Tom Payne 13115 Posted September 16, 2024 Posted September 16, 2024 Was nice meeting you in NY!! Safe travels and hit 'em all!! 1 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted September 16, 2024 Author Posted September 16, 2024 8 hours ago, Tom Payne 13115 said: Was nice meeting you in NY!! Safe travels and hit 'em all!! Tom is was nice to meet you and others at the NY match. Maybe I’ll see you again down the road sometime. Loved your national anthem on the harmonica at the opening ceremony. Scout Quote
Black Hills Barb Posted September 16, 2024 Posted September 16, 2024 1 hour ago, Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L said: Tom is was nice to meet you and others at the NY match. Maybe I’ll see you again down the road sometime. Loved your national anthem on the harmonica at the opening ceremony. Scout If and when you make it to PA you'll get to see him and, hear his harmonica playing, again. I can always count on Tom and that crew to be at our match. They are the BEST! 1 Quote
Scarlett Posted September 19, 2024 Posted September 19, 2024 I have enjoyed Cowtown Scout’s 50 State shooting challenge! He’s up to 27 with NY! Here are a couple of pictures I got - one at Registration and one on the range! He’s a GREAT Ambassador as Classic Cowboy of the Year! Hugs! Scarlett 8 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted September 19, 2024 Author Posted September 19, 2024 10 hours ago, Scarlett said: I have enjoyed Cowtown Scout’s 50 State shooting challenge! He’s up to 27 with NY! Here are a couple of pictures I got - one at Registration and one on the range! He’s a GREAT Ambassador as Classic Cowboy of the Year! Hugs! Scarlett Thanks Scarlett it’s always great to see you! Believe somewhere amongst all your photos you also have one of me Saturday sitting on my gun cart between stages. I’m on the last leg of this trip and should be home this evening. Spent all yesterday at the Shiloh National Military Park touring the Battlefield. See you at Land Run. Scout 3 Quote
Scarlett Posted September 19, 2024 Posted September 19, 2024 Found it!! 😉 Welcome Home! Hugs! Scarlett 2 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted September 20, 2024 Author Posted September 20, 2024 Well I made it home at 5:45 PM Texas time today Thursday September 19th. Unpacked the inside of the car but the guns and stuff in the trunk will have wait until tomorrow. Will also be washing lots of cloths, cleaning guns and brass tomorrow. At some point will need to load ammo for Land Run, but that will have to wait until probably the week before. This was a LONG TRIP - 23 Days - Drove 5,086.5 miles through 14 States (Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Indianna, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachuetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Arkansas and Tennessee). The full write up and photos will have to wait until October. Next week I am attending the fall meeting of the American Society of Arms Collectors and will be making one of the seven presentations to the group. Will also have a large display that will include 34 rifles, accroutements, and period photos. My presentation and display will be on the Evolution of the U.S. Military Black Powder Metallic Cartridge Breechloading Long Arms (1861 - 1893 both Army and Navy). I got most of it ready before I left on this trip but there are still a few items that need to be tweaked and wrapped up for the meeting. Luckily the meeting is in Denton so it's not that far to travel, but I have a lot of stuff. 9 1 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted September 20, 2024 Posted September 20, 2024 Welcome home Scout. What a fun trip! 1 Quote
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted September 20, 2024 Posted September 20, 2024 Hey Scout...Jump on a big bird & fly down-under for our Aussie Regional in July [ last week ]..great time guaranteed ! 1 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted September 20, 2024 Author Posted September 20, 2024 10 hours ago, Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 said: Hey Scout...Jump on a big bird & fly down-under for our Aussie Regional in July [ last week ]..great time guaranteed ! Thanks for the invite Painted Mohawk That would be an awesome trip! Some day I would like to shoot a match in Australia and also in Canada. But neither will be happing anytime soon. Scout 1 Quote
