The Texas Star
Newsletter for the Texican Rangers
A Publication of the Texican Rangers
An Authentic Cowboy Action Shooting Club
That Treasures & Respects the Cowboy Tradition
SASS Affiliated
June, 2016
Officers
PO Box 294713
Kerrville 78029-4713
Words from the Judge
President
Judge GeePee
210-378 6966
[email protected]
Vice President
Sheriff Robert Love
210-215-9155
[email protected]
Secretary
Tombstone Mary
210-262-7464
[email protected]
Treasurer
Madam Ella Moon
830-739-0339
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Range Master
A.D. Texaz
210-862-7464
[email protected]
Communications
Dutch Van Horn
210-823-6058
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Hello the Camp:
What a great weekend to shoot! First
let me say that I am sorry my article will
be short and sweet. I got a new computer
and I am having all the problems you
come to expect with getting it set up.
We had 66 shooters on Saturday. We
had a great time, good friends, good stages
and a great ranch to shoot on making it all
worthwhile.
We tried something different on
Saturday. We had a .22 Side Match before
the main shoot. Everyone that tried it
enjoyed it. We plan on having more side
matches in the future.
Top Ten Shooter results for Saturday:
1
Two Spurs
2
Dutch Van Horn
3
Hopalong Herbert
4
Dusty Leather
5
Lucky Nickel
6
Marshal Jamison
7
Skinny
8
Bandera Kid
9
Sheriff Robert Love
10
Newt Ridder
We had 10 clean shooters on Saturday.
Sunday was also beautiful and we had 25 shooters.
Top Ten Shooter results for Sunday:
1. Phantom
2. Big Iron Patnode
3. Frank Longshot
4. Lars Christopherson
5. Perdenales Drifter
6. Tombstone Mary
7. Grouchy Spike
8. A.D. Texaz
9. Nueces Slim
10. Chihuahua Charlie
See you next match.
Judge GeePee
Clay Allison Unluckiest Gunfighter in the West
By Dutch Van Horn
Allison may have been known as
the most dangerous man in the old
west, except for one thing. He was
plagued by bad luck. The most
famous picture we have of him (left)
was after he accidently shot himself
in the foot. Clay was said to have
been restless from birth and as he
grew into manhood, he became
feared for his wild mood swings and
easy anger.
Clay Allison (1841 – 1887) was a
cattle rancher, cattle broker, and
sometimes gunfighter of the
American Old West. He fought for
the Confederacy in the Civil War.
Allison had a reputation for violence,
having survived several one-on-one
knife and gunfights (some with
lawmen), as well as being implicated
in a number of vigilante jail breakins and lynchings. He is
posthumously known as the man
who "...never killed a man that did
not need killing." A drunken Allison
Allison once rode his horse through town nearly naked—wearing only his gun belt.
On October 15, 1861, he enlisted with the Confederate Army in Captain W. H.
Jackson’s artillery battery. Three months later, however, he was medically discharged
due to an old head injury hindering his ability to serve. Some people say the head injury
was his first instance of bad luck and was the subsequent reason he was so dangerous.
On September 22, 1862, Allison re-enlisted, this time in the 9th Tennessee Cavalry
Regiment, where he served under the Confederate "Wizard of the Saddle," General
Bedford Forrest. He surrendered at Gainesville, Alabama—along with Forrest's men—
on May 4, 1865 (at the war's end). After briefly being held as a prisoner of war, Allison
and the others were paroled on May 10, and allowed to return home.
Allison did not stay home for long. A popular story relates that a corporal from the
3rd Illinois Cavalry arrived at the Allison family’s farm with the intention to seize it.
After a confrontation and the breaking of his mother’s vase (which had been an
anniversary present to her from his father), Allison took a rifle from the house and killed
the man.
In the New Mexico towns of Cimarron and Elizabethtown, Allison began to develop a
reputation as a dangerous man during the Colfax County War. In the fall of 1870, a man
named Charles Kennedy was being held in the local jail in Elizabethtown, accused of
going mad and suspected in the disappearance of several strangers and his own daughter.
A mob, led by Allison, broke into the jail, took Kennedy from his cell, and hanged him.
