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ell, if you were luckyenough to be at theSASS Convention andWWPAS Competition,

then you know there’s no denyingthe fact the Wild West Arts are verymuch Alive and Wilder than ever!We can’t thank the Wild Bunchenough for giving us the opportu-nity to participate, entertain, and

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WWPAS

educate everyone about America’sWestern Arts! Thanks also toeveryone who attended the Conven-tion … You truly showed this is animportant event, both as a WorldChampionship Competition and asa chance to preserve the Arts bysharing knowledge, skills, and expe-rience. A special thank you to allthe Stage Judges—Dakota Livesay,Mark Allen, Jack Dagger—and allthe Side Match Judges!

The 2011 First Place WorldChampion Winners are: Rider Kies-ner: All-Around World ChampionshipPerformer, Trick Roper, and GunSpinner, plus, Top Hand Gun Han-dler, Texas Skip and Running TexasSkip, and Fast Draw Knife WorldChampion. Adam “Crack” Winrich:World Champion Bullwhip Artistand Knife Thrower, plus, Last Man

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The stunts are always an exciting

part of the WWPAS Event

at the SASS Convention.

Keeping America’s Wild West Arts AliveOne Twirl, Spin, Throw, Stunt, and

Crack At A Time!By Dr. Buck Montgomery, SASS #18071 Trail Boss

SASSConvention

as Vegas, NV – Tenyears ago SASS heldthe first SASS Con-vention at the Fron-

tier Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.

Nine more would take place atthe Riviera Hotel and Casino.What a decade! Just the knowl-edge passed along in the semi-L

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This Convention had it all—seminars, Territorial Governors, entertainment, Wild West Performing Arts, parties, balls, and

vendors! Perhaps the most touching of all was the special tribute to Coyote Calhoun by the Wild West Performing Arts competitors.Dr. Buck and the guys did an outstanding job with their tribute,

which was appreciated by all attendees.

November 30 – December 4, 2011By Captain George Baylor, SASS Life #24287

Las Vegas, Nevada

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64 revenge ofmontezuma

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FROM THE EDITOR Changes and Reminders . . .

NEWS Carried Away Gun Cart . . . The Law In New Mexico

LETTERS Comments From SASS Members . . .

ARTICLES A SASS Evolution Revelation . . . Communication Rustler . . .

CAT’S CORNER Costumes At The 10th Annual Convention . . .

GUNS & GEAR How Do You Wear Your Spurs? . . . Bargain Barrel Buddies . . .

MOUNTED Horse Play-8 . . . The Legend Of The WA-KÉ-DE . . .

HISTORY Charles Lummis . . . Little Known Famous People Way Out West . . .

END of TRAIL Sign-Up Application . . .

REVIEWS BOOKS Tyler’s Law (The Deputies) . . . The Kansas Gospels . . .

TRAIL MARKER Always To Be Remembered . . .

PROFILES Mad Dog Biff Tannen . . .

ON THE RANGE What’s Goin’ On In Your Town? . . .

CLUB REPORTS Tin Star Texans’ . . . Shootin’ Across The USA . . . Logans Ferry

GENERAL STORE /CLASSIFIED

SASS MERCANTILE (Nice Collectables) . . .

SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS (MONTHLY, ANNUAL)


SASS is alive and well in Afghanistan! Mustang Gregg, SASS #38345, (r)from Table Rock, NE and buddy, Johnny Nickel, from Grand Island, NEproudly display their SASS flag after successfully completing a mission.Mustang Gregg is one of the regular recipients of notes and “We Care”

SASS packages from Slipnoose. We’re proud of the boys and anxiously await their return home!



Tex, SASS #4

ND of TRAIL Shoot-ing Categories – Aseveryone knows therehas been a long discus-

sion concerning adding additionalcategories to the “official” list. TheTerritorial Governors and many ofthe Match Directors have been hes-itant to add categories out of fearthey will have to increase theirawards budget. That can be a validconcern, but it doesn’t have to be.

There has been an underlyingargument for quite some time—namely, it’s entirely inappropriatefor individuals in under-populatedcategories to win nice trophies andbe considered World Champions.

There are those who insist ourmajor action matches must provide

Eall the official categories listed in theHandbook … but the agreementsSASS has had with the State, Re-gional, and National matches forsome time now is they don’t have tohonor categories with less than fivecompetitors. And, no one has had agood answer for why it is preferableto provide an “official” category fortwo competitors and refuse to offer awell defined, but unofficial categorythat has at least ten competitors!

It has been recognized for sometime SASS is an aging organization,and age makes a huge difference incompetitive ability. At WinterRange this year there were 83 (yes!)Elder Statesmen! Clearly this is acategory that needs to be brokeninto smaller chunks.

END of TRAIL has chosen to ad-dress these issues head on. We are of-fering 20 basic categories this year(see side bar) along with protectedcategories for the ladies, providing atotal of 40 categories. Sign up for anyof the offered categories. Those cate-gories that have ten registered com-petitors (five for the ladies’categories) will be honored and pro-vided at END of TRAIL (Juniors andBuckaroos excepted). If there are notten in your chosen category, the cate-gory will be collapsed into a categorythat does have ten competitors. Un-doubtedly, some competitors will haveto change categories late in the game,but hopefully, many more will be ableto enjoy their selected category. Evenfor those who must change category,

By Tex, SASS #4

ChAngeS And

RemindeRS

they’ll, as closely as possible, still beshooting against peers.

To aid the process, roughly amonth before END of TRAIL, CD Tomwill contact those individuals inunder-populated categories with sug-gestions for changing their category.On June 1st, the official category listfor END of TRAIL will be determined.Anyone who has not moved from thedropped categories will be moved (inmost cases dropped to a lower agebracket) by END of TRAIL manage-ment. Anyone who signs up afterJune 1st will pay a late fee and mustselect one of the honored categories.




e calls himself an Archi-tectural Wood Worker—I call him a genius!

Whenever I see in-novative work of this nature Ithink to myself: “this is the type ofentrepreneurship that made ourcountry great.” The ingenuity thatwent into this product is incredi-ble—a Carried Away Gun Cart,with the Trademark “Get CarriedAway!™” We are talking a full-sized Gun Cart that can fit in thetruck of a compact car and meetsFAA size requirements for checkedbaggage! The Carried Away GunCart is perfect for traveling toshoots, and yet so nice you’ll wantto use it all the time. It holds up to

six long guns and has a built-in locking ammo box. Whenfolded, the full axle and 16"

Carried Away Gun CartA Donation to the Cowboy Chapel by Dusty Levis!

By Palaver Pete, SASS Life/Regulator #4375

Hwheels store neatly inside. By the way, the pneu-matic wheels can handle the roughest terrain.But even rough terrain can’t mar the elegantstyling of brass hinges, clasps, feet, and cornerguards or the leather handle (Folded size: 9" x 18"x 28"). Can’t believe it? The accompanying pho-tos eliminate all doubt … And now our good Pard,Dusty Levis is donating one of these Carts forauction to raise funds for the Cowboy MemorialChapel. Thank you Dusty! A Video of Dusty’sCarried Away Gun Cart can be viewed at:http://asgmedia.net/asgmedia.net/Carried_Away.htmlDusty Levis, SASS Life #67796, AKA: Thomas

Badamo does more than just manufacture CarryAway Gun Carts. He is a Craftsman and an Artist,and he has quite an inventory of Cowboy ActionShooting™ items on his Website that would help

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make your game better and yourday at the range easier and safer,with such things as the “Home onthe Range” (HOTR) Practice Set.No more bullets? Is your shootingoff because you can’t get enoughammo to practice? Maybe you don’thave time to get to the range? Dryfiring is a BORE, as well as a goodway to develop bad habits. Not anymore with Dusty Levis innovativesystem! Home on the Range® is adry fire system that allows you topractice at home—anywhere youcan hang the targets! With yourmain match guns, use Dusty Levislaser trainer and three reactivecowboy style targets to practicewith confirmation of your hits. Takea look at this and more of Dusty’sproducts at:http://woodenworkswest.com/

Dusty also manufactures RifleSpeed Loaders, Cartridge Boxes,Loading Table Blocks (differentfrom conventional blocks), andmany more products, some ofwhich will blow your mind! TheCarried Away Gun Cart donated byDusty will be auctioned at this

year’s END of TRAIL™ on a“rolling auction” basis. The Cow-boy Memorial Chapel Committeehas not quite determined how theauction will be handled amongstall the events planned at END ofTRAIL, but Shooters will be noti-fied in sufficient time to partici-pate. The Rolling Auction willmore than likely be squeezed-inamongst other END of TRAILevents and will be “rolled along,”until the final gavel is lowered. Inthe interim the Reader is onceagain directed to the Chapel Com-mittee Raffle and Auction page onthe SASS Website located at:http://www.sassnet.com/chapel/index.php

where other donated items, such asthe RV offered during END ofTRAIL week are located.

Again, the Committee wishes tothank Dusty Levis for his generousdonation, and to thank once againall the dedicated SASS Merchantswho have supported our noblecause. Now’s the time to ask yourclub, “what are we doing for theCowboy Memorial Chapel?” You’rea Daisy if Ya do!

Raffle Tickets for a chance towin a Life Membership in

SASS are going quick! Only 500tickets will be offered, and thedrawing will take place at ENDof TRAIL 2012 (need not be pres-ent to win). Tickets are sellingfor $20 a chance (5 for $100) andthe winner may transfer the LifeMembership—a perfect gift forthat loved one who simply cannotafford the regular price of a Life

Membership. Raffle Tickets canbe purchased on line at:http://www.sassnet.com/chapel/index.php. Click on Life Member Raffle

(right side of the page), and MistyMoonshine will take it fromthere—it’s that simple! Proceedswill be devoted to construction ofthe Cowboy Memorial Chapel.Place your order now, Pard—you’re a Daisy if Ya do!

Chances For SASSLife Membership

FACTOIDCenturies before and decades after the Civil War, including the war itself, doorways were wide, not because of the width of women’s skirts, but so coffins could be passed through,

with a pallbearer on either side.

Only 500 Tickets Offered!

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The third book in the TurnerBrown Westerns series, The Law

in New Mexico, is now in the handsof the publisher (and the first re-viewer) and should be ready for saleand distribution in April of 2112.

The Law in New Mexico is thedirect continuation of TurnerBrown’s story and follows Brown,distraught over the loss of his truelove, as he wanders from Albu-querque to the wide-open lawlesstown of Las Vegas, New Mexico,where the vigilantes who haddriven a corrupt mayor from officeare tired of being “the law,” to thewild and dangerous Blañco Valley of

Northwestern New Mexico whereBrown confronts a gun-totting Mor-mon Church deacon in order to savethe family of a murdered New Mex-ico Ranger.

The first two books in theTurner Brown series, Death at theSwitchback and Death on theTrail, are currently available onthe TurnerBrownWesterns.comwebsite, both as e-books and as pa-perbacks.“A gripping story peopled withmemorable characters ... anotheroutstanding, traditional Western es-capade sure to please fans of West-ern novels.” — Cowboy Chronicle

The Law In New Mexico

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The answer to the ques-tion apparently de-

pends upon with whichclub you shoot, despite thefact the SASS Handbookdoesn’t refer in any way tothe “magic BB.” For thoseof you less informed Cow-boy Action Shooters I willtry to explain based on mylimited understanding.The “magic BB” is whenthere are swinging shotguntargets on a stage andthere is an unwritten andunspoken understandingthey are automatic hits.Most Cowboy Action Shoot-ers have embraced theSpirit of the Game andmake a legitimate attemptto engage all the targets ona stage, but when the“magic BB” comes into play,you will see the occasionalshooter that will blastaway with their shotgunand not even come close tohitting the swingers, yetthey claim they were hit bythe “magic BB” and shouldnot count as misses.

The SASS Handbook isclear that shotgun knock-down targets must go down

to count as a hit unless they are being engagedby a Buckaroo. However, the same Handbook issilent on shotgun swinging targets and whetheror not they should be counted as automatic hits.

I’ve witnessed some uncomfortable inci-dents involving the “magic BB” since I beganshooting over five years ago. On more than oneoccasion, I’ve seen shooters that should haveknown better who had obvious misses on shot-gun swingers lose their tempers and spew ob-scenities in front of children and embarrassthemselves in front of everyone, particularlynew shooters. At times, I also thought theseirate shooters should have been assessed aSpirit of the Game penalty.

I raise the issue of the “magic BB” in an ef-fort to encourage SASS leadership to clarify ex-pectations on shotgun swinger targets. Absentthat, I would suggest match directors clarify therules in this regard at the shooter meetings be-fore matches. More clarification is needed toavoid confusion, especially for new shooters. (Actually, no clarification should be required …officially, there is no such thing as the “magicBB!” Yes, we’ve ALL seen exactly what you’re talk-ing about … and it’s sad. The reason clubs allowthe practice of the “magic BB” to persist is becausethey may be too lazy or too cheap to get appropri-ate targets. Any shotgun target—swinger orfixed— is often a challenge to correctly judge hitsand misses. Any shots near the edge MAY haveactually put a few BBs on the target … and afterawhile, ALMOST anything that goes down rangeis judged a hit. It’s really hard for a spotter to calla miss on a new shooter who has clearly missedthe target when the “hot-shot” in front of himMAY have also missed, but wasn’t called! Thereis really only one practical answer … clubs shouldpurchase or build knockdown targets that can bekept in reasonable adjustment. SASS is not inthe business of telling clubs what kind of targetsthey MUST have … but SASS does teach its ROsto “call what you see.” It’s up to the Match Direc-tors to “fix” the problem … Editor in Chief)


Huckleberry Pace, SASS #66389


the “magic BB” -Fact or Fiction?By Huckleberry Pace, SASS #66389

Our shooting categories havebeen bothering me for some-

time now. Late last year, one ofTex’s editorials discussed his dis-pleasure with the existing cate-gories. So, in early 2011 I draftedmy first of many matrix’s, and Ihave been getting input from ourmonthly shooters at Mother LodeShootist Society, and revising thematrix accordingly.

There is expressed concern thatwe are top-heavy with aging shoot-ers, and we need more “open” age-based categories to accommodatethem. It is my opinion that creatingmore “open” age categories is likeherding the cattle into a box canyonand thinking there will be enoughfeed grass for all. Well guess what… that ain’t going to happen!

Instead of herding our shootersinto “open” age categores, we needto disperse them into multiple“other” categories. So you ask what“other” categories am I thinkingabout? I thought about that some,and came to the conclusion that weare about shooting guns, and shoot-ing styles. We are not about restric-tive dress codes, we are not aboutsegregating shooters by size, gen-

der, age, or ability. Besides, it didn’thappen that way back then.

Our guns have been changingover the years. I have heard thatwhen SASS started, SxSs were fewand far between and the ‘97 Win-chester was the most readily avail-able and affordable shotgun. Thathas certainly changed, and nowSxSs and lever-action shotguns arereadily available.

When I started in SASS, therewere basically four types of singleaction cartridge pistols: the originalColt and clones, the modern RugerBisly and Vaquero, open-top conver-sions, and the converted Reming-tons. There was much discussionand discourse over SASS approvalto swap hammers and grip handles.Now, gun manufacturers producealmost any combination of frame,hammer, trigger, and grip you canimagine, all out-of-the-box.

Over the years, there was muchdiscussion and discourse about lever-action rifle modifications with a finalSASS determination that if “ya can’tsee it, it’s a no call.” Now we havefourth generation short-stroke kits,taking levering from near 90 degrees

thinking out of the Box to Fix ourShooting

Categories Dusty Webster, SASS #15372By Dusty Webster, SASS #15372

march toward our country’s ruinthrough corrupt quasi-conserva-tive good-old-boy crony-capitalism.

In short, with Obama we’llhave a continuation of crony-cap-italism with a neo-Marxist taint;with Romney we’ll have a contin-uation of crony-capitalism with aneo-conservative taint.

There’s a message here forboth the political right and left—nothing changes. Neither gets itsway. Good-old-boy crony-capital-ism wins. It’s just a matter ofwho’s controlling the purse, uh,taxpayer’s purse strings.

The problem is the majority of

the population is in the Independ-ent part of the electorate bell curve.Sadly, it’s also this group that’s theleast informed on critical issues aswell as on how our governmentworks and the most easily manip-ulated by political chicanery.

Whoever gains the WhiteHouse, it’s these folks who will beresponsible. Which is why, whileeverybody constantly cries for“change,” nothing ever does.Sassyfras Stan, SASS #17907Champaign, IL(And this is why we have a politi-cal column in The Cowboy Chroni-cle! … Editor in Chief)

Among the GOP candidates forPresident, establishment Re-

publican Mitt Romney will prob-ably emerge as the most popularunpopular choice.

If he does, he may even pre-vail over Obama because he andhis well financed political campare ruthless in savaging anyonewho gets in his way, which makeshim best able to combat Obama’smassive war chest that will like-

wise be used to ruthlessly savagewhoever is in his way.

Here’s the catch.If Romney doesn’t unseat

him, Obama will continue his ne-farious march toward our coun-try’s ruin through a corruptsocialist state riddled with good-old-boy crony-capitalism.

If Romney does unseatObama, the Washington establish-ment will continue its nefarious

not much is going to Change!

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Isee by the latest Cowboy Chroniclewe have reinvented the wheel or

in this case the .45 Colt Short casewith a new name—.455 Webley.In the early Showdowns, we hadreload stages to give more bangfor the buck with only one re-volver. Enter the .45 Short ColtCase. This was a standard .45Colt case cut down to the sameover all length as a .45 auto. It

was loaded with .45 Colt Auto dieswith a .45 Colt shell older. Thisshort case would not hang upwhen ejected as the long casesometimes would. When reload-ing one revolver became too timeconsuming, we went to two re-volvers, ending the need and life ofthe .45 Colt Short.

Avenger, SASS #58Cottonwood, CA

the WheeL KeePS tURning …(There’s nothing new under the Sun!)


The increasing level of disabilityin my Hermano and old shoot-

ing Pard, Beauregard Hooligan, hasled me to consider strongly theplight of disabled shooters who loveCowboy Action Shooting™. To thisend, I plan on doing an article(s)about Cowboy Action Shooting™and these challenged shooters.

If you are a disabled CowboyAction Shooter, I would be inter-ested in interviewing you for thisarticle. I am interested in how youovercome your disabilities, and howthe various clubs accommodate youand your specific challenges.

If you are a club officer, and you

have disabled shooters, I am inter-ested in hearing from you, also. Iwant to know the mechanisms youhave in place to assist these shooters.

Contact me direct at: [email protected], so I can arrangea phone interview. If you don’t wanta phone interview, but have a storyto tell that might be included in thearticle, email it in Word documentform along with any .jpg photos youhave relevant to the story.

Perhaps through this articleand its revelations, we can learn tobetter accommodate our disabledbrothers and sisters in Cowboy Ac-tion Shooting™.

I’ve agreed with Colonel Dan for along time, and for a while nowabout the Establishment�Republi-cans. I call them the Progressives.Progressives have control ofboth�parties, so it’s doubtful that thecountry will win in the election re-gardless�of which party wins. Soroswants EITHER Obama or Romney!In about 1998 or 2000 or so, WildShot told me at END of TRAIL ifwe�un-elect our representatives notonce but two times, we will ownthem. The way�to do that this timeis to un-elect all Republican (Pro-gressive) incumbents in the Primary

in favor of the Republican challenger,then vote Republican in the generalelection.��If, God forbid, we lose theelection to the Democrat Progres-sives and our�radical President, thenI’m for spending the rest of my daysin a new American�party that what’sleft of us American conservativesand Tea Party members start. It willbe�too late, but it will help us self-identify our vigilante posse membersfor the various grades of�social hor-ror then to come.��

Gray Ranger, SASS #10292�NRA,�The Cowboys�Mission Viejo, CA

You Are Right About the establishment Republicans

disabled Shooters in SASSBy Tuolumne Lawman, SASS LIFE #6127

Iappreciate Colonel Dan’s arti-cles in The Cowboy Chronicle agreat deal. He lacks the “politicalcorrectness” that all too often is inthe printed word and just tells itlike it is. He always sounds likemy cowboy buddies talking aboutcurrent events and politics.Please keep up the good work, and

if the Colonel is ever in the Chat-tanooga area, I hope he takes thetime to shoot with either theMountain Marauders or OcoeeRangers. Both are good clubs withwhich to shoot.

Yankee Dutchman, SASS #66127

Chattanooga, TN

good Job,Colonel dan!

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dispute with a bottle of makers mark.}

Why you may ask? ... Well it’s simple.

Because we, the WWpas members,

have a real passion and love for what

we do, educating about and performing

the arts in hopes to keep this part of

america’s Western heritage alive for

generations to come! personally speak-

ing, even stunts are most exciting when

witnessed during a live performance.

Whether it is on stage or on a movie

set {before all the rigging and pads are

erased with some computer magic}, or

in an action packed arena show, like dr.

Buck’s sass end of traiL Wild

West show! {if you saw one particular

2010 performance, you may have wit-

nessed a certain hollywood stuntman

getting trampled “for real” by one of his

four legged co-stars} … nope, you’re

sure as shoot’n not gonna get those kind

of thrills by playing Wii or X-Box …

heck, not even on Level 26! for you

shooters, just imagine shooting a stage,

in your living room, pointing your fin-

ger {your Wii gun?} at your 55"plasma … exciting huh?

on the back pages of The CowboyChronicle are posted all of the up-com-

ing local, national, and international

sass club shoots … now lil’ ol’

WWpas hasn’t got enough perform-

ance dates to fill up a couple pages …

yet! {But, we are also an internationally

represented group!} now, i think all

sass members out there, both shooters

and non-shooters, might like to know

where they might run across a Wild

West show performer that provides

some great entertainment and maybe

even bait them with enough curiosity to

get ya involved in WWpas! for the

non-shooters, pull’n that smoke wagon,

don’t mean you gotta shoot it … but you

can “spin it,” and we’ll show ya how.

so here ya go compadres, a list of

some sass-WWpas performers and

events coming to a town near you!

heck, why not tear this page out and

tuck it into your saddle bags so you can

refer to it in the up-coming months

when you wanna see some Best in the

Wild West arts entertainment. {some

show dates may have already occurred,

depending on publication of this article}

if you’re out Boerne texas way, you

can catch up with former World Cham-

pion Lady gun spinner pistol pack’n

paula, who’s also the director of oper-

ations and entertainment year round at

the enchanted springs ranch, Western

movie set and theme park. paula’s col-

oring book, giddy-uppp with paula,” is

now available for all those buckaroos

and buckarettes, and available on her

website at pistolpackinpaula.com.

i said WWpas was international,

and here’s proof. next time you’re mo-

seying through Beirut, Lebanon, swing

in to see “hotshot” Johnny tuscadero



i’m here to tell everyone you just

can’t fully appreciate the Wild

West arts “online” … not even in

today’s high tech, fancy schmancy,

mega, giga, tera, peta, Lady gaga byte

world {ok, i admit, that when i’m

asked, “Why did you become a stunt-

man 40 years ago?” i just tell them … “i

was Born this Way!”} … okay, i’m see-

ing countless sass Cowboy Chronicle

readers lifting their ten gallons and

scratching their heads on that remark.

next time ya see me, i’ll explain it to ya,

ok? Why even with all those twitters,

peeps, Blogs, facebook posts, Likes,

and pokes, nothing comes remotely

close to experiencing the pure adrena-

line pounding, thrill a minute, oft times

death defying, near super human Wild

West arts skills … Live!

after hearing and feeling the re-

sounding, sound barrier breaking

“Crack” of a Bull Whip, up close and

very personal, if you compare it to

watching it on your pC or maC, ala the

wonders of you tube, even with your

4" speaker volume knob turned all the

way to the max… {i, by the way, have

spinal tap speakers that go to … 11},

it’s like comparing kissing angelina

Jolie in person, to pressing your lips

against the tv screen while watching

tomb raider! {ok, so analogies are not

my strong point, but i think you catch

my drift … right?}

simply said, the Wild West per-

forming arts, just like all major sport-

ing events need to be seen in real time!

{yes, the Wild West arts are in essence

a sport … because all sports require

specialized skills.} okay, except for

one big difference! We don’t go on

strike and demand a four million dollar

raise! {although, Johnny hotshot tried

that once, but i was able to settle the

W W PA S

“Hotshot” Johnny Tuscadero often performs at “El Rancho” in

Beirut, Lebanon. He is also starring in the {Biggest in Arizona} Wild

Western Festival, “Cedar Stampede,”August 26 through September 4th.

“Keeping Up With The … WWPAS Members!” … No,

Not another Reality Show … but the “Real Deal!”

By Buck Bloodsworth, SASS #18071

In Colorado one of our newest members, Steve “Whirlin’ Lasso”

Cassat, will be entertaining folks atthe Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo in Colorado Springs, July 11-14th.

Long time SASS-WWPAS member{#8569}, Ol’ Bruce “Rope Burn”Brannen will be performing at the National Cowboy

Symposium in Lubbock, Texas,September 10 & 11th.




“Cedar stampede”, is august 26

through september 4th.

in Colorado one of our newest

members, steve “Whirlin’ Lasso” Cas-

sat, will be entertaining folks at the

pikes peak or Bust rodeo in Colorado

springs, July 11-14th. moving on to the

home of sass, new mexico, you can

meet up with a WWpas tribute per-

former, milton J yarberry, sass

#92503, at albuquerque’s Kimo theater

June 16th and check out his ghost tours

at toursofoldtown.com.

attention arkansas! ... the

“shootout in the street” takes place

april 7th and go to arkansas.com for de-

tails on the up-coming 4th annual her-

itage festival … i do believe “six gun,”

a long time sass-WWpas member,

will be head’n up the activities! While

there, check out his “gunslingers mall,”

a virtual indoor Wild West inter-active

shopping experience!

head’n to texas ya say? don’t miss

one of my fav-o-rite ride’n pards’, long

time sass-WWpas member {#8569},

ol’ Bruce “rope Burn” Brannen at the

national Cowboy symposium in Lub-

bock, texas, september 10 & 11th.

time to ‘head’m up and move’m

out” to my home state, who by the way

is celebrating 100 years of statehood,

arizona! C.L. “Lee” anderson, {sass-

WWpas Life member #35628}, many

of you will remember him and his Won-

der horse Concho, from last year’s

sass end of traiL event. he will

once again be a featured performer at the

Wild Western festival, october 19, 20 &

21st at glendale az’s sahuaro ranch

park. speaking of the Wild Western fes-

tival, arizona’s Biggest Western event,

i suggest you go check out, WildWest-

ernfestival.com for details on all of the

other sass-WWpas performers ap-

pearing at this year’s event.

additionally, i, dr. Buck, will be

creating and coordinating a series of

events for old tucson, a longtime sass

Corporate sponsor, which will be includ-

ing several sass-WWpas members

and performers throughout the year, so

keep posted to their website,

oldtucson.com for all the details. {this

means countless vendor opportunities to

you … and you know who “you” are.

Contact me for details.} plus! remem-

ber, all sass (card-carrying, in cos-

tume) members get free admission to

old tucson, so you have absolutely no

excuse for not visiting this great sup-

porter of sass!

one last note of interest … it looks

like the 2012 sass-WWpas Conven-

tion & World Championship Competi-

tion will be hosted at old tucson! this

is the perfect atmosphere and venue to

showcase america’s Wild West perform-

ing arts! along with the entertainment

and non-stop Competitions, there will

be vendors, Workshops, and demonstra-

tions for three or four full days. to keep

posted on this event, contact … me!

okay, here’s my shameless sass

advertising sales plug … as the “new”

sass advertising sales representative,

if “you” or someone “you know” are

looking for a captive western audience

to promote your product or service …

contact me, dr. Buck at drbuck@sass

net.com or 623-521-3856 … remem-

ber, i’m a stuntman, so i’ll do dang’

near anything to win your business!

Well, as always, my Bunkhouse

door is available for knock’n and my

Wireless telegraph {623 521-3856} is

charged just in case ya have any ques-

tions, want information on WWpas or

just want to be added to my “ever

growing” list of people that receive our

special monthly WWpas gazette

newsletter … adios for now.

dr Buck montgomery ~

WWpas trail Boss

to less than forty-five degrees. Itsounds like a race-gun competitionnow, and who can afford the most ex-pensive internal modifications.

So, I say let’s get out of the box,step back, and devise a rational planwhereby all shooters can enjoy thissport and have the opportunity tocompete with the guns of theirchoice. Our club has our share ofnew SASS shooters, and many shootwith out-of-the-box guns, not tuned,not altered, and enjoy shooting gunsthe way they were in the 1800s andhearing that famous Bang … Clangwe all so love. We need a plan thataccommodates all shooters.

My plan is primarily about theguns, the powder, and shooting style.Secondarily, it is about age-based

subcategories, thereby dispersingthe age categories into the primarycategories.

Thus, a shooter with percussionrevolvers, a hammered SxS, and an1873 Winchester (not short-stroked),using blackpowder, can choose his orher shooting style (duelist/double-duelist, gunfighter, or two-handed)and compete with others shootingthe same. Similarly, a shooter withany single-action pistols, a ‘97 Win-chester, and a short-stroked leverrifle, using smokeless, can choosehis/her shooting style (duelist/dou-ble-duelist, gunfighter, or two-handed) and compete with othersshooting the same.

I hope the RO Committee takesa look at this plan. I hope our Terri-torial Governors consider this plan.

Thinking Out Of The Box To Fix Our Shooting Categories . . .

C.L. “Lee” Anderson, SASS-WWPASLife #35628—many of you will remember him and his WonderHorse, Concho, from last year’s

END of TRAIL event. He will onceagain be a featured performer at the Wild Western Festival,

October 19 – 21 at Glendale, AZ’sSahuaro Ranch Park.

WildWesternFestival.com has all the details for this year’s event.

Former World Champion Lady Gun Spinner Pistol Pack’n Paula,

is the Director of Operations and Entertainment year round at the Enchanted Springs Ranch,Western Movie Set and Theme Park

near Borne, TX.

“Six Gun,” a long time SASS-WWPAS member, will be head’n up

the “Shootout in the Street” activities in Arkansas, April 7th.All the details for the 4th AnnualHeritage Festival can be found

at Arkansas.com

at “el rancho.” ya might run into one

of the many WWpas performers that

are hired to fill in when hotshot is back

working stateside, like october 19-21

for my {Biggest in arizona} Wild West-

ern festival. the ranches annual

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t doesn’t seem possiblethat ten years of theSASS Convention andits costume contests

have come to an end. The Con-vention was the perfect venue towear our finest costumes in-doors out of the elements suchas dust, wind, rain, and evensnow, sometimes present at ourshooting events. The Conventionwas always THE place to showoff the best of the best in cos-tumes. And this year, our tenth,was no exception to that rule …all the costumes were terrific!

For a decade, Wild West Mer-cantile of Mesa, Arizona, C. S. Flyand Claudia Feather, Proprietors,sponsored our costume con-tests—the Saloon Night and theBest Dressed. Saying “thanks”just doesn’t seem enough, but wedo thank them for 10 years ofcontinuing support.

Shotglass, SASS Life/Regu-lator #17153, took on the mantleof organizing and running thecontests, and she put together agreat crew of judges andhelpers. Everything ran likeclockwork. A great debt of grat-itude goes to Shotglass.

And, of course, determiningthe winners from all the won-derful participant’s costumeswas the task of this year’sjudges, and it was far from aneasy task. Judging the SaloonNight costumes were La Ban-dida, SASS #80163, LadyLaSalle, SASS #46241, andIona Vaquero, SASS #49084.The Pajama Party CostumeContest was judged by PeachesO’ Day, SASS #68389. BestDressed Judges were CaptainGeorge Baylor, SASS #24287,Nellie Blue, SASS #54399,Fleur, SASS #73656, Lady

ICat Ballou, SASS #55

Best Dressed

Cat Ballou—One last time presenting the Best Dressed Costume Awards …

Best Dressed Military (l-r)—1st place, Timber Jack Thompson,and 2nd place, Six Gun Scotsman.

Best Dressed Couples (l-r)—1st place, Aspen Filly andAspen Wrangler; 2nd place, Legendary Lawman andSerenity; 3rd place, Kerman Kid and Doc Jayne.

Best Dressed Men (l-r)—1st place, Wild Horse John;

2nd place, Reuben J. Cogburn; 3rd place, Mild Will Cheatem’.

Best DressedLadies (l-r)—1st place, Peaches O’Day;

2nd place, Fannie Bridgewood;

3rd place, Lady Killer.

The Best Dressed Judging Committee

CoStUmeS At the 10th

AnnUAL Convention

By Cat Ballou, SASS #55

The Culmination of a Decade of Fantastic Costumes


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CONVENTION COSTUME WINNERS

Saloon NightClassic Cowboy1st Creek Harding,

SASS #45462nd Coyote Cap, SASS #141843rd Capt. George BaylorClassic Cowgirl1st Texas Flower,

SASS #437532nd Sapphire Rose,

SASS #828093rd Serenity, SASS #64982B-Western Men1st Timber Jack Thompson,

SASS #553582nd Bighorn, SASS #15223rd Rough Rider Rich,

SASS #42846

B-Western Ladies1st Jady Darling,

SASS #613932nd Copper Queen,

SASS #204493rd Doc Jayne, SASS #42135Saloon Girl1st Willow Thompson,

SASS #566152nd Lady Joy, SASS #909323rd Bobbin Along Daisy,

SASS #61452

Best DressedLadies1st Peaches O’Day,

SASS #683892nd Fannie Bridgewood,

SASS #770823rd Ladykiller, SASS #34999

Men1st Wild Horse John,

SASS #859942nd Reuben J. Cogburn,

SASS #633783rd Mild Will Cheatem’,

SASS #73594Couples1st Aspen Filly, SASS #50535

& AspenWrangler, SASS #50536

2nd Serenity, SASS #64983 & Legendary Lawman, SASS #73160

3rd Doc Jayne, SASS #42135 &

Kerman Kid, SASS #25129

Military1st Timber Jack Thompson,

SASS #553582nd Six Gun Scotsman,

SASS #68879

Pajama Party1st Wicked Felina,

SASS #3483 & Evil Roy, SASS #2883

Best Dressed

Classic Cowboy winners (l-r)—1st place, Creek Harding; 2nd place, Coyote Cap;

3rd place, Capt. George Baylor.

Classic Cowgirl Winners (l-r)—1st place, Texas Flower; 2nd place, Sapphire Rose;

3rd place, Serenity.

B-Western Ladies (l-r)—1st place, Jady Darling; 2nd place, Copper Queen; 3rd place, Doc Jayne.

B-Western Men (l-r)—1st place, Timber Jack Thompson; 2nd

place, Bighorn; 3rd place, Rough Rider Rich.

Shotglass organized and managed all the costume contests

for the 2011 Convention. Thanks so much and a great job!!

LaSalle, and Iona Vaquero. Calicoassisted as a “timer.”

Let’s look at some of the cos-tumes of the first place BestDressed winners.

Best Dressed Lady – PeachesO’ Day came as the famous actressand singer, Lillian Russell (1861 –1922). She wore an 1890s gownwith trapunto trim on the bodice,and epaulets trimmed with goldthreaded beading. Her sleeves


!

Saloon Night

Sgt. Shuster describes his outfit to Saloon Night Judges (l-r) La Bandida, Lady LaSalle,

and Iona Vaquero.

Saloon Girl (l-r)—1st place, Willow Thompson;

2nd place, Lady Joy; 3rd place, Bobbin Along Daisy.



ebruary is an extra spe-cial month and containsa recognized NationalHoliday in fact.

Some might think the celebra-tion on the third Monday of Febru-ary is because of President’s Day,but that’s only a rumor started bypoliticians who never shot cowboy.On that day we celebrate SBSS Or-ganization Day worldwide, and thatis the real reason for this nationalholiday observation!

The Stealth Bullet Shooting So-ciety (SBSS) was born on 18 Febru-ary 2000 and has been conducting agallant struggle against StealthBullets, recruiting folks for SASS,and just plain adding one heck of alot of fun to a sport that is alreadyfun centric ever since!

We’ve grown from a single postto an organization of 2,382 Trooperswho signed up for a lifetime of miss-free shooting, and we’ve had onlytwo resignations. For those familiarwith retention stats, that’s a recordsetting retention rate worth blow-ing your bugle about—we must bedoing a whole lot right!

A quick review of our impres-sive growth tells our great story.Number of SBSS members by theend of:Day 1: 12Week 1: 73Month 1: 116Year 1: 325Year 12: 2,382

We boast Judge Roy BeanSBSS #425, Justice Lily Kate,

SBSS #521, Hipshot, SBSS #520,Blue Eyes, SBSS #544, Tex, SBSS#1411, Cat Ballou, SBSS #1412,Single Action Jackson, SBSS#1074, Dang it Dan, SBSS #701,Evil Roy, SBSS #1360, FredrickJackson Turner, SBSS #39, LeadDispencer, SBSS #1400, BadlandsBud, SBSS #1841, Santa Fe RiverStan, SBSS #1763, BadlandsDrifter, SBSS #1920 and the es-timable Pike Bishop—our official2000 Millennium Man among ourmore distinguished members.

As your collective imaginationsran wild, like that of the mostunique Professor Cubby Bear, thenature of the SBSS evolved into anorganization with individual mem-ber numbers, membership certifi-cates, unique badges, and amultitude of hypotheses (official ex-cuses) for not ringing steel—I wasamazed. We were growing fasterthan many formal organizationswith legal charters and real dues!

Speaking of Dues and FinancialReport—The SBSS financialstrength remains uniquely strong—we are totally unencumbered byany money whatsoever!

We added the Order of theGolden Bullet—a Hall of Immor-tals—those troopers who have to-tally defeated the Stealth Bullet byscoring a Clean Match. To date, 570SBSS Members have been inductedinto that most prestigious and hal-lowed Hall of Immortals.

We even have our own uniquelogo courtesy of the award winning

design of Dutch Canyon RedThrough the hard work and

dedication of Trooper Nell Fenwick,a flag was created for our organiza-tion. As the Besty Ross flag wasnamed after its creator, our Regi-mental Guidon is officially knownas the Nell Fenwick after one veryspecial little lady.

And through the generosity,hard work, and extreme talent ofSGT Israel Precious Goldberg, welaunched the SBSS web site, whichis now being independently hosteddue to the impressive initiative ofSanta Fe River Stan, who keeps theold colonel here under expert super-vision as I can now update the web-site daily myself.

