MercantileEXCITINGSee section our NovemberNovemberNovember 2001 2001 2001 CowboyCowboyCowboy ChronicleChronicleChronicle(starting on PagepagePagePage 90)111 The Cowboy Chronicle~ The Monthly Journal of the Single Action Shooting Society ® Vol. 21 No. 10 © Single Action Shooting Society, Inc. October 2008 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES – 2008 q By Tex, SASS #4 q ach year the Hall of Fame tee deliberates its selections, we committee searches for find there are many who are E the most deserving indi- deserving, far more than can be viduals and organizations accommodated in a single year. that have had a lasting impact of The committee’s list continues to the sport of Cowboy Action grow and evolve, and this year’s Shooting™. Long-term support list is particularly pleasing, con- for the game we play, excellence sisting of a long time, influential in competition, those who have Cowboy Action vendor, some top established significant regional shooters, those who have helped activities, and even those who shape Cowboy Action as we have invented many of the prac- know it today, and long-term tices, procedures, and sayings we supporters of our sport. SASS is all take for granted today are very proud of the five inductees candidates. And, as the commit- highlighted below.
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6 FROM THE EDITOR Voting, Politics, And Costumes (Again!) . . . Editorial Staff NEWS Harvest Fair . . . SASS Scholarship Foundation Applications Available Nov. 1st . . . Tex 8-22 Editor-in-Chief 16 CAT’S CORNER Dressing For The 1876 Centennial Ball . . . Cat Ballou Editor 18 COYOTE DROPPINGS Territorial Governors (More Important Than Ever) . . . Coyote Calhoun Managing Editor & Marketing Director 24-26 LETTERS Comments From SASS Members . . . Adobe Illustrator 27 POLITICAL My Idea Of A Campaign Speech . . . Layout & Design Mac Daddy 30-46 ARTICLES Culinary Delights On The Outlaw Trail . . . El Paso’s Texas Rangers . . . Graphic Design Donna Oakley 51-63 GUNS & GEAR Loading Long Range Blackpowder . . . Totin’ Fer Townies . . . Advertising Administrator Contributing Writers 54-56 SASS CONVENTION Sign Up Today! . . . Blackthorne Billy, Bob Boze Bell, Buckskin Dave, Buckskin Lily, Capgun Kid, Capt. George Baylor, 64 REVIEWS-PRODUCTS The New 1876 Winchester Reproduction Rifle . . . Col. Dan, Cree Vicar Dave, Duke Morrison, Grey Fox, Holy Terror, Inspector, Jersey Kid, 66 PROFILES Catfish Kid . . . Colorado Half Breed . . . Chevelon Kid . . . Joe Fasthorse Harrill, Justice Lily Kate, Lucky Bill Thorington, M. Lou Findley, Common Valor . . . Mad Mountain Mike, Madd Mike, Oracle, 67 REVIEWS BOOKS Purdy Gear, Seven Ladders, Sila McFee, Three Fingers Tequila, 68, 69 TRAIL MARKER To Be Remembered . . . Tuolumne Lawman, Whooper Crane The Cowboy Chronicle is published by The Wild Bunch, Board of Directors of The 70, 74 MOUNTED The Capgun Kid Rides...Without Getting Himself Killed Doing It (Pt.3) Single Action Shooting Society. For adver- tising information and rates, administrative and editorial offices contact: 76, 77 HISTORY Tragic Powwow . . . Little Known Famous People . . . Chronicle Administrator 23255 La Palma Avenue What’s Goin’ On In Your Town? . . . Yorba Linda, California 92887 80-85 ON THE RANGE 714-694-1800 FAX: 714-694-1813 86-89 CLUB REPORTS Gold Rush Days . . . Lincoln County Regulators Hold 1st Match email: [email protected] http://www.sassnet.com The Cowboy Chronicle (ISSN 15399877) is 90-96 MERCANTILE Nice SASS Collectibles . . . published Monthly by the Single Action Shooting Society, 23255 La Palma Avenue, Yorba Linda, California 92887. Periodicals 97- CLASSIFIED Postage is Paid at ANAHEIM, CA and addi- tional mailing offices (USPS #020-591). POSTMASTER: Send address changes to 100 ADVERTISERS INDEX The Cowboy Chronicle, 23255 La Palma Avenue, Yorba Linda, California 92887. 