Will Kane Posted September 20, 2024 Posted September 20, 2024 I'm thankful you made it home safe and sound, Scout. Just curious . . . what kind of "faithful steed" do you travel in? 1 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted September 20, 2024 Author Posted September 20, 2024 1 hour ago, Will Kane said: I'm thankful you made it home safe and sound, Scout. Just curious . . . what kind of "faithful steed" do you travel in? A 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid with 523,470 miles on it so far. 3 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted October 23, 2024 Author Posted October 23, 2024 (edited) On 9/19/2024 at 8:13 PM, Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L said: Well I made it home at 5:45 PM Texas time today Thursday September 19th. Unpacked the inside of the car but the guns and stuff in the trunk will have wait until tomorrow. Will also be washing lots of cloths, cleaning guns and brass tomorrow. At some point will need to load ammo for Land Run, but that will have to wait until probably the week before. This was a LONG TRIP - 23 Days - Drove 5,086.5 miles through 14 States (Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Indianna, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachuetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Arkansas and Tennessee). The full write up and photos will have to wait until October. Next week I am attending the fall meeting of the American Society of Arms Collectors and will be making one of the seven presentations to the group. Will also have a large display that will include 34 rifles, accroutements, and period photos. My presentation and display will be on the Evolution of the U.S. Military Black Powder Metallic Cartridge Breechloading Long Arms (1861 - 1893 both Army and Navy). I got most of it ready before I left on this trip but there are still a few items that need to be tweaked and wrapped up for the meeting. Luckily the meeting is in Denton so it's not that far to travel, but I have a lot of stuff. OK it's time to update this thread and it's still October as hoped. Let's start with something I forgot to include last time. Between shooting Wisconsin State and Missouri State I shot the Texas Black Powder Championship at Old Fort Parker. Finished 1st Frontier Cartridge Classic Cowboy and this is a photo of 3 of the Classics who shot the match. As stated in my last post I had the Fall meeting in Denton of the American Society of Arms Collectors. I was one of 7 presentations and it went very well and I received a lot of compliments afterwards which made me feel pretty good since this was my first time to make and present a power point presentation. I also had a display related to my presentation that included 34 rifles. They have 3 categories for displays, individual item, themed items and joint (multiple people) and all members vote on the displays. Three places awarded for individual, three for themed and one for joint. There was probably 30+ displays at this meeting. My display was awarded one of the themed awards. Right after this meeting I had to load and get ready for Land Run in Oklahoma. Just before this last trip it was anounced that I had been chosen for the Classic Cowboy Shootist of the Year for 2024 and Witchy Woman for the Classic Cowgirl Shootist of the Year for 2024. The awards presentation and dinner was Thursday night during Land Run. Here are some photos of our awards presentation. This is my buckle Here are most of the Classics who attended the presentation and dinner. Land Run was great as usual by the Oklahoma Territorial Marshals. I finished 5th in the Silver Senior Classic Cowboy Category. Combining all the CC Categories there were 42 Classic Cowboys and 10 Classic Cowgirls at Land Run. NOW back to my ongoing cowboy travels. After this last LONG trip I have now shot Cowboy Action in 27 different states and here is the updated map. Michigan was first in the travels and it took me two days to get there. The warmup "Mini" match had 3 categoies, Gunfighter, Duelist and Traditional. I placed 1st in the duelist category. They had some great cowboy figures around the range that I want to share. I finished 3rd Classic Cowboy and this is from the Awards Dinner. I had inquired from the match director of some places to visit after the match and before heading to the Maine shoot. The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village is in Dearborn just and hour south of where we were at. So Monday I spent the whole day at the Greenfield Village (right next to the Henry Ford Museum). I started with the train ride and then after walking around all day and taking lots of photos it was time to take a ride in one of the Model T cars. As you can see I should have worn my cowboy hat because I got way too much sun on my face. But I had a GREAT time! Then Tuesday I spent all day at the Henry Ford Museum. Oh I collect mugs for places I have visited. Then on to Maine and it took me two days to get there. Ate a lot of seafood while there. Each shooter got one of these jars of homemade Blueberry jam. Did not open it until after getting home from Land Run, but it is Great! This is the posse I got to shoot with. I finished first Classic Cowboy and here are 3 of the 4 