With each new idea, the SBSSdeveloped its own personality untilwe evolved into what we are today—the most unique shooting organiza-tion you’ll ever find anywherecomprised of dedicated cowpokeswhose function is to enhance the funof Cowboy Action Shooting™ andpromote SASS throughout theworld—and you all are doing a bangup job in all respects!!!!

I want to personally thank youfor making this something very spe-cial. The enjoyment you’ve broughtto thousands over these past fewyears is a true testament to thekind of cowpokes you really are.

The Stealth Bullet Shooting Society

(SBSS)What are Stealth Bullets you

ask? Stealth Bullets (SBs) are thosesinister little suckers that sneak intoyour guns when you least expect it.You can always tell an SB has gotteninto your ammo because they don’tmake the familiar “clang” when theyhit steel. Even though you’re posi-tive you just couldn’t miss those bigtargets at such ranges, you’re scoredwith a miss anyway!

The SBSS was organized to pro-tect its members against these dangSBs and provide proof positive thatthe absence of the “clang” was not amiss on the part of the SBSS shooter,

but one of them dern SBs that causedyou to become victimized by the all toofamiliar “bang no clang” phenomena.The Primary Law of the SBSS:

We Never Miss. We conductsemi-serious research and al-ways shoot clean!

Our Motto: Evernay Issmay(Pig Latin for “Never Miss”)

Our Web Site: http://mddall.com/sbss/SBSShome.htm

We wear distinctive badges madefrom captured bullets that have beeninfected with the stealth virus andthus prove the existence of SBs.

We’re dedicated to the principleof never taking ourselves seriouslyand to the total defeat of all StealthBullets. We conduct continuous Re-search and Development of formu-las and causes, otherwise known asofficial excuses, for the “bang noclang” events and generally comeup with really off the wall methodsof creating a Zero Tolerance Envi-ronment (ZTE) for SBs, thus forcingeach “bang” to result in a “clang.”

Our primary mission is simple,and we remain steadfast in our con-stant pursuit of it: Enhance the funof Cowboy Action Shooting™ andpromote SASS wherever we go

Want to join? You, too, can be-come an SBSS Trooper this veryday! Just shoot me an email at:[email protected] LifeMembership dues: $000. Benefitslike this don’t come cheap—that’szero dollars…with three zeroes!

After joining, you can never berightfully blamed for another missthe rest of your shooting life. Here’syour chance. For that princely sumof $000, you’ll receive via email aunique certificate cleverly craftedfrom only the very best pre-1899 de-sign electrons and personal badgemaking instructions. Best of all, how-ever, you’ll be joining one of the mostfun shooting groups in the world thatoffers its members an infinite num-ber of semi-researched, crack pot hy-potheses, a.k.a. “official excuses,” forthat bang no clang phenomena!

the Stealth Bullet Shooting Society hasReached A major milestone Anniversary!

We’re12 years old today!!!By Colonel Dan, SASS #24025

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t was on a Sunday drivewith my wife I discov-ered END of TRAIL inNorco, California. Wow!!

I was amazed - here were menand women with six guns on theirhips. In the distance I could hearthe ding of lead on steel. Could itbe I found a way I might shoot myguns with some real sense of pur-pose and not just a day out plink-ing somewhere?

When I was old enough to buya firearm I bought guns I thoughtrepresented the Old West. Theonly “Old West” I knew was fromwatching Westerns on the silverscreen and television! I lived inLos Angeles County for over fiftyyears. Most of that time was inthe San Fernando Valley, twentymiles northwest of downtown Los

Angeles. As a kid, my playgrounds were the Los An-geles riverbed, cornfields, climbing pepper trees, andcapturing the then plentiful horn toad. When I col-lected enough nickels and pennies, I would make theshort trip to Andy Devine’s Crystal Plunge in VanNuys. Lying right next to the riverbed was a movieanimal compound where, believe it or not, big catsand apes were kept in wire enclosures. Not far fromthe compound was a movie storage lot and stables.We climbed the fence to play in covered wagons andstagecoaches and checked the stables because of ru-mors Silver and Scout were sometimes stabled there.

I want to explain here my experiences living in theSan Fernando Valley aren’t unique. Every one I knewhad some contact briefly or otherwise with movie peo-ple. Not just actors and actresses, but prop people,special effects, cameramen, extras, and the like.

So as the years passed, I had my encounters, bychance or by invitation, with twenty or so movie ac-tors. Joining SASS in 2000 rekindled my interest inthe Western movies and I realized out of the twentyor so actors who had crossed my path, ten were inWesterns I had seen. I thought it would be fun toshare my experiences with SASS members who lovethe Hollywood Westerns as I do. I have listed severalmovies with my short explanation of my encounters.I purposely left out who the actors were. I thought itwould be fun for the interested internet-savvy readerto use my Internet search lines for the answers. Ifyou’re stumped, the answers are on page 82.

1. Arizona Bushwhackers. One day in gradeschool, we had a guest cowboy on horseback who per-formed rope tricks for us. I remember he was insidethe auditorium, but I can’t recall why. Maybe it wasraining? If you lived in the Los Angeles area back inthe 50’s and 60’s, this one should be easy to guess. In-ternet search lines - He performed in 60 Rose parades.

2. Winchester 73. I was invited to a party inToluca Lake, 10 miles northwest of downtown Los

Angeles. I was a high school gymnast and I thoughtI was fairly strong. At the door, I was greeted by thisactor who shook my hand with a vise like grip. Iswear to this day I can still feel his hand shake. In-ternet search lines - A High Road to Danger.

3. Rio Bravo and Day of the Outlaw. When Iwas a teenager, I worked at a Richfield service stationin North Hollywood, 13 miles northwest of Los Ange-les. Note the word “service,” remember? While thedriver read the newspaper, his or her gas waspumped, oil and water checked, windows washed, tirepressure checked, and anything else the driver mightrequest. One fine day, two motorcyclists came cruis-ing into the station on what looked like new motorcy-cles. One said, “We are looking for Sally’s Dress Shop.Can you help us out?” I answered Sally’s was just a

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1. Ray “Crash” Corrigan’s Corriganville

2. William S. Hart Museum

3. Melody Movie Ranch

4. Disney Movie Ranch

5. Vasquez Rocks

6. Warner Brothers Studio

7. NBC Studios

8. CBS Studios

9. Universal Studios

10. Gene Autry

11. Hollywood

12. Roy Rogers

13. Andy Devine’s Crystal Plunge



short distance down LankershimBoulevard and on the right. Alsofurther down Lankershim wasNudie’s Western Wear andAlphonso’s Custom Holsters,where I bought my first holster.Internet search lines - Song, Gar-den Party.

4. Tombstone. High schoolgymnastics was great fun. Wewould work out from 2:00 to 6:00PM with a little horseplay, too. Ihad major stage fright coupledwith an inner ear problem, so mygymnastic routines didn’t amountto much. One kid we all admiredhad no such limitations. He wasone of the outstanding athletes of1955 and 1956, and in 1956 hewalked off with the Valley cham-pionship in the rings, long horse,high bar, and all around gymnast.Internet search lines – Hell, I gotlots of friends.

5. Wild Bunch. Towards theend of a show at Universal Stu-dios, I decided to move to the backof the theater to beat the rush forthe parking lot. I ended up stand-ing next to one of my favorite ac-tors. He turned my way andsmiled and then said, ‘‘I see youand I have the same idea,’’ and weboth got a chuckle out of it. Inter-net search lines - Jubal (1956)gets a job from him.

6. Sheepman. There wasthis hamburger eatery by thename of Don’s Place where onecould enjoy a beer along with agiant burger. Don’s was located inBurbank, 11 miles northwest ofLos Angeles. While enjoying aburger one day, we heard somelaughter about two tables awayfrom us. The well-known actorand his companions were justleaving. He had an actor’sstraight face while his compan-ions were trying not to burst outwith laughter. He had in his handa whoopi cushion device and wasmaking music with it as theyweaved in and around the tables.Internet search lines - Tombstone“Let ‘Er Rip”

7. Support Your Local Gun-fighter. On my way one day topurchase chlorine for the pool, Inearly collided with a long blackcar pulling out from an alleyfairly fast right in front of me. Ipanicked, hitting my brakes infear of a pending crash. I wasready to swear and scream at thedriver, but when I got a good closelook at him I went from rage towow. I gave him a friendly waveand he gestured he was sorry. In-

ternet search lines -1970 Rio Loboeccentric sidekick.

8. Drums across the River.I was introduced to skin diving bymy junior high gym teacher. Hemade a few extra dollars duringthe summer break teachinggroups of kids how to makeHawaiian slings, spear fish, andpry Abalone off the rocky oceanbottom. In high school I joined adiving club and eventually gotSCUBA certified. In the mid six-ties I enrolled in a commercialdiving school where I learnedabout the Navy’s Mark V divinggear. I teamed up with anotherdiver by the name of Christopher

(he preferred to be called Kit).One day Kit said to me, “My par-ents have invited you to dinner.They would like to meet thediver/tender who makes suretheir son gets his air supply.”Kit’s father was better known forhis character in a very populartelevision show. Internet searchlines - Tomas Arana in Tombstone.

9. Forty Guns. In the early70’s I had the opportunity to

spend Christmas Eve in the homeof a well-known celebrity. One ofher guests was an actress whohad starring roles in numerousWesterns. It was a great thrill forme to meet her. She greeted mewith a big hug and a kiss andasked me to sit next to her. Shemade me feel like we were oldfriends. Internet search lines -Jack Oakie bought her San Fer-nando Valley ranch.�

~ Don’t Forget ~

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hange. This is not aword I choose lightly foruse here, but the simpletruth is this: Change is

the only constant in all things. Ifyou’re not adapting and evolving …particularly in a business environ-ment ... you might as well just hangup your hat. And, so it is—an evo-lution within SASS is underway—an evolution that maintains theattitude, history, and values of theAmerican West as well as the his-tory of a sport enjoyed by thousandsof people all over the world, whileensuring this legacy can be enjoyedfor many generations to come.

The Single Action Shooting So-ciety was founded as a membershiporganization over 30 years ago to“Preserve and Promote the Sport ofCowboy Action Shooting™.” Thatmission statement and dedicationwill never waiver. Consider thisevolution not as a change in whatworks, but rather a renewal of thosevows, as well as a fresh new per-spective to move forward, ensuringSASS and Cowboy Action Shoot-ing™ stand the test of time. It’s areminder of what we are, and forwhom we are in business: the shoot-ers, our members, and the SASS“family.” It’s for those folks whostrap on their guns, dust off their

cowboy hats, and show up monthafter month, and year after year tosupport SASS and enjoy the sport,all while spending time with thebest people in the world.

Change isn’t always easy. To besuccessful, and know where you’regoing, you must not forget whereyou’ve been. Throughout the years,SASS as an organization has fo-cused on what was beneficial andimportant at that time. What setsSASS and Cowboy Action Shoot-ing™ apart from every other organ-ization and shooting sport in theworld will always be maintained—from costuming requirements, striv-ing to produce events that are fun

for the participants, and promulgat-ing rules that ensure safety and con-sistency in competitions around theworld. We will always strive to pre-serve and maintain that spirit of theOld West—the camaraderie, thekinship, and the Spirit of the Game,as well as that which we all soproudly wear as a badge of honor—what we call “The Cowboy Way.”

Cowboy Action Shooting™ isthe most friendly, least intimidat-ing competitive shooting sport any-where. We welcome all ages,genders, and skill levels. We evenprovide a large number of shootingcategories so virtually everyonecan have the satisfaction of com-peting with their peers. The ranksof Cowboy Action Shooters are the

Misty Moonshine, SASS Life #24262

By Misty Moonshine, SASS Life #24262


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were silk covered with Chantillylace. Her hat was an exact reproduc-tion of one worn by Lillian Russell.

Best Dressed Man – WildHorse John was the proprietor ofthe Cheyenne Social Club. He worea mother of pearl stickpin in hisascot, and his double watch chainincluded a gold pocket watch, amagnifying glass, and an 1882 fivedollar gold piece he received as ananniversary gift from his “girls.”His cane, which he carried for per-sonal protection, was made from awarthog’s tusk.

Best Dressed Military – Tim-ber Jack Thompson represented aScots Black Watch regiment’s uni-form during the Boer War of 1899 –1902. He wore a plaid kilt and kiltsocks in the Black Watch colors andan Australian hat with a redfeather hackle. The Australian hatshad been adopted by the British

troops. He also wore a Black Watchsporran with a brass cantle.

Best Dressed Couple – Utiliz-ing the “Masquerade” theme of thisyear’s Convention, Aspen Filly andAspen Wrangler came as Cleopatraand Mark Antony. Mark Antony en-tered the room and introduced the“Queen of Denial,” Cleopatra. Fromher golf headdress to her gold san-dals, she was the living, breathingreincarnation of the Queen of theNile. After a few seconds of repar-tee, Cleopatra announced, “All menare Asps,” and departed the roomleaving Mark Antony standingalone in his golden armor.

To all the participants, winners,and judges during the last decade ofthe SASS Convention, I salute you.You made the Convention the epit-ome of costuming. I won’t say good-bye as I hope there will be moreConventions in the future. So, untilwe meet again …

Costumes At The 10th Annual Convention . . .



most diverse you’ll find. And,among them are some of thefastest, most accurate, and excep-tionally skilled shooters on theplanet. They are our superstars.Cowboy Action Shooting™ com-petitors show the same (if notmore) discipline and dedication toperfecting their skills as any othershooting sports’ competitors. So,why is it we are the only shootingsport that hasn’t celebrated andpromoted its champions? It’s timeto showcase the outstanding talentwithin our ranks, to promote thesport, and all the while maintainthe very basic spirit and attitudethat sets us apart.

Cowboy Action Shooting™ is ashooting SPORT! We draw moreparticipants and competitors atsome of our monthly matches thanall the other shooting sports do atthe state or even the national level.We have thousands of Cowboy Ac-tion Shooters and over 600 affili-ated clubs all over the world … andyet, SASS is a well-kept secret.Most folks have no idea we suit up1880s-style, strap on our guns,shoot live ammo in Old West sce-narios, and keep score! They don’tunderstand we have well-attendedchampionships all over the world,on a regular basis, and our mem-bers work hard to prefect theirskills. It’s way past time the worldknew without a shadow of a doubtwhat Cowboy Action Shooting™is—and one way of accomplishingthat is by celebrating our champi-ons—some of the fastest, most ac-curate shooters in the world. Anew, fresh, and equally aggressiveMarketing and Advertising cam-paign is currently being forged to

accomplish just that. Still, we will not forget “The

horse that brung ya.” You will seea fresh perspective of this renewedphilosophy in several ways over thecoming months. We are striving toincrease member benefits whilemaintaining the cost of member-ship at a manageable level. We areworking diligently to acquire criti-cal member demographic informa-tion at major events across thecountry this year, arming us withcrucial information to better repre-sent our members, as we forge rela-tionships with companies andmanufacturers for the benefit of thesport and our shooters. We arelooking at forming a SASS legisla-tive committee dedicated to takinga more active role on members’ be-half to defend our Second Amend-ment rights. We are maintainingan open line of communication withevery member in every corner of theworld, realizing SASS is chockedfull of some of the most amazing,talented, diverse individuals on theplanet, from all walks of life, and wewelcome their CONSTRUCTIVEcriticism and fresh ideas.

SASS has always cared aboutthe shooter. That fact has notchanged. What is changing is weare planning ways to show we care.We know without the shooters,members, and supporters, SASSwould cease to exist. A dream, a vi-sion, a legacy ... would die. We knowour members, this SASS family, aretruly the lifeblood of this organiza-tion. You will see firsthand suchgratitude and support in the newand improved environment at ENDof TRAIL 2012 where the true VIP’sof the event will be the shooters!

There is a love and respect for

this sport that simply doesn’t existin other shooting disciplines. It’salmost engrained in all who experi-ence it—from SASS #1 to SASS#94501. Hipshot, SASS #7, said, “Ilove this game. I’ve been playing itfor over 30 years, and I want tomake sure my grandson can still beshooting Cowboy Action matcheswith his grandchildren.” That, cow-boys and cowgirls, is what we liketo call a legacy, and one we will dili-gently strive to ensure lives on.

SASS has learned some hardlessons over time and is certainlynot without its share of mistakes,but it was built on a solid founda-tion by some of the greatest andwell-intentioned people around. Aswe move forward, crucial struc-tures are now being formed to en-sure SASS and Cowboy ActionShooting™ will not only survive,but will continue to grow and pros-per well into to next century andbeyond. I am honored to be a partof it, and excited by what the futureholds for us all. We like to refer toourselves as a SASS family, one inwhich I’m certainly proud to be amember, and a fact I hold dear. Itis with our SASS family in mind Iquote Brad Henry, who said, “Fam-ilies are the compass that guidesus. They are the inspiration toreach great heights, and our com-fort when we occasionally falter.”

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eing on the roaddoesn’t stop us fromkeeping in contactwith the rest of the

world. Today we can communi-cate in seconds with our neigh-bor who may be hundreds ofmiles away. In the Old West theyhad mail communications, but

today, computers speed it up alittle over the Pony Express. Butwhen the ole PC contracts a badcase of the flu it does slow thingsup a bit.

I was awakened by TheVicar’s Wife early one Mondaymorning a while back. Her voiceechoed through the aluminumwalls of our trailer: “Well, we’redone!!! The computer is messedup. There are BIG RED LET-TERS on the screen and nothingworks.” Somehow a mischievoushacker had snuck into our “Sil-ver Bullet” RV under cover of

darkness and rustled our abilityto communicate with others. Ifan Old West outlaw snuck intoyour camp at night in times ofyore and rifled through your sad-dle bags, about the worst hecould do was rip up your paperand steal your pen and ink takeep ya from writin’ back home.All you needed then was ta rideinto town the next morning andbuy some more correspondenceconveyance devices and you wereup and runnin’ again. But todayit is a major operation to remedythe problem. It says in Proverbs

3:29 NRSV, “Do not plan harmagainst your neighbor who livestrustingly beside you.”

It is amazing how much thecomputer has come to dominateour lives. A little over a decadeago we used pen and ink or, atbest, a typewriter as our mode ofcorrespondence. Today the com-puter has taken over. Lettersare written and sent via the PC.The articles I write are punchedout on the keyboard, spell -checked, grammar enhanced, ed-ited, stored along with adjoiningphotos, and eventually sent in to

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Cree Vicar Dave, SASS Life, #49907

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be published, all via the com-puter. I find Cowboy ActionShooting™ clubs to shoot at,check to see when they shoot,where they shoot, and how ta getta where they shoot on my com-puter. So when the virus struckit was no small thing.

We had a Firewall so theproblem could be easily reme-died, right? Kind of like ridin’over ta the general store andpickin’ up a tablet, feather quillpen, and some ink. Not quite soeasy. After calling our computersecurity supplier and spendingan hour on hold, The Vicar’s Wifetook directions on how ta curethe problem. After three hours ofrunning their fix over and over,she got another number to call taget it fixed right. The earliesthelp was available was Friday at6:00 AM. The computer expertwould call then and make it well(the definition of an “expert” issomeone who rides in from overtwo hundred miles away and car-ries a briefcase). Oh by the way,it’ll be another $129 plus the $59a year we had paid to keep thisfrom happening in the firstplace. Maybe it’s time ta go backta paper, pen and ink; well, notjust yet.

Friday rolled around and thephone rang a little after six inthe morning. The computer “ex-pert” rode into our trailerthrough the telephone. He tin-

kered with the PC for some threehours and then declared ithealthy as a horse. Another cou-ple of hours were spent runningthe scanner. So the total grieffactor amounted to $129 pluseight hours of time. Times thatby the many thousands of othercowpokes affected and it adds upto an astonishing amount of“Hacker Headache.”

I hope the person who initi-ated the virus had as much funsneaking into our camp by coverof cyberspace darkness and pil-fering our saddlebags as we hadgetting things back in orderagain. But the Bible says we areto, “Bless those who persecuteyou [who are cruel in their atti-tude toward you]; bless and donot curse them,” Romans 12:14,the Amplified Bible. People whodevise viruses to invade comput-ers have way too much time ontheir hands. What we need ta dois find out who they are and getthem into Cowboy Action Shoot-ing™. That way all their extratime would be spent loadingammo and practicing. Then theywould be a blessing to us and wewould not have to be concernedabout a stealth computer rustlersneaking into our PC camp bydark of Internet night.

God bless (even the rustlers), [email protected]

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FACTOIDDuring the Civil War, glasses with colored lenses were used to treat disorders and illnesses. Yellow-trimmed glasses were used to treat syphilis, blue for insanity, and pink for

depression. Thus we get the expression, “to see the world through rose-colored glasses.”

it is saddled with several restric-tions. If you’re trying to load a lotof rounds, for example, so you canpractice daily, one of those pesky re-strictions jumps up and bites you.

All manufacturers of progres-sive reloading machines prohibitthe use of blackpowder in theirpowder measures for safety rea-sons. (Yes, people do ignore thatprohibition and load on their pro-gressive loaders, but we’re not goingthere.) All brass powder measuresfor blackpowder do exist, butthey’re not designed to work “auto-matically” as desirable for a pro-gressive machine. This meansmany people who have marvelousprogressive loading machines capa-ble of several hundred rounds anhour do things that slow their pro-duction drastically, such as using abrass powder measure manually ordipping powder and pouring it intothe case through a funnel.

If your participation in CowboyAction Shooting™ is eight matches ayear, and you think practice is cheat-ing, then no problem. But if youshoot 40+ matches a year and prac-tice 300 rounds daily for two monthsbefore Winter Range or END ofTRAIL, this makes it really hard tomake as much ammo as you shoot.

Several hundred rounds an hour

Fortunately it is possible tomake several hundred rounds anhour of smoky ammunition as easilyas smokeless. The manufacturers ofthree SASS legal blackpowder sub-stitutes currently in production,American Pioneer Powder, Pyrodex,and Triple Seven all recommendthem for use in progressive ma-chines with standard powder meas-ures. All of them smoke as much ormore than the same volume of Goex2f. I use American Pioneer Powder.It works with (cheap) smokeless bul-lets and is milder than Triple 7. Py-rodex works best with blackpowder

f you shoot a categorywith “Frontier” in itsname all ammunitionmust be blackpowder or

a blackpowder substitute that con-forms to SASS regulations.“Wholly” black is wonderful stuff,historically accurate and spectacu-larly smoky. Unfortunately, be-cause it is an explosive instead of apropellant like smokeless powders,

Full charge loadsFor full-charge loads, adjust

your powder measure to load pow-der to a level that just touches thebullet base, with a little compres-sion. This will be more than suffi-cient to exceed the SASS SmokeStandard in .32 H & R Magnumand larger cartridges.

New! Improved!American Pioneer Powder has

been improved since it was first in-troduced. If you tried it early onand didn’t like the fact that it“dusted” heavily, or “clumped,” orwas aggressively hygroscopic (thatmeans it attracts water), you mightwant to give it another shot (so tospeak). Look for a black bottle ifyou want to make sure you have thelatest formula. Late productionswitched from white bottles toblack. One thing that separatesearly APP from current, even beforethey changed bottles, is the color ofthe powder. It’s gone from lightgrey to brown to charcoal. In fact itbullets. APP is considerably cleaner.

Necessary equipmentA good part of volume produc-

tion, of course, is equipment. If youuse a single stage press, you canmake perfect rounds, but if youwant time leftover to shoot it, youwill need a good progressive pressand a few speed enhancing acces-sories. I’ve used Dillons since themid-80s. Since 1999 I’ve beenusing a XL650. I can, starting witha full primer tube and case feeder,load 100 rounds in 5-6 minutes.You would think that would meanI could make 1,000 rounds in 60minutes, but you would be wrong.I still have to keep the primertubes, powder measure, and casefeeder tube filled. Therefore I havean electric case feeder, and I usethe RF100 primer tube filler. Man-aging brass and primers is all apart of loading and takes time.Minimizing that time is a majorpart of volume loading.

By Captain George Baylor, SASS Life #24287

High Volume Loading For “Frontier” Categories

DiSpAtcheS FromcAmp BAylor

Captain Baylor modeling the Mernickle Evil Roy Slim Jim rigwith matching shotgun belt.

(Photo by Lorrie Lott, Mr. Quigley Photography)



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Dillon XL650 set up for loading a lot of American Pioneer Powder

loads as fast as smokeless

Dillon SL900 set up to load AmericanPioneer Powder shotgun loads as

fast as smokeless

looks a lot more like “black” powder.I use only 3f for main match car-tridges and shotgun because it me-ters well in Dillon powdermeasures. This simplifies logistics.

(Less) DustingCompared to the “old days,” cur-

rent APP does not “dust” as much. Istill clean off the shell plate and sur-rounding area with compressed airevery 100-200 rounds. The powderslide gets compressed air, too. APPwill also infiltrate the primer diskand get under the shell plate. Thesolution is to take the shell plate andprimer mechanism off and cleanevery 2,000 rounds or so. I followthe cleaning instructions in the Dil-lon owner’s manual, using alcohol onthe primer disc and shell plate. Itake this opportunity to grease or oilall of the places Dillon indicates inthe owner’s manual. Keeping themachine clean and properly ad-justed is 90% of the solution to prob-lems. 10% is experience and keep ingspare parts on hand. 10% is poormath skills. The XL650 still needsgood brass and right side upprimers. The RF100 automaticprimer filler will fill a primer tube ina couple of minutes while you’redoing something else, like crankingout ammunition. The main com-plaint is that it will occasionally loadprimers into the tube upside down.It is possible to adjust it to virtuallyeliminate this phenomenon using asecret process that can only be foundin the RF100 manual.

All brass is sorted in a threetray “Shellsorter” before tumbling.That eliminates wrong size brassfrom getting into the machine. ThenI put it in the case feeder a smallhandful at a time so I can shake the

rounds and hear split cases. If youdon’t know what a split case soundslike, put one in with a few pieces ofgood brass and shake it.

Major match ammo uses newStarline brass. Each round gets in-spected and goes into a casechecker. Practice ammo is dumpeddirectly into bullet boxes. Evil Roytaught me it takes as much time toput ammo into 50 round bullettrays as it does to make 50 rounds.Whenever I find a bad round duringpractice I put it in a box marked“Free ammunition for Frontier Car-tridge shooters—take all you want.”Reduced Recoil (Big) Rounds

A .45 Colt with a full case ofAPP 3f and a 200-250 gr. bullet willsmoke dramatically and recoil real-istically. If your hands and wrist aregetting arthritic, it will recoilpainfully. If that’s not what youwant, a 15 gr. (volume, about 13 gr.weight, or 1 cc) charge with fillerand a 160 gr. bullet will exceed thesmoke standard and recoil a lot lesspainfully. But you need filler to fillthe empty space in the case, or youwill get erratic loads. When I shot.45 Colt I used to use ½" caulkbacker rod (Lowe’s where they sellweather stripping) cut to stick out ofthe case 1/8" or so over the desiredpowder charge and then compressedwith the bullet, but it slowed pro-duction drastically. Then I switchedto a 2-powder measure setup thatput in filler on top of the powder.Now I use wimpy little .38 Specialsthat don’t need filler. The best setupfor filler I’ve found is the one byLarsen E. Pettifogger. He uses a LeeAuto Disk powder measure in sta-tion three. Set up the Lee Auto Diskpowder measure with the big returnspring so it operates automatically.You also need a Lee powder funneland expander for the chosen car-tridge, and Auto-Disk Riser to raisethe powder measure for clearance.This eliminates the powder checkdie. But it’s pretty obvious if youdidn’t get the right amount of pow-der in the case. When the roundgets to station four, where you seatthe bullet, the case should be almostfull of powder and filler (1/8" or lessfrom the top before seating the bul-let compresses the load). If it’s not,pull the round out and solve theproblem. You may use any of yourregular BP fillers, such as groundcorncob, corn meal, grits, Cream ofWheat, or walnut media.

Shotgun LoadsTraditional blackpowder shot-

gun loads involve using card andfiber wads and a lot of time, butmodern smokeless wads and pro-gressive loaders make better loadsin a lot less time. Most traditionalblackpowder recipes use too muchpowder for what we’re doing. Youwant a pattern tight enough at 10-12 yards to put all or most of the

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shot on the knockdown target. Thiscan be accomplished with 35 gr.(weight, about 40 gr. volume) APP3f,1-1/8 oz. shot, and a 1-1/8 oz. wad.More powder generally opens thepattern. Really hot loads generallyhave a hole in the middle of the pat-tern making it really hard to knockdown a target. Several wads work,including Winchester white(WAA12) and orange (WT12) andClaybuster copies. I use RemingtonFIG8S wads because I use a DillonSL900. The pedals are “stitched” to-gether at the ends, and they don’trequire spreading to keep them

from getting stuck in the wad ram.This speeds production and savesmy arthritic thumb.

Remington STS hulls seem tofall out of a double more reliablythan Winchester hulls. APP, likeblackpowder, will burn the hulls, somatch ammo uses once fired hulls.A hull skiver or “Spin Doctor” isuseful in reshaping the crimpmouth that has only partiallyopened. “Perfect” hulls are requiredfor perfect reloads, and I spend aconsiderable amount of time mak-ing sure the hulls that go into thecase feeder are right. If I don’t, thenI spend a considerable amount oftime dealing with the problemscaused by bad hulls in the machine.

Round, clean hulls with casemouths opened to about the size ofthe hull go right through the ma-chine without problems.

Keep the secretDon’t tell your friends how easy

it is to load large amounts of black-powder ammunition as quickly assmokeless using American PioneerPowder. Make arcane commentsabout vegetable wads and droptubes and making bullets out of un-obtainium and lubed with unicornfat. They’ll never know the differ-ence. If they figured out how easy itis, they might shoot in one of the“Frontier” categories in matches.We wouldn’t want that, would we?

American Pioneer Powder’s new black bottle guarantees you’regetting the latest improvements

April 2012

The Dillon powder measure dispensespowder. The Lee Auto Disk powder measure dispenses filler for wimpy (or arthritis friendly) loads for cartridges beginning with .4. (Larsen E. Pettifogger photo)



aged. Tom’s pride was somewhatdiminished, however. He DID buyme a new ramrod. Oh, the Black-bird just flew away, unscathed.

A “Quigley” ShotTom and I were visiting his par-

ents in the Upper Peninsula ofMichigan, and doing some plinkingin the yard with our Zoave rifles.Tom challenged me to an accuracycontest, a Six-Pack as prize, with anempty soda can as the target,placed about 40 yards out in themiddle of the gravel road. (This isout in VERY rural UP country.)Tom shot first and came within ahalf-foot of the can. I shot, hit it,and sent it another 20 yards furtherout. One of the kids started to goget the can, but I halted him, want-ing to see if I could duplicate theshot further out. BINGO! The cantook another jump through the airfurther. Now I was pumped andeveryone was challenging me to seeif I could do it again, now that thecan was 50 yards out. I aimed care-fully. (No bench rest; this is stand-ing, and no bipod support) At theshot, the can flipped into the airand disappeared down the road.Tom’s Dad said to him, “Son, I don’tthink you want to challenge Billyagain!” He never did.

Chamber CastingA bunch of years back, I had a

nice Ruger Number One .223 thatwas pretty darn accurate, but notwhat I was satisfied with. Somewise buddy suggested I do a “Cham-ber Cast” to determine how muchfreebore there was so I could loadthe bullets very close to the rifling. Iprocured some bismuth metal thatmelts under 200 F. I loaded adummy cartridge in the chamber,and then inserted a dowel in the bar-rel until it touched the bullet. Imarked the dowel with a pencil, re-moved it, and then put several clean-ing patches on the end to act as aplug to hold the melted bismuth.Then I did “The Stupid.” I took thedummy round and placed it at thetop end of the dowel, and marked itslength AHEAD OF the previous

mark, and pushed the patches downto dam up the liquid metal. Isprayed silicone into the chamber,and then poured the liquid bismuthin. After 30 minutes, I tried tappingit out so I could ‘Mike” the casting ofchamber length before rifling. Itwouldn’t budge! The bismuth wasfully the length of the cartridge upthe barrel, and stubbornly cementedin! It took a friend’s mini-torch gin-gerly applied to the back end of thebismuth, melting a bit at a time be-fore enough melted out to allow theremaining bismuth to be hammeredout from the muzzle! I have keptthat piece as a reminder of the “Mea-sure twice, cut once” admonition.

“Slugging” a barrel the wrong way.

A more recent “Goof” involvedmy “slugging” the barrel of my .45-75 Reproduction 1876 Winchester.Accuracy has been pretty good at 50to 75 yards with a cast 340-grainbullet. I wondered if it would im-prove the accuracy if I’d size thebullets correctly to barrel bore size,so I decided to run a slug down thebarrel then use the digital caliper toget the exact dimension. Most .45caliber rifles run between .457” and.460”, and I wanted to be sure to bea thousandth to two over bore forperfect fit and seal. I couldn’t finda pure lead ball of the right size, so(another “The Stupid”) I just de-cided to use a regular unsized .45-70 cast bullet (#2 Lyman). Igreased it with lithium lube andstarted it with a small ball peenhammer. Then with all of it evenwith the muzzle, I took a six-inchpiece of hardwood dowel to run itdown further then used a 30-inchpiece. Nope. The dowel began split-ting from hammer blows, and thebullet didn’t budge. Now, I have avery hard bullet lodged in my veryexpensive lever-action rifle and noway to get at it from the breech.

Panic set in. But, after coolingdown a bit, I took a drive to my localhardware store for a three-footlength of 3/8h steel rod. I cut off asix inch piece to get the bullet going(hopefully), then use the rest of it topush the bullet all the way to thebreech. Fortunately, it worked justfine, but I was amazed at the diffi-culty driving the bullet through thebarrel. I can just imagine howmuch pressure it takes for a loaded

A Target of Opportunity, or“The Stupid”

Some years back, I was enjoy-ing blackpowder shootingwith a reproduction Rem-ington Zoave .58 Caliber

front-stuffer. My friend, Tom, hadthe same rifle, and we were shoot-ing at tin cans and blocks of wood.I kept hitting more than he did, sohe asked if he could try my rifle. Hepoured the powder in, wiped theMimi-Ball in Crisco, and started it

in the barrel. He noticed a Black-bird sitting on a weed 30 or 40yards away, quickly placed the capon the nipple, then rememberedhe’d just started the bullet into thebarrel. He used the ramrod to seatthe bullet on the powder, thenquickly aimed at the intruder. Thereport and blast was unusuallysharp; Tom was thrown backwardonto his butt, and the rifle ended itsrecoil rise pointed at the sky. Iasked Tom where he put the ram-rod. He pointed in the direction ofthe shot! Thankfully, even with thecombined weight of both Mini-BallAND ramrod, the rifle was undam-

Great Shots, misses,and goofs

Blackthorne Billy, SASS #74914

By Blackthorne Billy, SASS #74914

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Quick … pick up thephone! It’s Hondo Dan,and he’s pretty excited!”

I was taking a nap, trying to geta little extra shuteye after a tiringfull week of activity at Winter

Range. The Missus’ urgency got meup fast, grabbing for the phone bythe bed.

On the other end was goodshootin’ buddy, Hondo Dan.

“Hey Whooper, I think I found

the box assured me: “It’s true … andwe’ve got plenty of ‘em, cowboy.”

Eleven minutes later I’m home,watchin’ Duke and Maureen andChill and Strother and Bob Steelecallin’ out their lines as I sampledone of Duke’s favorite hits, McLin-tock. Lots of action, lots of humor,lots of savin’ of the West! (This isthe one where Duke winds upchasin’ Maureen around town inher underwear!)

So, while I’m watchin’ this 1st ofthe 50 flicks in the collection, I seethere’s three more Duke movies,ten Roy Rogers pictures, four GeneAutry films, six Tex Ritter talkies,and lots of others starring BobSteele, Gabby Hayes, Burt Lan-caster, Jack Palance, Lee Van Cleef,Randolph Scott, and just aboutevery other cowboy star, includingWill Rogers!

After watchin’ McLintock, Iwatched a fine old oater from 1930called The Oklahoma Cyclone, star-ring the always-exciting Bob Steele

Whooper Crane, SASS Life #52745

By Whooper Crane, SASS #52745

“the Mother Lode of Bargain BarrelBuddies for ya. Me and Misse-laineous were just over at WallyWorld, and we ran into this incred-ible deal on B-Western DVDs. Youain’t gonna believe this … you get50 old cowboy movies for 10 Bucks!”

“Calm down, Hondo,” says I.“You sure about this?”

“I bought a set, and I’m lookin’at the cover right now! I’m tellin’ya, Whooper … 50 old cowboy flicksfor just 10 Bucks! Better get yertail over there and snap up a set.It’s called Western Classics, andthey have them in their Entertain-ment Department!

“OK, I’m on my way … thanksfor the headsup, Buddy.”

It only took me 10 minutes tohotfoot it over to Wally World andone more to hustle over to the Enter-tainment Department. Lo and Be-hold … there was this huge box-typedisplay with a big sign “50 Westerns– $10” … and the box was full ofthese incredible 12-Disc DVD sets.And, who do ya ‘spose was starin’back at me from the front of the box?The Duke … and Jane Russell, andGail Russell, and a hard-ridin’ possechasin’ some owlhoot.

This was too good to be true!But, the saleslady standing beside

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nars over the years would havemade it worthwhile. The friends wemade along the way would havemade it worthwhile. The partieswould have made it worthwhile.The astute among you are probablynoticing a trend. I’ve been to all ten,and it was, indeed, worthwhile.

Word got out that there wouldnot be a 2012 Convention. Thisbrought out a surprising number oflate entrants who didn’t want to missout. They didn’t. This was a goodone. For those of you who haven’tbeen to any of the Conventions andwonder what it was all about, I willtry to explain. It was (counting fromWednesday registration and meetand greet to the closing of the Con-vention Sunday afternoon) a 4-1/2day SASS party with all of the thingsthat brought you to SASS together inone place, with, of course, the absenceof shooting.

Let’s start with the Conventionfloor at the Riviera’s Royal Pavil-ion. Remember that a considerablenumber of people call SASS theSingle Action Shopping Society.Many of your favorite vendors andseveral that want to be your fa-vorite vendors were set up demon-strating and selling their wares. Inthe spotlight was The Royal Pavil-ion Stage, and something was hap-pening there all of the time.Technically the vendors openedThursday morning, but I saw peo-ple leaving with bags of goodies onWednesday afternoon during setuptime. Since they weren’t running,and no one was chasing them, I’mpretty sure they had bought them.

