Quite Faint At First, And then Grew In Resonance Until It Reached A Resounding Roar From The Crowd! Buck Bloodsworth, SASS #18071 “Whip it ... Whip it Good!” nd That’s Exactly What Adam Winrich By Buck Bloodsworth, SASS #18071 Did! ... when he claimed the “2010 Taylor, Rider Kiesner, A WWPAS All-Around Pistol Packin’ Paula, World Champion” Tombstone Tony, and Title at this year’s SASS-WWPAS Adam Winrich, all of Convention & Competition. Many whom jumped on stage other Champions of the Wild West to perform either Thurs - Arts also, “Spun It,” “Twirled It,” and day, Saturday night, or “Threw It” real good, too, as they Sunday. The response to took home 2010 Championship Ti - all our Performances tles in the Gun Spinning, Trick Rop - and Competitions, both ing, and Knife Throwing categories. On Stage and Off Stage Once again, the Stage Perform - in the Side Matches was R.H. Doudell continues to nothing short of … “wow” the crowds as “Gabby!” WOW! … As expressed Many say he’s an even better by the audience, the par - “Gabby” than Gabby! ticipating vendors, and {we call them Hic-cups in the show yes, the … The Wild biz world} at this year’s event. Buck Bloodsworth, our WWPAS Trail Boss, Bunch! There were a few very recognizable is considering adding “singing” to the WWPAS As the Trail Boss for WWPAS members who, at the last competition next year … needing to prove his this incredible group of minute, were unable to join us at singing credentials, he joined Riders in the Sky “Top Hand” performers, this year’s Convention. Dan Mink, for a few tunes Saturday evening. a few of whom I met for Kowboy Kal, Anthony DeLongis, (Actually, he DIDN’T, and it’s rumored the first time at this and Kevin Fitzpatrick were all he had to actually PAY the boys to get year’s convention, I am chompin’ at the bit to attend and his picture taken!) honored to ride with compete, along with Michael Bain - ance Competitions provided excit - each and every one of you, and I ton, but due to circumstances be - ing variety entertainment for audi - look forward to adding more and yond their control, they had to bite ences on the Pavilion Main Stage more Buckaroos and Buckarettes, the bullet, and realized they would for two straight days, Friday & Sat - that will saddle up and “Ride for the have to wait until next year to chase “Tombstone Tony” played the role urday. Additionally, my sincere WWPAS Brand” Join us today and that Championship Title! Another of Doc Holliday in a WWPAS skit thanks go out to Bruce Brannen, missed persona at the event was the during the Saturday Evening Ball … “Get Ready For The Wild West … only the cup spinning got out Charlie Keys, The cast of “Sidekicks, Ride Of Your Life!” One, the Only … Todd “Jack Dag - of hand, and he put on quite Stunts & Six Guns” , R.H. ‘Gabby’ But ... Before I Get To The WIN - ger” Abrams! I would like to ask a show with his two-gun Doudell, Amos Sunday, Hotshot NERS ... I would like to comment on everyone to please send out a “Get spinning prowess! Johnny Tuscadero and … Me?, Judy a couple un-foreseen occurrences Well Prayer” to this Wild West Arts

viSiT uS AT SASSneT .CoM March 2011 Cowboy Chronicle Page 27 Match Judges played an equally im - the Main Stage Competitors were of portant part, especially since this good voice and their Music cued up! was the first year such events were {Sure As Shootin ’… 99% of the time added to the Competition. R. H. on the “Right Track” too!} “Gabby” Doudell, Amos Sunday, An - What, You Missed Riders In The drew “Sourdoh” Moore, Sandy Sky? … Then you not only missed Fieszel, Bill Fieszel, Cris Clough, the Musical Highlight of not only along with Melody “Montana Hale” the Convention, but very possibly of Emel and Adam Winrich, who liter - … the Year! And if you missed the ally stepped in at the last minute in Pre-Show {somewhat spontaneous} the Knife and Hawk area. My good Wild West Show, starring Pistol friend, Jack “Capt. Jack” Crown, as - Packin’ Paula, “Hotshot” Johnny sisted by Champion Trick Horse Tuscadero, Rider Kiesner, and Trainer, Mounted Shooter, and Wild Tombstone Tony, then, well … “Now West Performer, Gary “Bad Dog” ya don’t have a great story to pass Bennett, covered the all important down to your grandkids, now do ya!” “Sound Men” duties, and made sure (Continued on page 28 )

The WWPAS contestants were the stars of a Saturday evening melodrama during the Convention Ball. In keeping with the Tombstone theme, they recreated the famous scene with Wyatt at the table, Doc and Kate by his side, and the cowboys, including Ringo, and Curley Bill, who drop by for a drunken chat. friend and fellow performer. With - Okay, now that you’re back … out going into detail {I don’t dare, in More well deserved “Big Ol’ fear Jack will throw sharp pointy Thanks” are in order to the folks things at me} … but unlike a horse that assisted in making the 2 nd An - that gets Colicky, or takes up just nual SASS-WWPAS Convention & short of Lame … you can give’m a Competition a success! This year’s good shot of “Bute” that might get’m Stage Performance Judges, Mark back up to speed … But some great Allen, Joel ‘Dutch’ Dortch, and this medicine for Jack would be to know year’s Joe Bowman ‘Straight we are all “Wishing Him Well” and Shooter’ recipient, Montie Montana wanting him back in the WWPAS Jr., had no easy task in deciding Riders in the Sky have performed several times for SASS, and their Saddle real soon. So stop reading who the winners were, and made performance Friday evening on the Convention floor was nothing short this for a moment and drop him an clear to me when they said … “Dr of spectacular! Their upbeat music and contagious humor email at: [email protected] Buck, it was very close!” The Side are always crowd pleasers!

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with the Convention and Competi - SASS Headquarters and Founders WWPAS 2010 . . . tion opportunities would not be at Ranch who make all the “Behind (Continued from page 27 ) all possible if it weren’t for the help The Scenes” magic happen! Not to mention the informal addi - and support of the Founders of In Closing, on behalf of all the tion of “yours truly” as the Official SASS … “The Wild Bunch!” Thank SASS-WWPAS Performers and “5 th Rider,” to this Classic Cowboy you Judge Roy Bean, General U.S. Members, I’d like to thank all my singing group!? {Ok, so there may Grant, Tex, Hipshot, and my Ranch fellow SASS Members for allowing be some sort of dispute over this if Boss, Coyote Calhoun! Plus, many us to be part of this great organiza - Coyote’s photo ever surfaces!} mucho thanks to the entire Staff at tion! We hope you enjoyed our But Wait, Just A Few More Well “Twist on Tombstone” performance Deserved Thanks! ... Those “New” at this year’s Saturday night Victo - Side Match Competition Guidelines, rian Ball, and I look forward to cre - Rules, Regulations, and Set-Ups ating and presenting a wagon load didn’t just fly into the Convention of Rip Roar’n Entertainment, along magically! Only through the help with an even “Bigger, Action from some dedicated fellow SASS- Packed” Wild West Arena Show at WWPAS members, did the idea of this year’s Big END of TRAIL 30 th doing these added events become re - Anniversary Event! … and with a ality. Please join me in thanking, theme like … “Celebrating The Benny “Whip Master” Esseling Ghosts of END of TRAILs Past,” {Bullwhips}, Dan “Rhinestone you can bet Ol’ Dr. Buck has more Roper” Mink & Johnny “Hotshot” than a few “Ideas” to make this the Tuscadero {Guns}, Dan “Rhinestone most memorable event ever! So ya tion on WWPAS, or just want to be Roper” Mink {Ropes} and Todd best not miss it! Ya hear? added to my “Ever Growing” list of “Jack Dagger” {Knives}… who made Well, as always, my Bunkhouse people that receive our special Adam Winrich took Top Overall monthly WWPAS Gazette Newslet - it possible for all of us to enjoy & World Championship Honors at Door is available for knock’n and participate in these “New Competi - this Convention’s WWPAS Champi - my Wireless Telegraph {623 521- ter … Adios for now. tion Additions.” onships … a feat that required 3856} is charged just in case you Dr Buck Montgomery ~ ...And Last but Definitely “Not” winning or placing in numerous have any questions, want informa - WWPAS Trail Boss LEAST! The “New” WWPAS, along events. Congratulations! 2010 World Champions “Running Texas Skip” Trick Roping All-Around Adam Winrich World Champion Gun Spinning 1st Place Rider Kiesner Tony “Tombstone 2nd Place Craig Ingram Tony” Redburn 3rd Place Tommye Flenniken Reserve Gun Spinning Jr. Pistol Packin’ Paula “Single Hand” Bullwhip Target World Trick Roping Rider Kiesner Champion Reserve Trick Roping 1st Place Benny “Whip Bruce Brannen Master” Esseling Bullwhip Adam Winrich 2nd Place Adam Winrich Reserve Bullwhip 3rd Place Mark The Whip Mark The Whip Knife Throwing “Double Hand” Bullwhip Target World Adam Winrich Champion Reserve Knife Throwing 1st Place Adam Winrich Rider Kiesner 2nd Place Mark The Whip

Montie Montana Jr., 2010 WWPAS Side Match World “Dead-Eye Multi Level” Single Handed Tony Redburn recipient of the Joe Bowman Competitions … Bullwhip Target World Gun-Spinning Champion. “Straight Shooter” Award. “Top Hand” Gun Spinning World Champion Outstanding! Congratulations! World Champion {Professional} 1st Place Adam Winrich 1st Place “Hotshot” Johnny 2nd Place Benny Esseling Tuscadero 3rd Place Bruce Brannen 2nd Place Rider Kiesner 3rd Place Leslie Leone “Knife Card Cutting” Target World Champion “Tenderfoot” Gun Spinning 1st Place Silver Tom World Champion {Non-Professional} 2nd Place Melody Emel 1st Place “Billy Two Guns” 3rd Place Mark The Whip 2nd Place “Lighting Buck” Mcgraw “Hawk Card Cutting” Target World Champion “Last Man / Woman Gun Spinning” 1st Place Mark The Whip World Champion 2nd Place Melody Emel 1st Place Pistol Packin’ Paula 3rd Place Adam Winrich 2nd Place Tombstone Tony 3rd Place Rider Kiesner “Fast Draw” Knife World 1st Place Jim Leone “Texas Skip” Trick Roping 2nd Place Adam Winrich World Champion 3rd Place Billy Two Guns 1st Place Rider Kiesner 2nd Place Adam Winrich

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evereTT ’S Wild WeST AdvenTur e By Grey Fox, SASS Life/Regulator #223

ccording to legend, when Everett Hitch left the New AMexico town of Appaloosa, he rode into the setting sun. Research indicates otherwise. In reality,

Colters Hell Posse — Everett’s first stop after leaving Appaloosa.

when Everett left Appaloosa, he with folk with whom he had ridden rode west, and when he encoun - during the trouble between the tered the foothills to the Rocky states. Yakima Red, Muggins Tay - By now, Calamity had made Some of the old guard Everett Mountains he then turned north, lor, Lucky Bill, and Scarbelly Sam, Tombstone her home … one never rode with during the “troubles” riding to Wyoming. Upon reaching all notorious pistoleros, had formed knew exactly which side of the law between the states … Wyoming Territory, he reunited (Continued on next page) she was on … today!

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On thing Tombstone has are the very best saloons between San Francisco and St. Louis … dens on inequity, every one!

The Tombstone Ghost Riders claimed to the local law … but they were outlaws to a man, for sure!

After making their rounds, ensuring Tombstone is quite and the Cowboys are well behaved, Everette and Katie reunited Everette and Wyatt stop by the once again in Tombstone. Crystal Place for a nightcap.

(Continued from previous page) about their destruction. At the the Colters Hell Justice Committee same time, Katie the Temptress, to regulate free grazer activity in from Appaloosa, emigrated to Tomb - the Big Horn Basin. Everett as - stone and began plying her trade at sisted them in subduing the free the Crystal Palace where Everett grazer incursions. and Katie were reunited. Everett then turned his horse Everett, Wyatt, Doc Holiday, southward again, arriving at the and Marshall Bill Hill combed the outskirts of Tombstone, in Arizona saloons and gambling dens, includ - Territory. At the questionable ing the Crystal Palace and Pharo Tombstone Livery, Everett was en - Bank. They were able to flush their gaged by the Tombstone Ghost quarry, and the members of the Red Rider Outlaws in an arrant Sash Gang were either eliminated shootout. The Tombstone Livery or brought to justice. (and Tombstone itself) was home to Everett’s and Katie’s adven - a number of characters of various tures after the events in Tomb - degrees of notoriety, such as the in - stone seem to have disappeared famous Calamity, Doc Holiday, and, into the mists of time. We are cer - of course, Wyatt Earp. tain, however, with diligent re - Wyatt deputized Everett to in - search, more of their adventures filtrate the Red Sash Gang to bring will be uncovered. FACTOID Although there is a misconception that Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Southern forces for the duration of the war, he actually held that post for fewer than ninety days.

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(Continued from page 1) a better title. I did better at Knife A primary function of the Con - Throwing and Gun-spinning con - vention is the hosting of the an - ducted by the WWPAS members nual Territorial Governors (see below) … oops, my gun hit the meeting. Of late, the Governors floor again! Practicing Gun-spin - have been most reluctant to pass ning is best done over a mattress anything—not even a stimulus or some form of heavy padding. bill, but this time they did approve Perhaps the most impressive the use of the Burgess Rifle in the ceremony conducted during the SASS Convention is the Hall of Fame Inductions. This year, six of our members were inducted. Rebel, SASS #549, and Lady Rebel, SASS #550, received this prestigious award for their support and participation in SASS events during the early and formative years of Cowboy Action Shoot - These hard working staffers and volunteers helped make this year’s ing™. Doc Bones, SASS #158 be - Convention the success that it was. Smiling big from left to right: came the National Director of Rope Burn, SASS #8569, Big Horn, SASS #1522, Verla Valeria, SASS #76267, Padre P.W., SASS Mounted Shooting in 1996, came all the way from Alabama SASS #18726, Slipnoose, SASS #88329, Bethany Buttercup, SASS #86742, and was instrumental in advanc - to enjoy the Convention and and Hot Rodin, SASS #88888. Thanks Pards for all the work you do. purchase some Cowboy Memorial ing the sport throughout the U.S. Chapel raffle tickets. Rope, we thank you very much. B-Western Category. The audience Hope to see you next year! was heard to yell “Hallelujah, fi - nally something has been ap - proved!” Joy was once again returned to the otherwise somber halls of Territorial Governorship. Great job Governors, we appreciate your time and effort! Speaking of the Burgess Rifle, another important function during the convention is the SASS Annual Wooly Awards. Taylors & Company won the award for best product of the year (the aforementioned Burgess Rifle), and 5 Dogs Creek won the award for Best Annual The hit of the show, Match, The California State Cham - Master Winchester Reed, pionship Shoot (congrats Mad Dog SASS #83782, stands alongside Draper and other hard workers his Dad, Second Amendment, SASS #73771. Not surprisingly, down there in Bakersfield). Los Va - queros was voted the best SASS Af - father and son won the Last year’s Hall of Fame inductee, Grey Fox, SASS #223, and his lovely filiated Club, and the Tombstone Best Dressed Couple’s award at the wife, Miss Mary Spencer, SASS #55147, stand with Maggie Jensen, Convention Costume contest. Ghost Riders, were voted the best SASS #7016, one of the several volunteers that helped sell Chapel raffle tickets. Thanks Maggie!

Mounted Shooting Club. The hard The late and beloved Joe Bowman, working T.A. Chance was voted the SASS #3800, known as The Best Territorial Governor of the Straight Shooter and Vaquero Pis - year and D Bar J Hat Company re - tolero, received his just reward ceived the award for Best Merchant posthumously with many a tear of the year. Congratulations to all! shed. The pride of the Northwest, When not attending an award The Elder Katie, SASS #5707, was ceremony, or shopping in the Pavil - inducted for her organizational ion, convention goers had the op - work in helping SASS grow, espe - portunity of sitting-in on any one cially her work as a SASS Wire of several Seminars. For example, Moderator, Scholarship Judge, and Gun Care & Maintenance, con - RO1 & II Instructor. In 2005, The ducted by Jim Bowie of Cowboys Elder Katie was voted the Gover - and Indian fame—Jim performs nor of the year—this lady never his magic on ‘66s and ‘73s to the stops working. Last, but not least amazement of all, but no matter on the list of Inductees is Holy Ter - Alaska’s Golden Heart Shootist Society was well represented by how slow he goes, I still can’t do it ror, SASS #13562. Working her Alaska Bear Creek Bill, SASS #61924 (l), and Wind Drifter, SASS #7907. right. But I’m the exception not way up the shooting ladder from Thanks Pards, we enjoyed your company. the rule—slow learner is perhaps little girl training with Grandpa, to

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Rogers envious, along with gun in black tie, but when walking SASS Convention is a once in a spinning that would make Joe down the streets of Vegas, no one life-time experience—it’s a mem - Bowman proud. All this action was knows where you spent the night ory you won’t soon forget. Don’t frequently interrupted by the and how much you paid. The Riv - forget next year’s Convention! cracking sound of a whip reminis - iera Hotel is a great deal, and the You’re a Daisy if Ya do. cent of Lash LaRue and the silver screen of old. On and off stage competitions were nothing short of WOW! The audience as well as the Wild Bunch was truly impressed … Darn, dropped my pistol again! Folks kept returning to the Vendor’s Pavilion to purchase raf - Mad Mountain Mike, SASS #4385, of fle tickets for the construction of River Crossing, Inc., stands before the Cowboy Memorial Chapel at some of the beautiful leather outfits Founders Ranch. The support was he has hand made. Along with wife, phenomenal! As the SASS Con - Miss Tabitha, Mad Mountain Mike vention began, $17,519 had been has become a legend amongst SASS contributed and deposited in the Vendors and Choreographers. bank of the Western Heritage Mu - World Champion and current seum, and designated for construc - shooter for Glock, Inc. Holy Terror tion of the Chapel. Raffle ticket is an inspiration for not only young sales at the Convention totaled people, but for all of us in this great $2,715, and an additional $164.77 sport of Cowboy Action Shooting™. was collected at Sunday morning’s Despite all the honors this young Cowboy Church, for a current total lady has received, believe me of $20,398.77! Look within this Pards, we have only just begun to issue of The Cowboy Chronicle for a hear of her accomplishments! list of raffle donors and winners. A Doctor by the name of Buck Coyote Calhoun has also posted Montgomery runs a group of jaw the winners to the net at: http:/ dropping daredevils known as the /sassnet.com/chapel/index.php Wild West Performing Arts Society Chapel Committee members (WWPAS). While folks were shop - were surprised as to how many of ping in Riviera’s Pavilion Conven - our Cowpokes were not aware of tion floor, Buck and his crew were the Chapel fund raising effort, so performing all types of western to bring everyone back up to arts on stage that are not easily speed, an article titled: Cowboy found in today’s market place. Memorial Chapel Background & Stuntmen demonstrating how Update was published in the Feb - punches are thrown and how ruary ‘11 Cowboy Chronicle . Please movie stars really do their physical bring yourself up to date and talk tricks on the screen received many to your fellow posse members “oohs” and “aahs.” Trick Rope about a club as well as individual Twirling that would make Will contributions to this noble cause. Our Vendors once again have re - sponded to the call and are already donating raffle items for our next drawing to take place at END of TRAIL 2011. Here’s a little peek at a couple of the raffle items al - ready donated: a LeMat Revolver from Pietta; a firearm from Ruger, a pair of Chinks from River Cross - ing, and a firearm from Chiappa— that’s just a drop in the bucket as to what you will see before END of TRAIL. Okay Pards, it’s time for me to get back to work on the Chapel project. A Final Note: The Wild Bunch negotiated a room rate of $59/night for this Convention— Sergeant Shuster, SASS #60835, stands proudly before his concession this price should hold firm for stand offering samples of his 2011. There are more luxurious excellent Kona Cowboy Coffee. hotels and rooms in Vegas where The smile you see on Sgt. Shuster’s you can spend $185 a night with face is perennial! many flashing lights and waiters ( See more HIGHLIGHTS on pages 34 , 3 5)

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The .44 WCf CArTridge (.44-40 ) The Round that Tamed the Old West

Tuolumne Lawman, PART 3 SASS Life #6127 Revolvers By Tuolumne Lawman, SASS Life #6127

n the first installment of this still. In this installment, I will dis - BACKGROUND foresaw the need for a more power - series, I detailed the develop - cuss the revolvers that were used as The first Winchester round ful cartridge and rifle to tame the ment of the .44 Winchester the six-gun half of the Old West used in rifles and revolvers used the west with its wide-open spaces. The ICenter Fire cartridge, and the rifle/pistol combinations. The four anemic .44 caliber Henry rim fire new Winchester rifle, Model of 1873, rifles of the Old West that were most common pistols chambered for cartridge with a conical 215 or 200 utilized a more powerful cartridge chambered for it. As I said in that the .44-40 were: Colt 1873 Peace - grain flat bullet over 25-29 grains of that was developed by Winchester article, it amazes me a rifle/pistol maker, Remington 1875 and 1890, coarse blackpowder. Even the im - specifically for the rifle cartridge developed 137 years ago is Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 proved 200 grain .44 Henry still left The .44 WCF (Winchester Cen - still going strong. The .44 WCF is top break, and finally, the less com - a lot to be desired in the stopping ter Fire), or .44-40, as it is now an effective and useful cartridge mon Merwin, Hulbert Co. revolvers. power department. Winchester called, had a .427 diameter, 205

viSiT uS AT SASSneT .CoM March 2011 Cowboy Chronicle Page 37 grain, flat nosed, lead bullet over 40 While the Remington Revolvers ket a more powerful revolver to meet grains of FFFG blackpowder. Out were not as plentiful as the 1873 the needs of the frontier. S&W ap - of a rifle, it would achieve some - Colts (there were only about plied their Rollin White patent to a where around 1320 fps. Out of a 1890 Police Model 20,000 Remingtons made), new “top break” design revolver. In - pistol, it approached today’s mag - Remington they still made a significant stead of the barrel tipping up, like on num standards, pushing a 205- contribution to the Old the No. 1 and 2, the frame was hinged grain bullet at about 1,000 to 1,100 Henry revolver. West. The most famous of at the front of the frame, and the bar - fps out of a handgun. After the .44- It was not until 1878, however, the 1875 Remington fans rel and cylinder tipped down. When 40 rifles popularity started to grow, that the 1873 “Colt Frontier Six- was the Outlaw Frank the action was opened, the mecha - pistol manufacturers revisited the Shooter” was released in .44 WCF James, who in 1882 turned in nism activated an ejector star in the concept of a rifle and revolver that to be a companion piece to the pop - his 1875 Remington and holster to middle of the rear face of the cylinder, used the same ammunition. With ular 1873 Winchester. The Colt Missouri’s Governor Crittenden. simultaneously ejected all six empty availability of a large list of as - 1873s were the most popular single James is quoted as saying he fa - cases. Six fresh rounds could then be sorted caliber ammunition on the action cartridge revolvers of all vored the .44-40 Remington re - quickly loaded. This new revolver frontier iffy at best, the one car - times. The second most popular cal - volver as it was the flattest was called their “No. 3 American tridge for rifle and handgun on the iber in the Colt 1873 was the .44-40. shooting, hardest hitting revolver Model.” Released in 1870, it was frontier made marketing sense. Prior to 1900, Colt made more .44- he ever shot. promptly submitted to the Army 1873 Colt Frontier Six-Shooter 40 revolvers than all other manu - In an attempt to bolster sagging Ordnance Board for trials as a possi - .44-40 facturers combined. revolver sales, in 1890 Remington ble replacement for the 1860 Colt The Colt Single Action Army THE REMINGTON 1875 AND released a supposedly improved, Army .44, and 1858 Remington .46 was a vast improvement over the 1890 .44-40 REVOLVERS modified version of the 1875, called caliber rim-fire conversions that were percussion revolvers of the day. The Remington made what is some - the 1890 Police revolver. It was in service. It was originally offered 1873 Colt SAA had a robust solid times called the “Other Peace - similar to the 1875, though it gen - only in .44 Henry rim fire, though frame with a top strap, rather than maker.” In 1875, Remington erally had gutta-percha (hard rub - versions were offered in .44 American the strapless two part frames of the in troduced its “No. 3, Model of ber) grips instead of wood, and the (what amounted to a center fire .44 1875.” In basic appearance, it re - under-barrel web was cut down. It Henry round), and also in a new in - sembled the Colt 1873, though it was available only in .44-40. It was side lubed .44 Russian cartridge. had a distinctive web under the bar - not very successful, and was not Many officers and enlisted men rel that approximated the look of produced in great numbers. preferred the Smith & Wesson No. the ramrod assembly on the percus - THE SMITH & WESSON 3s. While the US Army bought sion models. This under-barrel web New Model No. 3 TOP BREAK about 2,000 of the new No. 3 Ameri - was allegedly for strength, but in all Smith & Wesson wanted to mar - cans for issue, large numbers were probability for its aesthetic also privately purchased by the value, to retain that distinctive troops. The S&Ws were carried in “Remington” look. Its ejector many engagements against the Na - rod assembly was alongside tive Americans, several years before 1873 .44-40 Frontier Six Shooter the right side of the web, but the Colt Single Action Army re - percussion Colts. Initially offered, unlike the Colt, you accessed volver was finally issued. Major the Colt 1873 revolver was only the ejector rod from the right, George Schofield, patented several manufactured in .45 Colt. Colt was instead of under the barrel. modifications to the No. 3 to make it very savvy, and he was the first to Many people believe Reming - easier to reload on horseback while realize the potential importance to ton actually was trying to ap - holding the reins. In 1875, Schofield a Frontiersman of a pistol in the proximate the look of the 1873 submitted this modified No. 3 to the same caliber as his rifle. In late Colt, but actually it was the Ordnance Board. It was adopted as 1874 or early 1875, the new 1873 re - other way around. Remington Smith & Wesson No. 3 Top Break (Continued on page 38 ) volver was offered in .44 Henry rim- had introduced the solid top strap fire to be a companion to the 1860 on their 1858 revolvers, and Colt Henry and 1866 Winchester rifles. copied it with their 1873. Colt already had a companion re - The 1875 Remington was origi - volver in their 1872 “Open Top” .44 nally offered in Remington’s propri - etary .44/100 cartridge (also called the .44 Remington, though it was nearly identical to the .44 Colt). A short time later, it was introduced in .44 WCF (.44-40) as a companion gun to the 1873 Winchster. Many original examples of .44- 40 Remingtons show evidence the cylinders used for the .44-40 Rem - ington were actually bored out .44/100 cylinders. Instead of the cylinder adjacent the forcing cone being the .427 inch of the .44-40 bullet, they are the .442 inch of the Frank James’ 1875 Remington .44/100 cartridge.

