Captain Bill Burt

I think that would be a real challenge for TO’s to consistently enforce.

Could I see a pic?

Are those Standing Liberty quarters or Walking Liberty half dollars?

I am making that comparison and wondering whether under the proposed rule, the call for doing this at the loading table and not moving would remain a SDQ, while the call for reholstering on the line of fire (without moving) would be a MDQ.

What if (I know, I’m sorry, I’m sorry) a shooter puts a cocked revolver in his holster at the loading table, takes his hand off of it and just stands there? SDQ?

I have one on the side of my house. I bet you do too!

Couldn’t they just drop the WB match right now and cite lack of interest? Why go through all the work and subterfuge?

Come on now @Cahawbakid us gamers don’t ’throw’ our long guns onto props! Do you realize how much time it takes to make a throwing motion? I guesstimate that throwing a long gun takes at least 1/100th of a second, maybe even 2/100ths!!! Multiply that times six stages and we’re talking at least 6/100ths and maybe as much as 12/100ths (ok math teachers 6/50ths or even 3/25th if you prefer that). No, us gamers ‘release’ our long guns and allow them to settle towards the prop at a leisurely 32 feet per second squared whilst we sashay to our next shooting location. Now, joking aside, I shot a state match last year that had two stages whose instructions mirrored your proposal (somewhat). The shooter had to carry a prop to the next shooting location and place it on the table. Dropping it, even just an inch or so, was a P. Speaking only for myself, I hated those instructions and felt bad for those who fell victim to them. For many of us that runs counter to what we have practiced for years and would certainly result in many, many penalties and very unhappy shooters. So, why would we want that?

The Burt’s will be there!

I understand! They’re going to put in the work to have a Wild Bunch match but they want to be sure and schedule it so they’ll make the least money possible. Makes perfect sense.

I seem to remember you offering primers with the best of intentions and getting flamed for it.

I want to make sure I’m following the thread correctly. The good folks at Land Run took a look at Wild Bunch participation and decided to try to tweak things to increase the number of shooters. Some shooters like the tweak. Some shooters don’t like the tweak. So far so good….. But…some shooters decide this tweak reveals that the match officials don’t care about Wild Bunch, because…reasons…? I suggest we start with the assumption that Land Run match officials make changes with the intent of increasing shooter enjoyment and thus increasing attendance and revenue. That feels like a safer assumption than some I’ve heard on this thread.

Federal SPP, 2.7 grains of Titegroup and 100 grain bullets. I may dial that back to 2.5 or 2.6 grains of Titegroup the next time I reload .32. Sharyn gets a bit more flip out of her revolvers than I would like. I have had no issues with Starline brass. I have had issues with tight cylinders not wanting to let go of fired brass and them getting dirty in general. From my experience, Single Sixes need more frequent cleaning than Vaqueros to keep them running smoothly.

That's an ongoing discussion. I didn't plan to try to make it happen for 2026. Some folks have offered opinions publicly and others privately. There's no consensus feedback yet, but right now I think public opinion is split pretty evenly between leaving things alone and trying to add NC State (assuming they want to be added). Adding the Regional is coming in a distant third as a lot of folks like wrapping up at TN State. Feedback is welcome for sure, whether here or privately.

I'll miss Mr. Badly. He was a kind man and a great cowboy. He loved that truck and he loved shooting outlaw. RIP