107 SASS NEW MEMBER APPLICATION DISCLAIMER - The Single Action Shooting Society does not guarantee, warranty or Albuquerque cow- SASS® Trademarks endorse any product or service advertised in this newspaper. The publisher also does boys pool their SASS®, Single Action Shooting Society®, resources and take not guarantee the safety or effectiveness END of TRAIL®, EOT®, of any product or service illustrated. The second place in TM distribution of some products/services may the 2008 New The Cowboy Chronicle , TM be illegal in some areas, and we do not Mexico State Fair Cowboy Action Shooting , assume responsibility thereof. State and TM Parade! Buffalo CAS , local laws must be investigated by the pur- Range Riders, The World Championship of chaser prior to purchase or use or prod- High Desert Cowboy Action ShootingTM, ucts/services. Drifters, and the Bow-legged Cowboy Design, and the WARNING: Neither the author nor The Rio Grande Rocking Horse Design Cowboy Chronicle can accept any responsi- bility for accidents or differing results Renegades rode are all trademarks of the float to victory! obtained using reloading data. Variation Tex thought all the The Single Action Shooting Society, Inc. in handloading techniques, compo- nents, and firearms will make results folks on the parade route were waving at him, but youngsters Pixie Powder, Any use or reproduction of these marks without the express written permission vary. Have a competent gunsmith check SASS #67519 (center), and Cowboy Clay, SASS #67520 (top), were riding your firearms before firing. on his side of the wagon and drawing all the attention. of SASS is strictly prohibited. Page 6 Cowboy Chronicle October 2008
VOTING, POLITICS, AND COSTUMES (AGAIN!)
By Tex, SASS #4
It’s easy to imagine an environment Second Amendment proponents in to relax. Is the game perfect? No. Is where one cannot keep their our national administration, the bat- the game static? No. The game we firearms at home, load or purchase tle will ultimately be lost. Hopefully, play today is nothing like the game Tex, SASS #4 as much ammunition as one pleases, the vote has gone well … we played 27 years ago at the first ~SASS Hall of Fame Inductee~ practice when one chooses, and com- Politics END of TRAIL. Have the changes petes in matches of one’s choice. The Cowboy Chronicle has been crit- been good? Many have, but not all. Most parts of the world have restric- icized several times for printing any- There are some 80,000 SASS Voting tions such as these, and the United thing “political.” The argument is members and a few hundred y the time you get this issue of Nations appears heading in this this is our fantasy sport, it’s an Territorial Governors. The Gover- BThe Cowboy Chronicle, the national direction as well. Whether the moti- escape from our everyday realities, nors help advocate and administer elections will be over. Hopefully all vation to substantially restrict and one shouldn’t have to read about change, and change affects all the Cowboy Action Shooters did the firearm use is truly rooted in the politics in our journal … especially, if members. We’re talking about affect- right thing and voted … and got concept, this is a modern world with you disagree with the positions ing thousands of people … and deal- their friends to do the same. millions of sophisticated, civilized taken! One wants only “good” news ing with people is politics. Politics is Hopefully we’ll have a national people, and there is simply no place … “happy” news. trying to figure out what’s best for administration that is both sympa- for firearms among the general pop- First of all, this isn’t a “Polly- our game, figuring out how to get oth- thetic and supportive of our Second ulace, or whether it’s actually a cyn- Anna” world, and this isn’t a “Polly- ers to embrace the “good” ideas, and Amendment rights … the right to ical move to disarm everyone, mak- Anna” game. This is a good game … figuring out how to make the new use firearms for self-defense, hunt- ing them subservient to authority, it’s fun, it’s family oriented, it’s an ideas work. Politics is a fact of life in ing, and recreational activities, both civil and criminal, is a moot escape from our everyday 21st every organization and in our daily including Cowboy Action Shooting™. point. Without strong, supportive Century world, and it’s what we do (Continued on page 100) October 2008 Cowboy Chronicle Page 7 Page 8 Cowboy Chronicle October 2008
WWHA CONVENTION WAS A BIG SUCCESS!