Classics who shot the match. The Monday after the match I spent the day in Portsmouth New Hampshire just 15 minutes south of where I was staying in Maine. Stated with the Historical Society walking tour and then their museum and John Paul Jones House. Then I went to Strawberry Banke and toured all the buildings on site. Then visited the USS Albacore Submarine before calling it a day and going back to the motel in Maine. Next I headed to Concord Massachusetts where I stayed 2-1/2 days. Starting with the North Bridge on the travel day and then a whole day at the Minute Man National Historic Park. The Flag is at half staff because this was on 911. Then on my travel day I started with a Walking tour of Concord before heading to the New York match. Now on to the New York State match "Heluva Rukus". Scarlett already posted some photos of me there in this thread. Here are the Classic Cowboy awards along with all the other awards just prior to the ceremony at the range. I finished second Classic Cowboy and here is a photo of 4 of the 6 who shot Classic Cowboy. Scarlet also took this photo for me. The next day I headed to Jackson Tennessee which took me 2 days. Then spent the whole next day at the Shiloh National Military Park about 1-1/2 hours south of Jackson. Started in the visitor center with a great video on the battle and other displays there, then did the driving tour using the US Park Service APP that I downloaded to my iPhone the day before. Much better to listen to a narration about each stop instead of just following the hard copy map driving tour. Then on to home the next day and posted what I quoted at the start of this update post. Already started to look at my travels for 2025 and 2026. My tentative calendar has me hoping in 2025 to shoot in South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota and Ohio. Wow that makes me tired just typing that out. For 2026 I have Utah in the Spring after attending a ASAC meeting in Arizona and then in October Connecticut and New Jersey. Still need to look at the summer months of 2026 to see where I can go. This is an updated list of the clubs in each State I have now shot in so far. States & Clubs I have Shot Cowboy Action - Cowtown Scout 10/23/2024 Club Name – underlined and Italic indicates no longer a club at that location Arkansas Mountain Valley Vigilantes (Hot Springs) Annual/Shooting in the Shade, 2007, 2008 & 2009 Judge Parkers Marshals (Fort Smith) Hell on the Border/Arkansas State, 2021 Arizona Tombstone Ghost Riders (Tombstone) Dammit Gang Dooley Gang Showdown, 2008 Los Vaqueros (Tombstone) Monthly on way to Winter Range, Multiple Years Arizona Territory Company of Rough Riders (Ben Avery/Peoria) National Championship/Winter Range, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Arizona Territory Company of Rough Riders (Ben Avery/Peoria) World Championship/End of Trail, 2022 California Cajon Cowboys (San Bernardino) Monthly 2014 The Cowboys (Norco) Monthly 2014 Colorado Windy Gap Regulators (Cortez) Annual/Revenge, 2017, 2018 Florida Okeechobee Marshals (Sebastian) Monthly, 2014 Weewahootee Vigilance Committee (Orlando) Monthly, 2014 Illinois Illowa Irregulars (Milan) Monthly on way to EOT in Indiana, 2021 Indiana Paradise Pass Regulators (Etna Green) World Championship/End of Trail, 2021 Iowa Fort Des Moines Rangers (Indianola) Iowa State/Classic Cowboy Showdown, 2021 Kansas Free State Rangers (Parker) Annual/Classic Cowboy Showdown, 2020 Butterfield Gulch Gang (Chapman) Annual/Classic Cowboy Showdown, 2019, 2022 (Kansas State), 2024 Kentucky Ponderosa Pines Posse (Manchester) Annual/Black Gold, 2016 Louisiana Cypress Creek Cowboys (Calhoun) Louisiana State, 2005, 2006 Maine The Maine Marshals (Berwick) Great Maine Gun Fight/Maine State, 2024 Maryland Thurmont Rangers (Manchester) Monthly, 2023 Michigan The Wolverine Rangers (Kimball) Range War/Michigan State, 2024 Minnesota Cedar Valley Vigilantes (Morristown) Gunsmoke/Minnesota State, 2010 Mississippi Mississippi River Rangers (Byhalia) Smokin’ Guns at Rabbit Ridge/Mississippi State, 2024 Missouri Butterfield Trail Cowboys (Walnut Shade) The Branson Classic/Missouri State, 2024 Montana Montana Territory Peacemakers (Billings) Monthly, 2023 New Mexico Lincoln County Regulators (Ruidoso) on way to EOT NM, Once Lost River Cowboys (Roswell) on way to EOT NM, Once Seven River Regulators (Carlsbad) on way to EOT NM, Once SASS Founders Ranch (Edgewood) World Championship/End of Trail, 2005, 06, 07, 08, 09, 2018 SASS Founders Ranch (Edgewood) 4 Corners Regional, 2007 New York Circle K Regulators (Ballston Spa) Heluva Rukus/New York State, 2024 Nevada Eldorado Cowboys (Bolder City) Nevada State, 2009 North Carolina Gunpowder Creek Regulators (Lenoir) Monthly, 2010 Old North State Posse (Salisbury) Monthly, 2009 Oklahoma Indian Territory (Sand Springs) Oklahoma