Wartrace Regulators Aug. 17 Cowboy/Wild Bunch Match

28 Cowgirls, Cowboys and Wild Bunch shooters rode into Wartrace on an overcast day to help rid the town of all manner of ner-do-wells. The clouds kept the temps  great for August and we only had a light mist of rain a few times, never enough to get you wet.

Whiskey Hays wrote the stages and as always they were fast and fun with no "P" traps. Papa Dave modified them for the Wild Bunch shooters. At the Gallows  with the rifle and revolvers you had a 5 round dump and then a single tap sweep with the remaining 5 rounds. You also had a split shotgun and the Wild Bunch while not splitting the shotgun had to also sweep the the rifle targets with the pistol for 5 rounds.

Cowboys and Wild Bunch all shot the Line Shack the same with gun order shooters choice. You single tap the center target and double tap each outside target and repeat. The same sequence with pistol and rifle and 4 shotgun kd's.

At Grafton's Saloon you confronted a bottom dealing gambler starting at the bar with shotgun in one window and rifle in the opposite. Gun order was shooters choice again,  pistols were shot from either window, other guns shot from staged location. With rifle and pistols you single tapped each outside target and had an 8 round dump on the center and 4 shotgun kd's.

At the Cemetery, rifle was staged on one coffin, shotgun staged on opposite coffin. Start at center table with hands on pistols. At the beep, rifle shot from staged location, triple tap R1, double tap R2, repeat. Move to shotgun and engage 6 shotgun kd's, it was difficult to set up where you could shoot 6 without moving most engaged 2 then moved to the table and shot the final 4, then from table shoot pistols same as rifle. Wild Bunch shot the same except the shotgun was stoked with 3 rounds, you shot 3 and moved, then were required to load 3 more before shooting the last 3. Single loading the shotgun for the final 3 was a "P".

At Wells Fargo Bank you stopped Fredrick Brown from locking up and stealing $10,000. You started with rifle and shotgun staged on shelf, standing at shelf with pistol pointed safely down range. At the beep double tap Nevada Sweep the 3 pistol targets, then same sequence with the rifle on rifle targets, then engage 4 shotgun kd's. After the shotgun the Wild Bunch had to double tap Nevada Sweep the 3 rifle targets with the pistol.

The Wild Bunch Top Gun was Frank Buckshot, followed by Branchwater Jack, Capt. Jo Walker, Papa Oso and Tom Horn.

Miss Scarlet was the Top Lady Wild Bunch shooter.

Buck Dodgers was the Top Gun Cowboy shooter, followed by Cumberland Drifter, Cherohala Chase, Randy Saint Eagle, Ben T. Iron, Reno Mustang, Sheriff Frank Canton, Duck River, Scrub Oak Willie and Tombstone John rounded out the Top 10.

Dodge City Dixie was the Top Lady followed by Ida Shot'em and Dirty Nerdy.

Complete Cowboy Scores

Complete Wild Bunch Scores

I was able to take a few videos, mostly Wild Bunch.

My Videos

Buck Dodgers also posted a few videos.

Buck's Videos

If you're interested in the Tennessee State Championship, Oct. 10-12,  it's time to sign up now.

Tennessee State Championship

Hopefully someday I'll get to come to a match on time instead of going to work first so I'll see everyone. The last few matches when I see the scores I see someones name I didn't realize was there.
Thanks again to everyone who came and shot with us and those who came to watch and help.

For more info always check out our website.

Wartrace Regulators 

Happy Trails until we meet again.

Wartrace Regulators August 3rd Cowboy Match

61 Cowgirls and Cowboys rode into Wartrace for a fun day of Cowboy Action Shooting. We had several folks from East Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi and Alabama come out to join us.

 Whiskey Hayes wrote some fun stages with some different scenarios than we usually see. They were also written for summer with only one stage having a lot of movement. The stages were also very fast, the top shooter shot 5 stages in under 100 seconds. We had  overcast skies and a few very light showers, for August it was a great day.

I had to go to work early and got to the range just in time to be the last shooter on the first stage so I have to apologize to anyone I didn't get a chance to speak to. There were 3 posses and several shooters I didn't realize were there until I saw the score sheet.

Buck Dodgers was the Top Gun of the day followed by Unpleasant, Shaddai Vaquero, Boozy Creek, Duck River, Reno Mustang, Ocoee Red, CW Knight, Pleasant and Papa Dave rounded out the Top 10.

Perfecto Vaguera  was the Ladies Top Gun followed by Mrs Pleasant, Dodge City Dixie, Garnet Gal, Dirty Nerdy, Shez a Pistol and Ida Shot'em.

Congratulations also to these Cowboys and Cowgirls who shot Clean Matches; CW Knight, Deadwood Miner, Ida Shot'em, Jailbreak Jake, Mrs Pleasant, Ocoee Red, Pleasant, Papa Oso, Reno Mustang and Sheriff Frank Canton.

Complete Scores



Thanks to everyone who came out and shot with us and if you haven't sent in your application for the Tennessee State Championship  don't wait too long we have filled up and had to quit taking applications the last few years.

Thanks also to Tombstone John and Vaquero Jake for taking most of the videos I have this month.

Match Videos

We will be hosting RO I and RO II classes August 31st 2013, if interested contact Papa Dave.

Happy Trails until we meet again.

Wartrace Regulators June 15 Cowboy/ Wild Bunch Match

28 Cowgirls, Cowboys and Wild Bunch shooters rolled into Wartrace for some shooting fun. It was a beautiful day and we had some great stages to shoot. The cowboys shot the same stages as the first of the month and Papa Dave modified them for the Wild Bunch.

Brada Tat Tat had his friends from Italian Gun Grease come out and display and talk to us about their products.

Italian Gun Grease

Aaron and Gabe also donated about $125 gift pack each to the Cowboy Top Gun and the Wild Bunch Top Gun. Check out their website, I think you'll be impressed with their products.

I really enjoyed these stages, we had a lot of movement in 3 and not much in the other 2 so it was a good combination. I had to work that morning but got there in time to join in on the first stage.

Cumberland Drifter was the Top Gun for the Cowboys, followed by Big 6 Henderson, Randy Saint Eagle, Ben T Iron, Imis Twohofon, Sheriff Frank Canton, Fort Knox, Tombstone John, Grey Horse and Brada Tat Tat rounded out the Top 10.

Wild Jill Hickok was the Top Cowgirl, followed by Dirty Nerdy and Ida Shot'em.

Cumberland Drifter also shot a Clean Match, congratulations.

Branchwater Jack was the Wild Bunch Top Gun, followed by Duck River, CW Knight, Slug Vermin and Frank Buckshot rounded out the Top 5.

Itchy Vermin was the Top Lady Wild Bunch shooter and congratulations to Slug Vermin for shooting the only Wild Bunch Clean Match.

Complete Scores when avalaible.

I got a couple of videos.

My videos.

Aaron and Gabe with Italian Gun Grease took some pictures and videos and they can be seen on their

 Facebook page.

I also shared their video on my Facebook

My Facebook

Thanks again Aaron and Gabe.

Thanks again to everyone who came and shot and those who came to watch,  hope you all come back again.