When Kennedy's house was later searched, the bodies of those missing (including his
daughter), were found. Allegedly, Allison cut off the man's head and carried it in a sack
for 29 miles to Cimarron, where he placed it on display on a pole in front of the St. James
Inn. He believed himself fast with a gun, but this changed when he was outdrawn in a
friendly competition with Mason Bowman. Bowman and Allison became friends, and
Bowman helped Allison to improve his 'fast-draw' skills.
On January 7, 1874, Allison killed a gunman named Chuck Colbert, who was known
to have already fought and killed seven men by this time. After first racing their horses,
Colbert and Allison entered the Clifton House, an inn located in Colfax County, New
Mexico, where they sat down together for dinner. Colbert had quarreled with Allison
years earlier, as Allison had physically beaten Colbert's uncle, Zachary Colbert, when he
tried to overcharge Allison for a ferry ride across the Brazos River. During their meal,
Colbert suddenly drew his pistol and attempted to shoot Allison; however, the barrel of
his gun struck the dinner table, allowing Allison to quickly draw his own revolver. He
fired one shot, which struck Colbert in the head. Asked afterward why he had accepted a
dinner invitation from a man likely to try to kill him, Allison replied, "Because I didn't
want to send a man to hell on an empty stomach." Allison's reputation as a gunman grew,
as did his notoriety.
On October 30, 1875, Allison is alleged to have led a lynch-mob to kill Cruz Vega,
who was suspected of murdering the Reverend F.J. Tolby, a Methodist circuit-rider. The
mob hanged the man from a telegraph pole near Cimarron. On November 1, Vega's
family members, led by his uncle Francisco Griego, began making threats of revenge.
They went to the Lambert Inn (now the St. James Hotel), where they confronted Allison
and accused him of taking part in the lynching. Griego reached for his revolver but
Allison was faster and shot Griego twice, killing him. On November 10, Allison was
charged with the murder of Francisco Griego, but after an inquiry, the charge was
dropped and the shooting was ruled self-defense.
In December 1876, Allison and his brother, John, rode into Las Animas, Colorado,
where they stopped at a local saloon. Constable Charles Faber of Bent County told the
Allisons they needed to surrender their pistols, as an ordinance made it illegal to carry
weapons inside the town limits. When the Allisons refused, Constable Faber left. He
deputized two men and returned with them to the saloon. When the posse stepped inside,
someone yelled, "Look out!" The sheriff and his men promptly opened fire. John Allison
was hit three times (in the chest, arm, and leg). Clay Allison fired four shots, one of
which killed Faber. The two deputized men fled. Both Allison brothers were arrested
and charged with manslaughter, but the charges were dismissed as the constable had
initiated the gunfight.
In March 1877, Allison sold his ranch to his brother, John. He relocated to Sedalia,
Missouri. Allison eventually moved to Hays City, Kansas, where he established himself
as a cattle broker. When he first arrived in Dodge City, Kanas on business, his reputation
had preceded him.
Dodge City was a cattle town, and laws were upheld by force. Wyatt Earp was the
deputy marshal at the time. One time, several cowboys working for Allison were
purportedly mistreated by the local marshal's office. Earp's biographer (and Earp
himself), claimed that he and his friend Bat Masterson confronted Allison and his men in
a saloon, and that Allison backed down before them. However, Masterson was not in
town at the time and there is no evidence the encounter ever took place. Wyatt Earp did
not make his claim until after Allison's death. According to contemporaneous accounts, a
cattleman named Dick McNulty and Chalk Beeson (owner of the Long Branch Saloon),
convinced Allison and his cowboys to surrender their guns. Charlie Siringo, a cowboy at
the time, but later a well-known Pinkerton detective, had witnessed the incident and left a
written account. Siringo's account relates that it was McNulty and Beeson who ended the
incident; He further wrote that Earp had not even approached Clay Allison that day.
The life of Clay Allison was certainly an adventure, from cattle rustling, to lynching,
to coining the term "shootist." But his life was also marked by much success as a
rancher. Whether he was a gentleman or a villain is a question that many never be
settled. He was once asked what he did for a living and he replied "I am a shootist."
Clay Allison died on July 3, 1887. Not from a gunfight gone wrong or by hangman’s
noose. His bad luck finally caught up with him. He was hauling a wagon load of
supplies when the load shifted, and a sack of grain fell from the wagon. Allison fell from
the wagon as he tried to catch it, and a wagon wheel rolled over him, breaking his neck.