The biggest vendor as far asspace went was Wild West Mercan-tile, the stalwart company that has

clothed almost everyone in SASSat one time or another. SinceWild West Mercantile boughtTonto Rim Trading Co. a whileback, they occupied the space thetwo stores used to occupy. Italked to Claudia Feather, theQueen of Wild West Mercantile,on Sunday morning, and she wasone happy vendor. Actually Italked to several happy vendors.As usual, there were new vendorsand old vendors. Some had beenthere for most or all of the Con-ventions. Those who workedhard, had products that SASSshooters wanted, and had a goodattitude did well. Those who did-n’t have all three of those attrib-utes, not so much.

The unluckiest hard-workingvendor I talked to was the Taylor’s& Co. contingent. Their gunshadn’t arrived by the start of theConvention. The long guns never

did. It’s really hard to show off yourlatest models if they aren’t there. Ibelieve Tammy said the shippingcompany was FedUp, or maybe shewas fed up with her shipping com-pany. Still, once some guns had ar-rived, her booth was covered upwith cowboys and cowgirls.

Firearms vendors includedmost of the SASS favorites, theaforementioned Taylors & Co.,Cimarron Firearms, Ruger, EMF,Pietta, and Dixie Gun Works. Noless than three hatmakers hadbooths, in alphabetical order:Brims and Trims, Colorado Moun-tain, and D Bar J. With Saturdaynight’s ball in mind, David at DBar J had brought 200 top hats andderbies in addition to the myriadstyles of cowboy hats and som-

breros. Many of his customersavailed themselves of his antiquehead-measuring machine and or-dered hats made to fit.

Leather makers included Mer-nickle Custom Leather, Jax Leather,Ted Blocker Holsters, and Tomb-stone Leather. Ladies Costume-ori-ented vendors exceeded my abilityto remember them all. Katie’sMillinery had been to all ten Con-ventions. Laced was so busy I nevergot an interview. An interesting oneI hadn’t seen before was LadyLaSalle’s The Historical Hair-dresser, who does wigs worthy ofepic historical movies. La Bandida’sButterfly Frillies sold Steam Punkaccessories in addition to frillies.Coon Creek Old West was alwayscovered with shoppers interested inthe military of the era. It was Sun-day before I could get an interviewwith White Wolf Trading becausethey were too busy with customers.

Of course Earthwalker Boots

was always busy, as usual. Many ofus with old, tired, less-than-perfectfeet are wearing their products tomake it through several days ofwalking on rocks at the averagematches. Black Steel, at the ActionTargets booth, was very happy withhis order book by Sunday morning.Offering free shipping closed thedeal with a lot of customers.

Artie Fly and Sexy Sadie ofMajor Photography were kept busyphotographing Conventioneers intheir finery. They’re always busyfar into the night at the Saturdaynight banquet doing formal por-traits. The irrepressible SergeantShuster of Kona Cowboy Coffee wasbusy with a new coffee blend justfor us, SASS Cowboy Action Coffee.Laced, famous for corsets, seemedto be suffering from a shortage ofcorset models to the chagrin ofmany cowboys. Still, they were sell-ing corsets at flank speed. RedwingTrading Company sold out of theirFrontiersman Screwknives shortlyafter the seminar, “Black Powderfor Dummies:” concluded. Wasthere a connection? Hmm …

The NRA had two booths, onefor recruiting members, and one forthe National Firearms Museum.Punxsutawney Phil told me they’resetting up a western branch atFounders Ranch! A first time ven-dor was Powder River CartridgeCo., makers of Evil Roy ammuni-tion. They make it from Laser Castbullets, new Starline Brass, andVV320 powder. A vendor that didn’tseem to fit in any categories was Ar-madillo Mercantile, with a collectionof unusual foodstuffs and miscel-lany. On Sunday morning the ladythere was happy with her sales.

Guns of the Old West andChronicle of the Old West werethere, as usual, representing theirunusual cowboy oriented periodicals.Dakota Livesay of Chronicles of theOld West also does a radio show.

I know that at this point I’veticked off the many vendors I didn’tmention. You’re right. I shouldhave, but the point wasn’t to listevery vendor, but to give folks whoweren’t there an idea of what washappening on the Convention floor.

Thursday morning startedwith a breakfast at the Top of theRiv and the Wooly Awards. Tex willcovered the very deserving recipi-ents of the Wooly Awards in his ed-itorial last month.

Then the seminars started.They ranged from shooting semi-nars by Evil Roy and FrederickJackson Turner, to historical sub-

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While fun and socializing are certainly a big part of the Convention, they’re not the only parts! Attention to business matters is high on theagenda—the Territorial Governor’s meeting, the Hall of Fame ceremony,the Wooly Awards, meetings of the Range Officers Committee and the

Mounted Shooting Governors, and coordination meetings with the Stateand Regional match Directors are all key parts of the schedule.

As always, there was lots of entertain-ment. World renowned entertainerslike Don Edwards and SourdoughSlim played to packed crowds, theWWPAS competitors completed theircompetitions on the main stage foreveryone’s enjoyment, Miss Tabithahosted her ever-popular Saturday af-ternoon Fashion Show, and then therewas Peaches O’Day and the dancing

girls … oh, the dancing girls!

If nothing else, the Convention is oneBIG party! There are specially arranged

receptions for absolutely everybody! The Saloon Dance and the MasqueradeBall were well attended, but the mostrowdy of all was, hands down, the Pajama/Karaoke Party! After the Friday night concert, folks partied hardy until the early morning hours!

jects, such as the Colorado RailroadWar and Geronimo, both by Ser-geant Shuster, to ladies and men’scostume seminars to a few semi-nars about the Steam Punk phe-nomenon. Ole Gabby, actor RobDoudell, “Spills the Beans” aboutthe secrets of re-creating famouscharacters from the Old West andthe Silver Screen. CD Tom taught“SASS Premier Scoring and MatchManagement System.” Author

Chris Enss talked about her book,“The Lady Was a Gambler: TrueStories of Notorious Women of theOld West.” She also did “The Cow-boy and the Senorita: 100 yearswith Roy Rogers and Dale Evans,”and “Hearts West: Stories of MailOrder Brides on the Frontier.” KidRio taught the difference between“Real vs. Reel Gunfights.” Lone-some Dove, SASS #12, read fromher novel, “Chimera’s Waltz.”Solomon Star, SASS #208, taughtlittle known facts about “Jews inthe Old West.” Quick Cal covered“How to Get Started in CowboyFast Draw.” Chuckaroo, SASS#13080 taught “New Shooters Clin-ics and Recruitment.”

Several seminars were WildBunch oriented, covering every as-pect of this new shooting sport, in-cluding a Wild Bunch RangeOfficer training course. Of courseRO-I and RO-II were offered, aswas Mounted Shooting Range Offi-cer. Jim Bowie and Coyote Cap of-fered well-attended gunsmithingseminars. The WWPAS taughtstage stunts and fighting, bullwhip,knife throwing, and gun spinning.

Blackpowder was well representedfrom Blackpowder for Dummies toLoading and Shooting Blackpow-der Buffalo Rifles by Old Number 4to Frontier Cartridge Loading byRowdy Yates. Bottom Dealin’ Mikeeven taught Reloading Shotshellswithout a Press. Costuming semi-nars covered everything from cow-boys to B-Western, from glovemaking to period hair. You couldhave attended all ten Conventionsand still found more seminars youhadn’t been to than you could fit inyour schedule.

The 2011 SASS CowboyAction Shooting Hall of FameInduction honored AimlessAnnie, Deadwood Stan, DeafLaws, Diamond Dick, LongHunter, and Quick Cal. LongHunter spent some time auto-graphing his instructionalDVD, “One on One With LongHunter.” (See Dispatches fromCamp Baylor for a review.)

The SASS Territorial Gov-ernors Summit fought out thisyear’s crop of proposed rulechanges. Other meetings in-cluded the RO Committee and

Modifications Committee, the Re-gional Match Directors Meeting,and the State Match Directors’Meeting.

On the Convention floor MissTabitha taught Victorian Dressingfrom the Inside Out, always a pop-ular demonstration. SourdoughSlim did his “One-man Western Ex-travaganza.” At any particulartime you might see WWPAS per-formers on the stage, or MissTabitha giving Victorian DanceLessons or the Silver Screen Saloon

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All the mainstream vendors were againpresent with their latest offerings.

Domestic and international firearmsmanufacturers were displaying theirproducts as were leather manufactur-

ers and costuming vendors. Happy Trails was again part of theConvention with their very successfulannual raffle benefiting the HappyTrails Children’s Foundation.

This year there was once again a wide-ranging set of seminars for the conven-tioneers. Gunsmithing, history, shootingschools, and women’s fashions were allcovered. There were even a couple of seminars dealing with “steampunk!”



Revue featuring Peaches O’Day, orthe WWPAS Championship Com-petition. On Saturday the stagefeatured a Western Victorian Fash-ion Show with Miss Tabitha andMad Mountain Mike, a staple ofthe Conventions. A Cowboy FastDraw display had a lot of people fir-ing wax bullets for most of the day.

Evening activities included, onThursday night, receptions for Ter-ritorial Governors and Life mem-bers, a Classic Cowboy SaloonShow and Dance, complete with itsown costume contest for ClassicCowboys, Silver-screen/B-Western,

and Saloon girls. On Friday nightwas a concert by Grammy-nomi-nated Western singer-guitarist DonEdwards followed by the (in)fa-mous SASS Pajama Party andKaraoke with the first-ever SASSPajama costume contest, featuringPeaches O’Day as guest judge. Ofcourse, the biggest evening eventwas Saturday night’s SASS Mas-querade Ball, the SASS SocialEvent of the Year, including dinner,dancing, and a tribute to CoyoteCalhoun by the performers of theWWPAS. The best-dressed cos-tume contest was held earlier, andafter a promenade of the fabulous

costumes, the Costume awardscapped the evening.

After Cowboy Church Sundaymorning the Convention floor wasopen for last minute shopping. Thevendors packed their goods away,and the Convention closed. If youwere there and attended the bulkof the activities, you were ex-hausted. If you missed somethings, then you’re thinking, “I’llcatch that seminar next year.”Then you realize there will not bea 2012 Convention, so if you missedit, well, you missed it!




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Spinning Champ and Multi-Leveland Two Handed Bullwhip TargetWorld Champion. Roper Kiesner:Tenderfoot Gun Handler. Leapin’Louie: Big Loop World Cham pion.Bruce Brannen: Single Handed Bull-whip Target World Champion. Jim“The Deacon” Leone: Knife Card Cut-ting World Champion.

Along with all these much de-served Competitor Awards, therewere a couple of other important,equally deserved presentationsmade at this year’s Convention.One Award I apologize for not pre-senting on Saturday {due to the lastminute side match “Throw Offs”and a few other delays, we literallyran out of time in the Conventionhall}. But, Sunday I was honored topresent the Award I personally hadcreated by Western Historian LeeAnderson to honor our good friend,the late Coyote Calhoun. For thoseof you not present or aware of this“New” award, it is called the “COY-OTE CALHOUN WILD & WOOLYAWARD,” and is awarded to theperson or persons that display themost “Spirit, Passion, and Inspira-tion” for WWPAS and the preserva-

tion of the Wild West Arts … justhow Coyote Calhoun did! And theAward deservingly went to … Leslieand Jim Leone! These two perform-ers are continually helping to bringexposure and interest in the WildWest Arts. Whether they are onstage or practicing, they never missan opportunity to promote whatthey truly love to do. I am proud tocall them my friends and thankthem personally for their heartfeltsupport of WWPAS!

The other “Annual Award Pres-entation” took place on Friday andwas indeed very special! Each yearwe present the “Joe BowmanStraight Shooter Award” to someonewho has made outstanding, if not re-markable, contributions tothe Preservation of America’sWild West Arts. Past recipi-ents of this award are MarkAllen and Montie MontanaJr., both of whom knew thisyear’s honoree, the one andonly … Vince Bruce. We allhad the honor of having hiswife, Annie Dubats, in atten-dance to accept the Award.Prior to the presentation,Mark Allen, WWAC founderand friend of WWPAS, toldstories and anecdotes fromhis personal experienceswith Vince, “The Wizard ofWhips & Ropes!” Annie thentook the stage and relatedseveral interesting and lil’known facts about Vince. Iwas then very proud to pres-ent Annie with this year’s Joe Bow-man Award to honor … Vince Bruce.

On Saturday, we were privi-leged to have a true gentleman andmy good friend, Loop Rawlins, per-form an incredible Tribute Perform-ance for Vince. Although he wasunable to compete at this year’sConvention due to prior contractualagreements, when he asked if Imight have 15 or 20 minutes ofStage time, he would be honored to

contribute to the Convention. I toldthe young fella, “You bet!” His per-formance was nothing short of stel-lar and a great homage to Vince,which to my surprise, included avery beautiful moment when heplayed an audio recording of Vince… You could have heard a pin drop.

Last, but definitely not least ofthe Presentations, was the SpecialSaturday night Tribute to CoyoteCalhoun. I’ll admit, this was per-sonally something very importantto me, as he was more than myWWPAS Ranch Boss, but also avery good friend. I would like tothank my other good friends,Johnny “Hotshot” Tuscadero, Adam“Crack” Winrich, and Rider Kiesnerfor adding their special skills thatevening. Without their eloquentperformances, my lil’ ol’ piece ofCowboy poetry would have justbeen words, instead of, as severalpeople called it … “A Touching Trib-ute” Thank ya Pards’. I was askedto include it here in this month’sCowboy Chronicle, so here ya go.

COYOTE CALHOUNMy Friend … Your Friend …

Everyone’s FriendThat Wooly Chapped, Ten Gallon

Southern BuckarooHe Always Had That Smile, ThoseEncouraging Words To Lend

I’ll Always Remember Him As OurVery Own B-Western Hero …Right To The Very End.

I Bet He’s Already StartedHeaven’s Single Action Shooting

Society …Show’n Off His Fancy Six Gun

Skills To EveryoneRounding Up Members For All

EternityHanding Out Alias’s, Badges, And

Yep, You Guessed It …He’s Heavenly SASS Number 201

Why He’ll Have Heaven’s ChoirSing’n More Than One New SongSons Of The Pioneers … Riders InThe Sky … Maybe Even HoorayFor Chickens Just For Fun.

Yep, Sure As Shoot’n, He MightJust Get The Lord To Sing AlongWhen It’s My Time To Head UpYonder, I Bet They’ll All Be Wear’n

Western Wear,Complete With Chaps, A Bull

Whip, And A Six Gun.

Coyote, You’re With Us, And InOur Hearts Tonight …

In Each And Everything We SayAnd Do

You’re Ride’n For The Lord’sBrand Alright

I Know You’re Lookin’ Down Pard’,So Here’s Something Special Just

For You

So Coyote …Shoot And Spin Your Six Gun …Crack That Bull Whip Of Yours …And Throw Your Lariat Around

TheClouds In Heaven My FriendWe Miss Ya … I Miss Ya.

For those of you who were notthere, or don’t know the story ofhow Lamar came up with his SASSAlias, Coyote Calhoun, well, it wasthe name of a Bill Cosby characterhe portrayed on an old Radio show.Ironically, just before the Conven-tion, I discovered I will be perform-ing on the same stage in March as… Bill Cosby. I aim to relate thisstory to Bill!

WWPAS is on Facebook!Thanks to member Cathy Williams.Just search “Wild West PerformingArts Society” and “Blam-O” you’re

WWPAS Convention

Dr. Buck Montgomery, SASS #18071

Trail Boss

Rider Kiesner shows off his skills at the WWPAS All-Around Championship Performer.

Loop Rawlins twirling the lariat in a tribute performance to

Vince Bruce.

WWPAS World Champion Big Loop – Leapin’ Louie

WWPAS Champion Adam “Crack” Winrich shows off

his gun spinnin’ skills.

Loop Rawlins and Dr. Buck Montgomery




there! Just another HandyDandy way of keeping intouch with all your fellowWild West Arts “Friends!”

SASS-WWPAS will berepresented at Old Tucson’sWild West Days event byKowboy Kal, Gabby, andother WWPAS members,March 30, 31st, & April 1st .Remember, SASS Membersalways get in FREE, so yahave no excuse not to join us!Plus, yours truly has been

asked to partner up with OldTucson to coordinate all oftheir Special Events. Thiswill create some great Vendoropportunities for SASS mem-bers, so contact me directlyfor more details.

For those folks wanting tokeep posted on WWPAS news,events, and the next WWPASCompetition details, email meat: [email protected], and I’lladd you to the Gazette EmailNewsletter list.

WWPAS Champions Roper and Rider Kiesner. Roper is the Tenderfoot GunHandler Champion and Rider is the All-Around WorldChampionship Performer.

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ast month we featuredsome really tastystuffed red peppers,with a sausage and

corn stuffing that seemed to hit alot of folks’ hot buttons.

As a result, we received anemail from our good shootin’buddy SASS #9424 Justus Strum-min’ with a recipe that’s evenmore Southwest in flavor…andusing green bell peppers. Try thisone out one of these cool eveningsto get your cowboys worked up forsome Texas Two-Steppin’.

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Whooper and The Missus

one pot chuckCooking Up Some Tasty Grub

Like Cookie Did Out On The TrailBy Whooper Crane, SASS #52745, and The Missus

DirectionsLay a good hot bed of 30-40

charcoal briquettes.Cut tops off your peppers and

remove seeds.Put peppers in your Dutch

Oven and just cover with warmwater.

Now put your DO on your hotcoals.

Cook peppers in really hot (notnecessarily boiling) water for 30minutes.

When ready, remove cookedpeppers and set aside, but keep ‘emwarm.

Pour off water. Coat inside of DO with Olive

Oil.

Add ground beef and brown up,seasoning with garlic salt and blackpepper.

Add Chili, Black Bean FiestaBeans and ground up Fritos.

Cook for about 15 minutes.Remove this mixture from your

DO and stuff into your peppers.Serve to your cowboys with

some corn on the side.Use any extra stuffing mix as a

topping for your eggs tomorrowmorning!

We’re not sure if we prefer lastmonth’s recipe from T-Bone Dooleyor this one from Justice. Both areoutstanding!

Try ‘em both and discoverwhich one your cowboys like best!

Photo by Deadeye Al

Lots ofgreatSouthwestflavorhere!

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Justus’ SouthwestStuffed Peppers

Ingredients4 Fresh Green Bell Peppers1/2 Lb. Lean Ground Beef1 15-oz. can Hormel No Bean

Chili1 21-oz. can Bush’s Black

Bean Fiesta Grillin’ Beans1 Cup ground up Chili-fla-

vored Fritos2 Tbs. Olive Oil

as he rounded up the bad guys andsaved the damsel in distress.

Ya gotta love this flick … thevery first line spoken is by the Sher-iff who tells his hard-ridin’ posse, asthe villain eludes them: “We’ll cuthim off at The Pass.” This is B-Western country at its best, pards!

12 Discs … 50 Movies … 60hours of old-fashioned B-Westernexcitement. WOW!!!!

Thanks again for the headsup,Hondo Dan!

LUCKY STRIKE EXTRA: Inthe same big box display where wefound Western Classics, we alsofound another 12-Disc set, UltimateTV Westerns, which includes not 50,but 150, complete episodes of someof your favorite cowboy TV shows ofthe 1950s. You’ll find Cisco, Wyatt,The Deputy, Wagon Train, LoneRanger, Bonanza, Rifleman, andlots more. In fact, it’s so excitingwe’re going to feature it NEXTmonth in Bargain Barrel Buddies!

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inside too, also from the pictures Isaw, although not as much. Thereason was because the buckle

walk by. Cowboys wouldn’t wantto scratch up their horse!

Some also added that thebuckle was sometimes worn on the

or those of you that don’twear spurs, spurs arethe shiny things cow-boys wear on the backs

of their boots. They were originallyworn to get the horse moving bykicking these spurs into the side ofthe horse. They were never in-tended to hurt the horse becausehorses were so valuable and some-times considered part of the family.But, sometimes, you need the horseto move quickly during cattlerustlin’ or Indian chasin’.

Spurs can be worn with thebuckle on the outside of your bootsor the buckle can be worn on the in-side of your boots. The debate hascome up a few times during cowboymatches and both ways seem to becorrect, depending upon whom youtalk to, of course. I decided to do alittle research to find out which wayis the period correct way to wearyour spurs. What’s the point offancy spurs if the craftsmanship ishidden on the inside of your bootthat makes it harder to see, right?

Spurs are traditionally madefrom leather straps and some kindof metal, usually steel. The leathercan be real fancy or just plain oldleather straps. The metal part canhave fancy engraving on it or thejingly things hanging off of them,called pajados or jingle-bobs, tomake them sound like Clint East-wood’s character in “Joe Kidd,” thefamous cowboy movie made in 1972.

The buckle to which I’m refer-ring holds the spurs on the boot. It’sjust like a belt buckle, and it can beorientated to be on the outside of theboot. That would be on the right sideof your right boot and the left side ofyour left boot. To wear them on theinside would be placing the buckleon the left side of your right boot andthe right side of your left boot. Theseare called single mounted spurs.

There are also spurs that havethe buckle more on the front, or top,of the boot with fancy stuff on boththe left and right sides. These arecalled full or double mounted spurs,although these seem to be more forshow and not traditionally made.

I initially asked the questionbecause I have spurs with some

basic leatherwork done on themand thought the leather should beon the outside so other cowboys cansee it. That would place the buckleon the inside of my boots.

Most of the modern cowboy pic-tures I’ve seen have the buckle onthe inside of the boot for singlemounted spurs. Very few have thebuckle on the outside. Modernrodeo riders, on the other hand, arepictured mostly with the buckle onthe outside. However, pictures fromthe past show cowboys with thebuckle on the outside of their boots,including General George Arm-strong Custer and Buffalo Bill Cody.

At any rate, reading the historyof spurs on the Internet didn’t men-tion much about how they’re to beworn. However, one website didspecially write that the buckleshould always be worn on the out-side of the boot. Unfortunately, itdoesn’t mention where that partic-ular tidbit of information camefrom. Wikipedia also mentions thebuckle should be worn on the out-side of the boot, but doesn’t say why.

I also talked to several spurmakers and asked them the ques-tion, too. Their answer was imme-diately, “on the outside.” Ofcourse, I asked why. One answerwas that buckles were also shinyand engraved. It was more expen-sive than leather, so it was shownoff on the outside. Another answerwas that the buckle can wearagainst the horse if it’s worn onthe inside. Think of it as scratch-ing the paint on your car as you

This is how I wore my spurs before researching this article. Notice the basic buckle and the

leatherwork on the straps. I wanted to at least show off the fancy leather!

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This is the accepted way of wearing spurs, with the buckle on the outside.

How Do You Wear Your Spurs?


By Crazy Chris, SASS #79433


the next three matches to 350 for sixstages. His raw times where in thehigh thirties to low forties.

I also became interested andstarted entering local matches withmy son. We entered a clinic withother members of our club, featur-ing Johnny Meadows and PecosClyde. This is where my experiencewith the sport of wrestling andCowboy Action Shooting™ came to-gether. I saw a discipline, whichwould not only help my shooting,but help my son so we could buildconfidence together in our newsport. This is where I learned theimportance of perfect practice.

I approached Pecos Clyde to as-sist us further. After all, Cody in-herited many of the same mistakesthat held back my shooting. After afew days, I received the email I hadbeen looking for. It read:

“I will be happy to work withthe two of you. BUT, the trainingmust have structure, and not justbe three guys out there shootingguns for the heck of it.

Consider finding four days overa period of about 12 to 16 days thatyou both are available for two hourseach of those days. (Day four needsto be at least two hours.) Day 1. Revolvers for 1.5

hours and then re-volver, rifle, and shotgun for the lasthalf hour. (100 rounds revolverand 20 rounds for rifleand shotgun pershooter)

Day 2. Rifle for 1.5 hoursand then rifle, re-



s a new Cowboy ActionShooter and parent ofone Buckaroo andBuckarette, the learning

curve is tremendous. This is onetechnical sport. As a formerwrestler and coach, I know the im-portance of muscle memory andperfect practice makes perfect.

My introduction came when myten-year son Cody, aka Cody James,became interested after watching hisuncle, Tom Elder, and cousin TomYounger compete for the YavapaiRangers. He even earned an extra tendollars picking up brass, which he en-joyed and would have done it for free.I had a Ruger Single Six, Browning‘92, and a single shot .410 Rossi in thesafe, so I was almost there. I picked

up a Cimarron .22 at the Phoenix Ca-balas, borrowed some old holstersfrom Tom, and Cody James competedin his first local match scoring 585seconds in six stages. After the match,club members Tumbleweed Rose andFallen asked if Cody could shoot their“cowboy action firearms” in .38 and 12gauge, and the rest is history.

Cody found Santa belonged to theNRA, and woke up to a pair of RugerVaqueros in .357. A little work fromColt Faro and a new shotgun purchasefrom Johnny Meadows, and Cody wasoff to his second match. While notblazing, he did knock 181 seconds offhis previous score with a 404 in sixstages. Cody received tips at the clubshoots and started to get the hang ofthings. He improved his average over

This family, Cody James (l), Kirk James, and SASS Kicker, has learned the value of finding a coach to teach the fundamentalsand best match techniques for Cowboy Action Shooting™.

Excellent training and perfect practice make future champions!

young gunS Perfect PracticeMakes Perfect

SASS Kicker was lucky—she didn’t have to unlearn a lot of bad habits! Good coaching and natural athleticism allowed her

to come up the competitive ladder very quickly!

ABy Kirk James, SASS #90539



volver, and shotgunfor the last half hour.(100 rounds rifle and20 rounds for revolverand shotgun pershooter)

Day 3. Shotgun for 1.5 hoursand then shotgun,rifle, and revolver forthe last half hour. (30 rounds shotgunand 20 rounds for rifleand revolver pershooter)

Day 4. Shooting stages withall three types offirearms.(100 rounds revolverand 100 rounds forrifle and 50 rounds forshotgun per shooter)

The first three days during thefirst 90 minutes we will concentrateon gun handling and a varietyof drills particular to the firearm weare concentrating on for that ses-sion. The last 30 minutes of eachsession we will work on transitionsfrom the highlighted firearm to theother two types.

Between training sessions youwill both be required to complete dryfire exercises.

I will commit to teaching youwhat you need to know, to providingencouragement, and constructive crit-icism. The two of you must commit

to providing a cooperative attitude, awillingness to learn, and a promise tocomplete the dry fire homework (youreally have to commit to the home-work …) between sessions.

From watching you both shootpreviously and from video-tapingyou both, and reviewing thosevideos, I have a pretty good baselineof where you both are now in regardto ability and experience. Havingthat established baseline will allowus to get to the shooting right fromthe first session.

Let me know if you still want tocontinue after reviewing my Dracon-ian methodology …

Pecos”I realized we were on the right

track. After a series of training anddry fire practices, Cody shot a 243 inhis next shoot. He was more confi-dent, and his misses started decreas-ing. We decided to shoot in TheWorld Championships, END ofTRAIL, after seven months, andseven local competitions. Pecos wasthere for support and filmed severalstages. Cody came in seventh with aproud family and coach behind him.

What happened next still bogglesmy mind even today. My wife, Jackie,and thirteen year old daughter, Jes-sica, came along to cheer Cody on.After watching the final stage, Jessicaapproached her mother and wantedto join SASS. Jessica was on a travel-ing soccer team, running cross-coun-try, participating in track, and playingbasketball. She had a total of one daywith a firearm, shooting a .410 and.22 when out with the family andfriends. Jackie and Jessie went to theSASS office and came up with thename Brass Kicker. It was alreadytaken. After several minutes of brain-storming, SASS Kicker was born.

You would think the next stepwould be the purchase of newfirearms. Lesson learned, perfectpractice makes perfect shooters. An-other call to Pecos came next. I canstill remember Jessica’s first shotwith Pecos’ 12 gauge; eyes closed anda look I had never seen before—shock. But after just a few moreshots, Jessica was just fine. Pecos ad-vised us on the right firearms for her.We had made costly mistakes alongthe way without his advice. A knowl-edgeable coach, however, will leadyou right. When you have gunsmithslike Johnny Meadows and Palo Verdein the area, you don’t have to lookmuch further.

Cody’s scores started improvingin the 25 to 32 seconds per stagerange shortly after Railhead. Codyrecently placed 17th out of 112 shoot-ers at ACSA with a 164 seconds insix stages. The improved training,dry fire practices, live ammo prac-tices, and match experience was pay-ing off for Cody. We all know it’s hardto correct bad habits, but Pecosstayed with us all the way.

SASS Kicker, on the other hand,knows only one way, the Pecos way.In just her first match, SASS Kickerhad two stages with raw times underthirty, but with a few misses. Justthree matches later with six lessonsunder her belt, SASS Kicker shot 12stages in Eldorado with raw timesbetween twenty-three and thirty sec-onds, and a 12 stage match time of352. Some contribute her shooting toher athletic ability. I believe perfectpractice make perfect shooting. Sheis all Pecos.

We are thankful we shoot withthe Yavapai Rangers and all theirworld-class shooters that shoot alongside us, and the many world-class

The proud coach stands with his successful protégée, Cody James,

at Railhead 2011.




few years back I wrotean article about keepin’your boots dry while onthe road. This boot

drying method is still being usedin our RV. So I thought I wouldreiterate the process of removingmoisture from your leatherfootwear when traveling.

Don’t know ‘bout you, butafter a day’s shoot of five or sixstages, my boots are somewhatsoggy from perspiration. In

Proverbs 4:26-27 NIV, itencourages us ta, “Makelevel paths for your feet…” and “… keep yourfoot from evil.” We allknow what bad thingscan happen to your feet ifyou wear wet boots.Some boot makers rec-ommend alternatingboots from day to day toallow the leather to dryout. There are boot dry-ers available, but theyrequire electricity or LPgas to operate which maynot always be on hand.

I have come up with an easy,economical solution to the prob-lem of squalid footwear. It is veryportable and petite—two batteryoperated RV refrigerator fans.

They are easily transported andcan be used in the camper, motelroom, or at home. They can bepurchased at RV camping supplystores or from catalogs.

At the end of the day’s shoot,

I simply remove my boots, laythem down on their sides, andplace a RV refrigerator fan onits side about half way up theshaft of each boot with the topof the fan blowing into the boot.While your gum is losing its fla-vor on the bedpost overnight,the circulating air helps freshenand dry out your footwear. I

was pleasantly surprised at howwell this process worked at thelast shoot where I participated. Itrequired three days of being shodwith cowboy boots. The fans work

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quite well as portable boot dryers.Each RV fan is powered by two“D” cell batteries that last quite aspell, especially if you don’t forgetta turn them off when not in use.

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cartridge to do the same. The slugmeasured .4575” (Ain’t THAT spe-cial, for my .45-75?), so my .459”sizer die would be just fine, one anda half thou over. The bottom line,and lesson learned (The HARDWAY) is always use Pure Lead toslug barrels!

Clearing a Barrel ...Improperly

Back when I was 15, I wentpheasant and rabbit hunting with anuncle and his two sons. The older car-ried a single shot 20 gauge, the junior,a .410 single shot. The one with the20 gauge crossed a narrow creek andmanaged to stick his muzzle into themud on the other side. I saw this andadmonished him to get a straight treebranch to run through the barrel andmake sure it wasn’t blocked or re-stricted. He walked over toward agroup of small scrub trees, and began

trying to remove the right sizebranch. I rejoined my uncle and theyounger kid, whereupon we heard ashotgun blast, then a shriek and an“OH NO!” coming from the other son.We went running back to see Jimmyholding his now ruined shotgun withthe front 12 inches of barrel imitatingan umbrella, four strips of metal curv-ing back. Fortunately, he wasn’tstruck by anything. He said he could-n’t break off a branch easily, sothought it would be a simple thing tojust shoot the mud out! I thought myuncle was going to beat the Hell outof him, but instead he just told Jimmyto carry the destroyed shotgun therest of the day while we continuedhunting. A serious lesson learned!

“Education costs everybodysomething.” Boy, have I learned.Sometimes from my experiences,sometimes from observing others.

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Dry Boots . . .(Continued from previous page)

Great Shots, Misses, and Goofs . . .

shooters that attend our matches. Much of our time is now spent

in the reloading room, dry firing, onthe practice range, and attendingmatches. Improved firearms cancome in time, but poor habits haveto be broken before improvement

takes place. Treat your child totime with a coach.

Some of the fastest shooters inthe country are at the Buckarooand Junior level. We know othersare doing the same and more. Per-fect practice makes future worldchampions.

Young Guns Perfect Practice Makes Perfect . . .

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Ladies waist cross draw holster set

n my last column I ex-pressed my personal opin-ion that the ‘Chest Rig’was the best for Mounted

Shooting. Please bear in mind thisis my opinion and not necessarilythe consistent opinion of all shoot-ers, be they beginners or experi-enced champions.

The best example I can give isat the first Bay Area Bandits SASSPoints Match of 2012 in January wehad the pleasure of having two wellknown SASS/CMSA championscompeting. One was Denny Chap-

horSe plAyBy Valrico Kid, SASS #77635

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man, Chinks, SASS #40727, wear-ing a waist holster rig. The otherwas Eric Anderson, Roofcat, SASS#76589, wearing a chest rig. Bothmen are top competitors and eachuses the equipment that best fitstheir individual style, riding tech-nique, body configuration, and whatthey have determined is most com-fortable and competitive for them.

I also noticed there were severalgentlemen who were using waistrigs and actually had them pulledhalf way up their chest. This wasprimarily a function of being unableto reach under a rather large stom-ach to get at the waist holster rigwhile seated on the horse. And, atthat height and angle, I would spec-ulate a chest rig would be far moresecure, comfortable, and functional.I also noticed, and please don’t ac-cuse me of gender bias, that therewere a couple ladies for which achest rig would be totally out of thequestion. I also noticed a few goodcompetitors who were quite com-fortable with a tied down pommelrig, and did not have any issueswith miscuing their horse as I havediscussed in previous columns. Soas you learn and get better, choosewhat works best for you.

The selection of one’s equip-ment becomes progressively finertuned as you advance in the sport,levels, and really learn what youneed to improve your performance.By this time the quality of the fancytooling and colored stitching has

lost its impulse purchase appeal.You don’t see many professionalgolfers running to Dicks for thatcomplete set of clubs on sale for$169, but they look good. I have oneof those sets, and for the way I playthey work just fine. When I have atantrum and bend them around atree or throw them in the waterhazard, it’s no great loss.

Often one of the solutions togreat equipment is finding an arti-san that really knows and under-stands your particular sport. Thatis true for gunsmiths, horse train-ers, leather makers, farriers, veteri-narians, and so forth. In mypersonal business, endeavors, andrecreational interests, I spent atremendous amount of time and en-ergy to find the best sub-contrac-tors, consultants, attorneys, enginebuilders, gunsmiths, wood workers,leather makers, and on and on.When I found someone who wasgood, I was loyal, used them, andrecommended them.

Some providers can and will-ingly do go the extra mile for you,

some don’t. In SASS I’ve gonethrough a few guns until I got whatworked best for me and what Iliked. Then, I had them custommodified to make them better. Ihave had four custom-made holsterrigs made after my first ‘off-the-shelf’ purchase. Each time they gotbetter, as I got better and knewwhat I needed. The rig I now use inCowboy Action Shooting™ is fabu-lous, with numerous hidden detailsand ‘secrets’ that few makers wouldtake the time to create. I knowevery time I strap on that gun beltto go out and compete, those few10ths of seconds I save will almost

always guarantee me to beat any-one who gets a Match DQ. I’m goodwith that!

The real truth is I only competewith myself. When I make dumbmistakes, I laugh along with every-one else. I try never to loose sightof the fact I do this stuff for fun, fel-lowship, and coveted 10-cent blueribbons. This last weekend I won acoveted 3rd place yellow ribbon be-cause, apparently, I couldn’t hitanything on one stage. Well, mycats were still glad to see me whenI got home, until I fed them, andthen they didn’t care anymore.

What is intolerable to me isequipment failures. I know it hap-pens, but it is dang frustrating, so Ido take great care to assure allequipment is up to snuff. Thingswear out, including all that leathergear involved in Mounted Shooting,not just holsters.

So, back to Roofcat and leather

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Valrico Kid, SASS #77635Leather Fetish


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Chest rig holster set and matching Chinks

Valrico Kid’s ammo box cover



artisans. Roofcat is competingusing a chest rig put together in aparking lot by SASS #52538, SlowPoke Jack, of ‘JD’s Custom LeatherShop’. Now, this is not a commer-cial, a promotion, or a solicitationfor business. This is a discussion ofartisanship and identifying and get-ting what you really need and wantto make your mounted experiencesbetter and more competitive. Forall I know your next-door neighboror shooting partner is just as tal-ented, so Yee Ha to that.

Long before Slow Poke Jack wasa Cowboy Action Shooting™ Com-petitor and even longer before hewas a SASS Mounted Competitor,he was an artisan of leather mak-ing. When I say artisan, I mean heis a thinker, inventor, and problemsolver combined with a natural abil-ity to create some of the most beau-tiful carved, colored, tooled,multi-leather type combinationsyou have ever seen while remainingtotally functional. Not an easy task

to say the least. I’m not talking justholster rigs. I’m talking saddles,chaps, reins, saddlebags, and more.

JD Custom Leather does nothave any ‘standard’ items. Eachitem is custom made to the cus-tomer’s needs, specifications, meas-urements, functionality level, andartistic level desired. This takestime, but like a fine wine, it is worththe wait.

Now my holster rig is plain,simple, and functional because Iwanted it that way. I have seensome of his stuff that belongs in aglass showcase. So as this discus-sion continues, I’ll do my best to cre-ate a mental picture of some of thethinking that goes into the function-ality of some specific items and in-clude a few pictures to reinforcesome of the ideas.