The next matches at Wartrace will be the Long Range next Saturday the 22nd and our July Cowboy Match July 6th, for more info check out our

 website

If you're looking for a match next Saturday check out

The Ocoee River Rangers

Hope to see you at a range somewhere.

Happy Trails.

Wartrace Regulators June 1 Cowboy Match

45 cowboys and cowgirls rolled into Wartrace for our June Cowboy Match. I had to work and got there after shooting had started so didn't get to see everyone before the match. Some I didn't know were there until I saw the score sheet.

Lone Wolf Swain was there selling bullets. It was good to see Marshall Red Stockburn again, unfortunately he was selling off his stuff. We had shooters come in from Kentucky, Alabama and East Tennessee  to join us for some fun.

Whiskey had some fun and fast stages and if I'm not mistaken they were 5 of last years State Match stages. I started the day with 4 misses on the first stage and did't get much better as the day progressed. We had sunshine, cloud cover, about 10 minutes of rain, but we were lucky and had a good day.

Ben T Iron was having a great day until his rifle broke on the last stage, but he was lucky it didn't happen last weekend at the Ohio State Match. Most shooters were apparently  struggling some as only 3 shooters had "Clean Matches". Congratulations to  Captain Grouch, Cumberland Drifter  and Fort Knox.

Cumberland Drifter was the Top Gun of the day, followed by Vaquero Jake, Duck River, Shaddai Vaquero, Papa Dave, Captain Grouch, Ocoee Red, Lead Bone, Ben T Iron and Whiskey Hayes rounded out the Top 10.

Perfecto Vaquera was the Ladies Top Gun, followed by Dodge City Dixie, Alchemist Belle, Dirty Nerdy, Shez A Pistol and Russian Annie.

I was able to take a few videos so check out my

 You Tube link.

Scores when available

The next match at Wartrace will be the June 15 Cowboy/ Wild Bunch Match.

Wes Outlaw and his crew are making good progress on the new stages so hopefully we'll be able to shoot them a few times before the State Match.

The applications are available for the Tennessee State Match, we've filled up the last few years and had to start a waiting list so get your application in early.

Regulators Reckoning, The Tennessee State Championship.

See you at the range.

Happy Trails.

2013 Shoot-Out @ Hard Times, Ohio State Championship

Papa Dave and I loaded the wagon hitched up the team and made our first trip to the Ohio State Championship in Piqua Ohio. Once there we met up with several others from Wartrace including, CW and Linda Knight, Branchwater Jack, Alchemist Belle, Donald Duke, Ben T Iron, Dodge City Dixie, Reno Mustang, Blackwater Desperado and Shotgun Schoolmarm. Doc Eells and Mean Gun Mark promised good weather but when we arrived in the rain on Thursday afternoon I wasn't so sure, but they were right. The rain quit and we didn't get anymore till Monday morning when we were leaving. The weather was great for all match activities.

The shooting started out Friday morning at 8 am with the Wild Bunch Match. Branchwater Jack, CW Knight and Papa Dave shot  the match. I haven't gotten the hang of those new-fangled guns yet.  Most of the rest of us started with the regular side matches at 11 and the Warm Up Match at 1. There was a meet and greet potluck at 6 pm which included a fish fry, pulled pork and brisket along with about anything else you could want.

Saturday brought on the first 6 stages of the main match. The targets were a little smaller than we've gotten use to at Wartrace, most pistol targets were 16" circles and the rifle targets were mostly squares with a few diamonds and cowboy shapes. The distances were good and everything was very hit-able. There was lots of movement and all stages were fun. Stage 7 had 2 pistol targets that were 10" circles, but they were "in your face", I don't think anyone on our posse had a miss on them. The match was based on the movie "Blazing Saddles" and had some great starting lines. Doc Eells and Mean Gun Mark really came up with some great stages.

As I said earlier this was my first trip the Miami Valley Cowboys range and it is real nice, shaped like a big horseshoe. The entire area between the stages is graveled, the loading and unloading tables are covered and most have some type of shield to protect from splatter. It's great to shoot in different parts of the country and see nice ranges and see how other cowboys and cowgirls do things.

We were on a really good posse and anyone who knows me knows I'm horrible with names but I'll try to list  members of Posse 10. Papa Dave, Stroud, Barkeep Casey, Ben T Iron, Randy Saint Eagle, CC Top,  Spittoon  Otool, Badger McNeely, Flush Draw, Korupt Karl, Short Term Emory, Branchwater Jack, Lickskillet Charlie, Alchemist Belle, Michigan Slim, Travelin Kid, Blackwater Bob, Dusty Deputy D, Jesse Jane, Willie Gitum, Baby Ruth and I'm sure I forgot someone.

After the 6 stages on Saturday we had a Shoot Off open to everyone who wanted to play. after several rounds of intense competition, Duke Skywalker was the Shoot Off Top Gun. Saturday night was a steak dinner, with great steaks, and side match awards. Papa Dave was 3rd Wild Bunch Traditional and CW Knight was 1st Wild Bunch 59'r.

Sunday morning started with Cowboy Chapel and then the final 6 stages. The final 6 were just as much fun as the first 6. One of the highlights of our final 6 was the Fort where the rifle targets were inside a stage coach, 3 targets, 1 in each window. Following the final stage it was time to head to the Club House for some Cowboy Trap. This was my first time to try trap shooting and it showed. 10 cowboys and cowgirls tried the trap and Papa Dave was the Trap Shoot Off  winner.

Sunday night was the Banquet, Costume and Main Match Awards at the Eagles Club in Covington.
Chicken and fish were served and like all the other meals it was really good. Ringo Fire, Doc Eells, Mean Gun Mark and Boaz Longhorn took care of the Awards.

Lead Ringer was the "Top Gun" of the match, followed by Deuce Stevens, Three Gun Cole, Sage Chick, Duke Skywalker, Doc Molar, Knob Creek Drover, Two Bit Drifter and Indy Kid rounded out the top 10.

Sage Chick was the "Ladies Top Gun", followed by KJ Stevens, Turkey Legs, Two Sons and Sunshine Marcie rounded out the ladies top 5.

Complete Scores

218 shooters completed the match.

Videos

Photos

Wartrace Regulators were well represented;

Papa Dave 1st Elder Statesman, 23rd Overall, Clean Match
CW Knight  5th Silver Senior,  50th Overall
Ben T Iron 3rd Classic Cowboy, 53rd Overall
Randy Saint Eagle 2nd Senior Duelist, 61st Overall
Reno Mustang 9th 49'r, 84th Overall
Dodge City Dixie 2nd Ladies B-Western, 136th Overall
Branchwater Jack 6th Frontier Cartridge Duelist, 141st Overall, Clean Match
Alchemist Belle 4th Cowgirl, 162nd Overall
Blackwater Desperado 5th Frontiersman, 212th Overall

Thanks again to Samuel Doc Eells, Mean Gun Mark, Boaz Longhorn and all the Miami Valley Cowboys involved in making this a really fun match. Also thanks to Lassiter, as Chief Range Officer, for trying to ensure stages were shot the same by all posses.

If you're ever in the area go and check out a really a really nice range and a fun bunch of Cowboys and Cowgirls.