One report said he was drunk at the time. He was 46 years old. Allison was buried the
next day in Pecos Cemetery.
Lieutenant John Barclay Armstrong “McNelly’s Bulldog”
By Dutch Van Horn
1850 - 1913
John Barclay Armstrong, a Texas Ranger
known as "McNelly's Bulldog," was born in
January 1850 in McMinnville, Tennessee,
the son of Dr. John B. Armstrong. After
having spent time in Missouri and Arkansas,
Armstrong moved to Texas in 1871 and
settled in Austin.
In the early 1870s, Armstrong was a
member of the Travis Rifles. On May 20,
1875, he enlisted in the Texas Rangers, becoming a member of Capt. Leander McNelly's Special
Forces. He was soon made Sergeant, and took part in the Las Cuevas War. He was also
involved in the killing and capture of several suspected criminals in the area between Eagle Pass
and Laredo.
After McNelly retired from the Ranger service, Armstrong continued to serve under Lee Hall
working in the Eagle Pass area. Armstrong's most famous exploit was his capture of John
Wesley Hardin. It was Hardin's killing of Comanche County Deputy Sheriff Charles Webb in
May 1874, that put the Rangers on his trail. Captured in Louisiana in September 1874 and
returned to Texas, Hardin soon escaped and remained out of sight until August 1877.
Recuperating from a gunshot wound, and walking with a cane, Armstrong still applied to the
Adjutant General for permission to work the Hardin case. Detective John Duncan was assigned
to work with him. Learning of Hardin's whereabouts in Alabama, Armstrong got a warrant for
him, and with Duncan went in pursuit. Hardin's gang had been menacing the railroad and the
railroad was happy to assist the Ranger in any way possible to capture the outlaw. Tracking
Hardin to Florida, the Ranger enlisted the aid of local lawmen in Pensacola to assist them in the
capture.
When the train carrying Hardin came into
the station, Armstrong entered the front of
the coach. Switching his cane to his left
hand, he drew his Colt .45 with his right and
confronted Hardin and four members of his
gang. “Texas, by God!” cried notorious
killer John Wesley Hardin when he saw a
Colt .45pointed at him. One of the men
drew and shot at Armstrong who returned the fire killing the man. Hardin's gun had hung up on
his suspenders allowing the Armstrong time to hit Hardin over the head, knocking him
unconscious. Then he unarmed the other three men. Returning to Alabama, Armstrong awaited
extradition papers and returned Hardin to Texas.
Hardin’s arrest assured Armstrong a place in history, but his story is larger, fuller, and even
more important—and until now it has never been told. Serving in the Rangers’ famed Frontier
Battalion from 1875 to 1878, Armstrong rode with Captain L. H. McNelly in the capture of King
Fisher, was called to Round Rock when Sam Bass was cornered, and helped patrol the region
caught in the Taylor-Sutton Feud. His more lasting legacy, though, was as founder of the
Armstrong Ranch, an operation that remains active and important to this day. From this family
base he helped change ranching techniques and was an important sponsor for bringing the
railroads to South Texas. In the 1890s he joined a special Ranger division that supplemented the
force’s efforts, especially in pursuit and apprehension of gunmen and cattle rustlers in the region.
In 1882 he established a cattle ranch in Willacy county. He died 1 May, 1913, and is buried in
Austin at the Oakwood Cemetery.
Famous Quotes
"Life is hard; it’s harder if you’re
stupid.”
John Wayne
From the movie “In Harm’s Way”
"All battles are fought by scared
men.”
John Wayne
“I tried being reasonable, I didn’t
like it.”
Clint Eastwood
"Are you going to pull those pistols
or whistle Dixie?”
Josey Wales
"You gonna do somethin, or just
stand there and bleed?”
Curt Russell
“I won’t be wronged. I won’t be
insulted. I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t
do these things to other people and I require
the same from them.”
John Wayne
“I am not bound to win, but I am
bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed,
but I am bound to live by the light that I
have. I must stand with anybody that stands
right, and stand with him while he is right,
and part with him when he goes wrong.”
Abraham Lincoln
LeMat Revolver
By Dutch Van Horn
The Le Mat revolver was a .42 or
.36 caliber cap & ball black powder
revolver invented by Jean Alexandre
Le Mat of New Orleans, which
featured an unusual secondary 20
gauge smooth-bore barrel capable of
firing buckshot. It saw service with
the armed forces of the Confederate
States of America during the
American Civil War of 1861–65.
