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OW! The little town of See HIGHLIGHTS on page 73 Thurmont, Maryland, only W 20 minutes from the Mason Wayne, Buck Jones, Gabby Hayes, Dixon line, came to life in the true Rocky Lane, Rex Allen, Gene Autry, style of the American Old West and Tom Mix, and Charles Starrett. Cowboy Action Shooting™. With the There were so many to choose from, exception of a few very quick show- that maybe a round two should be in ers before the Thursday side match- order for next year. es, the weather was without a doubt, The excellent stages, done by custom made for the fantasy we were Bull Shoals, SASS #25400, provided about to partake. With sunshine and a taste of those early years in our mid-70’s temperatures, it was a pic- childhood. Memories of watching ture perfect weekend. Over 40 on those Saturday morning shows we site campers, were treated to a huge could not live without came to mind. nighttime skyscape. With an occa- Targets were up close and big. sional shooting star streaking across Stages had movement that did not the sky, it was near impossible to require endurance training; they imagine being somewhere else. flowed easily, and they were simple Also the first ever Northeast to understand. The proof in the stew Manatee makes plenty of smoke at the 2005 SASS Northeast Regional. Regional Mounted Shooting Cham- was 42 clean shooters! Posse’s found It was a pleasure shooting under near-ideal conditions … however all the pionship was held on Saturday. The blackpowder competitors had difficulty shooting the high-number stages themselves ahead of schedule, and new Northeast Regional Lady’s early in the morning. Calm conditions with the sun backlighting the smoke they moved quickly without the feel- champion is Montana Long, SASS created complete whiteouts … with “poppers” sometimes coming out the top ing of being processed. #32713, and the men’s champion is of the smoke! (And, these competitors wouldn’t have had it any other way!) (Continued on page 69) Lightning Streak, SASS #58559. The match theme was “Heroes of e e The B-Westerns.” Each stage high- The history of lighted a B-Western movie star. A THE OLD WEST Cheyenne was real life biography of our heroes was COMES ALIVE AT featured this year included on the facing page to each at Hell on Wheels. of the ten stages. Stars included HELL on WHEELS 2005 Each stage high- Wild Bill Elliott, Roy Rogers, John lighted a famous, The SASS High Plains Regional or infamous, By Hawkeye Sam SASS Life #20180 event from the SASS Cowboy Chronicle turbulent late heyenne, WY Cowboys, Indians, Calvary, 1800s. There was old army forts, Buffalo hunters, old time one stage memori- C railroad trains, stagecoaches, ranches, cat- alizing Tom Horn, which ended by a In This Issue tle, horses, range wars, outlaws, lawman, open hanging where prairies, snow covered mountains … all these things THE MAKING even the Sheriff 32 come to mind when you think about the Old West. OF COWBOYS TV would not pull the handle to open the trap door. A special (See HIGHLIGHTS on pages 70, 71) gallows had to be designed to take care of the deed. by Capt. George Baylor

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Page 6 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 EDITORIAL GOVERNORS DRAW LINE IN THE SAND! By Tex, SASS #4 what the rules or procedures do or do think that’s wrong. changes, but change the way we play not say (Handbook, pg. 4), the We’ve all seen the results of “tech- the game … no more big dump targets, Governors realized we’ve all collective- nology creep.” This continuous “im- no more large, up close targets, no ly sinned over the past several years. provement” of the equipment has more rifle/pistol targets all in a neat The early modifications to our ruined Fast Draw, PPC, IDPA, and row, no more shotgun assault courses firearms were to level the playing field IPSC. It has completely changed the – in other words, design stages where and make the guns as similar as pos- sport of stockcar racing … no longer there is no benefit to having “tricked Tex, SASS #4 sible. The baffles on the recoil shield of are they racing stock cars – they’re up” firearms. ~SASS Hall of Fame Inductee~ Colt-style percussion pistols were to “race cars!” One might make the argu- 3) Limit the changes, either from make these guns as reliable as ment, this has been good for the auto- today forward or from some other arbi- he vast majority of the Terri- Remingtons, Old Armies, and Rogers motive industry, but this same creep is trary time (e.g., 12 or 24 months ago) torial Governors attending and Spencers. The initial ’73 short not good for our game. We started out and change the way we play the game. T the Summit are shooting strokes were to make those rifles com- playing an 1870’s game with 1870’s 4) Create some sort of “open” cat- modified firearms … and yet, this parable to the Marlins. And so things technology. Today we find we are play- egory where all competitors with mod- same gathering declared it was time to stood for a number of years. But, ing our game using 2005 technology. ified equipment are relegated … and draw a line in the sand regarding con- recently, after market providers have Technology creep has no place in no overall winner declarations. tinuing modifications. Recognizing gone far beyond this level and are now Cowboy Action Shooting™. It is inap- 5) Some combination of the one of our founding policies was to actively installing modifications that propriate to continue searching for a above. shoot firearms right out of the box make certain guns much more com- “better way” to put lead down range. The Governors have agreed to the (after appropriate tuning and honing petitive … they’ve stepped over the From my personal point of view, establishment of a special committee to make them shoot smoothly and eas- line and are damaging not only our we have several options for drawing to sort things out. The committee’s ily … no one wants to struggle with game, but the business and support of this line in the sand: first task is to understand what their hardware during a match), and other firearms suppliers … they’ve 1) Declare all modifications ille- changes are currently being made to knowing it is a “Spirit of the Game” created an environment where only gal and insist all firearms be shot as our firearms. With that information in infraction to do anything to gain a certain firearms are capable of win- they came out of the box. hand, they plan to do a couple of competitive advantage no matter ning “the big match,” and most of us 2) Do nothing. Allow any and all (Continued on page 14) January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 7 The Cowboy CCONTENTSONTENTS Chronicle

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6 EDITORIAL Governors Draw Line In The Sand! . . . Editorial Staff 8 NEWS Rex Allen Jr. Invited To Perform In The Peoples Republic Of China . . . Tex Editor-in-Chief 10-14 LETTERS Door Prizes-A Burden . . . Race Guns Need Their Own Category . . . Cat Ballou Editor You Gotta Have Hair!! . . . Chiz 16 CAT’S CORNER Managing Editor Advertising Director 18 CHIZ BIZ What’s Goin’ On . . . Adobe Illustrator Layout & Design 20 POLITICAL SB357: California’s Guns Into Paperweights Act . . . Mac Daddy Graphic Design 22-32 ARTICLES My First Cowboy Action ShootingTM Match . . . The Making Of Cowboy TV Donna Oakley Advertising Administrator 34, 35 REVIEWS-BOOKS Miracle At Sage Creek . . . Trawlaine’s Land . . . Gun Digest ‘06 Contributing Writers Capt. George Baylor, Col. Dan, Ellsworth T. Kincaid, 36-44 GUNS & GEAR Photographing Cowboy Action ShootingTM . . . Time . . . Holy Terror, Ima Darlin’, Joe Fasthorse Harrill, Juaquin Malone, Madd Mike, 46 MOUNTED Straight Facts About SASS Mounted Shooting . . . Mr. Quigley, Nubbins Colt, Palaver Pete, Purdy Gear, Quick Cal, 48 REVIEWS-PRODUCTS Taylor’s .56-50 Spencer Carbine . . . Swift Montana Smith, Tuolumne Lawman

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REX ALLEN JR. INVITED TO e e PERFORM IN THE PEOPLES N-SSA PLANS 113TH REPUBLIC OF CHINA The gunner pulls the lanyard to fire hought to he one of the largest ues starting in San Francisco and the 3rd U. S. Artillery’s siege mortar Tcontingencies of American chil- traveling on to the Great Wall of during the North-South Skirmish dren to ever travel to mainland China, Beijing, and Shanghai. At Association’s 112th National China at one time, nearly 200 chil- the invitation of the Peoples Competition held October 7-9, 2005. A total of 44 mortars competed in dren, their sponsors, and teachers Republic of China Cultural Minis- this unique N-SSA match. will join Rex Allen Jr. and travel to try, Rex Allen Jr. has been invited to The N-SSA 113th National is China in April 2006 to perform at bring the culture of the Great scheduled for May 19-21, 2006. concerts across China. American Cowboy to China for the “The Great American Cowboy first time in Chinese history. China Concert Tour Staring Rex Additional stars performing Allen Jr,” March 29 - April 9, 2006 with Rex will be Johnny Western of titled “The New West.” “There are ing. Rex adds, “I am very proud of will perform at major concert ven- “Paladin” fame and The Prairie some classic Western Songs, New this project. I feel in my heart my Rose Wranglers to name just two. Western Songs, and New Classic Dad, Roy Rogers, and Bob Nolan ‘’The plan for the show is to show- Western songs on the new CD. “It were standing there in the studio case both old and new Western will be ready to go by this fall with with me leading the way to “The Music and our Great American distribution in China to coincide New West.” Western Heritage to our new with the tour there,’’ says Rex. Starz Western Channel, CNN, friends in China,” says Rex. “The New West” contains such and an independent production “There are a lot of friendly folks in classics as “Streets of Laredo” and company are filming the concert China, and with the help of the “Along The Navajo Trail” to new series for distribution in the children from Wichita, Kansas I classics like ‘Ride Cowboy Ride” United States and around the hope to show the Chinese People and “Desperado.” The CD was world. And, The Peoples’ Republic The Music of The West transcends recorded in Wichita, Kansas at of China is already talking about all cultures.’’ Prairie Rose Recording with Jim an extended tour of 30 or more Rex is now completing a New CD Farrell co-producing and engineer- dates in 2007.

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And while I’m Gentleman, and will do my best to operate internally is also taking a dom of choice. The Liberal on the at it, let me say God Bless our mili- conduct myself in accordance with risk—manufacturers know what other hand wants to regulate to tary people wherever they are. the Cowboy Code and in the Spirit they are doing and have designed ensure equality and standardiza- They are fighting for us to maintain of the Game. However, when I am working firearms for centuries— tion for all. Both have a place in that freedom of choice. shooting and competing, I am a modifying internally from their our society, and a combination of (Well said. However, there is a real “Gunfighter,” and my goal is to win original design is also a risk. If both contributes to the success of difference in competitiveness when the stage and hopefully my catego- Gunfighters want to take that risk our society. The realization that the we design stages the way most of us ry. Being a Gunfighter, or a “Ga- let them—no skin off my nose, so to difference between these philosoph- have been doing for the past couple mer,” if you will, is momentarily speak. After that first shot that risk ical beliefs makes our country of years. With appropriate stage very different from being a may prove to be disastrous, so once stronger is an indication of our design, it makes absolutely no dif- Cowboy—at times I am both, but I again, let them take that risk. maturity. Personally, I share that ference what internal modifications do practice hard to win. Quite frankly, I have never lost a opinion, thus I say to our Territorial have been made … editor.) Internal modifications are here match in my category because of to stay, and we might as well accept external or internal modifications. I GIVE TO THE it. 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door prizes becomes a distant consider- DOOR PRIZES—A BURDEN ation. The new competitor is ready for action and fun, not door prizes. Club THAT SHOULD BE DROPPED Members normally saddled with the task of soliciting and cataloging door By Palaver Pete, prizes would be relieved of the task and SASS Life/Regulator #4375 permitted to join in the shooting fun, instead of manning a “prize table.” my, the shooting world turned on its ear! were eager for shooters to sample their PRIZES versus SPONSORS. Don’t Today, annual and Regional wares, but nowadays, most new shoot- confuse door prizes with Sponsors. Shoots draw over 300 shooters, and ers are advised by friends as to what Sponsors have become the backbone of Palaver Pete, you can double that for the National firearms, bullet loads, and categories many of our shoots—donating major SASS Life/Regulator #4375 and World championship shoots. Now to consider. Normally these new shoot- items intended primarily for draw- trying to obtain 300-600 door prizes ers break their teeth, so to speak, at ings—items such as firearms and top of In the early years of our sport, pro- has become a burden, not only on the local monthly shoots. By the time they the line re-loaders. And, in some cases, viding door prizes at Cowboy Action sponsoring club(s), but also on the attend a big shoot, their equipment financial assistance to sponsoring clubs Shooting™ matches was a big thing. merchants and vendors who are needs have been met. The need for (Continued on page 12) Merchants and Vendors alike were solicited for donations. Providing Door delighted to provide samples of their Prizes can become very expensive, and e e merchandise, especially period clothing. some of our smaller vendors simply Bullet, brass, and powder vendors were cannot afford it. In addition, imagine RACE GUNS REVISITED also eager for shooters to try their prod- the workload: letters of solicitation Tex, thank you for your are headed in the direction of two ucts. Sample items were provided—a must be designed, written, and mailed. October editorial on “Race Guns.” classes of shooters – the “cowboy” box of brass here, a box of bullets there, Merchants and Vendors alike feel a I am an old silhouette shooter and and the “race cowboy.” I have and some black and smokeless powders sense of responsibility to respond to have been through that race gun observed modifications on on the side. That was back in the time the solicitations. Then, there is ship- fad. Then I went to IPSIC so I revolvers, rifles, and shotguns that when Cowboy Action Shooting™ match- ping and receiving costs, and then con- could shoot a factory gun. Again, never should have been allowed in es with 100 or so shooters was a big trol at the matches to ensure donated the race gun fad hit, and I this sport. How much can we alter thing—perhaps there were nine or ten gifts are equitably distributed (drawn- switched to IDPA. Then, the race our guns and still call it a sport? thousand Cowboy Action Shooters for), and a follow-up note to ensure started again. worldwide … And then it happened— merchants and vendors are appropri- So, I again tried a new sport Richard Krueger, the word got out—Cowboy Action Shoo- ately thanked. This is a lot of work! called Cowboy Action Shooting™. SASS #42087 ting™ is fun! The sport of Cowboy Ac- There was a time, early in our This is great fun, but it appears we Warroad, MN tion Shooting™ was discovered! My, oh sport, when Merchants and Vendors

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G132-0215M_3.indd 1 9/19/05 12:12:46 PM Page 12 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 LETTERS e e RACE GUNS NEED RESPONSE TO THEIR OWN CATEGORY “THE COWBOY HAT” By Britt, SASS #66433 I also agree with Swift Montana a big Tom Mix style to wear. I also Smith’s article about the Cowboy wear my Scully-Wah shirts, jeans, and I have been reading with interest for anyone to show off their newest Hat in the August ’05 Cowboy boots every day. If I could wear my some of the views and comments about short stroke kit or three-dot sight or Chronicle. I take pen in hand (a foun- spurs, I would. The Cowboy Way is “trick” or “race” guns. In the 70’s and whatever else they can dream up for tain pen) to let you know I wear my the only way. I think all of us should 80’s, I shot in PPC matches supposedly their cowboy guns. If they have their cowboy hat, a Gus, Montana slope show our style in a world that needs with “service” revolvers. My “service” own category, maybe the regular every day. I took a short break from some style. God bless America and revolver had a one-inch diameter bull shooters will not feel intimidated my cowboy hat for a few years until God bless all cowboys and cowgirls. barrel and target sight rib, light when shooting against them. my wife started to complain about PS – I have never been to a springs, and polished action carried in “Unlimited” would be any “cowboy” baseball caps. Now for the last two match, but I love single action and a skeleton holster. This rig took many type gun under the current rules and years, all I wear is my “Gus,” and she lever guns. trophies, but was hardly a service anything else you want to do to it (slick has not said a word about my hat. revolver. One of the main reasons I action, wide sight channel, short I have three cowboy hats I wear Arkansas Kid, SASS #534 have become involved in Cowboy stroke, high visibility sights, long bolt the most, but I would also like to have Jonesboro, AR Action Shooting™ is to remove myself cuts, whatever). Any one that shoots from the equipment mania involved in in “unlimited” does not compete in any DOOR PRIZES . . . and World Championship shoots. In a many other types of shooting. other competition category during a recent Regional, drawings for up to five I do make the following suggestion match. Anyone shoots an unlimited in (Continued from page 11) firearms and one top of the line re- for the fellows wanting to slick up a regular match without disclosing is provided. For the most part, Spon- loader were held throughout the shoot. their guns. Make an “unlimited class” “unlimited” is match disqualified. sors are the larger manufacturers, and This practice provided a sense of expec- in some cases, companies making their tation and excitement amongst the reg- the mistaken belief that door prizes then when the task becomes a drain initial entry into Cowboy Action Shoo- istered shooters, and in some respects, are required to host a SASS sponsored on both club and merchant resources? ting™. It’s not unusual for a Regional takes the place of door prizes very nice- shoot, or a shoot advertised as “SASS It’s an Albatross about our necks and shoot to have up to 10 major sponsors, ly. We owe a great deal to our sponsors, rules apply”—this is not so. On the something sponsoring clubs can easily all approved by SASS, and in most and their dedication to our sport is other hand, it is not discouraged—the abolish. I hope clubs will give this cases, banners and other advertising truly appreciated. simple fact is providing door prizes some serious thought. Thanks for material belonging to the sponsors is As Tex mentioned in a recent arti- has become a burden, and burdens are taking the time to hear me out. And passed by SASS from Regional to cle, there is no SASS requirement to not a staple in the Cowboy Action God Bless our Military people wher- Regional, and then on to the National provide door prizes. Some clubs have Shooting™ world. Why have prizes ever they are.

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CAPT. JONATHAN DAVIS’ e e SHOOTOUT SAFETY CONCERNS The location of the shoot-out into detail. There were probably 20 WHEN LOADING Nubbins Colt asked about in a recent some witnesses to this shootout. The Cowboy Chronicle article happened story makes the Gunfight at O.K. CIVIL WAR CANNONS somewhere a little north of where I Corral sound like a marshmallow I just read “Fort Stanton’s both be wearing leather gloves. live. Although the canyon is named, roast at a Girl Scout camp! 150th Anniversary Celebration,” Also, they are both standing in no one I know can tell me exactly Depending on which account you by Whispering Walt, in the front of the barrel. They should be where it is. I suspect it is somewhere rely on, Jonathan Davis had any- November Cowboy Chronicle. The standing along side the barrel. In in the American River drainage, where from 11 to 17 gunshot holes in story was very good, and Walt did a the photo showing them firing the probably up in the “Mosquito” area. his hat for a total of 28 bullet holes wonderful job. However, some of cannon, one person is standing at I’ve lived here almost 30 years, and I in his clothing. However, he only the people in the pictures should the hub (axle) almost in his own have asked old timers and US Forest sustained two slight flesh wounds. read the safety rules for loading blast zone. He should be in back of Service people, but the location just By all accounts, he was quite the and firing Civil War cannons. In the hub or axle. This would never doesn’t seem to ring any bells … yet. guy. Yet, he was apparently a very one picture a person is showing a happen in the WCWA (Washington The book containing the ballad humble individual when all was said young person how to load the Civil War Association). I know of was written by a local historian and and done. piece. First, they both have their what I speak, as I am on the Navy first published in 1883. I’m surprised Bad Water Boz, SASS #56834 thumbs pointing at the muzzle of cannon crew as a gunner. the History Channel didn’t go more Placerville, CA the cannon. They should be point- General O.B., SASS #58892 ed down range, and they should Snohomish, WA GOVERNORS DRAW LINE IN THE SAND! . . . (Continued from page 6) dissention. It may be impossible to money purchasing the most competi- recommends, some SASS members things … declare nothing beyond these identify all the changes and there may tive firearm modifications available will certainly be unhappy. modifications are allowable and see if be common modifications that SASS today,and doing so while legal, have no It would have been wonderful if we any current modifications are so oner- cannot condone for liability reasons. interest in giving them up. A large could have collectively “woke-up” a ous they should be disallowed outright Some of the modifications carry a con- number of our members have few, if couple of years ago, and put a stop to immediately. For a variety of reasons, siderable amount of emotion with any, of these modifications and want to this technology creep that has infected this is a formidable task and one that them. A few competitors have invest- see the game kept as “pure” as possi- our game … but we didn’t. The com- is sure to cause a certain amount of ed considerable time, energy, and ble. No matter what the committee (Continued on page 16) January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 15

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YOU GOTTA HAVE HAIR!! By Cat Ballou, SASS #55

Cat Ballou, SASS #55

(Sung to the melody of “You Gotta Have Heart”) … You gotta have hair, lots and lots and lots of hair! Let’s consider a scenario. You have decided this is the year to enter a costume contest at a large State match, Regional, My Gibson Girl Winter Range, END of TRAIL, or the platinum blond wig. SASS Convention. You have researched your outfit and are confident it is “period correct” right down to your underwear. Your accessories match the era, and you have scripted a great presentation dialogue. You are certain Katie Barthedor (l) and Gussie Lamore (r) arrange a hairpiece the judges will be impressed when you stand before them. But wait – have for a satisfied customer at Gunfight Behind the Jersey Lily. you forgotten one last detail, perhaps the most important one needed to com- Hairmenow: http://stores.ebay.com/ and hairpieces in addition to her fabu- plete your outfit – hair? Hair-Me-Now. lous custom clothes. In 2006, she will Over my 23 years of involvement Several of our very own SASS ven- be at NCOWS in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in the costuming end of Cowboy Action dors also sell and style wigs, hair- the Traders’ Jubilee in McGregor, Shooting™, I have seen many spectac- pieces, and falls. Miss Tabitha, SASS Iowa, and the SASS Convention in ular costumes “go down in flames” #26972, of River Crossing in Bellvue, Las Vegas. because the contestants didn’t pay Colorado (www.rivercrossing.com If you live in Southern California, attention to their crowning glory. They Telephone: 970-221-2992) has a good stop by Mission Viejo Wigs in Mission stood before the judges in period cor- selection of wigs in many colors priced Viejo and ask for Betty, the owner. rect fashion, but with non-period cor- around $50. Look for the River Over the years, I have purchased quite rect modern hair. Ladies with long Crossing booth at many of the major a few of my wigs at her shop hair have an advantage, as they can matches, Hell on Wheels, END of (Telephone: 949-581-4549). Recently, I I call this one my “Red Headed adapt their tresses to match those of TRAIL, Mule Camp, as well as the bought very reasonably priced wigs Harlot” Saloon Girl wig! yesteryear. However, those of us with SASS Convention. Miss Tabitha will online from www.wil shirewigs.com short hair must turn to another venue also style your wig for a reasonable fee. and www.paula youngwigs.com. Twain, Sitting Bull, Geronimo, or any – wigs, hairpieces, or falls. So, while Another vendor specializing in Finally, my suggestions for hair are of the more hirsute historical charac- you are crowding your closets with hair is Katie’s Millinery & Clothing not just for the feminine side of ters, you, too, need the appropriate hair ballgowns, make certain you are lining from Kingman, Arizona (katiebar Cowboy Action Shooting™. For the – and, that hair can be found in many your shelves with wigs and hairpieces. [email protected]. Telephone: gentlemen, if your costume portrays of the places listed in this column. In fact, hairpieces are not just for 928-681-4530). Proprietors’ Katie Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickok, General All together now … You gotta have dressing up. They can and should be Barthedor, SASS #24407, and Gussie George Armstrong Custer, Mark hair – lots and lots and lots of hair! worn with your daytime shooting out- Lamore, SASS #46461, have a huge fits also. Tornado Alli, SASS #26303, selection of tresses and accessories. GOVERNORS DRAW LINE IN THE SAND! . . . and Fannie Kikinshoot, SASS #33693, They will style your purchased hair (Continued from page 14) go into the Handbook, but I expect to of the famous Carolina Belles both while you wait and teach you how to mittee will certainly struggle to deter- continue to see much of the material have short hair, but you would never take care of the hair afterwards. You mine what the best path is for SASS addressed in the RO materials. As know it because they wear wigs with can find these ladies at END of TRAIL and the game of Cowboy Action things stand today, nothing is carved all their costumes, whether they are in New Mexico, Winter Range and Shooting™, and I hope everyone will in stone. I expect most modifications dressing for the Yesteryear Ball or Bordertown in Arizona, 5 Dogs and find a way to embrace that approach, made to date will be acceptable, but heading to their local monthly shooting Gunfight Behind the Jersey Lily in match. Both Belles obtain their wigs California, and the Western States even if it means compromise. future modifications will receive through Ebay. Check out their sugges- Championship in Fernley, Nevada. My guess is this committee will ini- severe scrutiny. tions. Go to Ebay and search for the They also have a vendor’s booth at the tially address those items that are Your Territorial Governors will Vegas Wig Lady’s site – http://stores. SASS Convention, and Gussie will be most troubling and establish some sort always be the first to know what’s ebay.com/www-vegasgirlwigs giving seminars this year on “Wigs- of a standard for them. They will fur- being considered or being proposed, .com. For Southern Belle styles, try From the Civil War to the Gibson Girl.” ther declare all firearms must function and your Governor has excellent con- http://stores.ebay.com/Seconds In the Midwest, Kalamity Karen, as they were originally designed to tacts within SASS to make your feel- Please. For the Saloon Girl look, there SASS #32837, of Iowa Falls, Iowa function (e.g., no gas operated, semi- ings known and your questions is Reflections 23 on Ebay, and for ( www.kalamitykaren.com. automatic lever action rifles!). As answered. Stay in contact with your straight or long curly wigs, there is Telephone 641-648-4405) sells wigs these standards become clear, they can local Governor!

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~CHIZ BIZ~ By Chiz, SASS #392 and the solid foundation of friend- class act. ship and camaraderie that make up Sandra Froman, president this great organization. of the NRA was a highlight of This year’s Cowboy Action Shoo- the weekend. This gracious and ting™ Hall of Fame ceremony was intelligent woman impressed special. Produced on stage in the everyone she met with her down to Grand Ballroom of the Riviera, 300 earth and very approachable person- people sat and watched what proved ality. She dressed “cowboy” for the participation than I ever expected, to be a truly honorable and moving occasion and articulately answered the Masquerade Ball raised the bar presentation reflecting well on all questions from the large audi- and will be a challenge to top next SASS history. The video tributes for ence during her Evening With ses- year. 600 Conventioneers sat for each inductee were masterfully pro- sion at the Top of the Riv Ballroom. dinner with the majority dressed in Chiz, SASS #392 duced by Black Jack McGinnis and After the session, she joined many fabulous costumes and masks. The SASS Marketing Director added a professional touch to the members at the Splash bar, further production was top notch and well ceremony where presenters and proving she is a woman of the peo- rehearsed. First, there was the addi- he 4th SASS Convention inductees moved the audience in a ple. Sandra is one of us. She is a tion of our master of ceremonies, was the best ever! Not only great way. Maria Uberti, who flew SASS Life Member and a champion Phil Spangenberger whose good T was it the largest Conven- in from Italy to accept the induction for our gun rights. We are proud to humor and stage experience moved tion in its four year history with of her late father, firearms manufac- have her participate in our Con- the production along at a fast pace. more than 1200 registered partici- turer Aldo Uberti, was particularly vention and proud to support her as The Wooly Awards presented by Holy pants, it was different. New semi- moving with her heartfelt accept- NRA President. Terror and Badlands Bud added a nars, bigger and better planned ance of her dad’s award. Congratu- The Masquerade Ball was noth- reflection of the youth in our sport receptions, better produced cere- lations to all the deserving recipi- ing short of fabulous! What started and started the evening on a positive monies, the largest contingent of ents and their families, Southpaw for me as a daring endeavor concoct- note. The costume promenade Territorial Governors ever assem- Too, Running Bear, Hipshot, R.J. ed by the Carolina Belles turned out brought down the house. The light- bled, and an enthusiasm that re- Poteet, Tex, Aldo Uberti, and to be the most extravagant social ing and theme music from the flects the continued growth of SASS William Batterman Ruger. What a function in SASS history. With more (Continued on page 47) January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 19 Page 20 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 POLITICAL SB357: CALIFORNIA’S GUNS INTO PAPERWEIGHTS ACT By Colonel Dan, SASS Life #24025

would be an offense, as specified.” steel; useful for holding down paper with holes and perhaps unintended California Penal Code or as displays in some lunatic muse- consequences it actually is. 12323. As used in this chapter, um dutifully reminding everyone of In my opinion and this is only my the following definitions shall apply: California’s “barbaric period.” opinion, a law must pass three tests (a) “Handgun ammunition” Hopefully, California’s SB357 in order to be acceptable. #1 it must means ammunition principally for will be deservedly dead one day and be good law—well written, enforce- use in pistols, revolvers, and other soon—killed by the severe outrage of able, and constitutional. #2 it must firearms capable of being concealed the more sensible folks in California. be effective and useful—it must upon the person, as defined in subdi- However, such diseased ideas like serve the public good or fill a real Colonel Dan, vision (a) of Section 12001, notwith- this have a tendency to spread to need. #3 it must be fair. Legally SASS Life #24025 standing that the ammunition may other states controlled by gun hating speaking, this law may pass muster also be used in some rifles. politicians, so watch out, this idiocy regarding #1—all the legal T’s LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S As of this writing, SB357, al- could spill over into many other crossed and I’s dotted, all words DIGEST though temporarily set aside in backyards at some point. spelled correctly and good grammar “SB 357, as amended, Dunn, 2005, could still run the gauntlet of As many have seen on the Wire, used throughout. It may even be in would require, commencing January California’s legislative process later this insane bill requires every hand- accord with California’s Constitu- 1, 2009, that handgun ammunition this year or next and if passed, could gun caliber bullet to be stamped tion, but it doesn’t pass the smell test be serialized. The bill would specify turn Californians’ handguns and with an individual identification where #2 and #3 are concerned. Let’s the nature of the serialization and rifles that use handgun caliber number! Why? “Crime control” says do a little common sense analysis of provide various exceptions to certain ammunition into paperweights while one. “For the Children” says another. our own on that score then you judge prohibitions in the bill. Manufacture it puts the state’s finances further in “Common sense” says yet another. for yourself. and transfer of non-serialized hand- the hole. How is that colonel? Guns But let’s look at this issue in several The Business Case: The proposed gun ammunition after that date without bullets become hunks of underlying ways to see how riddled (Continued on next page) January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 21