The next match at Wartrace will be the June 1st Cowboy Match.

Don't forget to sign up for the Tennessee State Championship Oct 10-12 2013

TN. State Match

Happy Trails till we meet again.

Wartrace Regulators May 18th Cowboy/Wild Bunch Match

The threat of bad weather and graduation weekend kept many away, but we had 16 Cowgirl, Cowboys and Wild Bunch shooters. We were blessed with very good weather, it sprinkled lightly for less than 10 minutes. The rest of the day we had good weather.

Whiskey Hayes was anticipating the possibility of  bad weather so he wrote some very fast and fun stages with no "P" Traps. We are still shooting the stages on the hill due to range construction. Wes Outlaw and his crew have started building stages and if you haven't been here in a while you won't recognize 1/2 of the range.

CW Knight was the Wild Bunch Top Gun and shot a "Clean Match" as well, followed by Duck River.

Randy Saint  Eagle was the Cowboy  Top Gun, followed by Reno Mustang, Ben T Iron, Whiskey Hayes, Tombstone John, Dodge City Dixie, Birdshot Pete, Sheriff Frank Canton, Wes Outlaw and Da Lightning rounded out the Top 10.

The Cowboys shooting "Clean Matches" were Cheyenne Thornton, Randy Saint Eagle and Reno Mustang.

Scores when available 

A special thanks to Buckshot Peterson for taking most of the videos for me.

Videos

Some Regulators will be traveling to the Ohio State Match  and some will be heading to Smokin' Guns at Rabbit Ridge over Memorial Day weekend.

The applications are now online for the Tennessee State Championship, get your application in early, we've filled up and had to quit taking applications the last few years.

 Lots of good matches will be going on all year, if you haven't planned your year check out  the SASS Annual Matches.

The next Wartrace Matches will be Long Range May 25th and the June Cowboy Match June 1st.

Happy Trails until we meet again.

2013 Midwest Classic

Papa Dave and I loaded the wagon, hitched up the team and headed north to the Midwest Classic at The World Shooting Complex in Sparta IL., the first leg of  The Triple Crown of Cowboy Action Shooting. On the range we met up with Alchemist Belle, Branchwater Jack, Donald Duke, Cumberland Drifter, Dodge City Dixie, Reno Mustang, CW Knight, Blackwater Desperado and many of our old friends and made new friends while there as well.

We made it by high noon, in time for the side matches. In addition to the normal array of speed matches, they had a .22 Gallery with categories for 1911 pistols, revolvers and cowboy rifles and an Extreme Shotgun stage with 22 knockdowns including a Texas Star. It was a blast to shoot but it took me an hour to catch my breath afterwards. I had so much fun I had to do it again before the side matches ended. Your first score was recorded on side matches and if you felt like you could beat that score you could declare it before you shot and if it beat your original score it would be recorded. You could practice as much as you wanted but only declare once. I had never seen side matches done this way but I liked it.

Papa Dave, CW Knight, Alchemist Belle and Branchwater Jack also shot the Wild Bunch Match. After all shooting was finished on Thursday we had a fish fry on the patio of the range restaurant for $6, all you could eat, what a deal.

Friday morning following a brief Safety Meeting we started the first 5 stages of the Main Match. Mose Spencer had some really good stages with a good amount of choice on how you shot them.The morning started a little cool and later got a little damp, but not bad. After the Friday stages were finished we were treated to lunch on the range and then Team Matches. 3 person teams were picked on the range and shot 3 stages that included speed, long distance accuracy, team work and fun.

Friday night we were treated to a lasagna dinner before we moved to the Vendor Mall for Side Match Awards. Papa Dave won the .22 Gallery 1911 award and I won the .22 Gallery Revolver award. I was taking pictures so didn't get the award winners written down, but I took Sweet Sister Kit and Lead Ringers pictures several times each. I met Cowboy Carty  for the first time, who won Speed Rifle with a time of 2.64 shooting one of his Marlins. Missouri Lefty had to go to school on Thursday and got to the range 10 minutes before the side matches closed. He was talked into grabbing his rifle and loading up. He only made 1 try and won Buckaroo Speed Rifle with a time of 2.75. I'm sorry I left out many winners but as I said I didn't get it written down.

Saturday morning brought more threatening weather and the final 5 stages. We shot most of the day in a light rain but fortunately it never got too bad. Things were going pretty well till our last stage when Dodge City Dixie went down on a wet floor while shooting the Church stage. She hurt her knee and foot but never lost control of her guns. I hope it wasn't anything serious. Due to the weather, after the last stages were finished, Mose had the lunch on the range moved to the restaurant. After lunch we had time to head back to the bunk house and rest up for the banquet.

The banquet theme was a Cattle Baron's Ball and many Cowboys and Cowgirls were dressed to the nines.
We were treated to a Prime Rib dinner and Mose said we should thank MJ for that. There were lots of door prizes and raffles but I didn't manage to win any of them. After dinner we had the Best Dressed Awards and then the Main Match Awards were handed out.

Missouri Lefty was the Top Gun of the match, followed by Prestidigitator, Lead Ringer, Cowboy Carty, Blackfish Kid, Frisco Red, Duke Skywalker, Copperhead Joe, Faygo Kid and Don Jorge rounded out the Top 10.

Dew R Dye was the Top Lady followed by Sweet Sister Kit, Lefty's Lady, Miss Hitem and Miss Behavin'.

Wartrace was represented well,

 Cumberland Drifter was 1st 49r.
Papa Dave, 1st Range Boss.
CW Knight, 6th Silver Senior.
Randy Saint Eagle, 1st Senior Duelist.
Reno Mustang, 6th 49r.
Branchwater Jack, 2nd Frontier Cartridge Duelist.
Dodge City Dixie, 2nd B-Western Ladies.
Alchemist Belle, 3rd Cowgirl.
Blackwater Desperado, 3rd Frontiersman.

Complete Scores Here.

I wasn't able to take any match pictures but here is a link to the awards photos.

Main and Side Match Awards

I just have to again congratulate Missouri Lefty for being the Overall Champion and shooting the match "Clean", quite an accomplishment for a Buckaroo and I know his Mom, Missouri Sweetie, and Dad, Missouri Traveller, are very proud of him.

After the awards were over T-Bone Dooley cranked up the Karaoke and it wasn't long before Blackwater Desperado was belting out some tunes and if you've ever heard Blackwater and his band Milkbone, you know he can sing.

Mose and Bella always put on a fantastic match and if you left hungry it was your own fault, every meal except breakfast was covered. Thanks also to the Kaskaskia Cowboys and all the others who helped make this a Great Match.

Don't forget the second leg of the Triple Crown is coming up in less than a month. Shootout at Hard Times, The SASS Ohio State Championship May 24-26 in Piqua Ohio. And the final leg, Ambush at Caverns Cove, The SASS Alabama State Championship October 4-6 in Woodville Alabama.

The next match at Wartrace will be the May 4th Cowboy Match, Safety Meeting at 9:30 for more info always check out our website.

Wartrace Regulators

Hope to see you at match down the road,

 Happy Trails, until we meet again.