By Seven Ladders, SASS #75152
he first annual convention of the Cool, Bob Alexander, Larry Ball, Bill TWWHA, the Wild West History O’Neal, and many others. Association, was a big success! Held The scheduled events included a at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in down- wonderful bus tour of the Gilcrease town Tulsa, Oklahoma, July 15-19, Museum and 101 Ranch collection 2008, the exciting event attracted and stimulating breakout sessions in historians, researchers, collectors, the evenings. In addition to an screenwriters, and many others in awards luncheon, vendors’ tables, the history of the Old West. Speakers auction, and reception, the event included Robert K. DeArment, Bob concluded with a spectacular Ernst, Robert McCubbin, Chuck Saturday evening banquet and peri- Parsons, Nancy Samuelson, Paul od costume competition.
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HARVEST FAIR! HERE COME THE COWBOYS AND INDIANS! By Tombstone Ed, SASS #22214
an Bernardino, CA – The 28th “Welcome to the Harvest Fair.” SAnnual Harvest Fair is all gussied The year is 1881. The President is up and rarin’ to go! The cowboys, cow- James Garfield. Red Cloud is the girls, and Indians will be ridin’ into Chief of the Oglala Sioux. There are town from all over the west. They’ll 38 states in the Union. Native be settin’ up camp at the Harvest Fair Americans are attempting to main- in San Bernardino, California on tain their culture and lifestyle. Some November 1, 2, & 8, 9, 2008. of the Territories (not yet states) Walk down the streets of the include Nebraska, Utah, Kansas, and Harvest Fair and walk back in time to the Indian Territory (Oklahoma). 1881. Old West style buildings line The Desert Guns will be ridin’ Main Street. Old time ranchers, into the valley. The W.E.S.T. Rough bankers, society ladies, school Riders are bringin’ a military detach- marm’s, and lawmen will be walking ment. They’ll be ramrodin’ the right along with ya. An 1880’s chuck Veteran’s Day Parade and Ceremony wagon cook is cookin’ up grub. The and will have some stories to tell dance hall ladies are getting’ gussied about their ride with Teddy Roosevelt up and lookin’ for a man! A cowboy at San Juan Hill. camp is full of wranglers that just The Mohave Muleskinners will rode into town. They can’t wait to have to travel the dangerous Cajon paint the town red!! (Continued on next page) October 2008 Cowboy Chronicle Page 11 Frontier Design with more fancy just like to fleece the cowboys. Those clothing and stuff for the ladies. Earps call themselves entrepreneurs, The Buckskin BBQ, Santoya’s whatever that means. We know they Cantina, Golden Palace Chinese frequent the gamblin’ halls and BBQ, and Bob’s Roasted Corn will saloons and try to separate the hard- be cookin’ up some great Old West workin’ cowboys and miners from style vittles. their money. Once things get settled down, Three stages will have a wag- Law Dogs n’ Ladies and the Earps are onload of entertainment all day, every expected to arrive. They ain’t much day, both weekends, including Old for cattle or minin’. They’ve never West shows, live country music, west- been accused of havin’ calluses on ern music, Folklorico dancers, Native their hands. Some people say they (Continued on page 31)
