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END of TRAIL

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Contents
Single Action Shooting Society ®
Administrative & Editorial Offices
located at:
215 Cowboy Way,
Edgewood, NM 87015
505-843-1320 • Fax 877-770-8687
© 2013
All rights reserved
END of TRAIL Magazine is Designed and
Printed by
The Single Action Shooting Society ®
Visit the SASS web site at:
www.sassnet.com
Editorial Staff
Publishers
Wild Bunch
EDITOR in chief
Tex
Managing Editor
Misty Moonshine
Editor
Cat Ballou
ADVERTISING
Lilly Mae
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Mac Daddy
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24-25
27-30
31-33
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46-57
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62-73
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Welcome to END of TRAIL
Schedule of Events
Special & Side Matches
Top Gun Shoot-Off - Showcase of Champions
Cowboy Clays at END of TRAIL! A Fun Side Match! By Wild Shot, SASS #51 & Mrs. Slick Shot, SASS #691
SASS Scholarship Foundation Hits Half-Million Mark! By Justice Lily Kate, SASS #1000
Bataan Military Academy
The Founders Ranch Antique Shooting Gallery
Cowboy Memorial Chapel A Work In Progress! By Tex, SASS #4
Costume Contests, By Cat Ballou, SASS #55
END of TRAIL Entertainment
END of TRAIL Local Territory Advertising & Map
The Memoirs of a Cowboy, By Tex, SASS #4
Scoring Instructions
Calling All Posses! Posse Roster, Team Events, and Posse Photo Schedule
A.C.E.S. Arrival at END of TRAIL!, By Wolf Wind-Walker, SASS #36748
Range Rules And Scoring Standards
Wild Bunch Shooting Schedule
Wild Bunch Match Stages
Plainsman Mini-Match Stages
Main Match Shooting Schedule
Main Match Stages
Calling All Saddle Stiff Cowpokes to The Big Gathering at END of TRAIL, By Icelady, SASS #71603
Mounted Range Rules and Scoring Standards
Mounted Shooting Stages
SASS® Trademarks
SASS®, Single Action Shooting Society®, END of TRAIL®, EOT®, The Cowboy ChronicleTM, Cowboy Action ShootingTM, The World Championship of Cowboy Action ShootingTM, the
Founders Ranch Brand, the SASS Western Heritage Museum and Cowboy Action Shooting Hall Of FameTM, SASS Scholarship FoundationTM, Wild BunchTM, Wild Bunch Action ShootingTM,
the Gem Saloon, and the Belle Union Saloon are all trademarks of The Single Action Shooting Society, Inc. Any use or reproduction of these marks without the express written permission of
SASS is strictly prohibited.
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Judge Roy Bean, SASS Life #1
Wild Bunch
Cat Ballou, SASS Life #55
Editor, The Cowboy Chronicle
General U.S. Grant, SASS Life #2
Wild Bunch
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Hipshot, SASS Life #7
Wild Bunch
rom all of us at
Misty Moonshine, SASS Life #83232
Chief Executive Officer
. .We're Glad
Wild Shot, SASS #51,
and Mrs. Slick Shot, SASS #691
Directors, Founders Ranch
Shotgun Sports Club
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Tex, SASS Life #4
Wild Bunch
Jack Diamond, SASS #11268
Founders Ranch Caretaker
Bighorn, SASS #1522
Founders Ranch Manager
Lil Bit Bighorn,
SASS #85331
Assistant Ranch Manager
to END of TRAIL
This year celebrates the 32nd
END of TRAIL,
the granddaddy
of all Cowboy Action Shooting™
events! The first
END of TRAIL
marked the official beginning of the
sport enjoyed today by over 97,000
SASS members worldwide! This game
has evolved over the past 32 years to
include many new shooting categories
so our members can compete with their
peers—age wise, gender wise, and discipline wise. The hosting organization,
the Single Action Shooting Society
(SASS), has also evolved, today embrac-
ing Mounted Shooting activities, Wild
Bunch competitions, as well as many
and varied side match competitions.
SASS is proud to provide a competitive
sport that accommodates shooters as
young as 10 and their mature counterparts at over 90 years of age!
SASS is especially proud of its champions, who, through hard work and
long hours, have honed their competitive skills so their accomplishments are
second to none in the shooting sports
world. SASS is equally proud to offer a
friendly, family oriented shooting environment where even the casual shooter
can happily compete side by side with
our champions and enjoy their own
private fantasies of life in the Old West!
You're Here!
Angela Bellarose,
SASS #85382
Member Services Director
Slipnoose,
SASS #88329
Club Administrator
Lilly Mae,
SASS #93844
Member Services
Amber Oakley,
SASS #88493
Member Services
So, WELCOME competitors, conventioneers, honored guests, and the
public to Founders Ranch and END of
TRAIL! We hope you find the experience thrilling and rewarding … whether it’s on the field of honor … or among
our many vendors. If you need something and can’t locate it quickly, please
contact any of our friendly staff or waddies for immediate assistance. We love
smiling faces … because smiling faces
come back!
Enjoy, have fun, be safe, and make
new friends!
That’s what END of TRAIL is all
about!