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SB357: CALIFORNIA’S GUNS INTO direct attacks on guns themselves, it in Seattle but called Transparent in now appears gun haters intend to Sacramento. PAPERWEIGHTS ACT . . . castrate millions of guns through Think of the liberal response con- (Continued from previous page) gun ammunition made shooting all draconian restrictions on the ammu- cerning the inevitable consequences bill would compel manufacturers to but impossible, does anyone think for nition. Less ammunition = more of SB357 this way; imagine a man extensively re-tool their hand gun a second the minuscule $.005 charge paperweights. Make no mistake; the accused of murdering his wife caliber operation in order to stamp per round tax would or could ever old indirect approach is hard at work through dehydration defends himself those sequential numbers on every off-set the difference lost in sales tax here my friends. by stating, “But your honor, I didn’t single round. How expensive do you alone? So just from a revenue stand The not so subtle intent behind murder her, I just severely restricted think this might be and given this point this makes no sense. this is to obviously render these her access to water—she died on her would only be applicable to one state The Crime Case: Now let’s look guns useless or reduce their use to a own. And the good folks of California out of fifty—for now—what do you at it from a common sense viewpoint more “manageable trickle” and still are expected to buy such transparent expect the return on investment where “crime control” is concerned. be able to spout the political line tripe? Bull Chips!!! would be for the manufacturer? It In that regard, I would once again that “we politicians didn’t outlaw Just the view from my saddle… would simply make the manufacture ask my favorite simple straight for- such guns at all.” How obvious! and distribution of this ammunition ward question of those who support This could be another Hollywood Contact Colonel Dan: excessively more expensive, tremen- this bill as a crime control measure. film with a catchy title like Sleepless [email protected] dously complex, and extremely vul- Do any of you in Sacramento believe nerable to violations, leaving manu- for one fleeting moment that those facturers open to California fines inclined to ignore laws against mur- and lawsuits. The bill also prohibits der, robbery, rape, assault, etc. will the importation of like ammunition be deterred from those crimes into the state that is not in compli- because they feel held bound by laws ance with California law. What man- requiring the use of registered ufacturer will want to disrupt his ammunition so police could easily entire business unit leaving them- trace it!?! This is akin to gun regis- selves vulnerable to California legal tration but more complex. Those action in order to comply with that who ignore the laws pertaining to one state’s asinine law? I think they egregious felonies won’t be deterred could very justifiably write off for one second by laws requiring the California as the more prudent busi- registration of their guns or ammu- ness decision. nition. To think this will in any way The Revenue Case: Let’s face it, if have an impact on reducing or trac- passed as proposed, this bill will seri- ing criminal behavior, I have some ously cripple many a shooting sport gold plated bullchips I’d like to sell in California. And what effects will you. The only thing this will do for that have other than being a prime crime is to make law abiding citizens example of the anti-American trend more likely to become criminals— sweeping the country these days? vulnerable to arrest and prosecution My guess is the shooting sports in for inadvertent violations. Keep in California bring millions of dollars in mind, those law abiding citizens revenue to the state each year—pri- aren’t the ones committing the mur- vate enterprise as well as in taxes. ders, robberies, or assaults, and Not just in the purchase of guns and those that are committing such ammunition alone but in all the crimes will never be restrained or ancillary costs associated with shoot- abide by this phony law. So you tell ing. Just look at our own sport as me Mr./Ms. California Politician, one example. All that cowboy gear, how does this make any sense what- shirts, pants suspenders, spurs, can- soever as a crime control measure? teens, and other accessories have to Now let’s consider… purchased somewhere. And what The Real Case: Since lawsuits about the revenue associated with against gun manufacturers didn’t hotels, campsite rentals, restaurants, work out quite as planned, the food, gas, and so on. Now if much of assault weapons ban went by the that went away because this politi- way, SASS, NRA, GOA, and others cally engineered shortage of hand raised enough dust to prevent many Page 22 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 ARTICLES COWBOY WITHDRAWAL By Swift Montana Smith SASS # 52720

they sell around here as barbeque is seeing them during the long winter Nevada Sweep and would be my pis- not barbeque at all. What is sold as hiatus between the shooting seasons. tol targets. I then put the mashed “BBQ” in this part of the world is Personally, I would brave snow, wind, potato filling (I’ll explain what filling this; first you take a nice piece of and ice to shoot any scenario that is in another article.) and the sweet pork, like a center cut pork rib roast; was available. I have visions of potatoes close to the front of the then you boil it for three hundred myself standing waist deep in the table. This would be my shotgun tar- and ninety six hours until the meat fluffy, white stuff with the target gets. The turkey was set way in the falls off the bone in what resembles stands resting on the top of the snow back with gravy, and the salt and wet, soggy cereal. Then you take this and the targets themselves above eye pepper shakers close by. This would poor excuse for meat and put it in a level. I don’t care - just let me shoot! be my rifle target and bonus props. I hamburger bun and serve it. THAT’S It was with this feeling that I sat down and wrote a quick shooting what is passed around here as pork devised a scheme in my own home scenario. I then called the family to Swift Montana Smith, barbeque. Now having been a bit of a that let me “play” cowboy and utilize the dinner table. SASS #52720 world traveler, I know the difference, my cowboy shooting skills. Let’s face “Where are the chairs?” My wife but I have spent many hours in vain it, I’m an RO2, and I need to practice asked with a puzzled look on her face. envy the people living in the trying to tell various waitresses that and keep sharp all year around. It “We won’t be eating at the table ISouthwest. I really do! Not only what they are serving me is about as happened in the depths of winter this evening. We are going to have a do they have the best barbeque in the far away from real BBQ as you can after watching “True Grit” for the Cowboy Action Shooting™ event, whole entire world, but they also get get with out leaving the planet. three millionth time. I had to do only we aren’t going to use guns,” I to do Cowboy Action Shooting™ year But I digress. I really wanted to something. We were having a sub- said as I fingered the paper that had round. We don’t have shooting year talk about Cowboy Action Shoo- stantial dinner that evening with my scenario. round in the northeast, nor do we ting™, which has become somewhat turkey and all the trimmings and “Papa, I’m hungry!” said the have great barbeque. As a matter-ofof an addiction to me. I think one of although it wasn’t Thanksgiving, it oldest boy. fact, we probably have the worst bar- the real reasons I’m so addicted to was pretty close. “In a minute, let me read my beque in the entire world, and that is the sport is because I love the people I set the table with the vegetables paper and tell you the “shooting, or probably do to the fact that what who are involved with it, and I miss all in a row. This would be my (Continued on next page) spoon and dolloped a big pile of the potatoes on my plate. At this point, I was actually starting to sweat. Next, I went to the turkey. As I grabbed my fork and reached to stab the turkey, I bumped the gravy boat and spilled some over the side. “DAGNABIT!” I cried. I stabbed the turkey ten times, and then waited to hear my score. “Seven, two, point nine, four,” said my wife. “NO BONUS!” “Hey, Pop, I beat you … yea!” came a cheer from my son. “OK, OK, so you beat me. Let’s see how your mother does.” With that I put down my plate. At this point the food was insignificant and everybody (Continued from previous page) ready, SHOOTER UP. I mean was involved in “the game.” I took the serving order,” and then you can eat,” “eater,” please!” timer, asked my wife if she under- I said hastily. As I was about to “OK Papa,” my oldest boy said, stood the “order,” and proceeded to set relate what was going to transpire, “I’m ready, but I don’t want any peas.” the timer, when the electric cut out my wife jumped in. I had laid out corn, peas, and and the lights went off. “You have finally SNAPPED!” diced, cooked carrots as the vegeta- “Darn it!” My wife complained. “I She said,“I don’t believe this.” bles. “You won’t get any ‘P’s’ as long as was just about ready to kick butt on “Just bear with me,” I laughed, you complete the ‘shooting, or serving’ both of you,” she said half serious, “No, I haven’t snapped. I just order. Just make sure you get every half laughing. “I’ll get some lanterns thought this might be fun, and it vegetable and put it on your plate.” and candles.” would be something different.” “Yeah, but if I take every veg- The others took their food in the She looked at me and then nod- etable, I will still have peas, and I normal fashion, and we all sat down ded. “OK,” she said, “what-the-hay, it don’t want peas!” He pleaded. in the glow of the candles and lamp- is winter and we’re butt deep in snow For a minute there I was going to light and started eating and talking and we might as well make the best argue about not getting a “P,” but see- about the game I had devised. of it. Thank God the power hasn’t ing the look in his eye brought me As we sat there laughing and jok- gone out yet.” back to reality, and I figured I better ing and kidding each other, I had a bit I started reading from my paper. get these kids fed. “Alright, you can of what it feels like to be at a real “It’s winter time, and the outlaws double tap the corn. OK?” Cowboy Action Shoot, and I was reju- have your cabin surrounded.” I had “Yea Pop, thanks!” venated again. the boys’ attention now. “You pull out “No sweat!” I said. I went into your pistol, ah, I mean spoon, and the kitchen and grabbed the cooking Nevada sweep the outlaws, or vegeta- timer. I held it to his ear and asked bles starting on the left taking five him if he understood the “serving spoonfuls with each spoon. No double order.” He said yes, and I said, spoonfuls at any one vegetable. Then, “Counting down!” and pushed the move to the potato dishes where the button that emitted a test tone and ‘four flushers’ are hiding, and with turned the timer on. It was hilarious the big spoon, or shotgun that will be to watch him trying to remember the staged by the potatoes, draw one big order, and my wife and the other boys dollop of each. These are “must take” started cheering him on. targets, so if you miss the bowl, keep When he got to the turkey, he only dolloping until you have a big pile on stabbed it seven times and was about your plate. Stage your big spoon near to lift up the gravy when my wife the bowls when finished, and saunter yelled, “Stab the turkey three more over to the turkey. With your rifle … times!!” He stopped for a minute and or fork, as it were, stab or ‘shoot’ the looked around and then thought, and turkey ten times until enough meat then turned and stabbed the turkey falls off to fill the rest of the plate. three more times and then went for Then, take the gravy, and if you can the gravy. He poured it very carefully pour it over the plate and return it to and didn’t spill a drop. the table without dripping, you will “Good job!” I said loudly,“Utensils receive a minus five-second bonus. UP! Go over to the unloading area.” Likewise with the salt and pepper, He looked puzzled. “The breakfast don’t let any stray grains hit the nook,” I said. He understood and took table. Any questions? his plate over and immediately start- Did you ever feel like you had ed to eat. “Six, three, point three, three eyes, six noses, and no mouth? seven … with a bonus … and no “P’s!” Well, that’s the way everyone was I said as I wrote his score on my paper. looking at me at this point. “Oh come It was now my turn. I was pretty on,” I said, “It’s for fun!” The stares excited, and my wife took on timer stopped, and at this point it was duty. She asked me if I was ready, becoming a game, and my “posse” and I said yes, and she hit the timer was on board with the whole thing. I button. I went for the potatoes first. lined my family up in an “eating “No, No,” my wife yelled, “The veg- order” and had them take their uten- gies, the veggies!” I put the big spoon sils over to the “loading table” where down and grabbed my smaller one. their spoons, forks, and knifes would Corn, Peas, Carrots, Peas, Corn, I be checked, and they would be issued picked up my other spoon and did the a plate. I then called out, “The tables same again. I now went to the big Page 24 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 ARTICLES NOBLE OUTLAW? Who was John Wesley Hardin? By Nubbins Colt, SASS #7802

scattered the rest of the posse. Another enmity. However, without re-fighting time he charged a group of cowpokes on the War Between the States and the the Little Arkansas River, all armed and so-called “Second Civil War” fought in shooting at him, and killed five of them. Hardin’s area of the Corners in These were all shot in open gun battles Northeast Texas, something must be Nubbins Colt, and all shot from a galloping horse. To said for the other side of that coin. We SASS #7802 make matters more remarkable, the can even give him the benefit of the majority of his victims were shot in the doubt about his one criminal convic- ome time ago we had a discussion head. Incredible marksmanship.” tion, that the one killing he went to Sabout John Wesley Hardin on the So, right there is the type of com- prison for was, also as stated on the SASS Wire. The overall subject was, I ment that generated the title of Matt SASS Wire, a “shooting … in which a believe, who was the “best” gunfighter, Braun’s fictional history, “Noble gunfighter deputy from another coun- or maybe the “worst,” something like Outlaw.” Indeed, if this type of war- ty shot him from behind, but Hardin stickup artist, not a holdup man, not a that anyway. Controversy raged, tem- rior-hood, this knight in tattered was able to turn, draw, and shoot rustler nor a horse thief, nor did he hire pers flared, and comments were sub- armor approach is to be accepted, Mr. Deputy Webb before he could fire a sec- his gun out for money and thuggery. mitted like this one: Hardin was a wronged man and suf- ond shot.” That part is actually true, Again, as noted on the Wire, “he didn’t “There is no comparison. John fered greatly at the hands of his ene- and he really did go to prison more lose any sleep over the men he killed … Wesley Hardin by a mile. Most of mies. And there is no doubt that some because the State was tired of him and but certainly he was a wizard with a Hardin’s victims were face to face, and of what happened to him occurred his killings than the killing (in appar- gun and the most dangerous gunfight- most of them were members of the because he was an admitted, dyed-in- ent self defense) of Deputy Webb. er who ever lived.” reconstruction Texas State Police or car- the-wool “Rebel,” and because he hated But, let’s face it – more than 40 So where does the controversy petbag sheriffs and deputies as well as Yankees, carpetbaggers, Democrats, killings? Could they all have been come from? several occupation soldiers. On one and most especially “Negroes,” and he justified? First, the best source of history on occasion he charged a posse of twelve gave all such folks short shrift, which True, also, is the fact Wes Hardin Mr. Hardin is from his autobiography. and shot three out of the saddle and generated an enormous amount of was not a bandit, not a robber, not a (Continued on next page) January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 25

(Continued from previous page) “Noble Outlaw” and “Texas Gunman” even if his gunfighting skills were closer look at John Wesley Hardin is I wish I had that book, but from the but, interestingly, only credits Wes incredible, he was a murderer of the warranted? You decide. references I have reviewed it seems Hardin with killing 11 men and 19 top echelon. Before I conclude, let’s discuss Wes clear it is the “root” book used by many documented gunfights. It makes no Let’s not make a hero out of him, Hardin’s death. He was shot by John later authors. Hardin wrote it because judgments, just states facts without even if he never stole a cow. It’s the Selman, everyone knows that, and the he wanted the story told his own way. rancor or accusation. other side of the same coin. coroner’s inquest and autopsy claimed “Noble Outlaw” is very much a fiction- However, as I wrote in the Wire, “Frontier Justice,” a well re- he was shot in the head from behind alized account from the autobiogra- just because so many killings docu- searched book published more than a (never mind the two additional shots phy. “John Wesley Hardin – Texas mented or otherwise, were of Recon- half century ago, described Hardin afterwards into his chest and arm) and Gunman” strikes me as a re-writing of struction police and carpetbaggers thus: “One of the most heartless gun- the bullet exited over his left eye. the very same story. The foreword to does not mean it was a good thing or it men in the state [of Texas].” Heartless However, I draw your attention to his that book claims it is not a book writ- was okay. “That is a misconception of gunman? What happened to the noble post-mortem photograph (if the editors ten to “vindicate or accuse,” but just to history and falls into the category of outlaw? Where is this attitude coming will print it) where one can see a rather describe a “high-mettled” man subject- ‘when the facts separate from the leg- from? I’ll tell you where – it comes small bullet wound over Hardin’s eye. ed to the vicissitudes of the Texas fron- end, print the legend.’” from the fact if you read the most sym- I have heard questions raised about tier. Truly, however, both of these First, Hardin was reared in the pathetic stories it is impossible to such a small exit wound and I wonder books make Hardin out sympatheti- Corners area of Texas - the Northeast believe young Wes Hardin couldn’t about it myself – is it really an entry cally and a victim of the times. As counties of Hunt, Grayson, Fannin, find a way to extricate himself and, wound, but the medicos and others noted, however, they seem to be and Collin - during the Civil War and personally, I think since he elected to conspired against Selman and made it strongly based on Hardin’s own self- then, when in his teens, Recon- remain in Texas with the full knowl- a back shooting? You decide. description, so what would you expect? struction. There were not as many edge it was filled with his enemies, as © 2005 While the reader of these books might “carpetbaggers” as legend would have my dear, sainted mother would have References: get somewhat put out by the constant us believe, nor were there too many said, “he was asking for it.” When Murder and Mayhem - The War of gunfights, the reader is always left soldiers, either, most of the time, any- thousands of men went West to lose Reconstruction in Texas By James with the sense that poor Wes never way. The battles that went on there, themselves and their problems, Wes M. Smallwood, Barry A. Crouch, had a choice. Sure, his problems with and the massive amount of bloodshed Hardin stayed put, arrogant, fearless, and Larry Peacock © 2003, Texas the Texas Rangers sent by carpetbag- that took place, were mostly involving determined to prove he was right, and A&M University Press ging Democrat Governor Davis were local residents, all of which being gen- shooting any man who got in his way. Frontier Justice By Wayne Gard © due to the times. But, how far does erally known as the “Lee-Peacock To my lights, that is far from noble. 1949, University of Oklahoma this excuse go? Feud.” These killings were not justi- As an aside, one book about Mr. Press Another Wire comment suggests fied. Whether you support the South Hardin I do not have, besides his auto- The Gunfighters By James D. Horan that every source outside of the auto- and Southern position after the War biography, is “John Wesley Hardin, © 1976, Gramercy Books biography “portrays him as a socio- Between the States or not, or if you Dark Angel of Texas” written by Leon Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters path who killed from ambush and took support the Union side, the Second Metz. I have seen this book described By Bill O’Neal © 1979, University every advantage he could find.” That War that took place in Northeast as “A fine book, which reflects years of of Oklahoma Press is not true, as I have noted about the Texas was disgraceful, and John research and hard work. This brushes Noble Outlaw By Matt Braun © two books previously discussed, nor is Wesley Hardin was a big part of the away the veil to reveal a dark and 1975, St. Martin’s paperbacks it true when you read the “Encyclo- disgrace, great gun skills notwith- ruthless character.” What a short but John Wesley Hardin – Texas Gun- man By Lewis Nordyke © 1957, pedia of Western Gunfighters,” which standing. Even if Wes Hardin’s role pithy summary that is! If Mr. Metz Castle Books seems to repeat the same history as therein was not as a bushwhacker, and can see what others cannot, maybe a www.mshelhart.com Now available at select Cowboy Stores New! Rio Bravo Rig $300.00 Check these locations! The Shootist 24910 Washinton Ave. Murrieta, CA 92562 Telephone: (951) 698-7543 un Leather www.theshootistguns.com G Tonto Rim Trading Co. 5028 N. Hwy 31 Shotgun Chaps Seymour, IN 47274 Telephone: (800) 242-4287 Batwing Chaps www.tontorim.com Walker'47 Spur Straps 95 E. 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h no, I think I’m having a HEART to shoot ‘Cowboy Action” (except expe- wouldn’t be that bad. Hey, if I’m buy- Sieker, SASS #15960, current Elder OATTACK! It’s finally happening, I rience). I was at my first shoot. I had ing, I pick the watering hole, right? I Statesman World Champion! How had been told to slow down and rest only seen this on TV before today. You hope that’s how it works. many new cowboy shooters have the more. Instead I worked until 2:00 am, know, I thought, “who the heck am I to After the safety meeting and posse honor of being tortured by a real live then woke up in 3-1/2 hours and drove even walk around with these REAL assignments, it was off to our first champion at their first shoot? about 80 miles to a Cowboy Action COWBOY ACTION shooters?” stage. Our posse marshal went way You know, I really had a great time Shoot at “Muskeeta Flats,” the home of I strapped on my six-guns, mus- out of his way to make sure I under- and made some new friends (at least I The Up The Creek Gang in Lake tered up a dose of courage, and started stood everything and got off to a good think so). This was exactly what I Charles, LA. (Yup - there are even cow- walking toward the cowboys. Then, I safe start. After I shot the first stage, thought Cowboy Action was all about. boys in Cajunland, and some very good realized I looked like one of them, so no our posse marshal reminded me that If there are any "almost" new shooters shots, too). Well, here I was parking one would even know I was a tender- everyone helped out to keep things putting off their first shoot, I advise my truck and looking at 20+ cowboys foot unless I told them. running smoothly, so I jumped right in. you to go for it! All you have to fear is and cowgirls milling around in front of I approached a Cowgirl with a clip- By the third stage I felt as relaxed as fear itself, and if there are any experi- the local cowboy town. Meanwhile my board, introduced myself as “Squirrely an “old timer” and was happily picking enced shooters who are getting bored pulse was pounding, my heart was try- Bill,” and said that was the first time up brass, watching the loading and or tired with Cowboy Action, I ask you ing to jump out of my chest, and I had I’ve ever called myself by my new unloading tables, and counting misses. to try to remember how exciting it was a kinda queasy feeling with a lump in name. Well, Sure Shot Sue said “glad I won’t mention my shooting, not exact- when you first began shooting. I would my throat. Hey, wait a minute. I’ve to have you here” and to follow her so I ly old timerish. be glad to loan you a dose of my excite- had this feeling years ago; it’s only could sign in. While signing in, I was At the end of the shoot, I was ment. (Maybe somebody could loan me “Buck Fever!” I figured if I didn’t calm introduced to another cowpoke who put happy to realize no one was concerned a dose of shooting skills!) I hope to see down, I wouldn’t be able to hit my me at ease by telling me the worst with the low score for the day, or you someday in Cowboy Town! truck with my new scattergun. score shot for the day bought lunch for apparently even the high score! By the After two years of buying, selling, everybody. Well, after ciphering way, our very helpful and informative / and trading, I had everything I needed awhile, I figured 20+ happy meals posse marshal was none other than Ed The Complete Cowboy Action Supplier

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he Michigan State Cowboy have raised over $700,000 and have TAction Shooting™ Champion- donated more than 300 AEDs (auto- ships or what is commonly referred mated external defibrillators) to to as the Wolverine Rangers Range high schools in the State of Michi- War, took place over Labor Day gan. All of the money donated by the weekend in 2005. This was the 7th public goes directly to purchase Annual Championship, and every- either AEDs or training. Montana one had a great time, or most every- Long Hair said if he were able to get one, that is. Unfortunately, we did commitments for $700 for the have one casualty. Montana Long Foundation, he would get his hair Hair, SASS #27261, and Territorial cut. This is just what Mike Fink, Governor got scalped! However, it SASS #29047, was waiting to hear. was all in fun. Mike Fink, referred to by Mon- During the run up to the Range tana Long Hair as a “Short Hair,” War, Montana Long Hair decided he went on a mission. He personally wanted to do something for the donated $200 and spearheaded the Kimberly Anne Gillary Foundation. drive for additional donations. Mike This is a Foundation my wife, The was not only interested in seeing Mr. Lady, SASS Life #15467, and I Long Hair’s hair cut, but Mike want- formed after we lost our 15-year-old ed to do the scalping. Mike Fink and daughter, Kimberly, to a cardiac his family (The Clan) all shot on my arrest in a high school water polo posse. We all had a great time, al- game April 2000. Since then, we (Continued on page 45) January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 31 Page 32 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 ARTICLES THE MAKING OF COWBOYS TV Part I By Captain George Baylor SASS 24287

“And what’s the question?” “I take that as a yes?” “Well, duh, it’s Fredericksburg!” We have been going to Fredericks- burg for R & R since 1987 or so. Except for the fact Texas Jack’s is there and got me into Cowboy Capt. George Baylor, Action Shooting™, The Redhead SASS #24287 loves the place. In addition to the sometimes quaint shops on Main he phone rang. It was Tequila. (“The Dulcimer Factory?”) and the T“Hey, Captain, would you like to fabulous German restaurants, sev- The crew of Cowboys TV sets up Tequila starts a student on a stage come to Tin Star Ranch for the eral of Texas’ best wineries are in at the Jersey Lily to shoot shooters while the Cowboys TV crew films. weekend and help with an episode driving distance, not to mention shooting a stage of Cowboys?” Texas Hill Country scenery. (say that fast three times). “I don’t know. Let me ask The So we went. Redhead.” Cowboys is the wildly successful So I called her and told her if she show on the Outdoor Channel (NOT agreed we would be at Tin Star Outdoor Life Network). Tequila is Ranch at Fredericksburg, Texas for the host and driving force. Michael Labor Day weekend, staying in a Bane is the producer and writer. bed and breakfast, with food and Robin Berg is the director. Craig Margaritas provided, and I would be Incardone is Director of Photo- working on an episode of Cowboys. graphy. Adam Artis is an Editor

Tequila works with student Peggy King as she shoots a stage. Robin Berg sets up a remote camera Peggy and husband Don bought the on the stage. At $100,000 per cam- experience at a charity auction and era, we all made sure not to shoot it. had no SASS experience!

and the Sound Designer. Jared new to Cowboy Action Shooting™, Kearns and Michelle Nedlik and were Don and Peggy King. The Out- Stephanie Nedlik are editors. It is door Channel had put up two slots at produced in HD TV, requiring at the school in a charity auction, and least two HDTV cameras ($100,000 they were high bidder. Both were each). It’s in its second season on enthusiastic, photogenic students. the Outdoor Channel, and the third Marshal Halloway was there to season is in production. Cowboy talk about his efforts at getting Action Shooting™ is only part of it. Cowboy Action Shooting™ going in Shows have explored such diverse Norway. He has since fallen in love subjects as the Winchester Mystery with a Kansas girl and married and House, a Buffalo hunt in Canada, a moved to the US. wild horse sanctuary, and the musi- Other “students” included Frank cal group, Riders in the Sky. and Steven Gendlek (Even Steven, Three episodes were to be filmed New Jersey State Junior Champion) there that weekend. The first was a and Kenny Smith from Cimarron new look at The Tequila Shooting Firearms. School. The intention was to have I was there to add “color” and to media types as students. Some me- do a segment with Tequila evaluating dia types backed out because they the new Taurus Thunderbolt rifle. were stuck in Louisiana or Missis- The original plan was to do this sippi covering Katrina. Some media in a day and a half, just like his nor- types backed out because they dis- mal schools, but when I arrived, we covered the first Monday in Septem- were told we would do it in one day; ber is Labor Day, and their families then the second day Tequila would wanted them home. Chris Chaffin, profile and interview Judge Roy Public Relations Director for The Bean, and on Monday, an episode Outdoor Channel wound up being would be filmed on the Carolina about the only media type there. Belles. (For those of you who just Two of the students, absolutely (Continued on page 39) January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 33 Page 34 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 REVIEWS- BOOKS MIRACLE AT SAGE CREEK Movie Review

By Ellsworth T. Kincaid, SASS Life/Regulator #6037

arely are Westerns made for tel- husband, Seth, operate the Sage Revision these days. The few Creek Station, a stagecoach stop on exceptions attempt to recast the the road between Lush and Chadron. Western in a bitter, physically vio- Ike disapproves how the two are rai- lent role, oftentimes with offensive sing their two young sons, and of language. Westerns the entire fami- course, feels Seth not good enough for ly can enjoy are difficult to find … his daughter. When their youngest they just don’t make ‘em anymore. son, Kit, becomes infected with scar- Miracle at Sage Creek is a rare, wel- let fever and is not expected to recov- comed change. This well-developed er, Ike’s despondency intensifies. story, with fine acting, has you spec- How these two families overcome ulating about the miracle, since sev- their prejudices and the tragedies eral materialize, a splendid and befalling them is capably told. This appropriate family-oriented film for film will elicit a tear of two, as should the Christmas holidays. any well-told Christmas story. The story is set in 1888 Wyoming David Carradine is at his best, with David Carradine portraying supported by, arguably one of the sup- rancher, Ike Franklin, a hard-nosed, neighbor, Chief Red Eagle (superbly ter, Mary, perhaps the only man that porting best actors in the business, ruthless old man, embittered with underplayed by Wes Studi), and his could reason with Ike, is ambushed, Wes Studi. Familiar names and faces the death of his wife at the hands of family off their small adjacent home- shot, and left for dead by villainous sustaining these two veterans are a Sioux war party ten years earlier. stead with the use of US Cavalry. road agents while on his way home Buck Taylor, Tracy Nelson, Michael Just before Christmas, Ike hat- Red Eagle’s son-in-law, John Stock- from town. Parks, Irene Beddard, and Tim Abell. ches a scheme to legally remove ton, a one time suitor of Ike’s daugh- Ike’s daughter, Mary, and her (Continued on page 51) January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 35 REVIEWS- BOOKS e e TRAWLAINE’S LAND GUN DIGEST 2006 By Walt Lange “The World’s Greatest Gun Book!” Book Review by Ellsworth T. Kincaid, SASS Life/Regulator #6037 Edited by Ken Ramage Reviewed by Palaver Pete, Life/Regulator #4375 aving finished Lange’s book, HTrawlaine, I wanted to see his one’s hard to beat, Pards. / where Lange’s next chapter in the TFirst published in 1944, “Gun Trawlaine saga, Trawlaine’s Land, Digest” has firmly established itself would take me. In Trawlaine,we as a mainstay in the gun community, saw the young son of Jonathan with hundreds of thousands of copies Trawlaine, Cooper Trawlaine, sold. I can remember my Dad never leave family and home in Gallina, being without one—you, the reader, New Mexico to make his mark in probably remember the same thing. the War Between the States. The Gun Digest has steadily deliv- In Trawlaine’s Land, Cooper, a ered the latest in firearms’ product manufacturers. A section of ballistic young man with the experiences of information to include those used in charts and ammunition prices is fighting and killing, returns home Cowboy Action Shooting™. In addi- offered, as well as a directory of the to New Mexico Territory, now occu- tion to the latest gun listings, editori- arms trade and related references. pied by thieves, murderers, and als from the top experts are featured, Current handguns, rifles, shotguns, cutthroats. His family’s beautiful including our own John Taffin. And, muzzleloaders, and airguns are cata- ranchero has been destroyed; razed for the first time, the entire editorial loged with images, technical specifi- by “raiders,” as described by his Cooper’s trials and tribulations section is in full color—-nearly 250 cations, and manufacturers’ suggest- father’s old ranch foreman, the of hiring a cattle crew, gathering a pages! To me, a colored photo is still ed retail prices. Cataloged acces- Gran Vaquero. Cooper sets his herd, heading ‘em north, struggling worth a thousand words. sories include reloading presses, mind to re-establishing the ranch, with stampedes, and fighting those Gun Digest 2006, edited by Ken scopes, sights, chokes, and brakes. stocking it with the finest cattle that would interrupt his plans Ramage, includes expert features, Sorry, stage props are not included, and horses, and taking them to a becomes a good read. The times test fire articles, and in-depth but everything else is! new land, filled with good grazing were tough and required hard men reports from top contributing editors Mr. Ramage has been involved land … Montana Territory. (Continued on page 51) covering new products from gun, with the shooting sports for more ammunition, reloading, and optics (Continued on page 51)