(Continued from previous page) and doin’ some tradin’. There will Pass to make it. Rumor has it the also be Choctaw, Quapaw, Shawnee, notorious Cross Creek Cowboys will Cherokee, and Lakota represented. be trailin’ a herd into town. Basket Moon, Bear, Light Eagle, Red Code of the West will also be ridin’ Weasel, and Dancing Elk will be in and settin’ up camp. Rumor has it doing beadwork, basket making, flint that “Nasty Ned” is the poster boy for knapping, and story telling about the this year’s Harvest Fair. Tombstone Native American way of life. Ed is hopin’ to do a little minin’. He And, ya know once the cowboys, had good luck in Southern Arizona miners, and Indians arrive, the Old and hopes for the same here. West sutlers won’t be far behind. The Border Renegades, Pistols’ n Some of the merchants will include Petticoats, Jack’s Posse & Wayward the Cloak Drummer, the West Indies Sisters, Guns n’ Garters, Nat Love, Trading Company, and the Tradi- Deacon Leonne, Old West Reckoners, tional General Store, all selling 1800’s and the Pioneertown Posse will also clothing and Western Americana. be showin’ up. There’s even some nice “fooferaws” for This isn’t just a cowboy gatherin’. the ladies. We also expect Purple Iron Feather’s “Keepers of the Ways” Clover with fancy soaps and potions, will be settin’ up their Indian village Victorian Designs by Lily, and Page 12 Cowboy Chronicle October 2008
SASS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 1, 2008
By Justice Lily Kate, SASS#1000
. pplications for the SASS due in the SASS office by March 17, covering following year. undergrad- AScholarship Foundation 2009/ 2009. Scholarships will be awarded uate studies. 2010 grants will be available begin- through the recipient’s college or Students who are active SASS ning November 1, 2008. Active educational institution. Awards members and have been enrolled SASS members, who meet the gen- will be announced at END of for a minimum of one year in an eral eligibility criteria listed below TRAIL™ 2009. accredited college or vocational and on the SASS website, are trade school are eligible to apply for encouraged to apply. Eligibility: a grant covering the following year Applications may be obtained by Must be a high school senior undergraduate studies. written or email request only. during the period of application SASS encourages all members Address application requests to: (November 1 through March 17), and affiliated clubs to take part in SASS Scholarship Foundation, and must have been accepted to be this important effort by raising 23255 La Palma Avenue, enrolled as a full-time undergradu- funds for the SASS Scholarship Yorba Linda, California 92887, ate student (nine units or more) at Foundation. Please make all checks attention Donna Oakley an accredited institution of higher payable to the SASS Scholarship or [email protected]. education actively pursuing an aca- Fund. The SASS Scholarship Please specify your education demic or trade discipline. Foundation is a not-for-profit grade level and include your name, Previous Scholarship recipients 501(C)(3) organization. Visit the Justice Lily Kate, SASS #, address, and phone num- who are still active SASS members Scholarship Web Site found at SASS #1000 ber. Completed applications are may apply for a continuing grant www.sassnet.com. October 2008 Cowboy Chronicle Page 13 Page 14 Cowboy Chronicle October 2008
BOY SCOUT HELPS COWBOYS AS COWBOYS HELP A BOY SCOUT
By Inspector, SASS #41400
n the road to Eagle Scout, a Boy zation, or the general public upon its nized not only the Charter Orga- Club, met these criteria, he also con- OScout is required to complete a completion. A cleaver young Scout nization for his Boy Scout Venture ceived a project to assist their SASS leadership service project for his by the name of Jacob Williams recog- Crew, The Highland Pistol and Rifle (Continued on page 28) community. The project must benefit the community, a non-profit organi-
Black Jack Slade, SASS #2729, Jacob (center) and his Venture Crew uses one of the new rifle racks stand next to their newly in competition. installed flagpole. Troop 1034 Boy Scouts work on Jacob’s Eagle Project. October 2008 Cowboy Chronicle Page 15 Page 16 Cowboy Chronicle October 2008
DRESSING FOR THE 1876 CENTENNIAL BALL
By Mad Mountain Mike, Cat Ballou, SASS #55 SASS Life/Regulator #4385 ~SASS Hall of Fame Inductee~ . .