Broomhilda,
SASS Life #24366
Accounting
Prairie Mary,
SASS #48835
Advertising Sales
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
CELEBRATING Memoirs
OF A COWBOY
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Noon – 4:00 PM
5:00 PM
8:00 AM
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
3:45 PM
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
5:00 PM
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SATURDAY, June 22
Registration & Information
Copper Queen Admin
Cowboy Break 'Um 5-StandFRSSC Clays Range
SASS Mercantile Open for Business
SASS Mercantile
No Guns in Town
SUNDAY, June 23
Cowboy Church
Cowboy Memorial Chapel
Copper Queen Admin
SASS Mercantile
Wild Bunch Warm Up Shooters Safety Meeting
Belle Union Saloon
Wild Bunch 6 Stage Warm Up Match
Bays 1-6
Wild Bunch Posse Marshal Photo
Bay 1
Wild Bunch Posse Marshal Walk-through
Bay 1
No Guns in Town
MONDAY, June 24
Copper Queen Admin
Wild Bunch Shooters Safety Meeting
Belle Union Saloon
Action Warm Up Shooters Safety Meeting
Belle Union Saloon
Wild Bunch World Championship 6 Stages: Stages 1-6
Bays 1-6
SASS Mercantile
Action Warm Up: Stages 7-12
Bays 7,9,11,12,13,14
Wild Bunch Posses 1, 5, & 6, Posse Team Shoot
Bay 16
Wild Bunch Posses 2, 3, & 4, Posse Photos
Across from Bay 8
No Guns in Town
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8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
9:00 AM – NOON
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
12:30 PM – 3:00 PM
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
2:45 PM 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
7:00 AM – 7:30 AM
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
TUESDAY, June 25
Copper Queen Admin
SASS Mercantile
Action Warm Up Shooters Safety Meeting
Belle Union Saloon
Wild Bunch World Championship 6 Stages: Stages 7-12
Bays 7,9,11,12,13,14
Wild Bunch Costume Judging While Shooting
Action Warm Up: Stages 1-6
Bays 1-6
Action RO II Course
GEM Saloon
Wild Bunch Posses 2, 3, & 4, Posse Team Shoot
Bay 16
Wild Bunch Posses 1, 5, & 6, Posse Photos
Across from Bay 8
RO Committee Meeting
TG Meeting
Action RO II Course, Range Portion
Bay 10/Bahia de Coto
No Guns in Town
WEDNESDAY, June 26
Wild Bunch RO Course
Happy Jack Saloon
Copper Queen Admin
SASS Mercantile
Side Matches Shooter Safety Meeting
Belle Union Saloon
Action RO I Course
Gem Saloon
Texas Surrender Side Match
Bay 7
World's Fastest Cowboy Side Match
Bay 8
Pocket Pistol & Derringer Side Matches
Bay 9
Rimfire Pistol & Rimfire Rifle Side Matches
Speed Rifle Side Match
Bay 11
Speed Pistol Side Match
Bay 13
Speed Shotgun Double Barrel Side Match
Bay 12
Speed Shotgun 87/97 Side Match
Bay 14
Long Range Side Matches: Single Shot Blackpowder, Single Shot Smokeless, Bay 16
Buffalo Rifle, Lever Action Pistol Caliber, Lever Action Rifle Caliber
Antique Shooting Gallery
Plainsman Mini-Match
Bays 3-6
World Record Stage Open
CD Tom Scoring Class
GEM Saloon
Lightning Cat Gunfighter Challenge Side Match
Posse Marshal Photo
Bay 1
ACES Scoring Seminar
GEM Saloon
END of TRAIL Posse Marshal's Meeting
Happy Jack Saloon
No Guns in Town
END of TRAIL Opening Ceremonies
Belle Union Saloon
END of TRAIL Kick Off Party & International Potluck
Belle Union Saloon/
The 2013 END of TRAIL Kickoff party will truly be worthy of the oneFounders Ranch Town
and only World Championships! We are firing up the grill- free food
and drinks! Bring a dish for the International Potluck, and enjoy a
toe-stomping, kick up your heels party with BIG RED SKY
THURSDAY, June 27
Mandatory Early Shooters Safety Meeting
Belle Union Saloon
Copper Queen Admin
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7:30 AM – 10:30 AM
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
The Early Posses Shoot, Stages 1-12
Shooting Bays
SASS Mercantile
Mandatory Mid-Day Shooters Safety Meeting
Belle Union Saloon
SASS Shooting Gallery & World Record Stage
Conventioneers Stage
Bay 15
The Early Posse Team Shoot (from Stages 9-12)
Bay 16
Posses 1-8 Photos
Across from Bay 8
The Mid-Day Posses Shoot, Stages 1-12
Shooting Bays
Shooting Costume Contest Judging
GEM Saloon
Mandatory Late Shooters Safety Meeting
Belle Union Saloon
The Late Posse Team Shoot (from Stages 9-12)
Bay 16
The Mid-Day Posse Team Shoot (from Stages 9-12) Bay 16
Posses 13-20 Photos
Across from Bay 8
The Late Posses Shoot, Stages 1-12
Shooting Bays
Posses 29-32 Photos
Across from Bay 8
No Guns in Town
Side Match Awards
Belle Union Saloon
GEM Saloon, Judge Roy Bean's Gambling Emporium Open - Poker &
GEM Saloon
Blackjack Tables
Cowboy Memorial Chapel Dedication
Classic Cowboy Gathering
Happy Jack Saloon
FRIDAY, June 28
7:30 AM – 10:30 AM The Early Posses Shoot, Stages 1-12
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Information & Event Support
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM SASS Mercantile Open for Business
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM SASS Shooting Gallery & World Record Stage
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Conventioneers Stage
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Shooter Prize Pick Up- TODAY ONLY!