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Page 38 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 GUNS & GEAR THE STAGE WRITER e e It’s a Work of the Heart! TIME By Annie Lee Independent, SASS #53830 By Cree Vicar Dave, SASS Life #49907, and Territorial Governor, Sucker Creek Saddle & t’s a weekend morning in America. rifles. Halfway across the country, a Gun Club, Michigan IWhile the neighbors sleep in prior woman’s head is bowed, and she ime is money” the old adage goes. to doing yard work, running to soc- frowns in concentration as she “TMaybe that’s why the Vicar’s Wife is cer games, or tending to chores, the unloads her revolver and then sometimes curious of my spending so much Cowboy Action Shooter has loaded reloads in preparation to continue time on/in the 1800’s. his ammo, firearms, and cart into his the stage. I cannot change time in this world. I can vehicle. Dressed in his “funny cloth- Each Cowboy Action Shooting™ only put into service every moment that ing,” the Cowboy Action Shooting™ competitor brings a different per- comes my way. In Ecclesiastes Chapter 3, it competitor is on the road on the way spective to the game. One is purely Cree Vicar Dave, states there is a time for everything. Listed SASS Life #49907 to a match before most of his neigh- competitive, working on an economy among this analogy of time is “a time to be bors are up. of motion and smoothness for each born and a time to die.” And somewhere in between I have found a time A few hours later, the shooter stage he shoots. Another just wants to participate in Cowboy Action Shooting™ activities. sits at a table, five cards in his hand. to laugh and shoot blackpowder, call- At my age I find myself at the hinder part of this time called life. Giving the range his best Clint ing on the powers of Zen in his Every minute is precious, so when the time for sending a firearm in for Eastwood squint and curl of his attempts to find the targets. Still repair or embellishment comes, upper lip, he drawls: “Ah ain’t no another is there for the friends, the my hope is the time for turn cheater!” At the buzzer, he stands, camaraderie, and the shooting. around would not exceed my time picking up his revolver to blast away Some are there for the social aspects. of sojourn on earth. at the targets in front of him. Five Some are practicing for the upcom- When I sent back straps in to hundred miles east of him, a posse ing big match. Some are combina- have my alias placed on them, the catcalls, hoots, laughs, and hollers as tions of all of it. All of them are there vendor said the time for waiting each of them tries to out do the oth- to have fun. would be two weeks. After several ers when they tuck their thumbs The stage writer is among them. phone calls and a time for easing into their armpits and cluck like a Along with the shooting, the yelling, (Continued on next page) chicken as they run to retrieve their (Continued on next page) January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 39 THE STAGE WRITER . . . he may not like reloads on the clock, shooting positions. He checks to see (Continued from previous page) he knows that other shoots incorpo- if the firing sequences have a flow the having fun, he watches, listens, rate them. He puts one into the or pattern to them that will make and pays attention. Later, at his shoot so his shooters will become them easier for the shooter to Golden Gate desk, he’ll review the match in his adept at the technique. His best remember. When he thinks he is mind, considering the elements that friend may be a Gunfighter, but the done, he gives it one final, critical western Wear worked well at the match, pondering stage writer understands not every- review with a single question in those that didn’t seem to fit. He’ll one likes to always have back-to- mind: “Is this a match people will recall those elements that made the back revolvers, and the Gunfighter want to shoot?” shooters grumble and which made will be facing split revolver stages Writing stages isn’t easy, and not Home of them grin. at the upcoming State match. The everyone wants to do it. It requires Knudsen Hat Co. In crafting the stages for the stages are written, reviewed, and patience, attentiveness, and a cer- next match, the stage writer will rewritten. Goofy items are added tain amount of detachment in order Authentic OL D WEST hats for damn near 25 years have to create a balance of competi- for entertainment and amusement, to write matches that appeal to a tion and entertainment. In doing for without the laughter, Cowboy diverse membership. No, it isn’t so, he has to consider all the shoot- Action Shooting™ matches really easy; but for those who write stages, Montana Slope ers of the match, seeking to build would be what its detractors call it is a labor of passion because the $169.98 Same style as in the stages that will appeal to the major- “IPSC with hats.” stage writers want their matches to movie Open Range. ity of the shooters. He wants his The stages are reviewed again be the best they can be and dedicate 4 1/2"Brim 6X Beaver. match to succeed and grow. As he and again. The stage writer looks their time and energy to constantly works, he may have to set his own for any possible safety issues. He find ways to improve them. It is a Replace personal preferences aside. While looks for ease of movement between work of the heart. Rooster including three “Range War” Regio- Late in the afternoon they inter- TK Cogburn THE MAKING OF 100% There's no equal to our nals. But for various reasons it’s not viewed Marshal Halloway and me, and Rooster. Hand braided Wool COWBOYS TV . . . used anymore for matches, a shame then others. They discussed every $109.98 leather band included. 10X Beaver $199.98 (Continued from page 32) of the first order. It’s for sale. If scene with us before doing it and Dust &sweat returned from the far side of the you’re a recent lottery winner, buy it worked out everything meticulously. add $15.00. moon, the Carlolina Belles are and bring Cowboy Action Shooting™ Then, they hit me with a surprise ques- Catawba Kate, Tornado Alli, Fannie back to Tin Star Ranch. I think it’s tion. “Where did you first meet Tequi- 1890's Kikinshoot, and Pretty Mean down to $3 million or so. la, and what did you think of him?” 100% Wool Campaign Shawme. They dress extravagantly, The crew uses two HDTV cam- “I was called to bail him out in Pecan Base Go to our website putting a lot of energy into their cos- eras, a professional soundman with when he was arrested for a liquor $79.98 to see variations. tumes, and they shoot, too.) a boom mike, and wireless mikes as store robbery.” It sounded like a fun, full weekend. needed. We shot the stage twice, “CUT!” After Tequila took us out Friday with two cameras shooting each I sure want to see that blooper night to Hondo’s, a local red meat and time, getting four camera angles. reel. There were a lot of those. Billy Bonnie Similar to the hat watering hole in Fredericksburg, start- Two of the camera angles were from They’ll shoot eight to ten hours of Gene Hackman had ing Saturday morning, all meals were remote cameras down range. film for a half-hour show. in Quick & Dead provided by the chuckwagon team of Initially I thought the downrange (To be continued …) Dark Brown Max Zanger and Max Zanger, Jr., who camera was a tad too close to the or Black in $79.98 100% Wool fed us well all weekend. shotgun targets, so arbitrarily I TIME . . . After breakfast Saturday we rewrote the stage so we shot all four Deadwood started shooting. Tequila took the shotgun rounds at the right two tar- (Continued from previous page) beginners aside and started teach- gets, thus sparing the TV camera. I anxiety, they were sent back to me in Exactly like on T.V. ing them off camera, and those of us don’t know about the others, person- a couple of months. 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hen asked to be a Posse do your time running a timer or any we are here to have a good time, and WMarshal or Deputy Marshal, other job that needs to be done, but the only thing having a good time I’m not only honored but also your main responsibility is to make takes second place to is being safe. I pleased to do the job. Posse mar- sure all the functions of the Posse then ask for volunteer timer opera- shals, deputies, score keepers, coun- are being performed. I don’t like to tors and scorekeepers. Since those ters, loading table judges, and the see Posses set up with less than 15 are two jobs I feel someone should like are all essential positions to any shooters, as there aren’t enough peo- have gone through the RO Program posse, but I must confess I’m actual- ple to do all the jobs that need to be to be able to do, I really like to see ly relieved when I’m named as a done, while still allowing enough RO Pins on those people. It’s then Quick Cal, SASS Life #2707 Posse Marshal. Yes, I know many of time to gather equipment to shoot good to set the ground rules for spot- you actually feel pressure when and then re-organize your equip- ters, and go over what everyone named Posse Marshal, but think of it ment for the next stage after you’re should be looking for. Next, you need I’ve been asked to re-run some arti- another way. You now have the done shooting … not to mention to determine if you are going to shoot cles from the past since we have opportunity to make sure your whole loading, shooting, and unloading. by the order on the score-sheet or let many new shooters joining SASS Posse enjoys the weekend and has a As a Posse Marshal on the first shooters come to the line when ready. continuously. I chose this article great time, and since you’re part of day of competition, upon reaching I usually put it to a vote and almost that originally appeared in the the posse, that includes you, too. It’s the first stage I like to get the whole every time the posse votes to shoot August ’04 edition of The Cowboy actually a lot more fun being on a posse together for a roll call. Then I when ready. If you use the “shoot Chronicle. We received quite a few Posse that is run efficiently. Every- ask everyone to introduce them- when ready method,” it’s imperative positive comments on this article one works together, the match goes selves, who they are, where they’re to make sure the scorekeeper knows and thought many of our shooters smoother, and you know what to from, and so forth. It’s also a great who is on the line before they start that have been around for a while expect when you are a competitor on time to tell a short joke, just to make shooting. Most matches have name would enjoy re-reading it as well. the line shooting the stages. As for sure everyone is in fun mode. I then badges, so it might help the score- the Posse Marshal, you can certainly usually say something to the effect (Continued on next page) January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 41 (Continued from previous page) ed to the scorekeeper and ensure the keepers to position themselves so proper assessments are recorded. they can see the name badge as the Since this takes from 15 to 45 sec- shooter is walking from the loading onds, and sometimes longer if there table to the line. If not, the timer is a discrepancy, this time gap can be operator or the shooter themselves used to stage the next shooter. Our should call out their alias. The “shoot rules state only the timer operator or when ready method” works really scorekeeper can call the next shooter well, as some people like shooting to the line. However, the RO Pro- first and others like shooting near gram has recently instituted an the end, but you have to make it clear Expediter Position. This position can to the Posse if there isn’t always a be appointed by the Posse Marshal queue of competitors at the loading and will be the person in charge of table, you will go back to the “score- making sure the next shooter under- sheet shooting order.” stands the course of fire and gets When running stages many poss- them on the line and staged at the es waste a tremendous amount of earliest time possible. On short-han- time by not efficiently getting the ded Posses, you can also appoint, for next shooter staged and ready to instance, one of the spotters to be in shoot in a timely manner. Most charge of calling the next shooter to matches of any size these days don’t the line and staying with them until may be caused by poor stage design. Posse causes delays and stage back- have many targets that require peo- they are staged or the timer operator There are few things more irritating ups for the entire match and drives ple to go downrange to re-set, but if is available to oversee the shooter. than arriving to shoot a stage and Match Directors crazy when every- they do, you need to wait to call the This way the timer operator, who is having to wait a half hour or more in one starts complaining. next shooter until they return up- also the Chief Range Officer, can the hot sun to shoot simply because So be safe and efficient, and YOU range of the firing line. If no targets make sure they have gotten the cor- the Posse in front of you is killing AND YOUR WHOLE POSSE WILL need to be re-set downrange, there is rect time and assessments recorded time between shooters. 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Page 42 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 GUNS & GEAR WOMEN, GUNS, AND GEAR Be Prepared for Stormy Weather– Or, Any Kind of Weather! By Holy Terror, SASS #15362

you are out in Mother Nature. Weather reports are not always reli- clothes, rain clothes, a good coat, and The first step in preparing to go able, but they will at least give you a something to wear if it gets hot. You to a match somewhere is to study the ballpark of what to expect. If you are can never be too prepared. climate of that place. Before you going to the mountains in the spring, Believe it or not, you can prepare leave, talk to someone who has been be ready for cold. If you are going to for a good amount of the weather you Holy Terror, SASS #15362 there, or look up the area’s weather the plains in the summer, be ready will experience. Most people know on the Internet. If you are going to for heat. Remember, a weather when it is rainy they need a raincoat, owboy Action Shooting™ is great the Southeast in the summer, you report is only really reliable two days but they don’t think they need any- Cbecause you get to experience know heat and humidity will be pres- in advance. Any further in the future thing if it is going to be nice and things people would have experienced ent. You will be sweating, and the air is guesswork. sunny. This couldn’t be farther from a hundred years ago. You get to shoot will be wet. If you are going to the After you have studied the cli- the truth. When you are out shooting the old guns, and you get to wear the Southwest, be prepared for dry heat mate of the area and looked at the on the range, a sunny day is one period clothes, and you get to experi- and little humidity. You will need weather report, it’s time to pack. As where you need to be really prepared. ence nature. Sometimes though, expe- lots of sunscreen because it is easy to a rule of thumb when packing for a First, on a sunny day, or any other riencing nature first hand is more dif- get burnt, and you will want lots of match, I take everything. This isn’t day for that matter, you need a good ficult than we imagined. Because of water to keep yourself hydrated. just because I am a woman. I take supply of water. A lot of people don’t this unique opportunity, there is one Learn about the climate before you everything because I have been to carry an adequate supply of water motto every SASS participant should go; then it is easier to prepare. matches where I experienced every with them. It is really dangerous to have before going to a match: “Be Before you go, look at the area’s type of weather ever heard of in four become dehydrated, and most people Prepared.” You never know what kind weather report, either on the Wea- days! So when you pack, not only out on a range at any given time are at of things are going to happen when ther Channel or on the Internet. bring warm clothes, also bring cool (Continued on next page) (Continued from previous page) and drink plenty of fluids. least mildly dehydrated. I recently Rain is another fun element we all read an article on how much water a shoot in at times. Unfortunately, there person should drink a day, and it is is only so much you can do about it. supposed to be half your body weight Keep a couple of rags and trash bags in fluid ounces. This applies to cold in your cart for those unexpected driz- days as well. Many people think zles. You want to try to keep your guns because it is cold they don’t need to as dry as possible, so slipping a trash drink. You need to drink water all the bag over your guns in your gun cart time, no matter what the weather is. and taking a rag to cover them up on The next most important thing is the loading table are good ideas. sunscreen. We have all either been If you know there is going to be sunburned or seen someone who has rain, take your duster. Dusters are a been sunburned out on the range. Not “must have” when it comes to being only is it painful, but it also makes prepared for the rain. There are lots shooting difficult. Wear clothes that of different kinds from period correct cover up your skin, and wear sun- to the yellow tarps from Wal-Mart. screen. You can’t be too careful. Even if you don’t think you need it, You always want to have water take it. If you do need it and don’t and sunscreen, but there are some have it, you will be sorry. mend shooting in gloves, but wear blowing through your coat, or blow- places that need even more than The other biggest type of weather them up until the timer walks up, and ing dust in your eyes and into your those items. If you are going some- we have some success combating is you will at least have a chance. guns, but if the cowboys could do it, where really hot, there are a couple the cold. We have all shot in the cold The biggest thing I have found to so can you. of tricks to make it more comfort- at one point or another. If anyone was help the cold is something our cowboy If you have questions about this able. First, wear a straw hat. Most at END of TRAIL last year, you expe- friends didn’t have - those chemical article, or if you have an idea or prod- people have a felt hat they really rienced cold! I much prefer to shoot in heat packets. They can be a lifesaver. uct you think should be brought to like, but a straw hat is much cooler cold rather than in the heat. In really bitter cold, I put them in my the attention of women shooters, or to wear on a hot day. The first trick to shooting in the boots, gloves, pockets, and anywhere anyone else, please email me at Second, the easiest way to cool cold is to wear your long underwear. else I can think to stick them. They [email protected]. yourself down is to place something My favorite long underwear is the work exceptionally well in warming up cool on the back of your neck. I like Under Armor. You can buy this brand cold fingers before you have to shoot. I (I won’t forget this past END of to take a bandana and wet it down at most sporting goods stores. purchase them anywhere from Wal- TRAIL … and yes, it was COLD. My with water every couple of hours. You However, anything from a t-shirt up Mart to most sporting goods stores. hands weren’t working because of the can also use one of those bandanas will work just fine. There are many other types of temperature, and I wasn’t prepared to filled with gel that expand with You will, of course, want a coat, weather and the obstacles it brings. handle the situation. Holy Terror lent water. They work really well. Other but more important than a coat are Try to make weather conditions a me her Wal-Mart wool gloves … and than that, there aren’t too many gloves. It is impossible to shoot when mind over matter. That is hard when they were a life-saver. She’s right … tricks. Just try to keep out of the sun your hands are cold. I don’t recom- there are thirty mile an hour winds don’t get caught short! … editor.) Cochise Leather Reproductions from the Frontier West Era

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GUN LEATHER MYTHS, PART II By Purdy Gear, SASS #33315

came from, but it’s one of the most faster: There’s a tradition of deep holsters tend to get floppier and remarkable marketing ploys in recurves at this spot on holsters lose their shape more easily holster history. The truth of the from the 1850’s on up through to because there is nothing to rein- matter is it’s one of the worst lin- today, so there’s got to be some- force them. As I’ve said before, a ing materials for holsters. Suede thing in it beyond cool looks. I lined holster is the equivalent of is cheap, which is good for any- checked this out with Evil Roy leather plywood. One layer rein- one’s bottom line. Trouble is, it’s and Wicked Felina. They say it forces the other. chrome tan. That brings up won’t help your draw a lick, but issues of salt content in the it will help you re-holster. Just 7. Flap holsters are slow. True. leather and potential rusting of keep in mind that significantly But here again … it’s all in the guns. More important, suede is a cutting down the holster front user. “nappy” material. It has a greater can create potential safety Purdy Gear, SASS #33315 surface area on which to absorb issues, especially with short-bar- 8. New holsters should be dumped oil, dirt, and other sorts of foreign reled revolvers. in hot water and then left to dry debris. In industry, a combination with the gun in ‘em. No, they s with Part I, I’d like to continue of oil and grit is called “lapping 6. Lined holsters are slow: This is shouldn’t. Oh, that might work Adebunking or supporting the compound,” and that, hombres, another of those “where’d they for really greasy, over-oiled goods various myths that surround gun will wear the bluing off a gun in get that?” sort of things. A hol- where cooking a bit of oil out of leather. Again, I’ll be giving my per- nothin’ flat! Smooth, “hard” ster lined with a smooth, ”hard” ‘em might actually improve sonal opinions backed up with logic leathers make better liners. leather that has been properly them. But for properly oiled so, hopefully, most of this will make fit will out-race anything except goods, this is the kiss of death. It sense. Once again, I do not wish to 4. If you want a gun belt to stay in an unlined holster which has will crisp up a holster and short- criticize or impugn anyone’s work or place, ya just gotta have it lined been equally well fit. Slowness en its lifespan. It will also cause ideas. I merely hope these thoughts with suede. Okay … that works or quickness is solely dependent the leather to shrink down on will create a better understanding of … sort of. Gun belts – especially on the skill of the shooter and on the parts that you don’t want it the gear you are using or contem- those made for two guns — are the fitting of the holster by its to shrink down to. This is okay if plating purchasing. As usual, I will designed to be worn snug. The maker. I have also heard this you want to keep the gun in the happily take on your questions or lis- problem is, there’s a lot of very the other way round: unlined holster for, say, wandering ten to any grumblings. You can thick, heavy belts out there. If holsters are faster, but I think around on the lone prairie, but is reach me at 706-692-5536 or at pur you wear them as tight as you this is a bit of a fallacy that not okay when you are trying to [email protected]. need them to be to anchor your stems from the days of those blast some hombre out of his shootin’ utensils, it’s like snug- heavily-molded, tactical holsters. chaps in a game scenario. The 1. Buscadero rigs have the lowest- ging a chunk of quarter inch ply- In these, it was the heavy mold- best molding is done slowly, care- riding holsters: True. There’s wood around your middle, and ing that acted as the retention fully, and conscientiously, so all nothing out there that compares you end up in a world of hurts device. If you had a poorly fit or the parts on a gun that can grab to the Sunset Carson rig. That because it bites your tummy and stiff, lined holster, it wouldn’t or stick are eased out. Cool or one puts the guns so far down your hip bones. The answer to limber up easily so, of course, the slightly warm water is the rule your leg you don’t have to bend this is to line the belt with suede draw would be slow. Unlined here for the job! your elbow to draw. It’s also an so you can wear it a tad looser, holsters that are stiff or poorly Compadres, that’s the end of the exception to the rule. Truth is, yet still not have it creep around fit will limber up quicker and most common myths I’ve heard. If many holsters can be dropped by your hips. It’s a quick fix, but it’s become faster with wear and you know of some others I haven’t altering their belt loops so they not the greatest solution on the tear because you’re only fighting mentioned, please gimme a holler. are as low as a Buscadero- planet. It’s also something of a one layer of leather. What that Meantime shoot safe and play hard. mounted holster is. Degree of marketing concept that matches also means is that single layer I’ll see you on down the trail! drop is a question of what you out the suede linings in holsters. need to make your draw work (Remember, suede is cheap.) If and/or whether or not you want you think it works for you, and to go B-Western. you like heavy belts, go for it. If you are uncomfortable or un- 2. A Buscadero rig is the only rig sure, try a lighter, more limber that will fit a wide-hipped gal. belt. They’ll stay put, will ac- Nope. There are loads of choices. commodate hip structure that Hip structure is only one deter- heavy belts can’t, and will allow mining factor. Many gals can get you to bend. (Your choice here on away with a money belt, a soft, the liner. Smooth or suede both tapered belt, a narrower belt, or a work.) That’s one of the reasons contoured gunfighter belt provid- you see so many money belts in ing their arms are long enough to old pictures and books and promote a strong draw. There’s museums. Those belts were more to it, but the result should light, limber as cooked linguini, be the wearer ends up both com- and could be snugged down for fortable and fully competitive. complete all day comfort.

3. Suede-lined holsters protect your 5. Holsters that are heavily-cut guns: I don’t know where this one down at the front will draw January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 45

MONTANA LONG HAIR GETS SCALPED end up after the scalping. Montana Long Hair for being such a The second picture shows Mon- good sport. It was a pleasure shoot- DURING RANGE WAR . . . tana Long Hair with less hair and ing with him and his wife, Lil Sis, (Continued from page 30) #33413, was on hand to record the Mike Fink holding the scalp/trophy. SASS #27662, along with the Clan though we did get criticized for being fateful event. Picture #3 shows the resigned and and the rest of our great posse. too rowdy. Our posse had the most The first picture shows Montana saddened Montana Long Hair and Montana Long Hair is a true exam- fun, however. Over the weekend and Long Hair being scalped by Q. T. the gloating Mr. Fink. Picture #4 ple of the cowboy way and of why the at the banquet on Sunday night, Curls, SASS #47956, (fortunately a shows Montana Long Hair about to best thing about Cowboy Action Montana Long Hair raised $1,573 for professional hairdresser) and being address the dinner crowd. Fortu- Shooting™ is the people. the Foundation. Almost $500 came comforted by Eleanor Jewel, SASS nately, Q. T. did a little more coiffing from Mike Fink’s table that included #26409, Q. T. Curls’ Mom. Uncle work before the night was over to The Clan (Mike Fink, Eleanor Mike Fink is looking on and wearing even up the job. Mike Fink is also VISIT THE SASS Jewell, Moe Gunns, Q. T. Curls, and Montana Long Hair’s hat on top of wearing a button entitled “Fur Ball The Faygo Kid), D. B. Rawhide, and his own derby. Notice the pained Scalping Posse.” Everyone who shot WEB SITE Chili Pepper Pete. The scalping took expression of Montana Long Hair. with Montana Long Hair that week- place at the banquet and our official He was fearful of becoming a dread- end all wore “Fur Ball Scalping AT Wolverine Rangers photographer ed Short Hair. Montana Long Hair Posse” pins. WWW.SASSNET.COM and Webmaster, Laporte Lil, SASS had no idea how short his hair would I would personally like to thank Page 46 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 MOUNTED STRAIGHT FACTS ABOUT SASS MOUNTED SHOOTING By Wildcat Kate, SASS Life, Regulator #7873

SASS provides awards at the lish articles and pictures of their and been Match Director at SASS sanctioned State, Regio- club activities and matches. many matches. We will contin- nal, National, and World Cham- SASS provides a Mounted Shoo- ue to support you and SASS pionship and titles for winners ting website where information Mounted Shooting wherever we in each division, including regarding matches and Moun- can, but we need you! The Overall Man and Lady. The ted Shooting information is SASS Mounted Shooting pro- Overall Man and Lady at each available. gram is reliant on you taking Wildcat Kate, of these matches receive entry SASS has purchased Founder’s responsibility to know the facts, SASS Life, Regulator #7873 to the next level match, compli- Ranch, developed a prestigious pass them on to others, and ments of SASS, up to and venue to host numerous Cowboy become knowledgeable in the including END of TRAIL. Action and Mounted Shooting contents of the SASS Mounted ASS Mounted Shooting supplies SASS major prizes, such as Colt events, and extends an open Handbook and MRO courses. Sall interested clubs current Firearms and trophy saddles, invitation to YOU to attend, If you have not affiliated your information and support for the are awarded by luck of the draw. compete, and enjoy! Mounted Shooting club with SASS, sport of SASS Mounted Shooting. SASS does not have a mandatory SASS has appointed two National do it now! If you do not have your The Mounted Range Officer I and II set of stages that must be used Spokespersons for Mounted monthly match or your annual Courses are dynamic documents at matches. The stages must Shooting, Johnnie Concho and match in The Cowboy Chronicle or on designed to ensure consistency and follow the guidelines as set Wildcat Kate, to work with the the SASS website, phone the SASS promote safety for Mounted Shoo- down in the SASS Mounted organization, develop Mounted office at 1-877-411-7277 and get it ting activities. Shooting Handbook and the Shooting, and be a direct link in done! We would like to see the The Wild Bunch and the SASS Mounted Range Officer-I and -II assisting new clubs and mem- Mounted Shooters actively support Organization at large have demon- Courses. bers. We have traveled across each other’s matches and partici- strated their support time and SASS does not mandate when a the country, met many people, (Continued on next page) again for the SASS Mounted Shoo- club can schedule a shoot. ting program! SASS does not prohibit a shoot Here are some straight facts scheduled contiguous to anoth- about SASS Mounted Shooting: er organization’s shoot. The SASS Organization has A squib is a hit in SASS Mounted stayed true to the philosophy of Shooting, and a locked up gun is “Spirit of the Game” … the benefit checked by the Mounted Range of the doubt goes to the shooter! Officer. The objective of the sport is for If you are a SASS member, there SASS members to have safe fun is no additional fee to be a with their horses and guns in a con- Mounted Shooter. There is no trolled environment. pro card fee or pro division, SASS provides a Mounted Shoo- horse certification, or futurity ting Handbook that documents program. the rules and promotes consis- Cart Shooting is a recognized divi- tency of the sport. sion in SASS Mounted Shooting. SASS affiliation for a SASS moun- There is a Mounted Territorial ted club is free. Governor (TG) representative SASS publishes free affiliate club position for each affiliated mount- information and match sched- ed club who then receives the ules in the monthly Cowboy Chro- SASS Territorial Governor bul- nicle and provides information letin and access to the TG Wire. on the SASS website. SASS hosts an annual TG summit SASS provides a free informative in Las Vegas, Nevada ... the ven- Mounted Shooting Wire, Terri- ue where your voice is heard torial Governor Wire, END of through your Territorial Gover- TRAIL Wire, and Event Wire. nor for development or change SASS Mounted Shooters have to the SASS Mounted Handbook access to the Mounted Range and Mounted Shooting program. Officer-I and -II (MRO-I and SASS has seven major Regional MRO-II) Courses and SASS Championships, the National, Mounted Handbook online and and END of TRAIL World field training is available Championship where Mounted throughout the country for Shooting venues accompany these courses. grand, prestigious, and long- SASS does not require qualifica- standing Cowboy Action events. tion of points to attend any event SASS provides a monthly opportu- and does not compete for money. nity for clubs to submit and pub- January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 47 (Continued from previous page) folks ask about SASS Mounted pate in State and Regional matches Shooting, it will help you be as well as the National and World informed. Your Territorial Gover- www.sweetshooter.com Match at END of TRAIL! These nors are a valuable resource for you matches are in place for you! Take … talk to them, and remember advantage of the opportunities Johnnie and I are here for you at available to you, and please keep [email protected] or phone this list of facts with you … when (951) 928-4601. See ya out there!

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CHIZ BIZ . . . Stetson for taking the production several moths, the colorful new SASS merchandise. The package (Continued from page 18) beyond expectation with the prome- package includes a new laminated will also contain an additional Phantom of the Opera transformed nade music and choreography, deco- membership card with several new referral program in which you are the room into a mysterious spectacle ration, table settings with masks, benefits. No longer do members entered into a separate drawing for of creativity, elegance, and pride. and the clever handmade dance have to send in their renewals and a gun for each friend you refer. One You should have seen the costumes cards by Opulent Victorian Maga- wait for the new card. These are friend, one entry, four friends, four and the hundreds of participants zine, the fantastic color guard, and now combined. In addition, our entries. As SASS continues to grow, take to the dance floor and up onto the professional manner in which firearms sponsors have contributed we find it necessary to adopt differ- the stage. Unbelievable! The eve- they contributed to the event. a variety of guns for a year-end ent programs to better serve the ning continued with dancing both There’s more, and I will cover it drawing. It’s simple. When re- membership and its renewal base open and called by the talented Miss in the SASS Convention Feature in newed by your membership expira- program. Membership is the life- Tabitha with Mad Mountain Mike. the next Cowboy Chronicle. tion date, you are automatically blood of the Single Action Shooting The dance floor was packed with On the Biz side, SASS will entered to win one of these new Society, and we want to give as over 125 people for each called launch a brand new renewal pro- guns. The drawing takes place many benefits to the members as dance! A big thanks goes to the gram that includes new packaging, annually at the SASS Convention, we can. We’re sure you’ll like the Carolina Belles for making the entry into an annual drawing, and a and you need not be present to win. new packaging and hope you take Masquerade Ball a reality and discount coupon good for SASS mer- In addition, a 10% discount coupon advantage of the new benefits. Ellsworth T. Kincaid and Lady chandise. In the works for the past is included for the purchase of Here’s to a great New Year! Page 48 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 REVIEWS- PRODUCTS TAYLOR’S .56-50 SPENCER CARBINE Part 2 By Tuolumne Lawman, SASS# 6127

The oiled walnut butt and fore stock are solid and nicely figured. The color case hardening of the receiver, crescent butt plate, hammer, and lever, while subdued and subtle, are positively gorgeous. The highly polished blue of the 20-inch barrel is deep and lustrous, reminding me of Tuolumne Lawman, the excellent Colt bluing in the 1950s SASS #6127 and 1960s. It is an absolute joy to look at. The overall length of the ccording to Tammy Loy at Taylor’s Spencer is 37 inches. Des- ATaylor’s, they started working on pite it’s short length, it tips my postal the Spencer project in about 1999. scales at 8.8 pounds. They were looking at reproducing The front sight is a period correct something no one else did. Conside- fixed blade on a square base, like ring the important role the Spencer Sharps and Springfield carbines. played in the American West, it was The rear sight has a flip up ladder an excellent choice. Taylor’s teamed military sight identical to the origi- up with the Italian firm of Armi nals. It is graduated 100 to 900 Sport, who already makes Taylor’s yards. Folded down, the base be- quality 1874 Sharps rifles. They also comes a rear notch “battle sight.” teamed up with Ken Waters of Ten-X This was the sight I used for testing, sights were right on the money! the left side of the receiver, just as ammunition to develop the modern as it would be the one used for SASS The Taylor’s 1865 Spencer also the originals did. This slide and ring .56-50 center fire loads. shooting. As you will see later, the has a carbine sling ring and slide on (Continued on next page) GWII “EXPRESS” MODEL 1873 SINGLE 43/4” ACTION REVOLVER BARREL IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 45 LC & 357 MAGNUM WALNUT OR POLY IVORY GRIPS RARE Stainless Steel or Color Casehardened Frame LIST THE “EXPRESS” GRIPS ARE ()$66500 BASED ON THE DISTINCTIVE GRIP OF THE COLT DOUBLE- ACTION LIGHTNING AND THUNDERER REVOLVERS.

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(Continued from previous page) chamber. Now, you cock the hammer, safeties to make the lawyers and liti- HOW DOES IT SHOOT? was used with the Army issued car- aim, and fire. Because the firing pin gators happy? I have never enjoyed shooting bine sling. It was and is a three-inch is an inertial type, the action can be Disassembly for cleaning is very any rifle as much as the Taylor’s 1865 wide leather strap (worn over the operated with the hammer in the simple. First, ensure it is unloaded. Spencer! It is an absolute joy to right shoulder and across the chest) down position. To chamber another Open the action and remove the lever shoot. Despite its hefty 8.8 pounds, it with a large nickel-plated snap ring round, open the action again. The screw. The breech block and lever threw up to the shoulder naturally, that hooks into the ring on the receiv- .56-50 version uses the spring-loaded assemblies just come right out leav- and seemed to point at the target all er. This allowed cavalry troopers to Lane Patent extractor in the center of ing the receiver empty and open for by itself. It is one of the most natu- release the weapon without losing it the carrier block. This is much supe- easy cleaning. The breech and lever rally pointing rifles I have ever had while on horseback. These slings rior to the side mounted blades of the units are also easily cleaned while the pleasure to shoot. With off-hand were issued throughout the Civil War pistol caliber versions. The Lane out of the rifle. Break down, clean- standing shots, I bounced pop cans at and Indian Wars period. extractor pulls the round from the ing, and re-assembly was accom- 25 to 35 yards with every shot. The Spencer looked like a Sharps chamber and up over the cartridge plished in mere minutes, even after Loads Used carbine with a receiver that has been keeper lever holding the next live shooting blackpowder and Pyrodex 37.5 grains (volume) Triple 7 with squashed flat. There is a tubular round in the receiver, and out the top loads. This is a real plus for us black- 350 grn, .512” diameter Ten-X bullet, magazine in the butt stock, reminis- ejection port. Ejection is very posi- powder shooters. (Continued on page 50) cent of early Browning .22 LR tive and smooth. The action is then autoloaders. The trigger guard acts closed again, chambering another as the loading lever, and the Sharps- live round. The Lane extractor sys- like hammer must be cocked manual- tem also affords effortless single OFF THE WALL ly with each shot. This two-stage loading from the top. There is no action cocking action is a little slower “timing issue” as there is with the than with a traditional Winchester or original side blade type extractors on Gun Carts Marlin lever gun. the early originals, and pistol caliber Loading and firing is simple. Taylor’s Spencers. Suited for the Rowdiest First, open the action by pulling Another nice feature of this stock Cowboys & Cowgirls down the lever. Inspect the chamber mounted tubular magazine is it can to insure it is empty. Close the be readily, easily, and safely unloa- 224 N. Howard St. action. With the rifle pointing muz- ded. It is not necessary to cycle live Greentown, Indiana 46936 zle down at a slight angle in a safe rounds through the action to empty direction, rotate the top of the maga- the magazine like Marlins and Tel: (765) 628-2050 zine tube base that is inset into the Winchesters. You simply rotate the Fax: (765) 628-1899 butt stock 90 degrees clockwise. magazine base 90 degrees, withdraw Withdraw the magazine tube. This the tube from the butt stock, and tip “The Ultimate Gun Cart for C.A.S.” contains the follower and magazine the muzzle up to empty the maga- Now a SASS spring, which is totally captured in zine of live rounds. The action Affiliated the tube. Insert the seven rounds, should be cleared after this to ensure Merchant nose first, into the open butt stock. there are no live rounds in the cham- Like any tubular magazine rifle, ber or under the cartridge keeper Gunther Cartwright make sure you use flat nose bullets. lever. The only other Cowboy Action SASS Life Member #20136 Allow the rounds to slide down the Shooting™ rifle that can be emptied tube gently. DO NOT HOLD THE this easily if the Henry rifle. RIFLE PERPENDICULAR TO THE Hmmmm … That is very interesting 7 Cart styles GROUND AND DROP ROUNDS considering both rifles originated in STRAIGHT DOWN! This is just 1860! Maybe they were just a little 3 Species of wood common sense, folks! Insert the mag- more practical back then. azine tube into the butt stock all the As with the originals, there is no 7 Wheel options way, rotating it back to the upright safety, other than a hammer half position to lock in. cock. This is appropriate for Cowboy 2 Wagons To fire, you open the action by Action Shooting™, and it’s refreshing pulling down the trigger guard/action the original has been duplicated 2 New Sheriffs Rack lever. This allows a live round to trusting the firearm will be used by enter the receiver from the magazine. intelligent shooters! How many E-mail: [email protected] Close the action by lifting the lever. other firearms manufacturers have This forces the live round into the added obnoxious and unnecessary www.guncarts.com Tornado Ali Page 50 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 TAYLOR’S .56-50 but no signs of excessive pressure. also shooting clean. It was a great Shooting™ rifles I have ever seen! This is fairly decent, as the trig- weekend for Taylor’s .56-50 Spencer! The fit and finish are flawless, and SPENCER CARBINE . . . ger pull is about 9-10 lbs, and the The Spencer fed and functioned the machining is exceptional. It is a (Continued from page 49) sun was just starting to shine into flawlessly through all shooting con- true copy of the original. They have Starline brass, CCI Magnum Rifle my eyes. All of these loads were good ditions. The .56-50 is much spared no pains in reproducing this Primer (about 1,250 fps) enough for close in. When I get a smoother and slicker than the .44 fine, historic arm. While Taylor’s .56- TEN-X 350 grain Smokeless new pair of glasses, I will try it at 50 and .45 S&W versions, probably 50 version is expensive at $1100 or (about 1,300 fps) and 100 yards. The only modifica- largely due to the Lane extractor. I so suggested retail, it is more than TEN-X 350 grain Blackpowder tion I made prior to shooting was to did not have a single bobble or worth it. It is still several hundred Substitute (about 1,100 fps) open the rear sight up a might for mishap in all of the shooting. It dollars cheaper than the pistol cal- At The Range faster sight picture acquisition. functioned smoothly and flawlessly. iber models. Consider the analogy of I managed to break free from At a Match I had over 150 rounds of blackpow- automobile prices. When you buy a about 20+ hours of work on the ranch At the 2005 High Sierra Shoot der and blackpowder substitute Mercedes Benz or BMW, you pay a one weekend and shoot the Taylor’s Out annual match at Railroad Flat, through it before I cleaned it the first whole lot more than you do for a Spencer .56-50 for the first time. I California, I took first place with the time. It never failed me. Chevy or Ford. But for that extra used TEN-X loads and my BP substi- .56-50 Spencer in a long-range side CONCLUSION money, you also get a whole lot more tute (Triple 7) loads. I set up at 25 match. It was in lever action rifle, The .56-50 round is re-loadable, quality and engineering too! That’s yards, as I have lost my spectacles blackpowder, in rifle caliber! The made with Starline’s own .56-50 vir- the case with the Taylor’s 1865 and can’t see well at distances with- Taylors .56-60, even with its heavy gin brass, not from reformed .50-70 Spencer - you get what you pay for, out them. It would not be a fair test. trigger pull, kicked butt. The course brass. Lyman now makes inexpen- and it is WELL WORTH IT! The first groups were uniformly to was eight shots, timed, at a 6” disk at sive Cowboy dies for the Taylor’s .56- the left, so I adjusted the rear sight 50 yards. Using a 6 o’clock hold, I 50 for about $40. The brass, dies, for windage. After I got the Spencer nailed 7 of the 8 shots dead center on molds, and .512 diameter bullets, are ADVERTISING dialed in, I shot for group size. the plate in something like 35 sec- available from Dave Gullo at Buffalo INFORMATION TEN-X BP substitute loads were onds. This included a single load for Arms fairly tame. The best group I got the last round from a Civil War cav- and Ken Waters at Ten-X. It is not ASK FOR with them was a 1-1/4” group, dead alry carbine ammo pouch! For this really legal for use as a main match on point of aim at 25 yards. TEN-X’s match, I was shooting my Triple 7 rifle under SASS rules due to it ~ DONNA ~ smokeless loads were noticeably FFG, loads. being in a rifle rather than pistol cal- (EXT. 118) stiffer. They shot a decent 1-3/4” I then used the Spencer in single iber, though I confess posse leaders group, though they hit about 2-3” left shot mode for the Plainsmen event, often turn a blind eye, since it repre- / of the blackpowder substitute loads, shooting clean. I single loaded each sents a speed liability rather than Donna but at the same level. shot from the top, al-la 1870’s caval- advantage! It is allowed in SASS Oakley My Triple 7 loads were the best. ry style. In the Plainsman Match, I side matches, however, and could be SASS #13013 The best group with them was 1” cen- used Ten-X blackpowder loads. I used by both N-SSA and CWSA Civil ter to center, 2” above point of aim, also used the .56-50 Taylor’s as a War re-enactors. / dead in the middle of the bulls-eye. main match rifle (with the posse Taylor’s Spencer is one of the They were as stout as the smokeless, leader’s blessing) on several stages, most beautifully done Cowboy Action PHOTOGRAPHING COWBOY ACTION SHOOTING™ . . . (Continued from page 36) me also suggest until you are ready the possibility of your camera getting to take the photograph, always point hit by lead. To protect your camera the camera in the opposite direction from flying lead, take the following of the shooting range. I use my body precautions. I use lenses that cost to shield the camera and lens when more than $2,000 dollars each and a photographing on the firing line. hit like this can be very costly. For Lastly, be aware flying lead might this reason, I strongly recommend crack cameras made of plastic. Our using a UV or a polarized filter on camera bodies are built of all metal the front of your camera's lenses. construction, and if you look them Using a polarized filter will also give over, you'll see little dings and dents you much more colorful images, but in them from flying lead. By adapt- these types of filters are more costly. ing these few precautions, you might Some of the new point and shoot protect your new camera invest- APS, 35mm, and digital cameras will ment. not allow the use of screw in filters. See you at the next shoot! You can buy commercial adapters at (I take lots of video at shoots, and the professional photographic stores or dust, as Mr. Quigley states above, can use an extra large filter and rubber do serious damage to any camera. band it around the camera’s lens and Radio Shack has a $100 service body. That way if the lens gets hit by where they will clean my video cam- flying lead, you replace only a $100 era and extend its life indefinitely … filter instead of the entire lens. Let I highly recommend it … editor.)

