Captain Bill Burt

Heck we have 70+ year old cowboys called "Kid" this and "Kid" that. We got some Slims that are a tad chunky. We even have some Captains that are a lot closer to privates, why not "western" midwest matches?

If we haven’t already we will soon!!

Is there another way?

I sent it to you.

Hmm. The festival is still here. Because the rule book is written by committee? The fun is still here, a lot of the people are dead and not coming back. If the problem is the gamers, they could be run off and then theoretically it will be good times to infinity. If the problem is cultural changes away from the westerns many of us grew up on then running off those darned gamers isn't the answer. That's clearly a matter of opinion. I happen to enjoy the game the way it is. What's stopping you from hosting throwback matches? I would love to 'see' (not compete in) a major match run exactly the way matches were run in the 'good old days'. LOL. Yeah, those damn humans, ruining the game. You need to find a better group of cowboys to shoot with if 10% of yours willingly ignore good sportsmanship.

Below 20 is tough, but if it’s dry and not windy I might do it. I definitely would if it was a major match. My upper temperature limit is probably higher than any Match Director’s, so it’s never been tested.

Yeah, the good ole days…. There are still a few clubs around here that do things the ‘old’ way. Small, far targets, shooting from awkward positions, non shooting activities done on the clock, shooting progressions that resemble the firing order of a Chevy V8, tricks that have a bigger impact on who wins than skill does. I think the people who shoot those matches really enjoy them. Kind of like NCOWS, slow, but very proud of themselves for minimizing the competitive aspect. I wouldn’t know, I don’t shoot matches that frown on competitive shooters who want to shoot the stage in the most efficient way the stage instructions allow. You know, the gamers who ruined things for the purists.

We are now four matches in! Here are our standings so far. I'm only including shooters who have already shot at least two matches. For those who have already shot three matches I dropped the lowest score (for now) in order to make these results comparable. To be clear, everyone on this list is ranked according to their best TWO results so far. Next up Georgia State. We're hanging the steel today and tomorrow. It' s going to be great! I hope to see a lot of you there! Shooter Total RP Christian Mortician 2 Boonedoc Willie 5 Groundhog 7 Arcadia Outlaw 8 Harry Trigger 8 Dang it Dan 9 Midwest Hale 11 Copperhead Joe 12 Jesamy Kid 13 Tin Can Sailor 16 Doc Roy L. Pain 16 Whiskey Belle 16 Sue Render 16 Rooster 24 Badlands Bob 25 Cat A. Tonic 25 Max Payne 26 Happy Shootzmore 26 Pecos Pete 27 Kid Ray 30 The Revenuer 31 Big Six Henderson 34 Dancin Angel 35 Preacherman 42 Smitty's Final Revenge 43 Ophelia Payne 43 Ciderbarrel 45 Tam Bam 45 Kentucky Drifter 52 Smart * 54 Buck O. Billy 72

We had 33 shooters at Alabama State and I venture to say that they all had a fantastic time. I certainly did. Shooter AL RP Blackfish Kid 1 Tennessee Williams 2 Harry Trigger 3 Captain Bill Burt 4 Tin Can Sailor 5 Doc Roy L. Pain 6 Rooster 7 Hanso Lowe 8 Timber Steele 9 Max Payne 10 Badlands Bob 11 English Tom 12 Jodi Coyote 13 Smitty's Final Revenge 14 Tate Lawman Cain 15 Ophelia Payne 16 Kid Flash 17 Big Six Henderson 18 Pinky Buscadero 19 Uncle Ethan 20 Diamond Jake 21 Krazy Kajun 22 Pecos Pete 23 Tam Bam 24 Sedalia Dave 25 Happy Shootzmore 26 Shagbark Steve 27 Double Barrel 28 Derringer Di 29 Smart * 30 Kentucky Drifter 31 Buck O. Billy 32 Iron Cowboy 33

The cylinder pins and other action work was done by Jimmy Spurs.

This was a really fun match ( as usual)! Fun stages, great competitors, things ran smoothly, really nice!

Pretty guns!