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM The Early Posse Team Shoot (from Stages 9-12)
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Posses 21-24 Photos
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Shooting Costume Contest Judging
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM The Mid-Day Posses Shoot, Stages 1-12
10:00 AM
Echoes of the Wild West Medicine Show Featuring Professor
Farquar & Miss Polecat Annie
11:00 AM
Rhinestone Roper Show
1:00 PM
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM The Late Posse Team Shoot (from Stages 9-12)
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM The Mid-Day Posse Team Shoot (from Stages 9-12)
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Posses 25-28 & 33-36 Photos
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM The Late Posses Shoot, Stages 1-12
2:00 PM – 7:00 PM Mounted Registration
2:00 PM
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Mounted Clinic
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Mounted Shooters Meeting
3:30 PM
Mounted Warm Up – Pot luck and social hour following the warm up
4:00 PM
Skills Workshop with Dan Mink, The Rhinestone Roper
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Posses 9-12 Photos
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Shooting Bays
Copper Queen Admin
SASS Mercantile
Bay 15
Belle Union Saloon
Bay 16
Across from Bay 8
GEM Saloon
Shooting Bays
Town Stage - Show Tent
Bay 16
Bay 16
Across from Bay 8
Shooting Bays
Wah-Maker Arena
Wah-Maker Arena
Wah-Maker Arena
Wah-Maker Arena
Across from Bay 8
5:00 PM
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
No Guns in Town
Gem Saloon, Judge Roy Bean's Gambling Emporium Open - Poker &
GEM Saloon
Blackjack Tables
Costume Contest Awards (All but Best Dressed)
Belle Union Saloon
Derringers & Daggers Saloon Show & Soiled Dove Costume Contests Belle Union Saloon
Free Frozen Margaritas, great raffles & prizes, and non-stop entertainment!
SATURDAY, June 29
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Mounted Shooters Registration
7:30 AM – 10:30 AM The Early Posses Shoot, Stages 1-12
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Information & Event Support
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM SASS Mercantile Open for Business
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
Mounted Grand Entry
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM SASS Shooting Gallery & World Record Stage
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Conventioneers Stage
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Mounted 4-Stage Main Match, World Speed Contest, 2 rifle 2 shotgun
Quick Draw Competition – Immediately followed by short Wild West
Show, Parade through SASSTOWN, and The Mounted Costume Contest
10:00 AM
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM The Early Posse Team Shoot (from Stages 9-12)
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM The Mid-Day Posses Shoot, Stages 1-12
11:00 AM
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM The Late Posse Team Shoot (from Stages 9-12)
1:00 PM
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM The Mid-Day Posse Team Shoot (from Stages 9-12)
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM The Late Posses Shoot, Stages 1-12
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
Skills Workshop with Dan Mink, The Rhinestone Roper
5:00 PM
No Guns in Town
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Best Dressed Costume Contest Judging
6:00 PM
END of TRAIL's EPIC Saturday Night Bash
7:00 PM
Gem Saloon, Judge Roy Bean's Gambling Emporium Open - Poker &
Blackjack Tables
8:30 PM - 9:00 PM Best Dressed Costume Promenade & Awards, During Party
8:00 AM
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
9:00 AM – 10:30 PM
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
SUNDAY, June 30
Cowboy Church
Top Gun Showcase - The most thrilling way you'll ever watch a
Top Gun Shoot-Off!
Mounted Grand Entry
Mounted 2-stage Main Match, 1 rifle 1 shotgun – Immediately
followed by short Wild West Show, Extreme Stage
World Championship Awards Ceremony
Mounted Ceremony Awards
END of TRAIL Closed. See you next year!
Wah-Maker Arena
Shooting Bays
Copper Queen Admin
SASS Mercantile
Wah-Maker Arena
Wah-Maker Arena
Bay 15
Wah-Maker Arena
Times (TBA)
Bay 16
Shooting Bays
Bay 16
Bay 16
Shooting Bays
Belle Union Saloon
GEM Saloon
Belle Union Saloon
SASS Mercantile
Wah-Maker Arena
Wah-Maker Arena
Wah-Maker Arena
Belle Union Saloon
Gem Saloon
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SPECIAL & SIDE MATCHES
Wednesday 6/26
Special Matches
WORLDS FASTEST
COWBOY
Bay 8
Sponsored by Long Hunter
Shooting Supply
Competitors will be scored while
engaging the 24 knockdown course.
You will need a rifle and 10 rounds,
two revolvers and 10 rounds, shotgun
and 4 rounds. Cost is $3 per try or
two tries for $5. You may shoot as
many times as you wish to try and
win. Championship Buckles will
be awarded to the World’s Fastest
Cowboy, World’s Fastest Cowgirl, and
the World’s Fastest Young Gun (16
and under). Proceeds benefit the SASS
Museum.
TEXAS SURRENDER
Bay 7
Sponsored by Goatneck Gunsmithing
Competitors will be scored while
engaging the Texas Star with your
revolver and four knockdown shotgun
targets. You will need a revolver
and five rounds, a shotgun and four
plus rounds. Cost is $3 per try or
two tries for $5. You may shoot as
many times as you wish to try and
win. Championship Buckles will be
awarded to the Fastest Cowboy, Fastest
Cowgirl, and Fastest Young Gun (16
and under). Proceeds benefit the SASS
Museum.
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Cowboy Break ‘Um
Founders Ranch Shotgun Sports
Club/Clays Range
Saturday, June 23rd through Thursday, June 27th
A special side match on the 5-stand
field just for END of TRAIL! You will
need a SASS legal shotgun and at least
10 shotgun shells. Your first round is
included in your side match fees. To
improve your score, you may re-enter
without limits at $3 per round. Only
your highest score counts! Awards will
be given for 1st through 3rd place in
Ladies’, Men’s, and Junior Categories.
Lightning Cat
Gunfighter
Challenge
Sponsored by The Cat Family
Test your gunfighter chops
while having fun with your
pards shooting this special stage
to honor one of the greatest
Cowboy Action ShootingTM Gunfighters
to ever play the game, Lightning Cat.
All shooting styles are welcome to try
out this fun and challenging stage
written by Cobra Cat. Championship
buckles will be awarded to Top
Cowboy, Top Cowgirl, and Young Gun.