MIRACLE AT SAGE CREEK . . . (Continued from page 34) a contributing editor for True West The film, shot at Old Tucson Magazine from 2001-2003. Through Studios’ Mescal movie site in his production company, Talmarc Arizona, is directed by James Intveld Productions, Turner produced this and the script is written by Thadd film and also served as stunt coordi- Turner. Turner should be familiar to nator and co-lead wrangler. In fact, if many of you. His well-researched, you look close, you will see Turner as non-fiction book, “Wild Bill Hickok: one of the US Cavalry troopers Deadwood City – END of TRAIL,” attempting to evict the Indian family. was reviewed and recommended by The film has been picked up by this author in a previous Cowboy American World Pictures for distri- Chronicle issue. Thadd was a national bution through Hallmark with a level competitor in Cowboy Action release date of January 2006. Check Shooting™ from 1995-2001 and was your local listings.

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January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 57 PROFILES ~ FUTURE COWGIRL ~ e e Jenna Butler ~ FUTURE COWBOY ~ By Texas Flower, SASS #43753 Colton Phillips

enna Butler is the three-year-old Jdaughter of Jason and Misty / Butler of Nederland, Texas and the granddaughter of Texas Mac, SASS his is Cowboy Colt, #43494, and Texas Flower, SASS dressed up and wait- 43753, of Port Neches, Texas. T ing to join daddy on the Jenna loves to visit at Pawpaw cowboy range. Colton and Mawmaw’s house where there Phillips is the eight are so many interesting things to do, month old son of Mark such as dressing in the strange look- and Anne Phillips of ing attire she finds in the closets. Collierville, TN. Colton’s Just like any young lady, she espe- alias is Marshall County cially loves the hats and shoes. We Marshal, SASS #64384. think she will be a Lady Duelist, as Daddy is Wyatt Penny, she favors drawing her toy pistol, SASS #19029. taking aim, and firing with one hand. If Pawpaw is reloading (or even if he is not), she wants to pull the han- / dle on the progressive reloader and play with all the shiny brass. Before long, she will be going to some of those Cowboy Action matches to babies, swimming, and helping her shoot those bullets she helped reload. Mom and Dad with everything! Jenna also enjoys driving her The enclosed picture was taken VISIT THE SASS WEB SITE AT WWW.SASSNET.COM motorized Jeep, playing with her while “helping” Pawpaw clean guns. Page 58 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 HISTORY THIS MONTH IN HISTORY LITTLE Twentieth Century - End of an Era KNOWN JJaannuuaarryy FAMOUS

By Ellsworth T. Kincaid, PEOPLE Life/Regulator #6037 By Joe Fasthorse Harrill, Joe Fasthorse Harrill, SASS #48769 SASS #48769 21Jan 1900 John “Liver-eating” Johnston, mountain man, AKA Crow Killer, one- time deputy sheriff in Wyoming, town marshal of Red Lodge, HARLIE CHIBITTY, a Comanche Indian, gained Montana dies in California. Crecognition as a Code Talker in World War II. 10 Jan 1901 Black Gold! The oil boom is launched in Beaumont, Texas, with the Chibitty joined the U.S. Army in 1941 and was cho- Spindletop claim, owned by Anthony F. Lucas. sen to serve on a special team of Jan 1902 The powerful stern-wheeler, Sprague, is built, keeping alive the pos- Comanches from Oklahoma known as sibility the Mississippi River might again become the nation’s great Comanche Code Talkers. The group pro- passageway for trade. Skeptics discount this steam pusher, but she vided United States forces fighting in the works the river until 1948, when she is retired. European Theater with a native language 12 Jan 1902 Deputy Marshal Joseph LeFors meets with Tom Horn in Cheyenne. used to communicate with their Allies the Horn brags to him about the Nickell assassination. enemy could not understand. Navajo Indians, 12 Jan 1902 Sheriff Edward J. Smalley arrests Tom Horn for the murder of 14- known as Navajo Code Talkers, provided a sim- year-old Willie Nickell. ilar service in the Pacific Theater. Neither the Germans nor the Japanese were ever 16 Jan 1903 Outlaw Henry Starr’s 15-year prison sentence is exchanged for his assurances to be an exemplary citizen. able to decipher The Code Talkers’ messages. Sometimes Charlie sent smoke signals when the 9 Jan 1905 The Arizona Ranger’s report to the governor reflects they have made weather was clear. 1,058 arrests in 24 months. 5 Jan 1906 Phin Clanton, brother of Ike, suffers exposure in a severe snowstorm and dies of “congestive chills and fever.” 6 Jan 1912 New Mexico becomes the forty-seventh state. Its capital, Santa Fe, is 300 years old, and its population is more than 325,000. 11 Jan 1912 Harry Morse, sheriff of Alameda County, California, known for the arrest of notorious Tiburcio Vasquez, the killing of the vicious “Human Wildcat” Juan Soto, and responsible for the arrest of Black Bart dies peacefully in his Oakland, California home at the age of 76. 4 Jan 1915 Henry Starr robs the Oklahoma State Bank at Preston of $1,200. 5 Jan 1915 Henry Starr robs the First National Bank at Owasso, Oklahoma of $1,500. 12 Jan 1915 Henry Starr robs two banks: the First National Bank at Terlton of $1,800; then the Garber State Bank in Garber of $2,500. 13 Jan 1915 Henry Starr robs the Vera State bank of $1,300. So much for his promise (see Jan 16, 1903 above). 10 Jan 1916 Pancho Villa orders the death of 18 American mining engineers. 10 Jan 1917 At 12:05 in the afternoon, William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody dies from kidney failure at his sister’s house in Denver. A procession of 3,000 motorcars chugs up Lookout Mountain, Colorado to bury him. 16 Jan 1920 Prohibition, the Noble Experiment, becomes a reality when the last of the old saloons shut down its batwing doors. Bootlegging begins in earnest. 13 Jan 1929 Wyatt Earp dies in Los Angeles at the age of 80. Two years later Stuart Lake’s Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal will be published and Wyatt will become famous the world over. In his last years, he advised directors and producers of Western movies, but was never compensated. Jan 1931 RKO releases one of the most spectacular Western films to date, Cimarron, based on Edna Ferber’s best-selling saga of the Oklahoma land rush days. It will win the Academy Award for best picture. 31 Jan 1931 Billy Breakenridge dies of a heart attack in Tucson, AZ. 9 Jan 1944 Chris Madsen, 20 year lawman, member of the “Three Guardsmen” with Tilghman and Thomas; 1st deputy U.S. Marshal in El Reno; assisted in the arrest of the Dalton Gang, Kid Lewis, Foster Crawford, and Henry Silva; member of Teddy Roosevelt’s “Rough Riders;” and a U.S. Marshal for Oklahoma in 1911, dies peacefully at age 92. January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 59 Trail Markers

SARGE WRACO, SASS #16228 December 11, 1932 – November 2, 2005 By Willamette Valley Bob, SASS #18245

Naples, FL Sarge Wraco, aka Richard A. Grimm, died at age 72. Born in Allen Park, Michigan, he joined the US Army after finishing high school and served during the Korean War. Sarge then spent over 38 years working for the Ford Motor Company in Electrical Engineering. Eight years ago Sarge joined SASS and the Southwest Florida Gunslingers and became a familiar face at matches all over Southern Florida. Sarge was proud to say he was an Elder Statesman, but regardless of his age, he was always one of the cowboys to show up to help set up stages, pick brass, reset targets, and take down stages at the end of shoots. He was always willing to meet and greet new shooters and was there to give a helping hand or word of encouragement. In May, his loving wife of over 53 years preceded him in death. Survivors include his two sons, one daughter-in-law, two sister-in-laws, and five grandchildren. There was a gathering of remembrance for relatives and friends on November 16, 2005 at Naples Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery, where Sarge was laid to rest just a few days later. Sarge Wraco will be missed, but on a clear day you can sometimes hear in the distance a “Bang – Ding,” and we know Sarge is shooting a clean stage somewhere in the wide sky prairie.

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TRAIL RIDE TO WALNUT GROVE By Chilkoot, SASS #58803

reakin’ into the Dog Days of Telegraph,” not normally reticent #59279, stranger. And I’m leavin’ “Why, just the biggest shoot in BAugust and the doldrums of about reporting lurid details had Walnut Grove before the shootin’ these parts, that’s all! Called Guns summer season wearing on the law- chosen not to report at length on starts!” in the Grove, lots of fast guns with less element in and around Mine their activities! On one occasion, I’d “Sounds to me like it’s already reps to protect, big feed at noon, side Branch, things had gotten pretty stopped at a roadhouse for an started!” matches, long range shoot, and a dull for an active fellow like me. I evening meal and to enquire of my “No, not that. The big shoot. I cowboy camp out! Better see Ross decided to take a short hiatus, enjoy friends possible whereabouts. Sud- don’t have time to lollygag with you. Rutherford, SASS #22090, or his the cooler temperatures of the denly, upon learning Slim and Pearl I got a wall to build at home. Sure deputy Sassy Sixgun, SASS #59608, mountains, and at the same time were friends, my meal was with- hope I get done in time for the big and sign up. look for a fellow regulator pard of drawn, Sluefoot was turned out of shoot!” With that, he disappeared “ Vic, you know me, I ain’t no mine, name of Featherblu Slim, the stable, and I had just barely got down the trail the way I’d just come. shootist, I just been lookin’ for Fea- SASS #51197, and his partner Pistol out of shotgun range before all man- The gunfire and laughter grew therblu and Pearl. You seen ‘em?” Pointin’ Pearl, SASS #58381, (these ner of projectiles were launched in louder as the trail took a sharp bend “Sure have, they’re here for the two were the Bonnie and Clyde of my direction! The trail was rising and suddenly, I was on the main shoot and so’s a lot of others. Why western Carolina Territory!). Most- sharply and becoming more treach- street of the town. False front build- all that shootin’ down at the saloon ly, they were law abiding, good folks, erous, and I also began to hear dis- ings lined both sides of the muddy is ole Livermush Buck, SASS but off their home range, they (espe- tant gunfire, and raucous laughter street, a covered wagon was unload- #57700, and River Rat Randy, SASS cially Pearl) could instigate trouble. carried on the evening breeze. ing supplies in front of the mercan- #52574, practicin’ on the back door. As my mule, Slufoot, picked her way It had just gone dusk as I topped tile; further down was an abandoned Neither of ‘em has hit it yet, that’s along rocky trails and bottomlands, I a rise in the trail, when coming chuckwagon in front of the grave- all the laughter!” came across settlers, sod busters, toward me I spotted a dapper fellow, yard. I don’t know if it was a monu- “Well, I might stay, Slufoot’s and other folks who told disturbing afoot, wearing a bowler and togged ment to the cook or some of his for- tired, and it is dark. Say, does River tales of my pard’s mischief. Some of out as if he was going to a wedding. mer customers! The boardwalks Rat still have the god-awful hat?” what they related was too horrible “Howdy mister. What’s all that thronged with folks. Cowboys with Ross Rutherford persuaded me or embarrassing to recount here. hullabaloo about?” I inquired. their spurs in the “town notch” were to stay. And I’m glad I did! Guns in Why even “The Western Territory “Name’s Morgan Astorbilt, SASS draggin’ from saloon to saloon. the Grove was, hands down, one of Dickie Smithers and his gang, The the best shoots ever! No, I didn’t win Smithereens, were unsaddling at nuthin’. I’m no shootist, remember? the livery. In front of the bank was That is unless you count the new a young cowpoke named Newt, friends I made, the good food I ate, SASS #58382, holding the reins of and the lasting good time I had three horses for a fast getaway. that’ll keep me goin’ ‘til next Seemed like every hombre and ‘hom- August’s Guns in the Grove! Come brette’ in the territory had come to down to it, all of us in SASS are top Walnut Grove! guns and big winners! See you at “Chilkoot, is that you?” came a Walnut Grove! shout from a couple across the street. I recognized them as Fon- tana Vic, SASS #47940, quite a rep For AD as a fast gun, and his wife, Cherokee Rates Cass, SASS #47941. “You come for the big shoot?” ~ DONNA ~ I allowed as how I didn’t know (EXT. 118) what he was talkin’ about.

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SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN EVERYONE DESIGNS A STAGE! Westmatch XIV

By The Elder Kate, SASS Life #5707 Regulator and Territorial Governor

enton, WA Westmatch XIV Rstarted promptly at 8:30 a.m. to the sound of several fellas’ counting down waiting for the match to begin. It seems only yesterday we said good morning, and once again it’s over, but not the memories. Those will last for a very long time. Each year we wonder if it’s possible to exceed the level of fun from the year before, but our stage designer’s never fail to produce.

Past Spirit of the Game winners Merry Widder, Nellie Belle, Marcus “Constable Do-Right” McCain, Transit Man, Machado, Mudflat Mike, and Wild Man Williams, present this year’s Spirit of the Game Award to Jayhawk Jake Wyatt.

U S Grant and The Elder Katie present Lady Six Gun with the “76th Place Award” – A six gun! Having ten different designers has been one of the smartest things we ever did. We give them a match theme, and they take it from there. This year’s theme was the “Great Buffalo Hunt,” so each came at it from their individual point of view. Our ladies and gentlemen had you in a Chinese Laundry, running through Buffalo dung, throwing spears, giving the school marm flowers, busting out of jail, shooting Dakota Slim–Third Place Match Winner; Lawbreaker–First Place Match Winner & Washington State Overall Champion; Transit Man–Second Place Match Winner; Pinto Annie–First Place Ladies Traditional Winner & Washington State Women’s Champion.

over a goofy horse, moving a gold Congratulations gentlemen, you help. Only those that have helped, bag, and saving “The Elder Katie!” produced a fantastic stage! worked, organized, or run an annu- I’m not so sure I look that good in We were also lucky to have two al match understand how vital vol- the morning, but hope I clean up cowboys, Johnny Pinebox, SASS unteers are. Everyone that had the better than that lady! #58074, and Diamond Slinger, good fortune to participate in the Each of the designers spent SASS #59807, step up and do our side matches thanks all of those months designing props, painting, side matches. We typically have that helped. fixing, and generally making some 14, and this year with the fellows Another invaluable group is our fantastic stages that were set up so working hard, a couple more were Posse Marshals and Segundos. each shooter would have a unique added. Matches get better and bet- They have a huge impact on the Best Range Officer Award – experience. Best Stage Award, as ter when you have so many devot- comfort of our shooters. They act as AND Best Stage Design Award – voted on by the competitors, was ed individuals. A large number of ambassadors for the club. This year Doollee MacDandee and Stage 4 designed by Doollee people helped to run the side we had a group of gentlemen and Outlaw Ogger. MacDandee and Outlaw Ogger. matches, which is always a huge (Continued on next page) January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 63

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(Continued from previous page) award we can offer. ladies that anyone would be proud In a huge upset this year, our MAIN MATCH WINNERS Long Range to introduce as our host and hostess. “Best Range Officer” award went to Washington State Champions S.S. Rifle Rick O’Shea The match ran without many hic- Doollee MacDandee, and Outlaw L S.S. Rifle Nellie Belle Men’s & Match Winner Lever Rifle Rick O’Shea cups thanks to this great group. Ogger. They richly deserved it, and Lawbreaker, S.S. Pistol Emmet, SASS #975 And last but certainly not least were pretty smug about taking it SASS #32106 Lever Pistol are our stationary R.O.’s. They see away from Moe MacDandee, and Women’s Pinto Annie, Male Territorial Ryder, to it not only all the shooters get Will MacDandee (uncle and dad SASS #27966 SASS #31939 the same match, but also take care respectively) who until now had Female Nellie Belle to ensure everyone is safe. From won four years in a row. Seems the Traditional The Johnny Buck, Cowboy Trap shooters to spectators, we have the young ones worked to outdo the SASS #32311 Male Dakota Slim, finest group of R.O.’s that are Seniors. My only comment is be L. Traditional Pinto Annie SASS #5675 attentive to every detail on their very cautious … old age and 49’er Mudflat Mike, Female Nellie Belle SASS #20904 Fur & Feather Trap respective stage. Without them treachery may sneak up on ya’ next L 49’er Nellie Belle, Male Cowiche Kid, and the job they do, we would not year! I look forward to the battle in SASS #24695 SASS #28457 have the reputation for safety and the future. C Cowboy Dutch Van Dooler, Female Aunt Mae, fair play we do. Thank you. The lucky winner of the “76th SASS #48790 SASS #58075 To all the people that walked in Place” award was Lady Six Gun, Modern Rick O’Shea, Junior Crazy Hart and said, “I’m not shooting. What SASS #24702. She received a beau- SASS #2221 Speed Rifle can I help you with?” You have no tiful firearm from U.S. Grant SASS L Modern Nelly, SASS #24695 Male Runamuck, idea how much help you are, but we #2. It’s probably one of the only Duelist Amos MacDandee, SASS #99362 do, thank you! And to all our shoot- times I’ve seen my friend speech- SASS #6211 Female Nelly, SASS #11609 L Duelist Rita Would, Young Gun Crazy Hart ers who may have joined us for the less. Congratulations, ma’am, I’m SASS #10717 Buckarette Dezert Brat, first time, or those that honored us thrilled for you. Gunfighter Jess Ducky, SASS #59156 by returning, we in RU Cowboy Speaking of U.S. Grant, we SASS #4275 Speed Pistol Action Shooting™ territory hope were honored to have him attend L Gunfighter Adah Isaacs Male Cole Monroe, we exceeded your expectations, our match. If you’ve never met the Menken, SASS #40435 gave you a safe match, a fair man, you should. He’s a great gen- SASS #3844 Female Nelly match, with lots of camaraderie tleman, a wonderful competitor, F Cartridge Ol’ #4, Speed Shotgun and laughter. If we’ve done that, I and just fun to be around. I SASS #41004 Male Rick O’Shea think we succeeded once again. thought Posse #1 was in a lot of F C Duelist Big Iron Buster, Female Nellie Belle SASS #9361 Buckarette Dezert Brat The 2005 SASS Washington trouble when the RO’s said the Frontiersman Hoss Face, Pocket Pistol State Overall Champion and Match range was clear and to set steel. I SASS #17097 Male Dakota Slim Winner is Lawbreaker, SASS saw U.S. Grant running to set steel Senior Silent Sam, Female The Elder Katie #32106. Congratulations to one of … and thought oh, no, he’s going to SASS #10991 Derringer the finest gentlemen I know. work them into the ground. S Duelist Omache Kid, Male The Johnny Buck Lawbreaker shot a great match, Luckily, they were able to keep up SASS #5282 Female The Elder Katie and judging by the standing ova- with him, and I believe we present- L Senior The Elder Katie, Long Range Pistol tion when this man received his ed him with a match he’ll remem- SASS #5707 Male Irish McCarty, award, he’s truly a competitor to be ber for awhile. Thank you for join- E Statesman Owyhee, SASS #53451 SASS #16634 Female Nelly proud of, and loved by all. ing us; it was entirely our pleasure. Young Gun Y Gun Crazy Hart Another award that is taken As we speak, designers have Male Crazy Hart 22 Pistol/Rifle quite seriously, and given to only a started, and giggles can be heard. Female Ivy Ann Hicks, Male Emmet few is our “Spirit of the Game The devious minds are at work SASS #58312 Female Nelly Award.” This year’s recipient is already! ‘Till we meet again, we Buckaroo Benjamin Bullet, Are Ya’ Fast Enough Stage Jayhawk Jake Wyatt, SASS say adios from the Northwest and SASS #58672 Male Rick O’Shea #27970. Although he didn’t shoot hope your travels are safe, and Buckarette Dezert Brat, Female Nelly the match, he R.O.’d a stage all your heart stays light. SASS #59156 Wild Bunch Stage weekend. He picks brass, sets and It is our sincerest wish you will Male Wild Bill Halfcock, SIDE MATCH WINNERS SASS #9047 puts away steel, and is always join us in the future, your trip was Man-On-Man Jess Ducky Female The Elder Katie helping with something. He is fun filled with happy moments, and Couple’s Event Mudflat Mike, to be around, especially when he you had a safe journey home. Visit Nellie Belle counts in Korean for me, and I love the RU Cowboy Action Shooting™ Plainsman Event Shalako Tucker, his stories. I can’t think of anyone website at http:// www.rucascow SASS #27964 more deserving. Congratulations, boys.com for information. Jayhawk; this is the greatest © 2005 All Rights Reserved Page 64 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006

THE FIRST SASS NEW HAMPSHIRE BLACKPOWDER CHAMPIONSHIP The Great Buffalo Hunt By Dead Head, SASS #29768 Winners State Blackpowder Championships, BP 49er Capt. Morgan Rum, “The Great Buffalo Hunt” held SASS #6859 FC Classic Rusty P. Bucket, August 14, 2005 by The White SASS #44721 Mountain Regulators of New Hamp- BP Gunfighter Wylie Harp, shire at the Kinnicum Fish and SASS #21158 Game Club in Candia, NH. A fair BP Modern Jimmy Spurs, number of them crossed over to the SASS #65015 Dark Side for the first time and most Frontiersman Just Plain Larry, were willing to try it again. The SASS #13965 match followed a unique pre- F Cartidge Jake Mountain, announced format requiring five SASS #35806 FC Duelist Dead Head, firearms. There were the usual two SASS #29768 Birdie Cage, SASS #32773, being pistols, lever rifle, and shotgun plus Sr F Cartridge Ike Shotgun McCoy, timed by La Bouche, SASS #32847. the addition of a single shot rifle SASS #4982 that was used on several stages. L BP 49er Pistol Packin Punky, andia, NH They came, they Single shot rifles and ammo were SASS #3867 Csaw, they SMOKED! And they available for the very few that did L BP Modern Angel Mountain, liked it … not have them. SASS #55777 L F Cartridge Miss Addy Tude, Fifty-seven shooters competed in The competitors shot eight Wild Bill Blackerby, SASS #34949, SASS #43635 the inaugural SASS New Hampshire (Continued on next page) making smoke with his Sharps.

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(Continued from previous page) pants and also for those with a Clean stages with the firearms varying Shoot. The category winners won a from stage to stage. One stage was a Buffalo one-ounce Silver Round with woods walk with twelve shotgun tar- an Indian Head on the reverse in gets while another was all single presentation folders. shot rifle (10 shots). The other six Special thanks to our sponsors: stages combined shotgun and two Starline Brass, Sturm-Ruger & pistols with either the lever action Co., Riley’s Sport Shop, Back River main match rifle or the single shot Traders, Wild West Mercantile, rifle. A special thanks goes to those Desperado Cowboy Bullets, Gold that lent their single shot rifles and Leaf Tobacconist, Hartford Armory, Ida Mae Holliday, ammo for others to shoot. Jakes Bullets, Dixie Gun Works, Tin SASS #48419, The prizes were donated by Capt. Star Mercantile, Goex Inc., Star- shooting single Morgan Rum and consisted of the shot rifle ... packer Badges, Republic Metallic new uncirculated Buffalo nickels in Cartridge Company, and the Maine presentation folders for all partici- Powder House. Page 66 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006

COPS AND COWBOYS – EASTERN STYLE By Tennessee Slim, SASS Life #23944

t was a beautiful fall day in south- Iern Maryland and the competitors were lined up to see who was “The best of the best of the best.” The competitors came from five states to compete. This was to be the first annual Cops and Cowboy shoot organized by the St. Charles Sportsman’s Club and the Potomac Rangers of Southern Maryland, and it would turn out to be a day to remember. This was a benefit shoot for The Charlotte Hall Veterans’ Home. After reading Wyoming Bob’s article in the November 2002 issue of Tennessee Slim presents The Cowboy Chronicle, we decided it Chuckaroo, SASS #13080, Tennessee Slim presents was time to give it a try out here on with a trophy for Top Cowboy and Phil Strader of the U.S. Capitol runner-up Top Gun. the east coast. Many of the proce- Police his Top Gun trophy. dures used for Wyoming Bob’s shoot Phil was also Top Cop winner. were used for our shoot. At no time the stages. This was also coordinat- did we go against any of the law ed with two of our local law enforce- enforcement officers training during ment agencies prior to the shoot.

What was going through this woman’s mind?????