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The .44 WCF Cartridge - Part 3 . . . Hulbert & Co. by Hopkins and Allen Co. of Norwich, CT. (Continued from page 37 ) “In 1878, S&W discontinued Hopkins & Allen was actually substitute standard in 1875. The production of it’s other Model 3’s— a subsidiary of Merwin & “Schofield Model” was in a new .45 the American, Russian, and Hulbert Co. They began Smith & Wesson caliber, more pow - Schofield—in favor of a new im - manufacturing the revolvers erful than the .44 American. It had proved design called the New Model in about 1876, finally ceasing a 230-grain conical lead bullet Number Three. Standard chamber - production around 1891. pushed by 29 grains of blackpowder. ing was .44 Russian, although other They could still be found in By 1880, Smith & Wesson was calibers were offered on special catalogs even after 1894. very successful in pocket pistol sales, order or in related models such as Total numbers are unknown and overseas contracts for the full the .44-40 Frontier Model, the .32- due to a fire destroying all size No. 3 revolvers in various cal - 44, and .38-44 Target Models … Merwin Hulbert revolver factory records. ibers. Their domestic sales of full Their accuracy was such that they volver chambered for the .44-40 car - While Merwin Hulbert made size revolvers were not making a se - were used to set most of the target tridge. I am devoting more rhetoric many different models in half a rious dent in Colt’s 1873 Peace - records of the era.” in this article to the Merwin Hul - dozen calibers and sizes, the Army maker sales. Part may be due to the I have to agree with Mr. Supica. bert because you seldom read much and Pocket Army are the pinnacle of popularity of Colts and Remingtons If I were a rich man and could own about it. Articles about Colt, Rem - 19 th Century gun makers art. The as companion guns in the “rifle” cal - any original Old West pistol, it ington, and S & W abound. models offered in .44-40 were ibers like .44-40. Part of the lack would be a New Model No. 3 in .44- In my humble opinion, the Mer - marked “Calibre 1873 Winchester” luster domestic sales was also due to 40. Paired it up with an 1889 or win Hulbert .44-40 Army and on the barrel. These large, some - the limited power of the cartridges 1894 Marlin in the same caliber, Pocket Army are the most techno - what unconventional looking re - used by S&W up to that point: .44 and you could take on all comers. logically advanced weapons in the volvers have the most ingenious Henry, .44 Russian, .44 American, Merwin, Hulbert & Co Old West. The precision machining ejection system ever developed. The and .45 Schofield. Smith & Wesson Revolvers. exhibited by these weapons is chal - rounds are loaded into the cylinder needed a new and stronger platform Army and Pocket Army lenging even by today’s CNC milling from the rear through a loading for the more powerful .44-40 car - The fourth most popular re - machines standards. They were gate, like a Colt or Remington. As tridge. The following quote from Jim volver in the Old West was made by way ahead of their time in design the cylinder is rotated to expose an Supica, now head of the National Merwin Hulbert. Coincidentally, it and execution of concept. The re - empty chamber for loading, the rim Firearms Museum, says it best: was also the fourth most popular re - volvers were produced for Merwin of the cartridge just placed in the

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like an 1860 or 1872 Colt. The cylin - vious reasons. If it were brought der had long, closed trough shaped down with sufficient force on a mis - flutes. Later models had a familiar creants head, it would crack and looking top strap, with standard puncture the skull resulting in a po - flutes the same as Colt and Reming - tentially terminal outcome! ton. The top strap was part of the The Merwin Hulbert full size barrel assembly, engaging the rear Army Models were never adopted frame with a downward pointing by the US Army. It did find Military protrusion that engaged a notch in sales in Mexico, Imperial Russia, the frame above the recoil plate. and several other countries. Do - While it prevented some frame mestically, it was relatively popular, stretch, it was still not as effective or ranking just below Remington and strong as a Colt or Remington top Smith & Wesson in sales. Merwin Merwin Hulbert action opened to eject. strap. Needless to say, an action this Hulbert’s biggest domestic sales chamber rotates and engages a re - empty cartridges are still held cap - finely crafted and machined was not were actually in the smaller caliber cess and rebated channel in the out - tive by the rebated recoil plate chan - terribly robust. From what I have “pocket pistols” and their .38 Police side edge of the frame’s recoil plate. nel as the cylinder moves forward. read, the Merwin Hulbert was not Revolvers. If you like one, be pre - This channel encircles the recoil When the case mouths clear the rear nearly as sturdy as the Colt or Rem - pared to pay a lot of money. Good plate, with the exception of the load - of the cylinder, the cases fall free, ington revolvers, but rather on a par originals are exceptionally rare! ing gate area. The revolver is oper - gravity doing the work. Theoreti - with the Smith & Wesson No. 3 top Conclusion ated in the normal manner for firing. cally, at least, you can stop the for - breaks as far as reliability. The .44 WCF cartridge was one This unique rebated recoil plate ward motion of the cylinder just far Barrel lengths ran from a of the most popular cartridges of the comes into play when emptying the enough for the empty case to fall stubby 3.5 inches on some Pocket Old West. Compared to many pistol revolver. To eject the empty rounds free, while the longer, still loaded Army revolvers, out to a full 7 cartridges of the era, it was a hot-rod from the cylinder, a catch is de - rounds stay in place with the bullet inches on Army Models. One dis - approaching some of today’s .357 pressed on the forward portion of the still within the rear of the cylinder. tinctive feature of the Pocket Army Magnum loads. It had taken its toll frame, and the barrel and cylinder is Whether it really works that way Model revolvers was the “bird - of badmen, lawmen, Native Ameri - rotated 90 degrees as a unit. They under stress is doubtful. shead” grip with a steel triangle cans, and in a rifle, more than its fair are then pulled straight forward on The earliest Merwin Hulbert de - protruding from the base. It was re - share of game animals. I hope the the cylinder arbor. The rims of the sign had no top strap on the frame ferred to as a “Skull Cracker” for ob - .44-40 lives another 100 years!

viSiT uS AT SASSneT .CoM Page 40 Cowboy Chronicle March 2011 reSToring AvinTAge Airstream Trailer uring our first trip with our Part 4 ~FRAME restored 1969 Airstream Dtrailer we attended four dif - Channel bolted and welded to axel plate By Cree Vicar Dave, SASS Life #49907 ferent state shoots and shot at clubs in Georgia and Alabama through the winter. When we got set up at an RV park in Georgia I noticed a problem occurring on the trailer rear frame. We were at - tending a little country Church and at one of our gatherings I men - tioned the problem. One of the gals present said she knew someone that restored Airstream trailers on a regular basis, and she got me his phone number. What he told me was disheartening. It was some - thing like this. Back then Airstream used the same size sheet Channel installed and painted with metal bent channel on all their stone-guard to protect gas line trailer frames. The longer the

viSiT uS AT SASSneT .CoM March 2011 Cowboy Chronicle Page 41 perience as a millwright/welder the trailer frame and two 1/4 " by into use. I consulted our son, Gold 3" by 7 " steel hangers were placed Tooth Dave, who is also a mill - evenly on each side. They have a wright/welder about what I had 1/2 " hole in the top and are bolted come up with. We talked it over to the original trailer frame. The and ended up with a final plan. bottom was welded to the new I bought a length of 3 " stan - piece of 3 " channel. Silicone caulk dard channel iron. The original was placed behind the tops of the frame is “C” channel made out of hangers where they are bolted what looked like 10 gauge steel onto the trailer frame. The chan - around five inches high. We cut nel was bolted and welded to the open the aluminum under belly axle plate. Some type of lock tight around 18 inches deep (cross ways should be used on all bolts and to trailer) and 30 inches long (run - nuts. CAUTION: There is foam ning with trailer length) right be - insulation above the frame that hind the rear wheels. Upon can catch on fire. We wetted it inspection the frame was bent on down and had adequate fire pro - both sides right behind the plate tection available. that holds the axles in place. We All this resulted in a bridge - jacked up the rear frame on both work that increased the depth of sides and set it on jack stands to the back of the frame to around 8 " the point that it was pushed up in and greatly improved the integrity Channel welded to back with fish plate place. The measurements were of the trailer. The structure was taken between the axle plate and primed and then painted an alu - trailer, the farther the overhang Now an adequate frame or 3" channel that is welded onto the minum color. It is hardly noticed behind the axles. As a result if foundation is very important. It bottom of the original frame at the and looks like it belongs there. there was a little extra weight in says in Matthew 7:25, “The rain back of the trailer. The 3 " stan - In retrospect, 4 " standard the back or a little rust on the steel came down, the streams rose, and dard channel was cut to match the channel iron might be a better channel the frame would bend. the winds blew and beat against angle at the back and overlap the choice. The bottom 1 " of the chan - Our 1969 trailer is 29 feet long, that house; yet it did not fall, be - axle plate in the front, around 9”. nel could extend under the existing and you guessed it, the frame was cause it had its foundation on the Then two 1/2 " holes were drilled in 3" channel in the back another 12 " bent. They do make repair kits for rock.” The foundation of a trailer the axle plate and channel on the to 16 " and a 1/4 " by 4 " by proper them, but he advised me to part is its frame. If it fails going down front and bolted in place. A 1/4 " by length fish plate could be welded company with it. I told him that the road at 60 MPH in a rainstorm 3" by 24 " fish plate was welded on on giving it a little more strength. was not an option as I had already it would be a “great crash.” the back to connect the 3 " stan - If the trailer is over 29 ' this might spent too much time and money on So I prayed about it and made dard channel to the existing 3 " be a wiser choice. Happy camping it, and it would be like getting rid some inquiries. Then I put my God channel. Then a floor jack was and keep the greasy side down. of an old friend. given talents and 30 + years of ex - used to push the 3 " channel up to [email protected]

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Page 42 Cowboy Chronicle March 2011 dii SpATCheS froM CAMp bAylor By Captain George Baylor, SASS Life #2428i7 Captain Baylor modeling the Mernickle Evil Roy Slim Jim rig out and a holy “instant” back - with matching shotgun belt. ground check performed. In (Photo by Lorrie Lott, the 40+ years this was the law, Mr. Quigley Photography) these miscreants, ne’er do wells, and rogues have com - mitted … well, zero crimes Taylor’s 1911 with these guns (assuming pparently gun writers are a bad writing isn’t a crime). serious threat to public But, apparently it was only a Asafety. The BATFE*, having matter of time, maybe, at this solved all other gun, alcohol, to - rate, by the twelfth of never. Taylor’s & Company’s entry into the Wild Bunch field—a 1911 ready to go for bacco, and explosive related crimes So, to protect the poor, de - the Wild Bunch Traditional Category. looked at the history of firearms fenseless public from us evil, Taylor’s 1911 comes with a nice manufacturers, distributors, and hard case and two excellent degenerate gun writers, the the usual theatrics performed. dealers sending guns to gun writ - magazines—that you can’t use BATFE changed the regulations so (*BATFE=Bureau of Alcohol, To - ers for evaluation for 60 days with - in Wild Bunch matches because ALL guns loaned to gun writers bacco, Firearms, and Explosives— out having a holy Form 4473 filled they have extended base pads. had to be transferred via 4473 and all of the things needed for a

viSiT uS AT SASSneT .CoM March 2011 Cowboy Chronicle Page 43 ‘Cha, the annual Dooley Navy and USMC adoption followed Gang Party with South - in 1913. World War I battlefield ex - west Regional attached. perience caused some minor exter - But, I finally got it, with no nal changes, which culminated in little difficulty. It was 1924 as the M1911A1. Complaints worth the effort. from combatants included the fact Armscor, Arms Corpo - the gun pointed low. The cure for ration of the Philippines, that was an arched mainspring makes the gun. Other im - housing versus the original straight On the left is a Colt Series 80 Government Model. On the right is the Taylor’s 1911. porters include Rock Island one. People with small hands com - Note bigger sights on the Colt and the 1911A1 Armory and Legacy Sports plained about the trigger being too cut on the frame behind the long trigger. International, which sells far away to use easily. Two changes The Taylor’s has no cut and a short trigger. them under the Citadel (Continued on page 44 ) The Colt has been “melted” to minimize brand. They have a good hammer bite. The Taylor’s has a longer tang, reputation for being a solid, but the sharp corners, “edges,” and long well-made, low priced 1911 spur hammer will inflict hammer bite. that works. Back when I A gunsmith can cure these, of course. started shooting 1911s Dooley Gang party!) (when the earth was flat and TV Aside from the inconvenience news was in black and white), mine factor of having to fill out another all said “Property US Government” The mag well is not beveled. holy Form 4473 every time we tested on the side. In the civilian world, a gun, this was no problem to most… they were all Colts. No one was were “bargain” priced. Armscor is except people who stay out of their making “clones.” They all worked. I probably the most successful of “bar - state of legal residence for more than shot a few thousand rounds of mil- gain” priced 1911 makers. The first a year at a time. Among the hun - spec ammo through guns issued to Traditional Category World Cham - dreds of gun writers in the United me (and one acquired “outside the pion shot a visibly stock Armscor States, that totals probably … oh, normal military supply chain” when gun. Nearly all work fine out of the about … one. Unfortunately for me, a colonel took mine away—a story box. If they don’t, their warranty it’s me. Even so, it’s not a problem for another day), and I never saw one service, in Pahrump, Nevada, is ex - with a long gun because I can trans - malfunction. Then came IPSC and cellent. Working is important. fer from a dealer in a nearby state. gunsmiths making the warhorse There are no “restarts” in combat. But I can’t transfer a handgun ex - into a thoroughbred. About then 1911 vs. 1911A1 cept in the great State of Texas. other companies started selling The U. S. Army accepted John Gunsmith Wild Bodie Tom Thus, when Taylor’s started of - 1911s other than Colt. The bad ones Moses Browning’s masterpiece on beveled this magazine well on a fering a 1911, I was unable to get one went out of business. The good ones March 29, 1911. (Why this isn’t a Colt, making speed reloads a little until I went to Texas for Comin’ At flourished. Neither they nor Colts national holiday I’ll never know.) quicker. You still have to practice.

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Dispatches from Camp Baylor . . . (Continued from page 43 ) and checkered 20 lines/inch. The rel bushing is tighter than GI. pads. Since you will need at least were made; a short trigger replaced little diamonds have just enough There is no full-length guide rod. seven, this is only a minor loss. the original long one, and crescent flat so they won’t cut your hand. This is a good thing since (a) Shooting shaped cutouts were made in the Issued 1911s had a lanyard they’re illegal in Traditional Cate - Normally no 1911 variant frame behind the trigger. These al - loop that didn’t fit the clip on the gory and (b) their sole purpose is to should be considered ready to use lowed people with smaller hands to M1905 Lanyard very well, leading sell full-length guide rods. The until 200 rounds have been shot reach the trigger better. Hammer to lanyard loops on issued maga - ejection port has been lowered so it through it. Several models go from bite was a problem with the original, zines. Remember, this was a cav - doesn’t dent fired brass, not a fac - clunker to race gun in 200 rounds. so a longer tang on the grip safety alry sidearm. The M1917 Lanyard tor in military guns, but important Giving the gun no slack, instead of was fitted. The front sight was con - cured this problem. Now days the since we reload our ammunition. field stripping it, degreasing it, sidered invisible in combat, so it in - purpose of a lanyard loop is to re - The chamber has been and oiling it to taste, I just started creased in size. It still was tiny by ally hurt the palm of your hand throated so it will feed hollow point shooting it with match ammo (200 modern standards. The wooden grip when you do a speed reload. bullets. This is unnecessary for gr. LRNFP, 5.0 gr. Trail Boss, Fed - panels were simplified by eliminat - The grip panels are finely match usage, but nice if you’re eral primers). I was planning to ing the double diamond reliefs. checkered and matte finished wood going to use it for self-defense. (I’m note every malfunction. After Mostly 1911 with a prominent grain pattern. not in favor of using a match gun more than 200 rounds I didn’t have The gun Taylor’s sent me is The external finish of the gun is as your planned self-defense gun. any. Well, that shortens the report, mostly 1911, not A1. This isn’t a matte black bluing. The innards The former should be unloaded ex - doesn’t it? bad thing. It is more appropriate are pure 1911, internal extractor, cept at the loading table. The lat - The gun shot to point of aim at for the 1916 time frame of Wild and no Series 80 firing pin safety. ter should be unloaded only when 10 yards. Ten yard groups shot off - Bunch matches. The frame doesn’t The left-side, right-thumb only you’re cleaning it. Getting either of hand were considerably better have the cutouts, making it a 1911 safety is a 1911A1 pattern, being a those wrong can be tragic.) The than rack-grade GI guns I have frame. The hammer is 1911A1, a bit bigger than 1911s. The slide sights are original 1911A1 size. known. I had trouble shooting tiny narrow burr hammer that is just release is checkered on the top- The gun comes with two excellent hand held groups because of the long enough to bite the web of your gripping surface. eight round magazines marked tiny sights and really bad cross hand when you think it won’t. The The mag well is almost “ACTMAG” that aren’t legal for light at Cowtown (Phoenix) in win - trigger is a short 1911A1 trigger, straight, with no beveling. The SASS Wild Bunch competition be - ter (and because I don’t shoot very and the mainspring housing is flat barrel has a high polish. The bar - cause they have extended base (Continued on next page)

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(Continued from previous page) the box. Like most 1911s, this one the parts. See photo 5. Every corner ered straight mainspring housing. well). You will note no measured can be “optimized” for our competi - or “edge” that touches the web of The 1911AC has a checkered hand-held groups. I’m not one of tion. The main things your gun your strong hand needs to be de - arched mainspring housing. The those gun writers who can out - needs, according to Col. Cooper, are horned. A good gunsmith can do this 1911AS has a smooth arched main - shoot a Ransom Rest when no one a trigger you can use and sights you and re-blue the pieces. You can do it spring housing. The first three re - is looking. When shooting for can see . GI style sights are required yourself if you’re careful and not in tail for $499. The 1911LYNRD has speed, the sights were less of a for Traditional Category, but the a hurry. Dehorning the spur ham - a straight mainspring housing handicap, and I got used to them rules were written around existing mer enough to keep it from cutting with a lanyard ring. It retails for pretty quickly. I would prefer big - guns. Some have small sights. your hand is a good idea, too. As far $525. All have a matte blued fin - ger sights, but I can live with Some have bigger sights. Thus, put - as I know every mil-spec 1911 needs ish, short trigger, and checkered these. I did when the targets shot ting on sights as big as, for example, this work for most people. This is wood grips. back—and occasionally first. the Springfield Armory Mil-Spec, a why beavertail grip safeties are so Conclusion Magazines current Colt Series 80 1991A1, a popular for guns not restricted by You can spend more for a 1911, I used stainless Colt seven- Remington R1, or a Para-Ordnance the SASS Wild Bunch Traditional but this one has everything you round magazines, seven-round Wild Bunch is legal. Category regulations. need for Wild Bunch Traditional stainless Tripp magazines, and The rear sight is in a dovetail Mag Well Category, and it works. If they blued eight-round McCormick slot, so drifting it out and drifting in The mag well can be beveled to would just put bigger sights on it, it magazines for testing. All of them another is easy. The front sight is a make the opening a larger target, would be right there with more ex - worked flawlessly with the excep - different story. It’s swaged. A gun - speeding reloads, a good idea for all pensive guns. You should be able to tion of the eight-round magazines, smith can install a Colt front sight, 1911s. See photos 3 and 4. get such sights for a lot less, leaving both ACTMAG and McCormick, or it is legal to cut a dovetail slot Options you money for something you really which wouldn’t reliably feed the and install a dovetailed front sight. Four options are available from need, such as ivory stocks with a first round if I inserted a full mag - A taller 0.125 " wide front sight and Taylors. The 1911STD has a check - scrimshawed naked lady. azine and then racked the slide. If a 0.125 " – 0.15 " rear sight notch (on I loaded one into the gun, and then a taller rear sight) allows enough inserted a full eight-round maga - light for quick sight acquisition. zine, the gun fired all nine without Traditional category rules require problems. I considered this a mag - the sights to be blued or blackened, azine/ammunition problem, not a which is a shame since we seem to gun problem. Obviously, this has use a lot of black targets. no effect for Wild Bunch matches Trigger where only five-rounds can be A good 1911 gunsmith can tune loaded at a time. I had no prob - the trigger pull to 4 lb. with the lems with seven-round magazines. stock innards. This should be more All of the magazines dropped free than adequate for Wild Bunch Tra - when practicing speed reloads. ditional category competition. The The trigger measured 6.5 lb. on mag well can be beveled to the edge my Lyman Trigger Pull gauge. of the frame. You can purchase the This isn’t a match grade trigger, gun with either an arched or but it’s a good combat trigger with straight mainspring housing. You a little take-up and no perceptible can further tune the size of the grip creep. Let’s just say I sure would to your hand by switching to a long have liked to have this gun in the solid trigger if needed. jungle. I developed a high level of Dehorning: confidence in it very quickly. As I type this, I note the renewed Optimizing for SASS hole in the web of my shooting hand Wild Bunch competition from the “edges” in the grip tang and This gun is ready to use in Tra - hammer bite. The cure for this is de - ditional category competition out of horning, taking the sharp edge off

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. rAWhide !, By Purdy Gear, SASS Life #33315

cowboy became a part of history. ware stores within easy riding dis - comfortable bed—at least when If you look deep into the his - tance, so the materials at hand had compared to the same hide on a tory of the West, however, you’ll to be adapted to the needs of the dirt floor! find the flinty hide of the longhorn moment. Rawhide stretched and Strips of rawhide were used to steer continued playing a big role laced onto a frame served as many hold fences, corrals, and other in the winning of the West. a door or window on a settler’s structures together. J Frank Dobie Rawhide—the green, untanned cabin or a cowboy’s line shack. If mentions the rafters in the roof of hide of the bovine animal—literally they were lucky enough to have a the original Mormon Tabernacle Purdy Gear, SASS Life #33315 held the West together. wooden door, the hinges would were lashed in place with rawhide. When most folks think of often be fashioned of rawhide. At the time of his writing, the struc - rawhide, they think of the beauti - A flint (raw) hide often served ture had already stood for 80 years! here was a time when the ful braided reins, quirts, hobbles as a “kitchen table” spread on a When the great trail herds West was considerably and reatas in museums and the dirt floor. The same hide would were pointed north, rawhide was young, and a cow wasn’t pages of books. These are the also see use as a bed at night. As slung under the wagons to hold T worth more than its skin. heights of the rawhider’s and time permitted, chair seats might wood or buffalo chips for fires. Set - The 1 st round-ups back then were reatero’s craft, but they are an ex - be fashioned from rawhide—either tlers had a similar arrangement for for the purpose of killing cattle for ception. Most rawhide items were as a solid seat or from interwoven their wagons. This sling saw dou - their hides. It wasn’t until much much humbler than these. strips. Rawhide strung between a ble duty in carrying their kids later when the North needed beef Consider the far reaches of the framework against a cabin wall across the land—literally becoming the cow gained its value, and the frontier. There weren’t any hard - formed a useful and not-too-un - (Continued on next page)

