Rattlesnake Slim

Howdy EOT Shooters, Ben Avery Shooting Facility will begin accepting camping reservations Monday July 7th at 8:00 am Arizona time. This reservation period is for competitors only, the general shooting public doesn't get to reserve sites until August 4th. More information can be found HERE. The Clay Target Center has over 100 full hookup sites, the Central Campground has 22 full hookup sites within walking distance of the event, and the Shooter's East campground has a mixture of water/electric and dry camping. Ben Avery personnel use the time stamp on the request to prioritize reservations, usually emailing confirmations within a week. Although the webpage may allow you to submit a request before 8:00 on 7/7, Ben Avery will not consider requests time stamped before 8:00 am. Camping requests for our EOT dry camping in the parking lot across the street from the range will be on the EOT application, available 8/15 at 10:00 am Arizona time and payable with your registration fees. 247 days until the first lead goes downrange!

If you want it really slick, call Lassiter. He did mine and his contact info is in the pinned "Cowboy Gunsmiths" topic at the top of this page. You have to call him, he doesn't have a webpage or do email.

Using any Winchester compatible 1 1/8 oz wad with 1oz of shot will get you very close to an acceptable shell. I prefer to use a straight walled hull like Federal or Fiocchi as it gives you a little extra room for powder at the bottom, again using a 1 1/8 oz wad with 1 oz of shot. We miss you here in AZ!

Go to the store and get a cheap pair of nylon pantyhose. Cut off one foot and stretch over your shop vac, the bigger the hole the better. Hover over the mess in a cookie sheet and vacuum the powder into the nylon. Hold it over something when you shut the shop vac off. Save the other foot for the next time you do this.

An excellent source for original Winchester parts and knowledge is Homestead Parts https://homesteadparts.com/shop/index.php. I highly recommend their Disassembly Manuals, they are a wealth of information as well as complete disassembly/reassembly instructions. They are available as an instant download, printed and mailed, or both. They also have a wide selection of original and reproduction parts. Well worth a look or a call, or both.

Ok, I better take the black/brown one. PM incoming.

Oh yeah, we got lots of them up here. They get nice and fat on the pack rats.

Whew! We poor Rattlesnakes finally get a break.

Best wishes and many thanks for your years of support for Winter Range and End of Trail, especially as our Ranger Sponsor.

If he's letting them hit the ground, that is the problem. Especially concrete. I've had the plastic shotgun version explode when that happens. I meant I've "seen" it happen. Obviously never had it happen to me... maybe... once.

Trying to scam Jax T? That's just stupid, obviously somebody that's never had a good look at you!

Same orientation as Bordertown. BP shooters learn early on to take a good look at the target array before pulling the trigger for the first shot.

Surveys are being compiled right now. We will be meeting in the next couple of weeks to discuss them. We WILL be be preparing answers to some of the more frequently asked questions and complaints, both to be posted on the Wire and as an email to registered shooters. It will take some time, watch for it around mid April. Thanks again for your input.

Yes, downrange movement… Shooters generally like it but they HATE restaging their rifles vertically and don’t like that darn red board much better. Thanks for the idea of the fence, we use that on stages 11 and 12 to keep people back and it would work there too.

The target size and distance for EOT stages has been exactly the same since 2023. I have the setup books to prove it. What changes from year to year is which set of stages is set as closest, middle, and farthest. Last year the closest may have been Stages 1-4, this year they may be the farthest, resulting in the APPEARANCE of having been moved out. But each year has the same mix of target sizes and distances as the last.

My information came from an internal report titled "Stage Statistics by Posse" but they are the same numbers (except I said the most Procedurals on a stage was 89 and you say 88). My total Procedurals was also higher than what is on the webpage, probably because it included MDQ's. So what's your question?

For the record, looking at the statistics: The highest number of Procedurals by any single posse on a stage was 6, and two out of 36 managed that. We also had one posse get only one Procedural for the whole entire match! The total number of Procedurals was 446, divided by 36 posse's is 12.4 per posse, or a little more than one Procedural per posse per stage. The stage with the greatest number of Procedurals had 89, or about 2 1/2 per posse. Granted, everyone's perception of individual stages is different, that's why we keep and study these statistics every year in order to make next year better. There is also a question on the survey about your most and least favorite stages, please have those surveys in by tonight's deadline. Thanks!

Update from Sunshine Kay: Howdy, I sent out the 9 different surveys on Monday. We have received a LOT of responses and truly appreciate each one of them. We will review each and every one in a few days. You may have not received all….example, if you didn’t shoot the Wild Bunch match, you didn’t get that survey. They were sent out thru Survey Monkey. If you ever opted out of ANY Survey Monkey email, I am not able to get our survey to go to you. Survey Monkey is very strict with those rules. And, if you and a family member register with the same email address, I am only able to send the survey to a specific email address one time. If you didn’t receive the survey emails, please: Check your junk (spam) email. It came from kbrand@cox.net thru Survey Monkey Let me know as I can confirm if you have previously opted out. If you have another email address that we can use, I can resend the survey to you. If more than one family member uses the same email, give me a second one for the other person. We will leave the surveys open for 2 more days. I will be closing all of them on Tuesday night so that we can start our evaluation as we are starting our EOT2026 plans and we want to make sure we have looked at the surveys thoroughly before any decisions are made. Feel free to reach out to me if I can help you get the survey answered. The one that is on the Cowboy Match gives you a spot at the end of the survey to write any special notes on the match that you didn’t get to express your comments elsewhere. Again….thanks to those that have already done the surveys. Sincerely, Sunshine Kay Kay Brand VP and Registration 602.397.3434 www.endoftrail.org register@endoftrail.org

Check your spam filter, then email Sunshine Kay at the email above.

A note from Sunshine Kay: EOT 2025 participants....I am starting to send out surveys. Please give us your honest opinions and evaluations. There will be many surveys. BUT if you didn't participate in that event, please ignore it. No reply needed. Example...if you didn't shoot Wild Bunch, don't fill out that survey. No reply necessary to tell me you didn't shoot it. Just do the survey if you did shoot it. Another note...I do the surveys thru Survey Monkey. If, at any time in the past, you marked to remove you from any Survey Monkey list, there is nothing I can do to put you back on the list unless you have a different email address I can use. AND it only allows me to send the survey one time. So if you and your spouse share an email address, it will send it one time. Let me know if this is you. I do have a work around for that. Or if you have a second email but didn't put it on your app, send it to me at register@endoftrail.org. Please fill out the surveys. We read EVERY one of them. Thanks...Sunshine Kay

Knowing how tirelessly Capt. Dan works to keep all of the Rangers fed and happy, it’s no surprise that Lt. Dan is a “chip off the old block”. We’re so happy that it all worked out for you and are all looking forward to seeing you back next year. 348 days to go!

Choctaw Silver Wolf lowered a pair of Rugers and a pair of Ubertis for me by heating and bending. A very reasonable price and had them back to me in seven days. You can search for him under members and pm him for instructions.

Usually 5 rounds at a paper plate, fast as you can.

That's funny. We did the same thing at a fire station I worked at in Lake Tahoe. Like you, the deputies laughed it off, saying there were plenty of stupid people left that didn't see the signs to give tickets to! Also like you, we were all good friends and always had each other's backs.

And Sly Puppy looks about 78,000 memberships younger than you, you old dog! Happy New Year to you both.