t is befitting during this election acters that made this an unbelievable country. ples of the Plains. Famous year, we at SASS are celebrating We have long hunters, Minute Men, Daniel explorers such as Lewis and I our country’s Centennial with the Boone, Paul Revere, and the Ben Franklin Clark, Jim Bridger, Zebulon “Centennial Ball” this December at SASS’ type with his knee breeches and waistcoat. Pike, and Fremont. Don’t Las Vegas Convention. Remembering our Think of Pocahontas, Betsy Ross, or forget those first brave roots and what makes this country great even Martha Washington with her settlers, with prairie is what SASS is all about. So, how do we side hoops, stomacher, and pow- women and sod- dress for such an occasion? Of course, a dered wig. Pilgrims, Native busters. And that lovely 1876-style gown for the ladies or a Americans, the Vaqueros who which is familiar to all fancy cutaway tailcoat for the men would taught us our cowboy skills, of us – the cattle be nice. But what about some of the other the Chinamen who helped drives starting in the ways we can express our joy for our build our mighty railroads, 1860’s, with cowboys, nation’s 100th birthday? the Irish, and all those other the camp cook, and Let’s start with the basics – use any- immigrants who con- the trail boss. thing from Plymouth Rock to 1876 as your tributed so much to our And, never inspiration. great land. forget all For those men who love their military Of course, you those many clothing, one can dress like a soldier from can’t forget the hard working towns- the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, Western Expan- people in their the Civil War, or even the Indian Wars sion with moun- “going-to-town” that were gearing up at this time. Pick tain men and finery. a historic figure the native peo- Another such as George way to celebrate Washington or this event is George Custer, through fanta- or perhaps a sy. You can come as famous military the first American flag, scout like Kit Carson or Liberty Hall, the Liberty Yellowstone Kelly. Bell, or Liberty herself. Let Ladies, you have an your imagination go wild! And guys – it’s okay to abundance of historic dress up and enjoy yourself, and get into the spirit! gowns from which to Remember, anything goes from the beginning choose. Perhaps a of this great land until 1876. From Pilgrims to fancy Revolutionary- Westerners. From historic to fantasy – let your- era ball gown to go self go and have a ball – a Centennial Ball! with your General, or Postscript: Mad Mountain Mike and Miss Tabitha a lovely hoop dress to are always happy to visit with SASS members about match your Civil War building their character and costumes. Feel free to soldier. And, of course, a visit them in their River Crossing booth at events fine 1876 Centennial across the country, or contact them at 970-221-2992 gown would be beauti- or at www.rivercrossinginc.com. fully fitting. Consider Illustrations in this article graciously provided also the option of taking by Catherine Bishop of Vintage Victorian, from her one of your existing red, book “Masquerade and Carnival: their Customs white, or blue ball gowns and Costumes.” If you are interested in purchasing and just adding some a copy of this book, or any of her other historic patriotic trims. reprints from the Victorian era, please contact Let’s not forget Vintage Victorian at www.vintagevictorian.com,or all those other char- email her at [email protected]. October 2008 Cowboy Chronicle Page 17 Page 18 Cowboy Chronicle October 2008 Coyote With Coyote Calhoun Droppings TERRITORIAL GOVERNORS More Important Than Ever
By Coyote Calhoun, SASS #201
The qualifications to be a office expires each year, and there is tory, philosophy, purpose, presence, Territorial Governor are: no limit to the number of terms one direction, and Spirit of the Game, and • A Life Member of SASS. individual may serve. A Territorial communicate the Cowboy Action • Appointed/elected by the SASS Governor not only represents his Shooting™ story locally to further affiliated club members he or she constituents to the SASS national the growth of the game. A Territorial represents. body, but also represents the SASS Governor also represents and sup- • The affiliated club’s official repre- national body to his constituents. As ports SASS, its philosophy, and its sentative at SASS Territorial with any good politician, the purpose to club members, and should Coyote Calhoun, SASS #201 Governor meetings. Governor may have personal reser- network with other clubs and • Committed to serving the interests vations regarding a position adopted Territorial Governors. of