Mule Camp '09 Awards cont'd

Congratulations to Maggie Darlin' and Red River Ray your Southeastern Regional Winners.
I'd also like to say congratulations to Prestidigitator on a close second .47 seconds behind, now that's cutting it close.
Also to Killem-all Kate who was less than 5 seconds behind Maggie.
Congratulations also to all the Category winners and everyone who came out and had a good time.

Ozark Azz and Maggie Darlin' had left before the awards were finished so I don't have a picture of Maggie.


If anyone is looking for a place to shoot in September, come on over to The Tennessee State Championship, held in Memphis this year.

I'll see ya there.

Randy

Mule Camp '09 Saturday

I got a few shooting pictures and some of the demonstrations before it got time for the banquet and awards. I'll have the rest of the award pictures on another post.

Mule Camp Karaoke '09

Friday night after the side match awards, T-Bone Dooley, Ringo Fire and Nuttin' Graceful cranked up the Karaoke. There wasn't a huge crowd , but all who stayed had fun. If you ever have the opportunity to check out The Dooley Gang and their Karaoke, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Shootout At Mule Camp '09

Tombstone Peacekeeper, Two Moons Shinning and I made the trip to Mule Camp, the Southeastern Regional for SASS. After we got there we ran into Rockwood Ranger and Muleshoe Mike, I think we were the only Regulators to make it this year. Several others went to the Mississippi State Championship instead.
Mississippi State Scores

We arrived early Thursday afternoon, but decided not to shoot side matches due to rain, it wasn't that bad, but we decided to save our ammo.

We shot on the Friday morning posses, and although the weather was threatening, we were once again blessed and only had a light drizzle while we were putting guns back in the truck. We shot in the afternoon on Saturday and had a light rain during one stage, but it wasn't bad. Once again God blessed us with decent weather to shoot in.

There were several vendors to check out as well as a Cowboy Fast Draw setup. You could use your own guns and gear or they would loan you theirs. This was done with wax bullets, and every registered shooter was given 10 free shots if they wanted to try it. They explained the game well and gave lots of pointers on how to stand, draw and fire. You shot at a target 15' away that had a light in the center. After the ready signal in 2 to 5 seconds the light light up, that was your signal to draw and fire, a hit on the target stopped the time and made the light flash. I was able to get a .620 on my 10th shoot, Tater got a .506, but I was proud to be as close as I was.

Doc Johnson's Traveling Medicine Show was there, he was fun to watch.

Jim Bowman was singing cowboy songs that would take you back to your youth.

Lassiter was demonstrating the art of Fast Draw and giving some history on the sport.

Joe "Hoppy" Sullivan was portraying Hopalong Cassidy.

T-Bone Dooley, Nuttin' Graceful and Ringo Fire were there with Karaoke on Friday night, and they were a ton of fun as usual.
Dirt Merchant presented a birthday cake to Ringo and we all helped him celebrate his birthday.

Barbwire Bluegrass was the band for the banquet.

Outback Steakhouse catered a good meal but it took a while to get over 300 cowboys and cowgirls through the line.

After the meal there were silent auctions, a live auction, raffles and awards, that wound up about 11 p.m.

I know there were other things going on but this is all we took in.

The stages were well written, the targets were big and close ( I still missed 3 of them) and there were no "P" Traps.

I got to be on the Posse with my new friends, Levi Creed, Buck Elliot and Ma Creed, they're a great family and plan to come to Wartrace in July. Levi, by the way is our 1st place Buckaroo for the Regional.

I would also like to thank San Quentin, Dirt Merchant and everyone involved in putting on Mule Camp, for a fun match.

I would also like to thank Two Moons Shinning and Buck Elliot for taking most of the shooting pictures for me.

MULE CAMP SCORES OVERALL

BY CATEGORY


All Other Results

May Mid-Month Shoot '09

Well the weather has not been very pleasant in May and we only had 15 shooter come out to take their chances. But guess what again we were blessed and had a good shoot. The rain held off, and the cloud cover kept it from being too hot. I was on the trail and almost home before the rains came. It just goes to show you never trust a forecast, just come on and shoot.

It looks like for our June 6th shoot we'll have some Smokey Mountain Shooting Society pards and maybe some Ocoee Rangers coming to join us, so make plans to be there and see a posse of Gunfighters.