First, let’s talk about a commonbut essential item every MountedShooter and just about every horserider uses, except bareback riders.That is the Saddle Pad. It will come

as no surprise that horses, like ath-letes, sweat. So the saddle padserves multiple purposes such ascushioning the saddle, preventingback sores, keeping the hair frombeing pulled, and absorbing sweat;all in the interest of protecting youranimal and making him as comfort-able as possible. Secondary consid-erations for the pad’s performanceare the ability for heat and perspi-ration absorption, wicking, clean-ing, and durability. Nowadays thereare many different products avail-able in addition to the tried andtrue felt pad. I understand thereare economic considerations, factorsof climate, and amount of use de-pending on your riding, practicing,competition habits, and schedule.Here in the south, land of endlesssummers and very warm actualsummer seasons, a top quality feltpad verses space age materials is atleast worth serious consideration.They do, in fact, wick better. Theyare comfortable for the horse. Withappropriate care and cleaning, theywill typically out last any substi-tute. The same is true for cowboyhats. The top quality felt ones are

the best, last the longest, but aren’tthe cheapest.

The next subject of interest andworthy of discussion is about TieDowns. Now I’m not looking tostart a range war, I am offering upfood for thought, knowing that eachindividual horse rider has their owngoals, problems, techniques, andavailability of time to devote totraining and the sport. I know acouple who both work full time, butstill devote an incredible combinedaverage of 142 hours per month intraining, organization activities,and in competitions. I also knowanother couple who both work fulltime, spent serious money on good

Saddle and holster set

Lady Leatherneck’s belt

Lady Leatherneck’s waist holster set



lorida – Wa-Ké-Demeans “the one whoshoots” in the languageof the Omaha Plains

tribe. The Club Officers felt it wasan appropriate theme for this year’sevent because that was certainlythe intent. A lot of the participantsreflected the American Indiantheme in some form or another intheir costuming and/or horse’s ac-

cessories, which just made it morefun and interesting for everyone.

As always, the event opened withan impressive and patriotic stirringof the heart while parading our flag.After a very long and unusually hotand humid summer season, the BayArea Bandits were blessed with theperfect day for their second AnnualClub SASS Match. All arrived eagerand early at the HillsboroughCounty Arena that crisp sunny Sat-urday morning. All were gettingready for a day of fun competitionand the opportunity to show off theirown individual progress and accom-plishments. Many lower level andnewer riders, who had worked sovery hard, were looking for maybe

their first win, and others for thoseall important move-up points.Higher-level riders were also keyedup for some serious competition.

The atmosphere was addition-ally charged because the Banditscoordinate their annual event tooccur simultaneously with theHillsborough County Fair, whichhappens at the same venue. As aresult, hundreds of people take inthe carnival rides, partake of won-derful food (good for you or not),watch the pig races, and go on car-nival rides before filling the standsfor the Mounted Shooting event.

Often at SASS matches, theonly spectators are friends andfamily, who all know and under-stand what is going on. At thecounty fair, our announcer extraor-dinaire, Kelle March, has the op-portunity to expose and inform thegeneral public of what was unfold-ing before them. She does oneheck of a job, giving play-by-playcommentary while doubling as aDJ, spinning music to keep every-one jumping. This makes theevent much more interesting foreveryone and adds some subtle in-

centives for the riders to show offtheir best stuff.

If you are a regular reader of myHorse Play columns, you know Imention often and with pride thefact the Bay Area Bandits take veryspecial care and effort in the promo-

tion, encouragement, and training ofnew Mounted Shooters of all ages.We strive to demonstrate by exam-ple the beauty of the philosophy,clarity of the mindset, and warmthof the spirit in being a SASS

Mounted Shooter. It is therefore not

at all ironic the ONLYCLEAN PARTICI-PANT in this matchwas our own Buckaroo,Damnit Nolan, ridingDolly. Nolan is eightyears old, and the wayhe rides, you would bethe was actually bornon a horse. Living atthe Double T Ranchtraining facility hascertainly given him alifetime of experiencein being around, caringfor, and riding a wide

range of animals. Nolan is not a bigboy for his age, and on top of Dolly,who stands 14.2 hands at 950pounds of Palomino Quarter Horse,

he looks like a small lump on a largelog. But the kid can ride, has nofear, and enjoys every minute of it!

Another rider who warrants aspecial comment is Brown EyedBandit, SASS #92671, riding Tucker.Brown Eyed Bandit has quicklyrisen to Ladies’ Level 2, and when Ilook at the photo of her at this event,it epitomizes all my commentary ofdetermination and the essentialpart nership of horse and rider. As Ilook carefully at the body position-ing of both, the look of intensity inthe eyes of both rider and mount,and the total focus of purpose, it allcomes together in an artistry of mo-tion. If I could do that, and look thatgood, I’d be in the movies.

Myakka Curr Dog, SASS #88633,is an unassuming friendly kind of guywhen he’s on the ground. He spendshis preparation time systematicallygetting all his gear and tack justright. He has a specific warm-up rou-tine so both he and his mount areready, while being calm and alert. Hecarefully studies the stage design andhas imprinted in his mind the exactmoves and positioning he will followonce he breaks the timer beam. Thereare no wasted movements or lapses inconcentration. This is how he comesaway with winning Men’s Overall and



The Legend Of

Brown Eyed Bandit on Tucker.She has quickly risen to Level 2

through focus, determination, anda bond with her equine partner.

Senior Division 4 Winner—Crossfire Brown on BR Chic TeaseHe is the epitome of the grizzled,tough old cowboy who’s been there,done that. He never fails to put onan impressive show with his skills

and magnificent mount.

Division 1 Winner—Slow Poke Jack on Kippy.

Smooth and deadly accuratejust make him look slow—

he’s anything but!

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Senior Lady Division 1 Winner—Lady Leatherneck on Brooklyn.

Once a Marine—always a Marine! Her guns are always spotless!

On the other hand, if I’m in trou-ble after a little too much partying atthe local watering hole, who better toget your back than an ex-Marinewith an attitude. Put a gun in herhand and you’ve got some seriousstuff goin’ on! That’s what you’ve gotwith Lady Leatherneck, SASS#89282. I like to kid her about howclean her guns always are, just likenew from the showcase. Those oldmilitary habits are hard to break.

Contrary to popular belief, SlowPoke Jack, SASS #52538, is any-thing but slow. He’s kind of sneakythat way because he just neverseems to be in a hurry. But beingsmooth and deadly accurate willwin ya’ every time.

Now look at this guy. Does henot seem to have jumped right outof a Gene Autry movie? I think it’sthe gold lamé in his vest. WanabeCowboy, SASS #89630, is one of thenicest guys you’ll spend time talk-

ing to—always friendly, humorous,and willing to chat no matter whathe’s in the middle of. He looks andrides like someone half his age andcertainly earned his Senior Men’sLevel 2 win at this match.

Crossfire Brown, SASS #85220,is the kind of participant everyonelikes to see show up at an event. Heis the epitome of the grizzled toughold cowboy who’s been there, donethat. He never fails to put on an im-pressive show with his skills andmagnificent mount.

It is worth noting there wasonly one procedural in the match, agood commentary on the quality ofthe riders and our Match Director.While there were no clean shooters,there was a three-way tie with onlyONE miss for the match: MyakkaCurr Dog, Slow Poke Jack, andWeldin Steel, SASS #91203.

Congratulations to all the par-ticipants, helpers, and spectatorswho were able to enjoy a beautifulday doing what they enjoy most.Lastly, congratulations to Slow PokeJack who is the newly elected Pres-ident of the Bay Area Bandits SASSMounted Shooting Club for 2012.Many happy trails lay ahead.


Men’s Level 2 in this match.Without all her gear and guns I

think Shootem Up Sandy, SASS#86536, weighs in at about 105pounds, but look at that gal go!Winning both Overall Ladies’ andLadies’ Level 2 in the match was atribute to her quiet, focused ap-proach to the sport.

Damnit Nolan on Dolly.He was the ONLY clean participant

in this year’s annual match!

Senior Division 2 Winner—Wannabe Cowboy on Tomcat.

He looks and rides like someonehalf his age and certainly earned

his win at this match!

Diamond Star on Corona leading the opening Parade of Colors

Overall Winner—Myakka Curr Dog on

Salty Systematic preparation of bothhis equipment and his visualization of the stage result in no hardware failures or wasted movement.

Lady Overall Winner—Shootem Up Sandy on Allie Cat.Winning both Overall Lady

and Level 2 Lady in the match was a tribute to her quiet,

focused approach to the sport.

WINNERSOverall Man Myakka Curr Dog,

SASS #88633 on SaltyLady Shootem Up Sandy,

SASS #86536 on Allie Cat

Division WinnersBuckaroo Damnit Nolan, on DollyL Div1 Slow Poke’s Darlin,

SASS #82359 on BonnieL Div 2 Shootem Up SandyS L Div 1 Lady Leatherneck,

SASS #89282 on BrooklynDiv 1 Slow Poke Jack,

SASS #52538 on KippyDiv 2 Myakka Curr DogS Div 1 Marlin-Man,

SASS #90317 on GroverS Div 2 Wanabe Cowboy,

SASS #89630 on TomcatS Div 4 Crossfire Brown,

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alifornia’s – andAmerica’s – historiesare full of storiesabout characters long

forgotten, yet whose colorful and ad-venturous actions on the stage oftheir lives had enormous impacton the world we live in, eventoday. Their names do not rollwith familiarity off the tongueand often evoke blank expres-sions of puzzled ignorance. Thename may appear occasionally,drawing scant attention orrecognition. Their deeds are thestuff of legend and monuments tothem still stand in our midst.

One of the most curious ven-tures in American history wasmade by a young journalist fromChillicothe, Ohio, hungry for fameand notoriety. When HarrisonOtis, owner of the Los AngelesTimes, hired Charles FletcherLummis in the fall of1884, he could nothave envisioned whatwas in the future forthe ambitious adventurer.

In an act typical of the bold andcolorful behavior of Lummis’ life, hedecided to walk the 3,500 miles toLos Angeles from Cincinnati. Byshipping supplies ahead on the rail-road and following the tracks west-ward, Lummis calculated he couldmake a grand story of the trip – and

a name for himself. And so he did,telegraphing stories to Otis for pub-lication in the Times as he pro-gressed.

Donning a colorful costume thatincluded a pair of green knickers, redknee socks, stout, low-top walkingshoes, and a jacket with some 23pockets, and arming himself with a.44 caliber Colt and similarly cham-bered 1873 Winchester (this was onlythree years after the infamous Earp-Clanton gunfight in Tucson), Lummisbegan his “trek across the continent”on September 12, 1884.

Lummis tells of coming acrossfamilies living in rough cabins sev-eral days away from any other struc-

ture or human. Sleeping inrailroad way stations, andon the open prairie whennecessary, Lummis fol-lowed the tracks to Den-ver where he stopped fora few days to replenishhimself.

It was now Octoberand winter was begin-ning to set in. FromDenver, the route tookhim southward alongthe eastern face of theRocky Mountains to-ward Santa Fe. As aside trip, our adven-turer hiked up Pike’s

Peak, visiting the U. S. Gov-ernment weather station onthe summit. He made nomention of perhaps stayingat least one night in thethen-popular and well-

known resorthotel on themountain. Ra -ther he de-scribed walking

through knee-deep snow and thebone-chilling experience.

He met a near-death event whenpassing by a prison camp somewherein Colorado. The fortuitous positionof the sun cast the shadow of an in-mate just as the fellow attempted toclub him with a piece of wood in anattempt to acquire his firearms.

William “Bill” Colbertwasborn in 1835 of Africanand Choctaw In-

dian ancestry. Heserved as a U.S. DeputyMarshal in Arkansas,working out of FortSmith. He was assignedto the Choctaw Nationbecause he had hands-onknowledge of the Indiancustoms, was fluent intheir language, and knewthe land. Bill also wasquick with a gun. Whenhe tried to arrest a murderernamed Bill Alexander, the killerresisted arrest and Colbert killedhim. The Marshal again wasforced to kill Jackson Fletcher whenthe outlaw decided to fight. Colbert and U.S.Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves were chasing theChristian Gang, who was wanted for killing an Oklahoma City police chief.The lawmen lost Christian’s trail but came across two other fugitives namedWill Stevenson and Dick Sanger. The outlaws opened fire on the officers.Guns flared and Stevenson was killed. Sanger was taken prisoner and laterhanged. Bill Colbert killed twenty-one men in the line of duty while servingas a U.S. Deputy Marshal. In 1908 Colbert was arrested in McAlester, Okla-homa and charged with armed robbery, but the charges were dropped. Billdied at Atoka, Oklahoma in 1933 at the age of 98.

LITTLE KNOWNFAMOUS PEOPLE

Way Out West –By Joe Fasthorse, SASS #48769

William “Bill” ColbertJoe Fasthorse, SASS #48769Journalist, Crusader,

Ethnologist, Eccentric

ChARLeS LUmmiS

By Col. Richard Dodge, SASS Life #1740

CDodging the blow, Lummis was savedfrom shooting the man by the arrivalof a mounted guard who rudely told

him to “git.” He did.Further along the trail, tiring

from the weight of the 10-poundWinchester, Lummis gladly tradedthe weapon to a cowboy for anotherColt, with which he would completehis trek.

Santa Fe was a welcome stop,and there he rested for eight daysbefore reluctantly leaving on the lastand most difficult leg of the tripacross the deserts of Arizona andCalifornia. He gave in to the need toupgrade his wardrobe and obtaineda pair of buckskin leggings to re-place the knickers he had worn fromthe beginning. He soon began to en-counter the many Indian Pueblosthat were to become a focus of hislife. Visits to the Isleta and Acomapueblos in New Mexico revealed cen-turies-old cultures in the process ofAnglo-induced decline, and he real-ized the importance of preservingthe values of these ancient peopleand of the wonderful mix of culturesthat were the people of the UnitedStates, a theme he would promotethe rest of his life.


Col. Richard Dodge, SASS #1750

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On a whim, he managed to killa coyote, skinned the animal, andstuffed the skin with grasses andleaves. Throwing the carcass overhis shoulder, he wandered into theLaguna Pueblo during their CornDance celebration, causing consid-erable commotion among the chil-dren and some displeasure from theelders. He soon discarded the un-cured skin; the smell must havequickly become unbearable after aday or two and it had served its pur-pose anyway.

Across Arizona, he walked intothe Grand Canyon; he exploredDevil’s Gorge and any other geo-graphical feature that attracted him.All was duly recorded and publishedin the Times.

The walk across the cruel MojaveDesert nearly did Lummis in. He re-

lates the story of a dog, acquired as atraveling companion, who suddenlywent mad from thirst, abruptly at-tacked him, then ran blindly acrossthe desert. In a bit of exaggeration,he claims to have fired a mercifulshot from his Colt, dropping the flee-ing dog at an approximate hundredyards. He was not averse to someself-indulged storytelling.

In a rather foolish moment, hemanaged to break an arm, and fin-ished his long walk with the arm ina sling. He arrived as arranged atthe hotel near Mission San Gabrielabout 10 miles east of Los Anglesahead of the scheduled time to meetwith Otis, cleaned up, had aleisurely meal, and was contentedlysmoking his pipe when Otis arrived.After a pleasant meeting, the twomen walked the 10 miles into LosAngles and enjoyed a late-nightmeal at a popular restaurant.

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could get snagged on brush andcome loose.

As for Joe Kidd, Clint East-wood’s character wore his spurbuckles on the outside of his boots.I managed to see this at the veryend of the movie when he’s walkinginto courthouse just before spinningaround in the judge’s chair andshooting Frank Harlan. Mostmovies, however, don’t ever showthe spurs long enough for me to seehow they’re worn on the boot.

I guess both ways are correct al-though wearing them on the outsideis the predominantly accepted wayof wearing them. In the end, itcomes down to your own personal

necessity or preference. My leatherstraps are a little fancier than thebuckles and wearing them on theinside would make them easier totake off. For me though, I’d like tobe period correct and not a “drug-store cowboy” and will wear mybuckles on the outside.

References

A History Of Cowboy And Western Spurs http://EzineArticles.com/1206330

Wikipedia: Spurhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spur

Cowboy Spurs 101 http://www.cowboy-spurs.com/cowboy-spurs-101

Bill & Sally Madolehttp://www.spurmakers.com

How Do You Wear Your Spurs?



Lummis began his new job asCity Editor of the Times the nextmorning. His colorful career wasjust beginning.

As one might expect from such aman, Lummis was a driven worka-holic. He even covered GeneralCrooks’ Apache campaign in Arizona.His job at the Times lasted for sev-eral years until he was felled by astroke that paralyzed his left side,brought on by the exhausting pacehe set for himself. Far from droppingout of sight, he sought to reinventhimself by returning to the IsletaPueblo, which had so fascinated him– and healed himself with relentlesseffort and exercise.

What followed was a remarkablesuccession of careers - poet, journal-ist, photographer, archaeologist, edi-tor, champion of Spanish heritage inthe Americas, and Indian rights ad-vocate. His numerous writings werewildly popular across the country, in-creasing his reputation enough sothat he was called to Washington byno less than the newly electedTheodore Roosevelt for consultation

on U. S. Government Indian policy.The Isleta Pueblo people called

on him for assistance in havingtheir children returned to themfrom the government schools in Al-buquerque. Lummis set out on acrusade that resulted not only in thereturn of the Isleta children to theirhomes, but also in the closing of sev-eral other such schools across thecountry and helping bring an end tothis cruel practice. He began to col-lect artifacts from the variousSouthwest Pueblos, a collection thatbecame the core of the SouthwestMuseum he founded near Los Ange-les, and later became the finest mu-seum of Native American Indianculture in the country.

“Lum,” as he began to be known,decided to build his own home, andhe did, mostly by himself, haulingnatural river rock to the site andmixing the concrete by hand. His ElAlisal still stands in the Arroyo Secojust down the hill from his belovedmuseum and is today a CaliforniaState Historical Site. The house be-came a popular gathering place forLos Angeles’ literary and arts com-munity until Lum’s death.

In his wide-ranging interestsand travels, Lum discovered the Cal-ifornia Missions. He was one of thevery first to realize the historical im-portance and artistic integrity of theseverely neglected relics, many near-ing total collapse and destruction.California and the world are eter-nally indebted to Lummis for his cru-sade to save and restore thesetreasures of California’s earliestyears. Using his popularity and in-fluence, he founded the LandmarksClub that included many of Los An-geles’ leading citizens, and proceededto awaken public interest and appre-ciation of the valuable old missions.Funding was raised; architects andcraftsmen were hired to beginrestoration, and preservation ofcrumbling adobe walls and pricelessreligious antiques. His original focuswas on the famed Mission San JuanCapistrano in what is now southernOrange County. This Mission stillhonors Lummis’ contribution to itsvery existence, as do the othertwenty-one Missions.

Realizing the people of earlyCalifornia’s Rancho Period were indanger of historical extinction, hehad the foresight to find those fewstill living who had experienced thatstoried time. Using an early waxcylinder recorder, he recorded thesongs and instrumental music of the“old Spaniards,” preserving them fortoday’s scholars and artists. Thosewax cylinders still exist in the mu-seum’s collection.

Today, Lummis is largely forgot-ten outside those who are studentsof California history. The SouthwestMuseum eventually fell on hardtimes; the old building was deemedunsafe because of modern earth-quake building codes, and the price-less artifacts were deteriorating forlack of proper environmental con-trols. Fortunately, the SouthwestMuseum has been acquired by thewell-funded Autry Museum of theAmerican West, and Lum’s collec-tion is now properly preserved and

displayed as a major exhibit of themuseum. One can still visit El Al-isal and marvel at the man’s geniusand vision.

His love of life, generosity ofspirit, and devotion to the causes heespoused permeated everything hewrote and did. As one of Lummis’closest friends, Stanford UniversityPresident David Starr Jordan, putit, “He is a journalist by profession,a human geyser of the first water,bubbling with enthusiasm.”

Charles Lummis should not beforgotten. His career began whenthe Apaches were still active in theirwar against the U. S. Army. Therewas not a foot of paved street in LosAngeles when he arrived. He livedto see the movie business thrive inLos Angeles, tourism thrive in theSouthwest, and the country to beginto realize its own greatness. Hisfriend, Harry Carr, wrote, “Lummiswas one of the first writers to realizethe history of the United States didnot begin with Plymouth Rock; oneof the first to discover the South-west as a treasure trove of romance,history, and archaeology.”

His accomplishments and ad-ventures are far too numerous tomention here; indeed, many havebeen necessarily omitted. He au-thored thousands of articles, books,magazines, and essays. He livedlarge and partied hard. Personalscandals were only a part of hishard-driving personality and hisstory reads like an impossible ad-venture – but it was real, every bitof it.

ReferencesBingham, Edwin R. Charles F. Lum-

mis: Editor of the Southwest.Huntington Library, 2006

Lummis, Charles F.; Trek Across theContinent; University of NebraskaPress; 1982

Thompson, Mark; American Charac-ter: The Curious Life of CharlesFletcher Lummis and the Redis-covery of the Southwest. ArcadePublishing, New York.

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There will be no category changesafter June 1st.

When there are problems in the field …

By and large we all agree, one ofthe unique things about SASS andCowboy Action is the people. SASSfolks are the kindest, most consider-ate, caring, fun-loving, honest set offolks you’ll ever meet. A person’sword is their bond … a handshakeseals the deal. It’s the “Cowboy Way.”It’s Shangri-La!

But, even in Shangri-La difficul-ties, dissent, and strife can occasion-ally raise its ugly head. In the end,people are people, and people havepoints of view, objectives, and agen-das. Politics is the science of dealingwith people … often people with dif-ferent points of view. Nobody is per-fect … not me and not you … andcertainly not all the time! Whenthere is conflict and strife … remem-ber, there are ALWAYS two sides toevery issue (sometimes more!). Don’tbe dogmatic about things you reallymay not understand.

Conflicts within and regardingclubs, while not common, are by nomeans rare. SASS has seen situa-tions arise in our international com-munity, on both coasts here at home,in neighboring states, and even herein New Mexico. It’s always good toknow about these issues, but the

“good” stops there!Many times, SASS has been

asked to step in and “make thingsright.” SASS has been asked to “fixthe problem.” SASS has been askedto make a judgment and decide whichside is “right.” For the well-experi-enced, mature, insightful SASS lead-ership, the temptation is always thereto do just that … as SASS has learnedto its sorrow (many times!) Head-quarters simply cannot understandthe nuances of the “problem,” whatthe “real” issues are, the objectives ofthe individuals involved, and on andon. Whatever action SASS Headquar-ters takes in these situations is likelyto be “wrong” … and certainly inap-propriate. The Wild Bunch articu-lated a policy many years ago … tonot get involved in local politics. And,that policy has stood us well overtime. Headquarters should not betrying to solve problems we don’t re-ally understand! If there are prob-lems in your local club, deal withthem. YOU are in the best position todo so … no one can solve your prob-lems for you.

Most of us can remember watch-ing Star Trek on TV a few years ago.Star Fleet Command introduced the“Prime Directive” to keep its Star ShipCaptains from meddling in developingcivilizations’ conflicts (“local politics”).It was a good policy for Star Fleet, andit’s a good policy for SASS!

Changes and Reminders . . .



hat dirty, low-down, no-account skonk, “CharlieMacNeil” AKA ChuckBuchanan, done got me

again! Stole at least lebenty-lebenhours of sleepin’ away I’ll NEVERget back!!! After readin’ his firstnovel in this “Deputies” series,called “Complications,” I shouldda’been more cautious about easin’this one open. But NO! I donejumped into all 273 pages with bothbooted feet! (I don’t count page 274,the “Author’s Page,” where he tellsall about hisself.) Hooked again!!

Bowie Tyler is a special deputyworking out of Judge Martin’s courtin Laramie. Now picture in yermind what a far-ranging deputy

marshal, who has an enviablerecord of bringin’ in the bad guysfor a fair and impartial trial (andusually subsequent hangin’) wouldlook like—tall, kinda rangy, muscu-lar, and clear of eye. Someone folkswould stop and say, “Now THERE’sa lawdog!” Right!!?? Nope! Thatain’t Bowie … His build’s been de-scribed as “kinda pumpkin-like …”One of the last men folks wouldtake for a lawman … and he likes itthat way, just fine … Figgurs he’llbe less of a lead-magnet thataway.

Carries a Starr .44 conversion re-volver, cross-draw. And, pudgy ornot, Tyler can put up one helluvafight if needed.

Judge Martin has sent Bowieout to bring in an owlhoot by theName of Bob Morton, who, it is said,has led his gang on a series of mis-deeds, including robbing a nearbybank, where the thugs SHOT THEBANKER’S WIFE!! IN COLDBLOOD!! As Bowie begins to trackdown these vicious killers, andspecifically the leader, Bob Morton,

things begin to bother him aboutthe whole thing. Plots and cross-plots! Why are the crooks leavingsuch an easy trail to follow? Is oneof the gang deliberately leading

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Bowie onto their trail? Ambush?Who IS Bob Morton, really? Andwhat’s his connection with rancherand railroad surveyor, Don Gordon?

This trail leads to gunfights,both close up and from rifle-dis-tance, barroom brawls and knifings,as well as snowstorms and wind.Toss in some Indians capturing oneof the outlaws and what the villagewomen do to him … Does all endwell? Kinda’ depends on your defi-nition of “well!”

Charlie MacNeil, SASS #48580,has done it to me again … I just

kept turning page after page, withno thought to my beauty sleepwhatsoever … (My darlin’, GayeAbandon, SASS #44556, did sayI’m lookin’ a bit peaked …) Goodwork, Charlie!!!

Tyler’s Law can be purchaseddirectly from Sisley Creek Press for$13 (and if ordered direct, ChuckBuchanan will autograph and ded-icate the book to whomever youchoose.) It’s also available throughAmazon.com

Sisley Creek Press33369 Sisley Creek RoadDurkee, OR 97905

Tylers Law (The Deputies) . . .



from the time is a reference toWyatt Earp, when he was a ‘po-liceman’ in Wichita, 1874.

“The Kansas Gospels” is avery good read. The story

moves along slowly as is fitting withthe times. There is violence atpoints, but it is certainly not a vio-lent book, and age-old human attrib-utes like compassion and greed areengaged. It’s a worthy yarn and suit-able for all ages.

If this first effort by Davy Jen-nings is an indication of what’s tocome, you can be sure there’s a newsheriff in town.

The Kansas Gospels is availableat Amazon.com and Kindle.

t’s 1879. Four brothersleave their home in Wi-chita and head west tosee what the country

has to offer. The journey takes upa sizeable part of the book as wetravel slowly across the prairiewith the boys.

The trip is not uneventful.They survive a tornado, runacross a family in distress, andhave a run-in with some prettybad hombres.

Meanwhile in Cheyenne, welearn of the cattle barons andcowboys, and the increasing ten-sion between these men and thesheep men. The cattlemen are se-rious in their effort to move the

sheep men out of the territory andhire regulators to facilitate thetask.

The brothers end up inCheyenne, and that’s where thebooks come together.

There is plenty of good dia-logue and dialect—the book al-most reads like a screenplay. Themain characters are very well de-veloped, and some of the peoplewe meet early on in the bookreappear. That’s a good trait, asso many books run through a myr-iad of characters that are neverseen or heard from again.

References to firearms are ac-curate, as is the whole feeling ofthe period. The only real person

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Former SASS member Davy Jennings, aka

Ol’ Habanero, has published a new western novel—The Kansas Gospels.

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Bend, OR – The citizens of Cen-tral Oregon, including all the

Cowboy Action Shooters™, mournthe death of Malapai Bill, the manconsidered by most to be the Fatherof the Central Oregon ShootingSports Association (COSSA) Range,located on the high desert 24 mileseast of Bend. Bill worked countlesshours with authorities from theU.S. Bureau of Land Managementto obtain the lease for the construc-tion of a range facility on BLMland. Thanks to Bill’s efforts ourRange was approved and has sincegrown to be one of the premier fa-cilities in the Northwest, whereshoots of national importance are

held, as well as a trainingrange for local law en-forcement personnel,

several shootingdisciplines, andtwo Cowboy Ac-tion Clubs. With-out Bill’s tirelesswork our rangewould never

have been built. He was one deter-mined and focused individual!

Malapai Bill was raised in Tur-lock, California and later lived andworked in the San Francisco BayArea. He served in Korea in theArmy Ordnance Corps, and afterhis honorable discharge as a StaffSergeant, he resumed his work as aMechanical Engineer Technician.

His career moves included work atthe Livermore Radiation Labora-tory and later as a high schoolteacher. Bill retired and moved toOregon in 1988 and immediatelybecame involved in the ShootingSports. He joined COSSA andpromptly volunteered to take thelead in coordinating the work withBLM to establish the range. Hewas a member of two SASS affili-ated Cowboy Action Clubs thatshoot at the COSSA Range, theHorse Ridge Pistoleros and the PineMountain Posse. His latest joy waslong range shooting with militaryrifles. He was a crack shot and afriendly competitor.

Malapai Bill leaves behind hiswife of 54 years, Shirley, and count-less friends that will always remem-ber riding the trail with him. AsMalapai Bill moves to his next post,we know he will quickly becomefriends with Gene, Roy, Hoppy, andall the SASS Posse members whohave gone before him. He now hasa different Range to manage.

Malapais Bill, SASS #8211Bill Fockler

July 13, 1932 – January 16, 2012By Palaver Pete, SASS Life/Regulator #4375

Malapai Bill, SASS #8211, all dressed up for a match featuringvintage military rifles. His rifle was a

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Greenwood, CA – Wildroot,Kirby Allan Root, died from in-

juries sustained in an automobileaccident January 7, 2012. He was68 years old and a resident ofGreenwood, California. He was aregular shooter—usually twice aweekend—at Cowboy Town andother shooting clubs in the greaterSacramento area.

He was born on April 20, 1943in Santa Monica to Beryl and Eu-gene Root. His father was a rocketscientist who started Lockheed

Space and Missile. Hisfather’s career requiredseveral moves for the

family, so hegrew up insouthern Cali-fornia, north-ern California,and a year-

stint in the Washington D.C. area.As an adult, he lived mostly in theBay Area until he moved to theGeorgetown Divide in NorthernCalifornia about 18 years ago.

Wildroot was proud he hadserved in the Marines in a reserveunit in the early 60s. His last assign-ment was in motor transport with acompany in southern California.

Wildroot used to tell me whenhe was a little boy, Hopalong Cas-sidy was his hero. Total childhoodadoration. He had three cowboyoutfits as a child, the one he wore,the one in the wash, and the onebeing repaired. He also had fondmemories of shooting and huntingwith his dad.

Wildroot was very passionateand intense about his hobbies, andif you knew Wildroot you wouldknow this is an understatement. In

2003, his brother, Hay Root, SASS#17096, got him hooked on CowboyAction Shooting™, and this was ar-guably the biggest passion of hislife. His first experience in SASSshooting was in Wisconsin. Wildrootand I were visiting and went withHay Root to a shoot. Wildroot statedhis intention to “just watch,” butwhen he got interested, Hay Rootwas ready with a car trunk full ofleather and guns for him to try. Wil-droot was born on the first stage.

Once Wildroot decided to “go forit,” the decision to become a shooterin the Gunfighter category was al-most immediate. He wanted toshoot like his childhood heroes. Hisproblem, of course, was his “dumb”left hand. He took on training thathand in many creative ways, includ-ing brushing his teeth with his lefthand and putting his mouse on the

left side of his computer. He loved every aspect of the

sport—buying and tuning the per-fect guns, talking about guns end-lessly, the friends he made in thesport, helping and encouraging

Wildroot, SASS Life #331494/20/43 – 1/7/12

By Wild Sarsaparilla, SASS #42899 (his wife)





t would be impossible forus Americans to know allthe individuals that makeup our International

SASS Membership, but we at leastknow Cowboy Action Shooting™ is athread that binds us together. Manyof our International Members attendour larger shoots, such as WinterRange and END of TRAIL, but be-yond that, the opportunity to meetand socialize with them is limited.Members of the Wild Bunch do all

they can to make our Internationalfriends feel at home when they visitthe United States, but for the major-ity of us, the opportunity to socializeis very limited.

Personally, I have the good for-tune to be friends with several Ital-ian SASS members. My knowledgeof the Italian language, althoughsketchy at times, is sufficient enoughto carry-on a daily conversation withmany of them on Facebook as well asregular emails. As I get to know

them better, I’m finding out manyof them have close ties to theUnited States, and, in many cases,our military forces through out theworld. One such man is RobertoDegrassi, AKA Mad Dog Biff Tan-nen, SASS #86924. (Biff’s handlecomes from a character in theBack to the Future movie trilogy.)

In his regular civilian job,Roberto, who speaks Englishmuch better than I speak Italian,

Palaver Pete, SASS Life/Regulator #4375

As you can see, Biff is very proud to be a member of SASS as well as a member of

Italy’s Old West Shooting Society. Thanks, Biff, for all us Americans!

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horses, gear, and professional train-ing, and spend a combined averageof 8 hours a month with theirhorses. The level of success andpleasure obtained between the‘horseman’ couple and the couplewith ‘pets’ are light-years apart.You will reap what you sow. There-fore, you need to determine whereyou are on the scale to determinewhat you need and how you use it.

Tie Downs are simply a physi-cal device to keep the horse’s headdown, keep him from throwing hishead, keep him collected, and helpprevent him from becoming ‘hollowbacked.’ There are various typesand materials of tie downs, somewith different ways of adjustingthem, but all go from noseband togirth or breast collar. These typeshave little or no give for the horseto lift its head beyond a set limit.Another style is the ‘TrainingFork,’ which is generally rope,nylon, or even surgical tubing fromgirth to reins. This is the most for-giving type. Think of it this way—Tie Downs MAKE the horse collectand Training Forks TEACH thehorse to collect. Generally after ayear a horse well trained with aTraining Fork can be well riddenand be collected without it. Ahorse ridden with a Tie Down aftera year will generally, without it, bethe same horse it was before orsometimes even worse at headthrowing. One last thought; if a

horse stumbles and he can still gethis head up, as with a TrainingFork, he is less likely to go down.

Now, back to leather, let’s talkChaps. There are really threekinds, originally conceived and de-signed for specific purposes.Chaps are historically designedfor the needs of cowboys whoworked almost exclusively onhorseback. Chaps go from thewaist to down over and below theboots. These protected the riderfrom thorns and sticky bushes,generally found in the south andsouthwest. There was the addedbenefit of somewhat helping tokeep the boots dryer in inclementweather. The downside to chaps isthey are difficult to walk in be-cause they get under foot.

Chinks are the most commonform of leather leggings worn today.They are a shorter version of chapsand go from the waist to the boottop or certainly above the top of thefoot. They are much easier to walkaround in. Historically they wereworn by working cowboys whospent a great deal of their time ongroundwork, off the horse.

The third type is Bolinas, whichgo from just above the knee to thebottom of the boot. Historicallythese were most prevalent in thesouthwest for horseback workingcowboys. It is speculated thesewere simply more comfortable insearing summer heat while still af-fording protection from those nastythorny plants all over the place inthat part of the country.

Nowadays, while we still have asmall group of actual working cow-boys, we have a large population ofmodern cowboys and cowgirls wholove to ride, cut, rope, rodeo,Mounted Shoot, and generally havea whole lot of fun in friendly com-petitions. So the styles and decora-tions of leatherwork run thegambit from plain and practical toflashy and outrageous that makeseven Roy Rogers and the characterin Blazing Saddles envious. Thisgoes back to my earlier premisethat there are a ton of people outthere creating a lot of stuff. Somegreat; some not so much. Hence,my comment about true artisans,the ones who go beyond juststamped tooling, colored threads,and shiny things. When shopping,look beyond the surface and con-

sider form, function, careful andknowledgeable design, durability,and performance. Quite oftenspending a few dollars more onetime pays far more benefits thanspending a little less quite often.There is a reason why a Gucci orLouis Vuitton handbag costs more,but still looks good after severalyears, and the knock-offs look likejunk after six months.

Next time I’ll talk about sad-dles, and how some of the sameconcepts of design and qualitycome into consideration, and thevariations of saddles used for play-ing cowboy.

If you are interested in furtherinformation about some of the teammembers, people, places, techniques,or products discussed, email me at:

[email protected].

Horseplay - 8 . . .

is a Consultant for Hewlett Packard.He advises employees of ItalianChambers of Commerce and U.S.Military personnel throughoutnorthern Italy in matters related tothe computer world. These Ameri-can military bases are located in Vi-cenza, Aviano, and Livorno, Italy. Helives with his beautiful wife, Paola,in Padova, 20 miles east of Venice.In his Cowboy life, Roberto is a hardworking member of the Italian OldWest Shooting Society (#441)—agroup that plans most of the largershoots in the Northern Provinces ofItaly. One of their shoots planned forthis coming July is to honor our ownAmerican Independence—a July In-dependence Day Shoot! They arehoping this shoot will be heavily at-tended by American SASS Mem-bers, but more about that later.Right now I want to tell you aboutthe heroic deed performed by ourown Biff Tannen.

While driving home from aworkday in Aviano, Biff found him-self on the heels of a motorcycle ac-

cident involving a young Americanmilitary member. Biff immediatelypulled over and checked the youngserviceman to ensure he was stable.He then got on his cell phone andcalled the Italian Carabinieri (Po-lice) and a local ambulance company.He frequently checked the injuredAirman to insure he remained stableand calm, and then Biff set-up safetytriangles to warn on-coming vehiclesof the accident ahead. When all was

finally secured, he called a tow-truck and helped load the mo-torcycle for safe delivery back tothe American base. Momentslater the young service memberwas rushed to the base hospitalwhere treatment was adminis-tered by the American staff. Theairman was assured a speedyrecovery primarily due to theheroics of our SASS Shooter.

The following day whiledriving on the same post, Biffsaw flashing red lights in hisrear-view mirror, and he mut-tered to himself, “man, whathave I done, I was only going 20miles per hour?” There was nomistake. The MP now standing

beside Biff’s car informed Biff the In-stallation Commander, BrigadierGeneral Robert Yates, Commanderof the 31st Fighter Wing requestedBiff visit with him in the General’soffice. “Would Biff accept the Gen-eral’s invitation?” asked the MP.Biff, being no dummy, accepted.

Seems the General had heardabout Biff’s heroic act and ordered hebe presented with a Post and U.S. AirForce Safety Award. The highest

ranking officer and non-commis-sioned officer on post were present asthe General presented Biff with hiswell earned Safety Award (see ac-companying photo). It is said Biff’schest dimensions grew that day from42 to 46 inches, and later Biff wasfurther recognized with an articleabout his heroic deeds published inthe Aviano Base Newspaper. TheU.S. Air Force, as well as all membersof SASS Italy, are very proud ofBiff—I am proud to be his friend.