But, most of our rules were left in place or added to in order to accommodate the officers. For example: where dropped ammo is “dead” and should not be picked up by the shooter for the cowboys, we simply added, (Continued on next page)

Phil shows his winning style in his hula skirt and coconut bra. Maddog Maxwell times Officer Armagost (Montgomery County Police) Note: coconuts on table. on stage 6. Officer Armagost brought his dad along (to shoot cowboy). January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 67

later in the day. shot size instead of their 00 Buck. The competitors shot five stages. The day started off with the Two more “modern” scenarios (drug Safety Brief at 10:00 AM. Both cow- dealers, liquor store hold-up, boys and cops had to listen closely hostage situation) and three “cow- because this would be a little differ- Tennessee Slim and Corn Dodger present Fred Shroyer, Executive Director boy” stages (saving Tuco’s neck (The ent than both were used to. Initially, of Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, the check from the proceeds Good, the Bad, and the Ugly), the cowboys were keeping to them- of the Cops and Cowboy Shoot. “Whiskey for my men and beer for selves in one group and the cops in my horses,” and the infamous another. After that, we started shoot- (Continued from previous page) “Top Gun.” The home also gave Paniolas of Piney Creek). To make ing. Two of the “more entertaining” dropped magazines for the officers. 2006 planners as door prizes to all life easier (especially on our targets) stages were put out front on our All the money collected would go shooters. Also, a group of the veter- we shot paper targets with the rifles range, and the other three were to the veterans’ home. The Veterans ans turned out on the beautiful day and our “slanted” targets with the placed in our “pit” area. The public Home donated two pewter trophy to watch the competition. The direc- pistols. Shotgun targets were our was invited to watch. cups, one (larger) for the “Top Gun” tor of the home and his lovely wife regular swingers and such, and the One of these stages was “The and a smaller one for the runner up also showed up to watch the shoot officers had to use 7 1/2 or smaller (Continued on page 68)

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(Continued from previous page) Maryland Patuxent Institute. Nice agreed the competition had been easy on Chuckaroo), Phil got the win. “shake,” Officer Doug. The other close. The cops were amazed at the GIVE TO THE Then, it was time for dinner. awards went to: cowboy’s speed, and the cowboys were SASS SCHOLARSHIP Dinner was roast beef, fried Top Cop – amazed that the cops could shoot so chicken, barbequed chicken, green Phil Strader, U.S. Capitol Police well. A good time was had by all. FOUNDATION beans, potato salad, and a drink Top Cowboy – There is already discussion (while listening to the band). After Chuckaroo, SASS #13080 about another shoot next year and A dinner, trophies were awarded. A Top Gun – possibly one up in northern non-profit, secret contest with outside judges Phil Strader, U.S. Capitol Police Maryland some time next year. tax-deductable judged the “Best Hula Dancer” of all Also, both the Veterans Home and charity the shooters. The top hula dancer By the end of the day, cops and the band want to help more and received his or her own hula skirt cowboys were sitting and laughing come back next year. As Wyoming and coconut bra. The winner was together and joking with one another Bob said, and as I will say, we hope Officer Doug Tully of State of about their shooting. Both sides other SASS clubs will consider host- MAKE THE ing a match with their local law enforcement establishments, and DIFFERENCE! THE THIRD YEAR IS A CHARM! . . . have it benefit a worthy cause. (Continued from page 1) Internet, she noticed a stage where It is the luck of the draw on the she thought she had a slower time weather. However, the Thurmont than the one posted. After a close facility is perfect for Cowboy Action review of the scorecard, we found Shooting™. Stages are all in a the card, (which had been blown out straight line, the shooting range is of the score keepers hand as they level, there are individual bermed were writing the time), had a stray bays, 40 camping sights with hook- pen mark under a 7, making it a 2. ups, and a clubhouse. The range is Lena insisted it should have been a in close proximity to Gettysburg, 7 and we made the change at her Antietam, and a host of Civil War request. This took the Maryland’s battlefields, plus Washington, D.C. State Championship away from her All of this contributes to an extend- and properly gave it to Kiddo ed experience while attending the Caldwell, SASS #55504. You can’t Mason Dixon Stampede. get any more honest than that! It is hard to visualize this was And, Kiddo was elated! only the third year, for the Northeast An additional award was given Regional at this location. As it to Cody Conagher, SASS #6986, and matures, I am certain it will only get Lena for their hard work and many better. This year side matches and a contributions to the Thurmont Club warm up “Three Stage Blast” (pro- and the many other local SASS ceeds went to the SASS Scholarship clubs, where they have donated Fund) were on Thursday. The ten time, money, and support. main stages were shot on Friday and Navy Arms awarded a gun to the Saturday. Sunday brought the posse 72nd place shooter to honor Val shoots, team events, and the awe- Forgett Senior, and the lucky win- some top 15 shootout. A BBQ Friday ner was Wichita Wayne, SASS and a banquet dinner and dance #26920. Additional Awards were capped the events for Saturday pocket watches donated by Walker evening. At the Saturday banquet, Colt, SASS #3035, given to the top an auction was held to raise funds for Young Guns, Gemstone Jamie, the survivors of hurricane Katrina. SASS #35515, and Biddle The Kid, Several special awards were SASS #54292. given out during the ceremonies on During this past year, we lost a Sunday. Lena Ockley, SASS #6987, local SASS Regulator and a fine was given a special “Spirit Of The Cowboy, Dutch P Coaltrain, SASS Game” award for her honesty. After #12790. In an effort to help his wife, this year’s Maryland State Cham- Snappy Lady, SASS #12791, Cody pionship’s scores were posted on the (Continued on page 72) Page 70 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006

THE OLD WEST COMES ALIVE AT runs so smoothly are the folks in the Another range feature is our dry HELL ON WHEELS 2005 . . . background such as Dazee Bristol who camping area to accommodate the shoot- does all the computer work and match ers and families coordinated by Crow (Continued from page 1) shoot that stage. scoring, Mountaineer Rose and her crew Creek Kid and Willow Butte. I’m a Cowboy Action Shooter and love the There have also been some new running registration, Tanya Hide and her A huge thank you goes to the lure of the Old West. I watch movies changes to the range. We built a large crew handing out the door prizes, One Sponsors and especially the SASS about the Old West, read about the Old pavilion to replace the VIP tent and used Eye Dane and his crew handling sales, Regional Sponsors that include Action West, and I even dream about the Old this pavilion to feed the workers and VIP and Wild Will the water boy. Thanks to Targets, American Handgunner, Black West. So, where could I go to find all of guests, and to teach the RO-I and RO-II these folks for all the work they do. Hills Ammo, Brownells Inc. Cimarron those things for real? Cheyenne, classes. TA Chance, Dirty Bob, Rattler Another group deserving recognition was Firearms Co., Dillon Precision Products, Wyoming, that’s where. Just the word John, Henni Penni, Slowhand LaRue, and the local Boy Scout troop for “brassing” EMF Co. Inc., Henry Repeating Arms, Wyoming stirs thoughts of the Old West Hawkeye Sam taught the classes under the stages and keeping the trash picked Marlin Firearms Co., NRA, Sturm Ruger and cowboys on horseback, riding the the supervision of Hipshot, SASS #7. The up. The scouts sorted and bagged all the & Co., Taylor’s & Co., Top Brass, range. Even the capitol of Wyoming is pavilion is also used to hold the brass and shot shells and sold them to the Wahmaker, and Wild West Mercantile. named after one of the most majestic Territorial Governors’ meeting. Other shooters. The money raised by these Without these folks, we could not have Native American tribes that ever ranged changes included several new props and sales helps support this Scout Troop. The these matches. the Plains, the Cheyenne. Now that I stage fronts to dress up the shoot, thus Wyoming National Guard medical unit Hell On Wheels also has a variety of have your attention, let’s introduce you to giving the shooters and guests the feeling covered our medical needs, and the shoot- activities for the shooters and guests. “Hell On Wheels” where you could go to of being in the Old West. ers really appreciated having the military These included Evil Roy’s two day shoot- get all that fun and history in one place! One of the reasons Hell On Wheels presence during the match. (Continued on next page) Each year the Cheyenne Regulators are asked how they could top the year SASS HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL Regional Winners Shotgun Holy Terror and before and keep putting on such a great HELL ON WHEELS 2005 Ladies Holy Terror Race Gunner shoot. 2005 was our 9th annual shoot and WINNERS Men Boots Robb Billy Dixon Brazos Cain, the 7th SASS High Plains Regional Top Shootists SASS #23084 Match, and we feel very proud to hear MAIN MATCH Man J.T. Wild, Quigley Aspen Wrangler, comments like those from our guest shoot- L Buckaroos Lil Bit Idaho, SASS #20399 SASS #50536 ers. It could be due to this year’s Match SASS #50758 Woman Holy Terror Showdown Side Match Director, Overland Kid, or it could be due L Young Gun Ima Darlin, Clean Match L Buckaroos Lil Bit Idaho to the Cheyenne Regulator Long Riders, SASS #56196 B.T. Stuart, SASS #37187 L Y Guns Ima Darlin and all the other match helpers, or it C Cowgirl Seattle Sue, Cap’n Ted, SASS #16304 Young Guns Cobra Cat could be due to the shooters that attend SASS #18909 Silver Diamond, SASS #11164 L Duelist Seattle Sue the match. In reality it’s all of these that Grand Dame Ladyfinger, Desperado, SASS #47905 L Modern Louisiana Lady make this match such a great success. SASS #11528 Tin Camp, SASS #22003 L Senior Wicked Felina, The theme for this year’s stages was L 49’r Lefty Jo, Packin Granny, SASS #38534 SASS #3483 based on some of the Old West history that SASS #18830 Itasca Bill, SASS #16234 L Traditional Holy Terror took place in Cheyenne during the 1870’s L B Western Dallas Diamond, Half Fast Hardtwist Trader, Duelist Idaho Bad Company to 1890’s. With that setting, Dazee Bristol, SASS #26118 SASS #45237 Modern Red Hot Lead, SASS Regulator #10816, designed this L Duelist Amazin Grace, Spirit of Game Royal Bandit, SASS #61918 year’s belt buckle with that era’s steam SASS #48087 SASS #56620 Senior Evil Roy engine train, located at the Union Pacific L F Cartridge Little Deb, Traditional J.T. Wild Depot in downtown Cheyenne. To top it SASS #28470 MOUNTED Sunday Side Matches off, the buckle has an American flag in the L F C Duelist Ima Peach, Buckaroo Morning Dove, Team Shoot background. Since Hell On Wheels 2001 SASS #37658 SASS #7889 Colorado Shakey, SASS #12556 we have given each shooter a pewter belt L Gunfighter Lemonaid Lucy, L Div 1 Lenda Hug n-kiss, Spittin Lead buckle in their registration packet. The SASS #45069 SASS #38931 Wild Ben Raymond, shooter’s number is the numbered belt L Modern Louisiana Lady, L Div 2 Canyon Cowgirl, SASS #23108 buckle, and if the shooter returns the fol- SASS #34986 SASS #31074 Boots Robb lowing year, he receives the same number L Senior Paniolo Lady, L Div 3 Aneeda Huginkiss, Johnnie Walker, SASS #10446 buckle. These belt buckles are numbered SASS #28694 SASS #23798 Couples Event and are based on that year’s match theme. L Traditional Holy Terror, Div 1 Wildkat Mike, Race Gunner and Holy Terror Our stage writers did their research SASS #15362 SASS #32916 and developed stages about shootouts in Buckaroo Tumbleweed Travis, Div 2 Boggy Draw Buford, COSTUME CONTESTS or near Cheyenne, including two stages SASS #54504 SASS #41402 Shooting Costumes about the famous Johnson County Young Guns Lightning Cat, Div 3 Rico Star, Male Catfish Kid, Range War that actually started and SASS #19274 SASS #34970 SASS #3600 ended in Cheyenne. Stages were fast C Cowboy Marshal George Flatt, Team Canyon Cowgirl & Female Sassy Hatter, and fun to accommodate the 452 partici- SASS #34180 Wildkat Mike SASS #42220 pating shooters. F Cartridge Silver City Rebel, Overall Junior Armadillo from Stage 1’s scenario was about a saloon SASS #38607 Man Boggy Draw Buford Amarillo, shootout that took place in Cheyenne in F C Duelist Clay Buster, Woman Aneeda Hugunkiss SASS #52958 the 1880’s, and what made this stage so SASS #28906 Military Lightnin’ Jack, impressive were the superb steel targets Frontiersman Crow Beads, SIDE MATCHES SASS #12951 and stands donated by Action Targets of SASS #28469 Long Range Side Matches B-Western Dallas Diamond Utah. On another stage the shooter had 49’r Rattler John, Buffalo SS Jackalope Roper, Non Shooter Crescent City Mama to shoot a slat of wood out of the doorway SASS #5290 SASS #26456 Best Dressed window with their shotgun to gain entry B Western Reverend Trinity, P C Rifle Panhandle Slim, Male William H. Bonney, to the rest of the targets. SASS #53501 SASS #3749 SASS #39021 In its heyday, Cheyenne’s reputation Duelist Idaho Bad Company, L A Rifle Badlander, Female Honey Hush, was the town of “Hell on Wheels,” so there SASS #28943 SASS #40350 SASS #23796 was a stage based on a shootout from a E Statesman Choctaw, SASS #272 S S Rifle Bat Masterson, Couple Copper Queen, train. There was a stage where the shoot- Gunfighter Max Montana, SASS #2919 SASS #20449, and er had to protect the stagecoach while on SASS #23907 Side Matches Happy Jack, its run from Cheyenne to Deadwood. Modern Matt Masterson, Plainsman Durango Kid SASS #20451 Another stage depicted a cowboy protect- SASS #34985 Pocket Pistol Spittin Lead, Jr. Girl Little America ing the cattle from rustlers, and another Senior Evil Roy, SASS #2883 SASS #51230 Military Wretched Excess, depicted a raid on Fort D.A Russell by the S Duelist Durango Kid, Derringer Boots Robb SASS #15332 Cheyenne Indians. Our shooting range is SASS #8 Fastest Pistol Mad Mable, B Western Leonard Slye, all bermed, so many of the stages were Traditional Boots Robb, SASS #43143, SASS #36131 designed with downrange or cross range SASS #43337 and Cobra Cat, Judges’ Choice movement, allowing the shooters to show Overall SASS #19275 Male Sliver Diamond off some fancy footwork while shooting Ladies Holy Terror Rifle Holy Terror and Female Dallas Diamond the stages. Stages were written so the Men Boots Robb Race Gunner, shooter could choose different options as SASS #55175 to what order or direction they wanted to January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 71 ~~ HELLHELL ONON WHEELSWHEELS 20052005 ~~

(Continued from previous page) nized this year’s mounted event, and the folks. Master of Ceremonies Slow- nating all opposing shooters. This event ing school, a 22 shooting gallery with the they did all the work to make the match poke Wyoming makes it a whooping good gives anybody and everybody a chance to money made from this going to the SASS go off without a hitch. Thank you, cowboy night full of fun. come out on top. Before the smoke set- Scholarship fund, long-range events on Revengers, for putting on a fine display Saturday evening’s banquet at tled for the day, a team shoot and a cou- Thursday, including a Quigley bucket of Mounted Shooting skills, which are a Cheyenne’s Holiday Inn is an evening of ples’ shoot wrapped up the shooting. So, and Billy Dixon shoot, Pocket Pistol and part of the Old West. dining, and our Best Dressed costume if you come to Hell On Wheels and don’t Derringer side matches, and the D P Birch & Co. sponsored the contest spotlighting the finest in period get in enough shooting, it’s not our fault. Plainsman Event. Ladies Tea House, a place for the ladies attire. To top off the evening Victorian If you were planning your vacation The twelve stage main match took to rest, have tea and cakes, and also dancing led by Miss Tabitha and Mad for 2006 and want to get the feel for the place on Friday July 1st and Saturday attend some classes on period costumes. Mountain Mike made this style of danc- Old West and where some of its history July 2nd. Cowboys and Cowgirls shot Classes were also held for men’s period ing easy and fun for all. Even I can took place, come to Hell On Wheels six stages each day. The weather was dress. The Birch’s organized the forty dance from their instruction. over the July 4th weekend. Cheyenne great we didn’t have to worry about vendors on Sutlers’ Row who presented Sunday morning began with Cowboy is less than a day’s drive from END of overheating or getting rained out. Even their wares to entice shooters and guests. Church services delivered by Sandy. TRAIL at Founder’s Ranch in New the infamous Wyoming wind cooperated Friday evening is Casino Night, a After church, an elimination shoot-off Mexico, will take place the weekend fol- during the match. night of gambling for prizes, music, and was held. Any shooter present could put lowing the World Championship. Make The Revengers of Montezuma orga- dance hall girls available to entertain their name in the pot and work at elimi- your plans accordingly. Page 72 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 ~~ THETHE THIRDTHIRD YEARYEAR ISIS AA CHARM!CHARM! ~~

Northeast Regional Action Top Male and Female Overall this Shooting Champions - year were Red River Ray and Half-A- Dig ‘em Deep (L) & Hand Henri … and Half-A-Hand did Half-A-Hand Henri. it shooting Ladies Gunfighter! Some 350 competitors from all over the country traveled to Maryland for this year’s Great Shooting! Congratulations! Northeast Regional SASS competition. The range is large and gorgeous and the match design and administration “right on!” When not busy competing, (Continued from page 69) bull case hardening. They sold 500 it was fun to watch the heavy Air Force jet shooing the tiny biplane Conagher and Taylor’s Arms put raffle tickets, all without Snappy away from nearby Camp David! together an 1873 rifle, in .44-40 Lady’s knowledge. She was not (Dutch’s caliber), with a Cody aware of the drawing until she was mediately agreed to donate the rifle The Thurmont Rangers are Conagher action job and Doug Turn- called up to pick the winning ticket. to the SASS Museum in Dutch’s already looking forward to next year. It was a very emotional moment. honor. This was an incredibly mov- The dates for the 2006 Mason Dixon There were tears everywhere. The ing presentation and a fitting tribute Stampede are September 28, 29, 30 winner, Salty Sal, SASS #34717, im- to a great Cowboy. and October 1, 2006.

MASON-DIXON STAMPEDE F C Duelist Smoky Hill Thompson, Speed Shotgun WINNERS SASS #7923 Men’s Lassiter L Senior Cactus kay, Ladies Island Girl, SASS #2451 Northeast Regional Champions SASS #15158 Young Gun Reverend Zach Ladies Half-A-Hand Henry, L F Cartridge Miss Addy Tude, Pocket Pistol SASS #9727 SASS #43635 Men’s Lost Rider, Mens Dig ‘Em Deep, Frontiersman Just Plain Larry, SASS #50731 SASS 12251 SASS #13965 Ladies Camille Eonich, Overall Red River Ray, C Cowgirl Wicked Wanda, SASS #48444 SASS #33254 SASS #28122 Young Gun Gemstone Jamie, Mounted Champions L B-Western Birdie Cage, SASS #35515 The Carolina Belles aren’t Ladies Montana Long, SASS #32773 Derringer the only ladies group around. SASS #32713 L Young Gun Gemstone Jamie, Men’s Twin, SASS #9553 This here is a full set of Men Lightning Streak, SASS #35515 Ladies Mustang Megs, DELAWARE DIAMONDS - SASS #58559 Grand Dame Bonnie Dee, SASS #60070 Delaware’s Delight, Lady LaSalle, Overall Lightning Streak SASS #28413 Young Gun Gemstone Jamie Quickdraw Pinkerton, Top 15 Shoot Lassiter, SASS #2080 L Duelist Nantucket Sawn, Three Stage Blast Wyoming School Marm, SASS #15681 Mens Lightning Streak South Paw Sadie, Santa Fe Sue, Category Winners Ladies Half-A-Hand Henri Hazel Pepper, and Sweet Tart. Traditional Red River Ray, Side Match Winners Young Gun Reverend Zach SASS #33254 Speed Rifle Team Shoot Gunfighter Lassiter, SASS #2080 Men’s Red River Ray Last Word, SASS #22225, Modern Dig Em Deep, Ladies Tumbleweed, Walker Colt SASS #3035, SASS #12251 SASS #31828 Wild Bill Diamond, SASS #19375, 49er Dingo Dave, Young Gun Reverend Zach, Twin SASS #38987 SASS #57399 Posse Shoot Posse 19 F Cartridge Buckshot Bowers, Speed Pistol SASS #15915 Men’s Red River Ray Costume Contest L Gunfighter Half A Hand Henri, Ladies Kill ‘Em All Kate, Young Gun Gemstone Jamie SASS #9727 SASS #45804 L Town Wear South Paw Sadie, Senior Stinky Jim, SASS #5768 Young Gun Little Britches Wade, SASS #49471 L Traditional Island Girl, SASS #2451 SASS #46050 L B Western Birdie Cage, Duelist Big Fred, SASS #28338 Long Range Rifle SASS #32773 Young Gun Bibble the Kid, Lever, Big Bore B Western Lorenzo Kid, SASS #54292 Men’s Marshal Myron, SASS #30214 S Duelist Dusty Feller, SASS #54291 Evening Wear SASS #20010 Ladies Dallas Rose, Ladies Madame Demorest, L Modern Kill Em All Kate, SASS #52943 SASS #51093 SASS #45804 Single Shot Men Schmitty, SASS #22261 C Cowboy Jug Browning, Men’s Travis Spencer, Working SASS #22356 SASS #59583 Cowgirl Sweet Tart E Statesman Teton Tomahawk, Ladies Tomahawk Teri, Cowboy Bull Durham, SASS #40443 SASS #52808 SASS #768 First Northeast Regional B-Western Lorenzo Kid, Lever, Pistol Caliber Mounted Shooting Champions - SASS #30214 Men’s Cape Fear Kid, Montana Long (L) & L 49er Queen of Hearts, SASS #31238 Lightning Streak … and Lightning SASS #9938 Ladies Mustang Megs, / Streak did it on a brand new horse! SASS #60070 Outstanding! January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 73 ~ The Mason Dixon Stampede – The SASS Northeast Regional ~ (Highlights continued from previous page) Page 74 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006

SHOOTOUT AT BEND OF TRAIL SECOND ANNUAL VIRGINIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP By Dutch McCrae, SASS #45410

oanoke, Virginia I woke early Ras usual, around five o’clock. Got dressed and went to the kitchen for a cup of Arbuckle’s. The morning was a little cool what with fall coming into these Virginia hills. The date was October 15th, and I was thinking of what was to come today. Tension had been building between all the cowboy factions. I knew there was a shootout coming. Hell, the whole state knew it. Even people from other states were in route to try Virginia State Champions – Walker Colt and Della Rose – Overall – husband and wife, Spirit of the Game Winner – Congratulations! Red River Ray and Kill’em All Kate. Doc McWane.

this place called Bend of Trail. Only on the trail. old cowboy to imagine this small the best and fastest of the Cowboys The real name of the Town is the piece of tranquility was transformed and Cowgirls will be there. It’s such Roanoke Rifle and Revolver Club into a major shootout brought on by a place where every person wears a located in the Star City of the South, the work of a few men and women. two-gun rig. Everyone will have a Roanoke, Virginia, but is known The top dog in these parts, Beer rifle and shotgun. Some will have Slinger, SASS# 23172, and his bunch more. Pocket pistols, long-range of miscreants decided they were guns, and derringers will complete gonna have the SASS Virginia State some kits. It’s a place where steely Championship right here on their eyed men and women’s piercing home range. glances will cut like a knife. No Realizing we may need some extra Ma’am, this is no place for you.” gear, our first stop was at all the dif- Best Dressed Man – Poney Racer. My daughter gave me that look ferent mercantile shops. Sarah and I and take a piece of the pie. As I sat every Father knows. Kinda cross went to one of the best cowboy and there sipping my cup of Joe and con- twixt “I’m scared” and “you’re stu- templating the day’s events, my sev- enteen-year-old daughter, Sarah walked into the kitchen. She asked where I was going. After I told her she asked if I had anyone to back my play. Said I’d find out after I got there. Sarah, always looking after Top Gun Winners – her Daddy, advised she would go. I Ifin Ida Shotbedder and was stunned. Sat my cup down and Gemstone Jamie. looked at her. affectionately to us as Bend of Trail. “Sarah,” say I, “This is no place The trees were showing their fall for you. There’s a storm gatherin’ at colors of gold and red. A few leaves were falling, and there was a little crispness to the air but a promise to Dutch Henry Brown and Buckaroo Girls Winners – warm up could be felt. Hard for this Blue Water Belle Summer Breeze and B. N. Bonnet. of Gunpowder Creek Trading Post. pid.” She left in a huff back to her cowgirl toy stores in the world. Sue bedroom. I finished what needed Hawkins of Taylor’s and Company, doing and placed my cup in the dish- Inc. was on hand with a wide assort- pan, said a little prayer for all of us ment of firearms and accessories. and headed outside. Nearly anything you wanted, Sue I went to the corral garage and had. If it wasn’t there, she would get saddled my Bronc(o). Stowed my it. Taylor’s and Company, Inc also gear and started to head out. As donated a ‘73 to be raffled. soon as I seated the hurricane deck, Next on the show was Gun I saw Sarah in the saddle on my Powder Creek Trading Post, run by right. Started to say something but Dutch Henry Brown and wife, Blue knowing how ornery she can be (she Water Belle. Dutch and Belle have gets it from her Mother), I bit my Trapper Dan (l) awards Beer nearly everything in the way of Best Dressed Lady – Camille Eonich. tongue and reined the Bronc(o) out Slinger his SASS Regulator’s Badge. (Continued on page 80) January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 75 ~~ SHOOTOUTSHOOTOUT ATAT BENDBEND OFOF TRAILTRAIL ~~ (Highlights continued from previous page) Page 76 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006

MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, AND RHODE ISLAND SASS 2005 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS ALL HELD AT NEWLY IMPROVED THUNDER IN THE VALLEY FACILITY By Patsy Shenandoah, SASS #60129 Photos by Professor P.T. Litewell’s Heliographic Emporium and Competitors

RESULTS Posse Event Posse 6 State Winners Massachusetts Kidd Thunder, Territorial Governor Award SASS #25814, and Posse #1 Tasmanian Ting, Single Rose, SASS #59862 SASS #52133 Posse #2 Jocko, SASS #25039 Connecticut James Pike, and Posse #3 Lone Star Jake, Lou Graham, SASS #13019 SASS #26112 Posse #4 Blackie Lawless Rhode Island Brett Cantrell, Posse #5 Black Canyon Pete, SASS #33868, and SASS #27623 Wild Sage, Posse #6 Chelsea Kid, SASS #40879 SASS #47400 Category Winners Posse #7 Squintin Annie, Modern Chantry, SASS #28543 SASS #61693 Traditional Jake Mountain, Posse #8 Digger McGoo, SASS #35806 SASS #59183 Duelist Kidd Thunder Posse #9 George Silver, 49’er Flat Iron, SASS #18232 SASS #46015 C Cowboy Just Plain Larry, Posse #10 Monte Karlo Kid & SASS #13965 Sassafras Jan, B Western Blackie Lawless, SASS #15307 SASS #18868 F Cartridge Capt. Morgan Rum, Costume Contest SASS #6859 Cowgirl Annie the Hermit, Sawyer Flats provides the backdrop for this Nashoba Valley Regulators FC Duelist Dead Head, SASS #50026 photo op. This building is the result of considerable hard work by the SASS #29768 Cowboy Trigger Happy Pete, Regulators this past year and served as the registration headquarters and Frontiersman Iron Pony, SASS #36478 site of the safety meeting. The Regulators did an outstanding job designing, SASS #36769 Best Hats Southpaw Sweetie, producing, and hosting Thunder in the Valley ’05 and were much Gunfighter Half A Hand Henri, SASS #60667, and appreciated by all attending New England competitors. SASS #9727 Dirty Dan, SASS #9726 Senior Rowdy Bill, L B Western Birdie Cage arvard, MA Thunder in the SASS #9628 B Western Blackie Lawless HValley 2005 was unique this Sr. Duelist Peddler Jack, Gun cart Rawhide Rod, year. This match hosted SASS SASS #18828 SASS #3215, and championship matches for three E Statesman Old Fisherman, Pistol Packin’ Punky, SASS #3867 New England states, Massachu- SASS #46896 L Modern Sue Sassy, Best Lady Stormy Shooter, setts, Connecticut, and Rhode SASS #17407 SASS #57333 Island, and was held July 29th-31st L Traditional English Bev, Best Man Lazy Ace Bob, SASS #33839 SASS #38620 L 49’er Annabelle Bransford, Best Couple Cayuse, SASS #14412, SASS #11916 and Sachem Rose, L F Cartridge Miss Addy Tude, SASS #35781 SASS #43635 L B Western Birdie Cage, Side Events There were many great costumes SASS #32773 Ladies Pump Stormy Shooter in evidence at this year’s match … L Senior Victoria Barkley, Ladies Double Ida Mae Holliday, and on the range few are more SASS #15634 SASS #48419 flamboyant than B-Western. L Young Gun Cactus Flower Jan Ladies Speed Rifle Blackie Lawless and Birdie Cage not Ida Mae Holliday only won the costume contest in this Clean Match Hammer Double category, they were also the top Capt. Morgan Rum, Just Plain Larry shooters in this category as well! Dead Head, Double Smokey Sue Durango Rio, SASS #38603 Winner’s honors were spread among Pump Jake Mountain Gusty Ten-Pings, SASS #46585 many different folks this year. Speed Pistol Jake Mountain at the Harvard Sportsmen’s Club in Hawkeye Kid, SASS #24196 The Top Male and Overall Match Speed Rifle Jake Mountain Harvard, Massachusetts by the Jethro Lead, SASS #8086 winner was Jake Mountain from Speed Pocket Pistol Nashoba Valley Regulators. Lady Lassiter, SASS #5583 New Hampshire (who had to leave Rowdy Bill As the cowboys and cowgirls Marshall Eddie, SASS #46186 early), and Top Lady was Half-A- Speed Derringer arrived at the Harvard Sportsmen’s Monte Karlo Kid, SASS #15306 Hand Henri from Vermont. Not only Smokey Sue Mountain Home Kid, SASS #46389 that, but Half-A-Hand Henri compet- Club, they were in awe of what the Long Range Rifle Red River Bill, SASS #45533 ed as a Gunfighter and took great NVR group had accomplished since Yukon Mike, Rowdy Bill delight in kicking Tex’s butt! last year. The old storage trailer SASS #23165 Tex, SASS #4 Congratulations to had been transformed into a Watch Ya Back, SASS #61692 Jake and Half-A-Hand! (Continued on page 82) January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 77 ~~ THUNDERTHUNDER ININ THETHE VALLEYVALLEY ~~

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FROM HOPPY TO GABBY A surprise treat at the Squinty – Eye opening ceremony was 13-year-old 22 YEARS OF Richard Ostinan who called the COWBOY ACTION SHOOTING™ spirit of the Squinty-Eye ‘05 fighting Scots.

By Charley Red Sky, SASS Regulator #2047 /

y Grandpa Charley, who died in M1929, liked to read adventure Diablo novels, and he had quite a bookshelf Cummings full. They were passed on to me, and hugs his plaque naming him I eventually read them all, but not top Classic until I had re-read my favorites, C. E. Cowboy. Mulford’s Bar-20 series, all about He looked good, Red, Johnny, Lanky and Skinny, and too. Buck the foreman. But number one was happy-go-lucky Hopalong Cassidy whose “Colt” never missed. The books rest behind glass now. When he swore, he said “d—n” and Most are a hundred years old, and now I’m a grandpa. Mulford’s stories “h—l” but chewed and rolled his own. Mogollon Drifter and He always was too busy puttin’ away A pair of Aces: Smokey Wood, first read kind of quaint, but SASS Duelist, and Nora Spect, Top Lady. Rhame Spencer were first and rustlers, rescuing his pals, and get- second in the Traditional and Cowboy Action Shooting™ these days ting in trouble to do much cow busi- even if it was just shootin’ our forefin- Overall scoring for a good weekend would sure please ol’ Hoppy. Spencer ness. We kids were his kind of cowboy gers at the Saturday silver screen. at the 22nd Squinty Eye. (Continued on next page) January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 79

