Wasatch Lawman Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Sent to me today. Looks like a great retro style SASS shoot! ELDORADO COWBOYSPresentsBEST SHOOT BY A DAM SITE May 6 and 7, 2017Boulder Rifle and Pistol ClubBOULDER CITY, NEVADAJanuary 14, 2017 The Eldorado Cowboys have "decided" (ok, I admit it was mostly my idea), that The Best Shoot by a Dam Site should pay homage to the game we used to play in cowboy. Perhaps interject a little bit of the silliness that has been lost over time. A Legacy shoot, if you will.Now don't misunderstand me; I have zero interest in revisiting the games of chance and non-shooting activities determining winners. But I think the game is called "Cowboy Action", for reasons other than simply the era our guns were designed.We really don't want to lose the big, close, fast reputation that The Eldorado Cowboys have worked for.We just want to put in some reminders; the light hearted silliness of what we used to do in addition to shooting. We are in no way advocating a return to when "chance" or a completely random activity determined the winners. We do firmly believe we are a shooting competition first. BUT - in the effort to become a shooting competition - we have (perhaps) swung the pendulum too far and discarded much of the "playing cowboy" aspect of our game. It has gotten to the point where asking shooters to actually say a silly line (or make up one of their own) or carry a gold bag or stab the dummy is viewed as a distraction - not an integral component of the game.We also don't want to return to the activities that our aging bodies will not endure. So there will be no starting in and then exiting bath tubs, or lying on the ground with head on saddle. But maybe we could shoot bottles off the bar top after throwing a whiskey in the barkeeps face...shooting the stage while seated on the back of the stagecoach - maybe even having to reset your own knockdown rack by pulling on the reins...escaping the jail by stealing the deputies gun and blasting the lock...shooting cockroaches (no, not ketchup packets) off the wall of your hotel room...stuffing a bank bag full of bills and coins - snuffing the dynamite with a rifle shot...saving your partner from the hangman with a well-placed shot... We will do our best to create a balance of today’s competition with the laughter of yesterday’s game.To ensure everyone KNOWS EXACTLY what they are in for - stages will be posted at http://eldoradocowboys.com/ at least 60 days in advance of the match. Sooner if I get a burst of creativity.Thank you for considering the Best Shoot by a Dam Site for your shooting plans in 2017.CreekerPresident – Match DirectorThe Eldorado Cowboys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Sounds like FUN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeker, SASS #43022 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Appreciate the nice words. We are going to try and make it "fun". Cause honestly, and sometimes we all forget this... If it ain't fun; then why exactly are we doing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafe Conager SASS #56958 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I miss those days! I'm not the fastest shooter so I always enjoyed the being silly, may might be a good time to visit my parents in vegas Rafe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackenna Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Hey Wasatch, This shoot sounds like a perfect way to cure cabin fever we talked about the other day. Should we think about a trip down south to see our pards in Boulder? I would even shoot them long barrel ROA,s with the conversion cylinders that are rusting away in your safe. Mackenna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocent Bystander SASS #24171 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Howdy Creeker, Sacramento and I will strive to make this shoot, sounds like fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Way to go Creeker My kind of shoot So-who's gonna watch 'Mongo' this year? OLG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kokak d' Frog Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 This lines up perfect with the wife's BDay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeker, SASS #43022 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Just as a point of reference... I'm currently trying to get the range to approve shooting pressurized aerosol cans of shaving cream. Barber shop and aprons anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeker, SASS #43022 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 In case anyone was interested... Exploding cans of shaving cream. APPROVED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooting Bull Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Way to go Creeker My kind of shoot So-who's gonna watch 'Mongo' this year? OLG Don't even bother trying, he's too fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Don't even bother trying, he's too fast. About as 'fast' as a figure 8, Destruction Derby. With the same results. OLG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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