Now back to the IndependenceDay Shoot planned by the ItalianOld West Shooting Society. Plansand registration forms will beposted at a later day at: www.owss.itMy Italian friends are requesting asmany SASS American members aspossible attend. Here is an oppor-tunity for an entire U.S. SASS Clubto travel to Italy to not only attenda major shoot, but also to enjoy a va-cation in beautiful Italy. I’m sure, ifrequested, our Italian counter-partscan provide instructions forfirearms transportation, as well ashousing during the shoot. In anyevent, give it some thought …You’re a Daisy if Ya do!

Mad Dog Biff Tannen . . .


Brigadier General Robert Yates, Command-ing Officer of the 31st Fighter Wing, andChief Master Sergeant Pamela Lane smileproudly as they award Roberto Degrassi,

AKA Mad Dog Biff Tannen, with the U.S. AirForce Safety Award justly earned by helpinga U.S. Airman after his motorcycle accident.

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Valley City, OH - Scout, aka JayHarford, started his trail to the

“Last Roundup” on September 13,2011 after battling a ruptured ab-dominal aortic aneurysm for 17days. Initially the emergency sur-gery performed on Scout lookedpromising. However, in subsequentdays Scout’s health deteriorateduntil his passing on Sep tem ber13th. The shock of learning ofScout’s sickness took most everyoneby surprise as he was an active Sen-ior in very good health.

Scout loved the outdoors andwas an avid and accomplishedhunter taking big game animalssuch as elk, caribou, and deer. He

was also an early Cowboy ActionShooter and participated in shoot-ing events in Indiana before SASSclubs in Ohio were really active.

I was fortunate to meet Scoutearly in my cowboy life, and it hasbeen a pleasure to call him myfriend for many years. Scout andI enjoyed many adventures to-gether, hunting deer, grouse, orpheasants. Scout cherished hisEnglish springer spaniel, Tess,and she accompanied our adven-tures hunting birds.

Besides Cowboy Action Shoot-ing™, Scout enjoyed SportingClays shooting and there weretimes when a group of us wouldenjoy a round of Sporting Claysusing muzzle loading shotgunsand hammered double barrel shot-guns using blackpowder shells.

Scout retired from the OhioRehabilitation Service Commis-sion after 34 years of service as acounselor and supervisor. He alsowas a life member of the RichlandCounty Fish and Game Club.

Scout is survived by his lovingwife, Susan Pray, and his adultson, Scott Harford ofFlorida.

Scout will alwaysbe remembered forhis welcom-ing smileand openand invit-ing man-ner. I surem i s shim.

Scout, SASS Life #1032June 21, 1944 – September 13, 2011

By Marcus Allen, SASS Life #4357

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Neoga, IL – The mark of aman can be measured in

many ways. He can be meas-ured by the money he makes,by the jobs he has performed,or by the respect of his peers.Bill Gentry, SASS #50151,bears the mark of a great manas measured by the respectand love of his family andfriends. The Cowboy Actioncommunity was stunned andheart broken when we foundout the “sore shoulder” Billtold us about turned out to bean aggressive cancer thatwould take him away from uson November 29th, 2010.There was no way we couldfeel what his survivingmother and his wife, Francine,felt. Bill and Francine hadknown each other starting inchildhood, married young, andraised three children duringclose to 50 years of crying,sharing, laughing, and loving.Bill left generations of men andwomen, boys and girls, to carryon all the wonderful traits he de-veloped over a lifetime with thehelp of his wife, Francine, and theGood Lord above.

Bill’s spirit of volunteerismwas always evident in the Cow-boy Action community. He wasactive in every posse on which heshot, and finished at the top ofthe scores most matches. The“Free Grazers” at the EffinghamSportsman’s Club benefited fromhis construction and designskills. One of Bill’s high qualitypermanent stages now bears hisname. Bill loved all aspects ofthe shooting sports—buying,trading, selling, re-loading, cast-ing, and match shooting. He shotevery Saturday, plus any Sunday,there was a match. Cowboy Ac-

tion was important tohim, but his mother,wife, three children,

nine grand-children, andone great

grandson were always most im-portant in his life.

Bill had an interesting andunique sense of humor. He en-joyed laughter and making otherpeople laugh. Life in Southernand Central Illinois is filled withall types of wild life, which pro-duces a common site on the roadsand highways: road kill. Sad asthese sites may be, Bill wasknown to take advantage of thepoor critters’ deaths to make uslaugh by staging them in humor-ous poses. If you drove by a rac-coon drinking a beer andsmoking a cigarette under ahighway sign, it might have beenBill’s doing. I’m not saying Billdid it, but he might have.

I encourage everyone to visitthe on-line memorial to Bill atwww.rrbill.com. We can enjoywatching Bill doing what he al-ways did in all aspects of his life:his very best. Yes, a Cowboynamed Bill Gentry rode away, buthe left a clearly marked trail forus all to follow.

A Cowboy Called Bill Gentry Rode Away

By Deadman Walking, SASS # 42086

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randfield, OK – It hascome to this again …for the past three years,a Shortgrass Ranger

has had to go into the town of BigPasture, Oklahoma and deal withthe Mongo Gang that had congre-gated there. This is getting to belike the Swallows to Capistrano,the Buzzards to Finley, Ohio, orthe undoubtedly better visualiza-tion of Lem mings leaping off cliffsin Norway …

The town is somewhat odd in it-self with all of the buildings being lo-cated on one side of the street. Themain industry is Fish Farming?Other than having a major amuse-ment park, a waterslide, numerousplaces of entertainment (e.g., a Saloonand a pros perous Bordello), financialinstitutions, a federal army facility, atrain station, fly-fishing venue, placesto shop, horse venues, etc., it is justlike any other town in Oklahoma!!

Mongo and his band of interlop-ers have developed a love for theplace and have come for two dis-tinctly different reasons this year.One is to avenge the accidental (?)double-shooting of Miss Rocky inthe Bordello by a Shortgrass Ranger(... wonder who that could havebeen? RB Rooson, maybe …?) Andsecondly, in search of a rumored“Silver Buffalo” that was sup posedlyhanging around the area.

The Ranger ranks havebeen growing in numbers and let’ssee what happened … (oh, and bythe way—they shot seven Stages be-cause tradition is important!! Did itevery other year, didn’t we? And,that was the best reason available …other then a lot of shot gun rounds)!The Winner of each Category re-ceived a “Silver Buffalo” pin!!

STAGE THREE(Erza Stillbody’s Funeral

Emporium)

All Stages are 14 shotgunrounds and the shooter could startwith two in hand.

Mongo’s Gang has gatheredand you aim to instill in them anew respect.

Mongo says, “What are youdoing here, Ranger?”

You reply, “Oh, just anotherundertaking!” That was when thegunfight started ...

Standing behind the left-handfence, knock down the shotglasseswith 6 rounds (any left standingare misses); then proceed insideand shoot the speedrack 1-5-2-4-3-3 and end with two shots on thestanding pistol targets.STAGE FOUR (BP & G Train)Previously every shooter has

thrown two shells into alarge bowl.

One of Mongo’s gang says,“Are you a crazy Ranger?”

Standing with your backtouching the interior of the train-car opposite the range, you move toany window, while saying “No, thisis just a training exercise!” Thatwas when the gunfight started ...

From any or all of the windows“Nevada Sweep” the targets (start-ing at either end) directly in front ofthe train. At some point, you mustpull two of the shotgun shells fromthe bowl (which you have placed inthe window of your “choice”) and usethem as part of your 14 shot sweep.

STAGE FIVE (The Bank)Someone in the gang says, “So

yer supposedly the Ranger?”Standing behind the left fence,

with your shotgun in hand, drapedover and touching the railing(pointing down range), you reply,“You can bank on that!” That waswhen the gunfight started …

Start with the left speedrack inthe following order (1-5-2-4-3-3); thenmove safely to the crate and knock-down the five steel bottles—30 yardsout (any left up are a miss); and fin-ish on the shotgun swingers (1-2-3).

STAGE SIX (The Jail)Pick a partner. It cannot be a

relative or someone you ride with.Eight shotgun rounds each. Youcan start with two in hand. Shoot-ers can only partner with one in-dividual.

Again someone yells out,“Rangers, do ya’ really think ya’can take us?”

Start with your back againstthe Jail, with one foot against thewall and your left hand leaning onthe railing, with the shotgundraped again over and touchingthe top rail. You shout out,“Yes, you’re only jail-bait!” Thatwas when the gunfight started ...

Shoot the five ‘brown prairiedogs’ (1-5-2-4-3-3) and then twoshots on Mongo. After the lastshot, from the crate, the secondshooter will pick up their shotgunand echo the process.

Both shooters will accrue theexact same time, so pick yourpartner carefully! If eitherRanger misses, it will be a miss forboth on the score sheet. If there isa Procedural Violation, only theshooter committing the “proce-dural” will be charged with it!STAGE SEVEN (The Saloon)Eight shotgun rounds, can

start with two in hand. This timepick two partners (cannot be thesame partner for anyone as be-fore). Shotguns will be staged oneither table in the Saloon.

Standing in the doorway andmoving forward, You simply say,“Well, Girls … Is this a Saloon ora Salon?” That was when the gun-fight started …

Shoot the speedrack in front ofyou (1-5-2-4-3-3) then any two pis-tol targets, ground your shotgun.

Second shooter, will repeat theentire sequence once the firstshotgun is grounded.

Third shooter will engage theeight squirrels once the second

shotgun is grounded.All three shooters will accrue

the exact same time and anysquirrels left standing are missescounted for all three individually.The Procedral Rule again applies.STAGE EIGHT (The Depot)Leaning with one shoulder

against the door jamb, you hear“Ya’ got a bone to pick with us,Ranger?”

You reply, “Yah, but I thinkyou have to be deposed first!”That was when the gunfightstarted ...

Shoot the speed rack with aleft-to-right sweep, with sixth shoton center target (#3). Move to thecenter crate and knockdown thetwo ground targets; then shoot BigPaul four times; then yell “Rangersrule, Okies drool!” and a bird willfly. You get two shots at it, (miss thebird with both shots and it is amiss), if hit on 1st shot, finish onthe bucket downrange.

STAGE NINE (The Livery)You are seated on the Center

Crate, and Big Paul says, “Mongotold me you’re kind of old and slow!”

You reply, sarcastically, “Yah,but I’m getting livelier every day!”That was when the gunfightstarted ...

Seated you knock down thefirst ground target and a bird isreleased—shoot it! Then shoot thesecond ground target and a secondbird is released. Guess what youdo? Then proceed to the doorwayof the Livery and shoot the speedrack left-to-right with a sixth shoton #5. Then alternate four shotson the two steel cowboys next tothe speed rack.

Twenty-nine shotgunnersshowed up and the “Silver Buf-falo” Winners were:

Justin Parker, SASS #55217(Hammerless and OVERALLWINNER); Cool Hand Cos, SASS#43259 (‘97 Pump); Ghost RiderBob, SASS #83452 (Hammered);Redleg Reilly, SASS #46372(Outlaw/one-half shots from theHip); Sweet Beulah Land, SASS#55216 (Pink Shots/Ladies).

There was a “free” Range Din-ner afterwards for all shooters and aCowboy Trivia Contest won byOklahoma Spuds, SASS #83647.

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FACTOIDDuring the Civil War, General Stonewall Jackson walked around with his right hand in the air to balance the blood in his body? Because he was right-handed, he thought that his right hand was getting more blood than his left, and so by raising his hand, he’d allow the excess blood to run into his left hand. He also never ate food that tasted good, because he assumed that anything that tasted good

was completely unhealthy!


parta, IL – Howdyfolks! First off, I want tosay there is a standardby which big matches

should be set up and designed.There is a particular formula to en-sure a successful, fun, entertaining,and safe match. The US Open wasdesigned in this fashion and put onby The Dooley Gang, Outlaw Enter-tainment, and hosted by theKaskakia Cowboys and IDNR (Illi-nois Department of Natural Re-sources), and they NAILED IT!!!The US Open held in Sparta, Illi-nois, at the World Shooting complexis nothing short of amazing! Thismatch had everything! From themoment we pulled in, we knew thiswas going to be fun! At that time, Ihad no idea the good time that layin store for us. There were abun-dant camping spots, indoor vendorareas, great FREE food, and well-written stages. This, combined withthe vast welcome and appreciationfor our attendance, confirmed wewere allVIP’s! Smiles and laughterwere never ending the entire timewe were there. It was obvious allwho attended had an amazing time!If you can only go to one big match

a year, then this is your match! Ifnothing else, you owe it to yourselfto attend at least once. It’s thatgood, folks!

The World Shooting Complex inSparta, Illinois, is a state of the artshooting facility. It is by far thebest range I’ve ever been to. TheRange covers about 1600 acres.

There are 3.5 miles of trap range, ahuge vendor mall, fishing lakes,over 1000 RV sites with full 50 amphook ups, restaurant and bar, hugegrand meeting room facilities, golfcarts for rent, and much more. Thestaff at the World Shooting Com-plex, along with Mose Spencer,SASS #63490, and Bella Spencer,SASS #63491, were right on thespot anytime we needed anything.The cowboy range was very well de-signed and professionally built—

plenty of space at loading and un-loading tables with adequate cover.The targets were right on par toplease a wide variety of folks. Nottoo big, not too small, not too close,not too far. Very well done in myopinion. Fruit, snacks, and bottledwater was available at each stage ifsomeone needed a little pick me up

Winners49’er Fast Eddie,

SASS #76308 GABuckarette Sweet Sister Kit,

SASS #79916 ARBuckaroo Rattlesnake

Wrangler,SASS #54580 TX

B-Western Slick McClade,SASS #69490 LA

C Cowboy Sgt. Eli,SASS #35882 IL

C Cowgirl Bella Spencer,SASS #63491 KY

Cowboy Prestidigitator,SASS #52250 TN

Cowgirl Miss Hitem,SASS #81355 MO

Duelist Nuttin’ Graceful,SASS #49117 TX

E Statesmen Rio Drifter,SASS #49244 TN

F Cartridge Bailey Creek,SASS #5759 IL

F C Duelist Bill Carson,SASS #52251 TN

F C GunfighterStone Creek Drifter,SASS #58853 OH

Frontiersman Split Rail,SASS #24707 OH

Grand Dame Bonnie Dee,SASS #28413 MA

Gunfighter Buck D. Law,SASS #62183 AL

Junior Girl Slick’s Sharp Shooter,SASS #77967 GA

L 49’er Stormy Shooter,SASS #57333 AZ

L B-Western Louisiana Lady,SASS #34986 LA

L Duelist Iron Maiden,SASS #67188 TN

L F Cartridge Honey B. Graceful,SASS #51369 TX

L F C Duelist Bama Belle,SASS #6673 LA

L Gunfighter Buffy Logal,SASS #46039 TX

L Senior Tennessee Tall,SASS #49245 TN

L S Senior Miss Weev,SASS #76367 IL

L Wrangler Dew R Dye,SASS #59089 TN

Outlaw Tennessee Tombstone,SASS #34723 TN

Range Boss Papa Dave,SASS #17266 TN

Senior Tuff Stuff,SASS #55835 AL

S Duelist Ambush,SASS #31337 WI

S Gunfighter Ugly,SASS #18106 IL

S Senior Persimmon Dan,SASS #42428 IN

Wrangler Duke Skywalker,SASS #26871 IN

Costume ContestBest Dressed

Lady Texas Flower,SASS #43753

Man Fingers McGee,SASS #28654

L Junior Slick’s Sharp ShooterBuckaroo Rattlesnake WranglerB-Western

Lady Goldie Lu,SASS #82672

Man Slick McCladeSaloon Girl Dew R DyeTheme costume

Lady Miss Caroline,SASS #89317

Man Phiren Smoke,SASS #37992

Tackiest Hat Tennessee TallCouple Wildcat Belle,

SASS #77506 & Bluegrass Bob,SASS #77505

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Rattlesnake Wrangler (left) and Missouri Lefty (right).

Randy Saint Eagle, #64903, showing off his winning buckle.

All photos provided by Randy Saint Eagle.

Match Overall Winners—Prestidigitator and Dew R Dye.



other shooters, improving his shoot-ing, figuring out the smartest way toshoot the targets, competing andbeing good enough to be competi-tive. He had wonderful mentors andteachers as he worked on becomingproficient in the sport, especiallyBadlands Bud, Doc Shapiro, andEvil Roy. Black Jack Traven was hismentor for being a posse leader. Heconstantly pushed himself by com-peting with his local buddies.

He was the California StateChampion Gunfighter several years.The first annual shoot he won wasat Fire in the Hills in Wisconsin.The highest award he achieved inthe sport was World Champion Sen-ior Gunfighter in 2008.

We married in 1984 and wouldhave celebrated our 28th anniver-sary on Leap Year day this year. Iregularly went to cowboy shootswith Wildroot so I could be conver-sant with him on this sport he lovedso much. I was known for yelling,“That’s my baby!” when he shot agood stage or received an award. Itwas such a tradition that he or oth-ers would yell when I wasn’t there.

If you would like to make a con-

tribution Wildroots’s memory, afund is being set up in his namethat will be used to enhance Cow-boy Town, a place he spent manyhours engaged in his favorite pas-time. The checks should be madeout to SVSC (Sacramento ValleyShooting Club). They should bemailed to Mike Calvo, PO Box 713,Sloughhouse, CA 95683

The Arroyo Cantua Match,April 26-29, 2012 will be dedicatedto Wildroot, and the events will in-clude a special memorial for him onFriday night from his cowboyfriends.

I have received many touchingnotes from people remembering thesupport he gave them, the fun theyshared, and his giant bear hugs. Iespecially loved one message re-membering a quote from Wildrootin a discussion about how much funthey were going to have at a WildBunch shoot, “It’s amazing howcareless some folks can be. Theyleave fun and happiness lying aboutall over the place. All astute guyslike you and me need to do is pay at-tention and scoop it up. Extra funis ours for the taking!”

That’s my baby!

Wildroot, SASS Life #33149 . . .


or hydration. There is plenty ofroom for future expansion as well!This facility has the ability to ac-commodate thousands of people ata single match. You put all this to-gether with the three most impor-tant things in real estate:LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCA-TION! and you have a real winnerof a shooting range!

On Thursday, we started with afree shooting school put on by theDooley Gang. Now folks if youhaven’t been to one of these you oweit to yourself and your game to at-tend! With T-Bone Dooley, SASS#36388, Nuttin’ Graceful, SASS#39117, Ringo Fire, SASS #46037,and Slick McClade, SASS #69490,up there teaching and putting on ashow, it was entertaining as well asinformative. They even asked Rat-tlesnake Wrangler, SASS #54580, tocome up and show his unique styleof pistol work. It was really some-thing to have all that knowledge inone place. There were also classeson Match Administration by HoneyB. Graceful, SASS #51369, Costum-ing by Miss Weev, SASS #76367,and Wild Bunch by Matt Master-son, SASS #34985.

When the Dooley Gang Shoot-ing School was over, the sidematches and a three-stage WildBunch match began. You couldshoot all you wanted at no addi-tional cost. It was fantastic! There

were some mighty fast times laiddown at the side matches, fastenough to impress even the bestcompetitors. The fastest pistol wasquite interesting. Two youngBuckaroo gunslingers, one fromTexas named Rattlesnake Wrangler(12 years old), and one from Mis-souri who goes by Missouri Lefty,SASS #91721, (11 years old) gotinto a heated shoot off on the fastestpistol. They were both tied at 3.51.There was a coin toss and MissouriLefty won the toss and decided to gofirst in the shoot off. He laid downanother blazing fast run, but let onetarget get away. Rattlesnake Wran-gler stepped up to the line and laiddown a very solid, deliberate runknowing he had it if he didn’t miss,and stepped away victorious for theyouth category. I do want to saythis though, Missouri Lefty hasshot cowboy for less than a year andthis young man is definitely some-

one to watch! He’san incredible shoo -ter already! Sohere is an interest-ing fact, Prestidigi-tator, SASS #52250,won the fastest pis-tol for the adultswith a time of 3.50only 1/100 ahead ofthe two Buckaroos!We better watch outbecause these Buc -karoos are comin’and HELL’S comin’with them!

Friday was the beginning of themain match and was opened withhorseback riders, Okaw, SASS#30137, in the lead, carrying OldGlory as the national anthem wasplayed. That was followed by thepledge, a prayer and a brief, butcomprehensive, safety meeting.Then it was time to let the gamesbegin! The stages ran smooth asglass with no down range hangupsto speak of. There was a threat ofwet weather on Friday, but it com-pletely missed us. The tempera-tures stayed comfortable, which thisTexas cowboy thoroughly enjoyed!

Friday evening found us wan-dering around the indoor vendorseating more free food and visitingwith friends, old and new. Did youcatch that I said, “evening IN-DOOR vendors?” That’s right, theywere able to stay open late and did-n’t have to worry about their goodsgetting messed up by weather.Pretty cool, huh? I think so and sodid the other shooters. It was goodfor the vendors as well, becausethey had the opportunity to makeadditional sales. It was a win-winfor all! The side match awardswere next on the agenda, and thatwent as fast and furious as thespeed stages themselves.

Saturday morning we wereback on the line right on time, com-pleted the final five stages, andeverything went smooth, again.The weather was a little wet firstthing in the morning, but clearedright up before the last person fin-ished the first stage. The tempera-ture was perfect! After that, we hadthe team shoots and the man-on-man shoot off. Prestidigitator wonfor the men, and Sixgun Sallie,SASS #38989, was the winner forwomen. It was quite a shoot out!

Upon completion of the shootoff, everyone took some time toshop, eat some lunch, or just chillout for the big party and mainmatch awards. At 6 o’clock sharpeveryone started showing up forthe main match awards. Therewas a huge buffet with lots of deli-cious food. The first buffet withthe main course had to be 40 feetlong and another 20-foot buffet ofdesserts. If you left hungry, it wasyour own fault. Following themeal, the Dooley Gang made quickwork of handing out tons of fabu-lous door prizes. Next were themain match awards, and the pacewas equally efficient.

OK, now here was the highlightof the evening, representatives ofthe IDNR, Dennis Sneed and NickyChristian, announced they would begiving away a free entry to EVERYcategory winner at all State, Re-gional, National, and World levels tothe 2012 US Open. This has the po-tential of creating the largest cow-boy action match EVER in theworld. Pretty exciting stuff! If thatwasn’t enough, after all that wasover, T-Bone Dooley fired up theKaraoke and really got the partygoing in classic Dooley Gang style.We had a blast for sure!!!

This is the “Go To” match for 2012!!!

The SASS US Open . . .

Sheriff Frank Canton, SASS #65753, blasting away during the main match.


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infield, TN – The High-land Regulators of Pos-sum Trot once againdisplayed their Cowboy

Action Shooting™ skills master-fully by presenting another superb“Smokeout In The Hills.” TheKentucky/Tennessee BlackpowderShoot this year was held on Octo-ber 21 – 23, 2011. The Vicar’s Wifeand I got a late start headin’ souththis year, so I totally missed theirgreat offering of Friday SideMatch choices.

Saturday morning dawnedbright with just a touch of cool-ness. The infamous CopperheadJoe, SASS #39162, strode up theveranda steps of the Church build-ing on Possum Trot’s main streetto address the main match crowd.

bread at the Possum Trot Saloon.It was a good time to talk to oldfriends and make some new ones.Blackwater and his band, Milk-bone, entertained the masses withlive music.

With Sunday morning cameCowboy Church. Rowdy Bates,SASS #62987, came early to stokethe wood burner, taking the chillout of the air. The Vicar’s Wife ledthe singin’ while Cree Vicar Daveaccompanied on the Dobro. Therewas a goodly number at Church,

There was no consternation in hisdemeanor. After the Pledge to theFlag, Joe turned the meetin’ overto the Itinerate Preacher fromMichigan, Cree Vicar Dave, wholed the assembly in an invocationto the LORD our God. After theprayer, the Vicar had the headushers, Blackwater Desperado,SASS #53393, and Ole Saddlebags,SASS #80963, mingle through thebody of shooters collecting an of-fering for the “Cowboy MemorialChapel” at Founders Ranch. Afterthe collection was counted, theHighland Regulators bumped upthe total to $287. Praise God foran abundant offering.

Saturday evening after thefirst six stages found us breaking

Smokeout in the Hills

Saturday morning shooters meeting. Downtown Possum Trot is seen in the background.

Working as head ushers, Blackwater Desperado, SASS #53393, and Ole Saddlebags, SASS #80963,

took up the offering for the CowboyMemorial Chapel. The club alsochipped in bringing the total up to$287. Thank you Possum Trot.

Rowdy Bates, SASS #62987, stokin’the fire before Cowboy Church.

Church was held behind Stage #1that has a large covered roof area.

Overall Winners, Anita Marguarita,SASS #54050, and Silver City Rebel,

SASS #38607. Grinnin’ comes natural when ya take this plaque!

WinnersOverallMan Silver City Rebel,

SASS #38607Lady Anita Marguarita,

SASS #54050Categories 49er Kirk, SASS #92286B-Western Copperhead Joe,

SASS #39162C Cowboy R J Law, SASS #15466C Cowgirl The Lady,

SASS #15467Cowboy Hatfield, SASS #85832Cowgirl Vaquera, SASS #90835Duelist Randy Saint Eagle,

SASS #64903E Statesman Mckenzie River

Drifter, SASS #74138

F C Duelist Jackalope Jasper, SASS #54049

F Cartridge Silver City RebelF C Gunfighter

Cheyenne Culpepper, SASS #32827

Frontiersman Split Rail, SASS #24707

Josey Wales Lucky Lee Roy, SASS #31712

L F Cartridge Anita MarguaritaL F C Gunfighter

Last Kiss, SASS #34954

L Senior Witch Doctor, SASS #70062

Outlaw Badlands Beck, SASS #27209

Senior Pig Iron Lane, SASS #70063

S Duelist Double Eagle Dave, SASS #47357

S Gunfighter Tenn Critr, SASS #76015

S Senior Cree Vicar Dave, SASS #49907

Wrangler Ole Saddlebags, SASS #80963

Smokeless WinnersCategoriesCowgirl Whiskey Gail,

SASS #81201Duelist Risin’ Outlaw,

SASS #64767E Statesman Speedy Fredrico,

SASS #92698Gunfighter Buck D Law,

SASS #62183

L 49’er Kentucky Gypsy, SASS #57866

L B-Western Miss Bo, SASS #99068

L Duelist Blue Hare, SASS #89308

L Senior Cookie Sewgoode, SASS #85292

L S Senior Stage Coach Hannah, SASS #38251

L Wrangler Josie Marcus, SASS #77142

Senior Pickaway Tracker, SASS #52070

Wrangler Gray Hare, SASS #20821

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The Kentucky & TennesseeState Blackpowder Shootout 2011. ,

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considering the time and tempera-ture. The final four stages went byquicker than ya could whistleDixie. The Awards were handedout in the Saloon.

On a more somber note I mustinform you the 2011 “Smokeout inthe Hills” at Possum Trot was thefinal one. This was the very placeI got bit by the Blackpowder Bugsome three years ago and it willremain a vivid impression in mymemory of what a great Blackpow-der Shoot is all about. I asked theleadership what their plans werefor the club, and I was given thisstatement written by Ringer,SASS #48552.

“2011 saw the final Smokeout

a close. The old range has been in-cised in our memory, but the incipi-ent of this new range at PonderosaPines will produce a flood of newimpressions engraved upon theminds of those who behold the un-folding [email protected] by:Vicar’s WifeCree Vicar Dave

chester, KY. Most of the regularswill be making the trip to PonderosaPines, and things will carry on.”

It says in Jeremiah 29:11 NIV,“For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosperyou and not to harm you, plans togive you hope and a future.” Godhas a plan for everything, evenCowboy Action Shooting™. So withmixed emotions this essay draws to

in the Hills at Possum Trot. But,Smokeout is only changing venues.

With the death of Smokin JoeAnderson a few years ago, the High-land Regulators at Possum Trotwere able to work with the familyand shoot on, but as with every-thing in life, time moves on and pri-orities change.

We want to once again thankthe family of Smokin Joe Andersonfor letting us continue at PossumTrot all these years. I’m sureSmokin Joe was having as good atime as we were.

Smokeout in the Hills will bemoving next year to the new range,Ponderosa Pines, constructed by thefamily of Copperhead Joe in Man-

Copperhead Joe pushing smoke down range. Joe did a great job as match director.

R J Law, SASS #15466, and The Lady, SASS #15467, came all the way from Michigan to foul up their guns with the black soot.

year was a “Retro” stagethat offered a shootingscenario from our earlierdays of Cowboy ActionShooting™. Competitorswere able to shoot a rifletarget that was not bigand not close, then moveforward and use theirshotgun to blow a hole ina (cardboard) door, andthen shoot their revolverthrough that hole. Theythen proceeded to someknockdown revolver tar-gets. The side eventswere well attended andwell staffed. A hearty THANKS toall the volunteers who helped theirfellow shooters with these events.We can’t do this without you!

The end of the side match dayfound targets getting refreshed,final placements of targets andprops, and yet another ferociousthunderstorm. Fortunately thistime it was only an inch of rain withthe lightning show. But as before,the weather cleared, and we wereready to go on Saturday morning.

Since our shoot is held on Me-



t. Johnsbury, VT – Itwas a dark and stormynight ... the lightningflashed … .it rained in

buckets ... and that’s no exaggera-tion! On Thursday night we gotover 4.5” of rain and nearly con-stant lightning for four hours. Fri-day morning FEMA declared adisaster area due to flooding androad closures. Several cowboys didnot come to the match because youcouldn’t get here from there.

All this was all before the firstshot went downrange. But likemost New England weather, youjust had to wait, and it wouldchange. Friday morning May 27dawned clear and cool. Thus beganthe 2011 Vermont SASS StateChampionship, The Green Moun-tain Mayhem. Many of the shooterswere already on site, so the rainwashing out some roads didn’tbother them.

We were all thrilled to have for-mer Vermont SASS State Champi-ons Half-a-Hand Henri, SASS#9727, and Dirty Dan, SASS #9726,on hand before all the weather fire-works. They were making a returntrip to New England to provide aShooting School before the GreenMountain Mayhem, and then tojoin with us for the main match. Asold-out class had two days of in-tense instruction under the watch-

morial Day Weekend, we pay spe-cial tribute to all Veterans. MatchDirector Doc McCoy, SASS #8381,read out the names of fallen NewEngland Cowboy Action Shooting™family members and three VT Na-tional Guardsmen lost in Iraq inthe past year, followed by a 21-gunsalute held in their honor. WildPhil Coyote, SASS #20124, led oursafety briefing and then all 130+shooters were off to their stages.

The day topped off with an ex-cellent dinner again provided by

ful eyes of these World-Class Cow-boy Action Shooters.

Those shooters interested inlong range were out early for theirsight-in time. Some unexpected vis-itors interrupted the long-rangematch. “Duck Herder” aka Black-hands, SASS #70512, helped escorta mother duck and her brood off therange. The break in the action wasshort, but did provide some comicrelief. There was some question ifthe bullets weighed more than theducklings, but we never found outas Mama Duck guarded them well.

The other side events proceededwithout interruption with the usualspeed events, warm-up stages, andthe ever popular Plainsman andWild Bunch events. A new idea this

Blackhands earned the nickname“Duck Herder” for his efforts

in herding a mother duck and herducklings off the shooting range.

SASS Vermont State Champions, Island Pond Paul, SASS #65015,

and Three Barrel Chris, SASS #70513.Congratulations!

Winners49’er Rootin’ Tootin’ Tim, SASS #57091Buckaroo Al B. Crazy, SASS #66690B-Western Lone Star Jake, SASS #16019C Cowboy Half-A-Hand Henri, SASS #9727Cowboy Ranger Pete, SASS #83045Duelist Hawkeye Kid, SASS #24196E Statesman Dirty Dan, SASS #9726F Cartridge Capt. Morgan Rum, SASS #6859F C Duelist Gun E Bear, SASS #5557F C Gunfighter Dead Head, SASS #29768Frontiersman Doc McCoy, SASS #8381Grande Dame Bonnie Dee, SASS #28413Gunfighter Grazer, SASS #38845

L 49’er Hawley McCoy, SASS #59588L B-Western Birdie Cage, SASS #32773Cowgirl Crystal Creek Chris, SASS #64500L Duelist Nantucket Dawn, SASS #15681L F Cartridge Miss Delaney Belle, SASS #6860L Senior Calico Jan, SASS #61842L S Senior May Rein, SASS #45274L Wrangler Three Barrel Chris, SASS #70513L Young Gun Snazzy McGee, SASS #66689Senior One Eyed Black Jack, SASS #66068S Duelist Scrub Oak Willie, SASS #53737S Senior Yankee, SASS #266Wrangler Jimmy Spurs, SASS #65014Young Gun Ludlow Lad, SASS #78081

greenmountAinmAyhemSASS Vermont State Championship. ,

may 27-29, 2011 By Doc McCoy, SASS #8381, and Emma Goodcook, SASS #49743

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The “retro” side event harkened back to some of the earlier days of

Cowboy Action Shooting™ scenarios.

Half a Hand Henri instructs some of her studentsduring her “finishing school” shooting class.

Rick and his crewfrom Valley ViewRestaurant (who also provided a fab-ulous lunch menu). With everyonefull and settled in, Doc McCoy pro-ceeded to the side event awards in-terspersed with door prizesdrawings. Every shooter was auto-matically entered in the door prizes,large and small. This year the com-mittee recognized the state of theeconomy by only offering one addi-tional raffle ticket. And as before,the cowboys and cowgirls were gen-erous in their ticket purchases, espe-cially while standing in line waitingfor dinner. No pressure there!

Saturday evening stayed dry fora pleasant change, but as more se-



the awarding of a custom-madebootjack with an engraved matchbadge attached. The awards wereagain provided by Klassic Laser-works and were well done! Eachshooter had already received aGreen Mountain Mayhem guncarttowel to carry through the seasonto help remind them of the greattime they had in St. Johnsbury.Special recognition was given toBear Camp, SASS #76540, andBabs Logan as the Match Sponsorsfrom lost Target Shooting Supply ofBennington, Vermont.

And then we got down to themain awards. As usual, each cate-gory had its winners, and the Stagewinners were presented in aunique manner. Winners were thetop shooters from each of the tenlargest categories—so, Stage 1went to the top shooter in 49er cat-egory, Stage 2 to the Duelist cate-gory, and so on.

The overall match top gunswere Jimmy Spurs, SASS #65014,and Appaloosa Amy, SASS #63949,and the 2011 SASS Vermont StateChampions are Island Pond Paul,SASS #65015, and Three BarrelChris, SASS #70513.

Come join us for the GreenMountain Mayhem, SASS VermontState Championship, May 25-27,2012. For further information, con-tact Doc McCoy at 803-363-7162.

vere storms were forecast for Sun-day afternoon, it was decided toshoot straight through the fivestages on Sunday and have a breakfor lunch afterwards while gettingready for the awards. The cere-mony again recognized the top Ver-mont shooter in each category with

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rice, UT – WAAHOOO!!!The SASS 2011 UtahState Championship,“The Castle Gate Rob-

bery” is now in the books. Shootersfrom around the West and such far-away places as Tennessee (KidZiggy, SASS #76876, and AmorousAli, SASS #81114), and Australia(Constable Nelson, SASS #11784,and Rooster Cockburn, SASS#11791), converged on the smalltown of Castle Gate, the PremierCowboy Action Shooting™ venue lo-cated at the North Springs ShootingRange, to assist the Castle GatePosse with the goings on!

The Castle Gate Robbery oc-curred on April 21, 1897 and wastouted as “The most daring robberyof all time!” The most popular ver-sion of the robbery has Butch Cas-sidy and Elza Lay casually drawingtheir Colts on E.L. Carpenter, thepaymaster of the Pleasant ValleyCoal Company, and relieving him ofthe payroll, totaling $8,000. After aminor problem mounting his horse,Butch and Elza made good their es-cape, stashing $1,000 in silver coins,as it was hampering their speedygetaway. After a very slow responsefrom local law enforcement, a possewas finally formed; however, thecaper was planned to the last detail,and the bandits were not found.The payroll, except for the $1,000 insilver, was never recovered.

Almost immediately, controversyarose as to the identity of the desper-ados, and who, if anyone else, was in-volved. Famous and not so famousnames were brought up, such as theSundance Kid, Bub Meeks, JoeWalker, and Johnny Herring. Noone was ever arrested for the crime,and credit was given to Ol’ Butch.

The stories for the Main Matchstages mixed fact and folklore aboutThe Castle Gate Robbery, as well asseveral known members of the infa-mous Wild Bunch. There were also afew characters from the Castle GatePosse thrown in just for fun, and topay tribute to our own Cowboy Mur-der’n Maude. We held to the popularbelief it was Butch who planned and

executed the daring daylight deed, solet the legend live on!

The weather was very coopera-tive with warm days, cool nights,and slight breezes. Those who choseto camp on site were treated to spec-tacular sunrises, sunsets, and anamazing full moon to add to the at-mosphere. The campgrounds atNorth Springs had some welcomeimprovements, including a commonsarea with picnic tables, a fire pit, anda set of horseshoe pits, which wasthe scene of a very “spirited” afterhours horseshoe competition!

Thursday was sign in and sidematch day. The side matches in-cluded the standards—speed rifle,pistol, and shotgun, as well as der-ringer and pocket pistol and WildBunch. There were additional sidematches for long range pistol and pis-tol caliber rifle, rifle caliber rifle, andsingle shot rifle, set up and run byMarshal Mackenna, SASS #59385,and Wasatch Lawman, SASS#84999, with the 770 yard steel buf-falo proving to be quite the challenge.

After the side matches werecompleted, an informal class washeld at the main pavilion, taught by

Hall of Famer, Dixie Bell, SASS#5366, Twelve Mile REB, SASS#30634, J.T. Wild, SASS #20399, andtechnical advice from Happy Jack,SASS #20451, on “How to getstarted in Cowboy Action Shoot-ing™,” “How to shoot a stage,” and“You make the call.” This class wasvery informative and taught bysome of BEST there are!

Friday and Saturday brought upthe Main Match consisting of 12stages, with the posses shooting sixstages each day. The stages were

designed to be challenging and funfor all shooters with varied targetarrangement and some non-typicalsweeps. The consensus was thestages were extremely fun andthought provoking.