his or her club consistent with by the SASS national body, but is While the SASS Administrative usually am asked the ques- the promulgation and preserva- always in a position to support and Office and the SASS Corporate tion, “What does a Terri- tion of Cowboy Action Shooting™ defend “the party line.” Officers have their roles and respon- I torial Governor do and how and “the Spirit of the Game.” The specific duties of a Territorial sibilities and are chartered with much authority do they have?” … • RO II Certified. Governor are to gather comments, making the decisions necessary to at least a dozen times a year. With • Computer savvy with current e- criticisms, needs, suggestions, and run the company, those issues, poli- the Tenth Annual Territorial mail address on file at all times. proposed rule changes and communi- cies, and decisions that directly Governors Summit coming up this A Territorial Governor is the cate these to the SASS Board of impact the rules of the Cowboy December at the Seventh Annual elected or appointed representative Directors. They should maintain cur- Action Shooting™ game will be voted SASS Convention, it would be a of his or her SASS affiliated club. rent knowledge regarding Cowboy upon by the Territorial Governors. good time to discuss this again. The Territorial Governor’s term of Action Shooting™ and SASS, its his- (Continued on next page) October 2008 Cowboy Chronicle Page 19
(Continued from previous page) changes. Also, the most significant In the past few years, very proposed change in SASS shooting important votes have been taken categories ever suggested will likely that affect the way this game is be addressed this year as well. Have played. To fully understand the your Territorial Governor pay partic- thought process behind some of ular attention to the Summit agenda these rules, it is necessary to partici- when it is distributed shortly. pate in the discussions and listen to Also, there will be another the arguments, pro and con. This is refresher/rules course. This is one of why it is so important for your the highlights of the meeting when Territorial Governor to attend the there is clarification of rules, along Territorial Summit and not just send with a question and answer period, in their club’s votes. The entire as we can all be on the same page process gives much insight into what when it comes to making the correct makes this game tick. call. As always at the SASS This year is the Tenth Annual Convention, there are seminars to Territorial Governors Summit. This help you get the most from the SASS Summit will be a celebration of all Scoring Program and to help your the accomplishments of the past club become more successful. Along Summits, and a look forward to with all of this, you will see the latest future of the sport and of SASS. and greatest in SASS gear at the There will be some of the most Wild West Christmas Show. important agenda items we have So, if you are a Territorial dealt with over the past ten years, Governor, you should attend, and if and as I pointed out in one of my last you are not a Territorial Governor, articles, the RO Committee is in the ask your governor if they are process of identifying conflicts in our attending. It is very important for Handbook and RO Materials, and your club to be heard from, and it is the Territorial Governors will be very important for us to hear from asked to vote to approve these your club.
GIVE TO THE SASS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION (A non-profit, tax-deductable charity) MAKE THE DIFFERENCE! Page 20 Cowboy Chronicle October 2008
SOUTHERN NEVADA COWBOY ACTION CLUBS CELEBRATE NATIONAL DAY OF THE AMERICAN COWBOY IN STYLE ON FREMONT STREET
By Cross Keystone, SASS #70450
as Vegas, NV – Local SASS affiliat- Led Cowboy Action clubs celebrated the National Day of the American Cowboy at the world famous Fremont Street Experience. Dressed “to the nines” in period cor- rect 1880’s cowboy attire, these cowboys and cowgirls strolled on Fremont Street with their leather and their six guns shining in the neon. People on the street stopped our cowboys and cowgirls repeatedly for photos. Many of these will be viewed around the globe. Folks were excited at the opportunity to meet agreed it was time to recognize these men and a “real live cowboy” and wanted all the informa- women for their enduring spirit. tion they could get on the initiative to make the The information table was an active place fourth Saturday in July a national holiday. All (Continued on page 29) October 2008 Cowboy Chronicle Page 21 Page 22 Cowboy Chronicle October 2008
THE DIXIE COWGIRLS WANT YOU!