Wartrace Regulators April 20th Cowboy/ Wild Bunch Match

25 Cowboys, Cowgirls and Wild Bunch Shooters rode into Wartrace for the mid-month shoot. We had 1 new to Wartrace shooter, welcome Payden Tolbert.  It was a pretty nice day but the wind was cool. I had to work in the morning so I missed the introductions, but got there before the first stage was finished.

The cowboy shooters shot the same stages as the first of the month and Papa Dave modified the stages for Wild Bunch. Several of us had a little trouble getting started , I had a pistol miss and jacked out a rifle round on the first stage, Buck Dodgers took 4 shots on 1 shotgun target, on stage 2 Cumberland Drifter took 6 misses due to a jammed up rifle. I think most settled down after a couple of stages. Cumberland Drifter was the fastest on 3 stages and Buck Dodgers won the other 2 and Papa Dave was second fastest on most of the stages.

Buck Dodgers was the Top Gun for the Cowboys, followed by Papa Dave, Ben T Iron, Cumberland Drifter, Randy Saint Eagle, Reno Mustang, Brada Tat Tat, Imis Twohofon, Tombstone John and Branchwater Jack rounded out the top 10.

Congratulations also to Ben T Iron, Buck Dodgers, Imis Twohofon, Paden Tolbert, Papa Dave and Reno Mustang for shooting "clean" matches. A special congrats to Payden Tolbert who told me this was his first ever "clean" match.

Complete scores when available.

C W Knight was the Wild Bunch Top Gun, followed by Frank Buckshot, Dirtwood Dobber, Papa Oso, and Tennessee Roadrunner.

Wild Bunch scores when available.

I didn't get any pictures but I saw a couple of videos Dirty Nerdy posted on YouTube.

Dirty Nerdy Videos

Buck Dodgers brought his youngest daughter, Thunder Rose, she spent all day picking up brass and also took a few videos. Here is Buck's YouTube sight .  Hopefully she'll be shooting with us by next year.

The next matches at Wartrace will be the April 27th Long Range Match and the May 4th Cowboy Match.
For more info always check out our website.

Wartrace Regulators

If you're looking for some good annual matches in the next few weeks check out the Midwest Classic April 25th thru 27th.

Midwest Classic

Also the Georgia State Championship May 2nd thru 5th.

Georgia State Championship

Happy Trails until we meet again.

Wartrace Regulators and North Alabama Regulators April Cowboy Matches

We finally got a break on April 6th and had a fantastic day for a Cowboy Match, and 48 cowgirls and cowboys rode in to join the fun. We had several new to Wartrace shooters including Scrub Oak Willie and his wife Garnet Gal, Mezcal Jack, Big Jim Vaquero, Da Lightning and Diamond Gal( at least the first time in a while). We had 2 new aliases, Dirty Nerdy (the cowgirl formerly known as Dora Dufran) and Brada Tat Tat ( the cowboy formerly known as Brad Manco).

As always Whiskey Hayes wrote some fast and fun stages with no "P" traps.

Buck Dodgers was the Top Gun of the day followed by Sean Clancy O'Conall, Papa Dave, Randy Saint Eagle, Wes Outlaw, Ben T Iron, Tombstone John, C W Knight, Scrub Oak Willie and Frank Buckshot,  rounded out the Top 10.

Garnet Gal was the Top Lady Shooter.

Congratulations also to 10 shooters who shot "Clean" matches; Ben T Iron, Brada Tat Tat, Branchwater Jack, Cody Kid, Dirtwood Dobber, Frank Buckshot, Ida Shot'em, Imis Twohofon, Papa Oso and Sean Clancy O'Conall.

Thanks also to Jersey Brat for helping with the scoring.

Sheriff Frank Canton, Fort Knox, Tombstone John and Buck Dodgers were trying to get some practice in before they head to Oklahoma for Land Run this week. If I left out anyone else heading west, I apologize.

Sheriff Frank had a rifle lay down on the last stage and Charlie Bowdre was gracious enough to loan him one for Land Run. After lunch at Bell Buckle Cafe we followed Charlie home to pick up the rifle.

 Link To Videos

Complete Scores

Frank and I decided it was such a nice weekend we would go to Alabama on Sunday and shoot with the North Alabama Regulators. Sunday was another beautiful spring day and NAR is a great range.

I think Tuff Stuff wrote the stages and they were fun and fast and no "P" traps although we had to think a little on some of them. North Alabama is in the process of covering and adding fans to all of their loading and unloading areas, that will be really appreciated about July and August.

We were on Buck D Law and Sugah's posse along with Waco Jim, Lefty Young Gun, Toolman (Tim Allen, talk about a fitting alias) and I can't remember all the others except Graver Bill. If you've never shot with Graver Bill you need to and look at his guns, he does some awesome work.

After shooting we went down to the pavilion and had lunch while the scores were compiled.
Sidekick was the Top Gun of the day followed by Barkeep Casey, Buck D Law, Marshall TKD, Waco Jim, Six String, Graver Bill, Ben T Iron, Lone Wolf Swain and Tuff Stuff rounded out the Top 10.

Sugah was the Top Cowgirl.

If you're looking for a place to shoot on the first Sunday of the month you can't go wrong with North Alabama Regulators. For more info and Scores check out their website.

North Alabama

Sheriff Frank Canton, First Place Silver Senior

It took Frank 3 rifles to make it through the weekend.

The next match at Wartrace will be the March 20th Cowboy/ Wild Bunch Match. For more info always check out our website.

Wartrace Regulators

Happy Trails until we meet again.

3/16/13 Wartrace Regulators Cowboy/ Wild Bunch Match

35 Cowgirls, Cowboys and Wild Bunch shooters rode into Wartrace  for a day of day of action shooting and were treated to some Fantasic weather, mid to high 70's is hard to beat in March. It was good to see some folks I haven't seen in a while like Johnny Bodock, Tyrell Cody and Jailbreak Jake who made the trip over from Memphis.

This month seems to be the saga of Papa Dave and Wild Jill. At the Gallows Papa Dave wants to hang Jill over ownership of a herd of horses. Here we shot pistols and rifle in an outside, inside middle sweep and 4 shotgun knock downs. At the Outlaw Cabin Papa Dave is worried about Jill turning him in for the price on his head. Here we shot the rifle in a 4 target progressive sweep, 4 shotgun kd's and finished with the pistols in a progressive sweep. At Grafton's Papa Dave is trying to force Jill to drink a shot of rotgut whiskey disguised as Jack Daniel's. Here we shot a 2-3-2-3 sweep with rifle from either window, same sweep with pistols from either window and 2 shotgun kd from window opposite of rifle. At the Cemetery Wild Jill is tired of Papa Dave telling tales from her past life and shouts "Dave you're a lying cur dog". Here we started behind a table with both long guns staged on the table and unless you were as tall as Grey Horse you couldn't see the rifle targets from your starting position. Here with rifle and pistols we double tapped the 2 outside targets, single tapped the center target and then repeat instructions for the second 5 rounds, then shoot 4 shotgun kd's. Finally at Wells Fargo Bank, Papa Dave draws on Wild Jill when she turns down his loan application. Here with rifle and pistols we single tap sweep 5 targets then put 5 on the center target and finish up with 6 shotgun kd's.

