Oh Crap

[Foothills Drifter]

!

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

Ut oh, what'd you do now?

AnnieLee

[Foothills Drifter]

I made a mistake........

[Old Top]

Foothill,

What did you do reload your rifle backwards?

Old Top

[Foothills Drifter]

Howdy......
well,it's a long story. The short version is....well.....CRAP !

Good shootin......
Vern... [/color]

[Old Top]

Foothill,

Yep but then not too many know the long one and we have herd the short, so the long may be more informative.

Old Top

[Trinity]

Mebbe not? 

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

Howdy......
well,it's a long story. The short version is....well.....CRAP !

Good shootin......
Vern... [/color]

Was there breakage? Did anyone go to jail? Was 911 called? Did anyone get an ambulance drive? Did someone have to hide in a closet because a previously unknown to exist husband showed up?

Cummon, Vern, tell us!!



AnnieLee

[Foothills Drifter]

Howdy......
Below is an artical from THE SAN DIEGO UNION about COYBOW ACTION SHOOTING. It is from a club I have shot with for 6 years. BUT I MISSED THAT SHOOT where they did the story      CRAP!
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Aiming for accuracy

Cowboy-action shooting enthusiasts strive for speed and authenticity when they re-create the Old West in monthly competitions

By Craig Gustafson
STAFF WRITER

May 29, 2005


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Laura Embry / Union-Tribune photos
Joe Deggendorf, aka "Sheriff Cobb" (right), completed a stage of cowboy-action shooting at a North County Shootist Association competition in a secluded section of the Pala Indian Reservation.


PALA INDIAN RESERVATION – "All of youse with issues, load your guns."
With that, bounty hunter Will Finder barked at his posse and ordered them to enter the bank, guns blazing.

And so it began.

Before the day was done, the Saddle Tramp Posse, a self-described lot of "trouble causers," tangled with nefarious outlaws at the OK Corral, raised hell at Fort Whoop-Up and busted out of jail the hard way.

It was just a typical Saturday for this band of weekend gunslingers, who say they were born a century too late.

For nearly 25 years, members of the Saddle Tramp Posse and other Wild West enthusiasts have shed their present-day identities – accountant, psychologist, mechanic, school counselor, etc. – to relive an era that made legends of Wild Bill Hickock, Jesse James and Wyatt Earp.

They compete in cowboy-action shooting, which measures one's speed and accuracy with pre-1897-style revolvers, rifles and shotguns. One at a time, the cowboys blast at armor-plated targets on a timed course that depicts movie scenes and real events.

Participants adopt an alias – Rudy Boy, Clean Top, Col. Doc Bart and The Agoura Kid – and dress in Western regalia, from denim and buckskin to rhinestones and horsehide.

The emphasis on realism is so pronounced that some longtime members couldn't tell you the real name or occupation of somebody they've shot with for years.

"This is the most fun a man can have with his clothes on," said Pryor F. Evans, known as Eugene Sanders of Lakeside in the real world.

The monthly contests, conducted every third Saturday by the Saddle Tramp Posse, is held in a secluded area on the Pala Indian Reservation with the tribe's permission. The North County Shootist Association leases about 15 acres for events and holds an annual fundraiser for Pala.

In addition to the Saddle Tramp Posse, two other clubs, the Dulzura Desperados and the Escondido Bandidos, hold regular shooting competitions in the county. They all follow rules set forth by the Single Action Shooting Society, which is touted as the world's largest and most widely recognized cowboy shooting organization.

Asked to describe the typical action shooter, Sanders said, "I think most of us out here are Type-A personalities. We don't mind doing things by ourselves. We're genuinely everyday, run-of-the-mill people."

The 57-year-old aviation mechanic, who wore leather boots, jeans, a bib shirt and a felt hat, said he's spent more than $7,500 on clothes and guns in the five years since he picked up the hobby.

Most cowboy shooters say it costs at least $2,000 to get started, with most spent on guns. Many search auctions, pawnshops, thrift stores and the Internet for authentic weaponry and garments.

Tom Peterson, the aforementioned Will Finder, said that many of the weekend cowboys are historians who soak up information about Western lore. They are avid fans of Clint Eastwood, John Wayne and HBO's "Deadwood." One played a bar patron in the pilot episode of the series.

The shooting events, Peterson said, give enthusiasts a brief glimpse into the frontier world and allow them to forget about troubles at work and home.