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(Continued from previous page) Water Torture seem sorta tame by a cradle for them! comparison, doesn’t it? Freighters and other travelers They also taught the white who used wagons and carts used man that wrapping a prisoner in a rawhide to bind their wheels. In wet green hide and leaving them the dry, arid west, it was not un - out in the sun to simultaneously usual for the wood to shrink so strangle and die of thirst was a ter - much that iron wheel rims fell off rible punishment. There are sto - the wheels. Wide rawhide ries of rustlers butchering a beef “whangs” were cut, wet down, and and then caught by cowhands dig - wrapped around the wheels and ging their own graves prior to rim, and when the rawhide shrank, being left in the hole wrapped in the two were bound together. The the hide of the animal they killed. only thing that could cut the Pancho Villa is said to have rawhide was sharp rock. There are wrapped the heads of his prisoners stories of wagon wheels tied to - with wet rawhide strips to elicit in - gether this way making 700 miles! formation from them as that strip Horse’s hooves were often dried and tightened. bound with shoes made of rawhide. But like every implement of (This was an old Apache trick the torture, there were clever fellows white man took on.) Essentially, a who got around their “binding circle was cut, softened up with predicament” by toppling into a water, and brought around the hoof convenient river thereby letting like a bag with a cinch string along their wraps get wet and loose. the top. You had to be careful That “charming” habit of rawhide about how the job was done, as you to form tight bindings as it dried could rough up a horse’s heel or fet - could also be reversed by wetting it lock, but done carefully, it would again, hence the potential for ex - work and could save lives—both citement and escape. Hollywood yours and your mount’s. and western writers have paid rapt Rawhide was used in repairs of attention since! all types. It laced together leather Rawhide occasionally per - gear where there was no thread. formed as an emergency ration. When softened up with water, it One party lost in the mountains could be wrapped around a broken maintains they survived six weeks rifle stock or pistol grip. When by eating boiled rawhide “gelatin” dried, it would bind the broken seasoned with sugar. It is said to pieces together as well as glue, have kept their entire party free of screws, or nails. (If you look into scurvy in the dead of winter. There some of the collections of items be - are many stories like this. longing to Native Americans, you Having dealt with the grimmer can see some of these functional side of rawhide, yes, of course, (and often well-executed) repairs. there is a merrier end to it. There The Apache also used it in are stories of wagons being bogged their raids on whites. A hard sack to the hubs in muck, their drivers, of rawhide filled with pebbles made all helpers and 16 oxen unable to more noise than a concert-class get it out. And not a tow truck in maraca. Tied to the tail of a skit - sight —just an old greenhide taken tish horse let loose on the run to - from a farmer’s fence and cut into wards a remuda or herd of horses, traces, drenched in a creek, and it would frighten the absolute be - tied from a tree to the wagon. As jeekers out of them, scattering the driver happily napped and the them to the four winds for retrieval oxen grazed, the sun beat down on at Apache convenience. Further in the traces drying them and causing Holster and Belt $425 the musical instrument depart - them to shrink up. It might take 2 Holsters and Belt $585 ment, virtually all tribes used two or three wettings, but eventu - rawhide for dance rattles and ally the strength of shrinking drumheads for ceremony and cele - rawhide was enough to wrest the bration. heavily-laden wagon out of its mire The Apache had other interest - and back on the road. Or so leg - ing uses for rawhide that occasion - ends and folklore say! Holster and Belt $190 ally passed on to the white man. Compadres, I hope you’ve 2 Holsters and Belt $265 They found it perfect for torture. found this both entertaining and One of these “fun” applications of enlightening. While it probably rawhide was to tie a rattlesnake would be naughty for you to try out down near a prisoner’s head. The some of those old Apache tricks, rawhide thong at this point was you might have fun experimenting completely dry. As the day went with some of the others. As always, on, the Apache captors would rile I welcome all comments. I’d also the snake to a frenzy of lashing like to hear from you if you have an Holster and Belt $155 strikes at the prisoner’s face as idea for an article. Holler at me at 2 Holsters and Belt $225 they dripped water drop by drop on 706-692-5536, purdygear@wind - the thong, softening it, and allow - stream.net or through the link on ing the snake to get closer and my website: www.purdygear.com . closer. Kinda makes the Chinese I’ll see you on down the trail!

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four Wheel gun CArT By Cree Vicar Dave, SASS Life # 49907

red oak. It looked real nice, but took two men and a boy to lift it into my vehicle. Later I made one out of red cedar. I told Ron that red or white cedar would be best because Cree Vicar Dave ~ they are lightweight SASS Life #49907 and strong enough to do the job. He settled on white cedar, as it is na - ave you ever tried balancing tive to our area and a two-wheel gun cart while easy to obtain. Hpushing it up an incline on Being a retired vo - uneven terrain? It’s not impossible, cational arts teacher, but does require full attention. There Ron is quite adept at is a better way, as I have discovered. Cart folded up the building trade. He A while back my ole’ shooting aware there are people who sell gun looked around at many different partner, Mt Forest Ron, SASS carts of the 2, 3, 4, and maybe more carts and then came over one day #76664, asked me if I would lend him wheel type. But the truth is, some of with a set of plans he had drawn up. a hand building a new gun cart. He us more frugal cowboys have more Proverbs 16:3 says, “Commit to the is quite capable of building one him - time on our hands than money in our LORD whatever you do, and your self, but his shop is loaded up with wallets and enjoy designing, build - plans will succeed.” His cart prints car bumpers and paint equipment ing, and using our own Cowboy Ac - pictured four wheels instead of the while mine is cluttered up with the tion Shooting™ accoutrements. One regular two. I liked the concept. wood variety. Now, we are quite of the unique aspects of our sport is Now, this is not a how to article, but seeing the numer - is meant to stimulate the mind. Mt Forest Ron and his finished cart ous Cowboy Action The gun cart is around 36 " high, accessories dis - X 20 " wide, X 25 " deep. It folds down loaded it up and took it over to his played at a match. to around 12 " high with the handle paint shop where he gave it a great I advised Mt folded over. Axles are 1/2 " threaded looking finish. I liked the idea so Forest Ron to look rod and hold the four wheels that are much that I converted my old two- around at different around 8 " diameter. Wood dowels wheeled cart to a four-wheeler. The kinds of gun carts were used for the handle and the cart already was of the fold down to see what kind hinge point. There are two boxes for style. It’s so much easier to maneu - he would like and storage. One is on the back up by ver for an old timer like me. Kind of to use a light - the handle, and the other down near reminds me of pushing a grocery cart weight wood. The the bottom rear. Box covers are down a supermarket isle. first cart I built hinged and use a window lock to I did suggest one added embel - Cart wheel showing added braking system was made out of hold them shut. The cart holds five lishment though, a parking brake. long guns. There is an edged area on With the cart sitting on four wheels, the bottom front that holds the it could roll freely down an incline if ammo box. It is secured in the up left unattended. So, to resolve this and down possession with two potential problem, I went over to a thumbscrews. You have to calculate medical supply store that sells and the hinge point so the thumbscrews repairs wheelchairs. They had some can be used in the lower back cross used wheelchair tire locks at a good board to hold the cart in the upright price. They worked very well as position; otherwise, you’ll end up parking brakes for our carts. having to put them in the bottom, We get quite a few comments on making it a little more difficult to our gun carts; some are even positive. lock up. The four wheels, thumb - But one thing is for sure, we don’t screws, wood dowels, hinges, and struggle to balance our carts on two other hardware were purchased at a wheels while pushing them up un - surplus supply store in our area at even ground any more. Now it is bargain basement prices. more like strolling down an aisle After a few days in the wood through Wal-Mart while pushing a shop and a lot of elbow grease, Ron’s well-oiled grocery cart! new gun cart became a reality. He [email protected]

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SASS goeS To The MovieS By IceLady, SASS #71603

nside every SASS all, you’ll spend 80 – 95 percent of cowboy and cow - the day just hanging around so you girl lives a starry- can walk along a board-sidewalk for Ieyed child still 100 feet or cross a dusty, tumble - dreaming of living in weed-strewn street repeatedly until the Old West, of cross - the director gets precisely the ac - ing the prairie in a tion he wants. Icelady, SASS #71603 covered wagon, of Oh, the glory of stardom!! rounding up stray cat - But, on the plus side, you do get tle to drive to Abilene, an inside look at how and of running the bad movies are put to - guys out of town. gether, and all that SASS is the per - standing around earns fect opportunity for you the right to brag to those children to burst your friends about out and live their fan - your “acting career.” tasies and from dress - And it is a fun ing the part and Hard Bark Pearson, SASS #8362, and game, which is why Deville Dalton, SASS #81924, practicing waiting playing the SASS most of the players game, it’s a short step into Holly - volve around a hero named “Yella keep going back again wood, the Silver Screen, or Televi - Fella,” who is the marshal of “Yel - and again. Rio sion. And being in New Mexico lowrado,“ and his encounters with Paolini, owner of right now, with so many movies, villains who rob stages and inno - CrazyHorseWest.com, shorts, and ads being filmed here, cent women, terrorize town folk, where he sells Old the doorway to movieville is wide and even abduct one lady for ran - West hats, clothing, Jimmy Rane, AKA Yella Fella, the hero of the open. So it’s no wonder several som. Yella Fella, of course, always and art, has been series and owner of the YellaWood Company SASS shooters have jumped the saves the day, rescuing the ladies in doing it for several years and can be wardrobe props for films and some - fence into the fabled land of illusion! distress and running the evil ones seen in “Wyatt Earp,” “Deadwood,” times works on sets as a firearms One of the popular local shoot - out of town. Yella Fella rides a “Doc West,” “Conspiracy,” and nu - safety officer. ing locations is Bonanza Creek palomino named “Lemon Drop” and merous other film and TV shows. Icelady and Stuttering Wayne Ranch, near Santa Fe, and early in dresses in a blinding-bright yellow Rio has also worked on sets as a are the newcomers to the industry, November four mounted Buffalo shirt and hat. “wrangler” (one who takes care of this being only their second film. Range Riders and one SASS Action Now what could be more in line the horses). Also on the “Yella Fella” set from Shooter spent several days there with a SASS scenario? Deville Dalton, another sea - the world of Mounted Shooting, providing background townsfolk for So that’s what took Mounted soned player, has ridden her horse though not a SASS member, was a series of old-time western cliff- Shooters Rio Paolini, SASS #23031, sidesaddle in “The Righteous and level five CMSA and MSA Pro, Eliz - hanger style com mercials for a pres - Deville Dalton, SASS #81924, Ice - the Wicked,” “Old Las Vegas, NM,” abeth Clavette, who worked as a sure treated wood called “yellawood” lady, SASS #71603, Stuttering “The Prodigal Son,” and other films. wrangler on this, her first, movie job. that is marketed in several southern Wayne, SASS #71602, and Action Action Shooter, Hard Back So if you still go home after a and eastern states. Shooter Hard Bark Pearson, SASS Pearson, is also an old timer to the SASS match with that old familiar The story lines for the ads re - #8362, out to the Bonanza Creek film movie world and was in “The Right - “wanna-be-a-cowboy” yearning not site seeking their 15 eous and the Wicked,” “Silver Spurs quite satisfied, there is still hope. minutes of fame. of Santa Fe,” and “Old Las Vegas, You’ve obviously never given up the In truth, the way NM.” In addition, he often provides dream, and you already have the the game is played is guns, outfits, and atti - you’re up at 4 a.m., tude, so all you need now on the road by 5 is a willingness to get up a.m., and on the set in the middle of the by 6 a.m. Then, you night, drive for an hour stand around in the to the set so you can frigid-morning air freeze until the sun for an hour or two wakes up, and then until the director stand around all day gets things set up for waiting for your moment the first shoot; but of glory! not to worry, you’ll The days are long, warm up later in the the pay is short, and the day as you bake in grub is barely tolerable. the dry afternoon Sounds like real cow - Icelady, SASS #71603, strolling along sun while waiting for boying to me! the board-sidewalk your big scene. All in Stuttering Wayne, SASS #71603, poised for action

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PRiNT THe leGeND! . gunS of AuguS T . 2010 SASS Midwest Regional Mounted Championship

By Stoneburner, SASS #32850

iddleton, OH – The 2010 SASS Midwest Regional MMounted Championship was a lot like the little mechanical horse outside the grocery store: small, but still a whole lotta fun! Before I go any farther, let me say I’m biased, as I was the Match Di - rector, I work summers for Chiappa Firearms, the Main Match Sponsor, and my father (who announced the match) and I were minor sponsors. Still, I think everyone that attended, either as a shooter or a spectator, will tell you it was the most fun they’ve had in quite a while! The weekend began in Middle - town, Ohio on Thursday, August 12 th . Heartland Peacemakers members, The Mounted color guard departed Opening Ceremonies Rawhidenlace, SASS #83046, Six to the strains of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Gun Fury, SASS #87198, and I, fin - The Winchester ’73 stage started by shooting the center out of ished the preparation of the arena of how Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Rid - a washer (alright, a “hoop!”) and met with some of the Big Irons ers charged up Kettle Hill in the in the air. It was a bonus Rangers about the following day’s Spanish-American War—on foot, for a hit … no harm, no foul Opening Ceremonies. By Friday with a Krag carbine their only for a miss; it was all off the clock. morning, Wild Donkey, SASS weapon! Members of the Heartland What’s the point in playing #87183, Sweet-n-Sassy, SASS Peacemakers, put on more demon - if it’s not FUN? #87184, Pony Girl, SASS #87197, strations, including mounted rifle and Mustang Lady, SASS #87688, shooting, drag races, and a team series of stages based on Jimmy had all arrived, giving us a good match. Throughout the evening a Stewart westerns. showing at said Ceremonies. We ballot box was open for spectators In the first stage, the first five rode in to the strains of Aaron Cop - and riders to vote for Best Dressed white balloons were arranged on land’s “Fanfare For The Common Cowboy, Cowgirl, and Buckaroo, with Man,” (commissioned by the Cincin - voting going on throughout the day Winners nati Symphony back in 1942), then Saturday. Riders and spectators all 1 Div 4 Abe, SASS #87179 sat up in the saddle for the Canadian enjoyed themselves immensely! S L Div Rawhidenlace, Rawhidenlace was Top Lady Saturday was the day of our 2 2 SASS #83046 and second overall. Well Done! six-stage Main Match. We had L J Div Lady Lacoda, and American national anthems. We twelve riders, but Mike LeBlanc 3 1 SASS #87180 rode out, flags flying, to “The Man (who plans to join SASS after see - 4 S Div 1 Six Gun Fury, Who Shot Liberty Valance,” keeping ing what a great time we had!) SASS #87198 with the weekend’s theme of “The withdrew due to an unforeseen 5 L Div 1 Sweet-n-Sassy, Westerns of Jimmy Stewart.” problem with his horse, and Doc SASS #87184 Friday evening we put on an ex - Hill, SASS #55542, withdrew due to 6 Div 4 Stoneburner, hibition that gave a brief history of heat exhaustion. However, both SASS #32850 the U.S. Cavalry in the 19 th century. Mike and Doc Hill stuck around all 7 Div 1 Wild Donkey, SASS #87183 Mike LeBlanc, a War of 1812 reenac - day and did all they could to help 8 L Div 2 Pony Girl, tor, came out to help the author the shoot run smoothly. We were SASS #87197 demonstrate mounted militia fight - honored to have Deadwood Stan S L Div Cherry Blossom ing that was common in Ohio and In - bring The Judge, SASS #1, up to the 9 1 Becky, SASS diana; then shooting with cap-n-ball mounted arena to wish us well be - #89315 Stoneburner was Match Director revolvers was shown. The cavalry fore we began. The ten remaining S L Div Mustang Lady, … and he let Vindicator get away! show finished with a demonstration riders were then presented with a 10 1 SASS #87688 viSiT uS AT SASSneT .CoM March 2011 Cowboy Chronicle Page 55 Stage Four took Stewart’s Broken Arrow as its inspiration. The classic arrow pattern was changed so the white balloons were parallel to two arena sides, with the first two run - down balloons coming out at an angle towards the center of the arena before straightening out to run perpendicular to the timer, thus forming a “broken” arrow. Fred Shaw, or Stoneburner’s Papa, Stage Five took riders back into ran the mike and helped keep the woods with a run based on The everything fun and “on track!” Cheyenne Social Club . This time, riders drew a number from a hat be - top of a saloon sign like the knobs fore starting, the number correspon - Stewart shot in Destry Rides ding to one of the girls from the Again . The second stage reminded brothel. After shooting the first five riders what a great host we have balloons in the arena, riders followed in the Middletown Sportsmens’s the signs to Cheyenne, picked up the Club, and what great neighbors Abe shows good form as he went on girl with their number, (a Barbie doll they have as well. Five balloons to be the overall match winner. with a number around her neck) and were shot in the arena, and then Congratulations! brought her back to the arena, shoot - the rider rode into the woods sur - ing the last five balloons before rounding the arena, through which crossing the timer. The “girls” were the Sportsmen’s Club has allowed carried back in various ways, from in us to cut trails the neighbors have a hand to in the teeth to down a shirt then helped maintain for their or dress. The riders who finished 2 nd , own horses. Riders followed trail 4th , 6 th , 8 th and 10 th in the stage were signs to St. Louis to pick up Vindi - allowed to keep one of the girls. cator, the Hereford bull from The Deadwood Stan confided to me this Rare Breed . Back in the arena, was his favorite stage! Vindicator in hand, the rundown The final stage was based on balloons were shot. A penalty was Stewart’s classic Winchester ‘73 . given for dropping Vindicator be - Off the clock, and either mounted fore crossing the finish line; yours or on the ground, riders were truly was the only one to incur the handed a ‘73 Winchester loaded penalty! The winner of the stage, (Continued on page 56 ) Abe, SASS #87179, was allowed to keep Vindicator, though his daugh - ter, Lady Lacoda, SASS #87180, immediately laid claim to the 8” stuffed bull! Stage Three was a basic pattern from the SASS book, but riders were In addition to Stoneburner and to yell the line from The Man Who Rawhidenlace, Lady Lacoda was Shot Liberty Valance , “Print the leg - one of the People’s Choice Mounted Costume Contest Winners. end!” before crossing the timer.

viSiT uS AT SASSneT .CoM Page 56 Cowboy Chronicle March 2011 Guns of August . . . (Continued from page 55 ) the Boy Scouts with inflating bal - with a single rifle blank. The RO loons, to rotating shifts as RO, to then threw a balloon in a PVC ring running props back into the woods. into the air, much like the silver Again, big thanks go to Mike ring Stewart shot through in the LeBlanc, who served as armourer film. If the rider hit the balloon be - even though he wasn’t able to shoot, fore it hit the ground, s/he received and Doc Hill, whose Chevy Blazer a five second bonus on the stage, and power inverter kept the laptop but there was no penalty for miss - and announcing equipment running ing. The rifle was then handed to all through the day. the RO, who ejected the empty, We finished in plenty of time for handed the rifle to the armourer, everyone to clean up for the Satur - and indicated for the rider to en - day Banquet at the Manchester Inn gage the stage. More than half the in Middletown. With the adult lead - riders earned the bonus! ers of Boy Scout Troop 293 keeping All through the day, the Boy an eye on the Mounted Shooting Scouts of Troop 293 set balloons, grounds and the horses for us, we and combined with the announcing truck-pooled downtown for the of Fred Shaw (aka “Stoneburner’s party! Deadwood Stan found us a Papa”), things ran very smoothly. couple of tables with a great view of All of the shooters worked to help Royal Wade Kimes’ show, and most the match, doing things from aiding of the Mounted Shooters spent their

share of time out on the dance floor. During the evening awards cere - mony, the Overall Mounted Cham - pion buckle, provided by SASS, was awarded to Abe, and the Overall Ladies Champion buckle was awarded to Rawhidenlace. Certifi - cates for the People’s Choice Mounted Costume Contest were given to Stoneburner, Rawhiden - lace, and Lady Lacoda. Due to need - ing to return to the Middletown Sportsmen’s Club to relieve the Boy Scouts of horse-sitting duty, the Mounting Shooting contingent then excused themselves and headed out. Sunday morning was spent packing up and going home, though a fair amount of reminiscing was al - ready going on, as well as planning for next year! All the shooters who were there look forward to seeing each other in Middletown again, and invite any and all who are inter - ested in Mounted Shooting to come out to see and participate in 2011! Let’s end with another round of thanks to Boy Scout Troop 293, the Middletown Sportsmen’s Club, the Big Irons Rangers, the Heartland Peacemakers, Fred Shaw, Mike LeBlanc, Doc Hill, and our spon - sors, Chiappa Firearms, SASS, Tonto Rim Trading Company, E.M.F. Company, Inc., Zimmer Trac - tor, and Sumac Enterprises. We hope to see y’all on down the trail! All photos by Fred A. Shaw or Stoneburner

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vendorS ThAT brighTen The fACe WiTh ASMile By Cree Vicar Dave, SASS Life #49907

n our travels around the They are vendors who take the country attending vari - time to get ta know the people that ous Cowboy Action shop under their tent. Many of Shooting™ events, The their customers they know by Cree Vicar Dave ~ Vicar’s Wife and I have name. They offer expertise and ad - SASS Life #49907 Ithe opportunity to meet a vice on what they sell, from large number of outstanding firearms to reloading supplies to cowboys and cowgirls. Many gun carts. To quote Kiamichi FAX: 580-873-2675 of the people we run into are Queen, “Our business is to provide Website: also vendors. Among the nu - Cowboy Action Shooters with the cowboyshooterssupply.com merous vendors with whom best product we can find at fair Email: [email protected] we have done business there is prices … We concentrate on cus - Snail mail: none better than Martha and tomer service and satisfaction.” I Cowboy Shooters Supply Joe Brisco who own and oper - have found that to be true. HC 63 Box 1030 ate “Cowboy Shooters Supply.” If you are looking for Cowboy Hwy 209 Joe, AKA The Brisco Kid, Action supplies, gun repair, or just Fort Towson OK 74735 SASS #26032, and Martha, want some technical advice, give AKA Kiamichi Queen, SASS them a shout at: Hope ta see ya on the trail #26033, have been serving Phone: 580-873-2663 [email protected] Cowboy Action Shooters since Kiamichi Queen, SASS #26033, and 2000. They travel throughout The Brisco Kid, SASS #26032 Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Wyoming, and New popular “Rugged Gear Gun Carts.” Mexico (END of TRAIL) meeting the When they set up their tent, needs of our sport. Besides being a Martha takes charge of the reload - vendor, they also find time to shoot, ing supplies, leather, and such on and they do quite well I might add. one side, while Joe tends to We met them last year at the firearms, gun parts, and firearms Oklahoma State Shoot. I told Joe repair on the other. Every time I about a Winchester ‘97 tucked away walked past their tent, he was back home some would say was working on someone’s gun, offering ready for the parts bin. It had a lot advice, or sharing his knowledge of wear, the bolt was very sloppy, with the many shooters who hap - and the trigger assembly was not pened to drop in. The Brisco Kid en - working as designed. Without hes - joys working on guns. It shows by itation he said, “I can fix it.” So the big grin he displays when he when we got back home, the old ‘97 hands a repaired firearm back to was mailed to him. He brought it to the owner. It says in Ecclesiastes me at Comin’ At’ Cha to save ship - 5:19 (NIV) “19 Moreover, when God ping back to Michigan. Well, fix my gives any man wealth and posses - gun he did! He restored the gun sions, and enables him to enjoy and did action work on it. Now it them, to accept his lot and be happy operates and shoots like a new Cow - in his work—this is a gift of God.” boy ready shotgun! By the way, the prices he charges Besides specializing in gun re - also bring a smile to the gun pair, they also sell firearms, reload - owner’s face as well. I know I’m ing supplies, leather, and the happy with the cost of their items.