(Continued from previous page) and the Drifter, wouldn’t stand a RCMP chance. Here’s what went on at Mountie Eyeballing DoRight, Minnesota’s 22nd Squinty Eye last Peppermint the SASS August 19 to 21st. Patty, threatening #37770, Ol’ Gabby Hayes, toothless as SASS #43342, steel, watches usual, smiled down from the big ranch levers her ‘66 Senior Handlebar in the sky with fine weather for the in defense Champ Dan, great Laurentian Divide just north of of the Caboose top Elder Fort is Virginia town. Gabby was patron for Statesman, Comanche buzzed the shoot. There were lotsa colorful eject his attack. by spent Winners Marshal brass. Traditional and Fire. Overall Mogollon Drifter, SASS #13690 to the Virginia range the following Duelist Smokey Wood, No bugle Saturday morning, but Monday. I was alone and just stood SASS #129314. the coffee was on in the range house, able. Full moon, maybe? looking for a while at the old range Modern Amp R Sand, and Anita Nugun was on duty at the Sunday opened with a message house and the now silent row of stage SASS #3580 registration desk greeting well- from Pastor Shirley Nelson who, buildings still in place, like waiting. L 49er Little Tree, armed pals and finding answers to with hatchet in hand, made a few Three days of fun full of the sounds of SASS #29671 steady questions. Almost all were old splinters in the name of Carrie gunfire. Gunfighters yelling stuff C Cowboy Diablo Cummings, friends or soon would be. Where else Nation. After services, the shootists like, “Those ain’t yore horses!” or SASS #17301 Gunfighter J. R. Leadslinger, can you meet a hundred pals in one were back in action with only time “What! No sarsasparilla?” (Mexican SASS #40767 day? The twelve posses soon filled for a break at the Mt. Iron Boy for root beer?) Perfume of blackpow- Top Lady Nora Spect, with a grand mix of cowboys, ladies, Scouts chow tent. By mid-afternoon der smoke. p-ding p-dangs. Fingers SASS #21604 and kids for the Squinty Eye. Wagonmaster was ready with Anita’s up for count. Two-gun kids and beau- Sr Lady Dakota Maid, Territorial Governor Satrang con- winner list. Mogollon Drifter and tiful women. Closing ceremony and SASS #11583 ducted the Safety Meeting then the Rhame Spencer led the visits to the applause. Kid Ostinan’s wonderful Fr. Cartridge Yellowstone Vie, big hats came off for the National range house deck. Within days, the bagpipes once more. “Scotland SASS #32968 Anthem. You could almost hear Squinty-Eye website showed the Forever” in the valley below Lookout Jr. Boy Isaac M Onery, Gabby say, “what’ll we do now, Roy?” scores of the ‘05 Shoot. What would Mountain that heard it all. SASS #452144 Jr. Girl Dakota Kit, and it was a special treat next. the old time telegraphers with the Everything was now a spooky SASS #46914 Thirteen year-old Richard Ostinan green eyeshades say to that? quiet. A ghost town? We want you E Statesman Handlebar Dan, filled his colorful bagpipes and “Frank Miller will be on the high back, folks, disturbing the peace. ‘06 SASS #25497 skirled out “Amazing Grace” that noon train, Marshal.” (Oh, my dar- will be the Virginia Rifle and Pistol Senior Caboose, SASS #40784 brought cheers and applause. Time lin’, do not forsake me …) Club’s 75th year. Ol’ Gabby was at LR Buffalo for draggin’ wagons. This writer had reason to go out this one. See you for the next. Man Brian Krueger The crew that designed the sce- Lady Little Tree narios (Italian for props) had rigged folks wearing six-shooters and shakin’ twelve, but #6, the “Make or Break hands. First off was Friday’s long Mine” had a procedural cave-in, so range Buffalo match. There were two was closed by Wagonmaster Sa- relays of a dozen each. Folks on the trang, one less two-gun sweep to front range could hear the booms in the goof. Not counting side matches, the east send the big slugs nearly 500 main program took 260 shots to yards to clang in the west. Big Goose complete, two stages on Saturday Cheney donated a buffalo roast to the and five on Sunday. Happiness is a winner. Sure beats trying to skin steel warm gun Saturday evening … the buffs. That contest was over just in traditional Ice Cream Social. There time for a great lunch spread by the was steady western music from a Lookout Mountain ladies. On the pair of d—-n good guitar pickers range house checkered cloth there was who sang and played for the guests. food from casseroles to cookies and Many were in awesome costume and plenty in between with dinner music character. Soft drinks, many flavors, coming from the side matches that and treats, including cherry cobbler. filled out the day. Wasn’t long before A sweet night. That third weekend the Winnie wagons circled for the night. in August has been pretty depend- Page 80 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 SHOOTOUT AT SASS #5756, pro- Trail. My daughter's spaniel was at vided us with my feet, and I leaned over and BEND OF TRAIL . . . musical delight on scratched her under the chin. A (Continued from page 74) his fiddle. Sur- smile tugged at the corner of my lips. clothes and such. Great prices too. prised all of us What happened there that day is Mr. There were Custom Holsters by that Tensleep Shotbedder showed the greatest Russ, Americast Bullets with Slow- could play a fiddle, Spirit of the Game I've ever seen. I'm poke John, who by the way, had the but he surely proud to call him my friend and pard. bullets I was looking for, The Virginia sawed away on it. I put my cup up and walked down Gunstock Carver by Clare Sieffert, The “pony ride” the hall with the pup at my heels. and steel targets by O’Neil Enter- was one of the best “Come on dog, let’s get to bed.” prises Inc. On our return trip we ran I’ve seen, although into two of the best waddies around, I’m not too sure Kathy and Beth, of the Roanoke Rifle what Drycreek and Revolver Club. They were keep- Trampas, SASS ing the scores and checking people in. #30015, was doing. All these people are great supporters Sue Hawkins of Taylor’s and Company, Inc. I was, however, of SASS and the Virginia State truly impressed. Championship. They are all pards was a big favorite with the crowd. Once back home I sat back and you can ride the river with. We ran into another young lady, thought about the next day. Who We walked further into the heart Gemstone Jamie, SASS #35505. would rise to the call? Who would of town to see some of the action. This fourteen year old is doing some stand up to all the pitfalls Firestick There at the bar (stage) was none great things in Cowboy Action had put into the stages? Which tar- other than Summer Breeze, SASS Shooting™ - Northeast Regional gets would fall and which would #61047, and her sister B. N. Bonnet, Junior Girls Champ (twice), the first laugh at you? Which … Wow, sorry, SASS #61048. Their dad, A. Wall, Virginia Junior Girls State Champ, I’m rambling again, aren’t I? Poney Racer shooting blackpowder SASS #61046, was standing shotgun and Junior Girls Champ at The Blue The next morning found me at with his percussion pistol. behind them. Summer was evidently Ridge Roundup, to name only a few the range minus my daughter. She upset at the bartender because she of her accomplishments. Her par- said I was a big boy and could make WINNERS shouted, “We don’t tolerate surly bar- ents, McCoy’s Mate, SASS #35879, it on my own. The final stages were Virginia State Champions tenders,” and then proceeded to pull and Dig’um Deep, SASS #12251, are shot and everyone gathered back at Man Walker Colt, iron on him and blast away. The two no tenderfoots when it comes to hard the camp for lunch. Up to this point SASS #3035 Lady Della Rose, girls are somewhat new to SASS. and fast shooting. it was nip and tuck as to who won SASS #4800 Summer likes to shoot because “it With the day’s shooting done, what. A good pard, Doc McWane, Top Gun Shootoff makes you concentrate.” Miss Sarah and I saddled up the Bronc(o) SASS #5845, won the Spirit of the Ifin Ida Shotbedder, Bonnet competes because she likes to and headed back to the home place. Game award, presented to him by SASS #48552 be with her sister and her dad. Once home, I started to get ready for Tensleep, last year’s winner. Gemstone Jamie, Summer is twelve and B. N. is ten. At the shindig going on that night. Congrats Doc, it was justly deserved. SASS #35515 that time, I remembered my words to Some dancing, a few libations, and, There were thirteen clean shooters, a Overall Red River Ray, my own daughter earlier this morn- who knows, I might become human feat in itself. High overall was won SASS #33254 ing. Yeah, you got it. She was giving again. After all that happened that by husband and wife, Red River Ray, Kill-em-All Kate, SASS #45804 me that look. day, I needed something to calm SASS #33254, and Kill-em All Kate, Traditional Red River Ray In all, there were ten stages, five these old bones. I returned and SASS #45804. Virginia State Gunfighter Walker Colt on Saturday, and five on Sunday. joined the party in progress. Supper Champions were Walker Colt, SASS Modern Doc Cavity, Side matches were held on Friday. was just being served (I’ve learned to #3035, and Della Rose, SASS #4800. SASS, 39627 The Blue Ridge Regulators, The hit the places at just the right time) This is the second year in a row 49er Ifin Ida Shotbedder Cavalier Cowboys, and the Hog Town There were hard-case cowboys and Della Rose has won the Ladies Duelist J. M. Brown, Wild Bunch regulated the side cowgirls, Indian fighters, and Championship. Congratulations to SASS #27309 matches and helped to build or Indians. The Military had a pres- each and every one of our winners. C Cowboy Doc McWane, loaned props. A good pard of mine, ence, as well as the politicians and Great shooting! SASS $5854 B-Western Sunshine Billy, Brizco-Z, SASS #29162, made a great bankers. The men were decked out, After the awards were posted, SASS #28919 looking Gatling gun. Firestick, SASS and the women were beautiful, every the Top Gun competition began. The FC Duelist Doc Argyle, #5870, wrote the stages for the main single one. “Lucky Bill,” the best- top sixteen men squared off against SASS #12847 match, and he is one man with a darned cowboy singer I’ve heard, each other, as did the top sixteen F Cartridge Tensleep, SASS #5756 great imagination. Firestick incorpo- provided the evening’s enter- women. It was a rather heated event Senior Red Cent, rated pop up aerial clays and the tainment. Several others joined him with the shooting becoming faster SASS #29170 “Texas Star” in the scenarios. This from time to time and Tensleep, and faster with each round. Once all Sr Duelist Ottway Smith, the gun smoke cleared and the last SASS #47839 of the echoes died, there were two E Statesman Mississippi, SASS #43516 left standing, Ifin Ida Shotbedder, Young Gun Little Jake, SASS #48552, for the men and SASS #28068 Gemstone Jamie for the women. Buckaroo Linden Kid, Awards were given and pictures SASS #57332 taken. Everyone was laughing and L 49er Queen of Hearts, having a good time. Then the one SASS #9938 thing happened that reeled all of us. L Traditional Kill-em-All Kate C Cowgirl Wicked Wanda, FUR FELT $165 The unimaginable. Gemstone called SASS #21822 BEAVER BLEND $275 out Shotbedder. Things got deathly L B-Western Sly, SASS #28067 100% PURE BEAVER $385 quiet. The two loaded up and took L Gunfighter Angel Outlaw, Custom Hats their places. At the sound of the SASS #43633 At Cowboy Prices buzzer, the two raced for their guns. L Modern Honey Hold This, Shots were blazing and cartridge SASS #49514 casings rained down like golden L Senior Green Eyed Indian, manna from Heaven. SASS #51116 Bob “Smitty” Smith & Cherie Slaven That night as I sat there in the L Young Gun Gemstone Jamie P.O. Box 1482 • Fairplay, CO 80440 • 719-836-1411 Buckarette Summer Breeze, kitchen sipping the Arbuckle's, my www.cmhats.com [email protected] (e-mail) mind returned to the town of Bend of SASS #61047 January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 81 Page 82 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, AND RHODE ISLAND SASS 2005 . . . (Continued from page 76) men’s Club member and Nashoba “Western Town.” Valley Regulator member Jack The three-day shoot began on Sawyer. Special thanks to Grazer, Friday with shooters’ registration at Boston Jack, Sadie Stitchen, JD the Train Station. All shooters Bullets, Lone Cowboy, Renegade received a tote bag filled with a coffee Tom and all the other NVR mem- cup, pen, a collector’s card from bers that gave their time to build Leanin’ Tree Card Company, a shoot- this wonderful façade. For a pic- ers program designed by our own ture, go to our website: www.nvreg Boston Jack, and their name badges ulators.com. by Laser Graphic sponsored by After the dedication and safety Hartford Armory. The day was filled talk the 168 shooters in their 10 with shooting, vendors, and food. Our Posse’s started though the 10 stages Annual Spaghetti Western dinner taken from Old West movies, was served on the range by our own Winchester ‘73, Texas Rangers, members, Hardcase Henry and his Lago/Hell, The Jack Bull, wife Brenda, Annie the Hermit, Undefeated, The Shootist, North While hosting more than one state championship in a match is not new, Skinney Scott, and Big Un’. While Field Bank Robbery, and Josey Thunder in the Valley broke new ground by hosting three the cowboys and cowgirls dined, The Wales. After a day of shooting, most state championships … Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. NVR group was recognized and of the cowboys and cowgirls headed This was a wonderful way to acknowledge shooting excellence awarded baseball hats with their back to the Holiday Inn for the throughout New England. Congratulations to the winners! SASS aliases on them. Later that Saturday Night Banquet. Professor evening about 80 cowfolks ended up P. T. Litewell and Company were were shot. At High Noon, Dick huge success. Thank you to the at the Holiday Inn for the Ice Cream present to capture everyone in their Moody and the New Hampshire Harvard Post and and Lowell Sun Social. While the Territorial Gover- Sunday best. After dinner, our Cowboy Mounted Shooters put on newspapers for the great articles nors met, we enjoyed ice cream, Master of Ceremony, Skeets, an- their World Point Qualifier four- they wrote on the event. And, music, and great conversation. nounced the Side Event winners stage shoot, while the final scores thank you to all the Shooters for On Saturday, Tex, SASS #4, ded- and introduced all present TG’s. were tallied. Certificates for Side making this event, something we icated our new area at the Harvard Tex spoke to the group about the Events, Costumes, Posse Event, and will not forget for a long time. See Sportsmen Club. We had been future of Cowboy Action Shooting™. Territorial Governors were handled you all on the range. working on building a town façade The evening ended with dancing to out by our MC, Skeets. The second Our Sponsors: Harvard Sports- on our storage trailer for most of the the tunes of Angela West. annual “The Spirit of the Game” men’s Club, The Gunnysackers, year to have it ready for the State Sunday morning we woke up to badge was given to Marshal Mo Lincoln County Lawman, Shaw- Shoot. The “town” was named a little rain, just enough to settle Hare - the badge was donated by sheen River Rangers, Toreku Sawyer Flats after Harvard Sports- the dust before the last four stages Starpacker LLC of Nashua, NH. Tractor and Equipment Inc, The The awards for our match winners Gun Room of Shrewsbury, AC were in leather on wood plaques Western of Littleton, JD Bullets, produced by Lonesome Charlie’s of Storm Gear for the Range, Gilmer, Texas. Territorial Governor Kirkpatrick Leather, Recollection’s, and Match Director Barrister Bill Goal, Hartford Armory, Colorado and Range Master Texas Jack Hat Company, Taylor’s and Com- Black presented the awards, and pany, Chair Fire, Star Packer every award group had their pic- Badges, Old West Custom Hearing ture taken with Tex. Protection by Pam Laster, Kelly Thank you to Tex for making Laster Hand Engraver- Specialty in the trip to New England. Thank Firearms, Desperado Cowboy Bul- you to All the Vendors and lets, Shoot Magazine, and Leanin’ Sponsor’s for making this event a Tree Greeting Cards.

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CLUB REPORTS MOUNTED SHOOTING - ALASKA STYLE By Old Gringo, SASS #2202 L

e came riding out of the hills to poncho as he formulated his thoughts. Hthe north, sitting tall in the sad- “Sorry for the bad manners. I should dle. Astride a powerful beast with have introduced myself. I am the massive, spreading antlers, he was Oracle of the Far North, but call me heavily armed, as if he were expecting Oracle for short. This here critter, I to join the Revolutionary Army. call Beauregard. Raised him from a Packing a pair of .45 caliber revolvers, calf. Found him nearly froze and he was also carrying a rifle and a shot- starved after his Momma was kilt by a gun. He slowly rode up to where our grizzly bar’. Up on the Skwentna it small group was gathered around our was, ‘bout 4 yars’ ago.” campfire. His steely gaze slowly “Climb on down, Oracle,” I said. moved around the circle, stopping “Grab a cup and have some of this cof- briefly at each of us as he evaluated if fee.” As we all got to know each other, there was anyone who represented a it became readily apparent the critter danger. Finally he spoke. “Howdy, and Oracle shared a close bond. After gents. Maybe you can help me. I a few coffee cup refills, laced with heered about this here so-called some good old ‘Who Hit John,’ it quit ‘Mounted Shooting’ that seems to be feeling strange to see that critter nuz- so popular. I’m the lonesome varmint zling up to Oracle. that came to show you how it’s done.” Oracle went on to explain how he We looked at each other with side- had spent the last few years on the glances, not sure if what we viewed Hallelujah Trail up in the Talkeetna was real, or just some figment brought Mountains running a trap line. Now, on by gone bad hooch. Finally, I spoke he had decided it was time to come up. “I’m the Old Gringo, stranger, who down into civilization and try his might you be?” He shifted his gaze to hand at Cowboy Action Shooting. He me. His steely eyes boring holes in my (Continued on next page) January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 85

(Continued from previous page) Shooting™, SASS made him a had been reading about it in The Regulator. Cowboy Chronicle for quite some time, Oracle was tireless and his critter and it sure looked like a lot of fun. We was unstoppable. We used to try to heartily welcomed him to our group. get Oracle to hitch him to a plow, fig- Over the next few years, Oracle uring as hard as they both worked, we proved himself to be way above any of could have planted hundreds of acres our poor skill levels, and nobody in in the Matanuska Valley with the Alaska was able to provide much com- areas largest money making “cash petition. Although a horse could out crop.” But, to no avail. Oracle had too run him over a distance in a straight much integrity to ever consider “step- line, there isn’t a horse alive that ping over the line.” could keep up with Beauregard in an When 9/11 came upon the United arena. It was absolutely amazing how States, in typical Oracle reaction, he that critter could start, stop, and turn. went down and volunteered to go back He and Oracle seemed to be complete- on active duty with the U. S. Coast ly in tune, as though they were of one Guard. They welcomed the crusty old mind. To watch them perform, it ap- Sourdough back on board, and he peared as if Oracle and Beauregard spent the next year helping train the were one being. troops and get the reorganization Oracle also proved himself a hard done that was needed under the and willing worker. Much of the Patriot Act. Once he had the Coast buildings, fences, tables, and benches Guard all squared away, he came we use on our range at Moose Nugget home and went back to beating the Flats were built by Oracle. Almost socks off all of us in Alaska Mounted single handedly, he built the stockade Cowboy Action Shooting™. walls of Fort Birchwood. He served Now that Oracle and Beauregard our group well – having held every have run out of any decent competi- office on the Board of Directors, with tion, they have decided to take their the exception of Treasurer. show south. It is with heavy heart He frequently traveled south and that the Alaska 49ers Cowboy Action often attended END of TRAIL. Put- Shooting™ Club bids a fond farewell. ting in countless hours as a Waddie, We wish them Good Luck and he brought that attitude back and Godspeed as they trek their way to tried to instill it in the rest of us. Tennessee, where the cotton blooms Because of his work ethic and commit- and blows. (And it is all true, give or ment to the sport of Cowboy Action take a lie or two!) Page 86 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006

CLUB REPORTS

CANADIAN RIVER REGULATORS CELEBRATE COWBOY ACTION SHOOTING™ AND FUN By Cactus Starr, SASS #32993

marillo, TX What’s a Weekend at the Bar H Dude and Game Ranch. ARoundup? To the Canadian Ri- Billy the German Kid and “Wolf” ver Regulators of Amarillo, Texas, it Niederastroth, both from Germany, is a two-day anniversary shoot in added an international flair to the celebration of a year of Cowboy weekend event. Wolf plans his visits Action Shooting™ and fun. The to the states and the Bar H so he event was held on the weekend of can participate in our weekend October 8 and 9 at the Regulators’ events. This was Wolf’s second time range location in Clarendon, Texas to participate in a Weekend Round- up. At this year’s shoot Wolf was made an honorary member and received a CRR member badge. This was Billy the German Kid’s first Cowboy Action Shoot. A four-stage main match designed by the Regulators’ Cap- tain, Memphis Bob, SASS #24317, paid tribute to the Wild Bunch, Outlaw Josey Wales, and Open Range. Following a delicious brisket lunch prepared by Frank and Terri Capshaw displays his winning shot Regulators wait patiently as they receive their safety instructions Hommel of the Bar H, the Regu- in the Sgt. Alvin York turkey shoot. to start the Weekend Roundup shoot. (Continued on next page) January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 87 in the main match. For the first time the Regulators selected a club member they felt most exemplified “Spirit of the Game.” SASS Life #20401, Lone Dog, received this year’s award. Team shooting events are always challenging, and the team events on Sunday did not have any

Adobe Walls Shooter, SASS #4932, trying out his musket shooting skills in the Sgt. Alvin York turkey shoot.

(Continued from previous page) lators tied into a Wild Bunch side match organized by Dead R Alive, SASS #22983. Long Hunter, SASS #26602, won that event with a time of nine seconds! Then the Regu- lators tried their skills at some mus- Slippery Dick is helping out Outlaw ket shooting in a Sgt. Alvin York Josey Wales in this shootout. Turkey Shoot. Competition got close between Taos-O, SASS #21142, and disappointment for the shooters. Capshaw, SASS #8415, but Capshaw The team events began with a relay won out and got the turkey. shoot and ended with the tradition- What is unique about this week- al bowling pin event and the post end event is there is no competition cutting event. for awards, although this year the Did we have fun? You bet we Regulators did recognize the did, and we’re already planning and Buckaroos. Hush Puppy, daughter looking forward to next year’s of Jackobite Jack, SASS #25504, Weekend Roundup. and Boot Strap, son of Wind Dancer Visit the CRR website: http:// and grandson of Dead R Alive, each www.canadianriverreg.org to received a trophy for participation find out more about us. 50TH ANNIVERSARY The Ruger .44 Magnum “Flattop” Blackhawk, produced .44 MAGNUM between 1956 and 1962, is considered by many to be the NEW MODEL BLACKHAWK® finest of all “old model”* Ruger revolvers. To commemorate S 465N-50 the 50th anniversary of the original .44 Magnum “Flattop,” SUGGESTED RETAIL Sturm, Ruger announces its New 50th Anniversary .44 PRICE OF $605.00 Magnum New Model Blackhawk.

This handsome single action has a 6 1/2” barrel bearing Original “micro”-style click adjustable rear sight. a unique gold color-filled rollmark “50 YEARS OF .44 MAGNUM – 1956 TO 2006.” It also features a fluted Smaller, .44 Magnum cylinder and a smaller, original-style “XR-3” original-size grip frame with black checkered grips bearing the original- “XR-3” grip frame with checkered style Ruger grip medallions. Internally, it features Sturm, “hard rubber” Ruger’s advanced New Model mechanism, with transfer grip panels Original-style bar ignition and loading gate interlock, and a patented that feature “flattop” cylinder frame. reverse indexing pawl for easy loading and unloading. original-style black medallions. The 50th Anniversary .44 Magnum “Flattop” is as close to the original Ruger .44 “Flattop” as you can get, outside of Patented Ruger reverse indexing pawl a collector’s display case. This special limited edition model for easier loading and unloading. will only be produced until the end of 2006.

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*Owners of “old model” (three screw) Ruger single action revolvers manufactured from 1953-1972, and Bearcats with serial numbers below 93-00000 should contact us for details about FREE safety conversions.