This unique sidearm was also
known as the "Grape Shot Revolver." It was developed in New Orleans in 1856 by Jean
Alexander Le Mat, whose manufacturing effort was backed by P. G. T. Beauregard, who
became a general in the Confederate Army. Less than 100 were made by John Krider of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1859, including the first 25 prototypes. It is estimated that
2,900 were produced in Liege, Belgium and Paris, France. The European made pistols
were shipped through Birmingham, England, where they were proof marked.
Approximately 900 revolvers were shipped to the Confederate Army and 600 to the
Confederate Navy through Bermuda to avoid the Southern Naval Blockade.
The distinguishing characteristic of Le Mat's revolver is that its 9-shot cylinder
revolves around a separate central barrel of larger caliber than the chambers in the
cylinder proper. The central barrel is smooth-bore and can function as a short-barreled
shotgun (hence the name "Grape Shot Revolver") with the shooter selecting whether to
fire from the cylinder or the smooth-bore barrel by flipping a lever on the end of the
hammer. Flipping the lever up caused the movable striker to fall upon the primer set
directly under the hammer, discharging the lower barrel, while leaving it in the standard
position would fire the chambers in the cylinder, much like any other revolver.
Le Mat originally chambered his pistol for .40 (or .42) caliber revolver bullets, with a
.60 (20 gauge) smooth-bore barrel, and had a jointed ramrod (mounted on the right-hand
side of the frame), which was used to load both barrels. Later, during the American Civil
War, a lighter .35-caliber pistol with a .55 caliber (28-gauge) smooth bore barrel was
produced, but as these were non-standard ammunition sizes (.36 or .44 caliber were most
common for contemporary revolvers). Le Mat owners had to cast their own bullets (as
opposed to being issued them from general military stores). The final models of the Le
Mat were produced in .36 or .44 caliber in response to these criticisms, but too few of
them managed to get past the Union blockade of the South during the Civil War to be of
any real use.
Le Mat hoped to market his adaptable revolver as a primary sidearm for dragoons and
other mounted troops. He entered into a partnership with P. G. T. Beauregard (at that
time a major in the U.S. Army) in April 1859 to market his handgun to the U.S. Army.
Beauregard, besides being Le Mat's cousin, was one of the first U.S. Army officers to
resign and join the Confederacy.
Le Mat Revolver, original cap &
ball model, used by the Confederate
Troops in the American Civil War.
When war broke out, Le Mat
received Confederate contracts for
the production of five thousand
revolvers, and plans were laid to
manufacture the gun abroad and then
import them into the Confederacy,
which lacked the necessary facilities
to produce the weapon locally.
Confederate gun runners were able
to slip shipments of the gun through
the Union naval blockade.
In addition to General Beauregard and Colonel Le Mat, Le Mat’s revolver was used
by such famous Confederate officers as Major Generals Braxton Bragg, J. E. B. Stuart,
Richard H. Anderson, and Major Henry Wirz. Confederate Major General J. E. B. Stuart
"was known to favor the Le Mat revolver." General Beauregard's personal engraved Le
Mat, which he carried throughout the war, is preserved at the Museum of the
Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia.
After the introduction of cartridge-firing firearms, the Le Mat system appeared in
pinfire, but this version is exceedingly rare. A centerfire version in 12mm Perrin or
11mm Chamelot-Delvigne, with a 24 gauge shot barrel was made in later years in
Belgium. While having better sales than its pinfire relative, the centerfire Le Mat also
had no real commercial success due to the invention of the double-action system. With
both weapons, loading was accomplished via a loading gate located at the 4 o'clock
position for the cylinder, and by swinging the breech of the shot barrel up and left.
Le Mat also experimented in making a rifle version. You can see one in the 1973
Western “The Man that Loved Cat Dancing.”
The pistol version was also the
featured gun on the 1959 TV Show,
“Johnny Ringo.” Johnny Ringo
appeared at a time in the history of
the television Western when creators
strove to make characters interesting
by equipping them with "gimmick
guns," the three most famous having
been Josh Randall's "mare's laig"
used by Steve McQueen in CBS's
Wanted: Dead or Alive, Lucas
McCain's trick rifle from ABC's The
Rifleman, and the shotgun with the
upper and lower barrel, intended to
enforce accuracy both up close and
at a distance, used by Scott Brady in
Shotgun Slade.