GUNS FOR SALE

Sgt. Shooter is wanting to sell a few guns here is a list.

Here are the guns I have For Sale

1. Marlin Rifle, Model 917M2, Cal 17MACH2 w/scope, $400.00

2. Taurus Pistol 24/7, 40 Cal, 15 & 11 Shot Mag, $425.00

3. Uberti Cattleman Revolver, 6 shot, Old Silver Finish, Cal 45LC, 5 1/2 in barrel $550.00 each I have two of them and they have both been slicked up.

4. Smith & Wesson Auto Pistol, 17 Shot, Cal 9mm, with TLR-2 Light &
Laser, $800.00

5. Colt MK IV/Series 80 Mustang, Cal 380, with factory Night Sights, $900.00

6. Springfield Champion Auto Pistol, Stainless, Cal 45, 4in barrel, Factory Night Sights, 7 shot, $1,000.00

7. Bushmaster Rifle, M-4, Cal 223, with Laser Light Optical Sights, Spot
Light, Picitally rails, with custom pistol grip and front handle, $1,875.00


My cell phone number is (615) 785-1805.

Sergeant Shooter
aka Randy Gorman

Scores (when they are posted)

1st May Match '09

Only 11 regulators decided to brave the weather and help stamp out evil in Wartrace. I saw more water in the fields on the way to the range than I've ever seen in this area. I normally cut across from 64 to 269 on Potts road, but it was flooded. The rain stopped shortly after 9. We started about 10, had a light drizzle during part of the first stage. After a few minutes that stopped and we didn't see any more rain until we had finished and loaded our equipment back in our vehicles.

I demonstrated what not to do on the first stage, a stage DQ (traveling rule). Then went on to have 2 misses at the second stage, but managed to shoot the last 3 clean.

The weather turned out to be nice, and never got too hot. I think everyone had a lot of fun (usually at someone else's expense).
The stages were fun, stage 5 made you think a little. Thanks Whiskey for good stages.

A special thanks goes to Annie Marlin and Shotgun Schoolmarm for doing the registration and scores.

Our mid-month match will be May 16th.

Scores

Georgia State Championship '09

Six Wartrace Regulators went a little farther south to The Georgia State Championship April 16-19. Imis Twohofon, Papa Dave, Buck Dodgers, Sheriff Frank Canton, Marshall Red Stockburn and Randy Saint Eagle. Dirt Merchant sent me an e-mail several months ago inviting us to come and I'm glad he did. This was my first trip to the Georgia State and I must say it was one of the most FUN matches I've been to.

We shot on the same posse with one of Papa Dave's friends, Polecat, and met and had dinner with 2 others, Regulator Rude and Badlands Barry. We also shot on the same posse with an amazing Buckaroo named Levi Creed, remember that name you'll be reading it in the Cowboy Chronicle. He and his family plan to visit our range this summer.

The Dooley Gang did Cowboy Karaoke on Friday and Saturday nights, as well as helping with the awards. T-Bone and The Gang are great fun.

God blessed us with great weather for this match, and if anyone didn't enjoy this match , it's their own fault, as there was something for everyone.

I have 7 different posts on the blog because of the number of pictures we took. I like to say a special thanks to all the Wartrace Gang for helping me take pictures. As you finish one slideshow just scroll down and another will be running.

The scores are posted on Doc Holliday's Immortals website .


Professional photographer Richard McIntosh was doing Posse and Action pictures.

I apologize in advance for any names I might have gotten wrong on pictures and for the names I just couldn't remember, I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Randy Saint Eagle

Georgia State '09 More Pictures

These are more pictures from our first 5 stages. We had a few train wrecks, Marshall Red Stockburn's rifle jammed on the first stage and cost him 10 misses. I outran myself and had a rifle miss. Buck Dodgers got a phone call and missed the stage instructions on stage 4 and shot on a No-shoot target for a "P". We had a few problems, but we had lots of fun.

Couples Shoot and Friday Night Karaoke Georgia State '09

Friday after the first 5 stages were finished they had a couples shoot. Due to a shortage of Ladies they had a pairs shoot after the couples shoot. One on the team shot a rifle the other shot both pistols and both shot their shotguns, it was a lot of fun. the Top Couple was Annabel Lee and Fast Eddie, I don't remember who the fastest pair was.