State, 2007 Shortgrass Rangers (Grandfield) New Year’s Day Shoot, Twice Oklahoma Territory Marshals (Arcadia) Land Run, several times pre-2015 Oklahoma Territory Marshals (Arcadia) Southwest Regional/Red Dirt Rampage, 2015, 2016, 2017 Oklahoma Territory Marshals (Arcadia) National Championship/Land Run, 2022, 2024 Red River Valley Cowpokes (Albany) New Year’s Day Shoot, Once Tennessee Memphis Gunslingers (Lakeland) Monthly, 2016 West Virginia Cowboy Action Shooting Sports (Great Cacapon) West Virginia State, 2023 Wisconsin Rock River Regulators (Beloit) Reckoning on The Rock/Wisconsin State, 2024 Texas Alamo Area Moderators (San Antonio) Monthly, Once Badlands Bar 3 (English) Monthly, Southwest Regional, Annual/Comin At Cha, 2003 - 2014 Butterfield Trail Regulators (Abilene) Monthly, Annual 2003 - 2007 Buck Creek Bandoleros (Nemo) Monthly, 2007 Canadian River Regulators (Clarendon) Monthly, on way to EOT NM, Twice Comanche Valley Vigilantes (Nemo/Glen Rose) Monthly, Southwest Regional, 2003 - 2006 Comanche Valley Vigilantes (Cleburne) Monthly, Southwest Regional, Texas State, 2007 - 2023 Cottonwood Creek Cowboys (Snyder) Monthly on way to EOT NM, Once El Vaqueros (Breckenridge) Monthly 2003 - 2005 Gruesome Gulch Gang (Plainview) Monthly on way to EOT NM, Once High Plains Highwaymen (Pampa) Annual/Battle of Adobe Walls - Classic Cowboy Showdown, 2023 Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club (Cleburne) Monthly, Annual/Round Up, BP State, Texas State, 2003 - 2024 Oakwood Outlaws (Oakwood) Monthly, Annual/Jail Break, Texas State, TSRA State, 2003 - 2014 Old Fort Parker Patriots (Groesbeck) Monthly, Annual/Defend the Fort, TSRA & BP State, 2007 - 2024 Plumb Creek Carriage & Shooting Society (Lockhart) Annual, 2010 Plumb Creek Shooting Society (Lockhart) Texas State, 2013, 2015 San Antonio Rough Riders (San Antonio) TSRA State, 2005 Tejas Caballeros (Austin) Monthly, Once Tejas Caballeros (Blanco) Annual/Whoopin, 2021 Tejas Pistoleros (Eagle Lake) Monthly, Once Texican Rangers (Fredericksburg) Annual/Comancheria Days, Texas State, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018 Texas Historical Shootist Society (Columbus) TSRA State, Once Texas Peacemaker (Tyler) Monthly, Once Texas Troublemakers (Brownsboro) Monthly, Twice Texas Ten Horns (Greenville) Monthly, Three Times Texas Ten Horns (Leonard) Monthly, Annual/The Great Spaghetti Western, 2016 – 2023 Thunder River Renegades (Plantersville) Monthly, Once Tin Star Texans (Fredericksburg) Annual/Resurrection, 2007 Edited November 16, 2024 by Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L 4 2 Quote
Scarlett Posted October 23, 2024 Posted October 23, 2024 I honestly think @Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L is following Tommy and me! 🤣 I had the pleasure of shooting with him at Land Run - when he was OFFICIALLY named the Classic Cowboy of the Year at their dinner! He got a beautiful buckle! Hugs! Scarlett 5 2 Quote
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted October 24, 2024 Posted October 24, 2024 Wow. This is great. You're like the energizer bunny! And congrats on the Shootist award! 2 Quote
Half-a-Hand Henri Posted October 24, 2024 Posted October 24, 2024 Great write-up of a fantastic shooting journey! Thanks for sharing the adventure! 2 Quote
Dr. Zook Posted October 25, 2024 Posted October 25, 2024 Living life thru your travels and pictures...one day hopefully can follow in your footsteps through the many miles of trails that you blazed for us.... 1 Quote
Dogmeat Dad, SASS #48563L Posted November 16, 2024 Posted November 16, 2024 On 9/20/2024 at 12:46 PM, Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L said: A 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid with 523,470 miles on it so far. At first I was stunned at over a Half A Million Miles! Then I realized you live in Texas where it's at least 100 miles to the corner store! Back in the early 80's, I was down near Dallas-Fort Worth doing an installation for Halliburton. Closest hotel to the install site was over an hour a way. Dang Texas is a BIG STATE! It's about 21.65 times the size of Maryland, and as far as land area, it's 26.79 times as big. 1 Quote
El Catorce Posted November 25, 2024 Posted November 25, 2024 @Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L ..and we’re excited and honored that you’ll be shooting with us at our annual “The Gunfight at Gamble Gulch” in George West TX, home to the Texas Riviera Pistoleros in just a few weeks! … this is only our 4th annual match but with all the support we get from our Central Texas (CenTex) sister clubs and friends it will be the most well attended match yet! We cant wait to get the party started!! 4 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted November 29, 2024 Author Posted November 29, 2024 (edited) Just posted this over on the "How Many States Have You Shot Cowboy In" thread, so I thought I should post it here also. This is my plan for 2025 and 2026 and will see how many I accomplish. Edited November 29, 2024 by Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L 3 Quote