To say these were some fast some fast stages would be an understatement as proven by 93.52 second total time by the Top Gun of the day, Buck Dodgers, and a 98.13 by the second place shooter, Cumberland Drifter, they were followed by Randy Saint Eagle, Scattergun Kid, Duck River, Ben T Iron, Jailbreak Jake, Dusty Wilcox, Wes Outlaw and Reno Mustang rounded out the Top 10.

4 of the top 10 were 49r's and 4 shoot 1-handed (gunfighter or a duelist style). 

We had 7 Clean Match shooters, Buxom Boo, Cody Kid, Cumberland Drifter, Grey Horse, Gringo Gordo, Jailbreak Jake and Reno Mustang, Congratulations on good shooting.

Cowboy Scores when available.


CW Knight was the Wild Bunch Top Gun with a 134.38, don't be fooled by the slower time, they shoot a lot more pistol rounds than the cowboys, followed by Frank Buckshot, Papa Dave, Papa Oso, Tennessee Roadrunner and Tom Horn.

Congratulations to Wild Bunch Clean Match shooters CW Knight and Papa Oso.

Wild Bunch Scores when available.

I didn't take any still pictures because I still can't do a slideshow on Photobucket but I got 27 videos, so here is a link to them.

Videos

The next matches at Wartrace will be Long Range March 23 and our April 6 Cowboy Match.

Charlie Bowdre and family are still moving lots of dirt at the range preparing for the new stages so we'll continue to shoot on the hill until further notice. When completed I think the new area will be amazing.

For more information always check out our website.

Happy Trails until we meet again.

Wartrace Regulators 3/9/13 Make-up Cowboy Match

2013 has been a cold year so far and we've had to cancel 3 matches. Yesteday we had a make-up match and for early March the weather was pretty nice.

Charlie Bowdre discussed the new range improvements and if you haven't been here for a while the old fort and jail have been torn down. Starting just past Wells Fargo Bank will be a Mexican Cantina, a Judge Roy Bean "Law west of the Pecos" stage, an open stage where we can set up and change things as needed, a Marshall's Office and Fort Sweeney. He also mentioned if anyone would like to sponsor the construction of a stage and have their name on it to contact him. There is a lot of work to be done between now and the State Match, but once completed you'll be able to start at the Gallows and go straight down the line for 10 stages.


39 cowboys and cowgirls rolled into Wartrace for a great match. Whiskey Hayes wrote some fast and fun stages and Papa Dave was the subject of all the scenerios. I can't remember all the story lines but at Grafton's he was accused of selling rotgut whiskey in Jack Daniels bottles and at the Cemetery he was called a "Lyin' kerr dog". We had a lot of fun reading reading the stages and picking on Papa Dave. As always Whiskey had a lot of variety on the stages with gun order being shooters choice on several as well as starting location being optional on a couple. For good measure he threw in a couple of smaller than usual pistol targets at Grafton's, you might need to aim on these.

It was to good see several of our Alabama pards make the trip up to join us. I also really enjoyed watching Joe Dirt and Hatfield shooting Outlaw. Outlaw shooters are a hoot to watch and Joe Dirt has less shotgun make-ups from the hip than I do aiming.

Randy Saint Eagle was the "Top Gun" of the day (I like writing that), followed by Scattergun Kid, Papa Dave, Buck Dodgers, Duck River, Tombstone John, Ben T Iron, Brad Manco, Dusty Wilcox and Slug Vermin rounded out the "Top 10".

Congratulations to Coyote McNeely, Papa Oso, Scattergun Kid, Slug Vermin and Tombstone John for shooting  "Clean Matches".

Dobber put on a Long Range Mini-Match after the main match but I don't have the results.

Complete scores when available

I'm not currently able to make slideshows in Photobucket so this is the only still picture from yesterday.

Buck Dodgers brought a friend, Nathan, out to see what we do and I'd like to thank Nathan and Tombstone John for helping me take videos, here is a link to 25 videos from the match.
Videos

Deadwood Miner had a knee replacement done a few weeks ago so he won't be shooting with us for a while. I talked to him last week and I think his recovery is going well. I didn't ask if he had any bionics added but I'm sure when he gets back he'll be faster than ever. Good luck Deadwood I wish you a speedy recovery.

Tombstone John, Buck Dodgers, Nathan and I made a run to the Bell Buckle Cafe for a late lunch and it was good as usual, if you haven't tried it be sure to try their oatmeal cake with warm caramel sauce, I think you'll like it.

The next match at Wartrace will be this Saturday March 16, Cowboy/Wild Bunch Match. Safety meeting at 9:30 for more info always checkout our website.

Wartrace Regulators

Happy Trails, until we meet again.

North Alabama Regulators Match

Sheriff Frank Canton and I headed south to visit The North Alabama Regulators this morning. When I woke up this morning and saw it was snowing I wasn't sure of our choice. I had to sweep snow out of the bed of my truck before loading gear. We left in the snow and had snow falling until South Pittsburg. When we got to Caverns Cove it was cloudy, cold and windy.

They had 29 shooters brave the cold and come out and shoot including 2 new shooters, Big Jim Vaquero and Leatherneck Jack. Our posse started on stage 3 and it was an ugly start, several of the first few shooters had misses, procedurals or in my case both. By the time we finished the first stage the sun was beginning to break through the clouds and things got a lot better.

 Tuff Stuff wrote the stages and once my fingers and brain began to thaw out they were a lot of fun. We had a fair amount of movement which helped keep the blood pumping on a cold day. We had one stage, which was my favorite, that had 6 shotgun knock downs and 4 shooting positions. At the jail we only had 3 shotgun kd's, I'm glad I shoot a double barrel because I needed all 4 shots. On 1 stage we had down range movement and the closest thing to stand and deliver was the Saloon and you still had to run through the doors and to the bar. I hope Bo Didley is ok, he tripped over a prop and took a tumble but didn't drop any guns, he did better than I did last year when I fell and lost both pistols.

Barkeep Casey was the Top Gun of the day, followed by Tuff Stuff, Graver Bill, Ben T. Iron, Lone Wolf Swain, Waco Jim, Randy Saint Eagle, Buck D Law, El Camino and Lefty Young Gun rounded out the Top 10.

Scores when available

I have to say a big thank you to Sugah for taking pictures and videos for me.

Videos


Photo Bucket has changed and right now I cannot make a slideshow, hopefully they will get that straightened out soon. But here is a link to the pictures.

Pictures

Thanks to all the North Alabama Regulators for welocoming us.

The next match at Wartrace will be a Cowboy Make-up Match this Saturday March 9, for more info always check out our website.

Wartrace Regulators

Happy Trails, until we meet again.

Wartrace Regulators Feb. Make-up Match

February has been a bad month for trying to get a match in so we decided to have a Make-up Match, the first I can remember. Well sometimes you catch a break and it turned out to be a Great day for February. We had a Long Range Match (their normal weekend), a Wild Bunch Match and a Cowboy Match, all going on at the same time.