Plainsman
Mini-MATCH
Bays 3- 6
Meet Tex on Bay 3 at 10AM, and
you’ll shoot through as a posse. Bring
your single shot rifle, percussion
revolvers, and shotgun and compete
in a four stage Plainsman Match.
There are two shooting categories—
Modern and Traditional. The Modern
Category allows ejectors on the rifle.
SIDE MATCH PARTICIPATION
REQUIRES THE PURCHASE OF
AN ALL DAY SIDE MATCH PASS
Awards are first through third for both
categories. Come play the game the
way the early cowboys did it! It’s both
fun and a challenge!
THIS EVENT WILL BE SHOT AS
A POSSE EVENT ONLY. PLAN
YOUR DAY WISELY!
See Pages 58-59 for the Plainsman
Match Stages.
Side Matches
Pocket Pistol
Bay 9
Sponsored by Bond Arms
Competitors will need a pocket pistol
and five rounds of ammunition. You
may shoot the side match as many
times as you wish. Fastest time wins.
Derringer
Bay 9
Sponsored by Bond Arms
Competitors will need a Derringer and
two rounds and a Shotgun and two
rounds. You may shoot the side match
as many times as you wish. Fastest
time wins.
Speed Pistol –
Duelist, Gunfighter,
and Two-handed
Bay 13
Sponsored by Black Hills Ammunition
Competitors may shoot for honors
in three shooting style categories—
Speed Pistol Duelist, Speed Pistol
Gunfighter, and Speed Pistol TwoHanded. You will need two revolvers
and ten rounds. You may shoot the
side match as many times as you wish.
Fastest time wins.
Speed Shotgun –
Double Barrel
Bay 12
Bring your shotgun and four shells.
You may shoot the side match as many
Speed
Shotgun – 87/97
Bay 14
Bring your shotgun and four shells.
You may shoot the side match as many
Speed RIFLE
Bay 11
Competitors will need their pistol
caliber main match lever action rifle
and nine rounds. You may shoot the
side match as many times as you wish.
Fastest time wins.
Rimfire Pistol
Competitors will need a single action
.22 cal. revolver and five rounds of
ammunition. Only standard velocity
ammunition can be used. You may
shoot the side match as many times as
you wish. Fastest time wins.
event is not scored, only group size
matters. All ten rounds must be on
the paper to be measured. Awards will
be given in places 1st through 3rd in
each category.
Rimfire RIFLE
Thursday 6/27
Competitors will need a lever or pump
action .22 cal. rifle and ten rounds of
ammunition. Only standard velocity
ammunition can be used. You may
shoot the side match as many times as
you wish. Fastest time wins.
Long Range
Side Matches
Bay 16
Long Range Single Shot Rifle – Black
Powder and Smokeless, Buffalo Rifle,
Lever Action Rifle – Rifle Caliber and
Pistol Caliber.
Competitors will need ten rounds of
ammunition and their rifle. You will
have three minutes to place ten rounds
on a target for the tightest group. This
ALL AROUND
COWBOY
Action Shooting Bays (TBD), 3 stages
Other than hats and boots, it’s the
cowboy’s horse and guns that make
him a romantic character of the Old
West. And, who’s the “best” with both
is always a lively discussion. Mounted
Shooters are invited to signup for this
exciting event at the arena and will
be given participation instructions.
The competitor’s Mounted Scores
and Action Shooting scores will be
combined to determine the “best”
All Around Cowboy and Cowgirl.
Championship buckle awarded for 1st
place Cowboy and Cowgirl.
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TOP GUN SHOOT-OFF
SHOWCASE of
Champions
Sunday, June 30
at 9:00AM
Hold onto your hats for the most
thrilling way you'll ever watch a Top
Gun Shoot-Off!
The dust has settled, and the chips
have fallen where they may… but
the fun and competition is still going
strong! Make your way to the center
bay Sunday morning and cheer for
our Champions as the best of the best
in Cowboy Action Shooting™ and
Wild Bunch Action Shooting™ square
off for honors and glory in the END
of TRAIL World Championship Top
Gun Shoot-off.
Emceed and produced by the
incomparable Dooley Gang, this is
one SHOW you don’t want to misscomplete with music, leader boards,
commentary, and bios with a Dooley
Gang twist, the Top Gun Shoot-off
at the 32nd Annual END of TRAIL
will truly be a SHOWCASE!
Top 16 Ladies and Men will be
announced and posted Saturday
evening.
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COWBOY CLAYS AT
END of TRAIL!
ABy Wild
FUNShot,side
match!
SASS #51, and
Mrs. Slick Shot, SASS #691
Founders Ranch Shotgun Sport Club
(FRSSC) is open with an 8 trap 5 Stand
and a 20 trap 10 Stand sporting clays
course. As the sport continues to grow,
we are offering a modified 5 Stand as
your END of TRAIL side match.
With nearly 60 years combined experience in competitive shooting sports,
Mrs. Slick Shot, SASS #691, as Direc-
tor and Wild Shot, SASS #51, as President – Range Operations and Course
Designer, bring the SASS philosophy
of “be safe, have fun, be safe” to the
sporting clays game. The combination
of SASS hospitality and the picturesque
terrain of Founders Ranch has proven
to be a successful combination.
For END of TRAIL 2013, the 5
Stand side match returns—“Cowboy
Break ‘em,” with 10 targets. You will
need a SASS legal shotgun and at least
10 shotgun shells (more if you want/
need to shoot twice at the bird). Your
first round is included in your side
match fees. To improve your score,
you may re-enter as many times as you
wish at $3.50 per round. Only your
highest score counts! The Clays Range
will be open throughout END of
TRAIL from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM,
and you can shoot the side match anytime from 10:00 AM Saturday, June
22 to 5:00 PM, until Thursday June
27th. Ties for first, second, and third
will be decided by a shoot-off beginning Thursday, the 27th at 4:00 PM.