Cemetery Posted November 29, 2024 Posted November 29, 2024 @Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L i might see you again at PA State next year if that match is on your radar. 1 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted November 29, 2024 Author Posted November 29, 2024 9 hours ago, Cemetery said: @Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L i might see you again at PA State next year if that match is on your radar. Yes that is the match I will be shooting in PA. See you there. 1 Quote
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted December 18, 2024 Posted December 18, 2024 Cowtown Scout made it this last weekend down to the Texas Riviera Pistoleros' Gunfight at Gamble Gulch near George West, Texas, the southern-most annual west of the Mississippi (I think). I believe he said it was a 7 hour drive. And he won Classic Cowboy. . Don't ask how I did - I had fun. 5 1 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted December 19, 2024 Author Posted December 19, 2024 (edited) On 12/17/2024 at 6:28 PM, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Cowtown Scout made it this last weekend down to the Texas Riviera Pistoleros' Gunfight at Gamble Gulch near George West, Texas, the southern-most annual west of the Mississippi (I think). I believe he said it was a 7 hour drive. And he won Classic Cowboy. . Don't ask how I did - I had fun. Thanks Abilene, it was good to see you again and it's been a while since I shot down South Texas way. My trip down to Beeville was 6 hours with a stop for lunch and Beeville is about 30 minutes East of the range. Thanks for the sticker "Look Good Shoot Good" about your youtube channel. I watched the whole playlist titled "Old Shooting Videos, Mostly BP" which were from 2001 and 2008. (20) Abilene Cowboy Shooter - YouTube I started shooting CAS in 2003 and remember targets that small, far apart and farther away, but do not miss having to shoot them these days. For anyone who did not shoot in those times check out that playlist and see what I mean. Edited December 19, 2024 by Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L 1 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted December 19, 2024 Author Posted December 19, 2024 (edited) So my trip to Texas Riviera Pistoleros started last month when I read a post by Will Kane about the match in a thread started by someone asking about upcoming Christmas Shoots. When I checked it out they had already reached their max limit so I reached out to Will via PMs and he talked with club officials which allowed me to enter. When checking on places to stay there was George West (west of the range) and Beeville (east of the range) and I choose Beeville. The motel was 30 minutes from the range which was an easy drive each day. Drove down Thursday so that I could shoot the 3 stage Plainsman match on Friday morning, they also had long range after Plainsman and wild bunch in the afternoon but I did not shoot either of them. The main match was 5 stages Saturday with some side matches after lunch and 5 stages Sunday followed by lunch, raffle drawings and awards at the range. It took me 5-1/2 hours to drive home after the match which was about 30 minutes longer than it should have taken but that was caused by rain and high traffic on I-35 after dark. Here are the three Classics who shot the match. Will Kane, Dragon Hill Dave and Me Edited December 19, 2024 by Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L 2 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted December 19, 2024 Author Posted December 19, 2024 As Abilene stated above I managed to win Classic Cowboy and this belt buckle was only the second one I have won that had Classic Cowboy on the buckle. The other is from 2009 and it has been on my gunbelt since then but I am now replacing it with the 2024 buckle. 4 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted December 19, 2024 Author Posted December 19, 2024 (edited) Will Kane sent me a video that Dream Chaser (who was on my posse) took of me shooting stage 3 "Cemetery" on Sunday. Here is the senario in the book, photos of the stage and then the video. I shot it in 28.29 seconds Clean. Thanks Dream Chaser and Will Kane. IMG_2095.MOV Edited December 19, 2024 by Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L 2 Quote