I started my trend from last year and had to go to work and then come to the match, fortunately I got there in time to join in on stage 2, stay with the posse the rest of the day and make up stage 1 at the end.

Whiskey Hayes wrote a fast and fun match with Yosemite Sam featured in every story line. We had 17 Cowboys and Cowgirls.

Cumberland Drifter was the Top Gun of the day for the Cowboys with a blazing time of  101.53, followed by Ben T Iron, Knob Creek Drover, Randy Saint Eagle and Tombstone John rounded out the Top 5.

Congratulations to Cumberland Drifter, Ben T Iron, Imis Twohofon and Cody Kid for shooting "Clean" matches.

Cowboy Scores when available

Thanks to Buckshot Peterson for taking videos.

Videos

5 Wild Bunch shooters were able to run their own posse due to being able to clear guns on the line. Papa Dave modified the stages for Wild Bunch.

C W Knight was the Wild Bunch Top Gun, followed by Papa Dave, Frank Buckshot, Duck River and Rawhide John.

Wild Bunch Scores when available.

5 Long Range shooters shot the match and here is a report from Dobber.

Saturday was a fine day for shooting. We served up coffee, donuts, orange juice,sausage and biscuits... and good companionship during the festivities.


Match Results were:

200 yd lever action rifle:

1st... Papa Oso

2nd... Tom Horn


200 yd single action rifle:

1st... Old Sarge

2nd... Mortimer Smith

3rd... Dobber


100 yd pistol caliber rifle:

1st... Dobber

2nd... Mortimer Smith

3rd... Tom Horn & Old Sarge


50 yd pistol:

1st... Dobber

2nd... Old Sarge

3rd... Papa Oso

Next match is March 23rd... and all shooters are welcome... so come and join us.

Dirtwood Dobber

The next Watrace Match will be next weekend with our March 2 Cowboy Match and according to weather.com it looks like we might be able to get this on in, we'll keep our fingers crossed.

Get out and travel to a match somewhere, it's great to see how other folks do things and support other clubs.

Happy Trails, until we meet again.

Green River Gunslingers

Cheyenne Thornton, Sheriff Frank Canton, Papa Dave, Cumberland Drifter, Tombstone John, and I went to shoot with the Green River Gunfighters today. We met up with Dodge City Dixie, Reno Mustang and CW Knight. It was the first time I'd been up to visit Yak, Leadbone, Poncho and all the Gunslingers in a couple of years.

The morning was cool but it was sunny. Yak had some good straight forward stages with no "P" traps. A couple had 6 shotgun targets, but the biggest challenge was stage 5. You had to double tap sweep the rifle targets which were big and close except for target 5 which was out at about 50 yards, but it was big and very hittable. I went into the last stage clean and was a little worried about that distant rifle target, but I slowed down, aimed and managed to hit it with both shots.

Several of the stages ended up with pistol and they were great for me shooting Double Duelist style, I could holster both pistols off the clock. Yak sometimes has some moving targets and other fun things but since the weather can be questionable this time of year,  he kept these stages fast. I shot my first sub 16 second stage ever.

We had one first time Cowboy Action shooter on our posse and I think he did well for his first match. Welcome Dusty Streets, I hope you had a ball.

We had two posses and we were finished shooting before 1pm. Cumberland Drifter was the "Top Gun" of the day followed by Randy Saint Eagle, CW Knight, Papa Dave and Yak rounded out the top 5.

I also like to say Congratulations to those, who shot clean matches they are listed below the scores.


# Class       Alias………………………………………    Score

01 49 Cumberland Drifter………..................................... 109.07

02 D Randy St. Eagle ………………………………….. 112.84

03 SS C W Knight ………………………………………132.57

04 RB Papa Dave ………………………………………  133.06

05 ES Yak ……………………………………………… 143.16

06 W Leadbone …………………………………………144.06

07 SS Tombstone John …………………………………146.71

08 S Frank Canton ………………………………………166.62

09 49 Gizzard …………………………………………  169.77

10 49 Poncho …………………………………………   178.79

11 49 Reno Mustang ……………………………………183.17

12 W Little Preacher ……………………………………187.02

13 CC Cheyenne Thornton ………………………………198.46

14 S Crawdaddy …………………………………………  204.93

15 SS Whip Willow ………………………………………218.17

16 SS P I Parker …………………………….......................218.70

17 L49 Dodge City Dixie …………………………………229.32

18 D Shooter ………………………………………………232.34

19 W Smitty ………………………………………………263.74

20 W Mad Mike …………………………………………   286.45

21 GF Chupacabra …………………………………………287.03

22 S Dusty Streets …………………………………………302.49

23 FC Burn’em up …………………………………………310.38

      NCOWS CLASSES
24 WC Dodge Boy ………………………………………   100.02

25 RD Rowdy Ruben ………………………………………158.95

Clean shooters were, C W Knight, Dodge Boy, Gizzard, Tombstone John, Randy Saint Eagle & P I Parker

New first time CAS match, Dusty Streets.

Click on the link below to see a few videos.

Videos


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Those of you who know Papa Dave know that when we travel we have to stop for ice cream, so on the way home we made a detour to the DQ but I still got home about as early as I do from a Wartrace match.

If you have the second Saturday of the month free head to Bowling Green and shoot with Yak and the Green River Gunslingers.

The Mid-Month Wartrace Cowboy/Wild Bunch Match will be this coming Saturday Feb. 16, weather permitting. For more info always check out our website.

Wartrace Regulators

Happy Trails

Jan.19 Wartrace Cowboy/ Wild Bunch Match

23 Cowgirls, Cowboys and Wild Bunch shooters rode into Wartrace for a good day of shooting. It was pretty windy which kept it feeling a little cooler than the sunny mid 50's we had.

The Cowboys shot the same stages as the Jan. 5 match and Papa Dave modified the stages for the Wild Bunch.

A new prospective shooter, Whiskey Benton, came to check us out and helped the Cowboy Posse through 3 stages, with only 13 shooters the help was greatly appreciated. Tennessee Sky Pilot came out and said he plans to get back to shooting this year. Willy McCoy came by long enough to deliver bullets and Frank Dalton was back to shoot with us and I have to apologize for calling him the wrong name all day, my old age is kicking in.

Cumberland Drifter was the Cowboy Top Gun, followed by Sheriff Frank Canton, Ben T. Iron, Randy Saint Eagle and Reno Mustang rounded out the top 5. Dodge City Dixie was the Cowgirl Top Gun, followed by Dora Dufran who was back for her first match since ear surgery.

Congratulations are also in order for Cumberland Drifter as the only Clean Shooter on the Cowboy Posse.

CW Knight was the Wild Bunch Top Gun, followed by Papa Dave, Emmett Moon, Duck River and Dirtwood Dobber rounded out the top 5. Itchy Vermin was the Ladies Wild Bunch Top Gun.

Congratulations to Deadwood Miner and CW Knight for shooting the Wild Bunch Match Clean.

Scores when available

Wild Bunch Scores when available

Videos



While all the construction is going on at the range we'll be shooting the "Hill" stages for a while.

The next match at Wartrace, weather permitting will be Long Range  Jan 26.

Long Range info

The next Cowboy match will be  Feb 2, for more info always check out our website.