Ammo is available at the clays office
if needed.
All targets will be breakable with a 20
inch, cylinder bore shotgun with cowboy loads. (It’s up to you to hit ‘em!)
So, head on up toward the Barton Road
gate, stop in and say hello to Mrs. Slick
Shot and Wild Shot, and try your hand
at breaking clays!
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SASS SCHOLARSHIP
FOUNDATION HITS
HALF-MILLION
MARK!
By Justice Lily Kate, SASS Life/Regulator #1000
Thanks to you the SASS Scholarship
Foundation hit the $500,000 mark in
awarded scholarships in the first ten
years of its existence. With your continued support we will be able to award
more scholarships!
Your continuing generosity and donations will help us reach the $600,000
dollar mark by END of TRAIL 2014.
Former SASS Scholarship recipients are
making great strides in successful careers, some of them in the gun industry.
More recipients need help to achieve
their dreams and goals of a college education and more productive livelihood.
Please search your heart and see your
way clear to help those deserving young
SASS members attend college and/or
trade school by making a generous donation to the Fund, or by purchasing
a raffle ticket to win a Cimarron 1873
Rifle.
The SASS Soiled Dove Association is
holding a raffle of an engraved Cimarron 1873 Saddle Shorty (checkered)
rifle. It has an 18" full octagonal barrel
in .38/.357 caliber, laser checkering on
both the stock and forend, and engraving by Aspen Filly.
In addition, for every raffle ticket a
Soiled Dove or Parlor House Madam
sells, she will receive an equal chance
for a Cimarron 1878 Coach Gun, 20"
hammered double. Raffle tickets are 1
for $5 or 5 for $20 or 30 for $100. The
winner of these magnificent long guns
will be drawn at the END of TRAIL
2013 Awards Ceremony on June 30th.
You do not have to be present to win.
100% of ticket sales will be donated to
the SASS Scholarship Fund.
The rifle and shotgun are furnished
courtesy of Cimarron Firearms Company, Inc. of Fredericksburg, Texas.
Cimarron is a proud and continuing
supporter of SASS and the SASS Scholarship Fund.
Also, Coyote Cap of Coyote Cap
Gunworks of Morristown, Minnesota,
has donated a Coyote Cap Model 99
1887 mule-ear shotgun for a raffle to
benefit the SASS Scholarship Fund.
Raffle tickets are 1 for $5 or 5 for $20.
The winner of this magnificent shotgun
will be drawn at the 2013 SASS Convention to be held in Branson, Missouri, December 4-8th. You do not
have to be present to win.
The SASS Scholarship Foundation
is a national non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation located at 215 Cowboy Way,
Edgewood, New Mexico 87015. We
can be reached via phone Monday –
Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at
(505) 843-1320 or by Fax at (877)770-8687. Thanks in advance for your
generosity.
The gold-inlayed markings are a very
nice touch!
The polished ends of the chambers
ensure easy loading and unloading
under fire. This shotgun is match
ready!
This Model 99
1887 Shotgun has
been set aside as a
fund-raiser for the
SASS Scholarship
Fund.
The laser engraving on the stock
makes this a unique shotgun—one
any cowboy would be proud to own!
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BATAAN MILITARY
ACADEMY
Bataan Military Academy is a tuition-free, co-ed, college-prep public high school in Albuquerque, New
Mexico. All Cadets are members of
the United States Naval Sea Cadet
Corps—the U.S. Navy’s youth organization. Founded by Shelby DawsonTallchief, a Lieutenant Commander
in the Sea Cadet program and Associ-
ate Regional Director for Arizona and
New Mexico, Bataan opened at the
beginning of the 2007-2008 school
year with freshmen and sophomores.
Currently accepting students of high
school grade levels (9-12), Bataan Military Academy (BMA), a day school,
provides a world class education by
highly qualified, certified teachers and
military service members who are active duty, reservists, or retired.
The Academy is named Bataan to remember the POW soldiers and sailors
who were surrendered to Japanese forc-
es on a Philippine Island named Luzon
in 1942. During a forced removal to
a POW camp, some 70,000 of these
American and Philippine soldiers died
during what later became known as the
Bataan Death March. In remembrance
of these brave men, many of whom
were from New Mexico’s 200th Coastal Artillery, BMA Cadets participate
in the annual 26-mile Bataan Death
March Memorial Marathon held at the
U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range
near Las Cruces, New Mexico.
For the past three years cadets from
BMA have been actively involved in
construction projects at Founders
Ranch, a charitable non-profit 501(c)3
organization, and have actively participated in numerous Ranch events.
Cadets have manned gun-cleaning stations and policed match brass for the
competitors … all for tips as part of
their service to the community efforts.
SASS, END of TRAIL, and Founders
Ranch are very grateful for their participation and support, and look forward to continuing it in the future for
our mutual benefit.
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The Founders
Ranch Antique
Shooting
Gallery
Proudly presented by Henry
Repeating Arms Co. AND The SASS
Western Heritage Museum
Founders Ranch is proud to be
home of one of the few surviving
H. W. Terping 1950s vintage .22
shooting galleries. The SASS Western
Heritage Museum and Cowboy Action
Shooting™ Hall of Fame acquired this
piece almost six years ago, and it’s a true
treasure to behold! Much like many of
us saw and shot at the carnivals, fairs,
and even at Disneyland in our early
years, we have painstakingly replaced
the almost priceless original targets with
faithful and precise reproductions—
ducks, rabbits, squirrels, pipes, eagles,
and all! We even added a few custom
SASS Marshal targets!
