TRIBUTE TO STARS OF THE B WESTERN

TRIBUTE TO STARS
OF THE B WESTERN
presented by the
WILD TURKEY POSSE
SAFETY & PROCEDURES
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All firearms are to be handled ONLY in the following designated
areas:
- Safety Area.
- Load and unload tables.
- At the firing line with the RO present.
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If you need to work on an EMPTY gun, do it in a safety area only.
- Note that no ammunition is permitted in a safety area.
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All SASS rules apply to this match.
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All long guns must be carried with the muzzles up.
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Pay careful attention to your muzzle direction at all times.
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Dry firing your guns at the load and unload tables is prohibited.

Do not pick up a dropped live round. Someone will retrieve it for
you.
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A round fired over the berm is an automatic match disqualification.
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The shooter is responsible for the staging of their guns. A staged
gun that falls is a dropped gun and is subject to a penalty.

Wait for the timer beep to start your stage. Moving before the beep
can earn you a ‘spirit of the game’ penalty.
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Knockdown targets must fall and swinger targets must swing to
count.
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Do not chamber a round until the gun is pointed safely down range.
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Once a pistol is cocked it must be emptied at the line.
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Once you have said the start line you are committed to completing
the stage.
IMPORTANT MATCH NOTES
‘Cowboy port arms’ is defined as “standing fully upright, the butt
of the rifle or shotgun at or below the gun-belt and the muzzle at
shoulder level or higher, both hands on the gun and the finger is out
of the trigger guard.
Everyone should get involved in the flow of the match, be a spotter,
pick up brass, monitor a table or keep score.
Make sure to get to the loading table before your turn. Next 3 in line
only.
At Cowboy Action Shooting matches we do not shoot and scoot. Please
stay after the match to help in any way you can with putting the
targets and props away. The range area must be cleaned up. We take
pride in being good range users.
Remember that safety is always our first priority. We are all safety
officers.
Please make it a point to have a great time at this match.
How B Westerns got their start
When the Great Depression enveloped the United States, theater admissions fell by a third and
many of the 23,000 movie theaters that existed in 1930, from neighborhood houses to "deluxers",
were forced to close their doors. The ones that survived experimented with a "galaxy of appetizers" to attract audiences, from offering prizes that ranged from dishes and hams and automobiles,
to including stage shows and vaudeville acts as part of the evening's entertainment. However,
when small-time vaudeville lost its effectiveness, movie theaters experimented with two-for-one
tickets and free ladies' matinees. But in the end, the exhibition feature that made the greatest impact on the industry was the "double feature", showing two movies for the price of one.
By 1935, 85% of American motion picture theaters were programming double features. A typical
bill at this time lasted three hours or more, and included two features, cartoons, a newsreel, and
previews of coming attractions. The "Big Five" Hollywood studios, each of which owned a theater
chain at this time, found it especially difficult to satisfy the seemingly insatiable appetite of their
theaters for new product.
The solution, they found, was to supply a prestige, big-budget film with a second inexpensive feature. The big-budget film, the "A" movie placed at the top of the marquee, would pull in audiences
by using major stars, quality scripts and high production values. The second feature, the budget
"B" movie, was an entertaining but quickly made, shorter film that usually used a studio's standing
sets, revolved around a formulaic plot and fit into an identifiable, easy-to-make genre such as a
"Western", "Comedy", “Gangster” and "Horror".
Often called "cheapies", "quickies", "low-budget", or simply
"budget films", from the early 1930s to the early 1960s these
"B" movies played an important role in Hollywood, and roughly
75% of the pictures made during the 1930s alone are considered
to be in this category.
Clayton Moore & Silver
Gary Cooper
Stage One
10 Rifle
10 Pistol
4 Shotgun
Rifle & shotgun staged on the table.
John Wayne
John Wayne (born Marion Morrison) was the son of pharmacist Clyde Morrison and his
wife Mary. Marion delivered medicines for his father, sold newspapers and had an
Airedale dog named "Duke" (the source of his own nickname). He did well at school
both academically and in football. When he narrowly failed admission to Annapolis he
went to USC on a football scholarship 1925-7. Tom Mix got him a summer job as a
prop man in exchange for football tickets. On the set he became close friends with
director John Ford for whom, among others, he began doing bit parts, some billed as
John Wayne. His first featured film was Men Without Women (1930). After more than 70
low-budget westerns and adventures, Wayne's career was stuck in a rut until Ford cast
him in Stagecoach (1939), the movie that made him a star.
START POSITION
Standing at the X with your best John Wayne pose.
