!! S S C For Updates, Information and GREAT Offers on the fly-Text SASS to 772937! A ig L CCCooowwwCCbbboooywywy CbbCCoohhyhyrr r oCoConnnhhiiiiirccrcclollolleeeneniiccllee I November 2001 CowCboyw Cbohyr oCSnhircloe niicnlle PaCge 1 NNSNSoeeoopvpvvetteteememmmmbbbbbeeeererrr r 2 2 2 2020000001111 00 S - PPPPaaaagggKgeeee 1 111 E u H ( p E S N R e D T E Cowboy Chroniiclle e o ! October 2010 P page 1o d ! October 2010 Paage 1 a g f y ~ e T R ! 9 A The Cowboy Chronicle ) I L The Monthly Journal of the Single Action Sh ooting Society ® Vol. 28 No. 5 © Single Action Shooting Society, Inc. May 2015 GGUUNNSSMMOOKKEE By Brat Masterson, SASS #88980 Photos by Brat Masterson 2014 hen the dog-days of late sum - Wmer lead into September, Minnesota is the place to be. About this time some leaves are showing autumn color, the air becomes pleasantly crisp, and Cowboy Ac - tion Shooters gather near Morris - town, Minnesota. This is where the Cedar Valley Vigilantes host the SASS Midwest Regional Champi - onship, known as Gunsmoke. Bratty and Sassy, those two trail rascals from last year, showed up again with their trusty steeds A jailbird shooting Gunfighter … with black powder! … at night! (okay, old gray mares) and immediately re - the Colorado Rockies and struck it rich.” connected with friends who gathered to wel - Pulling his hat down to hide his eyes, come them back. Of course, they shared tales Bratty chimed in. “Can’t really share any of their exploits. details.” He then raised his hat, looked up “Yesiree,” Sassy offered, “after last Septem - with a gritty smirk and continued, “Come ber here in Minnesota, we made our way to see what we bought!” The two led the group a short distance SASS C owboy Chronicle and pointed in unison at a nice motor coach. 38 “That’s our new Winnebago,” Sassy said. EARLY WESTERN In This Issue PHOTOGRAPHY “Now the horses get to ride in the trailer.” by Col. Edward S. Curtis With a chuckle and gleam in his eye, C 22 h C 2014 SASS W ESTERN 42 Bratty added, “It’s easier on ‘em than r o EGIONAL BOOK REVIEW , R o tying ‘em to the bumper, ya know.” w by Roger Rapid HE IRST IGHTING RISH T F F I n b by Big Dave i The preceding story might be a bit of a o 30 c y ISPATCHES FROM yarn, but there’s a good reason those two D 52 l CAMP BAYLOR THE STRAIGHT SHOT e hooligans returned for Gunsmoke 2014. by Capt. George Baylor by Jesse Wolf Hardin ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CLICK any section ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ( CLICK HERE to continue on page 18 ) Cowboy Chronicle Page 2 May 2015 The Cowboy Chronicle CONTENTS 5 FROCMLI CTK HoEn aEnDy IsTecOtiR ons e Skinny’s Soapbox . Editorial Staff 6-8 NEWS Skinny Silver Screen Legend XVIII . Announcing the New Slix-Bead . Editor-in-Chief 9 SAS S- END OF TRAIL 2015 Misty Moonshine ((((( HURRY!!! • SIGN-U P TODA Y!! ! ))))) Managing Editor 10-17 LETTERS Comments From SASS Members . 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Have a competent gunsmith check your firearms before firing. VISIT US AT SASSNET .COM Cowboy Chronicle May 2015 Page 3 VISIT US AT SASSNET .COM Cowboy Chronicle Page 4 May 2015 VISIT US AT SASSNET .COM Cowboy Chronicle May 2015 Page 5 i SKINNY’S SOAPBOX Comic book pages follow-up The real hazairds of There was a good response to my inquiry in last Cowboy Action month’s editorial as to the desirability of the inclu - Shooting™ sion of comic book pages in the Chronicle. The con - Are there any? Well Skinny, SASS #7361 sensus (among those of you who chose to write in) sure. At a recent local is three to one in favor of keeping them. So look for match, a wasp stung one of the participants. For the comic book pages to be a semi-regular feature. him it was no big deal, but many people are very al - I say semi-regular because the one-third of you who lergic (some fatally so) to insect stings. For those don’t want them included seem fairly passionate people, it is of course incumbent upon them to carry about it (see this month’s letter column). As a con - an EpiPen (or some form of suitable medication) sequence, I’ve decided, for now, to run a comic book with them and make their fellow shooters aware of feature in every other issue. That way those of you its location and how to use it. But for those who may who don’t care to share or pass along issues con - have only a minor reaction, the host club should taining comic pages don’t have to. This issue, as have a first aid kit on hand that includes some Ben - promised, is comic-free, but look for another adven - adryl cream. People stumble and/or fall and get cuts ture of Arizona Raines next month. and scrapes, so that first aid kit should also have * * * * * * * * * * * * * * the standard supply of aspirin and Tylenol, band - Cowboy Action Shooting™ and safety ages, antibiotic cream, etc. I’m told that keeping Our sport and other shooting sports are some of first aid supplies beyond those basics or performing the safest activities in which we can engage. I base any type of non-emergency aid to anyone is not a this conclusion on an experience I had a number of good idea, as that too can open up the possibility of years ago, when I was caring for my aging mother. a court suit so keep it simple. Perhaps R.J. Law can I’d decided to take out a million-dollar life insur - comment on this aspect of the first aid kit. ance policy with her as beneficiary (a million was * * * * * * * * * * * * * * worth a lot more then), so she would be taken care What about lead? of if anything happened to me. I applied for the pol - I’ve been feeling lackluster the past few months icy and an agent called up. She said I’d have to an - and it occurred to me that I may have a higher- swer a few questions on the phone.