Wartrace Regulators

It's the time of year to think about Annual Matches so pick out a few and check out some other clubs.

Happy Trails, Until We Meet Again!

Wartrace December 15 Cowboy/Wild Bunch Match

17 Cowgirls, Cowboys and Wild Bunch shooters rode into Wartrace to keep an innocent man from hanging at the Gallows, stop a horse thief at the Line Shack, blow off some steam at Graftons, bury your horse at the Cemetery and stop a claim jumper at Wells Fargo Bank.

It rained early but blew out well before we started shooting and stayed dry till long after we finished. The rain blew out but the wind stayed, by the time my posse got to the Cemetery the wind had to be at least 25 mph, but at least it was dry.

We had 11 Cowboy shooters and 6 Wild Bunch. We were able to have a Wild Bunch posse with only 6 because all guns can be cleared on the firing line.

Randy Saint Eagle was the Top Gun for the Cowboys, followed by Ben T. Iron, Sheriff Frank Canton, Yak and Sunflower Kid rounded out the top 5. Congratulations to Randy Saint Eagle, Reno Mustang and Sheriff Frank Canton for shooting Clean Matches.

Papa Dave was the Wild Bunch Top Gun, followed by Frank Buckshot and Lead Bone rounded out the top 3. Congratulations to Papa Oso for shooting a Clean Match.

The Cowboys shot the same stages as the December 1st match and Papa Dave rewrote the stages for Wild Bunch. You can't compare the times because the Wild Bunch shot more rounds than the Cowboys.

I'd like to thank Yak and Lead Bone for making the trip down from Kentucky to shoot with us and hopefully they'll come back again soon. Also thanks to Jersey Brat for doing the scoring, hopefully by spring she'll be shooting with us.

Scores when available 

Videos taken by Buckshot Peterson



The next match at Wartrace will be the January 5th Cowboy match. This time of year the weather could be bad so check out our Cold Weather Policy.

We have been blessed to have another fine Cowboy Action Shooting year at Wartrace and hope to see everyone in 2013.

Merry Christmas and Happy Trails until we meet again.

Wartrace December 1 Cowboy Match

36 Cowgirls and Cowboys rode into Wartrace to test their skill and have some fun. This was a fantastic day for December, I'm guessing mid-60's by noon.

Whiskey Hayes wrote his usual fast and fun stages with a couple of twists thrown in for good measure. All the stages had some movement, no "Stand and Deliver" when the weather is cooler. Save that for the 100 degree days. The Line Shack was lot's of fun with a double tap on the cannon target with your rifle and a double tap on a 12" circle with your pistol or pistols in the case of Gunfighters. We also had choices on staging long guns and gun order on some stages, as well as split shotgun at the Cemetery.

When the smoke cleared Cumberland Drifter was the Top Gun of the day, followed by Papa Dave, Randy Saint Eagle, Ben T Iron, Tabasco Jot, Scattergun Kid, Sheriff Frank Canton, Cherohala Chase, Wes Outlaw and Whiskey Hayes rounded out the Top 10.

I always like the recognize those who shoot a Clean Match and this time we had 5. Congratulations to Cheyenne Thornton, Dirtwood Dobber, Gringo Gordo, Hardluck Hudgens and Tabasco Jot.

I would like to thank Tom Hofmann, a friend of Southern Yankee's, for the pictures and videos.

Videos



Scores when available

If you haven't been to Wartrace in a while, you might not recognize it, we're filling the pond and connecting the Old Town berms with the Hill and adding new stages. The lower parking lot will be closed starting with the next match and everyone will need to use the upper lot.

The next match at Wartrace will be the December 15 Cowboy/Wild Bunch Match for more info check out our website.

With the chance of bad weather for the next few matches check out our Cold Weather Policy.

Merry Christmas and Happy Trails until we meet again.

Wartrace November 17 Cowboy/ Wild Bunch Match

23 Cowboy's Cowgirls and Wild Bunch shooters rolled into Wartrace on a cold morning. It turned out to be a Great day, sunny all day and 61 by the time we finished. The Cowboy shooters shot the same stages they did at our Main November Match, the Wild Bunch shot some different scenarios.

The Cowboy posse only had 11 shooters and we have to thank Jersey Bratt and Buckshot Peterson for working all day even though they didn't shoot. Jersey Bratt also helped with registration and scoring.

Randy Saint Eagle was the Cowboy Top Gun followed by Scattergun Kid, Reno Mustang, Cumberland Drifter and Sheriff Frank Canton rounded out the Top 5 Cowboys. The Cowboys had 3 "Clean " shooters, Randy Saint Eagle, Reno Mustang and Sheriff Frank Canton.

Due to the small posse I was not able to take any pictures.

The Wild Bunch posse had 12 shooters and Gringo Gordo stayed with them all day taking pictures and preparing to write a Wild Bunch article for the SASS Chronicle.

CW Knight was the Wild Bunch Top Gun shooting Modern, followed by Sunflower Kid, Frank Buckshot, Duck River,( top Traditional) and Papa Dave rounded out the Top 5. The Wild Bunch had 2 "Clean" shooters, CW Knight and Papa Oso.

Scores when available.

Wes Outlaw and Charlie Bowdre are doing some dozer work at the range to connect the Old Town berms to the Hill berms so by the State Match next year the Range will have a different look.

The next match at Wartrace will be the November 24 Long Range Match, for more info always check out our website.

The next Cowboy match at Wartrace will be December 1st. For more range or match info check out our website.

Happy Trails and have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Wartrace Regulators November 3 Cowboy Match

44 Cowgirls and Cowboys ignored the 37 degree temp. at 5am and headed to Wartrace for some Cowboy fun. They made the right choice as it turned out to be a fantastic day, 79 degrees by the time we finished.

Charlie Cougar joined us for his first ever Cowboy Match, he shot on my posse and I think he is hooked. He is also our newest Wartrace Regulator so next match welcome him to the club.

I missed the first of Papa Dave welcoming shooters so I'm not sure but I think I heard that Tyrel Cody was  shooting his first match as well. Please try to make all our new shooters feel welcome.

This month Whiskey Hayes had some really fun stages for us, we needed a lighter mood after finishing up the State Match last month. Time to have some extra fun before we start getting serious about next years matches.

I was on posse 2 and we started at Stage 3 the KO Corral. Here you started with your rifle pointed safely down range and alternated for 10 shots between the rifle Texas Star and a cowboy target. Then with your pistols you alternated for 10 shots between the pistol Texas Star and a cowboy target, that's right 2 Texas Stars on 1 stage. Your shotgun was only used to clear any targets left on the Stars. This was a great Gunfighter stage and Wes Outlaw showed us how gunfighters do it.

Next we shot the Jail which was my best stage, all guns were staged on the table and you started sitting in a chair at the table. Gun order was shooters choice and you shot 4-2-4, with rifle and pistols and 4 shot gun knock downs.

At Fort Sweeney, the Train and the Depot we shot from at least 3 locations so the match had a good mix of movement and stand and deliver.