"All these guys are having fun; there's no bounty out here. Nobody's playing for money," said Peterson, a retired research veterinarian from Point Loma.

Events at Pala usually last from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and have six to eight stages, with different scenarios for each.

At a recent event, a stage required a shooter hit six targets through the windows of a jail cell using an old-time shotgun.

The next phase was the OK Corral, where Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp and his brothers had their famous gunfight with the Clantons and McLaurys in 1881. The modern shooters used a pair of single-action revolvers to hit five targets twice each.

After dispatching the outlaws, a shooter must pull out his or her rifle and hit 10 targets in an X pattern.

The course is timed, and the targets must be hit in order. A miss draws a five-second penalty, and procedure penalties add 10 seconds. The lowest time wins.

Because most participants blast through in less than a minute, accuracy can mean the difference between finishing first or fifth.

"It's costly to have a brain (cramp)," said Peterson, who designs the association's stages and leads the Saddle Tramp Posse. He said he tries to keep the course simple and straightforward but still force shooters to think.

While there is a heavy dose of good-natured ribbing between participants, these weekend cowboys take their shooting and safety seriously.

No one walks around with a loaded gun. They are loaded just before a shooter enters a stage and the shooter is given the number of bullets needed. All weapons are checked after a stage scenario is completed.

They also use lead bullets, similar to those used in the 1800s, which flatten against the steel targets and fall to the ground. Other than occasional flecks of lead, there is no ricochet.

The cowboys also frown upon modern-day clothes; baseball caps, tennis shoes, designer jeans and short-sleeve shirts are all no-nos.

"A lot of people get into this for the clothes only," said J.W. Bailey, who goes by "J.W. Bass" and heads the Escondido Bandidos. "They don't care whether they ever win a match or not."

Harper Creigh, aka "Judge Roy Bean," created cowboy-action shooting in 1981 as a forum to keep the Old West lifestyle alive. It began at a shooting range in Coto de Caza, a community in southeast Orange County, with a loose set of rules.

The sport's Super Bowl, called End of Trail, debuted the following year with 65 shooters. This year's event in Edgewood, N.M., drew more than 850.

The Single Action Shooting Society formed in 1987 and the competitions became more structured. Today, there are more than 60,000 members in every state and 18 countries.

Cowboy-action shooting's popularity spans ages and genders. Children as young as 12 are known to out-duel some seasoned veterans, and women are commonplace at events as well.

"If somebody says you shoot like a girl, that's a compliment. They shoot the lights out," said Jeff Bear, a meat cutter from Oceanside, aka "Twisted Bear."

Susan Watkins, 45, a school counselor from Redlands, said she drags her husband to the events.

"Every time I go up, I think I'm going to have the best time of my life, and I do," Watkins, whose alias is "Buckskin Lily."

Jon Sivers, aka "Tecolote Jack," heads the Dulzura Desperados. He said it's hard to pin down who makes a good cowboy shooter because everyone's got a little good, bad and ugly in them.

"When you come to our match, you're always going to be surprised," he said. "You're going to see everything from new BMWs to old, beat-up pickup trucks and everything in-between.

"This is something that appeals to people across all walks of life."

Craig Gustafson: (760) 737-7559; craig.gustafson@uniontrib.com

Good shootin......
Vern...

[Forty Rod]

I told you, but NOOOOOOOOOOO!

You had to go the ballet instead.

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

I told you, but NOOOOOOOOOOO!

You had to go the ballet instead.

He went to the .... the...ballet??

My lands, I hope he got something really good for doing that!!

< Snickering behind her hands>

AnnieLee

[Silver Creek Slim]

I told you, but NOOOOOOOOOOO!

You had to go the ballet instead.

He went to the .... the...ballet??

My lands, I hope he got something really good for doing that!!

< Snickering behind her hands>

AnnieLee

Probably Swan Lake. 

Slim

[Forty Rod]

More like Swan Song!

[Foothills Drifter]

I told you, but NOOOOOOOOOOO!

You had to go the ballet instead.

He went to the .... the...ballet??

My lands, I hope he got something really good for doing that!!

< Snickering behind her hands>

AnnieLee

Probably Swan Lake. 

Slim

More like Swan Song!

Howdy......
I got your Swan....COLGONDO     

Good shootin......
Vern...
PS padron my Spanish (or lack of it)  [/color]