Tomboy Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Howdy, Any way to get competition updates? Thanks, T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomboy Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 Really? Three of the top shooters in the world (that know of) are there and no one tells the day by day? Odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Foolery U.S.M. #2348 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 the evening drinking may have started TF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubstake charlie Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 The Wild Bunch match is now over and the first Cowboy warm-up session is today. Final WB scores were not posted when I left Founders Ranch for the day. Based on all the tents there are going to be lots of vendors. Of course things get more interesting (more activities) beginning Thursday (the Cowboy main match begins Thursday). You may want to visit the Wild Bunch forum for WB updates. Peco Clyde has posted information about WB daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomboy Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hey, That's what I wanted, keep us posted, please! T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJT Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 There was a lengthy update but the words blew off the paper and tumbled down wind with tons of dust, grit and sand........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomboy Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 BJT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 wind with tons of dust, grit and sand........ Yep. That's what I remember from last years EOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Houston # 35508 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Watch Capt. Baylor's blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Just for reference, HERE is the schedule of events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 There was a lengthy update but the words blew off the paper and tumbled down wind with tons of dust, grit and sand........ A local news outlet reported a 53 mph gust was measured in Moriarty today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventura Slim, SASS #35690 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Yea, its too early still. Wait till Saturday night, maybe Sunday. I pray for the shotguns to cycle and the primers to fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 For those of us playing the EOT home game, here's what's happening today: Wednesday, June 22 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Copper Queen Admin – Registration 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM SASS Mercantile – Open 9:00 AM – Noon Gem Saloon – Action RO I 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Belle Union Saloon – Side Matches Safety Meeting 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Bay 7 – Speed Pistol 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Bay 8 – Pocket Pistol and Derringer 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Bay 9 – Speed Rifle 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Bay 10 – Texas Surrender 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Bay 11 – Speed Shotgun 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Bay C1 – Worlds Fastest Cowboy 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Bay C2 – Manufactures Gallery 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Bahia de Coto – Rim fire Rifle & Pistol 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Silhouette Bay – Silhouette Match 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Long Range Bay – Long Range Side Matches 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Bahia de Coto – Shooting Gallery Noon – 3:00 PM Bay 1–4 – Plainsman 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM Gem Saloon – CD Tom Scoring Class 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Mounted Camp – Mounted RO I Class 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Wah–Maker Arena – Beginning Mounted Shooting Clinic 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Gem Saloon – RO Committee Meeting 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Gem Saloon – TG Meeting 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Happy Jack Saloon – SASS Wire Gathering (drinks) 5:00 PM No Guns in Town 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Happy Jack Saloon – Posse Marshal's Meeting 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Belle Union Saloon – Opening Ceremonies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Griz: what makes up the Worlds Fastest Cowboy? Is that a quick draw contest? ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Griz: what makes up the Worlds Fastest Cowboy? Is that a quick draw contest? ..........Widder Good question Widder, I have no idea. Never been to EOT but like to follow along at home. Maybe it's a worlds record speed stage or something. Hopefully someone will chime in with an answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 I shot the side matches today so I'll give a report. I started out the day buying some Wild Bunch mag pouches from Mernickle that were sold out at Winter Range. They complete my WB rig. I shot four side matches: pocket pistol, rimfire revolver, rimfire rifle and the plainsman. My pocket pistol misfired so I had a poor time on that match. I missed the fourth shot on the rimfire revolver so didn't place well on that match either. On rimfire rifle I had a perfect string of ten and a good time. All the hours practising on a Midway portable gallery paid off. Larson Pettifogger and Dan Diamond (two BP shooters) were running the rimfire operation so I got to talk to them for awhile. The plainsman was spit into two categories: modern and tradition. Modern was for rifles with ejectors (ie, Handi-Rifles) and Traditional for those without ejectors. I brought a rolling block and competed in the traditional catergory and did OK, but far behind the leading shooters. I did have a clean match - a first for me in the plainsman and went home happy. Stage 3 did have some knockdown targets. My 148 grain, 44 caliber balls loaded with a minimum loading of 777 barely took them over (one didn't go down when hit the first time). Some 158 grain service loads might be needed for those targets. I'm not sure .32s will do the job. Weather was hot, very dry with cloudless skies. The wind was light though we had two dust devils hit the plainsman match. Tomorrow I shoot the last wave starting at noon. I'll wear white clothes, a big straw hat and drink at least a gallon of water when shooting. I'll be fine. Thursday morning update: Moderate west winds are forecast for all three days with low dew points. These are favorable conditions for BP shooters. Hopefully several of them place in the top ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Thanks Edward! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Thanks Edward! I bought a wooden SASS nickel from a saloon girl for the SASS scholarship fund. Do you want it? If so, PM me with your address and I'll snail mail it, no charge. (I keep the hug I got with the nickel.