On Friday night, Rowdy Hand,SASS #63268, had crunched all thenumbers and the side match awardswere bestowed on the well deservingrecipients. Door prizes were givento all in attendance, including train-ing DVDs, ammo, knives, and sev-eral firearms, donated by The CastleGate Posse and event sponsors. Col-orado Honey, SASS #72573, pro-vided daily awards for “BestDressed,” and a prize was given forbest gun cart. Judging was by theEMT staff and volunteers.

On Saturday night the awardsbanquet was held at the Elks Lodgein Price, with the first order of busi-ness … well the second order of busi-ness after the social hour was a “RifleRaffle.” The Castle Gate Posse do-nated a Henry Golden Boy, with anengraving on the stock of a “Robbery”scene. The engraving was donatedby Deb Lindsey and valued at over$1,000. Syd Schelene, SASS #58932,won the raffle, with all proceedsgoing to the SASS Scholarship Fund!

Prior to the banquet, Book CliffSally, SASS #67368, was in charge

the SASS 2011 Utah State Championship

cAStle gAte roBBery!

WinnersBuckaroo Karson the Kid,

SASS #67622 UTB Western Wolf of North

Springs, SASS #76186 UT

L B Western South Dakota Sadie, SASS #70610 UT

Cowboy Mokaac Kid, SASS #78721 UT

Cowgirl Dixie Bell, SASS #5366 UT

C Cowboy Elk Ridge Sheriff, SASS #33087 UT

C Cowgirl Colorado Honey, SASS #72573 UT

Duelist Cinch, SASS #29433 UT

L Duelist Autum Rose, SASS #21869 UT

E Statesman Doc Peacock, SASS #61221 UT

F Cartridge Utah Justice, SASS #86559 UT

F C Duelist Wild Horse John, SASS #85994 WY

Captain LePew, SASS #37210 UT

F C Gunfighter Shorty Lamoore, SASS #22207

49’er Constable Nelson, SASS #11784 AU

J.T. Wild, SASS #20399 UT

L 49’er Belinda Belle, SASS #42966 ID

Wicked Sister, SASS #76746 UT

Frontiersman Wasatch Lawman, SASS #84999 UT

Gunfighter Doc Nelson, SASS #19958 UT

L Gunfighter Senorita Tira Todo, SASS #45723 UT

Senior Twelve Mile REB, SASS #30634 UT

S Duelist Wolf Wind Walker, SASS #36748 UT

L Senior Nitty Gritty Sandy, SASS #35081 UT

L S Duelist Bitterroot Beaver, SASS #50432 UT

Silver Senior Rooster Cockburn, SASS #11791 AU

The Haffasst Cowboy, SASS #27689 UT

L S Senior: Charming, SASS #36149 NV

Promontory Pearl, SASS #63132 UT

Wrangler Doc Wiskey, SASS #6907 CO

Harley Deadeye Davidson, SASS #73437 UT

L Wrangler Montana Annie, SASS #76590 UT

Young Gun Seven E Sidekick, SASS #72038 UT

L Young Gun Schnick, SASS #92542 UT

w By Wolf of North Springs, SASS #76186

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Utah State Champions Dixie Bell, SASS #5366, and

Twelve Mile REB, SASS #30634.



sors, donors, volunteers,vendors, and especially toall you shooters! It is mygoal to remind everyoneSASS is all about, friend-ship, camaraderie, and fun!The Castle Gate Posse hasbeen awarded the SASS2012 Utah State Blackpow-der Championship, as wellas the SASS 2012 UtahState Championship. Weare already gearing up to make 2012 even better!!! I hope you all can makeit! SEE YA ON THE BOARDWALKS!!! Photos courtesy of Posse Pics, at www.PossePics.com

the Pack award. Hoss of NorthSprings, SASS #85623, and JustAce, SASS #63501, were recognizedfor shooting a clean match.

The men’s overall winner andUtah State Champion was TwelveMile REB, SASS #30634. Theladies’ overall winner was BelindaBelle, SASS #42966 from Idaho, andthe ladies’ Utah State OverallChampion was Dixie Bell, SASS#5366. A very good showing wasmade by all participants and espe-cially those from out of state and outof the states! A complete listing ofshooters and times are available onour web sitewww.thecastlegateposse.netA special thanks go to the spon-

of the costume contests. With thehelp of Copper Queen, SASS#20449, Autum Rose, SASS #21869,and Queen Helen, SASS #58932,they had a challenging time decid-ing winners due to the time and ef-fort all the contestants put intotheir outfits!

The buckles, medals, plaques,and certificates were awarded to thetop shooters, costumers, posse mem-bers who showed “Spirit of theGame,” and the coveted “CowboyMurder’n Maude Middle of thePack” award for that shooter whoended up smack dab in the middle.Montana Annie, SASS #76590, wasthe proud recipient of the Middle of �



Dixie Bell, winner of thetraveling toilet seat!

The Australians used this match as a “warm-up” for END of TRAIL. It’s terrific when this many folks can handle the expense of travelling

so far for a Cowboy Action match!

Less than a dozen folks managed a Clean Match … and those that did, like Virgil Earp

from Australia, received a bar of soap in recognition

of their accomplishment!

ortez, CO – It’s Fridaymorning, and the sun isrising over the UteMountain, as I look at

the folks that make The Revengeevent work. Scurrying about arethe Windygap Regulators makingsure all is ready for the day’sevents. We are preparing for theSoutwest Colorado Cowboy ClaysChampionship. We have beenblessed by shooters from all parts ofthe world, The United States alongwith Australia, Germany, TheNetherlands, and even room for afew local shooters. In the end, SamBalin from Australia takes themen’s trophy home and Second Fid-dle Sue from Hurricane Utah takesthe ladies’.

Over at the Four Corners Rifleand Pistol Range the Long RangeMatch was being held. Congratula-tions to our winners! Blanco Billy, New Mexico, tookthe Quigley.

Sam Balin, Australia, took theSingle Shot.

Canyon Jim, Colorado took PistolCaliber Rifle.And, “Yes I do shoot like a girl”

… none other than Lucy Trigger,Utah, took the Large Caliber Rifle.She showed us boys how it’s done!

That afternoon the SideMatches begin. We had SavageSam, Australia, taking both “allgun” side matches. K.C. Woody, Aus-tralia, took the Poker match. BlancoBilly, New Mexico, took the LongRange .22, and Dixie Bell, Utah, did

for the Battle Rock World Cham-pion Team Shoot. The title went tothe Australians. We’ll get themnext year … Right … MogollonDrifter! His shotgun had a prob-lem; maybe we should get him adouble! The U.S. team gave him agood ribbin’, and the Aussie’s werepattin’ him on the back … saying

at the ELKS of Cortez, and a wholepassel of door prizes! As theevening closed and all the pictureswere taken, we waited excitedly forthe final four stages on Sunday.

Shooters ranged in age from 8to 80. It was sure nice to see newshooters coming out and joining inthe fun!

The U.S. lost its bragging rights

it right with the .22 Chicks! Saturday morning brings us to

the Main Match Event. Better than 100 folks gathered,

as Piedra Kidd led all in the pledge,passed out some valuable informa-tion, and five posses scattered. Whata beautiful day we were given—aslight breeze in morning turning toa little more hardy in the afternoonwith a temp in the low 80s.

As the last shot was fired onSaturday, the talk turned to theevening festivities as everyone hitthe wash tubs and, for many, arazor. The ladies, donning the fin-ery of Victorian dresses, and themen in Frocks were entertainedwith a fine meal, side match awards

The11th AnnualRevenge of Montezuma

Winners49’er Blastmaster,

SASS #47480 COB-Western Pinto Being,

SASS #4476 COBuckaroo Coyote Sure Shot,

SASS #85490 COBuckarette Little Taz,

SASS #90980 NMC Cowboy Spur Cross,

SASS #75600 COC Cowgirl Cripple Creek Sue,

SASS #56339 COCowboy Savage Sam,

SASS #78935 AUDuelist Sam Balin,

SASS #31217 AUE Statesmen Wrangler Ron,

SASS #7122 COF C Duelist Dutch Bear,

SASS #86659 UNFrontiersman Mason Stillwell,

SASS #32017 AZGunfighter Curly Clark,

SASS #41056 CO

L 49’er Lilly Long,SASS #81344 UT

L F Cartridge Justice Anne,SASS #90248 UN

L Gunfighter Shotgun Shell,SASS #50019 CO

L Senior Lefty Jo,SASS #18830 CO

L S Senior Camptown Lady,SASS #8303 CO

L B-Western Sly Puppy,SASS #78115 AZ

Cowgirl Mama Taz,SASS #87166 NM

L Duelist Dixie Bell,SASS #5366 UT

L Wrangler Palisade Peach,SASS #58442 CO

Senior Lead Bender,SASS #81343 UT

S Duelist Ruff Cobb,SASS #7548 CO

S Senior Cerveza Slim,SASS #9724 CO

Wrangler Mogollon Drifter,SASS #13690 MN

June 17 th, 18 th, and 19 th, 2011,

By Haycamp, SASS #24645C

Mudflat Mike takes his turn at fame and fortune during the

“Night Shoot.”

“Thank you!” It was a lot of fun,and everyone was in the spirit aseach category’s top shooters werecalled out.

On Sunday afternoon, we calledup our Overall Winners. Lefty Jo,SASS #18830, from Grand JunctionColorado and Savage Sam, SASS#78935, from Australia were ourTOP SHOOTERS. They workedvery hard for that title, and we areproud of both of them!

The Traveling Toilet seat tiedwith a black ribbon was presentedto Dixie Bell from Utah. We mightget lucky and see it back at The Re-venge in a few years!

This shoot is a great warm-upfor END of TRAIL. Dates will beJune 15th, 16th and 17th, 2012. WildBunch Match will be held on June14th. Go to www.windygapregulators.com for all the details.


Justice Annie and Dutch Bearmade the trip all the way from the Netherlands!

This was Kando KansasKate and Sanokai Kid’s veryfirst Cowboy Action Match!

Welcome aboard!

Overall Match Winners—Savage Sam and Lefty Jo.

Congratulations!

An antique shotgun was one of the items up for grabs at Montezuma’s Revenge.

Nellie Belle was the lucky winner!



redericksburg, TX –What a way to kick offthe New Year—anotherglorious sunny afternoon

in the Texas Hill Country and someCowboy Action Shooting™ Mickeyand Tin Star Lilly hosted a bunch of“greenhorns” for some hands-onshooting experience at their excel-lent Tin Star Ranch western townjust a few miles outside Fredericks-burg, TX. A great bunch, eager tolearn the Cowboy way of having fun,gathered in the early afternoon tolearn how to handle our Old Westfirearms, receive plenty of gun-han-dling safety instruction, and enjoy anafternoon of clanging steel and com-peting with one another. And, ofcourse, there was the brisket and

for the event, made certain eachand every member of our group hada great time. Mickey provided thegroup with a large supply of ammoand gun leather. The whole TinStar Texans group chipped in withtheir own favorite SASS legalfirearms for each of the guests tohandle, shoot, and enjoy.

Safety is first and foremost, andCol. Callan made sure that wasclarified right away with a review ofstandard gun handling safety, eyeand ear protection, and the appro-

priate way to conduct oneself onstages. There were many guests’compliments throughout the day onhow the cowboys continuallystressed the safety aspect of thesport. Inexperienced shooters arejust the folks we all want to assureguns are not to be feared, but en-joyed when handled correctly!

Moving over to the DodgeHouse Hotel, we paused, as is cus-tomary with our group, to pledge al-legiance to our flag and greatnation before breaking into smallerposses to ensure the best possibleindividual attention was given toall. A three stage match was theorder for the day, and after givingthe shooters a practice round tolearn the in’s and out’s of loading

introductions of our group of Tin StarTexans club members serving as ROsand instructors for the day. Col.Callan, SASS Life #73944, ItchyTwitch, SASS #86811, Callahan Kid,SASS #88311, along with Lady DuvalCracker, SASS #88312, chipping inwith the ladies and taking pictures

jalapeno poppers to sample at theend of the shoot. Our posse of new-bies included folks who have handledfirearms and hunted all their livesbut never shot our brand of shootingirons, to a couple from New York whohad NEVER handled a gun!

The afternoon started off with

tin StAr texAnS’Practice Match

Callahan Kid, SASS #88311

After introductions to the club members, Col. Callan preaches safety

and how to handle the firearms in a SASS match and has a general discussion on what takes place in a match.

Callahan Kid stays close at hand to a“newbie” to make certain the shooterstays safe and on the correct target.This stage required a pistol and riflesequence to engage the targets from inside out (P2, P3, P1, P4, and so on). A little more confusing to first timers.

Itchy Twitch manned the corral stagewhich was the only outside scenario

set up for the day’s shoot.

This stage had shotgun knockdown targets that triggered a flyer(note the orange bird in air) to be shot with the secondshot. If the flyer was missed, anotherstationary knock-down target could be engaged to avoid a miss.

A nice look at some of the permanent stages at Tin Star’s western town.

This practice match allowed newshooters the opportunity to practicewith different firearms to get a feel

how they handle and shoot. We had many different sets

of firearms available for the day.

By Callahan Kid, SASS #88311

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Lady Duval Cracker taking abreak from helping out taking ourpictures and working with some of the lady shooters using her ownsmaller frame birdshead RugerVaqueros that better fit the hands

of some of the ladies.



then headed down Highway 19 toHermann, Missouri, where we foundbeautiful homes, churches, wineries,microbreweries, and German foodon every corner. After a stop atSwiss Meats, we drove to Tecumseh,Missouri, to visit Major Missalot,SASS #69562, Rio Ryia, and Buck-skin Babe, SASS #21443.

Major Missalot (he doesn’t) tookus down to Salem, Arkansas, wherewe joined Arkansas Harper, SASS#33169, Arkansas Bell, SASS#47079, Arkansas Tom, SASS#78148, and Quick Trigger, SASS#83095. We had a light posse, but

were privileged to shootwith them since it wasnot their scheduledshooting weekend. Ryia,Major Missalot, andBuckskin Babe’s grand-daughter joined us forher very first shoot. Therange at South ForkRiver Regulators waschallenging as you shootdownhill, the stage frontswere nice, everyoneworked, and lunch wasserved in their clubhousewhere we sat and re-hashed the shoot. It wasa good shoot because of

having a first time shooter and ayoung couple who’d met club mem-bers at the gun show the previousweek where the members weretelling folks about SASS. After thenew shooters were given a safetybriefing and they had watched acouple of stages, club members out-fitted the shooters with guns, ammo,and leather, and walked them one-on-one through two stages. Not thekind of attention you are normallyable to give guests, but you can betwe all walked away richer. It madefor a memorable Arkansas statesticker number 28.

Vigilantes range where we spentthree days shooting with thelikes of Cactus Kay, SASS#15157, Fancy Knickers, SurlyBob, SASS #51247, RiverboatRed, SASS #71733, Doc Marie,SASS #72330. Curly Floyd,SASS #72329, Mr. Bob, SASS#65189, Dakota Reb, SASS#88679, L.C. Duke, SASS#40006, Jailmaker, SASS#88725, Deadeye Jake Maas,SASS #92199, and Sam Pickens.We shot, we had fun, and webroke out the bubbly and stuckon state sticker number 27. Toquote Fancy Knickers, “WeSASS shooters are rich. Whatmakes Cowboy Shooters rich arethe folks we meet along the way.”We are richer after Minnesota.

Sunday found us headed east tothe Great River Road to explore theunique communities united by themighty Mississippi River. The GreatRiver Road is 2,000 miles of diversehistory, river ports, and scenery fromrural to big city, winding throughten states on east and west sides ofthe Mississippi River. Hannibal,Missouri, provided us Mark Twainfans with two days of walking andgawking. We parked our Conestogawagon and enjoyed the trolley tour;


Tin Star Texans’ Practice Match . . .

wo more notches on ourguns! We just had toshoot the Gunsmoke2011 Minnesota state

shoot in Morristown, Minnesota,after we finished the U.S. Open andsecond leg of the Triple Crown inSparta, Illinois. The U.S. Open wasas good as we expected and morewith an introduction to the MoseSpencer school of Hat Finishing.

On the way to Minnesota, Rioand I decided to take a driving tourfrom Bloomfield, Iowa, into the Vil-lages of Van Buren. We’d read aboutthe tour in “1,000 Places to See Be-fore You Die” by Patricia Schultz.We loaded up on Prairie Delightcheese curds at Milton’s Cheese Fac-tory and wandered on into Bona-parte. Marilyn Thomas, the ownerof Bonaparte Pottery (established in1865), spent two hours telling usabout the site. This historical arche-ological site on the Des Moines Riverwas one of our most interestingstops. The buildings, the grounds,the pottery molds, and the ownerare all worth the drive to Bonaparte.

By Wednesday evening we’dworked our way to the Cedar Valley

Rio Drifter, SASS #49244 andTennesse Tall, SASS #49245

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By Rio Drifter, SASS #49244 and Tennessee Tall, SASS #49245

Shootin’AcroSS the

Arkansas and minnesota USA

Photos by Barbara Wilds

Our hosts, Mickey and Tin Star Lilly,relax in the saloon with rest of the

crew while enjoying the great dinner prepared by son, Casey.

and unloading while maintainingsafe muzzle direction at all times,it was on!

The theme for the scenarioswas a repeat of Tin Star’s Christ-mas shoot held in early December,a Roy Roger’s redo. Plenty ofsmiles and nods were seen as thestage RO read the scenes from fa-vorite old movies. Lot’s of ap-plause and encouragement foreach other were had as the shoot-ers went from “which end do weload the ammo from?” to “Yeeee-


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Arkansas Bell (l) with Rio Ryia

Arkansas Harper and Tennessee Tall




lum, PA – Under a grayWestern Pennsylvaniasky and 15 degree tem-peratures a posse of 12

brought in the 2012 season with thefirst Cowboy Match at the Logan’sFerry Sportsmen’s Club (LFSC), lo-cated in Plum, PA just 15 miles eastof Pittsburgh. Outdoor shootinggenerally slows down considerablyduring the winter months in thispart of the country, but the LogansFerry Regulators once again cameout of the warm bunkhouse for aday of friendly competition. LFSC

has sponsored Cowboy ActionShooting™ for nearly two decades,and as a SASS affiliated club holdsmonthly matches from April to No-vember for both Cowboy Action andWild Bunch competitors. Under theleadership of Match Director andTerritorial Governor Mariah Kid,SASS #43037, Cowboy Action Shoot-ing™ is alive and well at Logan’s.

The action began at 8 AM withthe usual registration process, thenunloading the shootin’ irons andammo. As the gun carts and shoot-ers moved from the parking area to

the range, they left their tracks andwheel marks in the freshly fallensnow, an unusual sight for a CowboyAction Shooting™ match. With thataccomplished, everyone pitched inand set up the bay that was used forall six stages. A single bay was cho-sen to take advantage of the over-head cover to protect the shootin’irons and also offer some cover forthe Cowpokes! The single bay setup is unusual for LFSC where halfa dozen individual bays are thenorm. Campfires were lighted nearthe bay and going strong, and by8:45 the banging and clanging hadbegun. As the morning progressed,the sun began to peak through theovercast and later in the daywarmed up to almost 25 degrees!

Heavy coats, gloves, and the likedid make for some unusual costum-ing and challenges at the loadingtable, but when it came time to stepup to the line, cowboys and cowgirlsalike shed the heavy clothes longenough to give it their best. From

personal experience I can say once onthe line the chilly temperature wasforgotten, at least long enough tocomplete the stage. True sportsman-ship from one and all—once againthe Spirit of the Game prevailed.

At the end of the day the possebroke down the stage, stored thesteel, made sure the range was clean,then headed for the Chuck Wagon.Shooting fun aside, the coffee or hotchocolate and the warmth of cama-raderie with good pardners was an-other highlight in a day filled withthem. Getting to shoot and thenspending some quality time talkingabout the match and Action Shootingin general with friends new and oldis just one of the facets that make oursport more than just a way to burnsome ammo and make a little smoke

For the Logans Ferry Regula-tors, Cowboy Action Shooting™ ismore than just a day of shooting, it’sthe joy of the whole day … the wholepackage, even with the freezing tem-peratures and lots of snow …

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Regulators Shoot in the SnowBy Utah Scout, SASS #92575


logAnSFerry

“Smoke Over Buffalo Flats”

Haaaw, that was great!”If you still haven’t heard of the

Tin Star Ranch, check ‘em out onlineat tinstarranch.com. Set in the hillsnorth of Fredericksburg near En-chanted Rock State Park, boastingseveral authentic cabins from yes-teryear, it’s a special place to unwindand watch the deer feeding in theyard and the Longhorn cattle graz-ing the pasture out back. The west-ern town is one of the best around forthat Old West feel, and the LonghornPalace Saloon is complete withrooms overhead for spending a nightat the shoot as well. Mickey, TinStar Lilly, and the crew are alwayshard at work to make your visit oneto remember. And, they are prettydarned nice folks, too. Along withthe monthly club shoots, they alsohost two annual shoots each year(along with sanctioned BBQ cook-off’s at the same time), Resurrectionin the spring, and the aforemen-tioned Christmas shoot in early De-cember. Look them up and markyour calendar for some of that fa-mous “German heritage with Texashospitality” for which the Freder-icksburg area is known.

After the shooting was com-

pleted for the afternoon, everyonegathered inside the LonghornPalace Saloon where Casey was inthe kitchen again. There weremountains of brisket, great jalapenopoppers with all the usual trim-mings, and ice cream and peach cob-bler to wash it all down. It don’t getmuch better than that, folks! Therewere lots of excited guest shooterstalking and chatting amongst them-selves about the activities, and atired, but satisfied, group of volun-teers winding down the eveningkicked back watching football play-offs on the big screen. Each guestwas sent home with an open invita-tion to join us again anytime and anice goodie bag and complimentarycopy of The Cowboy Chronicle to whettheir appetite for more of the Cow-boy way. A special thanks to SASSHeadquarters for helping spread thecheer with the bags and Chronicles!

Come on down to Fredericks-burg for Resurrection VI &Texas State Blackpowdermatchin April. We always welcome new-comers and old cowhands just thesame. Rumor has it there is a littlesomething special to be given out atthe banquet raffle this year. Seeya’ll in the spring!


help celebrate the town’s 143rd yearold SETTLER’S DAY on August27th. We held up the bank at HighNoon followed by shootoutsthroughout the day. The paradestarted at 2:00 p.m. and we stoppedthree stagecoaches (hayracks). Asthe guard tossed the moneybags,the sheriff’s posse snuck out of thecrowd into the street and shot or ar-rested them Pole Cats! (Our possealso includes gun shootin’ gals!)

The day finished with our posse inmore shoutouts, a stage appear-ance, and a gracious bow. The143rd OLD SETTLER’S day was agreat success thanks to Erin Olson,her husband, and their dedicatedcommittee members. Oh, I guesswe helped, too!

If you’re in the area, please jointhe Old West Regulators at TroyGrove, IL, May 27, 2012 from 11 AM– 4 PM … it’s Wild Bill’s birthday!

Yahoo!

Tin Star Texans’ Practice Match . . .

By Cougar Cat, SASS #82208

llinois – Spring, sum-mer, and fall of 2011 hasbeen a busy time for theOLD WEST REGULA-

TORS reenactment group (posse).We start the year in May planningWild Bill Hickok’s birthday, May27th. The reenactments take placeat his birthplace, Troy Grove, IL,formerly Homer. With help fromDarr Wujek and her dedicated com-mittee, we hold a one-day event offun, food, and black smoke, and dis-play firearms and memorabilia ofhis lifetime. On a day of some of theworst storms of 2011, we starred insix episodes of his short life.Thanks to the Graper family, thestreet is an Old West town, includ-ing the original bank from the1800s. The park includes a bust ofWild Bill and a plaque with his lifestory. The day, May 29, 2011, wasgreat despite one and a half inchesof rain … and thanks to BailyCreek, Wild Bill is alive!!

After being seen on YOUTUBE, WILD BILL’S BIRTHDAY –Troy Grove, IL, the phone started

ringing! We received a phone callfrom Mayor Fred Hartenbower ofLostant, IL. The town of Lostantwas celebrating their 150th An-niversary and the 150th Anniver-sary of the Civil War. The mayorand his wife, Toni, renewed theirwedding vows of thirty-three years.We formed a gauntlet and fired ourrevolvers overhead as the bride andgroom left the gazebo. Sunday in-cluded a parade. We were asked toride on a float decorated by Dave,the owner of The Lost Ant Saloon.The float was decorated to look likea 1800s saloon, including gamblingtables with gamblers, a bar withfoot rail, saloon girls, bartender, andall. This float stopped in front ofthe judges’ stand. Two outlawsjumped from the bar and com-menced a shoot-out in the street.As you may have guessed, the floatwon first place! We also set up abank facade and a stable with sad-dles, hitching post, etc. We enter-tained all day in the park.

We received a call from thetown of Lacon, IL earlier in 2011 to

IolDWeStregulAtorS

Wild Bill Hickok(AKA Bailey Creek,SASS #5759, front

and center) and theOld West Regulators

work hard to preservethe memory of the OldWest in Illinois. Onceagain they will be a

part of Wild BillHickok’s birthday

celebration in Troy Grove, IL on

May 27th. If you can join them,

please do!

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fancy in many ways. We had goofylines, activities like tossing dyna-mite and riding barrel horses, wear-ing a woman’s bonnet and holding afrying pan, shooting the mayor’schickens, and shooting a rope inhalf. It was great fun. “Spirit of theGame” and the “John Wayne Test”were the ultimate benchmarks forSASS legality, and accuracy of theshooter with the firearms was stillvery important.

The emphasis in Cowboy ActionShooting™ has definitely shiftedaway from these roots, with moreemphasis on close targets andshooting SPEED. Stages havefewer props and are more straight-forward shooting stages, ratherthan a series of vignettes towards acommon theme as they were in theearly days. It did not happen all atonce, but rather was a slow evolu-tion over a period of years. This

edford, OR – After tak-ing a hiatus from activeshooting that started in2009, shooting with the

Medford, Oregon’s “Table RockRangers” this January lured meback into active status. It is a greatclub with great shooters, and a greatattitude. I had a great time and hadfun. They are SASS at its finest …

You hear a lot of conversationtoday in the Cowboy Action Shoot-ing™ community about the direc-tion Cowboy Action Shooting™ hastaken in recent years. I joinedSASS way back in 1994. I startedwriting for The Cowboy Chronicle sev-eral years later, eventually becom-ing a staff writer. Back then, SASS

was a much different, and a muchsmaller organization. Cowboy Ac-tion Shooting™ was still in its in-

tABle rocK rAngerS

The Table Rock Rangers Club of Medford, Oregon.

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w SASS at it’s FineStBy Tuolumne Lawman, SASS Life #6127Photos by Debbie Molloy (Mrs T.L.)

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Match winner Bloody Bill Andersonand Jed I Knight share a moment.

Now that’s the way to haul steel!



Speed was not my goal—fun and ac-curacy were. Often, the gamertypes would complain about mylack of speed (holding up the posse)and all my smoke from the Spencerand shotgun, especially. Occasion-ally I would get consigned to the

end of the posse so the speeddemons could move ahead. Be-tween the changes in match set upand targets, and the attitudes I wasexperiencing from some shooters, itceased to be fun. In about 2009, Ibecame inactive.

That changed this January(2012). Last year I was visiting mydaughter in Talent, Oregon. I wasat her job where she is the taproommanager for Southern OregonBrewing (shameless plug!). One ofher friends and customers is Checo-tah, SASS #57965, Territorial Gov-ernor for the local SASS club, TableRock Rangers. We had a great chat,and he talked about his club andSASS in general.

In January I was back up visit-ing my daughter and grandson, andChecotah heard I was there. He in-sisted on hosting me at theirmonthly match. I had no gear, butdid have jeans, work boots, and aflannel shirt. He loaned me twoRuger Bisley .38s with holsters andbelt, a Marlin ‘94 in .38/.357, a

Stoeger double barreled 12 gauge,and ample ammunition. Jed IKnight, SASS #36423, Club Presi-dent, even rounded me up a sparecowboy hat. I was set. I have toconfess, it felt great to be “back in

change has been much to the cha-grin of many of the longtime shoot-ers like myself. They see shortstroke kits, titanium 1873 parts,and mouse f@rt loads as being“Gamers” trying to gain an advan-tage through money and mechani-cal means rather than skill.

When I found SASS in 1994, Ihad given up on the “politics” ofIPSC and action pistol typematches. I was an Investigator in aCalifornia Sheriff’s office doingchild molestation investigations,and needed a “Disneyland for myHead” to escape into. Loving toshoot and loving the Old West madeSASS a natural fit. Cowboy ActionShooting™ filled the need for mevery well. Sometime around 2008,though, I really began to enjoy itless. Shooting blackpowder and aSpencer, you could time me with asundial. I could care less, as I en-joyed shooting and the smoke.

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Vendetta – Lady Gunfighter

Gunfighters!

The author having fun agian!

Checotah slinging some lead.




the saddle” again! Muscle memorytook over, and even after threeyears of only shooting AR15s andassorted 9mms, and not having shotany Cowboy Action matches, Iturned in a respectable perform-ance. I was slow as usual, butnearly shot a clean match.

The most important thing, how-ever, was the match and the club it-self. I HAD FUN!!!!! There were 31shooters at the match, and aboutevery classification ofshooter was repre-sented. There were lotsof blackpowder shoot-ers, and a significantpercentage of folksshooting Gunfighter! Ahigh percentage ofladies were shooting(keeping the males ontheir best behavior),and there were a lot ofthe 60+ crowd like my-self, including quite afew of the 70+ agebracket. In fact, thematch winner that daywas Bloody Bill Ander-son, SASS #61673, anElder Statesman! Thestages were also welldesigned and challeng-ing, though I confess the targetswere a might close for my prefer-ence. Considering I dropped a pis-tol shot, however, it proves no targetis too close to miss! The physicalprops were great, though, and thematch had a theme, complete withcorny lines for each stage.

There were some incredibly tal-ented shooters there, who would begreat shooters without any fancyequipment. Even with the speedand close, large targets, “Spirit ofthe Game” was alive and well. JohnWayne would have had a big grin onhis face if he had joined us. Theyare some of the friendliest, mostcourteous folks I have ever posse’dwith. Every stage was fun, chal-lenging, and satisfying. Neverheard a bit of “sour grapes” on coun-ters or RO’s decisions. I thought Ihad been transported back to mydays with the Mother Lode ShootistSociety in the late ‘90s!

Table Rock RangersThe club was founded in 2006. It

is a SASS affiliated club and an Ore-gon Corporation. They have over 65members, ranging in age from 11(Buckaroos and Young Guns) toElder Statesman well past 70. Theyoungest shooter, Kookanadude,SASS #53933, daughter of ClubPresident Jed I Knight, started whenshe was six! She is now 12 years oldshooting Lady Gunfighter, and canprobably outshoot the author!

Their home is a private range fa-

cility at the end of the JacksonCounty Sports Park, in White City,just northeast of Medford, Oregon.It is a wonderful facility with perma-nent street front props where shoot-ing is done through doors andwindows. The matches are the sec-ond Saturday of each month. In thewinter, the shooter’s meeting startsat 9:30 AM, and the match at 10:00AM. In the spring they return to8:30 shooter’s meeting, with a 9 AMstart. They shoot year around,

whether there is rain or snow. Theyhave had as many as 70 shooters ata match. In the summer, the aver-age is about 35 shooters, while win-ter is routinely 15 to 25 participants.If it is raining hard, they shootunder cover, just using the one cov-ered bay, resetting each stage.

About once a year, they have aWild Bunch side match. Rather thanhaving a club specific Annual Match,they collaborate with clubs fromneighboring Merlin and KlamathFalls, Oregon on their annualmatches by canceling their individ-ual monthly matches if they conflictwith an annual match. Many TableRock Rangers belong to all threeclubs. Many also belong to the “Stateof Jefferson Vigilance Committee,” agroup dedicated to Old West re-en-actment. It is part of the AmericanFrontier Reenactment Guild.

The Club Officers for the TableRock Rangers are as follows:

President: Jed I Knight, SASS #36423

Vice President: General Lee Goode, SASS #79786

Secretary Treasurer: Esther Jen Overload, SASS #79800

Territorial Governor: Checotah, SASS #57965

Match Director: Purgatory Smith, SASS #26284

The Table Rock Rangers . . . SASS At It’s Finest . . .

Jed I Knight, Checotah, and Tuolumne Lawmanhaving fun at the Table Rock Rangers club match.




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Match fees are $13 for non-members, $10 for members, $5 forspouse (both member and non-member), and shooters under 18FREE with adult. For informationon matches, contact Checotah at541-772-9941 or 541-821-3077. Hisemail is:<[email protected]>.

You can visit the Table RockRangers web page at:

http://www.northwestcowboyactionshooting.org/tablerockrangers/

Conclusion Thanks to my experience with

the Table Rock Rangers and theirenormous Spirit of the Game, I havea rebirth in my desire to be activein Cowboy Action Shooting™matches, and a new, more kindlyand tolerant attitude towards Cow-boy Action Shooting™ in its currentincarnation. If you shoot with them

and don’t have fun, you may wantto seek therapy! Their club is a per-fect model for a blend of the founda-tions of Cowboy Action Shooting™(spirit of the game and fun) withthe new (speed and close targets).There is plenty of room for the oldways and the new ways, also, inCowboy Action Shooting™. While Idon’t agree with every rule or deci-sion, it does not matter. No oneagrees with everything, no matterwhether you are a vintage shooterlike myself, or a new young, blazinggun. SASS is alive and well, and Ihope it stays that way for a longtime. Next time you are at a shootand there is an old-timer shootingsulfurous loads slowly, think of howthe Table Rock Rangers and JohnWayne would handle it and cut himsome slack!

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ing is located and includes a campgroundwith hookups, all owned and operated bySlick McClade. Slick pointed us to acampsite under a big ole pine and told usto make ourselves at home. We did.

Silver Wolf’s Dry Goods, RosewoodHotel, Ivory Creek Covered Bridge, a jail,community church, J & D Livery, Terri-tory Bank, Los Lobo Cantina, and theNorth Louisiana & Gulf train stationstore fronts were built by Slick McClade,SASS #69490, Uncle Spud Rodriguez, andBruno, Slick’s brother. All ten stages werewithin 200 feet of our campsite-downhillboth ways walking from our campsite.

The Jackson Hole Regulators annually

uitman, LA – TheJackson Hole Regula-tors range locatedabout 20 miles south of

Ruston, LA at Quitman was ourhome the 4th weekend of January.We found Michigan snowbirds,Ruby Red Jo and Hair TriggerElden, plunking away on therange when we pulled in Friday.This 30 acre shooting complex iswhere the Louisiana ShootersSupply, a 3,000 square foot build-

Rio Drifter, SASS #49244 andTennesse Tall, SASS #49245

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By Rio Drifter, SASS #49244 and Tennessee Tall, SASS #49245

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the Jacksonhole Regulators USA

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host the Hell Fire Shoot, normallydrawing 150 competitors. One ofthe attractions to the shoot is theFriday night Gumbo Greet with a20 foot spread of with too manykinds of Gumbo to name, Boudini,Jambalaya, and desserts. If you’veparticipated in that feast, youhaven’t forgotten that!

Saturday morning found 30plus cowboys shivering and shoot-ing. We warmed up and had a

great time shooting with newshooter Joyce Hoodlum and manyold hands, including Free At Last,SASS #77334, and Anvil Al, SASS#59168, Diamond Lily, SASS#20005, out of Texas, and Leather-neck, SASS #22173, from Missis-sippi. All of us were made to feelright at home by the Jackson HoleRegulators. After our shoot, wewandered over to the 300-yardrifle range where Paws for theCause fundraiser was being held

for the Pines Rescue Shel-ter out of Jonesboro. Goodto see cowboys giving backto the community.

The Jackson Hole Regu-lators have an innovativecompetition you can readabout on their website:www.jacksonholeregula-tors.com. The Dixie Cup se-ries buckles are awarded ona points system; men’s andladies’ shooting points startat 20 for top shooter, 19 for

second, 18 for third and so on downto one point, thereafter all shootersearn one point. Points are awardedfrom December 2011 through De-cember 2012. A men’s champion,reserve champion, a winner badgeare presented. Women’s bucklesare given for champion and reservechampion. These buckles are Lon-estar Silversmith custom bucklesyou can view on the website. Forevery clean match the shooter’sname is entered into the drawingfor the entire year, and the moreclean matches, the better yourchances of winning the sharp-shooter buckle. You must be pres-ent to win the sharpshooter buckle.

We pulled out Sunday morn-ing with the recognition the Jack-son Hole Regulators are puttingtheir money where their mouth is.We often hear we need to bringnew shooters, young shooters, andmore women into the sport, andthe Jackson Hole Regulators aredoing just that. The second Sat-urday of each month a free shoot-ers clinic is held for anyone whochooses to attend. In tough eco-nomic times keeping fun afford-able is critical. The registration

for Hell Fire is all in-clusive—no side matchfees, no banquet fees, aFriday night GumboGreet, and all mealsfor the duration of theshoot are provided. Alot of fun for not toomuch money.

Slick McClade, Sil-ver Wolf, Slick’snephew, Slip Down,and Choctaw Rosiejoined us in placingour 30th state stickerfor Louisiana, a memo-rable shoot. Thanksfor having us.