A recent partnership with Henry
Repeating Arms Co. has equipped
the gallery with the finest .22 rifles
the world has to offer, and it is set up
and ready to be shot as intended, here
at END of TRAIL. As one of only a
handful of original shooting galleries
that can still be shot, don’t miss this rare
opportunity to try your hand at this
traditional turn of the Century arcade
entertainment for ALL AGES!
So, step right up, put a fine Henry
Repeating Arms Rifle in your hands,
set your sites on a target, and “Win the
little lady a Kewpie Doll!”
All proceeds benefit the SASS Western
Heritage Museum and Cowboy Action
Shooting™ Hall of Fame.
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COWBOY
MEMORIAL CHAPEL
A Work in
Progress
By Tex, SASS #4
One of the most elegant buildings
on Founders Ranch, the Cowboy
Memorial Chapel, continues to be a
“work in progress.” This year Singin’
Sue and Shanley Shooter made the drive
to Oklahoma to meet Sierra Hombre
from Illinois to take possession of 20
donated pews. Their adventures with
the Oklahoma toll roads has been well
chronicled in the November 2012
edition of The Cowboy Chronicle.
Cap Stevens, a local SASS cowboy,
completed his restoration of an old
1880s-style pump organ, which he and
his brother-in-law, Clip Casey, donated
to the Chapel. The organ now resides
in the Chapel. Coyote Cap managed to
acquire a set of hymnals from a church in
Minnesota, and these are located inside
the Chapel as well. Hipshot has provided
the first set of memorial plaques, which
are hanging inside the Chapel. Calking
and the initial coat of paint have been
applied to the building, making it finally
ready for serious use.
All of these efforts have been
accomplished through volunteer efforts
by SASS members interested in seeing the
project completed. In addition to these
volunteers, the Chapel Committee is to
be congratulated for their very successful
efforts getting this project off the ground
and funded in accordance with the
original plan. The initial plan called for
raising $75,000 for the basic construction
… unfortunately, that turns out not
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to have been enough. Some $87,000
has been raised, but we still lack several
thousand dollars to the contractor for the
basic building. We’re not through asking
for donations!
Once the building costs have been
covered, we can begin completion of the
interior. Drywall, lights, fans, stained
glass windows, pulpit, and the like have
yet to acquired and installed. Donation
opportunities for memorial plaques to
be placed on pews and other prestigious
locations will be identified shortly.
Don’t forget the raffle for the Coyote
Cap donated 1901 “Model ‘87” shotgun!
This particular shotgun is a VERY
expensive and exclusive shotgun—it’s a
prototype, one of only a few, and will
never be available again. Tickets are
available through the SASS website and
are on sale during END of TRAIL at the
SASS Mercantile. The drawing for this
prestigious shotgun will take place at the
SASS Convention—one doesn’t have to be
present to win … but you SHOULD be!
The Chapel is non-denominational,
and is available for any of our members
to use. The Chapel has already been
put to use … one of our local cowgirls,
Sioux City Sandy, proprietress of the
END of TRAIL Tea Tent passed away
very unexpectedly in April. Her ashes
were spread around the Chapel during a
quiet family remembrance following her
memorial service.
Time is set aside Thursday evening
at 7:30 PM for the Chapel dedication.
Everyone is welcomed and encouraged
to attend. Come for the Side Match
Awards and stay for the dedication! See
you there!
This Model 1901 70/150, 12 gauge prototype by Coyote Cap is now being raffled to raise funds to
complete and furnish the Cowboy Memorial Chapel. Raffle tickets are $5 each, or 5 for $20. Get
your tickets today at the SASS Mercantile. Some special features of this work of art are: premium full
race action job, cut & crown barrel to 18 1/4", 18K gold filled lettering and numbering, jeweling of
internal parts, leather lever wrap, high grade American walnut forearms and buttstock, laser engraved
logo and checkering, custom gun case and a (no BS) warranty certificate. Generously donated by Coyote
Cap to benefit the SASS Founders Ranch Chapel Fund.
The NRA National Firearms Museum Presents
A Special Exposition Gallery at END of TRAIL
Guns of the
Old West
The NRA National Firearms Museum is bringing several guns
from its collection to END of TRAIL.
Items on display will include guns from legends of the Old West,
as well as prop guns used in memorable western movies.
Winchester Model 1892
sn 991829, .44-40 caliber
A large loop lever carbine used by John Wayne in “True Grit” (1969)
and “Rooster Cogburn” (1975). Collection of Chris Hearn
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WILD WEST MERCANTILE
CatOSTUME
C
ontests
END of TRAIL
PROUDLY PRESENTS
W
BY CAT BALLOU, SASS #55
elcome to the Costume Contests at the
32nd END of TRAIL! For over three
decades, costuming has been a major
factor in maintaining END of TRAIL’s
uniqueness as a shooting competition.
Costuming creates both the environment
and shared attitude that sets the tone for
camaraderie unequaled in other shooting events. Because
costuming is such an important aspect of our sport and is
embraced with much effort and fervor by so many members, our costume winners have consistently shared honors
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with our shooters.
This year the Best Dressed Costume Judging and Awards
returns to Saturday night, June 29. Judging will take place
in the Gem Saloon and Awards will be given later that evening in the Belle Union Saloon. All other costume awards
will be given Friday night, June 28 from 5:30PM–6:00PM
in the Belle Union Saloon. All costume contest entrants
MUST be active SASS members.
Our many thanks to Wild West Mercantile for their continuing sponsorship of all the costume contests at the 32nd
END of TRAIL!
Daytime shooting costume contest
categories are Male, Female, and Juniors.