START LINE
"Whoa, take'er easy there, Pilgrim".
PROCEDURE
At the beep …
With the rifle, R1,R1,R1,R3,R3 - R2,R2,R2,R4,R4.
Stage the rifle on the table.
With the pistols, P1,P1,P1,P3,P3 - P2,P2,P2,P4,P4.
Holster.
With the shotgun, S1,S2,S1,S2.
Muzzles up and off to the unloading table.
Stage One
R1
R2
R3
S1
P1
R4
S2
P2
P3
TABLE
P4
Stage Two
3+1 Shotgun
10 Rifle
10 Pistol
Shotgun & rifle staged on the table.
Gene Autry
Born in Tioga, Texas on September 29, 1907, Gene Autry was raised in Texas and
Oklahoma. Discovered by humorist Will Rogers, in 1929 Autry was billed as
"Oklahoma's Yodeling Cowboy" at KVOO in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He gained a popular
following, a recording contract with Columbia Records in 1929, and soon after he
performed on the "National Barn Dance" for radio station WLS in Chicago. Autry first
appeared on screen in 1934 and up to 1953 popularized the musical Western and
starred in 93 feature films. In 1940 theater exhibitors of America voted Autry the fourth
biggest box office attraction, behind Mickey Rooney, Clark Gable, and Spencer Tracy.
START POSITION
Standing at the X hands cupped around mouth.
START LINE
“Yodeladyhoo”!
PROCEDURE
At the beep …
With the shotgun, swing S1 twice, S2 and hit the birdie for a bonus.
Stage the shotgun on the table.
With the rifle, R1,R1,R2,R1,R1 - R3,R3,R2,R3,R3.
Stage the rifle on the table.
With the pistols, P1,P1,P2,P1,P1 - P3,P3,P2,P3,P3.
Holster.
Muzzles up and off to the unloading table.
Stage Two
R1
R2
R3
S1
S2
P1
P2
TABLE
P3
Stage Three
4 Shotgun
10 Pistol
9 Rifle
Shotgun & rifle staged on the table.
Audie Murphy
Born in Texas on June 20, 1925, Audie Murphy eventually became the most decorated
U.S. soldier in World War II. Though he was only 21 years old at the end of the war, he
had killed 240 German soldiers, had been wounded three times, and had earned 33
awards and medals. After the war, he appeared in more than 40 films.
START POSITION
Standing at the X at attention with a right hand
salute.
START LINE
“You lead from the front”.
PROCEDURE
At the beep …
With the shotgun, S1,S2,S1,S2.
Place the shotgun on the table
With the pistols, T1,T2,T3,T1,T2 - T1,T2,T3,T1,T2.
Holster.
With the rifle, double tap T1,T2,T3, then single tap T1,T2,T3.
Muzzles up and off to the unloading table.
Stage Three
T1
T2
S2
S1
TABLE
T3
Stage Four
10 Pistol
10 Rifle
2 Shotgun
Shotgun & rifle staged on the table.
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers was an American actor and singer born on November 5, 1911 in
Cincinnati, Ohio. Known as the “King of the Cowboys” for starring in musical
westerns, he appealed to fans for his good-guy hero image. They also loved his
sidekick palomino, Trigger, and dog Bullet. Rogers appeared on TV, radio, records
and film from the 1930s-50s. In 1944 Rogers appeared in his first film with actress
Dale Evans. The Yellow Rose of Texas sparked an irresistible on-screen chemistry
between the two, and Evans quickly gained the nickname "Queen of the Cowgirls," to
match the moniker of her on-and-off-screen sweetheart. Between the years of 1944 and
1951, they appeared in nearly 30 films together.
START POSITION
Standing at the X strumming your air guitar.
START LINE
SING “Happy trails to you, 'till we meet again”.
PROCEDURE
At the beep …
With the pistols, P1,P2,P1,P2,P1 — P3,P4,P3,P4,P3.
Holster.
With the rifle, R1,R2,R3,R4,R3,R2,R1,R2,R3,R4.
Stage the rifle on the table.
With the shotgun, S1,S2.
Muzzles up and off to the unloading table.
Stage Four
R1
R2
R3
S1
P1
R4
S2
P2
P3
TABLE
P4
Stage Five
10 Pistol
10 Rifle
2 Shotgun
Shotgun & rifle staged on the table.
Glenn Ford
Born Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford. Ford was the son of Anglo-Quebecers Hannah
Wood Mitchell and Newton Ford, a railway conductor. Through his father, Ford was a
great-nephew of Canada's first Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald. Ford moved to
Santa Monica, California, with his family at the age of eight, and became a naturalized
citizen of the United States in 1939. His stage name came from his father's hometown
of Glenford, Alberta. His first major movie part was in the 1939 film, Heaven with a
Barbed Wire Fence.
START POSITION
Standing at the X hat lifted politely in one hand.
START LINE
“Howdy Mam”.
PROCEDURE
At the beep …
With the pistols, P2,P1,P1,P1,P2 - P2,P3,P3,P3,P2.
Holster.
With the rifle, R2,R1,R1,R1,R2 - R2,R3,R3,R3,R2.
Stage the rifle on the table.
With the shotgun, swing S1 twice.
Muzzles up and off to the unloading table.
Stage Five
R1
R2
R3
P1
P2
P3
S1
TABLE
Stage Six
10 Pistol
Keep an eye on the loading table, this is a quick stage.
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper was educated at a prestigious school in England. Injured in a car
accident, while attending Wesleyan College, he convalesced on his dad's ranch,
perfecting the riding skills that would see him through many a future Western film.
After trying to make a living at political cartooning, Cooper was encouraged by friends
to seek employment as a cowboy extra in movies. Agent Nan Collins felt she could get
more prestigious work for the handsome Cooper, and, in 1926, he won a role in 'The
Winning of Barbara Worth'. Consigned mostly to Westerns by the 1950s (including the
classic 'High Noon'), Cooper retained his box-office stature. Privately, however, he was
plagued with painful recurring illnesses.
START POSITION
Standing at the X both hands on pistol grips.
START LINE
“Quit pushin' me, Harv. I'm tired of being pushed”
PROCEDURE
At the beep …
With the pistols, five shots on P1 then five shots on P2.
Holster.
Off to the unloading table.
Stage Six
P1
P2
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