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A Visit To , TAylor ’S &

veryone who partici - pates in Cowboy Action Shooting™ recognizes oMpAny E the name of Taylor’s & C Co, Inc., as a leader in the design and importation of high-quality By Marshall John Joseph, SASS #83334 blackpowder and cartridge fire - arms and accessories for shooters sides surrounded by fences of in the “game.” They are located in carefully placed stone, with cows Winchester, VA appro ximately an and horses lazily grazing in the hour and forty-five minutes away fields. I passed a few wineries at from my home. Since I had the day rest, a State Park, and then into off, I decided to trek on over to Winchester proper, only to be di - browse and snoop and see what rected into a modern industrial was new at Taylor’s. park, lined with steel buildings, Following the Map Quest di - trucks and tractor trailers, chain rections, the trip itself was pleas - linked fences, and railroad cross - ant. The hills and low mountains ings. Turning onto Lenoir Drive, in Virginia were peaceful this there it was, the number 304, a time of year with remnants of the A custom clock made for Taylor’s. yellow metal building with the past snowfall still on some of the To tell time, you must look straight sign marking my destination, fields. I admired some very nice into the “sight” in the face Taylor’s & Co, Inc. I guess this is farmhouses tucked into the hill - of the clock. the place? Pards, don’t judge a book by its cover. Upon entering the cold looking metal clad building, I was warmly welcomed by a young lady, who asked if she could help me. I advised I had come to look Slide action rifles, lever action around and browse a bit, and she shotguns, and a few modern invited me to browse as long as I shotguns as well. Hidden behind the metal siding is the home of Taylor’s & Company, Inc. like and to just ask if I needed help or had any questions. No help needed at this point, gazing at the museum-like dis - play of firearms and accou - trements. Walls lined with rifles, shotguns, muskets, and more ri - fles, housed in oak gun display cabinets. In front of the cabinets were tiered glass gun cases, dis - playing handguns of all types and periods. Smoke Wagons, Cattle - men, Conversions, and their new Runnin’ Iron revolver. One whole display case was devoted to their 1911 clones, supporting the inter - ests of the growing Wild Bunch crowd. On the adjacent wall hung more rifles of different periods. In the front of the building were sev - eral displays of high quality leather gear that Taylor’s distrib - utes, all made in the USA. In the Some of the fine leather belts, warehouse, Taylor’s & Co. also has holsters, and complete rigs, an extensive inventory of parts made by Kirkpatrick Leather (Continued on next page) for Taylor’s.

viSiT uS AT SASSneT .CoM March 2011 Cowboy Chronicle Page 59 Although Taylor’s carries product sources from some of the most respected companies in the industry, they work most closely with Uberti of Italy. In fact, Taylor’s recently won the 2010 SASS Best Prod - uct Award for their Burgess Rifle design. Ms. Hawkins was adamant about giving credit to the folks at Uberti, who she indicated surely needed to share in the award. Some of the finest single action She emphasized the quality of revolvers available to the the Uberti line and the input Cowboy Action Shooter. she is allowed in keeping Tay - lor’s offerings at the highest qual - And, that was not the only ity levels comparable with award Taylor’s has won. In 2004, Museum-like display of rifles, shotguns, pistols, and revolvers anything in the sport. She and they accepted the SASS Best Prod - Tammy have made many trips to uct Award for the Hartford Rem - (Continued from previous page) warehouse space for their prod - Italy to communicate with facto - ington, since they were the for all firearms they offer as well ucts. They even employ an in- ries for new projects, quality dis - exclusive distributor for that prod - as some additional firearms. The house gunsmith to handle some cussions, and one-on-one uct. In 2005, they were given the whole showroom was neat, clean, warranty work and other spe - discussions regarding production SASS Best Merchant Award, in and open to the public. These are cialty tasks. for their products. (Continued on page 60 ) people who care and take pride in what they are doing. Friendliness and hospitality was not in short supply at Tay - lor’s! Sue Hawkins, one of the owners of Taylor’s, entered the showroom and greeted me. I never was made to feel as if I were intruding, but instead, was treated like a guest with all the hospitality that comes with being a guest. Before I knew it, Ms. Hawkins was giving me a grand tour of the showroom and encour - aged me to handle as many of the firearms that sparked my inter - est. I later learned that Ms. Hawkins was involved in some important business duties at the time, but stopped what she was doing to make sure I was taken care of. Ms. Loy was on the phone, waving her greetings and conversing with us through the open doorway as she conducted business. Nice people! Getting warmer by the minute. I learned Ms. Hawkins had once worked for Euroarms of America where she began her training in the industry. Then in 1988, she and her partner, Tammy Loy started Taylor’s at a smaller location in Winchester. They spe - cialized in marketing blackpow - der arms to Civil War re-enactors. As Cowboy Action Shooting™ began to become more and more popular, Taylor’s decided to enter the arena, supplying the cowboy crowd with quality firearms de - manded by the sport. As shooters recognized the quality of Taylor’s products, Ms. Hawkins and Ms. Loy decided they needed a larger location to serve the shooting pub - lic and began to expand their of - ferings. Taylor’s moved to their current location in 1992, which af - forded them with plenty of room for a new showroom and ample viSiT uS AT SASSneT .CoM Page 60 Cowboy Chronicle March 2011

A Visit To Taylor’s & Company . . . any further. My last question was was up, but they declined at this directed at any “new” offerings we point to say what was in the (Continued from page 59 ) played in and around the show - could look for in the future. I only works. But I could tell there is 2007 the SASS Wooly Award for room, a testament to their commit - wish I could describe the look of something exciting coming down their Smoke Wagon ‘73 Cattleman ment to the sport of Cowboy Action excitement and pride that came the pike at Taylor’s. I really don’t revolver, and in 2008 they were Shooting™ and its followers. over Ms. Hawkins who consulted know what it is, but I know it will SASS Hall of Fame Inductees. All I didn’t want to impose on Ms. with Ms. Loy about letting the be of high quality and in the best of these awards are proudly dis - Hawkins or Ms. Loy’s hospitality “cat out of the bag.” Something interest of the sport. It will also give me another excuse to return to Taylor’s for another visit to see what the New Year will bring. If you are in the area, it is definitely worth the trip to visit the friendly, knowledgeable folks at Taylor’s & Co. Taylor’s & Co., Inc. stocks a quality line of historically correct firearms and accessories, which are readily available either directly from them (face to face) or through your local FFL dealer. They are lo - (Continued on next page)

Assortment of blackpowder revolvers and a few muzzleloader pistols for good measure. /

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A complete assortment of 1911 pistols, suitable for Wild Bunch competition.

(Continued from previous page) phone number is 540-722-2017, cated at 304 Lenoir Drive, Winches - their order line is 1-800-655-5814, ter VA 22603. Their hours of oper - or you can email at info@taylors - ation are Monday thru Friday, firearms.com. Their web site is from 8 AM to 5 PM EST. Their www.taylorsfirearms.com.

FACTOID Abraham Lincoln was the first President to wear a beard while in office. After that, it became a tradition to have one for the next nine Presidents.

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An exAggerATed . ShooTing , By Seven Ladders, SASS #75152

Seven Ladders, SASS #75152 but he was also half-famous. Lackey had once been a lawman, hirty years after the end and he had a story to tell. After of the Civil War, the last the Civil War, a period of lawless - generation of those born ness ensued, and Texas needed T slaves was aging. During statewide law enforcement. Reconstruction, these former Lackey had joined the newly slaves had cast about for careers. formed Texas State Police. Some went “up the trail” as cattle A challenge facing lawmen drovers, others became sharecrop - during this time was a dangerous pers or laborers. One of these for - outlaw, John Wesley Hardin. mer slaves became a blacksmith. Hardin had been killing people This man, John Lackey, was as since he was fifteen years old and black as our current president. In was a prime candidate for arrest. other words, he was half black, To escape, he had gone “up the

Smiley Lake today, choked with weeds and willows.

trail” to Kansas, but eventually he he became embroiled in the 1894 returned to Texas. Two policemen sheriff’’s election. Hardin opposed ran into him at a store in Smiley, W. E. Jones, the Democratic nom - Texas, on October 19, 1871. One, inee, and he urged people to vote Green Paramore, ordered Hardin for Robert Coleman, Jones’ oppo - to hand over his pistols. Hardin nent. It was at this time Hardin was cooperative—until he shot looked up John Lackey, now work - the officer through the head. He ing as a blacksmith. then shot at the other policeman, Just a couple months later, John Lackey, but did not kill him. Hardin recalled the shooting in In 1877 Hardin was captured. Gonzales County in his autobiog - Brought back to Austin, prior to raphy. He said of the shooting of standing trial for one of his mur - Paramore, “One of the pistols ders, Hardin commented that an - turned a somerset in my hand and other outstanding charge “in went off. Down came the Negro, Gonzales County was an attempt with his pistol cocked, and as I to murder a State Policeman, a looked outside, I saw another negro named John Lackey.” That Negro on a white mule firing into shooting would haunt John Wes - the house at me. I told him to ley Hardin the rest of his life. hold up, but he kept on, so I Hardin was sent to Huntsville turned my Colt’s .45 on him and Prison. Fifteen years later, he knocked him off his mule … the was released and returned to big Negro … was making for the Gonzales County. Soon afterward, (Continued on next page)

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An Exaggerated Shooting . . . (Continued from previous page) this lake waiting to be driven LITTLE KNOWN bottom at a 2:40 gait. I tried to north to Kansas railheads. The head him off, but he dodged and lake was described as stirrup- ran into a lake. I afterwards deep on a cow pony. In Lackey’s FAMOUS PEOPLE learned that he stayed in there day, the lake was only yards in with his nose out of the water front of the Smiley Store. Today, Way Out West – until I left. [ … ]. This happened this watercourse is reed-choked in September 1871.” and lined with willows. By Joe Fasthorse, SASS #48769 Louis Nordyke, the first of For sure, neither versions of Turkey Creek Hardin’s biographers, said, “Lackey the shooting that Hardin, Joe Fasthorse, dashed out of the store with blood Nordyke, other historians, or SASS #48769 Jack Johnson gushing from his mouth, raced to the Lackey himself told is accurate. nearby lake and dived in. [He] … By the time Hardin returned to urkey Creek Jack Johnson was out of sight in the lake, holding Gonzales in 1894, he had forgot - rode with Wyatt Earp when himself under water with only his ten important elements. Cer - Earp made his leg - nose above the surface. Wes rode tainly he did not know about T endary Vendetta Ride. around the lake several times and Lackey hiding in the lake, since Jack was born in Mis - crashed through the brush, but he fi - he didn’t find him. That detail souri in 1847 and fled nally gave up the search. … John could only come from Lackey, and that state after he got Lackey had lost his teeth to a Hardin Lackey, most likely, exaggerated into a shootout at a local bullet and had escaped by diving his wound and the danger he mining town. He showed into a lake at the edge of town.” faced. He made the incident into up in Deadwood, Dakota Nordyke concludes by describ - a good story, and it was already Territory in 1876 where ing Hardin’s encounter with the part of Hardin’s legend before the he pulled his pistols and blacksmith in 1894. When Hardin autobiography was written. calmly killed the two men revealed who he was, Lackey was So, what is it we know for who were trying to shoot terrified, but Hardin assured him sure? First, Hardin shot at him. Later that year, he they were friends. This scene, how - Lackey. Lackey possibly escaped moved on to Kansas. It ever unlikely, was hinted at in into water. And, that’s about it. was here, in Dodge City, Lackey’s widow’s obituary in 1932 Most of the rest of the story was that he became friends in which her children mentioned invented by Lackey, yet the shoot - with Wyatt Earp. In John Lackey “had some exciting ing haunted Lackey and Hardin 1878, Jack joined a cattle experiences here during [R]econ - the rest of their lives. drive and ventured into Ari - struction times.” From this, we can Lackey was a storyteller, exag - zona Territory with Sher - deduce John Lackey had often spo - gerating the truth for fun’s sake. man McMasters, Curly Bill ken of his encounter with Hardin. He probably thought he’d never Brocius, and Pony Diehl. Smiley Lake was bigger than meet Hardin again. Surely he In Tombstone, he served as a peace officer along side the Earp brothers. it is today. The “biggest water be - would have been surprised his Morgan Earp was murdered in 1882, and Jack went with Wyatt, Doc Hol - tween the San Antonio and story would be recorded—espe - liday, Warren Earp, and Sherman McMasters to see that Morg’s body got Guadalupe Rivers,” the lake was cially by Hardin—and repeated safely on the California bound train at Tucson. In Tucson, the Earp party a long, shallow depression in the for the next hundred years. Even found and killed Frank Stillwell, one of Morgan’s killers. The next day the open grassland. Texas was open- so, the most telling comment group was joined by Texas Jack Vermillion and rode out on Earp’s infamous range cattle country then, with about the affair is Lackey’s own: Vendetta Ride. After the Ride, Jack escaped to Colorado, then Texas. He few trees. Herds of cattle would You wouldn’t shoot a pore old man died in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, in 1887. be qrounded up and “held” along just for lying, would you?” q

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JorMA rekke and The Mountain Ghost A Burns Dickenson Novel (RB Rooson, SASS #16974) Reviewed by Redleg Reilly, SASS #46372

t is Indian Territory of the outrageously lawless “No new novel by Burns Dicken - Oklahoma in the late Man’s Land.” Numerous out - son. It tells the saga of a law - I1880’s and Jorma Rekke laws and gunman have fled to man, a Shortgrass Ranger, in is the son of an immigrant “The Strip” from justice. the lawless days before state - “Finnish family. His father has Jorma rides into No Man’s hood in Oklahoma. This is a been murdered by wealthy east - Land with a questionably spirited tale of the Old West, ern big game hunters. “legal” commission from the one that grabs the reader and Jorma eventually decides to Oklahoma Stockman’s Associa - won’t let go until the final gun - track his father’s killers and the tion to meet an assortment of fight. The pages are filled with trail leads to the Oklahoma ne’er-do-wells. However, he has intrigue and suspense as panhandle. Three counties, con - developed some rather unique Jorma blazes a trail of justice sisting of six-thousand square allies along the way….” through the panhandle. miles, have become known as That’s the preface to the (Continued on next page)

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(Continued from previous page) and warn them to never touch or On the trail, the reader meets look hard at the man with the Moun - the desperados you would expect to tain Ghost. To do so was to cause find in a western tale, but the au - their own souls anguish forever….” thor has also woven into the story The author has done a mar - interesting interventions with major velous job of integrating an intrigu - historical figures who passed ing tale with accurate historical through Oklahoma during this time facts. Those familiar with western frame, like Lieutenant John J. Per - Oklahoma will feel right at home, as shing and Samuel Clements. But the story moves from old Fort Sill the most interesting aspect of the and Fort Supply to the towns of book is one of Jorma’s “unique” part - Stillwater and Guymon. The com - ners, and that is Uma, the Mountain plete depiction of the people and Ghost. Uma is a puma and Jorma’s their surroundings puts the reader guardian angel. As an old Co - back into the saddle with Jorma, manche says in the book, “ He was smelling the gunsmoke and feeling amazed that the man and Toyarohco the sweat - pretty close to reliving were together and that the ‘death on the Old West. It’s gripping story, one padded feet’ seemed to favor this that left this reader looking forward man. He would only mention this as to the next encounter with Jorma a tale when he went back to the tribe Rekke and the Mountain Ghost.

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e e S. L. Cass, SASS Life #20179 Sam Walker, SASS #9408 February 26, 1949 – December 28, 2010

By Bear Creek Reverend, SASS Life #83827 1938 – 2010 By Sweetwater Jack, SASS Regulator #28885 even through his illness. He loved animals, especially his loyal dog, AM WALKER, aka DON Izzie. He loved to fly model air - SCONROY, was one of the planes and enjoyed gardening, but eight founding members of the his true passion was SASS. S. L. Merlin Marauders Cowboy Ac - Cass was the inspiration of the tion Shooting™ posse of Grants Atlanta Cattle Company Cowboy Pass, Oregon. Born September Club, where he served as TG and 2nd , 1938, Don was taken from Match Director. us on the morning of December Cass was welcomed at every 5th , 2010, after a short but fierce shoot he attended by hugs and battle with cancer. As a six- handshakes, known to many a year veteran of the US Navy pard. He was always willing to Submarine Service aboard USS lend a hand to new shooters, by Remora (SS-487), many years coaching, or lending them a gun in the Head Office of the South - or gun leather. He excelled at ern Pacific Railroad, and later shooting Gunfighter, and was al - as an armed Bank Teller in San ways trying to teach me how to Francisco, Don never forgot his shoot this style, but I could never Oregon roots. master it as he did. I enjoyed Born in Klamath Falls, he . L. Cass, SASS Life #20179, shooting with Cass for two years, and wife, Kate Brinning, SASS SAKA Stanley M. Larson, and he taught me a great deal, al - #12839, returned from Ukiah, passed away December 28, 2010, ways pushing me to improve. California in 2001 with three at St. Vincent Hospice in Indi - S. L. Cass will be other couples to bring anapolis, IN. He married Sally sadly missed by a Cowboy Action Shoot- BOTH sides of the law) as an Neely on February 27, 1981 and great many people, on ing™ to the Grants “Old West Re-enactor” with The resided in Frankfort, IN. He and off the Pass/ Merlin State of Jefferson Vigilance served in the United States Army SASS range. area. Sam Committee. from 1969 to 1971. He graduated Vaya con Walker was As a member of the Elks and from Frankfort Senior High Dios, Meho. also a sur - The Veterans of Foreign Wars, School in 1967 and retired from I will miss vivor of Don Conroy served both his Chrysler in 2001. you my many gun - local community and his country S. L. Cass was a kind and gen - friend. fights, (on honorably and unstintingly. tle person who never complained

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Tommy Two Hats, SASS #47381 By Buckshot Bruce, SASS #26101

ommy Two Hats (Tommy Bruce) Tlost the epic gunfight with cancer on Wednesday, 27 October, 2010. He put up a good long fight and really enjoyed Cowboy Action Shooting™. He will be missed and will miss the game most of all. Even before getting into Cowboy Action Shooting™, he embraced the cowboy spirit wearing his Stetson hat and sporting his .44 six-gun. His posse was with the Orygun Cowboys, and he attended matches as much as he could. Tommy Two Hats rides off into the sunset leav - ing behind a wife, Sue, two sons, Steve and Wade (Buckshot Bruce), and six grandchildren, whom all carry on his spirit of the West with them.

Yuma Jay, SASS #15692 By Stands Alone, SASS #13

uma Jay, AKA Jim Brownell, and generosity to help others was Ypassed into Heaven for that a very large asset he provided us. biggest of all Cowboy Action Yuma Jay could take good-na - matches on December 31, 2010. tured ribbing like nobody I ever He had a very full life, having saw, like water off a duck’s back. completed a distinguished career And then when the buzzer went in the US Navy, retiring as Chief off, he’d shoot like a house afire. Petty Officer. In later years he He was always a strong competi - was busy with the Yuma County tor, and always a gentleman to the Sheriff’s Posse and Search & Res - end. It will be a very strange cue there. summer not having him around. Yuma Jay was a very active Thanks for your service to member of the Colorado River your country. Thanks for being a Shootists in Yuma, Arizona during role model and inspiration to so the winter months, and then ter - many. Another empty saddle. We rorized the White Mountain Old will all miss him greatly! And, West Shootists of Snowflake when an old cowboy (Show Low), Arizona during the passes on, another summer months. He always came cowboy is heard to early to help set up, and stayed say, “Go on home late to put things away. Like now cowboy many of us, he hated to see it end … your watch for the day. He was always willing is over.” to give his time and energy in God’s helping to upgrade targets or to do speed, Chief! whatever he could to make the match a success. Giving his talent

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2010 hunTSMAn , Senior Games By O. T. Hutch, SASS #25134

t. George, UT – WOOEEE! S10,000 participants at the games! Fortunately for the Dixie Des - perados they were not all Cowboy Ac - tion Shooters! The 149 competitors that were had the best of both worlds, as the match was the best of the seven years we’ve had the games. Because of the wet weather this year the opening ceremonies were moved into the Dixie State College Amphitheater, and although we Parade of Flags could not have the normal parade of athletes, the Flag Ceremony and Overall Match Winners dancers representing all the coun - Stormy Shooter & J.T. Wild tries were both colorful and enter - taining. If you have never attended the Cowboy Action Shooting™, I can - the Senior Games, you are missing not say enough about this excellent what is becoming a premier event in match hosted by the Dixie Despera - the whole USA. With the entire mul - dos under the direction of T.L., SASS titude of sports and entertainment #5365, Wolf Wind-Walker, SASS events going on for two full weeks, #36748, Mokaac Kid, SASS #78721, each of the 10,000 athletes, all over and the entire club. For the last the age of 50, were competing to win three years, Stagecoach Sally, SASS Bronze, Silver, or Gold medals. #26400, and I have traveled over In a previous issue of The Cowboy most of the United States attending Chronicle , Tex gave us a description of many great shoots, but the Senior the awards presentation and the Games has to be at the top of the list. three-step podium where you receive The twelve stages were big and your medal. It is just as exciting as close with some movement, and we the real Olympics when they place had at least one challenging stage the medal around your neck. As for each day. We had two days of side matches. On the first was the Shot - gun Challenge, which included three clay birds, two bowling ball releases,

B-Western/Movie Cowgirl Winner of the Gun—Autum Rose Pistol Pat

a charcoal popper, and four knock - males and females separated. Also downs for a total of 12+ shotgun there was long range, Plainsman, rounds. Believe me, it took skill to Wild Bunch, and regular side shoot this clean, but several shooters match events. Although the did. The first time you shot for score, weather did not cooperate, we all but you could shoot it more than had fun running for cover between once. I ran it five times and never downpours. The range has several did shoot it clean, but what a hoot! props built like small houses, and B-Western/Movie Cowboy Best Dressed Couple There were three categories of several stages had pop-ups for Solomon Star Copper Rose & Printer Doc shotgun (‘97, SXS, and ‘87) with (Continued on next page)

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about the quality of the range or how 16 Men Shoot-offs. the stages were set up. During the entire week we had On Friday we shot the last six over a hundred spectators from other main match stages, and then gath - sports come to observe, ask ques - ered under the pavilion for the side tions, and cheer us on, especially match awards. Using the three- when a shooter had a clean stage. tiered podium, the Gold, Silver, and Saturday evening Awards Ban - Bronze medals were awarded. After - quet was held at Cottontown Village wards, dessert of cake, berries, in the nearby town of Washington, peaches, and other fruits topped with Utah. This is a group of western whipped cream was served by the buildings. Our dinner was in the big Dixie Desperados. What a perfect wooden barn decorated with twinkle way to end the main match, but we lights in the rafters. The dinner was still had one more day of fun. Dutch-oven style and was fantastic, Saturday we started with the followed by cobbler and ice cream for couples event put on by Blastmas - dessert. There was a costume contest ter, SASS #47480, and Second Fid - and then the awards, a great way to dle Sue, SASS #55872. This event finish off five days of fun. was so popular we ran it for an hour I can’t wait for next year to do it and a half longer than planned. You again. The Dixie Desperados have can bet this event will return for plans to do more grading for addi - next year! True couples ran it one tional RV parking and shooter day time, and then the ladies could pick parking so they can accommodate up Belle of the Ball Best Dressed Lady a bachelor’s name with whom to to 300 shooters. And after this year, Little Bit Younger Promontory Pearl shoot it out of the bucket, so every - it will not take long to reach that one got a chance. After this event, number. Be sure to put October 4 – (Continued from previous page) fect, and with all the bays covered there were four-man team and six- 8, 2011 on your calendars, and check cover, plus the large pavilion. with packed gravel, there were no man team events, all by draw, and dixiedesperados.com for a link to the On Thursday, when the main worries of slipping or falling in the the afternoon finished with the Huntsman Senior Games application match started, the weather was per - mud. Again, I cannot say enough Sweet Sixteen Ladies and the Top starting in May.