The gimmick gun introduced in
the second pilot was a custom-built
revolver called the Le Mat, based on
its historically authentic counterpart.
The Le Mat featured an auxiliary
shotgun barrel under its primary
barrel. Many episodes found Ringo
getting into scrapes where that final round in the shotgun barrel was the deciding factor.
Aesthetically, Ringo's Le Mat most resembles the historical percussion model Le Mat but
features a top break cartridge-fed design.
RO Corner
TO’s Responsibility and Shooter’s Responsibility
By Sheriff Robert Love
Cowboy Action Shooting is
solely for the safe enjoyment of the
shooters.
Condensed from the ROI handbook:
Range Officers must be professional,
polite, and friendly.
SASS rules should be enforced
equally and consistently. These rules
provide our sport with a high level of
safety and consistency.
Safety Rules (First, Last, and Always)
All competitors are Safety Officers. Our sport, by its very nature, has the potential to be dangerous, and a
serious accident can occur. Every participant in a SASS match is expected to be a Safety Officer. Each
shooter’s first responsibility is for his or her own safe conduct, and all shooters are expected to remain alert for
unsafe actions by others.
Range Officers and shooters are expected to confront any participant observed in an unsafe situation,
and it is expected the matter will quickly be corrected and not repeated. Any argument concerning the
correction of a safety related matter can be expected to result in the offending shooter’s ejection from
the range. While every participant is a safety officer, the assigned Posse Officials (Timer Operator and
3 spotters) are the ONLY persons who may judge a shooter on the firing line.
Range Officer (RO)
The main objective of the Chief Range Officer is to assist the competitor safely through a course of
fire and be an authority in all areas of gun safety, any time, any place. The person operating the timer or
TO is the Chief Range Officer while he fills that job. Range Officer’s Motto: THE PURPOSE OF THE
RANGE OFFICER IS TO SAFELY ASSIST THE SHOOTER THROUGH THE COURSE OF FIRE.
Assist
As a Range Officer, you are there to assist the shooter; assessing penalties when they are appropriate,
but it is NOT your first priority. You are there to prevent safety violations before they occur. Assisting
the shooter may take many forms. Some of the more important ways in which you can achieve this are:
Information - The best way to assist the shooter is to give consistent, complete information about the
stage, such as starting position, starting location, round count for each gun, where to stage each gun, and
the intent of the stage. Most of the basic information will appear on the stage description, however,
many of the smaller details will not. For example, the shooter may know to sit in the chair at the start,
but may not know he can re-position the chair to fit his or her size.
Be Consistent
You must be consistent in what you say and how you say it. Make sure only one Range Officer
answers any questions for that stage. This way the same question is answered the same way every time.
Every posse must hear the same information the same way. Always read the stage scenario word for
word as it appears on the sheet, whether you have it memorized or not. Then answer questions or
explain shooting sequences further.
Shooter Inventory
Another good way to assist the shooter is to visually inventory each shooter at the line just before
starting your range commands. This means you should inspect the shooter to see if they have all the
equipment to complete the course of fire. For example, if you know the shooter is supposed to have
shotgun shells on their person, but you don’t see them, simply ask where they are. Also, look for the
appropriate safety equipment. We all know how disconcerting it is to fire your first shot only to realize
your earplugs aren’t in!
Assessment
Assess the shooter’s condition. We have all seen a shooter who is suffering from a bad case of match
nerves. Even though this person may have plenty of experience, adrenaline is a strong drug and has
many adverse effects. A person suffering from the effects of match nerves may be a hazard to himself or
others, so it is important to pay special attention to a shooter who may be shaking violently, has trouble
talking, or seems a little lost about the stage requirements. It may be wise to suggest the shooter sit down
and wait a while longer before he shoots. Watch for signs of illness or dehydration.
Anticipate
With time and experience, you will be able to anticipate the shooter’s next move. If you can
anticipate the shooter’s next move, you may prevent him or her from acquiring penalties or committing
an unsafe act. This is the mark of a truly good RO. This is not to suggest you are expected to put
yourself in danger in order to stop the unsafe act, but you might be able to prevent it from happening
through verbal direction or physical action.
