Captain Bill Burt

Things are kicking off tomorrow. The Florida match is looking very good. The stages look fun and the target size and distances are just right!!

I go wheels up Thursday morning. I'm pretty much ready other than I need to chamber check my main match rounds, then it's gas up the Camaro and keep an eye out for smokies. Waze tells me it's about a 4 hour drive, which means I should be able to get there in about 3.5 hours. Looks like my AirBnB is less than 4 miles from the range.

Hanging on wooden pegs.

Perfect!!

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Charlie writes great stages. The Marauder's fifth Saturday matches always draw a crowd and this is the perfect warm up for The Last Stand.

You know spring is here when it's time for Florida State. I can't wait to see what Stan and Delta have for us!!

The deadline to sign up is fast approaching. If you want some of what Stew is cooking the time to sign up is now!!!

I'm excited to finally get back to the Ponderosa. A huge party and there's a match too! This will be three state matches in three weeks for me, something I've never done before. https://ponderosa-pines.com/ky-state-championship

If you like big targets and fast stages this is your match. Austin likes to give the shooter lots of options!! https://www.northalabamaregulators.com/copy-of-ambush-southeast-regional

Fast Eddie and his crew are hard at work crafting yet another perfect match. He approaches the State Match the way he does SKBs, anything less than perfect isn't acceptable. https://www.srscowboy.com/events.html

Smokin' Guns at Rabbit Ridge is coming up in May! I've heard a lot of good things about this match and unfortunately haven't been there yet. Everyone says food is great and the Riverboat is amazing. Get yourself to Mississippi and join the fun! The dates this year are: May 23-25. https://mississippiriverrangers.org/

The Regulator's Reckoning is coming up in June! It's a fantastic match. Great stages, great range, great door prizes (especially if you like whisky) and most of all great people. It's also the finale of the Magnificent 7. The dates this year are: June 5-7. This is a bucket list match!! https://www.wartraceregulators.com/StateMatch.aspx

I'm happy to announce that the 2025 Magnificent 7 has the most sign ups in the three years it's been around. We're at 73 shooters. I expect we will pick up a few more this weekend at the Tennessee Mountain Marauders 5th Saturday match (be sure to attend as they do a great job) and potentially a few more at Florida State. The deadline to sign up will be before the Florida State match results are announced April 5th. That's to allow any of the Cracker Crew who haven't jumped in yet to do so. We know they can be slow at times 😂 Thank you to our wonderful sponsors, SASS, Florida State, South Carolina State, Kentucky State, Alabama State, Georgia State, Mississippi State, Tennessee State, Bullets by Scarlett, Outlaw Bullets, Page Custom Knives, and Buffalo's Wild West.

Sharyn and I will be there. I’m going to shoot this one duelist as a warm up for FL State.