Top Gun of the match was Randy Saint Eagle followed by Duck River, Papa Dave, Cumberland Drifter, Scattergun Kid, Wes Outlaw, Ben T. Iron, Imis Twohofon, Sheriff Frank Canton and Lead Bone rounded out the Top 10. The Top 10 represented 9 different Categories.

Raildog Pete and Randy Saint Eagle got the only "Clean Matches", our perennial "Clean Match" shooters Ida Shotem' and Papa Oso both had problems.

Complete Scores

Randy's Videos



Our next match at Wartrace will be the November 17 Wild Bunch/Cowboy Match and Papa Dave told us if we have  around 10 or more Wild Bunch shooters they will have their own posse, he said he learned that all guns can be cleared on the line so there is no need for an unloading officer. Always check out our website for more match and club info.

Wartrace Regulators

With winter getting nearer check out our cold weather policy.

Cold Weather Policy

I didn't have this when I posted my State Match Blog but have since added this link, so please check out Gringo Gordo's photos from the State Match and Awards Banquet.

Gringo Gordo's Match and Awards Photos.

If you've gotten pretty comfortable in your Category change things up once in a while and try a different Category or try a completely different shooting style such as Gunfighter, Duelist or Outlaw, have some extra fun.

Happy Trails until we meet again and may all your shots "Ring Steel".

2012 Tennessee State Championship

The Wartrace Regulators hosted the SASS Tennessee State Championship, The Regulators Reckoning Oct. 11-13. Once again the match filled up several weeks early and we had to start a waiting list. We had 167 registered shooters from 13 states and 163 started the match.

Thursday, Side-Match day , started with the normal speed events, Long Range, 3 stage Wild Bunch mini- match, 3 stage Black Powder mini-match and a special Fund Raiser for the SASS Memorial Chapel at Founders Ranch. This consisted of a Pig Iron Lane inspired "Cut The Rope" target, where you tried to shoot a 1/4" rope  in two at about 30 feet. Unpleasant cut it with his first shot from his rifle. Several others cut it with 2 shots, although most took more than that. To my knowledge Joe West and I, Randy Saint Eagle, were the only 2 to cut it with pistols and I cut 1 right handed and 1 left handed. I guess the next time I miss a 16"x16" cowboy target I can't blame it on my pistols. One of the Cowgirls to cut the rope was Buxom Boo.  Between money donated to shoot at the rope and passing the hat at the Side-match Awards we raised $227. A Cowboy who wished to remain anonymous said $500 sounded like a better number and gave me a check for $273, so $500 will be going to the Chapel Fund. Thank you to all the Cowboys and Cowgirls who donated money for your generosity. One of the highlights of the Side-matches for me was Buxom Boo using my TTN to win the Ladies Hammered Double Barrel Award.

On Thursday night quite a few Cowboys and Cowgirls headed to The Bell Buckle Cafe for dinner, for many this has become an annual ritual.

We woke up Friday morning to quite a bit of rain but  were blessed that it stopped before the Safety Meeting. We were excited to have two very special guests this year and  to start things off Whiskey Hayes introduced Judge Roy Bean SASS #1 and Justice Lily Kate his bride. Without these folks there would be no SASS or the game we all enjoy. After Whiskey welcomed everyone he turned it over to Papa Dave for the Safety briefing and Sgt. Shooter offered a prayer and thanked God for all that we are blessed with. After the Pledge of Allegiance we were off to shoot 5 stages.

About 30 minutes after the first days stages were completed we had a Team Match consisting of 3 person teams. Everyone who wanted to compete threw their badges in a basket, it was going to be a hat but we had a mist of rain start up and I didn't want to take off my hat, and the teams were drawn. 1 person shot a rifle and 5 rounds on a Texas Star, 1 shot a pistol and 5 rounds on another Texas Star, Gunfighters could use 2 pistols and load 2 in one pistol and 3 in the other, 1 shooter had a shotgun. The Shotgun shooter started  with 2 knock downs, the rifle shooter tried to clean his star, after his 5th shot the pistol shooter tried to clean his star, after his 5th shot, the shotgun shooter had 2 more knock downs and cleaned up anything left on the stars. I was drawn for a team with Slick's Sharp Shooter and Yankee Dutchman and we had a good run finishing 2nd, but 2nd in a gunfight is not a good thing. Marshall WD, Duck River and Birdshot Pete were the winning team.

After the Team Match, Chickamauga Slim lead the Karaoke. Charlie Bowdre had the blessing for our meal and we enjoyed some great food. The range food was prepared by Rollin Chopsticks and Cimarron Lil said it was the best food she had ever had at a match.

After dinner we had Side-Match awards and a couple of shooters got enough wood to build a small shed. All our wood awards were done by Dezignz By You. Door Prizes followed dinner and we had enough that every shooter present got something and a few got more than 1 thing. A shooter commented on the SASS Wire a few years ago that "Where else but Tennessee can you go and find Jack Daniels on the prize table". This year we had over 50 bottles, thanks to Whiskey Hayes and Jack Daniels.

Saturday dawned with great weather and the final 5 stages. As usual Whiskey Hayes wrote some fun and fast  stages.  The top shooters shot the 10 stage match in just over 200 seconds. We had a wide variety of stages with something for everyone. After the last shots were fired everyone packed up and prepared for the banquet.

The Banquet was held at our usual spot, the Tullahoma Country Club, and they prepared a fantastic meal. A Bluegrass provided the entertainment while we ate.

Whiskey Hayes recognized Judge Roy Bean and Justice Lily Kate for all they do for our sport. Next he recognized Charlie Bowdre for bring SASS and Cowboy Action Shooting to Tennessee.  All the Tennessee State Category Champions were recognized and given State Championship plaques for their accomplishment. Then the Top 5 in each Category were awarded buckles with 1st place in each Category receiving a a plaque as well.

Overall Tennessee State Champions were Prestidigitator and Dew R Dye.

Top Gun was Duke Skywalker, followed by Shell Stuffer, Pretidigitator, Silver City Rebel and Fast Eddie rounded out the Top 5.

Ladies Top Gun was Slick's Sharp Shooter, followed by Dew R Dye, El Paso Susie, Sassy Teton Lady and Last Kiss rounded out the ladies Top 5.

One of the awards I was the most proud of was Birdshot Pete, State Champion Buckaroo. I've been working and training with him for a few months and he is a fine young man and a good shooter.

Every registered competitor received a ticket for major door prizes and had to be preset to win. Whiskey took several breaks during the awards to draw for prizes including 3 guns provided by our Main Match Sponsor, The Outpost Armory. They donated a Stoegar Coach Gun, Uberti El Patron pistol and an 1873 Uberti rifle. Papa Dave donated a Hooligan Wagon gun cart. I especially want to thank Jerimiah Longknife and Black Hills Leather for donating a competition holster rig that I was lucky enough to win. I'm really excited to get it ordered.

Thank you to all our sponsors, a complete list can be found here.







Videos 1

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Complete Scores

Match and Award Photos by Gringo Gordo

Another Tennessee State Championship is in the books and I hope, if you were there, you had a great time. In a few weeks we'll start planning for next year.

The next Cowboy Match at Wartrace will be November 3, for more info always check out our website.


Until next time may all your shots "ring steel". Happy Trails