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MercantileEXCITINGSee section our ew Y NovemberNovemberNovember 2001 2001 2001 CowboyCowboyCowboy Chronicle(startingChronicleChronicle on pagePagePagePage 90) 111 Happy N ear! The Cowboy Chronicle~ The Monthly Journal of the Single Action Shooting Society ® Vol. 21 No. 1 © Single Action Shooting Society, Inc. January 2008 THE GREAT NOR’EASTER . 2007 SASS New England Regional . By Sheriff Rusty P. Bucket, SASS #44721 (With a little help from my friends) Photographs by Mr. Quigley elhan, NH – Well folks, it’s See HIGHLIGHTS on page 73 the morning after the close P of The Great Nor’easter synopsis from whence they came in 2007. The last of the campers has an attempt to sway Wild Bill pulled out and the quiet of rural Blackerby, SASS #34989. Compe- New Hampshire settles once more titors also had a chance to test their over the club grounds. The ranges marksmanship skills at our old-fash- are clean … almost. The steel is put ioned shooting gallery using lever away … almost. The props have action and pump .22 caliber rifles. been disassembled … almost. This event was so popular we set it 236 registered shooters made up again on Sunday before the Top this year’s event not only the biggest Gun Shoot Off. in New England, but also bigger and Thanks to the hard work from better than last year! The “Women the many volunteers, both main of the West” theme set the tone as match days’ scheduling went like participants were introduced to both clockwork. Everything started on the famous and more “colorful” time, and there were no bottlenecks ladies from the American West. at any of the stages. Toledo Kid, We had a chance to shoot along SASS #35150, and Saguaro Jack, side Annie Oakley, spend a little time SASS #33974, did a superb job again in Lou Graham’s fine establishment, on the stage writing. Every stage ride shotgun with Calamity Jane, was a pleasure to shoot with big, up and even help “Bloody” Kate Bender Split Rail, making fire and smoke with his cap and ball pistol. close targets and no procedural traps knock a few heads. I don’t know at all. That didn’t mean the shooters about the rest of the fellas, but I for Tuesday and Wednesday. In keeping joined us for this marathon match. didn’t have any challenges though. one had a better appreciation for the with our theme, we were lucky to 10-year old Callous Cade, SASS Stage 8, appropriately titled, “Just a phrase, “yes dear,” by week’s end! have the school taught by the very #75231, shot his very first match! Game” gave each shooter the oppor- The festivities started off with lovely and very skilled Holy Terror, He kept up with us and did it shoot- tunity to shoot a bonus target with the Evil Roy Shooting School on SASS #15362. We had a full class ing .38’s and a hammered 12 gauge! the rifle. The catch was that an and in keeping with our ladies’ His father (that would be me!) was extra round needed to be loaded on theme, this was the largest group of very proud of him. the clock, but only after shooting the SASS Cowboy Chronicle women Holy Terror had ever taught. Thursday not only saw the very rifle targets. Hitting the bonus tar- Wednesday was also main match popular 3-stage Squall and speed get entitled the shooter to one ticket day for the match officials and ven- side events, but also a few new in a closed raffle for a significant In This Issue dors. Once again, the day was hot attractions. A ladies-only event prize. Missing the target did not and humid with temperatures hov- called “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West count as a penalty. In other words, ering in the high 90’s. 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