By Miz Annie Ross, SASS #60919
he Dixie Cowgirls were “born” in interest in Cowboy Action Shooting™. Tthe fall of 2005 as a support Some of us are top shooters like Island group for female shooters that has Girl, SASS #2451, a member of the grown to include Cowgirls and SASS Hall of Fame, while others are Cowboys from across the US and beginning shooters. Our group shares Down Under, too. We are ladies who tips, and more experienced shooters enjoy playing “Cowgirl” and compet- act as mentors for beginning and ing in Cowboy Action Shooting™ “improving” shooters. We support and matches. We have Cowgirl aliases, encourage each other, even when and most of us can tell you all about we’re competing against each other. the old time cowgirl character we Many of us love to “dress up” and portray when we go to shoots. Some are interested in costuming and shar- of us can “beat the boys,” and some of ing patterns and sewing ideas. We us are still practicing, but all of us were dismayed that many matches like to shoot and play Cowgirl did not include a Costume Contest, so because it is FUN!! we decided to be “part of the solu- Thanks to the technical knowl- tion!” Encouraged by Sly, SASS edge and tutelage of Camille Eonich, #28067, a talented seamstress with SASS #48444, we have our own web- experience in both winning and judg- site. Visit us at www.dixiecowgirls.org ing costume contests, the Dixie and read “Our Stories,” and you will Cowgirls have sponsored costume see we are truly a diverse group. We contests locally at the Star City are wives, mothers, daughters, profes- Scarlet Angel, SASS Life #41860, and Shootout, the VA State SASS sionals, and students with a shared Sly, SASS #28067. Miz Annie Ross, SASS #60619. (Continued on page 29)
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BLACK shows, like “The Rifleman” series, never competed in any other type of fellers shooting in baseball caps. I “Bat Masterson,” and more. Good shooting discipline except .22 shoot- was disappointed to see it, as both & WHITE and evil seemed simpler to define, ing at Boy Scout camp, and I did a tee shirts and ball caps, are specifi- By Madd Mike, and in those scripts posture, lan- company sponsored Sporting Clays cally stated in the rules as a NO- SASS Life/ guage, and manners are something round, (once) as an adult. With NO. I made polite comments to each Regulator #8595 to emulate again these days—stand- SASS, I felt drawn to the allure of in a ball cap, and their answer was ing tall, no ratings required lan- playing Cowboys and Indians or, the “It’s too windy to keep my cowboy The Western Channel, I love it. guage, and respect to both women good guy Sheriff versus the bad cow- hat on today.” Folks, may I suggest It is my big screen TV’s default sta- and yer elders, add to some of the boy Outlaw, and better yet, doing it you think about the purchase of civil tion. Ninety nine percent of the time enjoyment for me. with friends with real guns.Saving war caps such as kepis for windy when ya turn it on, that is the chan- Probably one of my very favorite the pretty, little, newly-arrived days. Just search Google. They are nel it will reflect at start up. Sure black and white era cowboys would Eastern school teacher from the available. The feller in the short- there are a lot of movies I have seen be Glenn Ford. I don’t think his drunken rowdy cowboys at the end of sleeved tee shirt? “It’s too hot to more than once, but when compared looks personify our 21st century a trail drive is a scene in my imagi- wear a long sleeved shirt” was his to what is on the other channels, image of a cowboy, but I sure like the nation, as I shoot the stages present- standard answer from the past! most with commercials, well, I tend parts he played, and how he played ed, whether the stage description Just how would we be perceived to gravitate to westerns. them. I have enjoyed equally well has a story line or not. as a group to new or potential shoot- When the screen first appears, if Gregory Peck in a couple of black I think Tex was