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 That was probably Complicated Lady or one of her cohorts. Edit, as for the wooden SASS nickle, find some kid at the match and give it to them instead. Thanks for the offer though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Today at EOT Thursday, June 23 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM Copper Queen Admin – Registration 7:00 AM – 7:30 AM Belle Union Saloon – Mandatory Early Shoot Safety Meeting 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM Bays 1–12 – Early Posses Shoot 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM SASS Mercantile – Open 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Wah–Maker Arena – Sharp Shooter Mtd Shooting Clinic 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Belle Union Saloon – Mandatory Mid–day Safety Meeting 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Bay C1– Conventioneers Stage 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Bay C2– Manufactures Gallery 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Bahia de Coto – SASS Shooting Gallery 10:30 AM – 12:30 AM Bays TBA– Action Stages For All Around Cowboy 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Long Range Bay –Posse Team Shoot 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM Bays 1–12 – Mid–Day Posses Shoot 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Gem Saloon – Shooting Costume Judging Noon – 12:30 PM Belle Union Saloon – Mandatory Late Safety Meeting Noon – 3:00 PM Happy Jack Saloon – Open for VIP/Sponsors (only) 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Wah–Maker Arena – Warm–up Shoot 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Bays 1–12 – Late Posses Shoot 5:00 PM No Guns in Town/Event Closes to Public 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Belle Union Saloon – Founders Club Reception w/ Dave Borne 6:00 PM Belle Union Saloon – Open for Business w/ Dave Bourne 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Happy Jack Saloon – Open for VIP/Sponsors (only) 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Belle Union Saloon – Syd Masters & The Swing Riders 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Belle Union Saloon – Soiled Dove Costume Contest 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM Gem Saloon – Poker Tournament Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bud #15821 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Griz: what makes up the Worlds Fastest Cowboy? Is that a quick draw contest? ..........Widder It is a single stage set up with three shooting positions. From one shooting position the shooter knocks down ten rifle targets, from the second using pistols the shooter engages two racks of tombstone knockdowns with 5 tombstones on each, with progressively smaller tombstones behind the first, from the third position the shooter knocks down 4 shotgun targets. Heck of a lot of fun as I recall from last year, though I hope they calibrated the rifle knockdowns a little better this year. I didn't get a chance to shoot it this year, though I wish I had. Texas Surrender was also very cool. 5 pistol rounds to clear a Texas Star and then shotgun for 4 knockdowns. Badlands Bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Thanks Bud. That does sound like a very good setup. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throckmorton,23149 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 the TG meeting is in the saloon!!!????? what WILL they come up with at the 'meeting'?? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nichols Creek, SASS #77627 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Griz: what makes up the Worlds Fastest Cowboy? Is that a quick draw contest? ..........Widder Starting position at the bar, when cowboy ready drink one full bottle Milk of Magnesia, wait 45 minutes, at the beep, see which cowboy gets to the one hole outhouse first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Starting position at the bar, when cowboy ready drink one full bottle Milk of Magnesia, wait 45 minutes, at the beep, see which cowboy gets to the one hole outhouse first. Could call that the Monte Walsh Cook's Revenge stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomboy Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 Wow, Bud vs. Spence vs. Deuce. Wish I were there. -T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Wow, Bud vs. Spence vs. Deuce. Wish I were there. -T Better add TRO to that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Tater too if'n he's there. I'm thinking Rattlesnake Wrangler is gonna be nipping at their heels too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Houston # 35508 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 The're all having too much FUN to let us who couldn't go know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudflat Mike, SASS #20904 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 It's hot, real hot, damn hot! temp in my van after shooting morning squad was 107, probably near 93 in the bays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Houston # 35508 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 It's hot, real hot, damn hot! temp in my van after shooting morning squad was 107, probably near 93 in the bays. Now that's a real informative update!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 You'd find my clothes and gunbelt in a big puddle of ooze at those temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Trampas, SASS # 55781 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Grizz, I laughed so hard at that, just don't want to see that, to young to go blind :D :rolleyes: :rolleyes: All for now JD Trampas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 It's hot, real hot, damn hot! temp in my van after shooting morning squad was 107, probably near 93 in the bays. My revolvers are clean and the moose milk is drying in the rifle action before I re-assemble it and lube it with Ballistol. Next I get the melted plastic out of the SxS. It's time for a break and type a few words. Yes, it was hot. It was a typical June day in New Mexico before the summer rains come and cool things down. I shot in white cotton clothes, wore a straw hat and drank a gallon of water while shooting and felt fine. A fellow from Alaska on our posse struggled with the heat and left as soon as he could for his air conditioned motel room. A plainsman shooter from back east wore a fringed leather shirt (that looked great!) but also really felt the heat. I shot clean and found the stages really simple but others had some problems. Stage 7 had a stage DQ and MSVs by persons restaging their rifles and closing the action when they restaged (this was on the posse before me.) [Previous sentence corrected Friday orning, AM.] Also, the Evil Roy shotgun targets seem hard to knock over. I'm shooting 1 1/8 oz, warthog BP loads that take all shotgun targets down easily. However, those shooting very light, 7/8 oz smokeless loads had some trouble. A young gun on our posse smacked one Evil Roy target five times dead center without knocking it down and finally had to take a miss when he ran out of featherlite shells. I did little shopping. A vendor didn't have a special order I made months ago so I'll take delivery later. The APP vendor has not set up (if he is even coming). I'll check again tomorrow afternoon after shooting. Note for Griz in the next post: Out-of-calibration targets will be reset for Friday. It's tough to keep shotgun targets adjusted. At a local match I would have called a downrange and adjusted them. It doesn't take much pounding to get them out of adjustment. I'm having fun and will hate when this ends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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