After lots of shooting we were treated to a BBQ dinner on the range.

Later T-Bone Dooley , Nuttin Graceful and Ringo Fire cranked up the Karaoke as a warm up for Saturday night. Marshall Red Stockburn turned into a real performer. If you ever get a chance to go to a match where T-Bone and The Dooley Gang are providing the entertainment, don't miss it. They are great and really know how to throw a party.

Before the night was over Buck Dodgers, Marshall Red Stockburn and I were inducted into the Dooley Gang.

Georgia State '09 Last 5 Stages and Team Match

On Saturday we finished up our last 5 Stages then we burned up lots of ammo in the Team Match. We had great weather for the entire shoot, a little brisk in the mornings but beautiful as the day progressed. Last year they said it was a little damp, but God smiled on us this year and gave us fantastic weather.

Every Cowboy Shoot I've ever been to starts out with a prayer, and I think when it's over we should end by thanking God for blessing us with the ability to play the game we love.

Saturday Night Karaoke, Georgia State '09

After all the shooting was over we had time to go back to the Motel and clean up before a good dinner catered by Outback Steak House.
Following dinner T-Bone Dooley, Nuttin Graceful and Ringo fire cranked up the Karaoke. There were lots of good singers in the crowd, but one of the best was our own Marshall Red Stockburn.
T-Bone , Ringo Fire, Nuttin Graceful, Fish Creel Charlie and the rest of the Dooley gang really know how to throw a party. We stayed late and had a great time.

I almost forgot between dinner and Karaoke T-Bone and the Dooley Gang did Side Match Awards.

Congratulations to Buck Dodgers, winner of the Speed Pistol and Speed Rifle side matches.

Georgia State '09 Awards

Sunday Morning brought out the Awards Ceremony. We didn't stay for the Top Gun Shoot-Off on Sunday afternoon.

I don't have names for many of the pictures, some I didn't know and some I just couldn't think of (CRS kicks in sometimes).



Olin Winchester, Levi Creed, The Throwdown Kid

This is the future of our game, we need to strive to get more young men and young ladies involved.

We had an excellent time at The Georgia State Championship and if anyone looking at where to go in 2010, take a long hard look at this one.

Wartrace Shoot 4/4/09

God blessed us with a great day for a Cowboy Shoot. Thanks to Very Old Barton for getting Jim Scoutten aka 10 Ring host of The Outdoor Channel's, Shooting USA, producer Mark Shafer, cameraman Chris Gerlach, Mike Irvine aka Black Bottle Mike and Mark's son Justin Shafer, to come to our range and do a segment on our club.

10 Ring and Black Bottle Mike shot 3 Stages with us as well. I also found out that Justin shot a six-gun for the first time while here.

We would also like to thank Gray Rat , a friend of Very Old Barton, for driving down from South Dakota to shoot with us.

We shot from the Gallows, Grafton's Saloon, Wells Fargo Bank, the Depot and the Marshall's Office. Whiskey Hayes put together some fast and fun stages with no procedural traps (although I got one from a senior moment).

We had 63 cowboys and cowgirls defending Wartrace today

The top five shooters were Will Reilly, Papa Dave, Jailbreak Jake, Whiskey Hayes and Shaddai Vaquero. They will make up the Shootist Category next month.

12 shooter shot a clean match, way to go.

Vaquero Jake celebrated his 12th birthday with us today, thanks for the cake.

J B Little bit shot his first clean match today and was presented a Silver Dollar by Birdgun Quail for his accomplishment.

We hope everyone had a good time and comes to our first mid-month shoot of the year April 18th. Some of us will be shooting The Georgia State Match that weekend. Our next main month shoot is May 2nd, and I think the next Wild Bunch match is May 30th.

If you missed this you missed a good one, don't miss the next one.

I will hopefully find out in a few weeks when the Shooting USA segment will air.

I'll try to link the scores as soon as they are up.

SCORES

Alamo

Well it rained on us at the Alamo but not too hard, many of the inside areas don't allow photographs, so I don't have many pictures of the Alamo. It was smaller than I had visualized it. There were quite a few Tennesseans at the Alamo.

The Live Oak Tree pictured was planted there when it was 40 years old, back in horse and buggy days.

