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M S e e NovemberNovember 2001 2001 Cowboy Chronicle(s PagePage e11 November 2001 CowboyCowboy ChronicleChroniclerc PageN 1 ta o r a E t n u in t W r g il e o ~ n s p e a c g t e io The Cowboy Chronicle. 9 n 0 ) The Monthly Journal of the Single Action Shooting Society ® Vol. 18 No. 12 © Single Action Shooting Society, Inc. December 2005 REGULATORS ROOST 2005 SASS Canadian Regional By Grey Fox, SASS Life Regulator #223 elowna, B.C. Canada An See HIGHLIGHTS on page 77 international assortment of K frontier fun seekers and and Shoot Magazine. Old West aficionados gathered in The Saturday and Sunday night Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada dinners were superb. Saturday’s for the Canadian SASS Regional, dinner was interrupted by Tex caus- September 23-25, 2005. Kelowna is ing mischief with all the saloon a beautiful town located in one of girls and consequently being repri- Canada’s premier wine regions. manded by Cat Ballou. Saturday The Kelowna Fish and Game evening was topped off by a Texas Sportsman range reverberated with Hold-em Poker Tournament. the report of single actions for three Sunday’s banquet wrapped up sun filled, fun filled days. The com- the wondrous affair. Both men and petitors ranged from pre-teen ladies costumes were superb. Miss young men to grizzled aging pis- Mary Spencer, SASS #55147, as toleros. The frontier women were Queen Victoria captured Best well represented by lovely young Dressed Lady. Sea Hag, SASS damsels to comely mature ladies. #44583, was Best Shooting Costume- The shootists came from eastern Lady, and Grey Fox won both Best and western Canada, the U.S., New Dressed Man and Best Shooting Zealand, and Germany. Costume-Male. The event featured many spe- The organizers were acknowl- cial guests, SASS #17997 B. Slim, edged. Cari On, SASS #53356, did President of the Alberta Frontier super duty at registration and Shootists, and the real President, administration. Mustang Heart, SASS #24909; With a standing ovation, the SASS Representatives Tex, SASS final honor went to Match Director #4, and Cat Ballou, SASS #55; and Cariboo Lefty, SASS #5391. Cari- movie stuntwoman, Martha Craw- boo Lefty was awarded the Spirit of ford Cantarini, a recent recipient of the Game award with accolades Turkey Will and The Widow Usher are the the famous Golden Boot Award in and kisses from a lot of ladies (and 2005 Canadian Regional Champions. Congratulations! gents, not a pretty sight). Lefty Hollywood, California. Firearms Company, Wild West was acknowledged for his determi- SASS Cowboy Chronicle The stages varied from Guar- Shooting Center (Kanada Kid and nation to make the SASS Canadian ding the Gold to Keeping the Gold, Kanada Girl), Walter Ostin custom Regional one of the finest matches plus incarcerating a miscreant. The Made Gun Leather, Mernickle to attend. In This Issue action was fast paced and the RO’s Custom Holsters, Miers Building The final surprise of the were the best I have seen. Products, National Firearms Asso- evening was spotting the Judge at 20 AHAPPY AND FULFILLED The prize table groaned with ciation, Del Selin Gunsmithing, the back of the room. Was it the MAN treasure due to the enthusiastic Caldwell Industries, The Bullet Judge or an alien clone? With by Judge Roy Bean support of SASS, Henry Repeating Barn, Oma Bullets, Stone & Com- respect and trepidation, we ap- Arms, Marstar Canada, Marlin pany, Bushwhacker Western Wear, (Continued on page 77) 66 MARLIN’S 1898 SHOTGUN by Tuolumne Lawman 70 LADY TEQUILA RIG by Captain George Baylor C h C r o 72 DAYS OF TRUTH MATCH o w by Lonesome Dove n b i o 23255 La Palma Avenue WEST VIGINIA STATE c y 82 CHAMPIONSHIP l Yorba Linda, California 92887 by Jackson County Killer e www.sassnet.com Page 6 Cowboy Chronicle December 2005 EDITORIAL MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! By Tex, SASS #4 TRAIL have been successful, and we how to express alternate opinions hopefully every have a beautiful ranch in New without dropping into rude behavior. decision benefits Mexico. I had the opportunity to I wish we could turn