right on target ers, if the majority of us SASS mem- there is a black and white western and white westerns. The plots of the with his recent editorial “Costu- bers donned that attitude and dressed on, it will stop me dead in my tracks. films back then compared to today’s ming is Important” (August ‘08), in short sleeved tee shirts and ball I will sit down to see if I have seen it westerns, seem to move slower, caus- and how we need to think about caps? It’s Black and White, (black ink before. If I have not, wow, I just ing many to flip channels, and that’s Cowboy/Cowgirl dress at our shoots. on white pages), and it’s in the SASS might be late for whatever it was okay, as we each have different After all, this is much more than Handbook. PLEASE don’t make that I had previously planned. desires. Here is a very interesting just another shooting sport. fellow shooters / range officers / We have come so far from John link that will fire up some great It gets hot and windy here in Tex, have ta tell you what you Wayne’s first black and white flicks. memories of great cowboys. Nevada where we shoot in the sum- already know to be true. The fight scenes, music, and even http://www.greatdanepro.com/Weste mer. This past weekend, just days Just think of yer favorite acting have been improved, but my rn%20Stars/index.htm. after Tex’s article ‘bout cowboy dress Western Movie and/or TV show. Now hat is off to the Big Man for leading I started competing in SASS hit the streets out here in the west, picture in your mind just one actor the way. 100% due to the western heritage it there was a feller shootin’ in a short walking through a very important I enjoy watching the B & W TV portrayed and promoted. I had sleeved tee-shirt, “again,” and three (Continued on next page) October 2008 Cowboy Chronicle Page 25
BLACK & WHITE . . . MY SASS friends can give. (Continued from previous page) Checks should be made out to scene, in a tee shirt or ball cap. I’ll ADOPT-A-PLATOON Adopt-A-Platoon and mailed to be willing ta bet you would have PROJECT George B. Tucker, Jr., 551 Town some sort of response, and probably By Ludlow Lad, SASS #78081 Farm Road, Ludlow, Vermont, 05149. not hoping to see more of it, but less, Thank you and God Bless or better yet, NONE. My alias is Ludlow Lad, aka America and our soldiers. Before ya git all riled up, just George B. Tucker, Jr. I am twelve like Tex said, I am NOT TALKING years old and a member of The about brand new shooters here, not Precision Valley Fish and Game Club THANKS FROM even close, but, seasoned shooters in Perkinsville, Vermont. I have who should know better. Just give it accomplished Distinguished Expert REDWING TRADING some thought, come out and play, be in NRA Shotgun qualification and COMPANY safe, and have fun. have completed Expert in NRA .22 If it’s just shootin’ you want to Rifle qualification. I also participate I just want to thank Donna do; heck, you can dress the way you in Cowboy Action Shooting™. Oakley and everyone on The Cowboy want, any time you want, and shoot My Precision Valley Fish and Chronicle staff for the tremendous inside a climate controlled indoor Game Club has adopted our fifth response to our ads. I spent many shooting range in your neighbor- platoon in the Adopt-A-Platoon pro- years in advertising, and I believe hood. Save the drive out to the wily gram. These 30 Medics are serving this is the best response I have ever roughshod, hot and dusty shooting in Afghanistan and have asked to be seen. When we advertised the ranges located under the magnifi- adopted. We send them one or two screwknives, we expected enough to cent skies above. packages a month and do a large pay for the ad, but we far surpassed Let’s go shoot with our friends, holiday mailing to these very dedi- that goal. and dress the part! cated soldiers. I also appreciate Donna’s help- I hope to see you in Bang/Clang I am fundraising for our Adopt- fulness and energy. This is a top- City real soon. A-Platoon project. Along with my notch publication. Keep up the [email protected]