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Answers from pages 18,19

alaska 49er’s 1st sat & tripod 907-373-0140 Birchwood3rd sun

golden heart shootist 2nd sat & Col. reed 907-488-3903 Chatanikasociety Last sun

Juneau gold miners 3rd sun five Card 907-789-7498 Juneauposse tanna

north alabama regulators 1st sun drake robey 256-313-0421 Woodvillerussell County regulators 1th sat Will Killigan 706-568-0869 phenix Cityalabama rangers 2nd sun dead horse 205-531-7055 Brierfieldvulcan Long rifles 3rd sat parson henry 205-871-4237 hoover

BrownCahaba Cowboys 3rd sun duke slade 205-854-0843 Birminghamgallant gunfighters 3rd sun Buck d. Law 256-504-4366 hooverold york shootists 4th sun derringer di 205-647-6925 hoover

White river gang 1st sat arkansas tom 870-656-8431 mountainhomeCritter Creek Citizens 1st sun evil Bob 903-701-3970 fourke

vigilancemountain valley vigilantes 1st Wkd Christmas Kid 501-625-3554 hot springsoutlaw Camp 2nd & ozark outlaw 501-362-2963 heber springs

5th satarkansas Lead slingers 2nd sat & dirty dan 479-633-2107 garfield

4th sun paladinsouth fork river regulators 3rd sat arkansas 870-994-7227 salem

harperJudge parker’s marshals 3rd sat & reno sparks 918-647-9704 fort smith

suntrue grit sass 4th sun sister 479-970-7042 Belleville

sundance

White mountain old 1st & 3rd mustang Lady 928-243-3457 snowflakeWest shootists sat sue

rio salado Cowboy action 1st sat a. J. Bob 480-982-7336 mesashooting society

old pueblo shootist 1st sun gilly Boy 520-249-2831 tombstoneassociation

Cowtown Cowboy 1st sun & Barbwire 480-773-2753 phoenixshooters 3rd sat

arizona Cowboy shooters 2nd sat deputy Curly 602-487-9728 phoenixassociation

tombstone ghost rider 2nd sat Lola Jane 520-730-3178 tombstoneoutlaws

Whiskey row gunslingers 2nd sun turquoise Bill 928-925-7323 prescottColorado river regulators 2nd sun & Crowheart 928-505-2200 Lake havasu

4th satmohave marshalls 3rd & 5th Just plain Jim 928-757-1661 Kingman

sunLake powell gunslingers 3rd sat Bare fist Jack 928-660-2104 pageLos vaqueros 3rd sat Buckeye pete 520-548-8298 tucsontonto rim marauders 3rd sun silverado Cid 928-595-1230 paysonaltar valley pistoleros 3rd sun & mean raylean 520-235-0394 tucson

5th sunarizona yavapai rangers 4th sat Whisperin 928-567-9227 Camp verde

meadowsdusty Bunch old Western 4th sat squibber 520-568-2852 Casa grande

shooterstombstone Buscaderos 4th sat diamond pak 520-780-4852 tombstoneColorado river shootists 4th sun ClueLass 928-726-7727 yuma

sunnyvale regulators 1st & 3rd shaniko Jack 650-464-3764 Cupertinomon night

West end outlaws 1st & 3rd rob Banks 714-206-6893 Lytle Creeksat

silver Queen mine 1st & 3rd t. e. Kidd 562-598-7771 azusaregulators sun

escondido Bandidos 1st sat devil Jack 760-741-3229 escondidothe outlaws 1st sat terrell sackett 916-363-1648 sacramentoLassen regulators 1st sat Chief Wages 530-257-3402 susanvilletwo rivers posse 1st sat & dragon 209-836-4042 manteca

4th sunriver City regulators 1st sun point of orgin 530-304-5616 davismother Lode shootist 1st sun sioux City 209-795-4175 Jamestown

society Kidhole in the Wall gang 1st sun frito Bandito 661-406-6001 piru5 dogs Creek 1st Wkd mad dog draper 805-497-2857 BakersfieldCajon Cowboys 2nd & 4th pasture patti 760-956-8852 devore

satChorro valley regulators 2nd & 5th mad dog 805-440-7847 san Luis

sun mcCoy obisposhasta regulators of 2nd sat Cayenne pepper 530-275-3158 Burney

hat CreekCoyote valley Cowboys 2nd sat Bad eye Bobolu 408-722-0583 morgan hillguns in the sun 2nd sat Johnny 2moons 760-346-0972 palm springsBuffalo runners 2nd sat grizzly peak Jake 530-676-2997 rail road flatdulzura desperados 2nd sat hashknife Willie 619-271-1481 san diego

California rangers 2nd sat paniolo Lady 916-483-9198 sloughhousedouble r Bar regulators 2nd sun five Jacks 760-949-3198 Lucerne

valleyhigh sierra drifters 2nd sun grizzly peak 530-676-2997 railroad flat

Jakerichmond roughriders 2nd sun Buffy 650-994-9412 richmondover the hill gang (the) 2nd sun Kooskia Kid 818-566-7900 sylmarBridgeport vigilantes 3rd sat Bee Blest 760-932-1139 BridgeportBurro Canyon 3rd sat don trader 714-827-7360 meyers

gunslingers Canyonnevada City peacemakers 3rd sat marlin schofield 530-265-9213 nevada Citynorth County shootist assoc. 3rd sat graybeard 760-727-9160 palashasta regulators 3rd sat modoc 530-365-1839 reddingrobbers roost vigilantes 3rd sat nasty newt 760-375-7618 ridgecrestgold Country Wild Bunch 3rd sat sutter Lawman 530-713-4194 sloughousehigh desert Cowboys 3rd sun doc silverhawks 661-948-2543 actonKings river regulators 3rd sun slick rock 559-299-8669 Clovis

roosterpanorama northfield 3rd sun gun hawk 818-761-0512 north

raiders hollywoodsouth Coast rangers 3rd sun swifty schofield 805-886-3360 santa

Barbaramurieta posse 3rd sun grizzly peak Jake 530-676-2997 sloughhouseukiah gun Club 3rd sun Will Bonner 707-462-1466 ukiahmad river rangers 4th sat Kid Kneestone 707-445-1981 Blue LakeCoyote valley 4th sat Wif 408-448-3256 san Jose

sharpshooterspozo river vigilance 4th sat dirty sally 805-438-4817 santa

Committee margaritaCalifornia shady Ladies 4th sat Lady gambler 916-447-2040 sloughhousehawkinsville Claim 4th sat & Lethal Les 530-842-4506 yreka

Jumpers 5th sat L’amourfaultLine shootist society 4th sun Querida 831-635-9147 gonzalesthe range 4th sun grass v. 530-273-4440 grass valley

federallythe Cowboys 4th sun Captain Jake 714-318-6948 norcodeadwood drifters 4th sun Lusty Lil 661-775-3802 pirusloughhouse irregulators 5th sat & sun Badlands Bud 530-677-0368 sloughhouse

Colorado Cowboys 1st sat el gato gordo 719-683-6713 Lake georgeColorado shaketails 1st sun midnite slim 719-660-2742 fontainsan Juan rangers 1st sun Kodiak Kid 970-252-1841 montroseWindygap regulators 1st Wkd piedra Kidd 970-565-9228 Cortezvigilantes 2nd sat grizz Bear 719-545-9463 pueblofour Corners rifle and 2nd sun Capt. W. K. 970-565-3840 Cortez

pistol Club Kelsomontrose marshals 2nd sun Big hat 970-249-7701 montroseBen Lomond high plains 2nd sun sand river 303-771-1920 ramah

drifters slimCastle peak Wildshots 2nd Wkd old squinteye 970-524-9348 gypsumrockvale Bunch 3rd sat mister 719-784-1342 rockvalepawnee station 3rd sat red river 970-225-0545 Wellington

Wranglerfour Corners gunslingers 3rd sun Cereza slim 970-247-0745 durangothunder mountain 3rd Wkd pinto Being 970-464-7118 grand

shootists JunctionBriggsdale County shootist 4th sat Kid Bucklin 970-493-1813 Briggsdalenorthwest Colorado rangers 4th sat sagebrush Burns 970-824-8407 Craigsand Creek raiders 4th sun sweet Water Bill 303-366-8827 ByersBlack Canyon ghost riders 4th sun double Bit 970-874-8745 hotchkiss

Ledyard sidewinders 1st sat yosemite gene 860-536-0887 LedyardCt valley Bushwackers 2nd sun milo sierra 860-508-2686 east granby

padens posse 3rd sun hazel pepper 302-422-6534 Bridgeville

gold Coast gunslingers 1st sat L. topay 305-233-5756 fort Lauderdale

ghost town gunslingers 1st sat Copenhagen 904-808-8559 st. augustinehernando County regulators 1st sun shady Brady 352-686-1055 Brooksvillemiakka misfits 1st sun deadlee headlee 941-650-8920 myakka Cityfort White Cowboy 2nd sat deadly 352-317-6284 fort White

Cavalry sharpshootokeechobee marshals 2nd sat & amaduelist 561-371-5507 okeechobee

4th suntater hill gunfighters 2nd sun Judge Jd Justice 941-629-4440 arcadiaWeewahootee vigilance 2nd sun Conway Kid 407-273-9763 orlando

Committeepanhandle Cowboys 2nd sun high Card 850-492-5162 pensacolasouthwest florida 3rd sat Jed Lewis 239-455-4788 punta gorda

gunslingersBig Bend Bushwhackers 3rd sat sixpence Kid 850-459-1107 tallahasseeLake County pistoleros 3rd sat deadwood Woody 352-357-3065 tavaresCowford regulators 4th sat general Lee 904-803-2930 Jacksonville

smokeyindian river regulators 4th sat Belligerent orney 321-403-2940 palm Bay

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Wabash rangers 4th sat henry remington 217-267-2820 Cayugastarke County desert 4th sat Whip mccord 219-942-5859 KnoxBig rock sass 4th sat southpaw too 812-866-2406 Lexingtonred Brush raiders 4th sat doc goodluck 812-721-1188 newburghdeer Creek regulators 4th sun doc molar 765-506-0344 JonesboroWildwood Wranglers 4th sun voodooman 219-872-2721 michigan CityWestside sportsman’s Club as sch Buckeye Butch 812-985-3223 evansvilleindiana Black powder guild as sch C. C. top 574-354-7186 etna green

Butterfield gulch gang 1st sun Kanasa flatlander 785-493-5682 Chapmanpowder Creek Cowboys 2nd & 4th sat el dorado Wayne 913-686-5314 Lenexa

& 4th Wedmill Brook Wranglers 2nd sun grandpa Buckten 785-421-2537 hill City

millbrookfree state rangers 3rd & 5th Buffalo phil 913-904-8733 parker

sunsandhill regulators 3rd sat moundridge 620-345-3151 hutchinson

goat roperCapital City Cowboys 4th sun top 785-313-0894 topekaChisholm trail rowdies 4th sun Cody Wyatt 316-204-1784 Wichita

Kentucky regulators 1st sat derby 270-489-2089 Boazhooten old town 1st sat Bullfork shotgun 606-782-0239 mckee

regulators redKnob Creek gunfighters 1st sun Buck shot Jock 502-543-8439 West point

guildgreen river gunslingers 2nd sat yak 270-792-9001 Bowling

greenohio river rangers 3rd sat george rogers 270-554-1501 paducahrockcastle rangers 4th sat perfecto vaquera 406-231-2359 park CityLevisa fork Lead slingers 4th sun escopeta Jake 606-631-4613 pikevillefox Bend peacemakers 4th sun tocala sam 859-552-9000 Wilmore

deadwood marshals 1st & 3rd sat doc spudley 504-467-6062 sorrentoup the Creek gang 2nd & 4th hardly able 337-474-5058 Lake Charles

satBayou Bounty hunters 2nd sat soiled dove 985-796-9698 amiteCypress Creek Cowboys 2nd sat smokey shane 318-381-4840 downsvilleguns of sabine pass 3rd sat hobbel-a-Long 337-463-5690 hinestongrand ecore vigilantes 3rd sat ouachita Kid 318-932-6637 natchitochesJackson hole regulators 4th sat slick mcClade 318-395-2224 Quitman

Cape Cod Cowboys 4th sat Curly Jay Brooks 508-477-9771 mashpeeshawsheen river rangers as sch yukon Willie 978-663-3342 Bedfordharvard ghost riders as sch double r Bar Kid 978-771-9190 harvarddanvers desperados as sch Cyrus Cy Klopps 781-667-2857 middletongunnysackers sat nantucket dawn 781-749-6951 scituate

eas’dern shore renegades 1st sat teton tracy 302-378-7854 sudlersvillethurmont rangers 1st sun Cash Caldwell 240-285-7673 thurmontmonocacy irregulars 2nd sat Church Key 304-229-8266 frederickdamascus Wildlife rangers 4th sat Chuckaroo 301-831-9666 damascus

Big pine Bounty hunters as sch ripley scrounger 207-876-3541 WillmanticCapitol City vigilance as sch mark Lake 207-622-9400 augusta

CommitteeBeaver Creek desperados as sch Jimmy reb 207-698-4436 Berwickhurricane valley rangers as sch Leo 207-829-3092 falmouth

rockford regulators 1st sat no Cattle 616-363-2827 rockfordriver Bend rangers 2nd sat pitmaster 574-276-8805 nilesdouble Barrel gang 2nd sat. dakota fats 269-721-8190 hastingsButcher Butte Bunch 2nd sun grubby hardrock 810-750-0655 fentonsucker Creek saddle & 3rd sat Kid al fred 989-832-8426 Breckenridge

gun ClubChippewa regulators 3rd sat no name Justice 906-632-1254 sault ste.mariehidden valley Cowboys 3rd sun saulk valley 269-651-5197 sturgis

stubbyrocky river regulators 3rd sun terrebonne Bud 248-709-5254 uticaeagleville Cowboys 4th sat one son of a gun 231-676-0922 Central LakeJohnson Creek regulators 4th sat gabby glenn 248-474-0590 plymouthmason County marshals 4th sat two gun troll 231-343-2580 scottsvilleWolverine rangers as sch r. J. Law 248-828-7714 port huronsaginaw field & as sch Bad river marty 989-585-3292 saginaw

stream ClubLapeer County sportsmans sun flat Water 314-378-5689 attica

Club Wranglers Johnny

Cedar valley vigilantes 1st & 3rd d m yankee 612-701-9719 morristownsat

Crow river rangers 1st sun Cantankerous Jeb 763-682-3710 howard Lakegranite City gunslingers 2nd & 5th amen straight 612-723-2313 saint Cloud

satLone rock rangers 2nd sat red dutchman 651-402-0368 farmingtionLookout mountain 2nd sat Wagonmaster 218-744-4694 virginia

gunsmoke society

panhandle Cattle Company 4th sat desperado dale 850-832-2837 port st. JoeoK Corral outlaws 4th sun texas Clay hunter 863-447-9311 okeechobeefive County regulators 4th sun Jed Lewis 239-455-4788 punta gordadoodle hill regulators 4th sun dave smith 813-645-3828 ruskinantelope Junction rangers fri nite & mayeye rider 727-736-3977 pineallas

2nd sat park

river Bend rough riders 1st sat done gone 770-361-6966 dawsonvilleamerican old West 1st sat Josey Buckhorn 423-236-5281 flintstone

Cowboysvaldosta vigilance 1st sat Big Boyd 229-244-3161 valdosta

CommitteeLonesome valley 1st sun Wishbone 478-922-9384 Warner

regulators hooper robinsprovidence springs rangers 2nd sat Buckshot Bob 229-924-0997 andersondoc holliday’s immortals 2nd sat easy rider 770-954-9696 griffinCamden County Cowboys 2nd sat Christian 912-227-5683 Kingsland

morticiansouth river shootists 3rd sat man from 678-428-4240 Covington

Little rivertennessee mountain 3rd sat trail Bones 423-842-6116 ringgold

maraudersCherokee Cowboys 4th sat Bad Lands Bob 706-654-0828 gainesville

maui marshals 1st & 3rd Bad Burt 808-875-9085 mauisat

Big island paniolos 3rd sat paniolo annie 808-640-3949 ocean viewsingle action shootist 4th sun Brandebuck 808-351-9260 honolulu

of hawaiiturkeyfoot Cowboys 1st sat ranger mathias 319-234-1550 elk run

fischels heightsfort des moines rangers 1st sun pit mule 515-205-0557 indianolazen shootists 2nd sat renegade slim 515-987-0721 nevadaoutlaw’s run 2nd sun Capt. Jim 712-623-5726 red oak

midnight

gunslingers of flaming 1st sat Jughandle Jack 208-634-3121 Councilheart ranch

squaw Butte regulators 1st sun acequia Kidd 208-365-4551 emmettBorder marauders 1st sun & mud marine 208-627-8377 east port

4th satel Buscaderos 2nd & 4th oddman 208-437-0496 spirit Lake

sunnorthwest shadow riders 2nd sat silverado Belle 208-743-5765 Lewistonsouthern idaho rangers 2nd sat gordo perro 208-234-7121 pocatellooregon trail rough riders 2nd sun & John Bear 208-562-1914 Boise

3rd sathells Canyon ghost riders 3rd sat J.p. sloe 208-798-0826 moscowtwin Butte Bunch 3rd sat idaho packer 208-589-5941 rexburgpanhandle regulators 3rd sun halfcocked otis 509-991-5842 otis orchardssnake river Western 4th sat White eyes 208-734-8440 Jerome

shooting society

shady Creek shootists 1st & 4th dapper dan 309-734-2324 Little yorksun porter

Lakewood marshal’s 1st sat pine ridge Jack 618-838-9410 Cisnerangeless riders 1st sat the inspector 618-345-5048 highlandKishwaukee valley 1st sun grasshopper 815-758-1946 sycamore

regulators BCifree grazers 2nd sat fossil Creeek 217-821-3134 effingham

Bobtri County Cowboys 2nd sat sierra hombre 815-967-6333 hazelhurstKaskaskia Cowboys 2nd sat Beaucoup Joe 618-521-3619 spartaillinois river City regulators 2nd sun granville stuart 309-243-7236 Chillicothevermilion river Long riders 2nd sun Lead poison Lar 815-875-3674 Leonorenason mining Company 3rd & 5th diggins dave 618-927-0594 Benton

regulators satmcLean County 3rd sat marshall rd 309-379-4331 Bloomington

peacemakersLitchfield sportsman’s Club 3rd sat ross haney 618-667-9819 Litchfieldillowa irregulars 3rd sun shamrock sis 309-798-2635 milanLong nine Cowboys 4th & 5th Lemon drop Kid 217-787-4877 Loami

sungood guys posse 4th sun dangerous denny 815-245-7264 rockfordsalt river renegades as sch Lily mae 217-985-4915 Barry

daleville desperados 1st sat flat Water Bob 765-284-0405 dalevilleCutter’s raiders 1st sat midnite desperado 574-893-7214 Warsawatlanta Cattle Company 2nd sat Bear Creek 765-652-1525 atlanta

reverendpleasant valley renegades 2nd sat nomore slim 812-839-3052 Canaanschuster’s rangers 2nd sun Coal Car Kid 219-759-3498 Chestertonpine ridge regulators 3rd sat riverboat gambler 765-832-7253 BrazilWolff’s rowdy rangers 3rd sat Justice d. spencer 574-264-2012 BristolCircle r Cowboys 3rd sat mustang Bill 219-279-2781 Brookston


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fort Belmont regulators 2nd sun mule town Jack 507-840-0883 Jacksoneast grand forks rod 3rd sun BB gunner 218-779-8555 east grand

& gun Club forksike’s Clantons 4th sun dawgnapper 320-275-2052 new ulm

ozark posse (the) 1st sat tightwad swede 417-846-5142 Cassvillerocky Branch rangers 1st sun iza Littleoff 816-524-1462 higginsvilleWest plaines Waddies 2nd & 5th Buckshot Baby 417-284-1432 tecumseh

satmoniteau Creek river 2nd sun doolin riggs 573-687-3103 fayette

raidersgateway shootist society 3rd sun Bounty seeker 314-740-4665 st. LouisCentral ozarks Western 3rd sun X. s. Chance 573-765-5483 st. robert

shooterssouthern missouri rangers 4th Wkd smokie 417-759-9114 Willard

natchez sixgunners 1st sat Winchester 601-445-5223 natchezmississippi peacemakers 3rd sat Woodie B. Western 601-214-4009 mendenhallmississippi river 4th & 5th easy Lee 901-413-5615 Byhalia

rangers sat

honorable road agents 1st sat diamond red 406-685-3618 ennisshooting society

sun river rangers shooting 1st sun & Jeb stuart 406-727-7625 simmssociety 4th sat

gallatin valley regulators 2nd sat gooch hill drifter 406-763-4268 Loganrocky mountain rangers 2nd Wkd Jocko 406-847-0745 noxonBigfork Buscaderos 3rd sat Bodie Camp 406-883-6797 BigforkLast Chance handgunners 3rd sat Bocephus Bandito 406-439-4476 BoulderCuster County stranglers 3rd sat hartshot 406-232-0727 miles Citymontana territory 4th sat Backstrap Bill 406-652-6158 Billings

peacemakersLincoln County regulators 4th sat Lady Belle 406-889-3658 eureka

neuse river regulators 1st & 3rd paddi macgarrett 910-938-3682 new Bernsat

old hickory regulators 1st sat Wendover Kid 252-908-0098 rocky mountWalnut grove rangers 1st sat hiem 828-245-5563 rutherfordtonold north state posse 1st sat tracker mike 336-595-8853 salisburyCarolina rough riders 1st sun pecos pete 704-394-1859 CharlotteCarolina single action 2nd & 5th Carolina’s 919-383-7567 eden

shooting society sun Longarmhigh Country Cowboys 2nd sat Wild otter 828-423-7796 ashevilleCarolina Cattlemen’s shooting 2nd sat Wicked Wanda 919-266-1678 Creedmore

and social societyBuccaneer range regulators 2nd sat Jefro 910-327-2197 WilmingtonBostic vigilantes 2th sat Bostic Kid 704-434-2174 Bosticgunpowder Creek regulators 3rd sat fannie Kikinshoot 828-754-1884 LenoirCross Creek Cowboys 3rd sat huckleberry mike 910-980-0572 Wagrampiedmont gunslingers 3rd sun a. r. stoner 336-922-1900 Churchlandflat Branch ranch 4th sat twelve mile Bluff 910-432-9609 fayettevilleiredell regulators 4th sat Charlotte 704-902-1796 statesville

Badlands Bandits 3rd sat roughrider ray 701-260-0347 Belfieldtrestle valley rangers as sch doc hell 701-852-1697 minotdakota rough riders as sch roughrider 701-673-3122 moffit

Jim Bobsheyenne valley Last sat Wild river 701-588-4331 Kindred

peacekeepers rose

platte valley gunslingers 1st sun firewater 308-226-2255 grand islandalliance Cowboy Club 2nd sun panhandle slim 308-760-0568 alliance

mileseastern nebraska gun Club 2nd sun flint valdez 712-323-8996 Louisvilleflat Water shootists of the 3rd sun fortyfour 308-383-4605 grand island

grand island rifle Club maggie

the dalton gang shooting 3rd Wkd Littleton s. 603-444-6876 daltonClub of nh dalton

White mountain regulators as sch dead head 603-772-2358 Candiamerrimack valley as sch sheriff r. p. 603-345-6876 pelham

marauders Bucket

thumbusters 2nd sun ol’ sea dog 732-892-7272 monmouthJackson hole gang 4th sun papa grey 732-961-6834 Jackson

magdalena trail drivers 1st & 3rd grizzly adams 575-854-2488 magdalenasat

rio rancho regulators 1st & 4th sam Brannan 505-400-2468 rio ranchosat

otero practical shooting 1st sat saguaro sam 505-437-3663 La Luzassociation

Buffalo range riders 1st sun shanley 505-252-0589 foundersshooter ranch

Chisum Cowboy gun Club 1st sun two Bit tammy 575-626-9201 roswellBighorn vigilantes 2nd sat Lawdog Bob 505-883-8829 edgewoodhigh desert drifters 2nd sat shakey shooter 505-294-3233 edgewood

Lincoln County regulators 2nd sat frank Coe 575-808-1329 ruidosorio vaqueros 2nd sat, anna sassin 575-744-5793 truth or

3rd sun ConsequencesBuffalo range riders 2nd sun tijeras pete 505-227-1449 founders

Wild Bunch ranchrio grande renegades 2nd Wed, english Lyn 505-550-9230 albuquerque

3rd sat, 4th sun, 5th sat/ sun

gila rangers 2nd Wkd Chico Cheech 575-388-2531 silver Citymonticello range riders 3rd & 5th J. W. Brockey 575-744-4484 elephant

sun Butteseven rivers regulators 3rd sat stink Creek Jones 575-885-9879 Carlsbadmonument springs 4th sat val darrant 575-396-5303 hobbs

Bushwhackerspicacho posse 4th sat fast hammer 575-647-3434 Las Crucestres rios Bandidos 4th sun Largo Casey 505-330-2489 farmington

fort halleck volunteers 1st & 3rd green springs 775-753-8203 elkosat thomsen

high plains drifters 1st sun irish ike 775-424-2336 fernleyeldorado Cowboys 1st Wkd Charming 702-565-3736 Boulder CityLone Wolf shooters 2nd & 5th penny pepperbox 775-727-4600 pahrump

sunnevada rangers Cowboy 2nd sun m. t. fargo 702-460-6393 Las vegas

action shooting societyroop County Cowboy 2nd sun russ t. Chambers 775-747-1426 sparks

shooters assn.silver state shootists 3rd sun shotgun marshall 775-265-0267 Carson Citydesert desperados 3rd sun Buffalo sam 702-459-6454 Las vegassilver City shooters society 4th sun nellie Blue 702-353-4812 indian springs

alabama gunslingers 1st sat Bum thumb 585-343-3906 alabamatioga County Cowboys 1st sat dusty drifter 607-659-3819 owegoBoot hill regulators 1st sun Judge zaney grey 845-352-7921 Chesterpathfinder pistoleros 1st sun sonny 315-695-7032 fultonCrumhorn mountain 1st sun Lefty Cooper 607-287-9261 maryland

Cowboyssalt port vigilance 2nd sat twelve Bore 585-613-8046 holley

CommitteeBar-20 inc. 2nd sat Badlands Buck 315-637-3492 West eatonBorder rangers 2nd sun dammit dick 607-724-6216 greenehole in the Wall gang 3rd sat el fusilero 631-864-1035 Calvertondiamond four 3rd sat Kayutah Kid 607-796-0573 odessaCircle K regulators 3rd sun smokehouse dan 518-885-3758 Ballston spasackets harbor vigilantes 4th sun ranger Clayton 315-465-6543 sackets

Conagher harborthe Long riders 4th sun Loco poco Lobo 585-467-4429 shortsvilled Bar d Wranglers 4th sun Captain m.a.f 845-226-8611 Wappingers

fallmythical rough riders 5th sun rev dave Clayton 716-838-4286 hamburgthe shadow riders as sch dusty Levis 646-284-4010 Westhampton

Beacheast end regulators Last sun diamond rio 631-585-1936 Westhampton

middletown sportsmens 1st sat deadwood stan 513-894-3500 middletownClub

Big irons 1st sat deadwood stan 513-894-3500 middletowntusco Long riders 1st sat split rail 330-364-6185 midvalegreene County Cowboys 1st sun ruger ray 937-352-6420 Xeniagranger hill regulators 1st sun Barbwire pete 740-450-8650 zanesvillefirelands peacemakers 1st Wed, angry angus 440-647-5909 rochester

3rd sat & 5th sunsandusky County regulators 2nd sat Curtice Clay 419-836-8760 gibsonburgshenango river rats 2nd sat & shenango Joe 330-782-0958 yankee Lake

Last thursmiami valley Cowboys 2nd sun Buckshot Jones 937-418-7816 piquascioto territory desperados 3rd & 5th pickaway 740-477-1881 Chillicothe

sun trackerWilmington rough riders 3rd sat paragon pete 740-626-7667 Wilmingtonauglaize rough riders 3rd sun deputy diamond 419-722-6345 defiance

desperadoohio valley vigilantes 4th sat ole saddlebags 614-323-4500 mt. vernonCentral ohio Cowboys 4th sun stagecoach 614-868-9821 Circleville

hannahstonelick regulators as sch Carson 513-753-6462 milford

Cherokee strip shootists 1st sat paladenton 405-547-2533 stillwatershortgrass rangers 1st sat & Captain allyn 580-357-5870 grandfield

3rd sun Caprontulsey town Cattlemens 2nd & 4th sat Curly thom 918-376-4376 tulsa

association 3rd sun mabryindian territory single action 2nd & 5th sun, Burly Bill 918-830-2936 sand springs

shooting society 3rd sat, 4th Wedrattlesnake mountain 2nd sat & Black river Jack 918-908-0016 Checotah

rangers 1st sunoklahoma City gun Club - 2nd sat & flat top okie 405-373-1472 oklahoma

territorial marshals 4th sun City





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plum Creek Carriage & 1st sat delta raider 512-376-2602 Lockhartshooting society

alamo area moderators 1st sat tombstone mary 210-493-9320 san antoniosouth texas pistolaros 1st sat Cibolo sam 210-213-7746 san antoniotexas peacemakers 1st sat deadeye greg 903-593-8215 tylerorange County regulators 1st sat & texas gator 409-243-3477 orange

3rd sunBuck Creek Bandoleros 1st sat & hoofprint prine 254-897-7328 nemo

3rd WkdComanche trail shootists 1st sat & dee horne 432-557-6598 midland

5th satel vaqueros 1st sun tom Burden 254-559-7240 Breckenridgethunder river renegades 1st Wkd two spurs 936-273-1851 magnoliaConcho valley shooters 2nd sat roamin shields 325-656-1281 san angelotexas riviera pistoleros 2nd sat Longstar 361-334-1978 george WestBounty hunters 2nd sat Cable Lockhart 806-299-1192 Levellandtravis County regulators 2nd sat Cherokee granny 979-561-6202 smithvilletexas tenhorns shooting 2nd sat & mustang sherry 903-815-8162 greenville

Club Last full WkdLone star frontier shooting 2nd Wkd Long range 817-980-7206 Cleburne

Club ricktexican rangers 2nd Wkd red scott 210-316-0199 fredericks-

burgoakwood outlaws 2nd Wkd texas alline 903-545-2252 oakwoodCanadian river regulators 2nd, 3rd & adobe Walls 806-679-5824 Clarendon

5th sat shooterold fort parker patriots 3rd Wkd Colt faro 832-472-3278 groesbeckBig thicket outlaws 3rd sat shynee graves 409-860-5526 Beaumonttejas Caballeros 3rd sat Judge menday 512-964-9955 dripping

Coming springsgruesome gulch gang 3rd sat eli Blue 806-293-2909 plainviewsan antonio rough riders 3rd sat tombstone mary 210-493-9320 san antonioCottonwood Creek Cowboys 3rd sat pecos Cahill 325-575-5039 snyderWillow hole Cowboys 3rd sat & Baba Looey 979-571-5614 north zulch

suntexas historical shootist 3rd sun Charles 281-342-1210 Columbus

society goodnighttrinity valley regulators 3rd sun grumpy grandpa 972-206-2624 mansfieldred river regulators 3rd sun el rio rojo ray 903-838-0964 texarkanaBadlands Bar 3 3rd Wkd t-Bone dooley 903-272-9283 ClarksvilleButterfield trail regulators 4th sat texas slim 325-668-4884 abilenehuaco rangers 4th sat Blueeyed Bear 254-715-0746 China springgreen mountain regulators 4th sat singin’ zeke 830-693-4215 marble fallspurgatory ridge rough 4th sat armed to the 806-777-6182 slaton

riders teethtejas pistoleros 4th sat & texas paladin 713-690-5313 eagle Lake

suntin star texans 4th sat. mickey 830-685-3464 fredericks-

burgmagnolia misfits 4th sun attoyac Kid 281-448-8127 magnoliaComanche valley vigilantes 4th Wkd Billy Bob evans 972-393-2882 Cleburne

three peaks rangers 1st & 3rd Curly Jim 435-590-9873 Cedar Citysat Whiskus

Big hollow Bandits 1st sat Cinch 435-724-2575 hebernorth rim regulators 1st sat autum rose 435-644-5053 KanabCopenhagen valley regulators 1st sat m.t. pockets 801-920-4047 mantuautah territory gunslingers 1st sat Lefty pete 801-554-9436 salt Lake CityCrow seeps Cattle Company 1st. sat Buffalo Juan 435-528-7432 mayfield

L.L.C.dixie desperados 2nd & 4th the alaskan 435-635-3134 st. george

satrio verde rangers 2nd sat doc nelson 435-564-8210 green riverdeseret historical shootist 2nd sat pronghorn pete 801-498-7654 Kaysville

societyhobble Creek Wranglers 2nd sat hobble Creek 801-489-7681 springville

marshallCache valley vaqueros 2nd sat. Logan Law 435-787-8131 LoganWasatch summit regulators 2nd sun old fashioned 435-224-2321 park Cityutah War 3rd & 5th sat Jubal o. sackett 801-944-3444 sandymesa marauders gun Club 3rd sat Copper Queen 435-979-4665 Lake powelldiamond mountain rustlers 3rd sat Cinch 435-724-2575 vernalWahsatch desperados 4th sat highland drifter 801-860-9504 fruit heightsCastle gate posse 4th sat rowdy hand 435-637-8209 price

pungo posse Cowboy 1st sat missouri marshal 757-471-3396 Waverlyaction Club

Liberty Long riders 1st sun thunder Colt 540-296-0772 BedfordCavalier Cowboys 1st sun Kuba Kid 804-270-9054 hanover

Countyvirginia City marshals 1st tues humphrey hook 703-801-3507 fairfaxBlue ridge regulators 2nd sun Bad Company 540-886-3374 LexingtonK.C.’s Corral 3rd sat virginia rifleman 804-550-2242 mechan-

icsvillemattaponi sundowners 3rd sun & flatboat Bob 804-785-2575 West point

4th satpepper mill Creek gang 4th sun slip hammer spiv 540-775-4561 King george

tater hill regulators 3rd sun taos Willie 918-355-2849 tulsa

horse ridge pistoleros 1st & 3rd sun Big Casino 541-389-2342 Bendmolalla river rangers 1st sat gold dust Bill 503-705-1211 Canbymerlin marauders 1st sat molly B. dam 541-479-2928 merlindry gulch desperados 1st sat runamuck 509-520-3241 milton

freewatersiuslaw river rangers 1st sun Johnny Jingos 541-997-6313 florencetable rock rangers 1st sun & Jed i. Knight 541-944-2281 White City

2nd satpine mountain posse 2nd sat & Juniper Butch 541-416-0361 Bend

sun CassidyKlamath Cowboys 2nd sun & Jasper Wayne 541-884-2611 Keno

4th satJefferson state regulators 3rd sat Jed i. Knight 541-944-2281 ashlandoregon trail regulators 3rd sat Willie Killem 541-443-6591 La grandeorygun Cowboys 3rd sat Kansan 503-539-6335 sherwoodoregon old West shooting 3rd sun & deaf eagle 541-990-7816 albany

society 4th satumpqua regulators 4th sun Big Lou 541-484-5900 roseburgLewis river rangers as sch Johnny Colt 503-289-1280 st. helensColumbia County Cowboys as sch Kitty Colt 503-642-4120 st. helens

perry County regulators 1st sat tuscarora slim 717-789-3004 ickesburgdry gulch rangers 1st sat pep C. holic 724-263-1461 midwayfactoryville freebooters 1st sun tad sloe 570-489-0652 factoryvilleChimney rocks regulators 1st sun hattie hubbs 814-696-5669 hollidaysburgConestoga Wagoneers 1st sun no Change 215-431-2302 southamptonBoot hill gang of topton 1st sun Lester moore 610-704-6792 toptonWhispering pines Cowboy 1st sun Buck Johnson 814-945-6922 Wellsboro

CommitteeLogans ferry regulators 2nd sat mariah Kid 412-607-5313 plum Boroughheidelberg Lost 2nd sat ivory rose 717-627-0694 schaeffers-

dutchmen townWestshore posse 2nd sun hud mcCoy 717-683-2632 new

Cumberlanddakota Badlanders (the) 2nd sun timberland 610-434-1923 orefield

renegaderiver Junction shootist 3rd sat deputy Keck 724-423-6255 donegal

societyJefferson outlaws 3rd sat oracle Jones 410-239-6795 JeffersonBlue mountain rangers 3rd sun Cathy fisher 610-488-0619 hamburgmatamoras mavericks 3rd sun hammerin steel 570-296-5853 milfordsilver Lake Bounty 3rd sun marshal t. J. 570-663-3045 montrose

hunters Buckshotpurgatory regulators 3rd Wkd dry gulch geezer 814-827-2120 titusvilleelstonville hombres 4th sun trusty sidekick 610-939-9947 manheimel posse grande 4th sun Black hills Barb 570-538-9163 muncy valleystewart’s regulators 4th sun sodbuster Burt 724-479-8838 shelocta

Lincoln County Lawmen 4th sun Wyoming Blink 401-385-9907 foster

palmetto posse 1st sat dun gamblin 803-422-5587 Columbiapiedmont regulators 2nd sat Chase randall 864-637-8873 andersonhurricane riders 3rd sat saloon Keeper 843-361-2277 aynorsavannah river rangers 3rd sun surly dave 803-892-2812 gastongeechee gunfighters 4th sat doc Kemm 843-737-3501 ridgevillegreenville gunfighters 4th sun Cowboy Junky 864-414-5578 greenville

Cottonwood Cowboy 2nd sun dakota 605-520-5212 Clarkassociation nailbender

Black hills shootist 3rd sun hawkbill smith 605-342-8946 pringleassociation

Bald mountain renegades as sch Cottonwood 605-280-2329 faulktonCooter

Bitter Creek rangers 1st 2nd & John B. “Kid” 931-456-4897 Crossville3rd sun Latham

greene County regulators 1st sat mort dooley 423-335-0847 rogersvilleWartrace regulators 1st sat & Will reily 615-948-4143 Wartrace

3rd satmemphis gunslingers 2nd sat dooly sworn 901-351-6195 arlingtonorsa Cowboys 2nd sat hombre sin 865-257-7747 oak ridge

nombretennessee mountain 3rd sat double Barrel 423-593-3767 Chattanooga

maraudersnorth West tennessee 3rd sat Can’t shoot 731-885-8102 union City

Longriders dillionhighland regulators 3rd Wkd iron maiden 423-628-2715 Winfieldocoee rangers 4th sat ocoee red 423-476-5303 Clevelandsmoky mountain shootist as sch Jim mayo 865-300-4666 Lenoir City

societysmokey mountain as sch tennessee 865-986-5054 varies

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texas troublemakers 1st sat Lefty tex Larue 903-539-7234 Brownsboro