Daytime costumes will be judged by a
panel of judges. Regardless of which
shooting relay you are on, you should
have time to participate. You do not
have to pre-register. Just show up at the
designated times and sign in at the Gem
Saloon. Awards are for 1st to 3rd place.
Best Dressed Conventioneers –
Conventioneers received their own awards
and are judged at the same times as the
Daytime Costume Contest. No preregistration required. Just show up and
sign in at the Gem Saloon. Categories are
Male, Female, and Juniors. Awards will be
given from 1st – 3rd place.
Waddie Costume Award – Waddies are
those hard-working volunteers that have
made END of TRAIL a success for over
three decades, and they deserve their own
costume awards.
TUESDAY, JUNE 25
Wild Bunch Costume Judging
on the Range
Tuesday is the day to suit up as your
favorite character from the Wild Bunch
film or in a military uniform of that era
to be judged by a panel of roving judges
while you are participating in the Wild
Bunch Match. Categories are Male and
Female and awards will be given from
1st – 3rd place at the Costume Contest
Awards Ceremony to be held in the Belle
Union Saloon, Friday, June 28 from
5:30PM – 6:00PM.
THURSDAY, JUNE 27
11AM–1PM &
FRIDAY, JUNE 28
10:30AM – 12:30PM
If you are a Waddie, you must take
a break from your duties and come to
the Gem Saloon during judging times to
participate. A first place Waddie Shooting
Costume Award will be given to a Male
and Female Waddie.
Best Guncart – Bring that fancy guncart to
the Gem Saloon for judging on Thursday
and Friday, June 27 and 28, during
designated judging times. Awards will be
given from 1st to 3rd place.
Best Dressed Sutler – Sutlers participate
in END of TRAIL in order to sell their
goods. So, our judges will be roaming
Sutlers’ Row taking photos during the
event. A first place award will be given to
the Best Dressed Male and Female Sutler.
FRIDAY, JUNE 28
6:00PM – 9:00PM
Derringers & Daggers Saloon
Show & Soiled Dove/Parlor
House Madams Costume Contest
AT THE Belle Union Saloon
Be at the Belle Union Saloon by 5:30 PM
to sign up and participate in the Soiled
Doves/Parlor House Madams Contest.
Costumes must be era-appropriate. Soiled
Dove costumes should reflect the spirit of
the “Cheyenne Social Club,” a bordello
working girl. Parlor House Madam
costumes should portray the “older, but
wiser business woman” of the era—the
proprietress or manager of the “salon.”
Awards from 1st to 3rd place in each
category will be given immediately after
the judging by a panel of judges.
SATURDAY, JUNE 29
6:00PM – 7:30PM
Best Dressed Costume Contest
Judging AT the Gem Saloon
Best Dressed categories are Male, Female,
Couples, Military, B-Western/Silver
Screen Male and Female, and Juniors. All
categories will be awarded 1st-3rd place.
No pre-registration is required. Just come
to the Gem Saloon, sign in, and present
your costume to our panel of judges.
SATURDAY, JUNE 29
8:30PM – 9:00PM
Best Dressed Costume Awards
AT the Belle Union Saloon
Time to Promenade those fantastic
costumes in front of the audience at the
Best Dressed Awards Ceremony.
Thanks to all who participate in this year’s
numerous costume contests at END of
TRAIL. You are all winners in my book!
Shooting Costume Judging
at the Gem Saloon
Note: The costume being judged MUST
be the costume in use on the range. All
of the following awards will be presented
in the Belle Union Saloon Friday, June 28
from 5:30PM – 6:00PM.
Daytime Costumes Contest – The
majority of the END of TRAIL costume
contests will occur during the day on
Thursday and Friday, June 27 and 28.
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13 years running
at END of TRAIL!
PROUDLY PResents
THE Derringer Side Match,
World Champion Derringer
AND Proud Sponsor of
Derringer & Daggers
Saloon Girl Variety Show & Costume Contest!
E
ntertainment
Packing Enough Entertainment TO
Make Even Buffalo Bill Envious!
The Rhinestone
Roper
The 2009 All-Around WWPAS World Champion
Dan Mink literally "Does it ALL!" Whether Dan is
performing amazing Trick Horse skills with Lucky Joe,
displaying his Trick Roping prowess that would make
Will Rogers proud, spinning six guns that has gained him
World Champion status in years past, cracking whips at
sound barrier breaking speeds while audience members
hold a pint sized piece of paper what will soon become
two!... or having the audience on the edge of their seats
as he attempts the death defying art of throwing "real"
knives at his willing (?) assistant as she spins seemingly
out of control on a circular target! Dan, the "Rhinestone
Roper," is a rare breed among performers, because rarely
will you see a performer with two or more Wild West
Art skills, much less four or more. If you miss one of the
Rhinestone Ropers shows, you will have missed one of
the finest entertainers in America. Check the schedule for
show times.
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E ntertainment
The Original and
World Famous
GREAT AMERICAN
MEDICINE SHOW
You don't want to miss this truly memorable spectacle
for all ages! END of TRAIL is proud to welcome
Professor Farquar's Great American Medicine Show.
Presented by the Celebrated Mountebank Professor
Farquar with a most entertaining program of Music,
Magic & Mirth, and featuring the delightful talents
of Miss Polecat Annie. This unique attraction includes
Historic narratives, comic chronicles, tall tales and
unabashed balderdash. Toe-tapping tunes, bucolic
ballads, lyrical laments and droll ditties of the Union
and Confederacy. Asonishing and magnificent illusions,
mysteries and feats of chicanery. A necromantic
exposition so enigmatic, it is surely the envy of Mephistopheles himself. Hands-on instruction in card sharping, sleightof-hand, old-time amusements and games of skill. Absolutely fabulous Victorian face painting. Palmistry and aura
reading seminars. An enlightening dissertation on Farquar's Elixir of Life, the Marvel of the Ages! Check the schedule
for performance times!
