Gunfighter

[Three Foot Johnson]

I had a long-time, very experienced Cowboy shooter yesterday try and tell me, "Gunfighters have to have both guns out at the same time."

"No they don't. They CAN have both out at the same time, but they don't HAVE to."

"Yes they do."

"What if they shoot Double Duelist style?"

"Still have to pull them both out at the same time."

"What if it's split pistols?"

"Still have to have them both out, alternate shots Gunfighter style for five shots or shoot one empty, move to the next position, shoot the other five or the other gun, then re-holster."

"What if there's a rifle or shotgun in between the two pistol strings?"

"That never happens."

 

[Keystone, SASS # 47578]

Well,

I'll bet he also thinks that a shooter may not pickup dropped ammunition and shoot it in a long gun. Probably also believes a restaged long gun with the action closed is automatically a safety violation without checking the action for live or spent ammunition. Hopefully he'll reread the shooters handbook and take a refresher RO course.

Hasta Luego, Keystone

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

Let us remember, there is a certain difference in 12 years of experience and One Month of experience repeated 144 times.

[DocWard]

59 minutes ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said:

Let us remember, there is a certain difference in 12 years of experience and One Month of experience repeated 144 times.

 

Can I quote this?

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

Ummmmm.  Doc, I think you just did??  Feel free.  

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

Some time back, when I was explaining to the RO, I was shooting Cap Guns and would like to camp on the Unloading Table to reload, one of the long time "regulars" ran up and literally yelled "You can't shoot Percussion guns in "Frontier Cartridge" Gunfighter!!  You have to shoot "Cartridges" .. Can't you read the description??  Says Frontier Cartridge!!   Luckily, several "others" assisted him to one side and explained how the cow eats cabbage.

[Three Foot Johnson]

When we had Modern category, I would occasionally shoot a pair of adjustable sight ROA's. I had several shooters over a period of years tell me, "You can't shoot black powder/cap & ball in Modern."

 

I also once had a club president tell me, "You can't shoot your Spencer because .56-.50 isn't a pistol cartridge."

[Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646]

We all make mistakes, some are prouder of it than others. 

 

 

Imis

[Widder, SASS #59054]

J.Bar,

 

I hope this Gunfighter (who knows so much) isn't a JEDI.

 

It one thing to not know the rules but its another thing to make one up.    

 

..........Widder

 

[Three Foot Johnson]

He knows what he's doing, he shoots gunfighter, and is normally very knowledgeable about this game, so I was rather shocked when he came up with the "must have both guns out at the same time" thing.

[Buckaroo Bubba]

Oh wow... 

 

Shooters Book or RO classes anyone???

[PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L]

2 hours ago, J Bar Binks, #47015 said:

He knows what he's doing, he shoots gunfighter, and is normally very knowledgeable about this game, so I was rather shocked when he came up with the "must have both guns out at the same time" thing.

 

I kinda question the last comment he made about revolvers being split by a long gun as well..."That never happens."

[Pat Riot]

Me thinks I see a set up coming...

[Calico Mary]

this even beats the time I had two people, one that was otherwise an excellent TO and one that actually did shoot LBW tell me that the only rifle allowed in BW was a Marlin....   and it never fails to amaze me how many people don't understand the rules for GF.....