the clock the game we play travel quite a bit this year … visiting back and travel different routes … so everyone should be happy! with SASS members across the when it comes to things like inter- I wish there were more hours in country and in Canada and shooting nal modifications … we weren’t the day. It’s impossible to travel as in several exciting, challenging wrong 25 years ago, just naive. much as I’d like and still keep up matches. Getting to know these Back then no one envisioned the with The Cowboy Chronicle and all the folks and listening to what they had changes being incorporated in our other SASS publishing chores that to say was both an enjoyable and a firearms today … tuning, polishing, come my way. More hours would learning experience. I see why the and lightening springs were the also mean more time at the reload- Judge has always enjoyed his time norm then … but swapping coil ing bench … building my own ammo with our members at matches across springs for leaf springs, short is as much a part of competing as the country. And, speaking of the stroking rifles and pistols, and other pulling the trigger. More hours Judge, we even enticed him to shoot modifications that change the way would also mean time to work on my a couple of matches at the ranch! It our guns function are the norm “projects” … video projects and slide was just like old times. Life has today. I wish we could simply admit shows from all the matches I visited been good. we all made a mistake and then set … this is also as enjoyable for me as Tex, SASS #4 Good, but not perfect. about making things right. competing in a match! I wish we could have less contro- When it comes to controversy, I wish someone would build an ecember is the traditional versy … especially on the wire. one side is “right” and the other affordable Lightning rifle that would month to be thankful for all Everyone has an opinion, and for “wrong,” or put another way, one side handle blackpowder. We’re all con- D we have and to wish for the many, theirs is the only opinion that wins and one side loses. I wish the tinuing to collect firearms, and my things we don’t have. This has been counts. I wish we could learn to be losers could be as happy as the win- collection is nowhere near complete! an excellent year … SASS continues more tolerant and polite when using ners … after all, every controversy I wish all blackpowder competi- to grow, the Convention and END of the wire … many have not learned deals with the good of the sport … (Continued on page 65) December 2005 Cowboy Chronicle Page 7 The Cowboy CCONTENTSONTENTS Chronicle 1 ON THE COVER 2005 SASS Canadian Regional . 6 EDITORIAL Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! . Editorial Staff 8-14 NEWS Curly’s Cowboy Christmas Dinner and Concert! . Tex Editor-in-Chief LETTERS On Disqualification . Rookie Shooter’s Impressions . A True Story . Cat Ballou 14-23 Editor . Is Never Done . Chiz 16 CAT’S CORNER Managing Editor Advertising Director 18 CHIZ BIZ It’s Been A Great Year! . Adobe Illustrator Layout & Design 20 JUDGE’S X-MAS A Happy And Fulfilled Man . Mac Daddy Graphic Design 22-29 LETTERS Range Officer Confusion . Did I Miss Something? . Race Guns! . Donna Oakley Advertising Administrator 30-42 ARTICLES Buckaroo Shooters . The Holiday Gift . Something To Think About . Contributing Writers Annabelle Bransford, Capt. George Baylor, Col. Dan, Doc Deadeye 44-40, 44 POLITICAL Captain Baltzel: An Original American Patriot . Ellsworth T. Kincaid, Hill Beachy, Holy Terror, Ima Darlin’, Joe Fasthorse Harrill, Juaquin Malone, 46-58 GUNS & GEAR Blackpowder Clean Up . Importance Of Dry Firing Practice . La Vista Bill, Madd Mike, Mr. Quigley, Nubbins Colt, Palaver Pete, 60, 61 HISTORY This Month In History . Way Out West–Little Known Famous People . Purdy Gear, Quick Cal, Sawyer, Swift Montana Smith, Tornado Alli, Tuolumne Lawman 62, 63 PROFILES Journey Slow Hand Tom . Future Cowgirl . Future Cowboy . The Cowboy Chronicle is published by The Wild Bunch, Board of Directors of The Single Action Shooting 64 TRAIL MARKERS Society. 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