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. heluvA rukuS 2010 , SASS New York State Championship By Annabelle Bransford, SASS Regulator #11916 Photos by Various Shooters & Professional Photographer, Lynn Shippee

evidence around the range. Boot Hill Cemetery (with a full-size But two stages really stood out wooden casket and several tomb - this year—the mine and the river. stones painted to duplicate those in Stage 3’s Treasure Trove Mine was the REAL Boot Hill), as well as a actually constructed out of an ordi - six-foot bar (along with a real piano, nary 10 'x20 ' tent, but by the time stool, and poker tables). The club’s the work crew had finished with it, attention to detail was evident the tent was nowhere to be seen. throughout, with every stage The exterior of the mine was covered painstakingly accessorized with pe - with rough-cut timber and sur - riod items for that particular sce - rounded by small evergreen trees; nario. There were three permanent the interior was partially timbered, stages as well—the small line The Stage 6 river and raft as seen in Rooster Cogburn sported “water,” partially painted, and even had a shack/cabin, the freight office with cargo, and a Gatling gun. The targets were set in amongst the pine trees. vein of gold running through it and wrap-around boardwalk and sepa - There was plenty of “ambiance” at this year’s Heluva Rukus! numerous gold nuggets on the rate livery stable, and the extensive ground. A wooden wheel - allston Spa, NY – This was the club’s concerns about maintain - barrow, shovel, dynamite, the big one—the Circle K ing their high standards for this detonator, ore cart, and rock BRegulators’ (CKR) 10 th year of event were unfounded. The Rukus piles completed “the look.” hosting Heluva Rukus, the SASS continued to live up to its reputation Stage 6 looked like a New York State Championship. Un - as one of the premiere Cowboy Ac - scene straight out of the sure of how to follow up on their tion Shooting™ events in the coun - movie Rooster Cogburn . Wooly Award win for SASS Shoot of try. This year’s match held Props there consisted of a the Year in 2009, the club was a bit September 17-19, 2010, at the lengthy blue tarp “river” concerned going into this year’s Kayaderosseras Fish & Game Club (complete with pools of event. They got even more nervous in Ballston Spa, New York, proved water from rain on setup when they went from 192 registered beyond a doubt they were up to the day, diagonally cut crates shooters six days after applications task at hand—and then some. With made to look as if they were were mailed to 284 shooters on the a record number of both shooters bobbing in the water, and seventh day. Guess that’s the price and vendors from all around the sand along the banks), a Homer Suggs and Annabelle Bransford show one has to pay for fame! However, country and spectators from as far number of cut pine trees off the $1100 check the Circle K Regulators away as Canada, Heluva Rukus was (with targets interspersed and Heluva Rukus donated to the SASS three days of pure lead-slinging fun. among them), and a Scholarship Fund. SASS’ ability to continue Once again this year, the wooden raft “accessorized” awarding scholarships to deserving SASS months of work preceding the with a Gatling gun (with youngsters is made possible by generous club and match activities such as this. match, along with the long hours of turning crank and appro - activity on setup day, made a great priate sound effects), and several Rukus Flats town stage with its six deal of difference in the overall crates and barrels. roofed buildings (some two-stories quality of the shoot. Throughout Other stages boasted props such high), decorated rooms, alleyway, the summer months, CKR work as authentic 1890s buggies, buck - boardwalk, train depot, and clock crews spent an inordinate number boards, a ¾-size stagecoach, a train, tower. An interesting new prop was of hours at the range. This year’s added this year, too—a covered primary tasks included adding a wagon with a canvas curtain ob - 30 'x48 ' extension to the club’s out - scuring several targets. When the door covered pavilion (eliminating shooter picked his rifle up off a the need for “the BIG tent”) and stand to begin the stage, the curtain building permanent covered storage dropped to reveal the targets— areas, shelters, and loading tables pretty nifty. on three stages (eliminating the Although both vendors and need for tents and portable loading campers began arriving at the range tables in those areas). as early as Tuesday to claim their Fort Misery was given a new en - spot and set up, the event itself offi - Maurice “Mo” Lasses and Homer Suggs trance, as well as a very realistic- cially began on Friday with registra - The Stage 3 Treasure Trove Mine pose with the $1100 check benefiting was one of the exciting new stages looking cannon and limber, which the Cowboy Memorial Chapel. tion and side events. The rains of this year. It started out as a tent, added to the authenticity of the This chapel will become a reality Thursday were history, and the but after lots of diligent work, the scene. There were also several new because of the generous support of weather was great. The majority of tent is nowhere to be seen! plywood “characters” and cacti in club’s like the Circle K Regulators. shooters made it a point to arrive on

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Meanwhile, out on the range, rooms to relax, clean guns, or go the cowboys and girls had the op - through their Shooters Handbook in portunity to participate in a num - preparation for the “main event.” ber of different side events utilizing Saturday was the first day of every Cowboy Action Shooting™ the real competition and, as usual, gun imaginable. Besides speed pis - consisted of six stages with a mid- tol, rifle, shotgun, pocket pistol, and day lunch (and shopping) break. derringer events, there were also There was a slight change in the .22 caliber rifle and pistol and long- shooting schedule to allow for more range rifle events. Due to the over - time on each stage this year due to whelming popularity of the the increased size of the posses, but mini-stage event in previous years, never fear—all ran smoothly. It The awards ceremony culminated two additional mini-stages were was another spectacular day for with the announcement of the Over - added this year. One mini-stage shooting, too—cool, crisp, and all Top Gun winners— strictly focused on gun transition, sunny. The day began at 8:30 AM James Samuel Pike and Appaloosa Amy, both from while the other two could be shot with opening ceremonies and a Connecticut. Outstanding shooting! using regular Cowboy Action brief safety meeting under the Shooting™ main match guns or pavilion. Then it was time for the 10 separate berms allowed for Wild Bunch firearms to complete excited cowpokes to head out to plenty of both lateral and down - normal scenarios. their stages and start seriously range movement on every stage, When not slinging lead, many of throwin’ lead. and the frequent opportunity for One of the new props for 2010 the cowpokes enjoyed chatting with The stages at the Rukus always participants to choose how they was a covered wagon that hid the their Cowboy Action Shooting™ are outstanding. This can most wanted to shoot the stage, rather targets from view. When the rifle pards or visiting the multitude of likely be attributed to the incredible than being told every move, kept is retrieved from the back of the vendors lining the range’s interior number of hours Range Master, things interesting. wagon, a canvas drops, revealing roadway. Despite the continuing Rowdy Bill, SASS #9628, spends The scenarios included targets the targets to be engaged. writing them, making sure they are of various shapes, sizes, heights, site in time to take advantage of the creative, fun, safe, and fair for all— and distances, and even some chance to get in some shootin’ and thoroughly explained, easily under - knockdown revolver targets. Target shoppin’ before the REAL competi - stood, challenging, but without acquisitions were interesting and tion began. When they picked up favoritism or procedural traps. The (Continued on page 72 ) their packets at registration, both shooters and vendors alike were pleasantly surprised to be presented with a 13 "x15 " canvas haversack commemorating the 10 th anniver - sary of Heluva Rukus. Special T- shirts commemorating the event and sporting a sepia tint photo of the club’s famous “town stage” (AKA Rukus Flats) were also available. In New York State SASS Champions— addition to this, each shooter re - Rowdy Bill for the first time since ceived a door prize valued at a min - 2002 and Southpaw Slingin’ Sally imum of $25. There were also new for the third time in the last three years! Congratulations! CKR badges and Heluva Rukus lapel pins for sale, along with char - “iffy” economy, plenty of greenbacks ity raffle tickets for numerous changed hands as shooters pur - firearms and other valuable items. chased such things as Cowboy Ac - tion Shooting™ clothing and accessories, gunsmithing services, custom eye and ear protection, leather goods, Western gift and craft items, and reloading supplies along sutler’s row. The CKR was proud to welcome a new match sponsor this year—the New York State Rifle and Pistol As - sociation, New York’s largest and the nation’s oldest firearms advo - cacy organization. Following side matches, approximately 100 hungry cowpokes gathered under the pavil - ion for some casual cowboy grub Winners of the Top Gun Team provided by the Greenfield Lions Shoot-off, which paired the top 16 male competitors with the top 16 Club. The gang dispersed shortly lady competitors—Smokey Sue and thereafter—some choosing to attend Renegade Roper. It was an exciting a Territorial Governor’s meeting in event with lots of hootin’ and hol - the clubhouse, others heading back lerin’ for folk’s favorite teams! to their campers, homes, or motel

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Heluva Rukus 2010 . . . final showdown. When the (Continued from page 71 ) smoke cleared, Smokey Sue, varied, and all four Cowboy Action SASS #39531, and Renegade Shooting™ firearms were required Roper, SASS #86367, emerged on every stage. Being the 10 th an - victorious. And, alas, with that, niversary of the shoot, stage story - the shooting portion of Heluva writer, Annabelle Bransford, Rukus ‘10 drew to a close, and all returned to some scenarios from that remained was the oh-so-im - past Rukuses to get her incentive portant final awards ceremony. for this year’s tales. Shooters were Mid-afternoon on Sunday, treated to stages where they played the shooters amassed under the stage winners, clean shooters (36!!), good guys and bad guys—stages pavilion to learn the outcome of and category winners were pre - with names like “Gold Digger” and their lead slingin’ endeavors over sented with their awards. The cer - “Outgunned,” where saving the gold the weekend. But first, sponsors emony culminated in the could cost you your life. Them was and CKR staff were thanked, a spe - announcement of the overall Top dangerous times! cial Friends of the NRA raffle was Gun Male, James Samuel Pike, By late Saturday afternoon, the held, some special presentations SASS #53331, and Top Gun Female, posses had completed their stages were made, and this year’s charity Appaloosa Amy, SASS #63949, for the day and firearms had been checks were presented, with $1100 along with this year’s New York safely stowed away. Around 7 PM, going to the SASS Scholarship State Lady Champion, Southpaw close to 200 shooters gathered Fund, a matching amount to the Slingin’ Sally, SASS #39737, repeat - under the outdoor pavilion to par - SASS Cowboy Memorial Chapel ing her wins of ‘08 and ‘09, and take of a fabulous cowboy BBQ Fund, and yet another $1100 to the back-in-the-saddle-again New York catered by Shane’s Rib Shack. With local volunteer fire department as a State male Champion, Rowdy Bill, a buffet consisting of mouth-water - “thank you” for providing emer - with his first title since 2002. ing BBQ chicken, several side sal - gency medical staff and equipment Thus ended Heluva Rukus ads, cornbread, and dessert, there on site throughout the weekend. 2010, one heluva shoot. If you’ve was no excuse for anyone to leave The long-awaited charity raffle never attended, add it to your list of hungry! After dinner, Trail Boss, was then held with the lucky win - must-goes. It’s one SASS shoot not Smokehouse Dan, SASS #12524, ners taking home a custom Bowie to be missed! thanked the Heluva Rukus spon - knife with Indian hand beaded For more information on the sors, including 10-year sponsors sheath and various EMF, Reming - Circle K Regulators and the SASS Zack’s Sports, EMF, and Wild West ton, Smith & Wesson, and USFA New York State Championship, Mercantile. Next, ribbons were pre - firearms valued at anywhere from visit their website at: sented to the male and female win - $200 to a whopping $1500! Finally, www.circlekregulators.com . ners in each of Friday’s numerous side events, and costume contest Winners F C Duelist Gun E. Bear, winners and pairings for Sunday’s Overall Top Gun SASS #5557 Top Gun Team Shoot-off were an - Man James Samuel Pike, Gunfighter Grazer, SASS #38845 nounced. Special “Cowboy Up” SASS #53331 Senior Geronimo Jim, awards were presented to various Lady Appaloosa Amy, SASS #21775 CKR members, and the anxiously SASS #63949 S Duelist John Derringer, awaited free raffle drawings were NYS Champions SASS #31360 held for a number of valuable prizes Man Rowdy Bill, S Senior Rowdy Bill ranging from a free weekend at the SASS #9628 Wrangler James Samuel Pike Saratoga/Malta Hyatt Place Hotel Lady Southpaw Slingin’ Young Gun Outlaw Jimmy (Heluva Rukus’ host hotel) to a Sally, SASS #39737 Wales, handmade knife to a Rugged Gear Top Gun Team Shootoff SASS #49316 gun cart. Eventually things started Man Smokey Sue Cowgirl Mustang Megs, to wind down, and before long the Lady Renegade Roper SASS #60070 time had come for the shooters to Categories G Dame Bonnie Dee, head home to rest up for Day 2 of B-Western Capt. Morgan Rum, SASS #28413 the championship event. SASS #6859 L B-Western Emma Goodcook, No one could believe the perfect C Cowboy Travis Spencer, SASS #49743 shooting weather would hold up, SASS #59583 L Duelist Betty Jane Buckshot, but Sunday turned out to be yet an - Cowboy Quaker Hill Bill, SASS #70395 other spectacular fall day. By the SASS #61021 L 49’er Annabelle Bransford time lunchtime rolled around, the Duelist Smitty Black, L F Cartridge Boston Lady, last four fun-filled stages of the SASS #82591 SASS #3662 match were complete. As the data E Statesman Bear Lee Tallable, L Senior Calico Jan, entry folks feverishly tallied the SASS #23670 SASS #61842 final scores, the majority of the 49’er Dirty Dale, L S Senior Lottie Shots, shooters gathered to watch and/or SASS #61545 SASS #60457 participate in the Top Gun Team Frontiersman Patchogue Mike, L Wrangler Three Barrel Chris, Shoot-off. Enthralled spectators SASS #8626 SASS #70513 rooted their chosen teams to victory F Cartridge Scheriff Richie, Ls Young Gun Snazzy McGee, as the top 16 cowboys, paired with SASS #61731 SASS #66689 the top 16 cowgirls, took part in the

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oregon STATe SASS ChAMpionShip S The Shootout at Saddle Butte’s Version of 2N010 BACK TO THE FUTURE (Or, We don’t need no stinking FLUX CAPACITORS!) Part III By Sweetwater Jack, SASS Regulator #28885

say? Sorry, that’s classified … but if you were paying attention when I wrote up the Oregon State Match last year, you’d know it is about 14 miles south of Albany, Oregon. As all SASS members are already pretty much living in 1885, the transportation from there was no problem. With 232 shooters signed up to suppress evil and promote the American Way … we were ready for anything. Well, almost anything … there’s NO WAY you can be ready for Ol’ #4, SASS #41004, dressed as Doc Brown, with duster and hat Cattle Barons! And, not a cow among ‘em! and a certain air of strangeness, bel -

hedd, OR – It was a warm Buford (Mad Dog) Tannen! Doc mid-summer weekend in Au - needed help, and he needed it gust 2010. A freak radio NOW! The only people who could S Ol’ #4 was at it again … this time transmission from 1885 was inter - slip back into 1885 and help him as Doc Brown—GREAT SCOTT! cepted by the semi-functional radio that wouldn’t stand out like sore in one of the few DeLorean automo - thumbs were: … (wait for it!!) … biles still on the road and not in an … Cowboy Action Shooters! impound lot. It was Dr. Emmett SASS Members all! The call went BROWN, calling for help from his out to gather at the Oregon Old young? pal, Marty McFly! The good West Shooting Society’s range at doctor was in danger from arch-vil - Saddle Butte … directions? Go to lain (OK, maybe not “arch” … would Shedd, Oregon and turn east for you settle for “just plain nasty?”) five miles. And where is Shedd, you

Overall Match Winners Badlands Bud and Pinto Annie. Great Shooting! lowing “GREAT SCOTT” every five seconds during the lead-in skit and welcome meeting on Saturday … Oregon State Champions but I digress … Top Lady, Buckshot Shell-E, The weekend began with a good and tied for First Place Man were mix of side matches held on Friday, Mid Valley Drifter and from the Pocket Pistol AND Der - Buffalo Wings. Congratulations! ringer Poker run to the Speed Shot - mixing with friends from clubs, both gun events. The “Vendor Rows” local and far away, new friends and were packed with folks from near old ones. The huge, white, circus- and far, providing goods and serv - style big-top tent became the place ices of every sort you could imagine, to be. The Friday Night Poker Tour - including a little relaxing massage nament was rudely, but only tem - from a Licensed Massage Therapist! porarily, interrupted by a couple of And it continued with the fun of “drunk cowboys” from the Old West viSiT uS AT SASSneT .CoM March 2011 Cowboy Chronicle Page 75 re-enactment group, “The State of the 232 shooters managed to shoot Jefferson Vigilance Committee,” cre - the match “clean.” As no one ating a ruckus in the “Saloon” with wanted to face the wrath of shooters shattered “break-away” whiskey of the “classic” cartridges with a and beer bottles leading to gunfire. “lost brass” match, the local Boy When the blackpowder (blank) Scout Troop #99 was enlisted to smoke cleared away, both of them “shag” brass on all stages for tips. were still standing … they must With six stages behind them, all have been “Mad Dog” Tannen’s men the folks looked forward to the Sat - … couldn’t hit nothin’ ! That night urday evening meal, a chuckwagon also saw (quite a bit of) the Soiled BBQ provided by Jacopetti’s Cater - Dove Contest as well as a tastefully ing of Albany, Oregon. Just after done and tasty “dessert party.” dinner, a bunch more of “The State Saturday morning’s welcoming of Jefferson Vigilance Committee” and safety session over with, we all members, (all of whom are SASS fanned out to the twelve main- Members and were shooting the match stages to return Doc Brown match), demonstrated the “good guy and his lady-love, Clara Clayton, to always wins” in a face-to-face gun - safety. Each stage was based on fight, even when surrounded with some part of the movie, and the “soiled doves” and confronted with lines were either directly FROM the a snarling “evil-doer” who had “paid movie’s sound track, or at least a deposit” on said “soiled doves” … were SUPPOSED to be … (To many More blackpowder blank smoke of the shooters here in the “Great rolled across the fields!!! North West Woods,” the “line” writ - Sunday morning brought con - ten into the stage directions be - tinued fine weather, and the results comes more of a “suggestion” than of the final six stages of the match something carved in stone … and were soon being entered in the variations run rampant … occasion - books … (OK, computers …) Trophy ally causing a minor delay until plaques went five-deep in each cat - decorum can be re-established … egory, and 27 bars of soap were is - girl? The shootin’est Oregon gal And, are CO-Champions for 2010. for instance: Don’t write in “Co - sued to those dead-eyed competitors was Buckshot Shell-E, SASS And the “Overall Match Winner?” mancheros!” as a line, as it usually who had managed to shoot “clean #37335, with an overall time of Who Else? … Badlands Bud, SASS becomes “Common Cheerios!”) and smooth” … 320.05 seconds … The Top Oregon #15821, with a time of 183.58 sec - The targets throughout the Guns, progressive loading Cowboy was a TWO-WAY TIE! Mid onds for the 12 stages! match were the proverbial, “close presses, amazing metal art, hand - Valley Drifter, SASS #35724, and Bud, by the way, was wearing … enough and large enough to miss,” some hand-made gun-maker logo Buffalo Wings, SASS #56856, each OVERALLS … part of the time … and included rifle knockdowns as signs, and many, many more things shot the match in 236.16 seconds!! coincidence?? I think NOT !!! well as one stage where all 10 pistol went to happy shooters as door and rounds were shot at a revolving trio raffle prizes, just to make the day of round plates that had to be shot more special. in two separate Nevada sweeps. It All right … So WHO are the was a good mix of targets and 27 of 2010 Oregon Top Cowboy and Cow -

2010 Oregon State Champs Junior Last Chance 49’er Rowdy Rex, Morales, SASS #71002 SASS #67180 Buckaroo Walksamite, L 49’er Lady Jade, SASS #62661 SASS #27915 Buckarette Lulu Sureshot, L B-Western Brassy Shell, SASS #66230 SASS #16096 B-Western Tule Spud, Cowgirl Leggs Balou, SASS #35180 SASS #10400 F C Gunfighter Jed I Knight, L Duelist Hoodoo, SASS #7819 SASS #36423 L F Cartridge Cascades Annie, Cowboy Buffalo Wings, SASS #70533 SASS #56856 L Gunfighter Cinona Hawk, Cattle Baron J D Walker, SASS #35304 SASS #3243 L Senior Shootin’ Silver Star, C Cowboy Boot Hill Bandit, SASS #26379 SASS #48598 L S Senior Shot-Z-Lady, Duelist Doc Blondie, SASS #60903 SASS #46708 L Wrangler Buckshot Shell-E, E Statesman Hey Granpa, SASS #37335 SASS #60902 Senior Texas Jack Morales, Frontiersman Ol’ #4, SASS #41004 SASS #5026 F Cartridge Col. Cornelius S Duelist Shootin’ Newton, Gilliam, SASS #8737 SASS #5875 S Senior Wilkes, SASS #28702 F C Duelist The Man With No Veteran German Jack, Name, SASS #37442 SASS #8285 Wrangler Mid Valley Drifter, Grande Dame Gaye Abandon, SASS #35724 SASS #44556 Gunfighter Purgatory Smith, SASS #48494

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aris, France – This SASS France Pmatch was organ - ized and executed in only two months time, and was held at the his - toric Tir National de Versailles September 17 Alchimista autographs Pietta’s – 19, 2010, where it was Tribute to the Old West poster. originally held in 2008. This eight-stage match The cowboys had to search the featured scenarios in - cemetery, the saloon, the café, and spired by stories of Old the hotel looking for the Doctor … West Ghost Towns. It The stages required all four seems there was a nefar - cowboy guns … and several stages ious Doctor named Reverend Delano L. Oakley required rifle reloads! Trustin Me that needed (France) and The match had a full three-day to be caught, given a fair Old Pid (Luxemburg) schedule and was blessed by beau - trial, and then hanged tiful weather. On Friday there … if only he didn’t get Town,” and discovered the name were four main match stages, speed Alchimista and two blackpowder you first! Once the cow - had been changed to “Ghost side matches and long range, and revolver winners boys entered “New Town” … there was no way out! (Continued on next page)

viSiT uS AT SASSneT .CoM March 2011 Cowboy Chronicle Page 77 was an opportunity to renew old acquaintances and make new ones. It was a friendly time, especially during the evening activities! Pietta and Sidam (a French guns importer) each provided two blackpowder firearms, and Javelot and La Sellerie du Thymerais pro - vided each shooter with a leather piece containing their alias and SASS number. Many Thanks to the sponsors for your kind generosity! At noon Sunday, the Last Shot on the Trail … was shot! We plan to do it again next year, so watch for the an - Shotgun Boogie (Germany) nouncement! See more (Continued from previous page) HIGHLIGHTS an RO-I class. On Saturday there on pages 78 , 79 were four more main match stages Shoot off—Old Pitt vs. John Peacemaker and the Shoot-off followed by an RO-I class. Saturday evening con - sisted of an awards banquet fol - lowed by dancing, including line dancing! Sunday morning, Shot - gun Boogie provided shooting les - sons followed by an RO-II class. In addition to the French com - petitors, the match was happy to host shooters from all over Europe, including Italy, Luxembourg, Ger - many, and The Netherlands. It

Winners Overal l Shotgun Boogie, DE SASS #67870 Top French Competitor Reverand Delano FR L. Oakley, SASS #83494 Categories 49’er Shotgun Boogie L F Cartridge Chrissy Carson, NL SASS #85658 Cowboy Alchimista, IT SASS #41531 Cowgirl Sweetheart IT Magdalene, SASS #84439 Duelist Reverand Delano L. Oakley F Cartridge Preacher Declen NE SASS #89271 Frontiersman Old Pid, LU SASS #64422 Gunfighter Wheel Gunner, DE SASS #49252 L 49’er Rifle Queen, DE SASS #49467 Senior Charles Allan FR Jeppesen LaSalle, SASS #80699 S Senior Marshal Dundee, FR SASS #80764 Traditional Sliding Horse Wrangler John Peacemaker, FR SASS #51709

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Last Shot Of The Trail . . . (Continued from page 77)

Shoot off—Redneck Mike vs. Shotgun Boogie

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fourTh AnnuAl iDAHo w TerriTory Six gun JuSTiCe Shoot out in the Sage September 17-18, 2010 By Mo Shootin’, SASS Life #45276

exburg, ID – The Fourth house was added this year, deco - Annual Idaho Territory Six- rated with rifles in a gun rack, a RGun-Justice match, hosted cell’s barred door from an old real by the Twin Butte Bunch outside jail, a picture on the wall, and a Rexburg, ID, brought over a hun - back window to open and from dred Cowboys to try their luck in which to shoot. an open range. No berms, just In our tradition of using Holly - lava beds, sagebrush, and dirt wood and history as inspiration, roads in a spread-out western this year’s main stages were based town complete with a busy Mer - on the TV show, Bonanza , with cantile, Wells Fargo building, sa - spoken lines reflecting different Blackpowder competitors provided plenty of smoke Saturday morning! loon, livery stable, outlaw shack, episodes of the series. The show and other structures. A new jail - ran from September 12, 1959 to

May 20, 21 & 22

viSiT uS AT SASSneT .CoM March 2011 Cowboy Chronicle Page 81 speed rifles, and speed shotguns side matches, topped off by a night Trail Shoot by lantern light. It was a hoot to announce, “ Hoss, we’ve got trouble,” before shooting a gang of bad guys on stage one with rifle and shotgun, then mounting a (metal) horse and finishing with pistols. Run - ning off a bunch of bullies in an - other stage called for shooting through a double window without hitting the Sheriff’s daughters, who riding a pendulum behind the windows, peeked through them off and on. Idaho Packer, SASS #45068, and In stage four the shooter’s Lemonade Lucy, SASS #45609, were guns were placed in three coffins the husband and wife Gunfighter while a cowboy’s back was turned. winners. A real two-gun family! (Continued on page 82 ) January 16, 1973 on NBC and was a favorite with those of us who yearned to be riding with the Cartwrights. Each day shooters faced five main stages designed to maxi - mize Old West fun. A va - riety of challenging side matches were set for later, including an Iron Man match of three stages shot with one time given, a Wild Bunch stage with 1911 pistols and Hardtwist Tracker, SASS Life #45237 and ammo provided, if needed, TG, drives off raiders while O. P. Hanna, long range, speed pistols, SASS #17282, holds the timer.

