RANDOLPH COUNTY RUCKUS 1St Ever Illinois State Championship at World Shooting Complex
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MercantileSee section our NovemberNovember 2001 2001 CowboyCowboy ChronicleChronicle(starting on PagePagepage 94) 11 NEW The Cowboy Chronicle~ The Monthly Journal of the Single Action Shooting Societyi® Vol. 18 No. 11 © Single Action Shooting Society, Inc. November 2005 RANDOLPH COUNTY RUCKUS 1st Ever Illinois State Championship At World Shooting Complex By Juaquin Malone, SASS Life #44677 Photos by Black Jack McGinnis, SASS #2048 parta, IL I have never See HIGHLIGHTS on page 79 been involved with an his- S toric event before. But, already jump-star- when the Prairie State Cowboy ted the economy in Action Shooters Association was the area as land formed, I became a member because values have gone it was formed for the sole purpose of from $1500 per creating the 1st ever SASS Illinois acre to $4000 per State Championship. Illinois is a acre according to a very active state for Cowboy Action local real estate Shooting™ with 19 clubs, so it agent, and there Juaquin Malone, seemed odd there had never been a are rumors Cabel- SASS Life #44677 state championship. The Illinois las and Bass Pro-Shops have state government was looking for acquired land in very close proximi- ways to stimulate economic growth ty. For the most part, the local citi- in parts of the state where the econ- zenry is rock solid behind the proj- omy was depressed. The Illinois ect. The cowboys have managed to Department of Natural Resources slip in as the very first event to be acquired 1600 acres of land outside held at the facility, which is still Sparta, Illinois in Randolph County under construction and scheduled with plans to build the World for completion in 2006. Shooting Complex. This remark- As my brother, Preacher Malone, able facility arguably will be the SASS #44326, and I entered the largest complex of its kind in the town of Sparta, the signs on busi- world with 3.5 miles of trap sta- nesses and banners welcoming tions, 1000 campsites with water SASS surprised us, and that was and electricity, and many other only the beginning. The Sparta great features. Chamber of Commerce and the local That the facility is being built at newspaper, the Sparta News Plain all is remarkable. (That it is being Dealer sponsored a street party on built in Illinois may signal the end Friday night dubbed the “Friday of the world, as we know it!) It has Night Fracas.” It was complete with entertainment, food, and fast The star of this match was the range itself. This fantastic effort by the draw exhibitions by the folks from State of Illinois is resulting in the Worlds largest shooting venue … and SASS Cowboy Chronicle Shoot magazine. Cowboy Action was the first event to be hosted. Civic involvement in range activities has already created a financial benefit for this region. During the day people were con- The Cowboys were welcomed with open arms and will happily return stantly stopping and asking if we In This Issue for many years to come. Casino Jack is seen here earning were having a good time and thank- fame, fortune, and glory on the field of honor. (Continued on page 78) 66 HERITAGE ROUGH RIDERS REVIEW by LaVista Bill 68 EMF REMINGTON REVIEW by Tuolumne Lawman C h C 86 PENNSYLVANIA STATE r o CHAMPIONSHIP o w by Swift Montana Smith n b i o c 23255 La Palma Avenue y 88 WESTERN STATES Yorba Linda, California 92887 CHAMPIONSHIP l e by Madd Mike www.sassnet.com TRIPLETRIPLEthreatthreat E-Z Loads, the new one-of-a-kind substitute black powder compressed charges from GOEX, are a triple threat for black powder sports shooters: 1 CLEAN. 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