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted December 19, 2024 Posted December 19, 2024 I was admiring someone else's buckle and really liked the design, but did not notice that the category was listed, very cool! 2 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted March 25 Author Posted March 25 (edited) Well I have started my 2025 cowboy travels and this last Sunday I shot with the Bend of Trail folks at their first match of the year. They shoot at the Roanoke Rifle & Revolver Club located in Hardy Virginia. I was welcomed by all and had a great time. I took care of a clean match on the first stage with a miss and a P and then followed that up with 3 more misses so only had 2 clean stages out of the 6 we shot. But in the end I finished 4th out of 14 shooters so I guess it wasn’t too bad. They have 3 bays available to them and the set up two bays with steel and then shoot 3 different scenarios on each bay for a total of 6 stages. There bays are off to the side on a regular range used for other shooting so they put up and take down all steel for each monthly match. After the match I went to lunch with some of the shooters and six of use ate at a local Italian restaurant they normally go to. Here is a group photo of all the shooters except the photographer. Virginia is the 28th state for me to shoot Cowboy Action! This is taken from down range looking back at the firing line and the cowboy bays are to the right in this photo. This is shooting in one of the bays. I stopped here on my way to the spring meeting of the American Society of Arms Collectors being held in Massachusetts. I’m there now and later this week we will visit Lexington and Concord where the first shots of the American Revolution happened 250 years ago on April 19, 1775. Will come back here and post some photos when I’m back home next week sometime. Edited March 26 by Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L 6 Quote
Griff Posted March 26 Posted March 26 I weren't too far from there on Sunday,, being in Lexington, VA. 1 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted April 3 Author Posted April 3 (edited) OK I'm back home after driving 3,842.7 miles through 10 states: Texas, Arkansas, Tennesee, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Took 3 days each way there and back. Here is a momento that I got from the match in Virgina. This is a photo of my display at the ASAC show in Woburn MA. We took 2 seperate bus loads (I was on the second bus) to visit Lexington Green, The Minute Man National Historic Park and the Concord Museum (where we had lunch before touring the museum). This is Lexington Green were early in the morning of April 19, 1775 British troops fired on the Provential Militia which were waiting on the Green when they arrived. According the park ranger acting as our guide the Militia was dispursing as ordered by a British officer on horseback when his troops fired without orders. The Statue at one end of the Green. This is Buckman Tavern directly acoss from the Green and was present that day in 1775. We made three stops at the MM Park, the first was at Parkers revenge site that I had visited last year during my stay in Concord between the Maine and New York state matches. Captain Parker was the leader of the Lexington Militia that was fired upon on the Green. They followed the British troops as they made their way to Concord and found a place to wait for them to return, thus the name Parkers revenge site. I took no additional photos here. During my trip last year there were two places I could not visit due to construction still in progress getting ready for this years 250th celebration. One of those was in the middle of the park at Hartwell Tavern and that was our second stop, so this year I got to see it. The third stop was at the North Bridge were again last year due to construction I was not able to access. There were only two bridges to cross the river to get from Concord to the farm where a large part of the supplies were located that the British troops were seeking to destroy. Most of the troops stayed in Concord seeking out supplies stored there, another group when over the North Bridge and headed to the farm and another group stayed at the bridge to keep it secure for the passage back from of the ones that went to the farm. Large groups of Militia started gathering on the hillside over looking the bridge where they waited until smoke was seen coming Concord where some supplies were being burned. The Militia thinking the town was being burned by British troops were ordered to load their muskets and advance on the bridge. The troops on the bridge were out numbered 3 to 1 and started moving back across the bridge but a few still on the bridge fired on the Militia as they approached. At this point the Militia were ordered to fire and did so THUS "The Shot Heard Round the World" as the Provential Militia fired for the first time on British Troops. Path leading from the Concord side to the bridge and markers on that side of the bridge where most of the troops were when the shooting began. The bridge