Now that we are three matches in, here are our standings so far. I'm only including people who have already shot at least two matches. For those who have already shot three matches I dropped the lowest score (for now) in order to make these results comparable. To be clear, everyone on this list is ranked according to their best TWO results so far. Next up Alabama State. I hope to see a lot of you there. It's going to be great!! Shooter TRP Christian Mortician 2 Boonedoc Willie 5 Groundhog 7 Arcadia Outlaw 8 Dang it Dan 9 Coyote James 10 Midwest Hale 11 Copperhead Joe 12 Jesamy Kid 13 Harry Trigger 13 English Tom 13 Crawdaddy 15 Whiskey Belle 16 Sue Render 16 Cat A. Tonic 25 Happy Shootzmore 26 Pecos Pete 27 Amaduelist 28 Kid Ray 30 The Revenuer 31 Tin Can Sailor 32 Dancin Angel 35 Big Six Henderson 38 Scarlett Darling 40 Preacherman 42 Tam Bam 45 Ciderbarrel 45 Stockbroker 55 Smart * 63

We had 22 shooters at Kentucky State! I wish I had been one of them. Shooter RP Total Time Boonedoc Willie 1 203.14 Copperhead Joe 2 221.88 Coyote James 3 223.77 Jesamy Kid 4 228.11 Harry Trigger 5 239.94 Whiskey Belle 6 243.81 Sue Render 7 251.11 The Revenuer 8 255.63 Cat A. Tonic 9 260.79 Doc Roy L. Pain 10 273.95 Kid Ray 11 275.8 Pecos Pete 12 278.13 English Tom 13 282.93 Happy Shootzmore 14 293.63 Crawdaddy 15 294.49 Big Six Henderson 16 301.4 Pinky Buscadero 17 308.64 Dancin Angel 18 320.32 Tennessee Tombstone 19 337.33 Uncle Ethan 20 340.01 Kentucky Drifter 21 351.98 Tam Bam 22 380.53 Ciderbarrel 23 406.43 Preacherman 24

Congrats to Bush Ax Jack on the overall win!

Although I'm not in the market for these I'm happy to see an inexpensive entry level option for pistols. They might want to consider offering a model with a shorter barrel.

We're shooting tomorrow at South River Gun Club. It's probably just over an hour from you. Stop by if you're feeling up to it. You'll be welcome. If you're interested in shooting and need some of the stuff I can bring extra ammo and loan you some guns.

Well, if we go with facial hair won't we have to decide what qualifies? How about three days worth of stubble? Too short? Is a mustache enough, or will a soul patch be required. What about sideburns, minimum length? Mustaches that are waxed should count as two items, no? I can see the WTC now. While shooting, the cowboy's fake mustache fell off, is that a ten second penalty for shooting out of category, or equipment failure?

I wish I could repeat this year, but without last year's misses!

Apps are in the mail.

Next year!!

We had 24 shooters at the Rampage in SC! Shooter SC RP SC Time Christian Mortician 1 173.5 Dang it Dan 2 176.2 Groundhog 3 176.4 Boonedoc Willie 4 185.5 Arcadia Outlaw 5 188.9 Midwest Hale 6 219 Coyote James 7 223 Harry Trigger 8 230.9 Sue Render 9 233.9 Copperhead Joe 10 239.4 Tin Can Sailor 11 243.7 Happy Shootzmore 12 254.1 Amaduelist 13 270.9 Scarlett Darling 14 301.1 Pecos Pete 15 302.5 Cat A. Tonic 16 322.20 Dancin Angel 17 330.7 Preacherman 18 337.1 Stockbroker 19 343.1 Kid Ray 20 371.8 Jesamy Kid 21 392.8 Ciderbarrel 22 397.3 Tam Bam 23 403.8 Smart * 24 471.5

Thank you for posting that Cider Barrel. I'll have these results up shortly.

lol. Thats because in years past I wouldn’t have mistakenly left out a column from the spreadsheet. Just a sec.

I think it's a great idea! We could also ban some modern items like underwear and a full set of teeth! Classic Cowboys (and Cowgirls) would have to be willing to demonstrate compliance with both requirements on demand.