Coaching
This is the most direct way to assist the shooter after the course of fire begins. The TO should coach
only when someone looks momentarily confused or lost, if they attempt to put down a long gun with the
action closed, or address the wrong target. However, it’s not your job to shoot the stage for the
competitor, coaching him in every action, while some shooters don’t like to be coached at all. It is
prudent to determine if there is anyone on the posse who doesn’t want to be coached. Proper coaching is
not considered RO interference and, therefore, will never be grounds for a reshoot. Improper coaching
that either impedes the shooters progress or results in a procedural penalty may be grounds for a reshoot.
Safely
Safely, as it applies here, has nothing to do with the rules per se. When we talk about assisting the
shooter through a course of fire safely, we mean ―without incident. An accident or incident, which has
the potential for injury, is of grave concern to all who are exposed to the danger, which naturally
includes the Range Staff. Therefore, it is critical to do what is necessary to avoid or prevent such
incidents from occurring. How is this accomplished?
Course Design
Some course designs are unsafe and should be avoided or changed. Example: a shooter leaves one
shooting position and runs up-range (towards the spectators) to pull a revolver from his holster. This
would mean the shooter, if he draws the revolver too early, could sweep the crowd with the muzzle of
the gun. Solution: either stage the revolver so the competitor can’t get to it until he or she is pointed in a
safe direction, or change the stage so the competitor has to run down-range. Don’t be afraid to refuse to
allow your posse to shoot an unsafe stage. Insist the stage be made safe before proceeding.
Watch The Gun
Many shooters acting as the Timer Operator rarely know what or where to actually look. TOs should
NOT count misses or look around at the spotters. If you want to really know how to make more exact
calls and anticipate the shooter’s next move, watch the gun! By actually looking at the gun, you can
identify where the gun is pointing and usually what target the shooter is engaging. This is critical if you
have to make a call pertaining to correct target engagement. By watching the gun, you can also identify
squib loads, warn the shooter if he or she is getting close to the 170 safety limit, or physically stop the
shooter if there is a problem with the gun itself.
Stay Within Arms Length
In order to stop an unsafe act, the TO must be within arm’s length of the shooter at all times. In fact,
the appropriate position for the TO is behind and off to the strong side of the shooter. In other words, if
the shooter is right handed, the TO should be within arm’s length of the shooter, to the rear and right of
centerline. In this way, you can see the shooter operate the gun with his or her strong hand. NEVER let
the competitor get away from you.
Range Officer Attitude
The best Range Officers have the best attitude. If you can do your job well and have fun too, then
you will find the posse generally also has a good time. You will additionally find you are less likely to
have any serious confrontations, and the posse as a whole will work more efficiently. Remember, it’s
your attitude that sets the mood for the entire match. Be courteous and considerate of your fellow
competitor - Never be over zealous in your duties. Always be firm, but fair. When penalizing a
contestant, do not allow yourself to be intimidated by the competitor. Stand your ground, but do so in a
professional manner. Be helpful to the competitor. Learn to identify the seasoned shooters from the
newer shooter.
You can usually tell by their manner and confidence. If seasoned shooters need to know something,
they’ll ask; if newer shooters need help or coaching, give them all they need. Pay closer attention to
newer shooters from loading to unloading.
Always refer to the SASS Shooters Handbook when stating the rules. Don’t quote them from
memory; you may be wrong. Enforce the rules as written, not what you think they mean.
Make the call, and call them the way you see them! There are checks and balances in place. In cases
of rule and policy interpretation, you may be overruled. If you are overruled, don’t take it personally.
Be glad for the competitor if it goes in his/her favor.
Never allow a competitor to badger, abuse, or argue with you or any other match official. Be firm
and fair, but if they persist, don’t argue with them. This is a gun sport, not a tennis match! Heated
words between folks wearing firearms are not acceptable. Bring this type of behavior immediately to the
attention of the Range Master or Match Director.
Always read the rulebook from the contestant’s viewpoint. Always give the contestant the benefit of
doubt.
Shooter’s Responsibility
The shooter is responsible for their familiarity with their firearms and for their condition.