Buckhorn Saloon And Museums

We had lunch one day at the Buckhorn Saloon. They have a cafe, bar and museums upstairs including a Texas Ranger Museum (most of which was behind glass cases and wouldn't photograph very well) and a very large collection of about any kind of animal (Taxidermy) you could think of.

The first several pictures you see are made from Rattlesnake rattles, it seems the founder of the saloon would trade Rattles for a drink, looks like he made lots of trades.

You can easily spend a few hours looking around their museums.

San Antonio Riverwalk

The Riverwalk is very nice, lots of shade and any type of restaurant you could think of. There are lots of nice old buildings to look at. Many of the restaurants have outdoor seating right on the river.
I got out early one morning and saw a boat with hydraulic arms with nets skimming the top of the river and another boat with a pressure washer cleaning the walls from the river up to the side walks. They also have a few fountains that help to circulate the water, all that helps keep down any stagnant water smell.
The boat driver we had on the vote tour was very interesting. He warned us all to use sunscreen, he said when he started this job he was a 6' 3" white white guy (see picture of boat driver). He also said he had relatives that fought at the Alamo. He said his Aunt and Uncle were there 3 weeks ago and got into a really big fight.

It's a nice area and in walking distance of the Alamo, so if you venture to San Antonio stay on the Riverwalk.

Joe Gish's Old West Museum

We drove to Fredericksburg, about 1.25 hours, because I didn't want to be that close and not go to Texas Jacks. Texas Jacks is the ultimate store for most Cowboy Action Shooters. I was a little disappointed that they had almost no B- Western clothing. I did find a Sheplers in in San Antonio though. While in Fredericksburg we found out about Joe Gish's Old West Museum. This is one man's private collection. An add in the local paper said when I'm home it's open, call or come on by. We were lucky and he was home.
Joe is 85 years old and he and his wife go to the gym and work out 3 times a week. He said he'd always been interested in the old west and just collected anything he found interesting.

If you ever make it to Fredericksburg go by and say hi to Joe and look around, it's worth your time. I don't think you'll find any Cowboy Action Shooter that wouldn't love to have such a collection.

San Antonio Bound

My wife, Lannie and I went to San Antonio Texas this week. We stayed on the Riverwalk which was very nice, you could walk out of our Hotel directly onto the Riverwalk. Cheyenne Thornton recommended this place to us and it was great. The Drury Plaza Riverwalk. This building was originally the Alamo National Bank Bldg. and it is a beautiful old bldg.

They serve a full hot breakfast, buffet style (included in room price) every morning. They have free cold drinks and popcorn about all day. You get a drink card when you check-in and every night from 5:30 to 7:00 they have a reception with drinks and snacks.
Your card gets you 3 free drinks per night, and they still have the free soda machine if you're not interested in Adult beverages.

I'll make this into several posts so the slide shows run better.

March '09 Wartrace Match

We had a damp start, but 65 Cowboys and Cowgirls came to shoot in spite of it. We had 1 new first Cowboy Match ever shooter.
I'd like to say welcome Flame, I hope you had a good time, I thought you did real well. Maybe Duck River won't teach you any bad habits.
I apologize for not taking many pictures, but I have a hard time concentrating on pictures, posse duties and shooting, so the pictures take a back seat.

Thanks again to Shotgun Schoolmarm, Sassy Lora and Annie Marlin for doing registration and stats.

Buck Dodgers is reworking our website and it's looking good.

Scattergun Kid has the scores posted

It turned out to be a great day with fast stages, but some that made you think. We also had a pistol and a rifle knock down, and a rifle reload stage. They seemed to be a little quiet about who wrote the stages, but I for one liked them, we need a change of pace sometimes.

Papa Dave is doing a Wild Bunch Match March 21 and our next regular match April 4. Don't forget the mid-month matches start back in April, with Latigo Jim heading them up.

Snow in Middle Tennessee, Mar. 1 2009

Sheriff Frank Canton, Papa Dave, Marshall Red Stockburn, Buck Dodgers and myself had planned to go and shoot with The North Alabama Regulators today. After checking the forecast Friday afternoon we decided to back out on the trip. I think we made the right choice. Snow, high 39, 22 mph Northwest wind, just don't seem like ideal conditions to shoot in.

Hope to see everyone in Wartrace March 7, hope to have a little better weather.

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1 week later it looks like a few of the blooms survived.