and river The marker on the other side were the Militia were when they first fired on British Troops. After the British troops left the bridge and met up with reinforcements from Concord and the Militia saw the town was not buring they returned to the other side of the bridge and backed off letting the troops that had gone to the farm pass and joint the other troops in Concord. However once the troops stated their march back to Boston and MANY other Militia started to arrive a running battle occured all the way back to Lexington where a relief column of troops met the retreating troops. Even with the relief column they were still heavily out number by the Militia and the running battle continued all the way back to Boston. The American Revolution had Begun. Here are some photos from within the Concord Museum which we toured after eating lunch. These Muskets were used by Militia at that day in 1775. These are some of the flints dropped by the Militia as they replaced them and loaded when ordered to on the hillside before advancing to the North Bridge. Hope that was not too much American History from 1775 but I had to share some of it 250 years later. Later in the week we also took a bus over the the American Heritage Musuem. Rather that post a bunch of photos here is a link to a video about the museum. https://www.pbs.org/video/the-american-heritage-museum-gi196k/ My next stop will be South Carolina State Championhsip next week and doing some more history tours after the match. Edited April 19 by Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L 5 1 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted April 3 Posted April 3 Thanks, your pix brought back some memories of when I and Ellie went there on a motorcycle trip years ago. You're having way too much fun traveling, keep it up. 🤠 1 Quote
patsy montana Posted April 8 Posted April 8 (edited) Scout, I find it interesting that you are based in the DFW area. I lived in that area many years and still own a place in Venus, Texas. I go back yearly when I have time from the rest of my travels. I have been to all the states except Hawaii. I have just purchased another car and plan to start traveling again. I have driven to every state and shot, except my trip to Alaska. As of today, I have 7 more states to shoot in. I am headed West soon. I have utah, california, new mexico, oregon, colorado, hawaii and arizona, left to shoot in. Hopefully we will run into each other soon. I want to hear about all the different clubs in texas Patsy Montana (from New York currently) Edited April 8 by patsy montana 1 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted April 8 Author Posted April 8 (edited) 11 hours ago, patsy montana said: Scout, I find it interesting that you are based in the DFW area. I lived in that area many years and still own a place in Venus, Texas. I go back yearly when I have time from the rest of my travels. I have been to all the states except Hawaii. I have just purchased another car and plan to start traveling again. I have driven to every state and shot, except my trip to Alaska. As of today, I have 7 more states to shoot in. I am headed West soon. I have utah, california, new mexico, oregon, colorado, hawaii and arizona, left to shoot in. Hopefully we will run into each other soon. I want to hear about all the different clubs in texas Patsy Montana (from New York currently) Hi Patsy Montana Venus TX is about 35-40 minutes SE of my house. It's cool that you have shot is so many states so far and only have 7 more left. Maybe we will get to meet somewhere down the road. Of the states you have left I plan to shoot a monthly match in UT in the spring of 2026 and Hawaii will not take place until 2027 or after. I like you window map that is neat. As far as Texas Clubs there is a listing of all I have shot in earlier in this thread (some no longer exist). I shot the New York State last year, were you there? Scout Edited April 8 by Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Quote
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted April 8 Posted April 8 On 7/29/2024 at 7:17 PM, Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L said: Thanks for the suggestion. However, the week after Michigan I am shooting Maine State and the following week I am shooting New York State. So two weekends from Michigan I will be shooting in New York. Maybe next year I can shoot in Ohio and Pennsylvania in one trip from Texas. I wish you could come to the Massachusetts/Connecticut/Rhode Island Tri-State match. It's being held in Maine this year. That would, I suppose, count for 4 states at once! It's in early June this year. On a similar light, the "Northeast Regional" is held out in the MidWest in Ohio in early August. I may try to get to that one this year. Quote
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