It is their responsibility to understand the scenario and to know the order that the firearms are to be shot
and the shooting order for each firearm. The shooter is responsible for staging the long guns in the
proper location, and restaging them in a safe manner after firing. If the RO has to touch a gun to keep it
from falling or to keep the muzzle from breaking the 170, the safety violation has already been
committed. A good RO will not ask the shooter if they understand the course of fire. He may tell them
to assume the starting position when they are ready. The shooter should say their line and wait for the
“beep” and not jump the timer. If the shooter has gun trouble or a squib on the line, they should place
the gun on a prop or on the ground with the muzzle pointing safely downrange and declare
“malfunction” or dead gun so others know that there is a problem, and continue with the stage if that is
not the last gun. A malfunctioning pistol NEVER goes back to leather. The shooter never takes a
broken gun to the unloading table. The RO or his designee will take care of this. If the shooter has a
complaint about the RO, they should immediately report it to the Posse Marshal. If the Posse Marshal is
the problem or refuses to address the problem, the shooter should immediately take their complaint to
the Match Director, Range Master or Match Committee.
Home on the Range
By A.D. Texaz, Rangemaster
Howdy Rangers:
19 shooters, posted 24 scores in 5
categories, in the first Texican Ranger AM
Side Match. Nearly 33% of all shooters
participated. This is a great start! The
course of fire for the match was: Engage the
Rifle swing plate 10 times then with
Handgun engage each of the falling plates.
A special THANK YOU to all of the folks
that brought firearms and ammo for the side
match.
The category winners are:
MENS COWBOYS:
CHOCTAW CHASE
COWGIRL:
BAMA SUE
MEN’S WILD BUNCH:
ALAMO ANDY
LADIES WILD BUNCH:
SHOOTING IRON MILLER
OPEN (OPTICS):
DUTCH VAN HORN
For July, the AM Side Match will be either Fastest Rifle, or Fastest Revolver. The
categories will either be age or shooting style depending on rifle or revolver. The course
of fire will be based on what I see at EOT. It’s my goal to duplicate the target size and
target distance for the side match.
Here is the schedule for Saturday Morning:
7:30: Registration opens.
Register and sign up for a Posse FIRST.
7:30 to 8:45: Side Match.
9:00: Shooters Meeting then the Match.
I appreciate the positive feedback from the June match. Please let me know what you
like and what can be made better.
See you soon!
A. D. Texaz
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By Tombstone Mary, Secretary
There are only 4 matches left for 2016.
Many of you have not met your 5 matches in
one category requirement for an annual
award. If you have any questions about how
many times you have shot in one category,
please email me at:
[email protected]
Van Horn Mercantile
FOR SALE: by Alamo Andy
Stoger double barreled shotgun in blue: $375.00
June Birthdays
Rusty Bang Stick
T.H. Boland
Thunder Mountain
Gypsy Soul
Nueces Slim
Quintana
Mad Dog McCoy
Colorado Horseshoe
Bexar Bill Brocius
and Stoger double barreled shotgun in nickel:
$425.00Contact: Robert Muehlstein at 210-8281301
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TEXICAN RANGERS
2016
March 12-13
Monthly Match
April 7-10 COMANCHERIA DAYS
April 30
Wild Bunch Match
May 14-15
Monthly Match
June 11-12
Monthly Match
July 9-10
Monthly Match
August 13-14
Monthly Match
September 10
SHINDIG 2016
September 11
Monthly Match
October 8
Final Match of 2016
November/December Range Closed
CENTRAL TEXAS MONTHLY CLUB SHOOTING SCHEDULES
1st Saturday
Plum Creek (Lockhart)
1st Saturday
South Texas Pistaleros (San Antonio)
2nd Saturday
Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West)
2nd Saturday
Travis County Regulators (Smithville)
2nd Sunday
Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr)
2nd Weekend
Texican Rangers (Comfort)
3rd Saturday
Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs)
4th Saturday (Cowboy) and 4th Sunday (Long
Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls)
Range)
2016
Jan 30
Feb 22-28
Mar 11-13
Mar 17-20
April 7-9
April 7-10
May 5-8
May 13-15
May 19-22
Sep 10
TSRA Regional Match
Winter Range
(25th Anniversary)
Bayou Blast
Trailhead
(25th Anniversary)
Land Run
Comancheria Days
Battle of Plum Creek
Jail Break
Fall of the Fort
(SASS TX State Championship)
Shindig
THSS
Phoenix
Lake Charles, LA
THSS
Oklahoma City
Texican Ranger (Comfort)
Plum Creek
Oakwood Outlaws
Ft. Parker
Comfort
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