Young Winners (l-r)—1 st Young Gun – Steel Shot, SASS #58281, 3rd – Seven E. Sidekick, SASS #71038, 2 nd Buckaroo – Phantom Shooter, 1st – Little Sharp Shooter, SASS #88741, and 1st Buckarette – Pokey Girl, SASS #88850.

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Shooting handguns from a handcart as it moved down the track to the caboose was a unique experience for our out-of-town shooters!

The Fourth Annual Idaho Territory Six Gun Justice . . . (Continued from page 81 ) started with you as Little Joe ask - At the buzzer, the shooter ran to a ing Hoss where he hid the Sear’s coffin and shot whatever gun was Catalog. in it, then ran to the next one and A caboose, reached by a work - then the next. ing hand pumper car on a railroad Another shootout, around a track, was the setting for a moving covered wagon, helped save the stage, with targets set to be shot Ponderosa from being taken over while riding the pumper car down by a determined sheep rancher, the track as volunteers did the and a gunfight in an outhouse pumping, and then shooting a shot -

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gun out the back door of the ca - caterer Pam (Cookie) Jones for a boose at a couple of flying targets. magnificent spread, and to all the The weather cooperated with Twin Butte Bunch members who sunny warm days, just right for worked hard to put on this excel - shooting and laughing. Lunches lent annual match. With shooters were available and a potluck din - this year from Utah, Idaho, ner (with hot dogs and hamburg - Wyoming, Nevada, Washington, ers provided) took place on Friday and California, the event keeps night with cowboy entertainment. growing every year. An Awards Banquet on Saturday Keep your eyes on the Twin night was the highlight of the Butte Bunch website, ( www.Twin event when winners of categories ButteBunch.org) to sign up early and side matches were announced for next year’s Six-Gun-Justice, and door prizes awarded. Almost held in mid-September on the Uni - everyone won something, and the fied Sportsmen’s Club’s “Heritage food was excellent. Kudos to Range” west of Rexburg, ID.

Winners L Gunfighter Lemonade ID Lucy, B-Western Col. Birdwell ID SASS #45069 Hawkins, L Senior I Idaho Sage ID SASS #48998 Hen, Cowboy Idaho Shady ID SASS #61405 Layne, L S Senior Wild Red, ID SASS #48837 SASS #68537 C Cowboy Gooch Hill MT L Wrangler Montana UT Drifter, Annie, SASS #49090 SASS #76590 C Cowgirl Lady Rebel ID Wrangler Westwater Kid, UT Idaho, SASS #63513 SASS #82420 Senior Twelve Mile UT Duelist Kenai Kid, ID Reb, SASS #4906 SASS #30634 F Cartridge Colt Heart, UT S Duelist Poverty Bill, MT SASS #55206 SASS #45790 F C Duelist Charlie Milo, ID S Gunfighter Despicable ID SASS #62042 Dave, Frontiersman Mosey n Sam, ID SASS #16161 SASS #39767 S Senior Shorty Bob, ID Gunfighter Idaho Packer, ID SASS #51679 SASS #45068 G Dame Miki Moose, WY 49’er J.T. Wild, UT SASS #54802 SASS #20399 E Statesman Buck Brown, UT L 49’er Nellie Sue, ID SASS #34780 SASS #46534 Y Gun Steel Shot, ID L B-Western Quick Draw ID SASS #58281 Kitty Buckaroo Little Sharp ID L Duelist Stinging Nettie, ID Shooter, SASS #61770 SASS #88741 Buckarette Pokey Girl, ID SASS #88850

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pumps and side by side shotguns. By Bad Penny, SASS Life/Regulator #1453 Calibers are .44-40, .45 LC, and .38/.357.” apier, New Zealand – The book and his gospel The Cowboy “There are about 20 pistol clubs Hawkes Bay Pistol Club had Way. On this spot he founded the that shoot Cowboy Action,” he con - Nbeen chugging along real Deadwood County Rangers, and tinues, “with about 150 to 200 Cow - peaceable and orderly since 1972, while it doesn’t appear he had the boy Action Shooters nationwide. when, in 1996, a real stemwinder ar - knife-wielding Al Swearingen or his And, there are 20 annual shoots.” rived at the gates. sweetie-pie, Trixie, aboard, this was “New Zealand is a small coun - The six bay club just 10 minutes no ho-hum undertaking. try,” J.E.B. points out. About from downtown Napier, the port on This must be faced squarely and 4,000,000 population and about the Hawkes Bay on the east coast of head on with no glossing over or size of Colorado. “And, you can get Bad Penny, SASS #1453 New Zealand’s North Island, had skulking around it. This is the to most clubs in a day. If you live at several pistol disciplines getting sheepiest of sheep country! More the top of North Island and you ready on the right, ready on the left, wool streams out of the port of want to go to a shoot at the bottom Deadwood County Rangers and bellying up to the firing line Napier for the world’s clothiers than of South Island, it might take you Hawkes Bay Pistol Club with steely eyes clamped on frozen bull-roar from politicians in every two days to drive there.” PO Box 608, front sights, when it happened. senate, house, parliament, and “The shoots at this club are al - Napier 4110 New Zealand Whiskey Murphy, SASS Life council in the known world. And the ways followed by food and drink in Contact: Whiskey Murphy , #47093, came to town. Yes, he had a countryside around is the breadbas - the clubrooms. Annual matches SASS Life #47093 gospel to preach and, as noted ket—or as my guide J.E.B. Stuart, have all meals catered in the club - [email protected] above, he was a real stemwinder. SASS #5686, calls it—the “food bowl rooms as part of the entry fee. En - His good book was the SASS Hand - of New Zealand.” tertainment is provided, and the cost He paints a picture of prime of drinks is about half bar prices.” vineyards, lush orchards, surf rolling Add to this, “We like to have in from the Pacific Ocean, all cush - good scenarios with large, close tar - ioned in a mild climate. No bunkie gets and, in the Cowboy Way, every - here ever turns to his saddle pard one is friendly and welcoming.” and says, “This here’s a hard land,” The sets are well dressed, too. as a Blue Norther freezes the beans “There is a cowboy town and a and biscuits on their tin plates. house with rooms. Other facades of And, the town of Napier itself? buildings are erected as needed. Why, after the devastating earth - Targets are SASS cowboys and gen - quake of 1931, which shook the eral steel plates. The shotgun tar - town down to fire and dust, it was gets are reactive, but fall forward.” rebuilt in the then-popular Art Deco I saw one of those once at a style and is designated a World Her - match at the BAR-E Ranch in itage Site for its architecture. Canada. I was so stunned instead of Lawksamercy! High culture, home - holstering my empty left hand pistol, steaders under hoof everywhere, I dropped it in the dirt—stage DQ! and up to his shot shell belt in “The stages for the bigger shoots sheep. No one would have thought are written by the Cowboy Action ill of our hero had he simply ridden Shooting™ committee or individu - off into the sunset alone and mut - als organized by the Cowboy Action tering darkly. Shooting™ committee.” But there’s just no quit in New Zealanders are a very Whiskey Murphy. tough bunch. They play rugby—a The Deadwood County Rangers football-like “game” with no forward have thrived. It has 22 Cowboy Ac - passing, pads, or helmets, and their tion Shooters—eight of them SASS national team does a war dance— members—four are women and two haka in the Maori language of the are juniors and gung ho! Why, they warrior indigenous population of have WEEKLY matches to which 10 New Zealand. In this dance they or so of the rangers come. Monthly symbolically cut the throats of their matches bring 10 to 20 out, and at opponents amid blood curdling the annual match they get upwards shouts and grimaces. The team is of 110 shooters. called The All Blacks, and they beat “Costuming is a must in NZ the living tar out of anyone who Cowboy Action shoots,” says J.E.B. comes to play. They particularly And, he adds the guns and ammo like to do this to their much bigger used are what you’d expect, “Uber - neighbor, Australia, but the English, tis, Rugers, Rossis, Marlins, Win - Welsh, Irish, South Africans, and chesters, Pedersolis, and both ‘97 even French will do if they’re feeling

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The land is green, the natives friendly (you can even understand them!), the guns and ammo are no different than in the US, and it’s not difficult to get your guns in or out of the country. Give it a try, I guarantee you’ll like it! frisky. The All Blacks are equal op - Cowboy Action Shooting™ is a sec - the better shooters always seem to this is a collectors’ category, you are portunity shellackers. tion of Pistol NZ, which shoots by win. It’s amazing. The ones who are not allowed to fire them. A D en - But J.E.B. floored me without SASS rules. There are a small really slowed down are us also-rans. dorsement is for dealers. Finally, lifting a finger. group of shooters in NZ who do not Anyway, back to the gun laws, there is an F endorsement for mili - I asked what New Zealand’s gun support full SASS rules.” and J.E.B. explains, “You have to tary style semi-auto rifles. These can laws were like, and he said, “Our The main divergence is 10 sec - have a category A license to own ri - be fired for hunting or competition. gun laws are good. We don’t have onds per miss. fles, shotguns, some high powered air B, C, and F categories of firearms the problems Australia has. We “As in any sport there are always rifles, and original—not replica— must be registered.” even shoot guns that are banned in some who don’t want to play with oth - percussion pistols. No registration As the world turns these days, Australia.” ers,” comments J.E.B. “But, in gen - needed for these. If you join a pistol that is not bad at all. By then my wife had bent me eral, most disputes are sorted out.” club, after a six-month probation pe - To start up a Cowboy Action over with my head between my In my experience they get sorted riod and a police character check, you Shooting™ club J.E.B. says, You li - knees to stop me fainting. out when the “divergence”—almost can get a Category B endorsement on aise with Pistol NZ and other clubs. When I recovered, I asked him always designed to slow down the your license, and you can buy pistols. But his real message to North Amer - to continue. speedsters does exactly that—slows These are registered and can only be icans is, “If you want to experience “All pistol shooting is controlled things down, but makes absolutely no fired on a pistol range. A C endorse - REAL southern hospitality, you by Pistol NZ. It is the only organi - difference in the order on the score ment means you can buy anything, have to come to the deep, deep, deep zation recognized by our police. sheet. By some mysterious alchemy including machine guns, but because south—New Zealand!”

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SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City AK AZ alaska 49er’s 1st sat & 3rd tripod 907-373-0140 Birchwood Bordertown, inc. swift Water 520-883-1217 tucson sun White Mountain old West shootists 1st & 3rd sat Mustang lady 928-243-3457 snowflake golden heart shootist society 2nd sat & last Col. reed 907-488-3903 Chatanika sue sun rio salado 1st sat Bullseye Bucky 480-980-2115 Mesa Juneau gold Miners Posse 3rd sun Five Card tanna 907-789-7498 Juneau Cowboy action shooting society AL Cowtown Cowboy shooters, llC 1st sun & 3rd Barbwire 480-488-3064 Phoenix north alabama regulators 1st sun drake robey 256-313-0421 Woodville sat alabama rangers 2nd sun rC Moon 205-410-5707 Brierfield tombstone ghost rider outlaws 2nd sat Wily yankee 520-400-5598 tombstone Vulcan long rifles 3rd sat havana Jim 205-979-2931 hoover arizona Cowboy shooters 2nd sat Big tim 602-757-3728 Phoenix gallant gunfighters 3rd sun Buck d. law 256-504-4366 hoover association old york shootists 4th sun derringer di 205-647-6925 hoover Whiskey row gunslingers 2nd sun turquoise Bill 928-925-7323 Prescott russell County regulators 5th sat Will killigan 706-568-0869 Phenix City Colorado river regulators 2nd sun & 4th Crowheart 928-505-2200 lake havasu AR sat Mountain Valley Vigilantes 1st Wknd Christmas kid 501-625-3554 hot springs Mohave Marshalls 3rd & 5th sun ol’ doc James 928-753-8038 kingman outlaw Camp 2nd & 5th sat ozark outlaw 501-362-2963 heber lake Powell gunslingers 3rd sat Bare Fist Jack 928-660-2104 Page springs los Vaqueros 3rd sat august West 520-544-7888 tucson White river gang 2nd sat loco toro 870-435-2768 Mountain tonto rim Marauders 3rd sun silverado Cid 928-595-1230 Payson home altar Valley Pistoleros 3rd sun & 5th sun Mean raylean 520-235-0394 tucson arkansas lead slingers 2nd sat & 4th dirty dan 479-633-2107 garfield tombstone Buscaderos 4th sat diamond Pak 520-780-4852 tombstone sun Paladin dusty Bunch old Western shooters 4th sat squibber 520-568-2852 Casa grande south Fork river regulators 3rd sat kid thorn 870-488-5447 salem arizona yavapai rangers 4th sat Whisperin 928-567-9227 Camp Verde Judge Parker’s Marshals 3rd sat reno sparks 918-647-9704 Fort smith Meadows true grit sass 4th sun sister sundance 479-970-7042 Belleville Colorado river shootists 4th sun Cluelass 928-726-7727 yuma 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 92 Cowboy Chronicle March 2011

SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE (Cont.) Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City CA FL sunnyvale regulators 1st & 3rd Mon shaniko Jack 650-464-3764 Cupertino gold Coast gunslingers 1st sat l. topay 305-233-5756 Fort West end outlaws 1st & 3rd sat rob Banks 714-206-6893 lytle Creek lauderdale silver Queen Mine regulators 1st & 3rd sun t. e. kidd 562-598-7771 azusa howey in the hills Cowboys 1st sat ol glor e 352-455-6508 howey in the escondido Bandidos 1st sat devil Jack 760-741-3229 escondido hills the outlaws 1st sat terrell sackett 916-363-1648 sacramento hernando County regulators 1st sun shady Brady 352-686-1055 Brooksville lassen regulators 1st sat Chief Wages 530-257-3402 susanville ghost town gunslingers 1st sun Macinaw 904-307-3532 st. augustine two rivers Posse 1st sat & 4th dragon 209-836-4042 Manteca Fort White Cowboy Cavalry 2nd sat Pudy sharp 352-332-6212 Fort White sun okeechobee Marshals 2nd sat & 4th river City regulators 1st sun Point of orgin 530-304-5616 davis sun kid Celero 561-312-9075 okeechobee hole in the Wall gang 1st sun Frito Bandito 661-406-6001 Piru okeechobee outlaws 2nd sat & 4th Mother lode shootist society 1st sun sioux City kid 209-795-4175 Jamestown sun dead Waite 863-357-3006 okeechobee 5 dogs Creek 1st Wknd Mad dog draper 805-497-2857 Bakersfield Weewahootee Vigilance Committee 2nd sun Weewahootee 407-857-1107 orlando Cajon Cowboys 2nd & 4th sat Bojack 760-956-8852 devore Big Bend Bushwhackers 2nd sun sixpence kid 850-459-1107 tallahassee Chorro Valley regulators 2nd & 5th sun Marshal Chance 805-460-9082 san luis Panhandle Cowboys 2nd sun Panhandle B. 850-432-1968 Pensacola obispo kid guns in the sun 2nd sat Johnny 2moons 760-346-0972 Palm springs tater hill gunfighters 2nd sun Judge Jd 941-629-4440 arcadia shasta regulators of hat Creek 2nd sat Cayenne Pepper 530-275-3158 Burney Justice Buffalo runners 2nd sat nyack Jack 916-812-0434 railroad Flat lake County Pistoleros 3rd sat deadwood 352-357-3065 tavares California rangers 2nd sat Paniolo lady 916-483-9198 sloughhouse Woody dulzura desperados 2nd sat hashknife Willie 619-271-1481 san diego southwest Florida gunslingers 3rd sat Jed lewis 609-335-0346 Punta gorda the over the hill gang 2nd sun kooskia kid 818-566-7900 sylmar Miakka Misfits 3rd sun deadlee headlee 941-650-8920 Myakka City high sierra drifters 2nd sun Peaceful 209-293-4456 railroad Flat indian river regulators 4th sat Belligerent 321-403-2940 Palm Bay richmond roughriders 2nd sun Buffy 650-994-9412 richmond orney Bob Brimstone Pistoleros 2nd sun rowdy yates 714-532-2922 lucerne Cowford regulators 4th sat J Bird Blue 904-778-4184 Jacksonville Valley Panhandle Cattle Company 4th sat tac hammer 850-785-6535 Port st. Joe double r Bar regulators 2nd sun Five Jacks 760-949-3198 lucerne doodle hill regulators 4th sun dave smith 813-645-3828 ruskin Valley Five County regulators 4th sun dead shot scott 239-261-2892 Punta gorda north County shootist assoc. 3rd sat graybeard 760-727-9160 Pala antelope Junction rangers Fri nite & 2nd Mayeye rider 727-736-3977 Pineallas nevada City Peacemakers 3rd sat Marlin schofield 530-265-9213 nevada City sat Park gold Country Wild Bunch 3rd sat sutter lawman 530-713-4194 sloughouse Withlacoochee renegades, the last sat hungry Bear 850-929-2406 Pinetta shasta regulators 3rd sat Modoc 530-365-1839 redding GA Bridgeport Vigilantes 3rd sat Bee Blest 760-932-1139 Bridgeport american old West Cowboys 1st sat Josey Buckhorn 423-236-5281 Flintstone Burro Canyon gunslingers 3rd sat don trader 714-827-7360 Meyers Valdosta Vigilance Committee 1st sat Big Boyd 229-244-3161 Valdosta Canyon river Bend rough riders 1st sat done gone 770-361-6966 dawsonville robbers roost Vigilantes 3rd sat nasty newt 760-375-7618 ridgecrest lonesome Valley regulators 1st sun Wishbone 478-922-9384 Warner kings river regulators 3rd sun slick rock 559-299-8669 Clovis hooper robins rooster Pale riders 2nd sat Will killigan 706-568-0869 Mauk Murieta Posse 3rd sun grizzly Peak 530-676-2997 sloughhouse doc holliday’s immortals 2nd sat easy rider 770-954-9696 griffin Jake Mule Camp Cowboys 3rd sat Marshal dan 706-337-4203 Covington south Coast rangers 3rd sun swifty schofield 805-886-3360 santa Cutter Barbara tennessee Mountain Marauders 3rd sat trail Bones 423-842-6116 ringgold ukiah gun Club 3rd sun Will Bonner 707-462-1466 ukiah Cherokee Cowboys 4th sat Joe West 706-864-9019 gainesville high desert Cowboys 3rd sun doc silverhawks 661-948-2543 acton HI Panorama northfield raiders 3rd sun desperado 818-341-7255 sylmar Maui Marshals 1st & 3rd sat Bad Burt 808-875-9085 Maui Mad river rangers 4th sat kid kneestone 707-445-1981 Blue lake single action shootist of hawaii 4th sun Brandebuck 808-351-9260 honolulu Pozo river Vigilance Committee 4th sat dirty sally 805-438-4817 santa IA Margarita turkeyfoot Cowboys 1st sat ranger Mathias 319-234-1550 elk run California shady ladies 4th sat lady gambler 916-447-2040 sloughhouse Fischels heights Coyote Valley sharpshooters 4th sat Wif 408-448-3256 san Jose Fort des Moines rangers., inc 1st sun Pit Mule 515-205-0557 indianola deadwood drifters 4th sat lusty lil 323-353-3898 Piru outlaw’s run 2nd sun Capt. Jim 712-623-5726 red oak hawkinsville Claim Jumpers 4th sat & 5th lethal les 530-843-4506 yreka Midnight sat l’amour Zen shootists 4th sat renegade slim 515-987-0721 nevada the range 4th sun grass V. Federally 530-273-4440 grass Valley ID Faultline shootist society 4th sun Querida 831-635-9147 gonzales gunslingers of Flaming heart 1st sat Jughandle Jack 208-634-3121 Council the Cowboys 4th sun Captain Jake 714-318-6948 norco ranch sloughhouse irregulators 5th sat & sun Badlands Bud 530-677-0368 sloughhouse southeast idaho Practical shooters 1st sat idaho Packer 208-589-5941 idaho Falls CO squaw Butte regulators 1st sun & 2nd acequia kidd 208-365-4551 emmett Colorado Cowboys 1st sat el gato gordo 719-683-6713 lake george sat san Juan rangers 1st sun kodiak kid 970-252-1841 Montrose Border Marauders 1st sun & 4th Mud Marine 208-597-6191 Bonners Colorado shaketails 1st sun Midnite slim 719-660-2742 ramah sat Ferry Windygap regulators 1st Wknd Piedra kidd 970-565-9228 Cortez el Buscaderos 2nd & 4th sun oddman 208-437-0496 spirit lake Montrose Marshals 2nd sun Big hat 970-249-7701 Montrose northwest shadow riders 2nd sat silverado Belle 208-743-5765 lewiston Ben lomond high Plains drifters 2nd sun sand river slim 303-771-1920 ramah southern idaho rangers 2nd sat gordo Perro 208-234-7121 Pocatello Castle Peak Wildshots 2nd sun old squinteye 970-524-9348 gypsum oregon trail rough riders 2nd sun & 3rd sat John Bear 208-562-1914 Boise Four Corners rifle and Pistol Club 2nd sun Capt. W. k. 970-565-3840 Cortez twin Butte Bunch 3rd sat idaho Packer 208-589-5941 rexburg kelso hell’s Canyon ghost riders 3rd sat J.P. sloe 208-798-0826 Moscow Pawnee station 3rd sat red river 970-225-0545 Wellington Panhandle regulators 3rd sun halfcocked otis 509-991-5842 otis Wrangler orchards rockvale Bunch 3rd sat ghostmaker 719-275-5265 rockvale snake river Western shooting 3rd sun & 4th Missy Mable 208-731-6387 Jerome Four Corners gunslingers 3rd sun Cereza slim 970-247-0745 durango society sat thunder Mountain shootists 3rd Wknd Pinto Being 970-464-7118 grand IL Junction shady Creek shootists 1st & 4th sun dapper dan 309-734-2324 little york Pawnee sportsmens Center 4th sat governor 970-656-3851 Briggsdale Porter general rangeless riders 1st sat the inspector 618-345-5048 highland northwest Colorado rangers 4th sat sagebrush Burns 970-824-8407 Craig the lakewood Marshal’s 1st sat Pine ridge Jack 618-838-9410 Cisne sand Creek raiders 4th sun sweet Water Bill 303-366-8827 Byers kishwaukee Valley regulators 1st sun grasshopper 815-758-1946 sycamore Black Canyon ghost riders 4th sun double Bit 970-874-8745 hotchkiss BCi CT Boneyard Creek regulators 1st sun Wild Pike 217-356-5136 newman ledyard sidewinders 1st sat yosemite gene 860-536-0887 ledyard kaskaskia Cowboys 2nd sat Beaucoup Joe 618-521-3619 sparta Ct Valley Bushwackers 2nd sun Cayuse 203-457-1031 east granby the Free grazers 2nd sat Fossil Creeek 217-821-3134 effingham DE Bob Paden’s Posse 3rd sun hazel Pepper 302-422-6534 seaford tri County Cowboys 2nd sat sierra hombre 815-967-6333 hazelhurst 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 March 2011 Cowboy Chronicle Page 93

SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE (Cont.) Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City IL (continued) MD (continued) illinois river City regulators 2nd sun uncle outlaw 309-360-6152 east Peoria damascus Wildlife rangers 4th sat Chuckaroo 301-831-9666 damascus Vermilion river long riders 2nd sun lead Poison lar 815-875-3674 leonore ME nason Mining Company regulators 3rd & 5th sat diggins dave 618-438-6401 Benton hurricane Valley rangers as schd leo 207-829-3092 Falmouth litchfield sportsman’s Club 3rd sat ross haney 618-667-9819 litchfield Big Pine Bounty hunters as schd ripley 207-876-3541 Willmantic Macoupin County regulators 3rd sat one good eye 618-585-3956 Bunker hill scrounger Mclean County Peacemakers 3rd sat Marshall rd 309-379-4331 Bloomington Capitol City Vigilance Committee as schd Mark lake 207-622-9400 augusta Fort Beggs defenders 3rd sun torandado 815-302-8305 Plainfield Blue hill regulators as schd dangerous d. 207-667-3586 Blue hill illowa irregulars 3rd sun shamrock sis 309-798-2635 Milan dalton Marion County renegades 4th sat shell stuffer 618-266-9813 sandoval Beaver Creek desperados as schd Jimmy reb 207-698-4436 springvale long nine Cowboys (WB) 4th sun & 5th Postman 217-415-1118 loami MI sun rockford regulators 1st sat no Cattle 616-363-2827 rockford good guys Posse 4th sun dangerous 815-245-7264 rockford river Bend rangers 2nd sat Pitmaster 574-276-8805 niles denny double Barrel gang 2nd sat. dakota Fats 269-721-8190 hastings salt river renegades as schd lily Mae 217-985-4915 Barry Butcher Butte Bunch 2nd sun grubby 810-750-0655 Fenton IN hardrock daleville desperados 1st sat Flat Water Bob 765-284-0405 daleville sucker Creek saddle & gun Club 3rd sat kid al Fred 989-832-8426 Breckenridge Cutter’s raiders 1st sat Midnite 574-893-7214 Warsaw Chippewa regulators 3rd sat lazy eye Ben 906-632-2720 sault ste. desperado Marie atlanta Cattle Company 2nd sat Bear Creek 765-652-1525 atlanta hidden Valley Cowboys 3rd sun saulk Valley 269-651-5197 sturgis reverend stubby Pleasant Valley renegades 2nd sat nomore slim 812-839-3052 Canaan Johnson Creek regulators 4th sat gabby glenn 248-474-0590 Plymouth schuster’s rangers 2nd sun Coal Car kid 219-759-3498 Chesterton eagleville Cowboys 4th sat trusty rusty 231-342-6462 Central lake Pine ridge regulators 3rd sat Mountain Preacher 765-795-3016 Cloverdale rocky river regulators as schd terrebonne Bud 248-709-5254 utica Circle r Cowboys 3rd sat Mustang Bill 219-279-2781 Brookston saginaw Field & stream Club as schd Bad river Marty 989-585-3292 saginaw thunder Valley 3rd sat redneck rebel 812-755-4237 Campbells- lapeer County sportsmans Club sun Flat Water 314-378-5689 attica burg Wranglers Johnny Wolff’s rowdy rangers 3rd sat Justice d. 574-264-2012 Bristol MN spencer Cedar Valley Vigilantes 1st & 3rd sat d M yankee 612-701-9719 Morristown starke County desert 4th sat Whip Mccord 219-942-5859 knox Crow river rangers 1st sun Cantankerous 763-682-3710 howard lake red Brush raiders 4th sat doc goodluck 812-721-1188 newburgh Jeb Wabash rangers 4th sat henry 217-267-2820 Cayuga lookout Mountain gunsmoke 2nd sat Wagonmaster 218-744-4694 Virginia remington society deer Creek regulators 4th sun doc Molar 765-948-3844 Jonesboro granite City gunslingers 2nd sat & 5th rev. Cepheus 320-267-6576 saint Cloud Wildwood Wranglers 4th sun VoodooMan 219-872-2721 Michigan City sat Westside sportsman’s Club as schd snakebite 812-626-0890 evensville lone rock rangers 2nd sat red dutchman 651-402-0368 rosemount indiana Black Powder guild as schd C. C. top 574-354-7186 etna green Fort Belmont regulators 2nd sun Mule town Jack 507-840-0883 Jackson KS east grand Forks rod & gun Club 3rd sun BB gunner 218-779-8555 east grand Butterfield gulch gang 1st sun kanasa 785-493-5682 Chapman Forks Flatlander ike’s Clantons 4th sun dawgnapper 320-275-2052 new ulm Powder Creek Cowboys 2nd & 4th sat eldorado Wayne 913-686-5314 lenexa MO & 4th Wed the ozark Posse 1st sat tightwad swede 417-846-5142 Cassville Mill Brook Wranglers 2nd sun grandpa 785-421-2537 hill City rocky Branch rangers 1st sun iza littleoff 816-524-1462 higginsville Buckten West Plaines Waddies 2nd & 5th sat Buckshot Baby 417-284-1432 tecumseh Millbrook Moniteau Creek river raiders 2nd sun doolin riggs 573-687-3103 Fayette Free state rangers 3rd & 5th sun Buffalo Phil 913-904-8733 Parker gateway shootist society 3rd sun Bounty seeker 636-464-6569 st. louis sand hill regulators 3rd sat Moundridge 620-345-3151 hutchinson Central ozarks Western shooters 3rd sun X s Chance 573-765-5483 st. robert goat roper southern Missouri rangers 4th Wknd smokie 417-759-9114 Willard Chisholm trail rowdies 4th sun y. s. hardey 620-367-2636 Wichita MS Capital City Cowboys 4th sun top 785-313-0894 topeka natchez six gunners 1st sat Winchester 601-445-5223 natchez KY Mississippi Peacemakers 3rd sat squinter 601-825-8640 Mendenhall kentucky regulators 1st sat derby 270-489-2089 Boaz Mississippi river rangers 4th & 5th sat easy lee 662-838-7451 Byhalia hooten old town regulators 1st sat Bullfork shotgun 606-782-0239 Mckee MT red honorable road agents shooting 1st sat diamond red 406-685-3618 ennis knob Creek gunfighters guild 1st sun Cumberland 502-548-3860 West Point society drifter sun river rangers shooting 1st sun & 4th Jeb stuart 406-727-7625 simms green river gunslingers 2nd sat yak 270-792-9001 Bowling society sat green gallatin Valley regulators 2nd sat gooch hill 406-763-4268 logan lonesome Pine Pistoleros 2nd sun isom kid 606-633-4465 Jeremiah drifter ohio river rangers 3rd sat george rogers 270-554-1501 Paducah rocky Mountain rangers 2nd Wknd Jocko 406-847-0745 noxon levisa Fork lead slingers 4th sun escopeta Jake 606-631-4613 Pikeville Bigfork Buscaderos 3rd sat Bodie Camp 406-883-6797 Bigfork rockcastle rangers 4th sat Bitter Creek 270-749-4101 Park City Custer County stranglers 3rd sat hartshot 406-232-0727 Miles City Jack last Chance handgunners 3rd sat Bocephus Bandito 406-439-4476 Boulder Fox Bend Peacemakers 4th sun tocala sam 859-552-9000 Wilmore lincoln County regulators 4th sat gideon Withette 406-250-4790 eureka LA Montana territory Peacemakers 4th sat Backstrap Bill 406-652-6158 Billings Border Vigilantes 1st sat Cooper york 504-722-8988 sorrento NC up the Creek gang 2nd & 4th sat hardly able 337-474-5058 lake Charles neuse river regulators 1st & 3rd sat Paddi 910-938-3682 new Bern Bayou Bounty hunters 2nd sat soiled dove 985-796-9698 amite Macgarrett Cajun Cowboy shooters society 2nd sun durango dan 225-752-2288 Baton rouge Walnut grove rangers 1st sat hiem 828-245-5563 rutherfordton Cypress Creek Cowboys 2nd Wknd Mav dutchman 318-396-6320 downsville old hickory regulators 1st sat Wendover kid 252-908-0098 rocky Mount grand ecore Vigilantes 3rd sat ouachita kid 318-932-6637 natchitoches old north state Posse 1st sat tracker Mike 336-595-8853 salisbury guns of sabine Pass 3rd sat hobbel-a-long 337-463-5690 hineston Carolina rough riders 1st sun Pecos Pete 704-394-1859 Charlotte deadwood Marshals 4th sat Barkeeps 225-715-8711 sorrento Carolina single action shooting 2nd & 5th sun Carolina’s 919-383-7567 eden Jackson hole regulators 4th sat slick McClade 318-395-2224 Quitman society longarm MA high Country Cowboys 2nd sat Wild otter 828-423-7796 asheville danvers desperados as schd Cyrus Cy klopps 781-667-2857 Middleton Carolina Cattlemen’s shooting and 2nd sat Wicked Wanda 919-266-1678 Creedmore harvard ghost riders as schd yosemite kid 781-373-2411 harvard social society shawsheen river rangers as schd yukon Willie 978-663-3342 Bedford Buccaneer range regulators 2nd sat dodge City dude 910-270-3351 Wilmington gunnysackers sat nantucket dawn 781-749-6951 scituate Bostic Vigilantes 2nd sat Bostic kid 704-434-2174 Bostic MD gunpowder Creek regulators 3rd sat Fannie 828-754-1884 lenoir eas’dern shore renegades 1st sat teton tracy 302-378-7854 sudlersville kikinshoot thurmont rangers 1st sun Cody Conagher 304-258-1419 thurmont Cross Creek Cowboys 3rd sat huckleberry 910-980-0572 Wagram Monocacy irregulars 2nd sat Church key 304-229-8266 Frederick Mike 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 94 Cowboy Chronicle March 2011

SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE (Cont.) Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City NC (continued) NY (continued) Piedmont gunslingers 3rd sun sam Carp 704-596-7120 Churchland sackets harbor Vigilantes 4th sun ranger Clayton 315-465-6543 sackets iredell regulators 4th sat stump Water 704-630-9527 statesville Conagher harbor ND the long riders 4th sun loco Poco lobo 585-467-4429 shortsville Badlands Bandits (the) 3rd sat roughrider ray 701-260-0347 Belfield Mythical rough riders 5th sun rev dave Clayton 716-838-4286 hamburg dakota rough riders as schd roughrider Jim 701-673-3122 Moffit the shadow riders as schd dusty levis 646-284-4010 Westhampton Bob Beach trestle Valley rangers as schd doc hell 701-852-1697 Minot rockdale renegades as schd scheriff richie 607-783-2752 rockdale sheyenne Valley Peacekeepers last sat Wild river rose 701-588-4331 kindred east end regulators last sun diamond rio 631-585-1936 Westhampton NE OH Platte Valley gunslingers 1st sun Firewater 308-226-2255 grand island Big irons 1st sat deadwood stan 513-894-3500 Middletown alliance Cowboy Club 2nd sun Panhandle slim 308-760-0568 alliance Middletown sportsmens Club, inc. 1st sat deadwood stan 513-894-3500 Middletown Miles tusco long riders 1st sat split rail 330-364-6185 Midvale eastern nebraska gun Club 2nd sun Flint Valdez 712-323-8996 louisville West Jeff ghostriders 1st sun Col. Cord 614-563-6070 West Jefferson Flat Water shootists of the 3rd sun Fortyfour 308-383-4605 grand island Mcnalley grand island rifle Club Maggie Firelands Peacemakers 1st Wed, 3rd sat Johnny shiloh 440-984-4551 rochester NH & 5th sun the dalton gang shooting Club 3rd Wknd littleton s. 603-444-6876 dalton shenango river rats 2nd sat & shenango Joe 330-782-0958 yankee lake dalton last thurs White Mountain regulators of as schd dead head 603-772-2358 Candia sandusky County regulators 2nd sat Woodfox 419-726-7950 gibsonburg new hampshire Miami Valley Cowboys 2nd sun Buckshot Jones 937-418-7816 Piqua Merrimack Valley Marauders as schd sheriff r. P. 603-345-6876 Pelham scioto territory desperados inc. 3rd & 5th sun Pickaway 740-477-1881 Chillicothe Bucket tracker Pemi Valley Peacemakers as schd laconia 603-524-2240 holderness Wilmington rough riders 3rd sat Paragon Pete 740-626-7667 Wilmington NJ auglaize rough riders 3rd sun deputy diamond 419-722-6345 defiance Jackson hole gang 4th sun Papa grey 732-961-6834 Jackson desperado NM ohio Valley Vigilantes 4th sat d. J. Mcdraw 740-767-2326 Mt. Vernon Magdalena trail drivers 1st & 3rd sat grizzly adams 575-854-2488 Magdalena Central ohio Cowboys 4th sun stagecoach 614-868-9821 Circleville rio rancho regulators 1st & 4th sat sam Brannan 505-400-2468 rio rancho hannah otero Practical shooting 1st sat saguaro sam 505-437-3663 la luz Miami rifle and Pistol Club inc. as schd Carson 513-753-6462 Milford association Jackson six shooters last sat Flat iron Fred 330-538-2690 north Chisum Cowboy gun Club 1st sun two Bit tammy 575-626-9201 roswell Jackson Bighorn Vigilantes 2nd sat lawdog Bob 505-883-8829 edgewood OK lincoln County regulators 2nd sat John steele 575-937-3023 ruidoso shortgrass rangers 1st sat & 3rd Captain allyn 580-357-5870 grandfield rio Vaqueros 2nd sat, 3rd anna sassin 575-744-5793 truth or sun Capron sun Conse Cherokee strip shootists 1st sun Paladenton 405-547-2533 stillwater quences rattlesnake Mountain rangers 2nd sat Black river Jack 918-908-0016 Checotah high desert drifters 2nd sun howlin henry 505-286-4411 edgewood tulsey town Cattlemens 2nd sat & 4th Curly thom 918-376-4376 tulsa rio grande renegades 2nd Wed, 3rd english lyn 505-550-9230 albuquerque association sat Mabry sat, 4th sun, & oklahoma City gun Club - 2nd sat & 4th lee roy rogers 405-799-0381 oklahoma 5th sat/ sun territorial Marshals sun City gila rangers 2nd Wknd Chico Cheech 575-388-2531 silver City indian territory single action 2nd sun, 3rd Burly Bill 918-830-2936 sand springs Monticello range riders 3rd & 5th sun J. W. Brockey 575-744-4484 elephant shooting society sat, 4th Wed & Butte 5th sun seven rivers regulators 3rd sat stink Creek 575-885-9879 Carlsbad tater hill regulators 3rd sun taos Willie 918-355-2849 tulsa Jones OR Buffalo range riders 3rd sat garrison Joe 505-323-8487 Founders horse ridge Pistoleros inc. 1st & 3rd sun Big Casino 541-389-2342 Bend ranch Merlin Marauders 1st sat Bear Bone smith 541-582-4144 Merlin Monument springs Bushwhackers 4th sat Val darrant 575-370-0650 hobbs Molalla river rangers 1st sat gold dust Bill 503-705-1211 Canby Picacho Posse 4th sat Fast hammer 505-647-3434 las Cruces dry gulch desperados 1st sat runamuck 509-525-2984 Milton tres rios Bandidos 4th sun largo Casey 505-330-2489 Farmington Freewater NV siuslaw river rangers 1st sun Johnny Jingos 541-997-6313 Florence high Plains drifters 1st sun irish ike 775-424-2336 Fernley table rock rangers 1st sun & 2nd Jed i. knight 541-944-2281 White City eldorado Cowboys 1st Wknd Charming 702-565-3736 Boulder City sat Fort halleck Volunteers (WB) 2nd & 4th sat green springs 775-753-8203 elko Pine Mountain Posse 2nd & 4th sun Juniper Butch 541-416-0361 Bend thomsen klamath Cowboys 2nd sun & 4th Mad river 541-884-1905 keno lone Wolf shooters, llC 2nd & 5th sun Penny 775-727-4600 Pahrump sat Mongo Pepperbox Jefferson state regulators 3rd sat Jed i. knight 541-944-2281 ashland nevada rangers Cowboy action 2nd sun Cross keystone 702-506-7023 Jean oregon trail regulators 3rd sat Willie killem 541-443-6591 la grande shooting society orygun Cowboys 3rd sat & 4th dog-leg don 702-378-9885 sherwood roop County Cowboy shooters 2nd sun russ t. 775-747-1426 sparks sat assn. Chambers oregon old West shooting society 3rd sun & 4th Mid Valley 541-259-2774 albany silver state shootists 3rd sun tahoe Bill 775-586-9178 Carson City sat drifter desert desperados 3rd sun Buffalo sam 702-459-6454 las Vegas umpqua regulators 4th sun Big lou 541-484-5900 roseburg steptoe Valley raiders 4th sat Cheyenne kid 775-296-2053 ely Fort dalles defenders 4th sun Frisco nell 360-835-5630 the dalles silver City shooters society 4th sun iona Vequero 775-764-0257 indian lewis river rangers as schd Johnny Colt 503-289-1280 st. helens springs Columbia County Cowboys as schd kitty Colt 503-642-4120 st. helens NY PA tioga County Cowboys 1st sat dusty drifter 607-659-3819 owego dry gulch rangers 1st sat Pepc holic 724-263-1461 Midway alabama gunslingers 1st sat Bum thumb 585-343-3906 alabama Perry County regulators 1st sat tuscarora slim 717-789-3004 ickesburg Crumhorn Mountain Cowboys 1st sun lefty Cooper 607-547-6008 Maryland Chimney rocks regulators 1st sun hattie hubbs 814-696-5669 hollidays Pathfinder Pistoleros 1st sun sonny 315-695-7032 Fulton burg Boot hill regulators 1st sun Judge Zaney 845-352-7921 Chester Factoryville Freebooters 1st sun tad sloe 570-489-0652 Factoryville grey Whispering Pines Cowboy 1st sun Mac traven 570-723-8885 Wellsboro salt Port Vigilance Committee 2nd sat twelve Bore 585-613-8046 holley Committee Bar-20, inc. 2nd sat Badlands Buck 315-637-3492 West eaton Conestoga Wagoneers 1st sun no Change 215-431-2302 southampton Border rangers 2nd sun dammit dick 607-724-6216 greene Boot hill gang of topton 1st sun lester Moore 610-704-6792 topton hole in the Wall gang ny 3rd sat el Fusilero 631-864-1035 Calverton heidelberg lost dutchmen 2nd sat ivory rose 717-627-0694 schaeffers diamond Four 3rd sat kayutah kid 607-796-0573 odessa town Circle k regulators 3rd sun smokehouse dan 518-885-3758 Ballston spa logans Ferry regulators 2nd sat Mariah kid 412-607-5313 Plum d Bar d Wranglers 4th sat Captain M.a.F 845-226-8611 Wappingers Borough Fall Mainville Marauders 2nd sun dodge Bill 570-477-5667 Mainville 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 March 2011 Cowboy Chronicle Page 95

SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE (Cont.) Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City PA (continued) TX (continued) Westshore Posse 2nd sun hud McCoy 717-683-2632 new Butterfield trail regulators 4th sat texas slim 325-668-4884 abilene Cumberland Purgatory ridge rough riders 4th sat armed to the 806-777-6182 slaton the dakota Badlanders 2nd sun Barley Pop Bill 610-770-1189 orefield teeth river Junction shootist society 3rd sat deputy keck 724-423-6255 donegal green Mountain regulators 4th sat singin’ Zeke 830-693-4215 Marble Falls Jefferson outlaws 3rd sat oracle Jones 410-239-6795 Jefferson tejas Pistoleros, inc. 4th sat & sun texas Paladin 713-690-5313 eagle lake easton greenhorns 3rd sat ragweed 610-847-2798 lower huaco rangers 4th sat Blueeyed Bear 254-715-0746 China spring saucon tin star texans 4th sat. Mickey 830-685-3464 Fredericks township burg Matamoras Mavericks 3rd sun hammerin steel 570-296-5853 Milford Comanche Valley Vigilantes 4th Wknd denton dancer 214-384-3975 Cleburne silver lake Bounty hunters 3rd sun Marshal t. J. 570-663-3045 Montrose UT Buckshot three Peaks rangers 1st & 3rd sat second 435-590-5436 Cedar City Blue Mountain rangers 3rd sun Cathy Fisher 610-488-0619 hamburg amendment Purgatory regulators 3rd Wknd dry gulch 814-827-2120 titusville Copenhagen Valley regulators 1st sat lead Culpepper 801-627-4692 Mantua geezer north rim regulators 1st sat autum rose 435-644-5053 kanab stewart’s regulators 4th sun sodbuster Burt 724-479-8838 shelocta Big hollow Bandits 1st sat P. J. McCarthy 435-671-1929 heber elstonville hombres 4th sun Basket lady 717-949-3970 Manheim Wasatch summit regulators 1st sun Boots rob 435-649-3625 Park City el Posse grande 4th sun Black hills Barb 570-538-9163 Muncy Crow seeps Cattle Company l.l.C. 1st. sat Buffalo Juan 435-528-7432 Mayfield Valley dixie desperados 2nd &4th sat Clark Poulton 435-688-1699 st. george RI Cache Valley Vaqueros 2nd sat. logan lincoln County lawmen 4th sun Wyoming Blink 401-385-9907 Foster deseret historical shootist society 2nd sat Pronghorn Pete 801-498-7654 kaysville SC hobble Creek Wranglers 2nd sat hobble Creek 801-489-7681 springville Palmetto Posse 1st sat dun gamblin 803-422-5587 Columbia Marshall Piedmont regulators 2nd sat Chase randall 864-637-8873 anderson rio Verde rangers 2nd sat doc nelson 435-564-8210 green river outlaws of skip J (the) 3rd sat alan Meyer 864-304-2132 anderson utah War 3rd & 5th sat Jubal o. sackett 801-944-3444 salt lake City hurricane riders 3rd sat saloon keeper 843-361-2277 aynor Mesa Marauders gun Club 3rd sat Copper Queen 435-979-4665 lake Powell savannah river rangers 3rd sun surly dave 803-892-2812 gaston diamond Mountain rustlers 3rd sat Cinch 435-724-2575 Vernal geechee gunfighters 4th sat edisto ike 843-869-2429 ridgeville Wahsatch desperados 4th sat indiana kid 801-299-1094 Fruit heights greenville gunfighters 4th sun Cowboy Junky 864-414-5578 greenville Castle gate Posse 4th sat rowdy hand 435-637-8209 Price SD VA Cottonwood Cowboy association 2nd sun dakota nailbender 605-520-5212 Clark Pungo Posse Cas Club 1st sat V. B. southpaw 757-471-6190 Waverly Black hills shootist association 3rd sun hawkbill smith 605-342-8946 Pringle liberty long riders 1st sun thunder Colt 540-296-0772 Bedford Bald Mountain renegades 4th sun hilltop kid 605-392-2319 Faulkton Cavalier Cowboys 1st sun kuba kid 804-270-9054 hanover TN County Bitter Creek rangers, the 1st sat silver stallion 931-707-9452 Crossville Virginia City Marshals 1st tues humphrey hook 703-801-3507 Fairfax greene County regulators 1st sat Mort dooley 423-335-0847 rogersville Blue ridge regulators 2nd sun Bad Company 540-886-3374 lexington Wartrace regulators 1st sat & 3rd sat Will reily 615-948-4143 Wartrace k.C.’s Corral 3rd sat Virginia 804-550-2242 Mechanics orsa Cowboys 2nd sat keystone 865-755-2567 oak ridge rifleman ville Memphis gunslingers 2nd sat loco Perro 662-838-9803 arlington Mattaponi sundowners 3rd sun & 4th Flatboat Bob 804-785-2575 West Point north West tennessee longriders 3rd sat Can’t shoot 731-885-8102 union City sat dillion Pepper Mill Creek gang 4th sun slip hammer spiv 540-775-4561 king george tennessee Mountain Marauders 3rd sat double Barrel 423-593-3767 Chattanooga Bend of trail 4th sun Cavern Bill 540-380-4965 roanoke highland regulators, inc 3rd, 4th & iron Maiden 423-628-2715 Winfield stovall Creek regulators as schd Brizco-Z 434-929-1063 lynchburg 5th Wknd rivanna ranger Company as schd Virginia ranger 434-973-8759 Charlottes ocoee rangers 4th sat ocoee red 423-476-5303 Cleveland ville TX VT south texas Pistolaros 1st sat Cibolo sam 210-213-7746 san antonio Verdant Mountain Vigilantes 2nd sun snake-eye alger 802-476-6247 st. Johnsbury texas troublemakers 1st sat lefty tex larue 903-539-7234 Brownsboro WA alamo area Moderators 1st sat tombstone Mary 210-493-9320 san antonio Mica Peak Marshals 1st & 3rd sat old timer gus 509-325-9253 Mica texas riviera Pistoleros 1st sat longstar 361-334-1978 Corpus Christi north east Washington regulators 1st Wknd a. t. Mcgee 509-684-2325 Colville texas Peacemakers 1st sat deadeye greg 903-593-8215 tyler olympic Peninsula strait shooters 1st sun doc neeley 360-417-0230 Port angeles orange County regulators 1st sat & 3rd texas gator 409-243-3477 orange renton united Cowboy action 1st Wknd Jess ducky 425-271-9286 renton sun shooters Buck Creek Bandoleros 1st sat & hoofprint Prine 254-897-7328 nemo Windy Plains drifters 2nd & 4th sat hopalong hoot 509-299-6296 Medical lk 3rd Wknd Pataha rustlers 2nd sat doc day 509-382-4898 dayton Comanche trail shootists 1st sat and 5th dee horne 432-556-8446 Midland Wolverton Mountain Peace keepers 2nd sat hellfire 360-513-9081 ariel sat Mima Marauders 2nd sat okie sawbones 360-705-3601 olympia Plum Creek Carriage & shooting 1st sat sun delta raider 512-376-2602 lockhart Colville guns and roses 2nd sun Cheyence sadie 509-684-3632 Colville society smokey Point desperados 2nd sun Mudflat Mike 425-335-5176 arlington el Vaqueros 1st sun tom Burden 254-55-7240 Breckenridge apple Valley Marshals 3rd sat silent sam 509-884-3875 east thunder river renegades 1st Wknd two spurs 936-273-1851 Magnolia Wenatchee Concho Valley shooters 2nd sat roamin shields 325-656-1281 san angelo Panhandle regulators 3rd sun halfcocked otis 509-991-5842 otis orchards Bounty hunters 2nd sat Cable lockhart 806-299-1192 levelland ghost riders 3rd sun sidewinder sam 425-836-8053 Fall City travis County regulators 2nd sat Cherokee granny 979-561-6202 smithville Black river regulators 4th sat Montana slim 360-754-4328 littlerock texas tenhorns shooting Club 2nd sun & 4th Cole Bluesteele 817-577-1854 greenville Custer renegades 4th sun Joe Cannuck 360-676-2587 Custer sat Poulsbo Pistoleros 4th sun sourdough 360-830-0100 Poulsbo texican rangers 2nd Wknd dusty Chambers 830-377-6331 Fredericks george burg rattlesnake gulch rangers last sat ricochet robbie 509-628-0889 Benton City oakwood outlaws 2nd Wknd texas alline 903-545-2252 oakwood Beazley gulch rangers last sun an e. di 509-787-1782 Quincy lone star Frontier shooting Club 2nd Wknd long range rick 817-980-7206 Cleburne WI Canadian river regulators 2nd, 3rd & 5th adobe Walls 806-679-5824 Clarendon rock river regulators 1st & 3rd sat stoney Mike 608-868-5167 Beloit sat shooter Western Wisconsin Wild Bunch 2nd sat sierra Jack 608-792-1494 holmen old Fort Parker Patriots 3rd Wknd slowaz Molasses 254-412-0904 groesbeck Cassidy san antonio rough riders 3rd sat tombstone Mary 210-493-9320 san antonio Crystal river gunslingers 2nd sun ghost Chaser 715-281-7823 Waupaca tejas Caballeros 3rd sat Whiskey runner 512-288-3399 driftwood Bristol Plains Pistoleros 2nd sun huckleberry 815-675-2566 Bristol Cottonwood Creek Cowboys 3rd sat Pecos Cahill 325-575-5039 snyder Wisconsin old West shootist 2nd sun & 4th tracker Jack 715-643-2011 Boyceville gruesome gulch gang 3rd sat eli Blue 806-293-2909 Plainview sat daniels Willow hole Cowboys 3rd sat & sun Baba looey 979-820-1457 north Zulch liberty Prairie regulators 3rd sat dirty deeds 920-229-5833 ripon red river regulators 3rd sun el rio rojo ray 903-838-0964 texarkana hodag County Cowboys 3rd sun hodag Bob 715-550-8337 rhinelander trinity Valley regulators 3rd sun Byron Wells 972-206-2624 Mnasfield oconomowoc Cattlemen’s 4th sat Marvin the 414-254-5592 Concord texas historical shootist society 3rd sun Charles 281-342-1210 Columbus association Moyle goodnight the Bad guys Posse as schd speedy dan 262-728-6577 elkhorn Badlands Bar 3 3rd Wknd t-Bone dooley 903-272-9283 Clarksville dawn ghost riders 1st sun Coffee Bean 304-327-9884 hinton 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 96 Cowboy Chronicle March 2011

SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE (Cont.) Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City WV DENMARK Frontier regulators 2nd sat Captain tay 304-265-5748 thorton association of danish as sch Mrs. stowaway +45 602 013 65 greve the railtown rowdys 2nd sun Miss Print 304-589-6162 Bluefield Western shooters rocky holler regulators 3rd sun Jessee earp 304-425-2023 Princeton danish Black Powder as sch slim dane +455-614-6558 Varies kanawha Valley regulators 3rd Wknd Pike Marshall 304-925-9342 eleanor Federation Cowboy action shooting sports 4th sun Jackson 540-678-0735 largent FINLAND WY sass Finland as sch Capt. Woodbury +358505174659 Various Cheyenne regulators 1st sat dr. Frank Powell 307-637-0350 Cheyenne kane Colter’s hell Justice Committee 1st sat yakima red 307-254-2090 Various Classic old Western as sch Captain Woodbury +358505174659 loppi Wsas locations society of Finland kane Bessemer Vigilance Committee 1st sun smokewagon Bill 307-472-1926 Casper FRANCE sybille Creek shooters 2nd sat Wyoming roy 307-322-3515 Wheatland societe de tir Bedoin sat – sun sheriff Ch. 049 035 1973 Bedoin high lonesome drifters 2nd sat kari lynn 307-587-2946 Cody Ventoux outhpaw southfork Vigilance Committee 2nd Wknd Wennoff 507-332-5035 lander Club de tir de Bernay sat Chriswood 02.32.45.59.00 Bernay Wsas halfcock old West French shooters as sch Curly red ryder 33 3 85 82 02 03 Caromb Powder river Justice Committee 3rd sun doc Fehr 307-683-3320 Buffalo CtsVe sat little shooting +33 6 75558063 eCot Wsas Missie donkey Creek shootists 4th sun Poker Jim 307-660-0221 gillette Club de tri de nuits saint as sch reverend delano 0033 90 0380 nuits saint snake river rowdies as schd sheriff J. r. 307-733-4559 Jackson georges l. oakley 203 551 georges Quigley BeraC as sch reverend delano 33 3 80 20 35 Premeaux l. oakley 51 Prissey International Club de tir sportif de as sch Major John brisset37@hotm tours touraine lawson ail.fr SOUTH AFRICA Cas/sass France as sch Charles allan +33146611798 Varies Western shooters of 3rd sat richmond P. 027-21-797- Cape town Jeppesen lasalle south africa hobson 5054 Club de tir Brennou as sch French Bob 0033(0)2476758 Varies CANADA 88 alberta Frontier shootists as sch Mustang heart 780-464-4600 rocky Mtn al reverend oakley’s Cowboy as sch reverend delano 0033(0)380 203 Varies house klan l. oakley 551 Valley regulators 3rd sat high Country 250-334-3479 Courtenay BC sass – France golden 1st sun Captain Jack (33) 627721309 Villefrache de amigo triggers of Freetown dimonds leBeau rouergue Palmer’s gulch Cowboys as sch Caribou lefty 250-372-0416 heffley Creek BC Club de tir Beaujolais as sch Jesse sandwhite jean- Villefranche sur red Mountain renegades 1st sun Preacher Flynn t. 604-820-1564 Mission BC claude.poceblanc saone locke @orange.fr long harbour lead as sch Preacher Man 250-537-0083 salt spring BC GERMANY slingers John island BC sass germany Wed rhine river Joe 0049-2823-5807 spork nova scotia Cowboy action 3rd sun Wounded Belly 902-890-2310 truro, ns ns germany territory as sch Westphalian Phil +49 2921671814 Varies shooting Club regulators Badlands of h. a. h. a. 1st sat r.t. Ways 905-627-4123 ancaster on sass-europe Mon niers river kid 0049-2823- Wegberg Barrie gun Club 2nd & 4th northern Crow 705-435-2807 Barrie on 98080 sat Jail Bird’s Company Mon orlando a Brick 0049 2131 Wegberg Blueridge sportsmen’s Club as sch rebel dale 519-599-2558 Clarksburg on Bond 7423065 Wentworth shooting sports 2nd sun stoney Creek 905-664-3217 hamilton on Cas – europe Wed hurricane irmi 0049-2823-5807 Bocholt Club ITALY islington sportmen’s Club as sch hawkfeathers 905-936-2129 humber on Canne roventi last sun Valdez s.ottaviani@univ Filottrano Waterloo County revolver as sch ranger Pappy 519-536-9184 kitchener on pm.it association Cooper old West shooting society as sch alchimista 39-3342068337 italy Prairie dog rebels 3rd sat Valley Boy 519-673-5648 london on Fratelli della Costa onlus 3rd sat oversize + 35 056424677 livorno lambton sportsman’s Club 2nd sat Payton 519-337-9058 sombra on Wild West rebels sun alchimista +33- Malegno-Bs (apr- 3342068337 oct) lassiter Fan shooting Club 3rd sun ivan Bandito +39-347- Mazzano Quebec Mounted shooting as sch dirty owl Bert 819-424-7842 Joliette QC 0430400 association Maremma Bad land’s as sch alameda slim alamedaslim@ siena ottawa Valley Marauders as sch Button 514-792-0063 ottawa QC riders owss.it DOWN UNDER old gunners shooting as sch renato anese 335-1245391 toppo di AUSTRALIA Club- Western shootist travesio Flint hill Prospectors 2nd sat Judge ruger 61418383299 glenlogie Posse little river raiders 3rd sun lazy dave 61 3 403777926 little river ViC green hearts regulator 1st sun Marshal steven +39-0742-24180 trevi gold Coast gamblers 1st & 3rd dagger Jack 61-7-5537-5857 gold Coast Qld gardiner sat honky tonk rebels last sun kaboom andy 39 335 7378551 Vigevano ssaa single action sat/sun Virgil earp 61-7-4695-2050 Millmerran Qld LUXEMBOURG shooting – australia sass - luXeMBourg as sch smiley Miles +352-621 280 Varies adelaide Pistol & shooting 1st sat & lobo Malo 61-8-2890606 korunye s.a 606 Club 3rd sun NORTHERN IRELAND Fort Bridger shooting Club 4th sun duke york 61-3-9551-2902 drouin ViC kells County regulators 1st sat independence 028 9336 8004 Varies ssaa-sasa little river 3rd sun tiresome 02 5978 0190 Melbourne ViC Carroll raiders single action Club NORWAY NEW ZEALAND Quantrill raiders sun Charles Quantrill +4793259669 loten tararua rangers 3rd sun J.e.B. stuart (64) 6 3796436 Carterton sass norway as sch Charles Quantrill 47-932-59-669 loten Frontier & Western 2nd sun souther Cross 0064 6 3798086 gladstone SERBIA shooting sports union of Western shooters as sch hombre des nudos 063 7216934 humska association of serbia Bullet spittin sons o’ 2nd sat Billy deadwood 64-6-3564720 Palmerston SWEDEN thunder sass sweden as sch Wild Bull 004658612045 Varies Western renegades 4th sat Black Bart Bolton 027 249 6270 Wanganui SWITZERLAND EUROPE old West shooting society as sch hondo Janssen 044-271-99 47 Zurich AUSTRIA switzerland sweetwater gunslingers as sch Fra diabolo office@sass- Vienna MID EAST austria.at LEBANON CZECH REPUBLIC el rancho sporting Club as sch Jessie +9611385982 Varies association of Western as sch thunderman 420-603-222-400 Prelouc shooters 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 March 2011 Cowboy Chronicle Page 97

SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS ANNUAL MATCHES Match Dates Contact Phone City State Match Dates Contact Phone City State USA 2011 June (continued) March SASS Arkansas State Championship 03 - 05 sister 479-970-7042 Belleville ar Bayou Blast - 2011 11 - 13 Possum skinner 337-375-2115 lake Charles la Pursuit By Rooster Cogburn’s sundance gathering of the Posses 11 - 13 squibber 520-568-2852 Casa grande aZ Posse the ide’s of March 18 - 20 deadwood Woody 352-357-3065 tavares Fl SASS MA, CT, and RI State 03 - 05 Barrister Bill 978-667-2219 harvard Ma trailhead ‘11 24 - 27 Charles goodnight 281-342-1210 Columbus tX Championship April Shootout at Sawyer Flats Butterfield range War law 02 - 02 Fast hammer 575-647-3434 las Cruces nM SASS Idaho State Black Powder 03 - 04 idaho Packer 208-589-5942 rexburg id enforcement vs Cowboys Shootout – Black Powder Blowout smokey Mountain shootout 07 - 07 Jim Mayo 865-310-4069 knoxville tn SASS IOWA STATE 03 - 05 Pit Mule 515-205-0557 indianola ia Blue ridge roundup 08 - 10 dig em deep 540-337-2714 lexington Va CHAMPIONSHIP Shootout at SASS Texas State Black Powder 08 - 10 Mickey 830-685-3464 Fredericksbu tX Coyote Gulch Shootout – Resurrection V rg SASS NORTHWEST TERRITORIAL 03 - 05 texas Jack 503-907-6522 Bend or SASS FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL 13 - 17 sass office 505-843-1320 edgewood nM WILD BUNCH Championship Morales Buffalo Stampede SASS - Wyoming State 09 - 11 Joe Cross 307-587-2946 Cody Wy SASS Delaware State Championship 15 - 17 deacon Will 302-422-6534 seaford de Championship Cody’s Wild West Round-Up on the Nantcoke Shootout SASS - North Carolina Black 15 - 16 Carolina Jack 910-864-9875 Wagram nC Western states Cowboy action shooting 10 - 13 dutch dalton mmuel65744@ Fernley nV Powder Shootout – Smoke on the aol.com Border SASS Ohio State Championship 10 - 12 Buckshot Jones 937-418-7816 Piqua oh the reckonong at turtle Flats 17 - 17 deadlee darlin 941-650-8920 Myakka City Fl Shootout at Hard Times SASS - Wild Bunch - Gold Coast 20 - 21 l. topay 305-233-5756 Fort Fl SASS - Kansas State Championship 10 - 12 el dorado Wayne 913-686-5314 lenexa ks Gunfight – Your Favorite Western lauderdale ambush at hat Creek 17 - 19 Modac 530-275-3158 shasta lake Ca SASS - California State SASS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 19 - 20 sass office 505-843-1320 Founders nM Wild Bunch Championship 20 - 21 sutter lawman 916-354-1027 sloughhouse Ca END of TRAIL WILD BUNCH ranch dry gulch at arroyo Cantua 21 - 24 sutter lawman 916-354-1027 sloughhouse Ca MATCH SASS California State 28 - 01 Mad dog 805-497-2857 Bakersfield Ca SASS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 20 - 26 sass office 505-843-1320 Founders nM Championship draper END of TRAIL ranch Shootout at 5 Dog Creek SASS Maryland State Championship 23 - 25 Chuckaroo 301-831-9666 damascus Md triple Crown of Cas 28 - 30 Mose spencer 270-349-4392 english tX Thunder Valley Days Midwest Classic 28 - 30 Mose spencer 270-349-4392 sparta il yellowstone Valley Buffalo stampede 24 - 25 Backstrap Bill 406-652-6158 Billings Mt annual Match roundup - 2011 29 - 01 Cowtown Jack 817-980-7206 Cleburne tX SASS Wisconsin State Black Powder 26 - 26 Captain Cook 715-248-3727 Boyceville Wi Wasco County shootout 29 - 01 Frisco nell 360-835-5630 the dalles or Shootout – Smoke in the Hills SASS- Tennessee State Wild Bunch 30 - 30 Whiskey hayes 931-684-2709 Wartrace tn SASS HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL 30 - 03 red river 970-225-0545 Cheyenne Wy Match – War in the Hills Hell on Wheels Wrangler May July SASS - Georgia State Championship 05 - 08 done gone 770-361-6966 dawsonville ga railhead 01 - 04 sly Puppy 623-925-2559 Williams aZ Round Up at River Bend SASS Alaska Territorial 01 - 03 tripod 907-373-0140 anchorage ak SASS Georgia State Black Powder 05 - 05 done gone 770-3616966 dawsonville ga Championship Championship Shootout Under The Midnight Sun ambush at ricochet Junction 06 - 08 scooter McComb 509-684-2460 Colville Wa Fort halleck days 07 - 09 green springs 775-753-8203 elko nV SASS Kentucky State Championship 07 - 08 appalachian 859-749-9292 Mckee ky thomsen Hooten Holler Round-Up alan SASS Alaska State Championship 08 - 10 darlin’ 907-378-9472 Chatanika ak SASS Texas State Championship 12 - 15 dusty 830-377-6331 Fredericksbu tX Caroline Comancheria Days Chambers rg SASS Montana State Championship 08 - 10 Jeb’s lady 406-727-7625 simms Mt SASS Arizona State Blackpowder 13 - 15 silverado Cid 928-595-1230 Payson aZ Shootout On the Sun River Shootout – Tonto Rim Smoke Out International Annual Matches SASS California State Black Powder 13 - 14 Just george 760-677-9109 ridgecrest Ca Defend The Roost CANADA showdown in the Valley Jul 16 - 17 high Country 250-334-3479 Courtenay BC SASS Virginia Black Powder 14 - 14 Missouri 757-471-3396 West Point Va amigo Shootout – Smoke on the Mattponi Marshal Middle of the road 14 - 15 John Bear 208-562-1914 kuna id AUSTRALIA Man with no name apr 02 - 03 Judge ruger 61418383299 ararat SASS - State Wild Bunch 19 - 19 Boben Weev 618-632-0712 sparta il SASS AUSTRALIAN sep 26 - 02 Virgil earp 61-7-4695-2050 Millmerran SASS West Virginia Blackpowder 20 - 22 eddie rebel 304-397-6188 eleanor WV REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP State Championship Chisholm Trail Smoke over Buffalo Flats shooting shindig- shoot out on the 20 - 22 stink Creek 575-885-9879 Carlsbad nM NEW ZEALAND the World Frontier & Western Mar 18 - 20 doc hayes 64-6-379-6692 gladstone Pecos Jones Championships – trail’s end County shootout at leadville - 2011 20 - 22 Colt starbucks 410-902-7939 Jefferson Pa SASS Alaska State Blackpowder 21 - 21 Four Bucks 907-243-0781 anchorage ak CZECH REPUBLIC showdown in the Camp Jun 22 - 05 Fra diabolo office@sass- tabor- Shootout – Smoke in the Greatland austria.at oparany SASS Utah State Blackpowder 21 - 21 rowdy hand 435-637-8209 Price ut Shootout FRANCE Fight in the saloon apr 15 - 17 Chriswood 02.32.45.59.00 Bernay The Castle Gate Smudge Match Blazing Bullet ii aug 13 - 15 little shooting +33 6 75558063 eCot SASS NORTHWEST TERRITORIAL 21 - 22 Frisco nell 360-835-5630 the dalles or Missie BLACK POWDER SHOOTOUT last shot on the trail sep 09 - 11 John jydolisi@jydolisi. 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hoW To bring doWn AnATion By Colonel Dan, SASS #24025, Lif e/ Regulator

tions, the political philosophy, its To shape the political phi - government has limited sway over sense of nationalism, and of losophy, infiltrate the govern - them. By legislating large sums course, the economy. ment : Whenever and wherever from the public treasury, you ac - To shape truth, control the possible place those sympathetic to complish two important goals. media : Most people absorb what your philosophy into office at all First, you create dependents of the they know about life from the levels—the higher, the better—so public and private business that Colonel Dan, major media centers these days. they can sway the direction of the are now subject to conditions, SASS Life #24025 The media paints the picture for country within every function of rules, and regulations you dictate. all to see. If that picture is con - government, promising solutions, Secondly, you are putting that stantly distorted, lies become ac - handouts and benefits for all. In country into unsustainable debt, f you were intent on cepted as truth; i.e., tell enough such a way you can tilt legislation reducing the value of the currency bringing down a power - lies repeatedly and soon those lies toward incrementally increasing while undermining its economy. ful rival whose philoso - are accepted as fact. Spin and con - the control of and dependency on And of course, to support all this I phy, as originally coct, distort and influence using government—a government you spending, you now make the case founded, was strong, independent, the public platforms such as televi - are shaping. Concurrently, if you the people must “invest” in all and entirely opposite from your sion, radio, and print, and you can can pack the courts with appointed these government provided “bene - own—a country you would not influence, sway, and control the judges who will not hold you ac - fits,” so you tax them relentlessly, want to confront militarily—how mind of the vast majority of its countable to the law and its consti - stealing money from their pockets would you go about it? The an - population in any area you choose. tution, you can act with virtual and independence from their lives. swer is simple; orchestrate the so - This subversive influence includes impunity. Infiltration at the high - Eventually, if you tax and spend ciety’s destruction from within. pitting one group against another est levels can also be employed to enough, you financially oppress the Although possibly taking in order to foment internal discord, weaken the military through people to the point of serfdom and longer than a military victory and as well as ridiculing, discrediting, budget cuts, unwarranted restric - overload their economic structure requiring great patience, the dam - and challenging moral principles tions, and over commitment, de - to the point of collapse. age would be just as effective, if and national values in order to de - grading both force morale and Through patient manipulation not more so. When you destroy stroy any hint of a strong spiritual effectiveness. A country without a and clever coordination of these from within, you do it by using foundation or allegiance to a strong military is like a bull with - few centers of gravity, you can, in that country’s own people, no blood unique national culture. This is a out horns or a tiger without time, weave the downfall of even is spilled in combat, and the phys - much easier task if many in your claws—defenseless and vulnerable. the most powerful nation, using its ical infrastructure is left intact. target audience have become lazy, To shape the sense of na - own citizens and systems to or - In any country, there are but a ill-educated, ill-informed, unthink - tionalism, dilute the culture chestrate the destruction. few key areas that determine how ing, and apathetic. and the language: A strong soci - The irony is that in just a few the citizens mature, live, and de - To shape future genera - ety has at its foundation a unique generations, the indoctrinated velop their beliefs. These are the tions, control the schools : In - culture and a common language. masses will be convinced this trail focal points that must be at - crementally indoctrinate the Simply put, it is the culture and that has been shaped for them is tacked. In his book, On War , children with principles that are language that ultimately defines truly the enlightened path for Clausewitz referred to this con - sympathetic to your philosophy. and unites a nation. If you can ma - mankind, and they will unwit - cept of identifying and then focus - Make future generations weak in nipulate these two critical ele - tingly look forward to the trip! You ing on select points as attacking mind, body, and spirit. Avoid ments through legislative action have thus taken control of a pow - the center of gravity . teaching children the basic facts and social pressure, you can erful rival without firing a shot or The center of gravity is that about their own history, constitu - weaken the foundation of any spilling a drop of blood. key element, if controlled or de - tion, or rights. Teach them natural country. How? Introduce and Post Script: Periodically, I re - stroyed, would most hurt your op - aggression is wrong and docile eventually force the acceptance of view articles I’ve written in the ponent and is the critical factor in submission is right. Teach them a multi-cultural concept and refuse past to determine my accuracy con - achieving your objective. In this any basis of a moral foundation, to accept a common tongue as the cerning how the present’s past ac - case, when taking control of or de - like the principles of religion, is a official language. In short, prevent tually unfolded compared to the stroying a country from within, weakness to be avoided in the cultural assimilation and under - view from my saddle at the time. I the key is to attack and control the name of freedom, and also redefine mine any sense of nationalism. wrote this one in 2001 for my col - mind of the inhabitants—you the concept of patriotism to sup - Encourage and orchestrate a mo - umn in an international news or - must shape the way people view port your views. Teach them to saic society rather than a melting ganization. You be the judge as to life and the values upon which cast off old values and traditions pot, and you will eventually mor - its accuracy. What I can say with their life is based. Shape the in the interest and name of sensi - tally wound the national fabric. 100% assurance is we certainly mind, and you control their direc - tivity—after all, we wouldn’t want To shape the economy, live in interesting times my tion. Control their direction, and to offend anyone with our old fash - spend, spend, spend and tax, friends. Just a review from my you can lead them down a path - ioned or traditional beliefs, now tax, tax: A country with a strong archived saddle … way to hell. would we? And guns, guns are economy is financially independ - Contact Colonel Dan: The centers of gravity I would wicked, dangerous, and socially ent, and its people unlikely to look [email protected] shape in orchestrating a country’s unacceptable—an evil that must toward the government for much of Article Archives: downfall from within are its per - be eradicated from society—for the anything. If free people don’t de - http://mddall.com/sbss/SB - ception of truth, its future genera - good of the children, of course. pend on their government, that SShome.htm

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