FREE Instruction Manuals are available online at www.ruger.com January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 89 Page 90 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 91 Page 92 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 93 Page 94 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 95 Page 96 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 97 Meister Bullets Inc...... 61 SASS - Corporate Membership ...... 57 Mernickle Custom Holsters ...... 42 SASS - End of Trail 2006 ...... 52 SASS Advertisers Index Moore Ranch ...... 101 SASS - Founders Ranch Invitational . . . . . 19 Mowbray Publishing ...... 44 SASS - Join SASS ...... 36 Mule Camp ...... 89 SASS - Match Management ...... 78 2 T Manufacturing ...... 87 EMF Company ...... 48 Munden Enterprises ...... 6 SASS - MERCANTILE ...... 90 Action Target ...... 22 EMF Company ...... 59 Northeastern Bullet Co...... 46 SASS - MERCANTILE ...... 91 American Cowboy ...... 35 EMF Company ...... 82 NRA ...... 85 SASS - MERCANTILE ...... 92 American Pioneer Powder, Inc...... 30 Enck’s Gun Barn ...... 98 Numrich Gun Parts Corp...... 10 SASS - MERCANTILE ...... 93 Ammo Direct ...... 64 Espinoza Bootmaker ...... 98 Nutmeg Sports ...... 100 SASS - MERCANTILE ...... 94 Arntzen Steel Target ...... 45 Evil Roy Shooting School ...... 69 Oak Tree ...... 21 SASS - MERCANTILE ...... 95 AW Smith & Sons ...... 60 Fort Frontier, The ...... 17 Off The Wall ...... 49 SASS - MERCANTILE COLT ...... 96 Back Pocket Guncart ...... 67 Front Sight - U.S. Practical Schools ...... 65 Oklahoma Leather Products ...... 98 SASS - Museum ...... 52 Ballistol USA ...... 100 Frontier Classics ...... 27 Old River Saddlery ...... 98 Shoot Magazine ...... 18 Bar S Grips ...... 42 Frontier Gun Leather ...... 36 Old West Art ...... 99 Single Action Service ...... 99 Barber’s Firearms ...... 101 Frontier Outfitter ...... 48 Old West Reproductions ...... 100 Star Packer Badges ...... 100 Bear Bones Knives ...... 97 G & J Leather ...... 100 Old West Shop ...... 67 Starline Brass ...... 9 Bear Tooth Leather ...... 99 George R Driscoll Studio & Workshop . . . . 82 Old West Wagon Wheels ...... 98 Stoeger Industries ...... 2 Big 45 Frontier Gun Shop ...... 100 Get A Grip ...... 99 Olde Tyme Mercantile ...... 100 Sturm Ruger ...... 88 Bill Johns Master Engraver ...... 68 Gilded Lily ...... 99 Oregon Trail Bullet Company ...... 26 Sweet Shooter Gun Cleaner ...... 47 Black Hills Leather ...... 47 Golden Gate Western Wear ...... 39 Oriental Saloon ...... 99 Tales of the West dimenovels ...... 98 Blue Book Publications ...... 59 Gregg Fysh ...... 101 Outdoor Channel ...... 33 Tatonka Dan ...... 99 Bond Arms ...... 45 Griner Gunworks ...... 100 Parker River Alpaca Farm ...... 99 Taylors & Company ...... 108 Bozeman Trail Arms ...... 97 Grip Maker ...... 101 Paul Cox ...... 41 Tecumseh Trdg Post (cowboy) ...... 101 Brownells ...... 68 Gun Craft ...... 79 Pioneer Gun Works ...... 65 Ted Blocker Holsters ...... 101 Buckaroo Bobbins ...... 100 Gunbroker.com ...... 11 Pistol Pete’s Emporium ...... 97 Ten-X Ammunition ...... 8 Buffalo Arms Company ...... 98 Guns Of The Old West ...... 84 Plainfield Raid ...... 85 Texas Historical Shootist Society ...... 86 Buffalo Runner Boots ...... 99 Hamilton Dry Goods ...... 98 PMC Ammunition ...... 37 Texas Jacks Wild West ...... 18 Buffalo Waller Knife Works ...... 99 Handlebar Doc Shooting School ...... 59 Powder Inc...... 100 Tippmann Industrial Products ...... 32 Buffalo Western Wear ...... 101 Hell On Wheels ...... 83 Publishers Development Co...... 34 Tonto Rim ...... 29 C.W. 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SHOOT SCHEDULES SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City State Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City State Alaska 49er’s 1st Sat, 3rd Sun David Cook 907-243-0181 Anchorage AK Big River Rangers 1st Sat Nimrod Long 850-592-5665 Grand Ridge FL Golden Heart Shootist Society 2nd Sat, Last Sun Valencia Rose 907-488-7660 Fairbanks AK Tater Hill Gunfighters 2nd Sun Judge JD Justice 941-743-4043 Arcadia FL Juneau Gold Miners Posse 3rd Sat Buckskin John 907-321-4032 Juneau AK Hernando County Regulators 1st Sun Yancy Jack Derringer 352-344-0912 Brooksville FL Cahaba Cowboys 3rd Sun Fast Gun 205-980-0115 Birmingham AL Fort White Cowboy Cavalry 2nd Sat Delta Glen 352-317-2357 Fort White FL Alabama Rangers 2nd Sun Major Dundee 205-664-4159 Brierfield AL Howey In the Hills Cowboys 1st Sat Ole Glor E 352-455-6508 Howey FL Vulcan Long Rifles 3rd Sat Havana Jim 205-822-1799 Hoover AL Cowford Regulators 4th Sun Dakota Lil 904-724-7012 Jacksonville FL Old York Shootist 4th Sun Dusty Diablo 205-664-7793 Oakman AL Miakka Misfits 3rd Sun Deadlee Headlee 941-650-8920 Miakka City FL North Alabama Regulators 1st Sun Six String 256-582-3621 Scottsboro AL Gold Coast Gunslingers 1st Sat L. Topay 305-233-5756 Miramar FL True Grit Single Action Shooters 4th Sun Sister Sundance 479-968-7129 Belleville AR Southwest Florida Gunslingers 3rd Sat Swamp Fox 239-566-2047 Naples FL Peach Orchard Pistoleros 2nd Sat, 4th Sun Doc Sorebones 479-621-1317 Bentonville AR Okeechobee Marshals 2nd Sat, 4th Sun Cheyenne Davis 863-763-0253 Okeechobee FL Judge Parker’s Marshals 1st Sat Reno Sparks 918-647-9704 Fort Smith AR Weewahootee Vigilance Comm. 2nd Sun Weewahootee 407-857-1107 Orlando FL Critter Creek Citizens Indian River Regulators 4th Sat Burt Blade 321-242-8163 Palm Bay FL Vigilance Comm. 1st Sun Critter C. Undertaker 903-838-8944 Fouke AR Antelope Junction Rangers Fri Mayeye Rider 727-736-3977 Park FL Outlaw Camp 2nd & 5th Sat Ozark Outlaw 501-362-2963 Heber Springs AR Panhandle Cowboys 2nd Sun Panhandle Blackhawk 850-432-1968 Pensacola FL Mountain Valley Vigilantes 1st Sat Christmas Kid 501-525-3451 Hot Springs AR The Withlacoochee Renegades Last Sat Hungry Bear 850-929-2406 Pinetta FL Running W Regulators 1st Sat, 3rd Sun Ark. Mule Skinner 501-824-2590 Lincoln AR Panhandle Cattle Co. 4th Sat Dead Lakes Walker 850-647-4085 Port St. Joe FL South Fork River Regulators 3rd & 5th Sat Standing Eagle 870-895-2677 Salem AR Five County Regulators 4th Sun Dead Shot Scott 239-261-2892 Punta Gorda FL Arizona Yavapai Rangers 4th Sat Pure Lilly 928-567-7291 Camp Verde AZ Doodle Hill Regulators 4th Sun Dave Smith 813-645-3828 Ruskin FL Dusty Bunch Old Western Shooters 3rd Sat Squibber 520-568-2852 Casa Grande AZ Martin County Marshals 3rd Sat Papa Dave 561-747-7588 Stuart FL Arizona Cowboy Shooters Assoc. 2nd Sat Sunshine Kay 602-973-3434 Cave Creek AZ Lake County Pistoleros 3rd Sat Brocky Jack Norton 352-253-2547 Tavares FL Cowtown Cowboy Shooters Assoc. 1st Sun, 3rd Sat Barbwire 480-488-3064 Cowtown AZ Hatbill Gang 1st Sun Bad Hombre 321-632-5141 Titusville FL Mohave Marshalls 3rd Sun Mizkiz 928-753-4266 Kingman AZ Mule Camp Cowboys 3rd Sat San Quinton 706-335-7302 Covington GA Colorado River Regulators 2nd Sun Crowheart 928-855-2893 Lake Havasu AZ Georgia Mountain Marshals 4th Sat Robin T. Banks 770-869-3036 Eastonlee GA Rio Salado CASS 1st Sat Ariz. Lightning Jack 480-820-7372 Mesa AZ American Old West Cowboys 1st Sat Josey Buckhorn 423-236-5281 Flintstone GA Tonto Rim Marauders 3rd Sun Rye Creek Roberts 928-472-9136 Payson AZ Bitter Creek Rangers 3rd Sat Cherokee Maddog 423-326-3759 Ft. Oglethorpe GA Yavapai Recreation League 4th Sun Willy Longtree 928-379-0041 Prescott AZ Cherokee Cowboys 4th Sat Southern Breeze 770-889-2434 Gainesville GA Cochise Gunfighters 1st Sat I.B. Good 520-366-5401 Sierra Vista AZ Doc Holliday’s Immortals 4th Sat Easy Rider 770-954-9696 Griffin GA White Mountain Old West Shootists 3rd Sat Timber Kid 928-368-8985 Snowflake AZ Pale Riders 2nd Sat Will Killigan 706-568-0869 Midland GA Tombstone Buscaderos 4th Sat Diamond Pak 520-743-0179 Tombstone AZ Keg Creek Renegades 2nd Sat Nooga Kid 770-460-0752 Sharpsburg GA Altar Valley Pistoleros 3rd Sun Dirty D. 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Sloe 208-798-0826 Lewiston ID FaultLine Shootist Society 4th Sun Marshal Freedom 831-763-7133 Gonzales CA Northwest Shadow Riders 2nd Sat Silverado Belle 208-743-5765 Lewiston ID The Range 4th Sun Grass Valley Federally 530-273-4440 Grass Valley CA Southern Idaho Rangers 2nd Sat Snake River Dutch 208-237-2419 Pocatello ID Mother Lode Shootist Society 1st Sun Dusty Webster 209-728-2309 Jamestown CA Twin Butte Bunch 3rd Sat Idaho Shady Layne 208-524-1597 Rigby ID Double R Bar Regulators 2nd Sun Kentucky Gal 760-956-6921 Lucerne Valley CA El Buscaderos 2-4 Sun Often Cranky 208-448-0999 Spirit Lake ID Two Rivers Posse 4th Sun Cherokee Knight 209-477-8883 Manteca CA Macoupin County Regulators 3rd Sat One Good Eye 618-585-3956 Bunker Hill IL The Cowboys 4th Sun Captain Jake 714-536-2635 Norco CA Dewmaine Drifters 2nd Sat Wounded Knees 618-997-4261 Carterville IL Burro Canyon Gun Slingers 2nd Sun Smedley Butler 714-639-8723 Orange CA The Lakewood Marshal’s 1st Sat Pecos John 618-673-2193 Cisne IL NCSA Saddle Tramps 3rd Sat Graybeard 760-727-9160 Pala CA Illinois River City Regulators 2nd Sun Chillicothe Outlaw 309-579-2443 East Peoria IL Palm Springs Gun Club 2nd Sat Deacon Dick 760-340-0828 Palm Springs CA Effingham County Hole In The Wall Gang 1st Sun Gun Hawk 818-761-0512 Piru CA Sportsman’s Club 2nd Sat Fossil Creek Bob 618-238-4222 Effingham IL Murieta Posse 3rd Sun Black Jack Traven 530-677-0368 Rancho Murieta CA Tri County Cowboys 3rd Sat Sierra Hombre 815-967-6333 Hazelhurst IL Shasta Regulators 3rd Sat Silver Buck 530-474-3194 Redding CA Rangeless Riders 1st Sat Inspector (The) 618-345-5048 Highland IL Richmond Roughriders 2nd Sun Buffy 650-994-9412 Richmond CA Illowa Irregulars 3rd Sun Sassparilla Ken 309-792-0111 Milan IL Robbers Roost Vigilantes 3rd Sat Coso Kid 760-375-9519 Ridgecrest CA Shady Creek Shootists 1st & 4th Sun Dapper Dan Porter 309-734-2324 Monmouth IL Dulzura Desperados 2nd Sat Tecolote Jack 619-987-9096 San Diego CA Boneyard Creek Regulators 1st Sun Kiowa 217-834-3774 Murdock IL Chorro Valley Regulators 2nd & 5th Sun Fillmore Coffins 805-528-6705 San Luis Obispo CA Nason Mining Co. 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Woodrow Kelso 970-565-8960 Cortez CO Thunder Valley 1st & 3rd Sat Redneck Rebel 812-755-4237 Campbellsburg IN Windy Gap Regulators 1st Sat Piedra Kidd 970-565-9228 Cortez CO 10 O’clock Line Shootist Club 3rd Sun Bunsen Rose 765-832-6620 Cayuga IN Northwest Colorado Rangers 4th Sat Sagebrush Burns 970-824-8407 Craig CO Schuster’s Rangers 2nd Sun Coal Car Kid 219-759-3498 Chesterton IN Sand Creek Raiders 4th Sun Sweet Water Bill 303-366-8827 Denver CO Daleville Desperados 2nd & 4th Sat Frenchy Yukon 765-472-7123 Daleville IN Four Corners Gunslingers 3rd Sun Cerveza Slim 970-247-0745 Durango CO Deer Creek Regulators 4th Sun C. Bubba McCoy 765-948-4487 Jonesboro IN Pawnee Station 3rd Sat Breed 970-482-6165 Ft. Collins CO Big Rock SASS 2nd & 4th Sat South Paw Too 812-866-2406 Lexington IN Thunder Mountain Shootists 3rd Sat, 3rd Sun Pinto Being 970-464-7118 Grand Junction CO Wildwood Wranglers 4th Sun VOODOOMAN 219-872-2721 Michigan City IN Castle Peak Wild Shots 1st Sun Old Squinteye 970-524-9348 Gypsum CO Indian Trail Ambush 3rd Sat Dorvin Emery 765-853-1266 Modoc IN Black Canyon Ghost Riders 4th Sun Double Bit 970-874-8745 Hotchkiss CO Red Brush Raiders 4th Sat Brian Cosby 812-490-1009 Newburgh IN Colorado Cowboys 1st Sat Mule Creek 719-748-3398 Lake George CO Cutter’s Raiders 1st Sat Midnite Desperado 574-893-7214 Warsaw IN Montrose Marshals 2nd Sun Big Hat 970-249-7701 Montrose CO Butterfield Gulch Gang 1st Sun Shylock 785-823-1333 Chapman KS San Juan Rangers 1st Sun Sapinero 970-323-6566 Montrose CO Mill Brook Wranglers 2nd Sun Glacier Griz 785-421-3329 Hill City KS Colorado Shaketails 1st Sun Yaro 303-646-3777 Ramah CO Powder Creek Cowboys 2nd Sat Platte County Kid 816-505-9002 Lenexa KS Rifle Creek Rangers 2nd Sun Miles Coffee 970-625-0657 Rifle CO Free State Rangers 3rd Sun Buffalo Phil 913-898-4911 Parker KS Rockvale Bunch 3rd Sat Nevada Steel 719-784-6683 Rockvale CO Capital City Cowboys 4th Sun Major Lee Wild 785-539-9508 Topeka KS Echo Ridge Regulators 1st Sun Shiloh Beck 203-467-9577 Colechester CT Kentucky Regulators 1st Sat Kentucky Dover 270-658-3247 Boaz KY CT Valley Bushwackers 2nd Sun Johnny Pecos 413-572-2820 East Granby CT Crab Orchard Cowboy Shootist 2nd Sat Rowdy Fulcher 270-389-9402 Clay KY Homesteaders Shooting Club 3rd Sun Kidd Reno 860-536-3342 Ledyard CT Fox Bend Peacemakers 4th Sun Tioga Kid 859-277-9693 Lexington KY Congress of Rough Riders 1st Sun Frank Wargo 203-386-9431 Naugatuck CT Knob Creek Gunfighters Guild 1st Sun, 2nd Sat Mountain Drover 502-817-8124 Louisville KY Padens Posse 3rd Sun Deacon Will 302-422-6534 Seaford DE Hooten Old Town Regulators 1st Sat No Purse Nez 606-633-7688 Mckee KY If your Listing is incorrect, please notify SASS office (714) 694-1800. (Continued on page 103) January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 103 SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE (Cont.) (Continued from page 102) Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City State Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City State Kentucky Longrifles Cowboys 2nd Sat Hoss Lytle 606-784-0067 Morehead KY Otero Practical Shooting Assoc. 1st Sat Alamo Rose 505-437-6405 La Luz NM Ohio River Rangers 3rd Sat Jim Spears 270-443-5216 Paducah KY Picacho Posse 4th Sat La Lu 505-526-9668 Las Cruces NM Highland Regulators, Inc 3rd & 4th Wknd Dble Barrel Anderson 606-376-5836 Stearns KY Lost Almost Posse 3rd Sat Steve Chipera 505-662-6034 Los Alamos NM Bayou Bounty Hunters 2nd Sat Soiled Dove 985-796-9698 Amite LA Magdalena Trail Drivers 1st & 3rd Sat Slippery Steve 505-835-8664 Magdalena NM Cajun Cowboy Shooters Society 2nd Sun Durango Dan 225-752-2288 Baton Rouge LA NRA Whittington Center Gun Club As Sched Range Boss 505-445-4846 Raton NM Cypress Creek Cowboys LLC 2nd Wknd Trashy Tracy 318-644-5179 Downsville LA Gila Rangers 2nd Sat Captain Eli McDaniel 505-388-4060 Silver City NM Up The Creek Gang 2nd & 4th Sat Slugs 337-439-4579 Lake Charles LA Rio Vaqueros 3rd Sun More or Les 505-744-5670 T or C NM Grand Ecore Vigilantes 3rd Sat Ouachita Kid 318-932-6637 Natchitoches LA Pahrump Cowboy Shooters Assoc. 2nd Sun Dusty Dunn 775-727-3202 Amargosa NV Deadwood Marshals 3rd Wknd Cajun Dove 225-751-8552 Sorrento LA Eldorado Cowboys 1st Wknd Charming 702-565-3736 Boulder City NV Devil Swamp Gang 1st Sat Captain Parker 985-537-7725 Thibodaux LA Silver State Shootists Club 3rd Sun Tahoe Bill 775-586-9178 Carson City NV Danvers Desperados As Sched Pittsburg Mac 781-599-1930 Middleton MA High Plains Drifters 1st Sun Fernley 775-575-3131 Fernley NV Shawsheen River Rangers As Sched Cyrus Klopps 978-667-2857 Bedford MA Silver City Shooters Society 4th Sun Oklahoma 702-657-8822 Indian Springs NV Nashoba Valley Regulators As Sched Texas Jack Black 508-882-3058 Harvard MA Desert Desperados 3rd Sun Buffalo Sam 702-459-6454 Las Vegas NV Mansfield Marauders As Sched Mohawk Mac 508-761-5897 Mansfield MA Bar D Hombre’s 5th Sun Madd Mike 775-727-7476 Pahrump NV Gunnysackers Sat Nantucket Dawn 781-749-6951 Scituate MA Roop County Cowboy Damascus Wildlife Rangers 4th Sat Chuckaroo 301-831-9666 Damascus MD Shooters Assn. 2nd Sun Russ T. Chambers 775-747-1426 Sparks NV Thurmont Rangers 1st Sun Rifleman C.W. 410-875-0065 Thurmont MD Circle K Regulators 3rd Sun Smokehouse Dan 518-885-3758 Ballston Spa NY Potomac Rangers at SCSC As Sched Tennessee Slim 301-743-7664 Waldorf MD The Hole In The Wall Gang 2nd Sun Patchogue Mike 631-289-8749 Calverton Range NY St. Charles Sportman’s Club 2nd Sat Corn Dodger 301-423-7232 Waldorf MD Boot Hill Regulators 2nd Sun Colonel Bill 845-354-4980 Chester NY Capitol City Vigilance Comm. As Sched Bum Steer 207-622-9400 Augusta ME Bar-20 Straight Shooters 2nd Sat Renegade Ralph 315-363-5342 Chittenango NY Blue Hill Regulators As Sched Dangerous Dan Dalton 207-667-3586 Blue Hill ME Pathfinder Pistoleros 1st Sun Sonny 315-695-7032 Fulton NY Hurricane Valley Rangers As Sched Leo 207-829-3092 Falmouth ME Border Rangers 2nd Sun Colesville Bob 607-693-2286 Greene NY Big Pine Bounty Hunters As Sched Ripley Scrounger 207-876-4928 Guilford ME Diamond Four 3rd Sat Kayutah Kid 607-796-0573 Odessa NY Lapeer County Sportsmans Tioga County Cowboys 1st Sat Empty Cases 607-699-3307 Owego NY Club Wranglers Sun Ricochet Bill 810-793-2376 Attica MI Panorama Trail Regulators 2nd Sat Twelve Bore 585-613-8046 Penfield NY River Bend Rangers 2nd Sat Jonathan Slim Chance 574-277-9712 Buchanan MI The Long Riders 4th Sun Mebbe L. Schute 585-377-0186 Shortsville NY Eagleville Cowboys 4th Sat Kewadin Kid 231-264-8633 Central Lake MI D Bar D Wranglers 4th Sat Jerimiha Bass 845-266-5722 Wappingers Fall NY West Walker Rangers Sat Two Rig A Tony 606-891-6917 Grand Rapids MI East End Regulators Last Sun Diamond Rio 631-585-1936 West Hampton NY Sucker Creek Saddle & Gun Club 2nd Sat Rodeo Road 989-205-0096 Midland MI The Shadow Riders As Sched Snake River Cowboy 631-477-1090 Westhampton NY Timber Town Marshals 3rd Sat Grizzly Bear Pete 989-631-6658 Midland MI Shenango River Rats 2nd Sun, 4th Sat Shenango Joe 330-782-0958 Brookfield OH Johnson Creek Regulators 4th Sat Cheyenne Raider 734-355-6333 Plymouth MI Scioto Territory Desperado’s 3rd Sun Lucky Levi Loving 740-745-1220 Chillicothe OH Wolverine Rangers As Sched No Cattle 616-361-6720 Port Huron MI Central Ohio Cowboys 4th Sun Buffalo Balu 740-569-3206 Circleville OH Rockford Regulators 1st Sat Diewalker 616-837-0428 Rockford MI AuGlaize Rough Riders 3rd Sun Doc Carson 419-782-7837 Defiance OH Saginaw Six-Shooters As Sched Bad River Marty 989-585-3292 Saginaw MI Sandusky County Regulators 2nd Sat Kenny Vaquero 419-874-6929 Gibsonburg OH Chippewa Regulators 3rd Sat Yooper Fred 906-635-9700 Sault Ste. Marie MI Big Irons 1st Sat Deadwood Stan 513-894-3500 Middletown OH Hidden Valley Cowboys 3rd Sun Triple Creek Shorty 269-273-8334 Sturgis MI Middletown Sportsmens Club 1st Sat Deadwood Stan 513-894-3500 Middletown OH Crow River Rangers 1st Sun Cantankerous Jeb 763-682-3710 Cokato MN Tusco Long Riders 1st Sat Split Rail 330-364-6185 Midvale OH East Grand Forks Rod & Gun Club 3rd Sun BB Gunner 218-779-8555 E. Grand Forks MN Ohio Valley Vigilantes 2nd Sat Rowdy K 419-529-0887 Mt. Vernon OH Cedar Valley Vigilantes 3rd Sat Mogollon Drifter 507-838-7334 Morristown MN Miami Valley Cowboys 2nd Sun Buckshot Jones 937-615-2062 Piqua OH Ike’s Clantons 4th Sun Dawgnapper 507-354-2009 New Ulm MN Firelands Peacemakers 1st Wed, 3rd Sat Johnny Shiloh 440-984-4551 Rochester OH Lookout Mountain Briar Rabbit Rangers 4th Sat Grizzly Killer 330-204-4606 Zanesville OH Gunsmoke Society 3rd Sat Wagonmaster 218-744-4694 Virginia MN Indian Territory SASS 2nd Sun, 3rd Sat Montana Dan 918-313-0249 Coweta OK Moniteau Creek River Raiders 2nd Sun Doolin Riggs 573-687-3103 Fayette MO Indian Territory SASS 5th Sun, Last Wed Montana Dan 918-313-0249 Coweta OK Rocky Branch Rangers 1st Sun Iza Littleoff 816-524-1462 Higginsville MO Shortgrass Rangers 1st Sat, 3rd Sun Captian Allyn Capron 580-357-5870 Grandfield OK Gateway Shootist Society 3rd Sun Bounty Seeker 636-464-6569 St. Louis MO Oklahoma Territorial Marshals 2nd Sat, 4th Sun Prospector 405-485-3406 Oklahoma City OK Central Ozarks Western Shooters 3rd Sun X S Chance 573-765-5483 St. Robert MO Flying W Outlaws 3rd & 5th Sat Papa Don 580-225-5515 Sayre OK Southern Missouri Rangers 4th Wknd Smokie 417-759-9114 Willard MO Cherokee Strip Shootists 1st Sun Major Forrest Smith 405-377-6581 Stillwater OK Mississippi River Rangers 4th & 5th Sat Easy Lee 662-838-7451 Byhalia MS Jefferson State Regulators 3rd Sat Sourdough Smitty 541-826-2933 Ashland OR Mississippi Regulators 4th Sat Lone Yankee 601-249-3315 McComb MS Horse Ridge Pistoleros 1st Sun Cowboss 541-548-7325 Bend OR Mississippi Peacemakers 3rd Sat Squinter 601-825-8640 Mendenhall MS Molalla River Rangers As Sched Gold Dust Bill 503-705-1211 Canby OR Natchez Six Gunners 1st Sat Winchester 601-445-5223 Natchez MS Siuslaw River Rangers 1st Sun Johnny Jingos 541-997-6313 Florence OR Bigfork Buscaderos 3rd Sat Dueling Dave Montana 406-857-2122 Bigfork MT Merlin Marauders 1st Sat Rogue Rascal 541-472-8585 Grants Pass OR Montana Territory Peacemakers 4th Sat Montana Rawhide 406-245-2854 Billings MT Klamath Cowboys 2nd Sun Wimpy Hank Yoho 541-545-3120 Klamath Falls OR Last Chance Handgunners 3rd Sat Bocephus Bandito 406-439-4476 Boulder MT Oregon Trail Regulators 3rd Sat Road Agent 541-963-2237 La Grande OR Honorable Road Agents Dry Gulch Desperados 1st Sat GD Rimrock Goldvein 509-394-2418 Milton Freewater OR Shooting Society 2nd Sat Mt. 2 Steppn 406-682-7857 Ennis MT Orygun Cowboys & Cowgirls 1st Mon, 2nd Sun, Rosebud Drygulchers 3rd Sun Sgt. Blue 406-356-7885 Forsyth MT 3rd Sat Bart Star 503-391-8917 Portland OR Greasy Grass Scouts As Sched Prairie Annie 406-638-2438 Garryowen MT Umpqua Regulators 4th Sun Big Lou 541-484-5900 Roseburg OR Rocky Mountain Rangers 2nd Wknd Jocko 406-847-0745 Noxon MT Oregon Old West Shooting Society 3rd Sun, 4th Sat Mid Valley Drifter 541-259-2774 Shedd OR Sun River Rangers Columbia County Cowboys As Sched Kitty Colt 503-642-4120 St. Helens OR Shooting Society 1st Sun Wapiti Willie 406-454-2809 Simms MT Fort Dalles Defenders 2nd Sat, 4th Sun Mallard 541-993-3663 The Dalles OR Yellowstone Regulators 4th Sat Lonesome Lamar 406-646-4742 W. Yellowstone MT River Junction Shootist Society 3rd Sat Mattie Hays 724-593-6602 Donegal PA High Country Cowboys 2nd Sat Wild Otter 828-423-7796 Asheville NC Blue Mountain Rangers 3rd Sun Gunner 215-799-0883 Hamburg PA Bostic Vigilantes 4th Sat Bostic Kid 704-434-2174 Bostic NC Chimney Rocks Regulators 1st Sat Cove Lane 814-793-2844 Hollidaysburg PA Carolina Rough Riders 1st Sun Pecos Pete 704-996-0756 Charlotte NC Perry County Regulators 1st Sat Snappy Lady 717-789-3893 Ickesburg PA Carolina SASS 2nd Sun Carolina Kid 336-498-6449 Eden NC Jefferson Rifle Club, Inc. 3rd Sat Oracle Jones 410-239-6795 Jefferson PA Cross Creek Cowboys 3rd Sat Grizzly Greg 910-424-3376 Fayetteville NC Mainville Marauders 2nd Sun Gettysburg 570-387-1795 Mainville PA Walnut Grove Rangers 1st Sat Ross Rutherford 828-287-4519 Forest City NC Elstonville Hombres 4th Sun Basket Lady 717-949-3970 Manheim PA Gunpowder Creek Regulators 3rd Sat Horsetrader 828-754-1884 Lenoir NC Silver Lake Bounty Hunters 3rd Sun Marshal TJ Buckshot 570-663-3045 Montrose PA Piedmont Handgunners Assn. 3rd Sun Clint Crow 704-983-2909 Lexington NC El Posse Grande 4th Sun Black Hills Barb 570-538-9163 Muncy Valley PA Carolina Cattlemen’s Westshore Posse 2nd Sun Doc Hornaday 717-432-1352 New Cumberland PA Shooting & Social Society 2nd Sat Rev. Will U. Sinmore 919-693-1644 Raleigh NC Dakota Badlanders 2nd Sun Dakota J. Gunfighter 610-837-8020 Orefield PA Old North State Posse 1st Sat Layden 704-279-7161 Salisbury NC Logans Ferry Regulators 2nd Sat Mariah Kid 412-793-1496 Pittsburgh PA Iredell Regulators 4th Sat Big Jake Hosey 704-604-1717 Statesville NC Heidelberg Lost Dutchmen As Sched Cobb 717-949-6854 Schaefferstown PA Old Hickory Regulators 1st Sat Father Time 252-291-3184 Wilson NC Stewart’s Regulators 4th Sun Ellie Sodbuster 724-479-8838 Shelocta PA Sheyenne Valley Peacekeepers As Sched Doc Neilson 701-588-4331 Kindred ND Purgatory 3rd Wknd Dry Gulch Geezer 814-827-2120 Titusville PA Alliance Cowboy Club 1st Sun Panhandle Slim Miles 308-762-7086 Alliance NE Boothill Gang of Topton 1st Sun Lester Moore 610-821-8215 Topton PA Flat Water Shootists 3rd Sun Scorpion Blain 308-226-2567 Grand Island NE Whispering Pines Cowboy Comm. 1st Sun Mac Traven 570-723-8885 Wellsboro PA Eastern Nebraska Gun Club 2nd Sun Flint Valdez 712-323-8996 Louisville NE Lincoln County Lawmen 4th Sun One-Ear Pete 401-647-3049 Manville RI White Mountain Regulators As Sched Phil Fogg 603-434-6026 Candia NH Piedmont Regulators 2nd Sat Hired Killer 864-918-3690 Anderson SC Dalton Gang Shooting Club As Sched Littln Sidecar Dalton 603-444-6876 Dalton NH Hurricane Riders 3rd Sat Chicora Kid 843-497-8560 Aynor SC Pemi Valley Peacemakers As Sched Capt. Side Burns 603-539-4584 Holderness NH Palmetto Posse 1st Sat Ghost Dancer 803-732-0131 Columbia SC Merrimack Valley Marauders As Sched Sheriff Rusty P. Bucket 603-881-3656 Pelham NH Geechee Gunfighters 4th Sat Osage Pete 843-899-4370 Givhans SC Jackson Hole Gang 4th Sun Emberado 609-466-2277 Jackson NJ Savannah River Rangers 3rd Sun Creede Kid 706-860-0549 Jackson SC Rio Grande Renegades 2nd & 3rd Sat Cottonwood Cowboy Assoc. 2nd Sun Dakota Nail Bender 605-532-5212 Clark SD 4th Sun Rancid Roy 505-898-4894 Albuquerque NM Bald Mountain Renegades 4th Sun Grease Cup 605-598-6744 Faulkton SD Seven Rivers Regulators 3rd Sat Mike D. Harkey 505-885-4157 Carlsbad NM Black Hills Shootist Association 3rd Sun Hawkbill Smith 605-342-8946 Pringle SD Bighorn Vigilantes 2nd Sat Travis Boggus 505-832-1302 Edgewood NM Deadwood Seven Down Regulators 1st Sun Smallbore 605-578-2797 Spearfish SD Tres Rios Bandidos 4th Sun Long Step 505-325-4493 Farmington NM Memphis Gunslingers 2nd Sat Sagebrush Jim 901-380-5591 Arlington TN Buffalo Range Riders 1st Sun Coyote Calhoun 404-580-5985 Founders Ranch NM Ocoee Rangers 4th Sat Ocoee Red 423-476-5303 Cleveland TN Monument Springs Bushwackers 4th Sat Mesquite Bandit 505-392-5017 Hobbs NM Greene County Regulators 3rd Sat Tennessee Deadeye 423-349-4924 Greeneville TN If your Listing is incorrect, please notify SASS office (714) 694-1800. (Continued on page 104) Page 104 Cowboy Chronicle January 2006 SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE (Cont.) (Continued from page 103) Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City State Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City State Smokey Mountain Shootist Society 2nd Sat Tennessee Tombstone 865-986-5054 Knoxville TN Donkey Creek Shootists 3rd Sat Poker Jim 307-660-0221 Gillette WY Tennessee Trail Bums 3rd Sun Wiley Fish 931-728-5327 Manchester TN Southfork Vigilance Comm. WSAS 2nd Sun Wennoff Halfcock 307-332-5035 Lander WY Tennessee Mountain Marauders 3rd Sat Ohio Kid 423-421-1690 Ringgold TN North West Tennessee Longriders 3rd Sat Can’t Shoot Dillon 731-885-8102 Union City TN CANADIAN MONTHLY MATCHES Wartrace Regulators 1st Sat Will Reily 615-325-9585 Wartrace TN Alberta Frontier Shootists As Sched Mustang Heart 780-464-4600 Kelsey AB Butterfield Trail Regulators 4th Sat Cob-Eye Zack 325-698-0685 Abilene TX Rocky Mountain House Tejas Caballeros 3rd Sat Texas Heat 512-219-8280 Austin TX Old West Shootists As Sched Leather Sticher 403-845-4347 Rocky Mountain AB Big Thicket Outlaws 3rd Sat Shynee Graves 409-860-5526 Beaumont TX Mission Frontier Shootist 1st Sun Gifford Gringo 604-855-4231 Mission BC El Vaqueros 1st & Last Sun Tom Doniphan 254-559-9896 Breckenridge TX Valley Regulators 3rd Sat High Country Amigo 250-334-3479 Courtenay BC Texas Troublemakers 1st Sat Lefty Tex Larue 903-849-2655 Brownsboro TX Victoria Frontier Shootists As Sched Prairie Buck 250-655-1100 Victoria BC Canadian River Regulators 2nd Sat Capshaw 806-335-1660 Clarendon TX Western Canadian Frontier Texas Historical Shootist Society 3rd Sun Longhaired Jim 979-373-9938 Columbus TX Shootists Society As Sched Caribou Lefty 250-372-0416 Kamloops BC Tejas Pistoleros, Inc. 4th Wknd Texas Paladin 713-690-5313 Eagle Lake TX Waterloo County Revolver Assoc. 1st Sat Ranger Pappy Cooper 519-536-9184 Kitchener ON Badlands Bar 3 4th Wknd T-Bone Dooley 903-628-5512 English TX Barrie Gun Club As Sched Canadian Crow 705-435-2807 Barrie ON Texican Rangers 2nd Sat Dusty Chambers 830-896-7856 Fredericksburg TX Grants Clearing As Sched Josie Darlin 519-758-1250 Galt ON Comanche Valley Vigilantes 3rd Wknd Nueces Outlaw 817-508-0774 Glen Rose TX Ottawa Valley Marauders As Sched Reverend Damon Fire 613-825-8060 Ottawa ON Texas Tenhorns Shooting Club 2nd Sun, Last Sat Hoss Jack 903-546-6291 Greenville TX Otter Valley Rod & Gun Inc. 4th Sun Slick Sid 519-842-2142 Strafforduille ON Old Fort Parker Patriots 1st Sat Slowaz Molasses 254-412-0904 Groesbeck TX Wentworth Shooting Sports Club 2nd Sun Stoney Creek 905-560-8939 Hamilton ON Bounty Hunters 2nd Sat Cable Lockhart 806-299-1192 Levelland TX Plum Creek Carriage & Shooting Society 1st Sat Delta Raider 512-376-2602 Lockhart TX EUROPE MONTHLY MATCHES Purgatory Ridge Rough Riders 4th wknd Eldorado Cole 806-548-0074 Lubbock TX Sweetwater Gunslingers Austria As Sched Wyatt H. Ristl 4312721278 Vienna AT Texas Regulators 4th Wknd Shotglass 281-259-0284 Magnolia TX Old West Shooting Society Switzerland As Sched Hondo Janssen 01-271-9947 Zurich CH Comanche Trail Shootists 1st Sat Hoodoo Brown 432-682-1422 Midland TX Czech Cowboy Action Shooting Society As Sched George Roscoe 420-777-220248 Oparany CZ Oakwood Outlaws 2nd Wknd Texas Alline 903-545-2252 Oakwood TX Cowboy Action Shooting-Germany Last Sat Kid O Folliard 491-703-829406 Edderite DE Orange County Regulators 1st Sat Huxley Strong 409-886-1692 Orange TX SASS Germany As Sched Santa Klaus 0049-941-24924 Philippsburg DE Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club 2nd Wknd Shadrack 817-297-9148 Ormsby Ranch TX Club Hipico Del Maresme As Sched Martin Rosell 93-759-1887 Barcelona ES Alamo Area Moderators 4th Sat Tombstone Mary 210-493-9320 San Antonio TX SASS-Finland As Sched Quincannon 358-41-5794962 Finland FI San Antonio Rough Riders 3rd Sat Dusty Lone Star 210-273-5517 San Antonio TX Old West Shooting Society Italy As Sched Alchinista 39-335-7322291 Gussago IT South Texas Pistolaros 1st Sat Long John Beard 830-663-4783 San Antonio TX Dutch Western Shooting Association 1st Sun Fat Bob 31-40-242-4076 Oss NL Travis County Regulators 2nd Sat Shotgun Sally 512-694-6803 Smithville TX Scherpschutters Veghel As Sched Cloggie Joe 31-4120-652694 Oss NL Red River Regulators 3rd Sun El Rio Rojo Ray 903-838-0964 Texarkana TX Western Shooting Club Stone Valley As Sched Pete Cody 31-4-6433-1075 Stein (LB) NL Texas Peacemakers 1st Wknd Pecos Red 903-984-1951 Tyler TX Schedsmoe County Rough Riders Thurs Jailbird 47-6399-4279 Korpaasen NO Coal Creek Cowboys 3rd & 5th Sat Lineas A. Puffbuster 435-680-9275 Cedar City UT British Western Shooting Society As Sched Badas Bob 16-422-53-3333 Redcar UK Rio Verde Rangers 2nd Sat Doc Nelson 435-564-8210 Green River UT North Rim Regulators 1st Sat Autum Rose 435-644-5053 Kanab UT Wahsatch Desperados 4th Sat Sanpitch Kid 801-231-2643 Kaysville UT DOWN UNDER MONTHLY MATCHES Mesa Marauders Gun Club 3rd Sat Copper Queen 435-979-4665 Lake Powell UT Adelaide Pistol & Deseret Historical Shootist Society 3rd Sat Porter Rockwell 801-782-3049 Layton UT Shooting Club 1st Sat, 3rd Sun Lobo Malo 61-8-2890606 Korunye SA AU Copenhagen Valley Regulators 1st Sat Shorty Lamoore 435-723-8614 Mantua UT Cowboy Action Shooters Crow Seeps Cattle Co. L.L.C. 1st Sat Buffalo Juan 435-528-7432 Mayfield UT of Australia 3rd wknd Tony Cohen 02-9975-7983 Beacon Hill NS AU Roller Mill Hill Gunslingers 3rd Sat Widtsoe Kid 435-676-8382 Panquitch UT Fort Bridger Shooting Wasatch Summit Regulators 3rd Sun Chaos Kelly 801-255-7732 Park City UT Club Inc. 4th Sun Duke York 61-3-9551-2902 Drouin VI AU Mount Rowan Rangers Sat Brent Squires 613-5342-8400 Mt Rowan AU Castle Gate Posse 4th Sat Cwby Murder’n Maude 435-637-8209 Price UT SSAA Single Action Utah War 1st & 5th Sat Jubal O. Sackett 801-944-3444 Salt Lake UT Shooting-Australia 2nd Sun Virgil Earp 61-7-4695-2050 Millmerran QLD AU Hobble Creek Wranglers 2nd Sat Utah Rifleman 801-489-5267 Springville UT Gold Coast Gamblers 1st & 3rd Sat Dagger Jack 61-7-5537-5857 Gold Coast QLD AU Dixie Desperados 2nd & 4th Sat Bit Younger 435-688-1699 St. George UT Wiski Mountain Rangers As Sched Caretaker Hare) 03-97724944 Mt. Martha ME AU Diamond Mountain Rustlers 3rd Sat Cinch 435-722-5118 Vernal UT Bullet Spittin Sons Virginia City Marshals 1st Tues Virginia Vixen 703-455-4795 Fairfax VA O’ Thunder 2nd Sat Billy Deadwood 64-6-3564720 Palmerston N. NZ Pepper Mill Creek Gang 4th Sun Slip Hammer Spiv 540-775-4561 King George VA Golden Downs Rangers 3rd Sun Ian Douglas 0064-3-5418421 Wakefield NZ Blue Ridge Regulators 2nd Sun Bad Company 540-886-3374 Lexington VA Quarry Gang 3rd Sat Kento Kid 64-6-857-7297 Waipawa NZ Tararua Rangers 3rd Sun J.E.B. Stuart 64-6-3797575 Carterton NZ Hogtown Wild Bunch As Sched Curley Butch 434-528-8543 Lynchburg VA Trail Blazers 2nd Sun Sudden Lee 64-3-755-8870 Hokitika NZ K.C.’s Corral 3rd Sat Sam Hades 804-264-3608 Mechanicsville VA Wairarapa Pistol Club 2nd Sun Southern Cross 64-6-379-8062 Gladstone NZ Cavalier Cowboys 1st Sun Kuba Kid 804-270-9054 Richmond VA Roanoke Rifle & Revolver Club 4th Sun Trapper Dan 540-890-5162 Roanoke VA Mattaponi Sundowners 3rd Sun Flatboat Bob 804-785-2575 West Point VA SASS MOUNTED MONTHLY MATCHES Verdant Mountain Vigilantes 1st Sun Slippery Slim 802-426-3824 Circle D Ranch VT California Desperados Wolverton Mtn. Peace Keepers 3rd Sat Hellfire 360-260-5299 Ariel WA Mtd. Shooters As Sched Gentleman Joe 661-538-9826 Acton CA Smokey Point Desperados 2nd Sun Mudflat Mike 425-335-5176 Arlington WA Fresno Stage Robbers 4th Sun Dewey D. Mented 559-846-6341 Fresno CA Rattlesnake Gulch Rangers Last Sat Crisco 509-628-0889 Benton City WA California Range Riders Old West Cowboys & Mounted Shooters As Sched Old Buckaroo 408-710-1616 Gilroy CA Guns Shooting Society As Sched Bear Britches 800-735-1348 Cle Elum WA Coyote Valley Regulators 1st Sat Leroy P. Justice 408-842-6694 Gilroy CA North East Washington Regulators 1st Wknd Crossfire Scout 509-684-8953 Colville WA Roy Rogers Rangers 2nd Sat Wildcat Kate 951-928-4601 Menifee CA Custer Renegades 4th Sun Fleetwood 360-318-9758 Custer WA Drive By Shooters Assoc. As Sched Nuevo Mike 505-832-4059 Murrieta CA Apple Valley Marshals 3rd Sat Silent Sam 509-884-3875 East Wenatchee WA Ghost Town Riders Black River Regulators 4th Sat Montana Slim 360-754-4328 Littlerock WA Mounted Shooters As Sched Buck Cantrel 714-970-5767 Norco CA Poulsbo Pistoleros 4th Sun Alzada Slim 360-308-8384 Poulsbo WA San Joaquin Valley Rangers 2nd Sun Jim Wild 209-941-4655 Stockton CA Beazley Gulch Rangers Last Sun An E. Di 509-787-1782 Quincy WA Sand Creek Shadow Riders As Sched Wildkat Mike 303-257-9565 Byers CO Renton United CAS 1st Sat, 1st Sun Jess Ducky 425-271-9286 Renton WA Revengers of Montezuma As Sched Piedra Kidd 970-565-9228 Cortez CO Ghost Riders-Snoqualmie Colorado Cowboys Mounted As Sched Mule Creek 719-748-3398 Lake George CO Valley Rifle Club 3rd Sun Sidewinder Sam 425-836-8053 Snoqualmie WA Bitter Creek Rangers Mounted 3rd Sat Cherokee Maddog 423-326-3759 Ft. Oglethorpe GA Mica Peak Marshals 1st & 3rd Sat Old Timer Gus 509-325-9253 Spokane Valley WA Broken Spoke Mounted Posse As Sched El Paisano 217-964-2433 Mendon IL Rock River Regulators 1st Sat Stoney Mike 608-868-5167 Beloit WI Thurmont Mounted Rangers As Sched Timber Smoke 410-997-9370 Thurmont MD Wisconsin Old West Shootist 4th Sat Mississippi Traveler 715-262-4000 Boyceville WI Greasy Grass Scouts Mounted As Sched Prairie Annie 406-638-2438 Garryowen MT Bristol Plains Pistoleros 2nd Sun Chicago Steely Bob 847-322-2647 Bristol WI New Hampshire Mounted Shooters As Sched Richard Moody 603-487-3379 Holderness NH The Bad Guys Posse As Sched Speedy Dan 262-728-6577 Elkhorn WI Rio Grande Mounted Rustlers 2nd Sat Buckskin Doc 505-440-0257 Belen NM Western Wisconsin Wild Bunch 2nd Sat Sierra Jack Cassidy 608-788-6966 Holmen WI Buffalo Range Riders Mounted 1st Sat Nuevo Mike 505-832-4059 Founders Ranch NM Oconomowoc Cattlemen’s Assoc. 4th Sat Wheeler 262-549-0338 Oconomowoc WI Pecos Valley Pistoleros 4th Sat Yankee Duke 505-308-9245 Hagerman NM Blue Hills Bandits 3rd Sun Lone Lady 715-458-4841 Rice Lake WI Magdalena Trail Drivers Mounted As Sched Rimrock Mike 888-823-5709 Magdalena NM Liberty Prairie Regulators 3rd Sat Dirty Deeds 920-748-4833 Ripon WI Gila Rangers Mounted Division 4th Sun Captain Eli McDaniel 505-388-4060 Silver City NM Good Guys Posse As Sched Longtooth 847-927-0664 Sharon WI Las Vegas Mounted Cowboy Action Shooting Sports 4th Sun Last Word 304-289-6098 Berkeley Springs WV Shooting Association 2nd Sat Hell-Bent Wade 702-319-7878 Jean NV The Railtown Rowdys 2nd Sun Miss Print 304-589-6162 Bluefield WV 1st Ohio Cowboy Mtd. Kanawha Valley Regulators 3rd Wknd Pike Marshall 304-925-9342 Elanor WV Shooting Association As Sched Tatonka Dan 513-932-1021 Middletown OH Dawn Ghost Riders 1st Sat Coffee Bean 304-327-9884 Hinton WV Lone Pine Rangers 3rd Sat Hawkeye Scout 541-447-7012 Prineville OR Powder River Justice Comm. WSAS 3rd Sun Red Angus 307-684-9473 Buffalo WY Deadwood Seven Down Bessemer Vigilance Comm. WSAS 1st Sun Midnite Oil 307-235-1836 Casper WY Regulators As Sched W.E.L. 605-642-4736 Spearfish SD Cheyenne Regulators, Inc. 1st Sat Overland Kid 307-635-9940 Cheyenne WY Plum Creek Carriage & Colter’s Hell Justice Comm. WSAS 1st Sat Lucky Bill Thorington 307-754-5831 Cody WY Shooting Society 1st Sat Delta Raider 512-376-2602 Lockhart TX High Lonesome Drifters 1st & 3rd Sat Kari Lynn 307-587-2946 Cody WY Cheyenne Regulators Mounted 1st Sat Overland Kid 307-635-9944 Cheyenne WY