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gold Coast gamblers 1st & 3rd dagger Jack 61 75 537 5857 gold Coastsat

adelaide pistol & shooting 1st sat & Lobo malo 61 08 284 8459 KorunyeClub 3rd sun

flint hill prospectors 2nd sat Judge ruger 61 41 838 3299 glenlogieLittle river raiders 3rd sun Lazy dave 61 40 377 7926 Little riversasa Little river raiders 3rd sun tiresome 61 25 978 0190 melbourne

single action ClubCowboy action shooters of 3rd Wkd i.d. 61 29 975 7983 teralba

australiafort Bridger shooting Club 4th sun duke york 61 418 632 366 drouinsasa single action shooting- sat/sun virgil earp 61 74 695 2050 millmerran

australia

trail Blazers gun Club 1st sun ernie southpaw 64 37 557 654 mill townBullet spittin sons o’ thunder 2nd sat Billy deadwood 64 63 564 720 palmerston n.Wairarapa pistol and shooting 2nd sun doc hayes 64 63 796 692 gladstone

Clubfrontier & Western shooting 2nd sun doc hayes 64 63 796 692 gladstone

sports associationtararua rangers 3rd sun J.e.B. stuart 64 63 796 436 CartertonWestern renegades 4th sat Black Bart Bolton 64 27 249 6270 Wanganuisass - pistol new zealand as sch tuscon the 64 32 042 089 varies

terrible

sweetwater gunslingers austria as sch fra diabolo 43 664 490 8032 vienna

association of Western shooters as sch thunderman 42 060 322 2400 prelouc

danish Black powder as sch slim dane 45 2 065 5887 Copenhagenfederation

association of danish Western as sch mrs. stowaway 45 602 013 65 greveshooters

SASS Finland as sch Woodbury Kane 35 850 517 4659 variousClassic old Western society as sch Woodbury Kane 35 850 517 4659 Loppi

of finland

sass france - 1st sat handy hook 33 68 809 1360 Bormes lesgreenwood Creek mimosas

sass - france golden triggers 1st sun Cheyenne Little 33 67 570 3678 ville-frache deof freetown Colibris rouergue

L’arquebuse d’antony 2nd sun Jeppesen 33 1 4661 1798 antonyassociation mazauguaise de tir as sch redneck mike 33 494 280 145 mazauguessass - france - alba serena as sch marshall 09 62 53 83 32 poggio mezzana

tir Club tombstone

Bristol plains pistoleros 2nd sun huckleberry 815-675-2566 BristolCrystal river gunslingers 2nd sun James rosewood 920-722-4105 WaupacaWisconsin old West shootist 2nd sun & Blackjack martin 715-949-1621 Boyceville

4th satLiberty prairie regulators 3rd sat dirty deeds 920-229-5833 riponhodag County Cowboys 3rd sun hodag Bob 715-550-8337 rhinelanderoconomowoc Cattlemen’s 4th sat marvin the moyle 414-254-5592 Concord

association

dawn ghost riders 1st sun Coffee Bean 304-327-9884 hintonfrontier regulators 2nd sat Captain tay 304-265-5748 thortonthe railtown rowdys 2nd sun miss print 304-589-6162 Bluefieldrocky holler regulators 3rd sun Jessee earp 304-425-2023 princetonKanawha valley regulators 3rd Wkd eddie rebel 304-397-6188 eleanorCowboy action shooting 4th sun Jackson 540-678-0735 Largent

sportspeacemaker national as sch Cole mcCulloch 703-789-3346 gerrardstown

Cheyenne regulators 1st sat deputy Cuny 307-634-2449 CheyenneColter’s hell Justice 1st sat yakima red 307-254-2090 various

Committee WsasBessemer vigilance 1st sun & smokewagon Bill 307-472-1926 Casper

Committee 3rd sathigh Lonesome drifters 2nd sat Kari Lynn 307-587-2946 Codysybille Creek shooters 2nd sat Wyoming roy 307-322-3515 Wheatlandsouthfork vigilance 2nd Wkd Wennoff 507-332-5035 Lander

Committee Wsas halfcockpowder river Justice 3rd sun doc fehr 307-683-3320 Buffalo

Committee Wsasgreat divide outlaws 4th sat slingn Lead 307-324-6955 rawlinsdonkey Creek shootists 4th sun poker Jim 307-660-0221 gillettesnake river rowdies as sch sheriff J. r. 307-733-4559 Jackson

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WV

Bend of trail 4th sun rowe - a - noc 540-890-6375 roanokerivanna ranger Company as sch virginia ranger 434-973-8759 Charlottesvillestovall Creek regulators as sch Brizco-z 434-929-1063 Lynchburg

verdant mountain vigilantes 2nd sun doc mcCoy 802-363-7162 st. Johnsbury

northeast Washington 1st Wkd Crazy Knife al 509-684-8057 Colvilleregulators

mica peak marshals 1st & 3rd tensleep Kid 509-284-2461 micasat

panhandle regulators 1st & 3rd halfcocked otis 509-991-5842 otis orchardssun

renton united Cowboy 1st Wkd Jess ducky 425-271-9286 rentonaction shooters

Windy plains drifters 2nd & 4th sat hopalong hoot 509-299-6296 medical LakeWolverton mountain peace 2nd sat hellfire 360-513-9081 ariel

Keeperspataha rustlers 2nd sat pinto annie 509-520-2789 daytonmima marauders 2nd sat okie sawbones 360-705-3601 olympiasmokey point desperados 2nd sun mudflat mike 425-335-5176 arlingtonColville guns and roses 2nd sun Cheyence sadie 509-684-3632 Colvilleapple valley marshals 3rd sat silent sam 509-884-3875 east

Wenatcheeolympic peninsula strait 3rd sun doc neeley 360-417-0230 port angeles

shootersBlack river regulators 4th sat Wil sackett 360-786-0199 LittlerockCuster renegades 4th sun Joe Cannuck 360-676-2587 Custerpoulsbo pistoleros 4th sun sourdough george 360-830-0100 poulsboBeazley gulch rangers Last sun an e. di 509-787-1782 Quincy

rock river regulators 1st & 3rd stoney mike 608-868-5167 Beloitsat

Western Wisconsin Wild 2nd sat sierra Jack 608-792-1494 holmenBunch Cassidy

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old pards shooting society as sch Charles allan 33 1 4661 1798 versailler anthonyJeppesen Lasalle

Club de tir Beaujolais as sch Woodrow the 33 047 838 0374 villefrancheWild frenchie sur saone

old West french shooters as sch Curly red ryder 33 3 8582 0203 CarombBeraC as sch reverend delano 33 3 8020 3551 premeaux prissey

L. oakleyClub de tir Brennou as sch french Bob 33 2 4767 5888 variesreverend oakley’s Cowboy as sch reverend delano 33 3 8020 3551 varies

Klan L. oakleyLes tireurs de l’uzege dimanche Lictevoet Jean- 33 04 66 759 529 uzes

ClaudeBlack rivers Last sun Kid of neckwhite 33 3 8526 3029 roanneClub de tir de Bernay sat Chriswood 33 2 3245 5900 Bernaysass france - yellow rock sat Little shooting 336 7555 8063 eCot

missiesociete de tir Bedoin ventoux sat-sun sheriff Ch. 33 490 351 973 Bedoin

southpawtir olympique Lyonnais sun Barth 33 6 1324 6128 LyonClub de tri de nuits saint as sch reverend delano 33 38 020 3551 nuits saint

georges L. oakley georgesClub de tir sportif de touraine as sch major John brisset37@ tours

Lawson hotmail.frCas/sass france as sch John peacemaker 33 4 4273 9157 varies

germany territory regulators as sch Westphalian phil 49 29 216 71814 variesCas europe fri hurricane irmi 49 28 23 5807 BocholtCowboy action shooting- Last sat marshal heck 49 345 120 0581 edderitz

germanysass-europe mon niers river Kid 49 28 239 8080 WegbergJail Bird’s Company mon orlando a Brick 49 21 317 423 065 Wegberg

Bondsass germany Wed rhine river Joe 49 28 235 807 spork

Westwood rebels as sch el heckito 362 0460 1739 galgamacsa

old gunners shooting Club- as sch renato anese 33 51 24 5391 toppo di travesioWestern shootist posse

green hearts regulator 1st sun marshal steven 39 338 920 7989 trevigardiner

fratelli della Costa onlus 3rd sat oversize 35 05 642 4677 LivornoLassiter fan shooting Club 3rd sun ivan Bandito 39 34 7043 0400 mazzanomaremma Bad Land’s riders as sch alameda slim alamedaslim@ siena

owss.itold West shooting society italy as sch alchimista 39 33 420 68337 variesCanne roventi Last sun valdez 39 07 1286 1395 filottranohonky tonk rebels Last sun Kaboom andy 39 33 5737 8551 vigevanoWild West rebels sun Bill masterson alberto@fron- malegno-Bs

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WA

WV

WY

NEW ZEALAND

CZECH REPUBLIC

DENMARK

GERMANY

HUNGARY

ITALYFINLAND

FRANCE

WI

sass - Luxembourg as sch smiley miles 35 26 2128 0606 varies

sass netherlands as sch Lightning anja 31 51 759 2120 Leeu-warden

Kells County regulators 1st sat independence 28 9336 8004 variesCarroll

Quantrill raiders sun Charles Quantrill 47 9325 9669 Lotenschedsmoe County rough thurs Jailbird 47 63 994 279 Lillestrom

riders

sass - polish Western shooting as sch trigger triggerhawkeye Lodzassociation hawkeye @hot.pl

union of Western shooters of as sch hombre des 63 721 6934 humskaserbia nudos

sass sweden as sch Wild Bull 46 58 612 045 varies

old West shooting society as sch hondo Janssen 44 271 9947 zurichswitzerland

aurora desperados 1st fri destry 905-551-0703 aurora onrobbers roost hamilton 1st sat Bear Butte 905-891-8627 ancaster onsouth mountain regulators 1st sat dutch Charlie 902-538-9797 Berwick nsred mountain renegades 1st sun preacher flynn 604-820-1564 mission BC

t. LockeBarrie gun Club 2nd & 4th northern Crow 705-435-2807 Barrie on

satBeau Bassin range riders 2nd sat frenchy Cannuck 506-312-0455 riverview nBLambton sportsman’s Club 2nd sat Clay Creek 519-542-4644 st. Clair onWentworth shooting sports Club 2nd sun stoney Creek 905-664-3217 hamilton onvictoria frontier shootists 2nd sun Black ashley 250-744-4705 victoria BCvalley regulators 3rd sat Kananaskis Kid 250-923-6358 Courtenay BCprairie dog rebels 3rd sat valley Boy 519-673-5648 London onvalley regulators 3rd sat & high Country 250-334-3479 Courtenay BC

sun amigootter valley rod & gun 4th sun Colt mcCloud 519-685-9439 strafford-ville onislington sportmen’s Club as sch hawk feathers 905-936-2129 Caledon onBlueridge sportsmen’s Club as sch rebel dale 519-599-2558 Clarksburg onWaterloo County revolver as sch ranger pappy 519-536-9184 Kitchener on

association Coopermundy’s Bay regulators as sch indiana magnum 705-534-2814 penetan- on

guishenenova scotia Cowboy action as sch Wounded Belly 902-890-2310 truro ns

shooting Club

tombstone ghost riders 2nd sun dan nabbit 520-456-0423 tombstonemounted Club

California range riders as sch old Buckaroo 408-710-1616 varies

revengers of montezuma 1st sun aneeda huginkiss 970-565-8479 Cortez

Connecticut renegades as sch Cowboy Cobbler 860-558-7484 granby

Bay area Bandits 3rd sat slow poke’s darlin 813-924-0156 tampa

Border marauders mounted as sch Bad Buffalo Bob 208-610-8229 eastport

heartland peacemakers as sch rawhidenlace 765-561-2521 fountaintown

maine Cowboy mounted as sch Cowboy Bill 207-282-2821 Biddefordshooters

Buffalo range riders mounted 3rd sat icelady 505-263-5619 founders ranch

island Long riders as sch mecate Kid 516-610-8166 farmingdaleupstate new york smokin’ as ash renegade roper 518-883-5981 galway

guns

renegade rangers as sch ace montana 920-960-1714 ripon

SASS Lebanon as sch packin Jesse 96 1138 5982 varies

El Rancho Sporting Club

Quebec mounted shooting as sch dirty owl Bert 819-424-7842 Joliette

association

Monthly Mounted International

LEBANON

CANADA

Monthly Mounted USA

AZ

palmer’s gulch Cowboys as sch Caribou Lefty 250-372-0416 heffley Creek BCottawa valley marauders as sch Button 514-792-0063 ottawa QCalberta frontier shootists as sch powder paw 403-318-4463 rocky mtn aB

society houseLong harbour Lead slingers tues preacher man 250-537-0083 salt spring BC

John island

Western shooters of 3rd sat richmond p. 27 21 797 5054 Cape townsouth africa hobson

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SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS MONTHLY SHOOTING SCHEDULE (Cont.)Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City State Club Name Sched. Contact Phone City State

WV International INTERNATIONAL

CANADA (continued)

CA

CO

CT

FL

ID

IN

ME

NM

NY

WI

the reckoning at turtle flats 01 - 01 deadlee darlin 941-650-8920 myakka City fLnevada rangers stampede 05 - 07 m. t. fargo 702-460-6393 Lasvegas nvride of the immortals 09 - 10 easy rider 770-841-4135 griffin ga

alabama rangers dixie shootout 11 - 12 dead horse 205-531-7055 Brierfield aLshootout at fort miller 12 - 15 pocket Change 559-683-2204 Clovis Caglory hole 13 - 15 t. e. Kidd 562-477-2047 azusa CaJail Break 13 - 15 texas alline 903-545-2252 oakwood tXBlue ridge roundup 13 - 15 dig em deep 540-377-2714 Lexington vaSASS Ohio State Wild Bunch 14 - 14 deadwood stan 513-894-3500 middletown oh

Championship Smoke in the Woodsgathering on the mattaponi 17 - 18 striker 804-339-8442 West point vaSASS FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL 18 - 22 sass office 505-843-1320 edgewood nm

Buffalo StampedeSASS FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL 18 - 22 sass office 505-843-1320 edgewood nm

Wild Bunch ChampionshipLand run 19 - 22 flat top okie 405-373-1472 oklahoma City oKruckus at red rock 19 - 21 second fiddle sue 435-635-3099 st. george utSASS Mississippi State Championship 20 - 22 Woodie B. Western 601-214-4009 mendenhall ms

Showdown at PurgatorySASS California State Wild Bunch Championship 25 - 26 sutter Lawman 916-354-1027 sloughhouse Cadry gulch at arroyo Cantua 26 - 29 sutter Lawman 916-354-1027 sloughhouse Cathe midwest Classic & Black powder 26 - 28 mose spencer 270-349-4392 sparta iL

state ChampionshipCowford stampede 27 - 28 general Lee smokey 904-803-2930 Jacksonville fLSASS Texas State Blackpowder 27 - 29 mickey 830-685-3464 fredericksburg tX

Championship Resurrection VIgates of hell 28 - 29 Lusty Lil 661-775-3802 piru CaChisholm trail rowdies spring shoot 28 - 29 Cody Wyatt 316-204-1784 Wichata KsSASS Nevada State Wild Bunch 28 - 29 nellie Blue 702-353-4812 pahrump nv

Championship Wild in PurgatorySASS Washington State Blackpowder 28 - 29 ricochet robbie 509-628-0889 Benton City Wa

Championship A Dark Day at Rattlesnake Gulch

SASS California State Championship 03 - 06 mad dog draper 805-497-2857 Bakersfield CaShootout at 5 Dogs Creek

SASS Georgia State Championship 03 - 06 done gone 770-361-6966 dawsonville gaRound Up at River Bend

SASS Georgia State Blackpowder Championship 03 - 03 done gone 770-3616966 dawsonville gaSASS Texas State Championship – 03 - 06 Long ranger rick 817-980-7206 Cleburne tX

RoundupSASS Delaware State Championship 04 - 06 teton tracy 302-378-7854 suddersville md

Eas’dern Shore Round-upKoruption in paradise 11 - 13 Korupt Karl 260-438-1044 etna green infracas at frisco 12 - 13 dirty dan paladin 479-633-2107 garfield armiddle of the road 12 - 13 John Bear 208-562-1914 Kuna idBlackhawk War 12 - 12 stoneface daguerrean 801-787-5208 springville utSASS Virginia Blackpowder Shootout 12 - 12 missouri marshal 757-471-3396 West point va

Smoke on the Mattponi VSASS California State Blackpowder 17 - 20 Just george 760-677-9109 ridgecrest Ca

Defend the RoostSASS Senior Games 17 - 19 honey B. graceful 903-272-9283 Clarksville tXspring avalanche stampede 18 - 19 five Card tanna 907-789-7498 Juneau aKSASS Arizona State Blackpowder 18 - 20 silverado Cid 928-595-1230 payson az

Shootout Tonto Rim Smoke OutSASS Illinois State Championship – 18 - 20 Beaucoup Joe 618-521-3619 sparta iL

Spring Roundup at the Gulchshooting shindig shoot out on the pecos 18 - 20 stink Creek Jones 575-885-9879 Carlsbad nmshootout at Leadville 18 - 20 Colt starbucks 410-902-7939 Jefferson paSASS West Virginia State Blackpowder 18 - 20 eddie rebel 304-397-6188 eleanor Wv

Championship Smoke over Buffalo FlatsSASS Alaska State Wild Bunch 19 - 19 marshal stone 907-232-1080 Birchwood aK

Championship Shootout at Moose Nugget FlatsCops vs Cowboys & swap meet 19 - 20 shanley shooter 505-252-0589 edgewood nmpursuit in the osage hills 19 - 20 stiff finger Jim 918-510-8405 Bartlesville oKSASS Utah State Blackpowder Shootout 19 - 19 rowdy hand 435-637-8209 price ut

The Castle Gate Smudge MatchSASS Alaska State Blackpowder 20 - 20 four Bucks 907-350-4422 anchorage aK

Shootout Smoke in the GreatlandLouisina state Wild Bunch Championship 24 - 25 Louisiana Lady 318-366-1314 downsville LaSASS Mississippi Blackpowder State 24 - 27 easy Lee 901-413-5615 Byhalia ms

Championship – Smokin’ Guns at Rabbit Ridgeshootout at three fingers saloon 25 - 27 dirty sally 805-438-4817 santa margarita Caambush at mill Creek 25 - 27 ivory Jack mcCloud 714-739-2721 norco Caend of road 25 - 27 White eyes 208-734-8440 Jerome idJames gang rides again by the 25 - 27 shaddai vaquero 406-231-2329 park City Ky

rockcastle rangers

Match Dates Contact Phone City State Match Dates Contact Phone City State

USA 2012

APRIL

MAY

MAY (continued)

SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS ANNUAL MATCHES

NETHERLANDS

NORTHERN IRELAND

SOUTH AFRICA

NORWAY

POLAND

SERBIA

SWEDEN

SWITZERLAND

INTERNATIONAL

CANADA

SASS Louisiana State Championship 25 - 27 Louisiana Lady 318-397-2035 downsville LaShootout at Cypress Creek

SASS Pennsylvania State Championship 25 - 27 Black hills Barb 570-538-9163 muncy valley paNorth Mountain Shoot Out

SASS Vermont State Championship 25 - 27 doc mcCoy 802-363-7162 st. Johnsbury vtGreen Mountain Mayhem

duel in the desert 26 - 27 silverado h. d. 520-390-2263 tombstone azWhere the old West stayed young 26 - 27 sagebrush Burns 970-824-8407 Craig Cosouth river shootist annual match 26 - 27 man from Little river 678-428-4240 Covington gathe fast and furious 26 - 27 moundridge goat roper 620-345-3151 hutchinson KsSASS North Carolina State Blackpowder 30 - 06 Carolina Jack 910-864-9875 fayettville nC

Smoke on the Bordersiege at the Bird Cage theatre 31 - 03 san Juan 970-249-4227 montrose CoSASS Iowa State Championship 31 - 02 pit mule 515-205-0557 indianola ia

Shoot out at Coyote GulchSASS North Carolina State 31 - 03 J. m. Brown 919-266-3751 salisbury nC

Championship – The Uprising at Swearing Creek

pursuit By rooster Cogburn’s posse 01 - 03 sister sundance 479-970-7042 Belleville arSASS MA, CT, and RI State 01 - 03 Barrister Bill 978-667-2219 harvard ma

Championship Shootout at Sawyer FlatsNORTHWEST REGIONAL BLACKPOWDER CHAMPIONSHIP –

Smoke in the Gorge Near the Blues 01 - 03 pinto annie 509-520-2789 milton freewater orSASS Oregon State Wild Bunch Championship 01 - 03 hoss reese 503-907-6522 Bend orambush at ricochet Junction 01 - 03 a. t. mcgee 509-684-2325 Colville WaSASS Colorado State Championship – 07 - 10 sweetwater Bill 303-366-8827 Byers Co

Rocky Mountain Regional RaidSASS Wyoming State Championship 07 - 09 Joe Cross 307-587-2946 Cody Wy

Cody’s Wild West ShootoutSASS Ohio State Championship 08 - 10 Buckshot Jones 937-418-7816 piqua oh

Shootout at Hard TimesSASS Oregon State Championship 08 - 10 molly B. dam 541-479-2928 grants pass or

Battle of Rogue Rivershootout at shadow ridge 09 - 09 Buckshot Baby 417-284-1432 tecumseh moSASS Wild Bunch State Championship – 09 - 10 roy’s Creek dan 405-615-4577 edmond oK

Red Dirtthe reckoning 09 - 10 timberland renegade 610-434-1923 orefield paWestern states shootout on the Comstock 14 - 17 dutch dalton 775-783-8638 fernley nvrevenge of montezuma 15 - 17 stumble Leena 970-739-9705 Cortez CoSASS North Dakota and South Dakota 15 - 17 Wild river rose 701-588-4331 Kindred nd

State Championship Peace in the Valleythunder in the valley 15 - 17 Johnny shiloh 440-984-4551 amherst ohoregon trail shootout 15 - 17 t J maverick 541-910-4244 La grande orSASS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 16 - 24 sass office 505-843-1320 founders ranch nm

END of TRAILSASS Maryland State Championship 21 - 23 Chuckaroo 301-831-9666 damascus md

Thunder Valley Daysfort halleck days 21 - 23 green springs thomsen 775-753-8203 elko nvfourth annual gunfight in the Badlands 22 - 24 Cascades annie 541-318-8199 Bend or

hallelujah trailSASS Wisconsin State Blackpowder 24 - 24 Captain Cook 715-248-3727 station range Wi

Shootout Smoke in the HillsSASS Colorado State and Wild Bunch 26 - 28 Colorado Blackjack 970-260-5423 Whitewater Co

Championshiprailhead 28 - 01 sly puppy 623-925-2559 Williams azSASS HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL – 28 - 01 red river Wrangler 970-225-0545 Cheyenne Wy

Hell on WheelsSASS New Hampshire State 29 - 01 Capt. morgan rum 603-772-5041 Candia nh

Championship – Flat Gap Jack Cowboy ShootoutSASS Minnesota State Blackpowder 30 - 01 amen straight 612-723-2313 Kimball mn

Shootout Smoke in the Quarry

SASS Alaska Territorial Championship – 06 - 08 four Bucks 907-350-4422 anchorage aKShootout Under The Midnight Sun

SASS Montana State Championship 06 - 08 Jeb’s Lady 406-727-7625 simms mtShootout On the Sun River

SASS Alaska State Championship 13 - 15 ruby Lil 907-488-0792 Chatanika aKthe final showdown 13 - 15 ole saddlebags 419-529-0887 mt. vernon ohrenegade 14 - 15 John Bear 208-562-1914 Boise idhell on the prairie 14 - 15 Captain allyn Capron 580-357-5870 Lawton oKLittle Big match 14 - 15 pinto annie 509-520-2789 dayton WaSASS State Blackpowder Shootout 15 - 15 slowpoke John 717-676-3198 ickesburg pa

Smoke on the RidgeSASS Utah State Championship 19 - 21 rowdy hand 435-637-8209 price ut

Castle Gate RobberySASS New England Regional The 26 - 29 Capt. morgan rum 603-772-5041 pelham nh

Great Nor’easter

Badger mountain range War 03 - 05 el gato gordo 719-683-6713 Lake george Costand on the eagle river 03 - 05 Battle mountain Bandit 970-390-1369 gypsum Coambush on the prairie 03 - 05 ranger mathias fischels 319-234-1550 elk run heights iaSASS Washington State Championship 03 - 05 elder Katie 253-946-1438 renton Wa

– Westmatch SASS Idaho State Championship 08 - 12 John Bear 208-562-1914 Boise id

Reckoning at Black’s CreekChorro valley shoot out 09 - 12 sinful 805-462-8926 san Luis obispo CaSASS MIDWEST REGIONAL 09 - 12 deadwood stan 513-894-3500 middletown oh

Guns of AugustWestern Legends roundup 16 - 18 autum rose 435-644-5053 Kanab utshootout at pawnee station 17 - 19 red river Wrangler 970-225-0545 Wellington CoLast Blast of summer 18 - 18 yankee 781-383-9799 scituate maSASS Maryland State Blackpowder 19 - 19 Cash Caldwell 240-285-7673 thurmont md

ChampionshipSASS Hawaii State Championship 25 - 26 Bad Burt 808-875-9085 Lahaima hi

Great Pineapple ShootSASS Kentucky State Championship 25 - 26 appalachian alan 859-749-9292 mcKee Ky

Hooten Holler Round-UpSASS NORTHWEST REGIONAL 30 - 31 Big Casino 541-389-2342 Bend or

Championship Labor Day WeekendSASS Arkansas State Championship 31 - 02 Bulldog mcgraw 501-337-9368 hot springs ar

Shoot’n in the ShadeSASS Michigan State Championship – 31 - 02 r. J. Law 248-828-7714 port huron mi

Wolverine Rangers Range Warshoot out at high Lonesome 31 - 02 two Bit tammy 575-626-9201 roswell nmSASS Virginia State Championship 31 - 02 trapper dan 540-890-5162 roanoke va

Star City Shootouttrue grit 31 - 02 dapper dan porter 309-734-2324 Little york iL

Labor day underwear shootout 01 - 02 Jasper Wayne 541-884-2611 Keno orthird annual great Basin Long range shootout 01 - 03 Cascades annie 541-318-8199 Bend orSASS - US Open 04 - 09 mose spencer 270-349-4392 sparta iL

SASS FOUR CORNERS 18 - 22 icelady 505-263-5619 founders nm

MOUNTED REGIONAL ranch

Buffalo Stampede

SASS WORLD MOUNTED 21 - 24 sass office 505-843-1320 edgewood nm

CHAMPIONSHIP

END of TRAIL

revenge of montezuma 15 - 17 aneeda 970-565-8479 pueblo Co

huginkiss

SASS Midwest Regional 10 - 12 rawhidenlace 765-561-2521 middletown oh

Mounted Championship

Guns of August

SASS New Mexico & 30 - 02 sass office 505-843-1320 edgewood nm

Texas State Mounted

Championship Outlaw Trail

shootout With the spooks 05 - 07 rawhidenlace 756-561-2521 reelsville in

fall match 13 - 13 slow poke’s 813-924-0156 dover fL

darlin

showdown in the Camp Jun 28 - 30 fra diabolo 43 664 490 8032 tabor-oparany

SASS AUSTRALIAN sep 24 - 30 virgil earp 61 74 695 2050 millmerranREGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Chisholm Trail

gunfight at the ok Corral oct 27 - 28 duke york 61 418 632 366 drouin18th annual

shootout at the ridge may 26 - 27 preacher flynn 604-820-1564 mission BCt. Locke

palmer’s gulch 20th anniversary Jun 29 - 02 turkey Will 250-579-5819 KamploopsSASS Central Canadian Jul 20 - 22 northern Crow 705-435-2807 Barrie on

Championshipshowdown in the valley Jul 21 - 22 high Country amigo 250-334-3479 Courtenay BCshootout at the double B ranch aug 11 - 12 frenchy Cannuck 506-312-0455 riverview nBheadquarters the pig War at aug 24 - 26 grey fox 250-474-3244 victoria BC

salmonella gulchSASS Canadian National aug 30 - 02 Kananaskis Kid 250-923-6358 Courtenay BC

Championship Bust-up at Boomtown

robbers roost rendezvous sep 15 - 15 Bear Butte 905-891-8627 ancaster on

hell’s Coming With me sep 06 - 08 thunder man 42 060 322 2400 tabor

danish Western Championship aug 25 - 25 slim dane 45-2-065-5887 Copenhagen

old West shootout Jun 02 - 03 vallombreuse 330 233 657 690 athis de L’orneeuropean end of trail Jul 17 - 22 Curly red ryder 33 385 820 203 mazaugues

SASS German Territory may 31 - 02 rephiL 49 170 231 9708 soestRoundup 4th Retribution

the fight to Way-mountain sep 01 - 01 hurricane irmi 49 2823 3426 Wegbergtexas ranger Cup dec 01 - 02 rhine river Joe 49-2823-3426 Wegbergshootoff Championship dec 08 - 09 rhine river Joe 49 2823 3426 Wegberg

days of truth aug 08 - 11 el heckito 362 0460 1739 dabas

trail’s end the World frontier mar 15 - 18 doc hayes 646 379 6692 gladstone& Western Championships

south island Champship apr 12 - 15 tuscon the terrible 64 3 204 2089 hokitika

end of year shoot-off dec 15 - 15 richmond p. hobson 27-21-797-5054 Cape town



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Mounted Annual Matches

April

June

July

August

September

October

shootout at stoney Bottom 07 - 09 Curtice Clay 419-836-8760 gibsonbong ohstandoff at smokey point 07 - 09 mudflat mike 425-335-5176 arlington WaCoyote valley Cowboys Welcome the Boy scouts 08 - 08 Bad eye Bobolu 408-722-0583 morgan hill Ca

of americanorthwest territorial shootout 08 - 09 White eyes 208-734-8440 Jerome idSASS Minnesota State Championship – 13 - 15 Bronco Kate 507-269-2230 morristown mn

GunsmokeSASS Indiana State Championship 14 - 16 thorny rose 574-893-7214 Warsaw in

Hoosier AmbushSASS New York State Championship 14 - 16 homer suggs 518-274-8505 Ballston spa ny

Heluva Rukustennesse state Black powder Championship 14 - 16 Cherokee sargent 901-674-8220 arlington tn

a gunfight in dixiepurgatory rush 15 - 17 dry gulch geezer 814-827-2120 titusville paSASS Texas State Wild Bunch Championship 15 - 16 Billy Bob evans 972-393-2882 Cleburne tX

Wild Bunch on the Brazosthe Whoopin’ 15 - 15 dragon hill dave 512-626-8189 driftwood tXSASS Oklahoma State Championship 20 - 23 rock Creek rustler 918-224-4743 sand springs oK

Ruckus in the Nationsadobe Walls 21 - 23 Querida 831-635-9147 gonzales Cahell fire 21 - 23 slick mcClade 318-278-9071 Quitman LaSASS West Virginia State Championship 21 - 23 Last Word 304-289-6098 Burlington Wv

Appalachian Showdown XXISASS Oregon State Blackpowder 22 - 23 Whisperin’ Wade 541-318-8199 Bend or

Championship Smoke in the Badlandsdo-over shootout 22 - 23 trusty sidekick 610-939-9947 manheim parampage 22 - 22 highland drifter 801-860-9504 fruit heights utSASS Outlaw Trail 26 - 30 sass office 505-843-1320 founders ranch nmrattlesnake gulch roundup 28 - 30 ricochet robbie 509-628-0889 Benton City WaSASS Florida State Wild Bunch 29 - 30 deadwood Woody 352-357-3065 eustis gun Club fL

Revolt at Swampland

Match Dates Contact Phone City State Match Dates Contact Phone City State

SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS ANNUAL MATCHES (Cont.)

USA 2012

MAY (continued)

September (continued)

Annual International Matches

AUSTRIA

AUSTRALIA

CANADA

CZECH REPUBLIC

DENMARK

FRANCE

GERMANY

HUNGARY

NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH AFRICA

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

lthough our Constitutionremains the supreme lawof the land in the heartsand souls of grassrootsAmerica, it has become

virtually irrelevant in Washington—made so by too many despicably un-principled politicians and too manyapathetically ill-informed Americans.

Practically no Washington politi-cian today feels constrained, abides by,or is apparently compelled to followthe Constitution as envisioned by ourFounders. I hate to burst any bubbles,but the hard reality is the Constitu-tion is ignored at will across today’spolitical scene. From the White Houseto the Congress to the Courts, theydisregard the Constitution when itgets in their way and hide behind itwhen it’s convenient. When thosethat are charged with enforcing thelaw ignore the law, there is no law.

Can we ignore parts of the con-cept upon which our country wasfounded and still regard that conceptas whole? No, because to ignore partshows a fundamental mind-set ofdisrespect for constitutional law andinevitably leads to a disregard of thewhole, eventually rendering the en-tire Constitution irrelevant. Ifthere’s no respect for or strict en-forcement of all its principles, nor aprice to be paid for its violation, theentire concept will ultimately be-come meaningless.

I’m no formally trained Consti-tutional authority, and some lawyersand many politicians will certainlydisagree, but so what? Below is thesimple view of a simple soldier exem-plifying what I consider to be a grow-ing and arrogant disregard of ourbasic principles of freedom.

Amendment I “Congressshall make no law respecting anestablishment of religion or theprohibiting the free exercisethereof; or abridging the freedomof speech …” Where is the separa-tion of church and state that govern-ment has forcefully imposed on us,

barring God from public life? Who isthe restricted party here? It says,“Congress shall make no law …” thusit’s Congress that’s the restricted el-ement, not the citizens. Yet govern-ment has severely restricted thecitizenry where the free exercisethereof is concerned. Just as incred-ibly, Congress, Bush 43, and theSupreme Court unashamedlyabridged freedom of speech whenthey passed, signed, and upheld theCampaign Finance Reform Bill. Pol-itics over sacred oath, honor, princi-ple, and law is the norm these daysand for this, I will never forgive thosepoliticians, nor will I forget. TheFirst has been ignored.

Amendment II “… the right ofthe people to keep and bear arms,shall not be infringed.” Thisamendment has been violated thou-sands of times, as we all know. Lawsprohibiting selected weapons, maga-zine capacities, rates of fire, barrellengths, registration, permits, andregulations that restrict or prohibitour ability to buy, keep, and beararms are infringements—plain andsimple. The Second has been ignored.

Amendment V “… nor shallprivate property be taken for pub-lic use, without just compensa-tion.” Consider the bastardizationof eminent domain, the power of theEnvironmental Protection Agency orthe Endangered Species Act. Have asection of your property declared awetland or find some “EndangeredSpecies” on it and see how privateyour property really is and then askthe recent victims of the modern ap-plication of “eminent domain” aboutpublic use and just compensation.The Fifth has been ignored.

Amendment X “The powersnot delegated to the United Statesby the Constitution, nor prohib-ited by it to the States, are re-served to the States respectively,or to the people.” The tenth amend-ment was probably the first casualtyin this federal power grab. The origi-nal concept was for states to do 95%of the governing with only 5% at thefederal level. What about the Depart-ments of Education, Energy, Housingand Urban Development, Health and

Human Services, and the billionsgiven away in foreign aid? Where inthe Constitution does it empower thefederal government to do any of this?Nowhere, yet Washington hastremendous control over your life inareas never envisioned by theFounders or enumerated by the Con-stitution. Instead of the states beingthe primary level of government,they’ve become subordinate agenciesof an ever-expanding federal tsunami.The Tenth has been ignored.

Article IV Section 4. “TheUnited States shall guarantee toevery State in this Union a Re-publican Form of Government,and shall protect each of themagainst Invasion; and on Appli-cation of the Legislature, or of theExecutive (when the Legislaturecannot be convened) against do-mestic Violence.” Is there anyoneoutside Washington D.C. with even aminimally functional brain that isn’tconvinced our political leaders haveignored and totally abrogated theirconstitutional responsibilities to pro-tect us against the scandalous inva-sion along our borders and itsassociated violence? Article IV, Sec-tion 4 has been indefensibly ignoredby all three branches of government!

The day we apathetically al-lowed Washington to expand itspower beyond specified constitu-tional limits and rationalized it withsome feel good excuse for the sake ofconvenience or perceived securitywas the day we started down thisslippery slope.

Today, politicos regularly violateConstitutional principles with purearrogance. Those examples citedabove are but a very few of the verymany. As for specific examples fromthe Obama Administration—don’tget me started, The Cowboy Chronicle islimited to a mere 100 pages!

Politicians are driven by a“whatever you can get away with”philosophy of wielding power. Theonly time you’ll hear them refer tothe Constitution as a restrictive doc-ument is when they need it as per-sonal cover or as an excuse forinaction or twisting its meaning toconvey that which it strictly and ob-


oUR ConStitUtionIs Irrelevant . . . In D.C.


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By Colonel Dan, SASS Life/Regulator #24025viously forbids—ergo, freedom“from” religion instead of freedom“of” religion.

In fact, many modern day Amer-icans expect such stepping over theconstitutional line or they accuseCongress of being a “do nothing”body. Considering the aftermath ofthe alternative, I much prefer “donothing” politicians.

Historically, this slide is the nat-ural progression of government as I’vewritten about before and as Jeffersondescribed saying, “The naturalprogress of things is for liberty to yieldand government to gain ground.”

How does this natural progres-sion begin? With “common sense”regulation of this or that and thenhaving gained a toehold, it incremen-tally erodes freedom with the pas-sage of each new bit of “commonsense” legislation.

Our Founders knew this andwere, I’m convinced, divinely in-spired to create a Constitution basedon the pre-eminence of individualfreedom and states rights—statesthat were served by a small, federalgovernment limited by enumeratedpowers, not dominated by an uncon-strained behemoth.

We’ve slid a long way into the pitof freedoms lost since our originalConstitution was ratified. Sadly, fartoo many Americans these days don’tcare about how far we’ve slid or eventhe pit itself.

The simple truth is that an in-creasing number of Americans don’tcare who has the power and author-ity, just so they don’t have the re-sponsibility real freedom requires—aresponsibility that would likely scarethe wits out of their apathetic souls.

So I ask you, can a credible argu-ment be made that the Constitutionhas sadly become pretty much irrel-evant when the government it wasdesigned to rein in routinely ignoresits principles with arrogant im-punity and pays lip service to follow-ing its precepts while an increasingnumber of the governed, whoserights it was designed to protect,don’t realize it or care? That’d cer-tainly be the view from my saddle … Contact Colonel Dan:[email protected]

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