If your Listing is incorrect, please notify SASS office (714) 694-1800. January 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 105 SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS ANNUAL MATCHES Match Name Sched. Contact Phone City State Match Name Sched. Contact Phone City State SASS Hawaii State Championship SASS Michigan State Championship Great Pineapple Shoot Dec 30-Jan 2, ‘06 Lobo Negro 808-242-6024 Lahaima HI Wolverine Ranger Range War Sep 1-4, ‘06 Chili Pepper Pete 586-201-2778 Port Huron MI New Year Showdown Jan 1, ‘06 Cyrus Cy Klopps 978-667-2857 Bedford MA SASS Oregon State Championship SASS Florida State Championship Lead Daze at Linkville Sep 1-4, ‘06 Wimpy Hank Yoho 541-545-3120 Klamath Falls OR The Last Stand Jan 5-8, ‘06 Weewahootee 407-857-1107 Orlando FL SASS Nebraska State Championship Territorial Prison Breakout Jan 13-15, ‘06 Cactus Jack 928-726-7727 Yuma AZ Shootout at Flatwater Sep 2-4, ‘06 Scorpion Blain 308-226-2567 Grand Island NE The Western Cup Jan 20-22, ‘06 Oklahoma 702-657-8822 Indian Springs NV SASS Maine Black Powder Gunfight At Brawley Wash Jan 21-22, ‘06 Dirty Dave Rudabaugh 520-889-9231 Tucson AZ State Championship Sep 3, ‘06 Dangerous Dan Dalton 207-667-3586 Blue Hill ME The Shootout on The Santa Fe River Feb 11, ‘06 Delta Glen 352-317-2357 Fort White FL Idaho Territorial Shootout Sep 8-10, ‘06 Missy Mable 208-736-8143 Jackpot NV Gold Coast Gunfight Feb 18-19, ‘06 L. Topay 305-233-5756 Miramar FL SASS Maine State Championship Shootout in Pigeon Forge Feb 23-25, ‘06 Silver Dust 865-300-4666 Pigeon Forge TN Stealing the Thunder Sep 8-10, ‘06 Leo 207-829-3092 Falmouth ME SASS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Standoff at Smokey Point Sep 8-10, ‘06 Mudflat Mike 425-335-5176 Arlington WA Winter Range Mar 8-12, ‘06 Justice B Dunn 602-532-0344 Phoenix AZ Dakota Territory Goldrush Sep 9-10, ‘06 Hawkbill Smith 605-342-8946 Pringle SD Raid on Andersonville Mar 10-12, ‘06 Hired Killer 864-918-3690 Anderson SC Robbers Roost Regional Roundup Sep 9-10, ‘06 Cwby Murder’n Maude 435-637-8209 Price UT The Ides of March Mar 18-19, ‘06 Brocky Jack Norton 352-343-4252 Tavares FL Crow River Rangers Shootout ‘06 Sep 10, ‘06 Cantankerous Jeb 763-682-3710 Howard Lake MN Trailhead Mar 23-26, ‘06 Longhaired Jim 979-373-9938 Columbus TX SASS Minnesota State Championship Gathering of The Posses Mar 24-26, ‘06 Squibber 520-568-2852 Maricopa AZ Gunsmoke ‘06 Sep 14-17, ‘06 Mogollon Drifter 507-838-7334 Morristown MN Long Horn Crossing Mar 30-Apr 2, ‘06 Texas Paladin 713-690-5313 Eagle Lake TX Shootout at the Happy Jack Mine Sep 15-16, ‘06 Happy Jack 435-979-4665 Lake Powell UT Plainfield Raid Mar 30-Apr 2, ‘06 Diamond Dick 916-483-9198 Davis CA SASS New Mexico State Championship Reckoning at Turtle Flats Apr 2, ‘06 Deadlee Headlee 941-650-8920 Miakka City FL Shootout at Old Magdalena Sep 15-17, ‘06 Slippery Steve 505-835-8664 Magdalena NM Ruckus at Redrock Apr 6-8, ‘06 Bit Younger 435-688-1699 St. George UT SASS NewYork State Championship Blue Ridge Round-Up Apr 7-9, ‘06 Dig Em Deep 540-337-2714 Buena Vista VA Heluva Rukus Sep 15-17, ‘06 Annabelle Bransford 518-877-7834 Ballston Spa NY Mallie Woods Memorial Shoot Apr 8, ‘06 Horsetrader 828-754-1884 Lenoir NC SASS Ohio Black Powder State Championship SASS Washington Black Powder Smoke in the Hills Sep 15-17, ‘06 Lucky Levi Loving 740-745-1220 Chilicothe OH State Championship Apr 8-9, ‘06 Ricocchet Robbie 509-628-0889 Benton City WA Regulators Recking Sep 16, ‘06 Tennessee Deadeye 423-349-4924 Greenville TN Ft. Dalles Defenders Wasco SASS Georgia State Championship County Shootout Apr 21-23, ‘06 Mallard 541-993-3663 The Dalles OR Ride of The Immortals Sep 22-24, ‘06 Alabama Southpaw 770-631-0534 Griffin GA SASS Texas Black Powder State SASS West Virginia State Championship Championship Apr 21-23, ‘06 Texas Heat 512-219-8280 Driftwood TX Appalachian Showdown XII Sep 22-24, ‘06 Twin 304-289-6098 Berkeley Sprngs WV Shootout on Lake Wimico Apr 22, ‘06 Pac Hammer 850-785-6535 Port St. Joe FL Rapmpage Sep 23, ‘06 Sanpitch Kid 801-231-2643 Kaysville UT SASS SPECIAL EVENT Eagleville Cowboys Annual Shoot Sep 23-24, ‘06 Thummper John 231-377-7232 Central Lake MI Founders Ranch Invitational Apr 27-30, ‘06 SASS Office 714-694-1800 Founders Ranch NM SASS Nevada State Championship Showdown in Purgatory Apr 28-30, ‘06 Squinter 601-825-8640 Mendenhall MS Eldorado 2006 Sep 28-Oct 1, ‘06 Blind Bill 702-368-3934 Boulder City NV SASS Texas State Championship SASS NORTHEAST REGIONAL Jail Break May 4-7, ‘06 Texas Alline 903-545-2252 Oakwood TX Mason Dixon Stampede Sep 28-Oct 1, ‘06 Chuckaroo 301-831-9666 Thurmont MD Shootout at 5 Dogs Creek May 4-7, ‘06 Almost Dangerous 760-376-4493 Bakersfield CA SASS Alabama State Championship SASS Kentucky State Championship Ambush At Cavern Cove Sep 29-Oct 1, ‘06 Six String 256-582-3621 Athens AL Hooten Holler Round Up III May 6-7, ‘06 No Purse Nez 606-633-7688 McKee KY SASS Oklahoma State Championship Ruckus in Merlin Marauder’s 2nd Annual Shoot May 13, ‘06 Rogue Rascal 541-472-8585 Grants Pass OR The Nations 5th Annual Match Sep 29-Oct 1, ‘06 Tulsa Tumbleweed 918-342-3614 Coweta OK Siege at San Juan May 18-21, ‘06 San Juan 970-249-4227 Montrose CO Underwear Day Oct 1, ‘05 G.D. Rimrock Goldvein 509-301-2418 Milton Freewater OR SASS Alaska Black Powder State Championship Massacre at Millbrook Station Oct 5-8, ‘06 Glacier Griz 785-421-3329 Hill City KS Smoke in the Greatland May 19-21, ‘06 David Cook 907-243-0181 Anchorage AK Robbers Roost Regional Roundup Oct 6-7, ‘06 Doc Nelson 435-564-8210 Green River UT Shooutout at Leadville May 19-21, ‘06 Jingle Jerr 410-833-3430 Codorus PA Huntsman Senior Games Oct 10-14, ‘06 Bit Younger 435-688-1699 St. George UT Women and Children of the Old West May 20, ‘06 Idaho Six Gun Sam 208-322-3351 Kuna ID SASS Tennessee State Championship SASS SOUTHEAST REGIONAL Regulator’s Reckoning Oct 12-14, ‘06 Charlie Bowdre 615-896-8450 Wartrace TN Shootout at Mule Camp May 25-28, ‘06 San Quinton 706-335-7302 Covington GA SASS California State Championship SASS Mississippi State Championship Ambush at Durham Ferry Oct 12-15, ‘06 Cherokee Knight 209-477-8883 Manteca CA Smokin’ Guns at Rabbit Ridge May 26-28, ‘06 Easy Lee 662-838-7451 Byhalia MS SASS Kansas State Championship SASS Pennsylvania State Championship Border Wars ‘06 Oct 13-15, ‘06 Buffalo Phil 913-898-4911 Parker KS North Mountain Shoot Out May 26-28, ‘06 Black Hills Barb 570-538-9163 Muncy Valley PA SASS Virginia State Championship 4 States Championship May 27-28, ‘06 T-Bone Dooley 903-628-5512 English TX Star City Shootout Oct 13-15, ‘06 Beer Slinger 540-776-0057 Roanoke VA Shootout on the Cimarron May 27-28, ‘06 Querida Kate 405-372-0208 Stillwater OK Gunfight At Wolf Creek Oct 14, ‘06 Wild Otter 828-423-7796 Asheville NC St. Jude Charity Shoot May 27-28, ‘06 Dapper Dan 309-734-2324 Little York IL Shindig Oct 14, ‘06 Dusty Chambers 830-377-6331 Fredericksburg TX Where the Old West Stayed Young May 27-28, ‘06 Sagebrush Burns 970-824-8407 Craig CO SASS SOUTHWEST REGIONAL Western States CAS Championship Jun 1-4, ‘06 Quick Cal 775-575-6700 Fernley NV Showdown at Buck Creek Oct 18-22, ‘06 Nueces Outlaw 817-508-0774 Cleburne TX SASS Arkansas State Championship Pursuit By Diamond Four Roundup Oct 21-22, ‘06 Kayutah Kid 607-796-0573 Odessa NY Rooster Cogburn’s Posse Jun 2-4, ‘06 Sister Sundance 479-968-7129 Belleville AR SASS New Jersey State Championship McElroy Pass Ambush Jun 3-4, ‘06 Midnite Desperado 574-893-7214 Warsaw IN Purgatory In The Pines Oct 21-23, ‘06 Flat Iron Frank 609-693-6120 Jackson NJ SASS Wyoming State Championship SASS Arizona State Championship Buffalo Bill’s Summer Range Jun 7-11, ‘06 Lucky Bill Thorington 307-754-5831 Cody WY Bordertown Oct 26-29, ‘06 White-Eye Jack 520-749-8485 Tucson AZ SASS Ohio State Championship SASS Missouri State Championship Shootout at Hard Times Jun 8-11, ‘06 Buckshot Jones 937-615-2062 Piqua OH Show-Me Shootout Oct 26-29, ‘06 Smokie 417-759-9114 Branson MO Utah Summer Games Jun 15-17, ‘06 Lineas A. Puffbuster 435-680-9275 Cedar City UT Gun Smoke Among the Petticoats Oct 27-28, ‘06 Hungry Bear 850-929-2406 Pinetta FL Revenge of Montezuma 2006 Jun 16-18, ‘06 Piedra Kidd 970-565-9228 Cortez CO Comin’ At ‘Cha Oct 27-29, ‘06 T-Bone Dooley 903-628-5512 English TX SASS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Defend Old Fort Parker Nov 3-5, ‘06 Slowaz Molasses 254-412-0904 Groesbeck TX END of TRAIL Jun 16-25, ‘06 SASS Office 714-694-1800 Founders Ranch NM Castle in the Clay Nov 4, ‘06 Madd Mike 775-727-7476 Shoshone CA SASS Maryland State Championship Hole in the Wall Turkey Shoot Nov 5, ‘06 Hyatt Earp 808-982-2092 Piru CA Thunder Valley Days Jun 22-24, ‘06 Chuckaroo 301-831-9666 Damascus MD SASS South Carolina State Championship Great Lakes Match #9 Jun 24-25, ‘06 Wall-Man 248-628-7424 Attica MI Shootout at Givhans Ferry Nov 9-12, ‘06 Osage Pete 843-899-4370 Givhans SC Mica Peak Marshals Jun 24-25, ‘06 Old Timer Gus 509-325-9253 Spokane Valley WA SASS Louisiana Black Powder State Championship SASS HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL Hanging at Coyote Creek Nov 10-12, ‘06 Rattlesnake Blake 985-796-9698 Amite LA Hell on Wheels Jun 29-Jul 2, ‘06 Overland Kid 307-635-9940 Cheyenne WY SASS Louisiana State Championship Indiana Pre-State Jul 1, ‘06 Redneck Rebel 812-755-4237 Campbellsburg IN The Reckoning at Cypress Creek Nov 10-12, ‘06 Matt Masterson 318-368-3333 Downsville LA SASS Michigan Black Powder State Championship SASS California Black Powder State Championship Smoke on the Range Jul 1-2, ‘06 Two Rig A Tony 606-891-6917 Grand Rapids MI Thunder Valley Nov 23-25, ‘06 Rowdy Yates 714-532-2922 Lucerne CA 9th Annual Montana Shootout at Purgatory Flats Nov 24-26, ‘06 Lash Latigo 775-727-8790 Amargosa NV Cowboy Action Championship Jul 7-9, ‘06 Wapiti Willie 406-454-2809 Simms MT Top Gun Dec 9-10, ‘06 Amaduelist 561-694-2079 Okeechobee FL Blue Mountain Shootout Jul 7-9, ‘06 Lester Moore 610-821-8215 Topton PA SASS New Hampshire & Vermont State Championship Fracas at Pemi Gulch Jul 7-9, ‘06 Capt. Side Burns 603-539-4584 Holderness NH CANADIAN ANNUAL MATCHES SASS Indiana State Championship Prairie Dog Shoot May 13, ‘06 Hawk Feathers 905-936-2129 Palgrave ON Hoosier Ambush Jul 14-16, ‘06 C. Bubba McCoy 765-948-4487 Jonesboro IN Shoot Out At The Ridge May 19-21, ‘06 Gifford Gringo 604-855-4231 Mission BC SASS Illinois State Championship Dry Gulch Jun 17, ‘06 Hawk Feathers 905-936-2129 Palgrave ON Randolph County Ruckus Jul 26-30, ‘06 Taquila Tab 217-496-3949 Spatta IL Buffalo Shoot Aug 12, ‘06 Hawk Feathers 905-936-2129 Palgrave ON Ambush at Indian Creek Jul 28-30, ‘06 Comanche Joe Tracker 412-937-4601 Donegal PA Rim Rock Sep 16, ‘06 Hawk Feathers 905-936-2129 Palgrave ON SASS North Dakota State Championship SASS CANADIAN REGIONAL Peace in the Valley Jul 28-30, ‘06 Doc Neilson 701-588-4331 Kindred ND Regulators Roost Sep ??, ‘06 Caribou Lefty 250-372-0416 Kelowna BC Shootout at Pawnee Station Jul 28-30, ‘06 Red River Wrangler 970-225-0545 Ft. Collins CO Shoot with No Name Jul 30-31, ‘05 Colesville Bob 607-693-2286 Greene NY SASS Colorado State Championship EUROPE ANNUAL MATCHES Rocky Mountain Regional Raid Aug 3-6, ‘06 Bat Masterson 303-745-2529 Denver CO Ambush at Hickory Ridge Aug 4-6, ‘06 Mac Traven 570-723-8885 Wellsboro PA Gunfight in the Plains Apr 28-May 1, ‘06 Mercante 43121114251 Haringsee AT SASS Alaska State Championship The Justin Pierce Memorial Shoot Aug 4-6, ‘06 Valencia Rose 907-488-7660 Fairbanks AK Shaketails Annual Match Aug 4-6, ‘06 Yaro 303-646-3777 Ramah CO DOWN UNDER ANNUAL MATCHES Guns In The Grove Aug 7, ‘06 Ross Rutherford 828-287-4519 Forest City NC Buckskin Bullets & Beans Feb 4-5, ‘06 Billy Deadwood 64-6-3564720 Palmerston N. NZ SASS Idaho State Championship Trans Tasman Challenge 2006 Reckoning at Black Creek Aug 9-13, ‘06 Idaho Sixgun Sam 208-322-3351 Kuna ID Trail Blazers Gun Club Feb 15-19, ‘06 Sudden Lee 64-3-755-5232 Hokitika NZ SASS Utah Black Powder Trail’s End Mar 16-19, ‘06 Doc Hayes 64-6-379-6692 Carterton NZ State Championship Aug 10, ‘06 Jubal O. Sackett 801-944-3444 Park City UT Trails End ‘06 Mar 17-19, ‘06 Southern Cross 64-6-379-8062 Gladstone NZ SASS Utah State Championship Utah War Aug 10-12, ‘06 Jubal O. Sackett 801-944-3444 Park City UT Callin Ya Out May 27-28, ‘06 Brent Squires 35-342-8400 Ballarat AU SASS MIDWEST REGIONAL SASA-Southeast Heartland Territorial Jul 15-16, ‘06 Dagger Jack 61-7-5537-5857 Queensland AU Guns of August Aug 10-13, ‘06 Deadwood Stan 513-894-3500 Middletown OH SASS AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL Richmond Roundup Aug 11-13, ‘06 Buffy 415-640-7810 Richmond CA Chisholm Trail 2006 Sep 26-Oct 1, ‘06 Virgil Earp 61-7-4695-2050 Millmerran AU SASS New Hampshire Black Powder State Championship Gunfight at the Ok Corral Oct 21-22, ‘06 Duke York 61-3-9551-2902 Drouin AU The Great Buffalo Hunt Aug 12-13, ‘06 Dead Head 603-772-2358 Exeter NH Australian Black Powder Last Stand at Flint Hill Range Aug 18-20, ‘06 Standing Eagle 870-895-2677 Salem AR Championships Nov 4-5, ‘06 Mister Skye 02-9975-7983 Beacon Hill AU Oregon Trail Shootout Aug 18-20, ‘06 Capt. Landlock 541-566-0248 La Grande OR Squinty Eye Western Shoot Aug 18-20, ‘06 Wagonmaster 218-744-4694 Virginia MN SASS Wisconsin State Championship SASS MOUNTED ANNUAL MATCHES Fire In The Hills Aug 25-27, ‘06 Mississippi Traveler 715-262-4000 Boyceville WI The Showdown Apr 22-23, ‘06 Wildcat Kate 951-928-4601 Riverside CA Shootout At Lithia Springs Aug 26-27, ‘06 Col. Cornelius Gilliam 541-734-8509 Ashland OR Revenge of Montezuma 2006 Jun 16-18, ‘06 Piedra Kidd 970-565-9228 Cortez CO Gunfight at Chimmey Rocks Sep 1-3, ‘06 Cove Lane 814-793-2844 Hollidaysburg PA SASS MIDWEST REGIONAL Shoot’n in the Shade Sep 1-3, ‘06 Christmas Kid 501-525-3451 Hot Springs AR Mounted Championship True Grit Sep 1-3, ‘06 Dapper Dan Porter 309-734-2324 Little York IL Guns of August Aug 10-13, ‘06 Jellico Kidd 937-313-5428 Middletown OH SASS Nevada Mounted State Championship If your Listing is incorrect, please notify SASS office (714) 694-1800. 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CLUB NAME St. Governor Phone CLUB NAME St. Governor Phone CLUB NAME St. Governor Phone Alaska 49er’s AK Four Bucks 907-344-4880 Big Rock SASS IN Nomore Slim 812-839-3052 Merlin Marauders OR Sweetwater Jack 541-479-6021 Golden Heart Shootist Society AK Wind Drifter 907-457-2113 Circle C Cowboys IN Raton Rick 317-356-5571 Molalla River Rangers OR Johnny Colt 503-642-4120 Juneau Gold Miners Posse AK Buckskin John 907-321-4032 Cutter’s Raiders IN Diamond Jim Buchanan 260-436-5393 Oregon Old West Shooting Society OR Pale Wolf Brunelle 503-769-4138 Alabama Rangers AL Pinchony Creek 334-227-4712 Daleville Desperados IN Padre P.W. 260-672-3295 Oregon Rough Riders OR Big Hoss Jamison 503-638-4054 Cahaba Cowboys AL Curly Doc Coleman 205-988-9076 Deer Creek Regulators IN Padre P.W. 260-672-3295 Oregon Trail Regulators OR Wire Paladin 541-963-3616 North Alabama Regulators AL Blue Wolf 256-566-3257 Indian Trail Ambush IN Indy Kid 317-856-4573 Orygun Cowboys & Cowgirls OR Johnny Colt 503-642-4120 Old York Shootist AL Pistoleer 205-680-1001 Schuster’s Rangers IN Sassie Sue 219-879-3142 Siuslaw River Rangers OR Pale Wolf Brunelle 503-769-4138 Critter Creek Citizens Vigilance Comm. AR Critter Creek Bob 870-773-1350 Thunder Valley IN Vaquero Hayes 812-662-7799 Umpqua Regulators OR Pale Wolf Brunelle 503-769-4138 Judge Parker’s Marshals AR Reno Sparks 918-647-9704 Wildwood Wranglers IN Sassie Sue 219-879-3142 Yamhill County Mounted Shooters OR Mert 503-633-4655 Mountain Valley Vigilantes AR Ozark Outlaw 501-362-2963 Butterfield Gulch Gang KS Flinthills Jim 785-922-7029 Blue Mountain Rangers PA Gunner 215-799-0883 Northwest Arkansas Range Riders AR Arkie Billie 479-751-6929 Capital City Cowboys KS Major Lee Wild 785-539-9508 Boothill Gang of Topton PA Lester Moore 610-821-8215 Outlaw Camp AR Ozark Outlaw 501-362-2963 Free State Rangers KS Brazos Peddler 913-649-7444 Chimney Rocks Regulators PA Almost Broke Joe 724-627-0326 Running W Regulators AR Reno Sparks 918-647-9704 Mill Brook Wranglers KS W. B. Earp 785-743-2409 Conestoga Wagoneers PA No Change 215-579-9025 South Fork River Regulators AR Arkansas Bell 870-994-7227 Powder Creek Cowboys KS Tame Bill 913-441-5660 Dakota Badlanders PA Lester Moore 610-821-8215 True Grit Single Action Shooters Club AR Ozark Outlaw 501-362-2963 Fox Bend Peacemakers KY Tiny Texarkana 859-885-3058 El Posse Grande PA Loose Gun 570-363-2810 Altar Valley Pistoleros AZ Dirty Dave Rudabaugh 520-889-9231 Highland Regulators, Inc KY Sunshine Billy 865-281-2930 Elstonville Hombres PA Barnmaster 717-949-3970 Arizona Cowboy Shooters Association AZ H. D. Bisley 623-580-4572 Hooten Old Town Regulators KY Cherokee Big Dawg 606-633-0707 Heidelberg Lost Dutchmen PA Barnmaster 717-949-3970 Arizona Yavapai Rangers AZ Lobo Blanco 928-567-7291 Kentucky Longrifles Cowboys KY Hoss Lytle 606-784-0067 Jefferson Rifle Club, Inc. PA Jingle Jerr 410-833-3430 Bordertown, Inc. AZ Take A. Chance 520-573-1218 Knob Creek Gunfighters Guild KY Capt. James Albertson 812-944-2468 Logans Ferry Regulators PA Fuzzy Gonzalez 412-804-3481 Cochise Gunfighters AZ Blaze Kinkaid 520-457-3572 Lonesome Pine Pistoleros KY Isom Kid 606-633-4465 Mainville Marauders PA Cincinnati Kid 570-474-0381 Colorado River Regulators AZ Trinity 928-855-6155 Ohio River Rangers KY Luck Hatcher 270-488-3592 Open Range Rowdies PA Loose Change 215-674-5121 Colorado River Shootists AZ Big Horn Bing 928-314-0190 Bayou Bounty Hunters LA Rattlesnake Blake 985-796-9698 Perry County Regulators PA Lester Moore 610-821-8215 Cowtown Cowboy Shooters Assoc. AZ Two Dot 623-931-4889 Cajun Cowboy Shooters Society LA Logan Sackett 225-936-0125 Purgatory PA Buck Johnson 814-945-6922 Dusty Bunch Old Western Shooters AZ Rattler John 602-803-5646 Cypress Creek Cowboys LLC LA Matt Masterson 318-397-2035 River Junction Shootist Society PA Fuzzy Gonzalez 412-804-3481 Los Vaqueros AZ Old Deadeye 520-749-1186 Deadwood Marshals LA Barkeeps 225-751-8552 Silver Lake Bounty Hunters PA Pete Gabriel 607-734-7993 Mohave Marshalls AZ Kizmet 928-753-4266 Devil Swamp Gang LA Cooper York 504-467-9077 Stewart’s Regulators PA Sodbuster Burt 412-479-8838 Pima Pistoleros Cowboy Action Shooter AZ Dirty Bob 520-825-2863 Grand Ecore Vigilantes LA Needmore Gunz 318-256-2550 Westshore Posse PA Lester Moore 610-821-8215 Rio Salado CASS AZ Wrangel 480-380-4380 Up The Creek Gang LA Navasota Kid 337-734-2281 Whispering Pines Cowboy Committee PA Pete Gabriel 607-734-7993 Tombstone Buscaderos AZ Sixpak 520-743-7760 Gunnysackers MA Yankee 781-383-9799 Geechee Gunfighters SC Ranger Law 843-552-1591 White Mountain Old West Shootists AZ Cass Garnett 928-536-7463 Shawsheen River Rangers MA Skeets 781-386-0900 Hurricane Riders SC Barber ‘The’ 843-756-9307 Winter Range Marksman, Inc. 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Morgan Rum 603-772-5041 Greene County Regulators TN Tennessee Deadeye 423-349-4924 California Rangers CA Allie Mo 916-443-8844 Double Barrel Gang MI Lucky Lennie 616-891-8376 Memphis Gunslingers TN Arizona Ranger ‘The’ 662-342-0564 Chorro Valley Regulators CA Shepherd (The) 805-474-1597 Eagleville Cowboys MI One Son Of A Gun 231-544-2461 Ocoee Rangers TN Pleasant 423-476-6865 Coyote Valley Regulators CA Outback Annie 408-778-4477 Hidden Valley Cowboys MI Grampa Willie 269-372-5816 Smokey Mountain Shootist Society TN Owlhoot Hardin 423-334-4576 Double R Bar Regulators CA Desert Dawg 760-949-3597 Lapeer County Sportsmans Wranglers MI Wall-Man 248-628-7424 Tennessee Mountain Marauders TN Krazy Jim 423-332-6959 Drive By Shooters Assoc. CA Red Sky 661-816-4334 Rockford Regulators MI Diewalker 616-837-0428 Wartrace Regulators TN Charlie Bowdre 615-896-8450 Dulzura Desperados CA Chilly Willy 619-823-0087 Rocky River Regulators MI Mackinaw Kid 248-852-0351 Alamo Area Moderators TX Crosscut 870-499-7315 Escondido Bandidos CA J. W. Bass 760-789-5828 Saginaw Six-Shooters MI Bad River Marty 989-585-3292 Badlands Bar 3 TX Billy Boots 903-632-5190 FaultLine Shootist Society CA Dirty Sock Jim 408-379-4639 Sucker Creek Saddle & Gun Club MI Cree Vicar Dave 989-654-3636 Bounty Hunters TX Texas Dude 806-299-1313 Ghost Town Riders Mounted Shooters CA Tombstone Scotty 714-968-2194 Timber Town Marshals MI Dakota Duchess du Roi 989-689-3891 Butterfield Trail Regulators TX Capt. James H Callahan 325-893-4165 Hat Creek Rangers CA July Johnson 951-763-1288 West Walker Rangers MI Lucky Lennie 616-891-8376 Canadian River Regulators TX Adobe Walls Shooter 806-669-3465 High Desert Cowboys CA Camp Cookie 661-943-4201 Wolverine Rangers MI Dakota Doc 810-733-8454 Comanche Trail Shootists TX Texas Boden 432-693-2700 High Sierra Bounty Hunters CA Stoney Meadows 530-677-6686 Cedar Valley Vigilantes MN Henry Andrew Thomas 507-387-8147 Comanche Valley Vigilantes TX Goatneck Clem 817-439-3185 Hole In The Wall Gang CA Hyatt Earp 818-982-2092 Crow River Rangers MN Boulder Canyon Bob 763-753-4820 El Vaqueros TX Col. John S. Mosby 254-559-7566 Kings River Regulators CA Snakebite 559-787-2943 East Grand Forks Rod & Gun Club MN Robber Robert 701-746-5131 Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club TX Goody 972-620-9133 Lassen Regulators CA William Bowie 530-253-3538 Ike’s Clantons MN H. B. 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