THE HAPPY JACK
SALOON
Open Wednesday - Saturday
HAPPY JACK
SALOON
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The Happy Jack Saloon is privately perched atop the
Copper Queen Hotel and boasts a sweeping view of END
of TRAIL's shooting bays from its pleasant balcony. By
day, the Happy Jack Saloon offers a warm welcome and
an authentic Old West Saloon atmosphere. Saunter on up
to the bar before 5 pm and we'll gladly serve water, sodas
and a friendly smile. The Happy Jack offers a lovely place
to enjoy your lunch as well! Come nightfall, all are invited
to enjoy the full repertoire of the Happy Jack Saloon's
bar. Snack on some peanuts, enjoy the night air on the
balcony, or sit and visit with pards from near and far in
this warmly adorned and beautifully decorated Saloon.
Beer, Wine, and setups/mixers will be served after 5pm
only. If you bring your preferred poison, we'll also gladly
mix and serve your favorite drink. See ya'll in the Happy
Jack Saloon!
E ntertainment
The Gem Saloon
Judge Roy Bean’s
Gambling Emporium
Open Nightly
Thursday - Saturday
In the days of the Frontier West, poker was king for Wild
Bill Hickok, Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and countless other
notorious mustachioed Old West Cowboys. Rightfully so,
gaming will rear its sinful head again at this year’s END of
TRAIL in the all new GEM Saloon & Judge Roy Bean’s
Gambling Emporium. The Gem will offer poker tables for
a “Dealer Call” format, as well as Blackjack Tables for your
gambling pleasure. END of TRAIL provides each player’s
stake, so you’ve nothing to lose and maybe a little glory to
gain. In the old west towns of Deadwood, Dodge City, and
Tombstone, gamblers played with their backs to the wall and
their guns at their sides, but with Judge Roy Bean himself
on hand, a turn of the cards and a little cowboy luck is all
that’s needed for a night of fun and fame at the GEM Saloon
Gambling Emporium!
Cars and Trucks
are Like Eggs,
They’re
Cheaper in
the Country!
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E ntertainment
Derringers & Daggers
AT THE BELLE UNION
SALOON
Friday AT 6pm
The Belle Union Saloon proudly presents an exciting
evening full of entertainment, costumes, and prizes galore.
The evening's activities include great entertainment, a
Variety Show, FREE Frozen Margaritas, and fantastic raffles
and giveaways to benefit the SASS Scholarship foundation.
This evenings program also stages the END of TRAIL
Saloon Girl and Parlor House Madam Costume Contests,
where the ladies compete for top honors and awards in a
flurry of feathery boas and fine flattery. First place winners
take home a Derringer from Bond Arms, while Second and
Third Place win a custom dagger from Redwing Trading
Company. Artie Fly and Sexy Sadie of Major Photography
will also be on hand to commemorate the evening, offering
photo ops and their own unique style of tomfoolery!
The Dooley Gang's
Saturday Night
Extravaganza
AT THE BELLE UNION SALOON
Saturday AT 6pm
The Dooley Gang hails from the Badland Bar 3 range in English,
Texas, home of the 2011 Wooly Award Match of the Year, SASS
Southwest Regional, Comin' At Cha. Moreover, the Dooley Gang
is renowned for knowing how to throw a legendary party! Back by
popular demand, the Gang is cranking it up in the Belle Union Saloon
on Saturday night. Bring your singing voice, put on your dancin'
shoes, and clear your dance card because you're sure to be on the stage
or the dance floor before the night is over.
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CHUCK WAGONS, WHISTLE STOPS & TRADIN’ POSTS
YOUR LOCAL GUIDE TO ALL THINGS COWBOY IN THE FOUNDERS RANCH AREA!
BACK AGAIN IN BIG TENT!
Hearing
Protection
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Cars and Trucks
are Like Eggs,
They’re
Cheaper in the
Country!
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Owner
www.ronpetersonfirearms.com
& Rescued Wildlife Zoo
Open Daily
4418 Central Avenue SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108
email:[email protected]
(505) 255-8695 Fax (505) 255-4044
Summer 10-6 / Winter 12-4
or by appointment
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505-281-7655
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Memoirs of
A Cowboy
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF E. MCKENNA MINOR
The
By Tex, SASS #4
E
. Mckenna Minor was born in
1860 in Hartford, Connecticut and died peacefully on
Founders Ranch near Edgewood, NM in 1945. McKenna, as so
many like him, had a difficult childhood punctuated by the violent murder
of his father. Spurred by thoughts of
revenge, he finally set out on his own,
learning to shoot and work like a man.
He had a full life as a cowboy, Indian
fighter, buffalo hunter, outlaw, lawman, Ranger, Rough Rider, and soldier.
His full life is chronicled in a delightful short story by White Smoke Steve,
SASS #91779, a local Albuquerque
western writer with a number of novels
dealing with lawman Turner Brown’s
adventures in and around New Mexico
to his credit.
Although the character, E. McKenna
Minor, is fictional, most of his exploits
are right out of the pages of our Old
West history books. The careful reader
will recognize many of these exploits
from our western lore.
McKenna’s story is told in the stage
scenarios—Action Shooting, Wild
Bunch™ shooting, and Plainsman stages. Stage props and match flow dictate
which portions of the story line go with
each stage; hence, there was no effort
to ensure everything is in chronological order, but, hopefully, the essence of
Minor’s story still comes through.
END of TRAIL thanks the Judge,
SASS #1, for the inspiration for this
year’s match theme—Memoirs of a
Cowboy and White Smoke Steve, SASS
#91779, for creating the life story of E.
McKenna Minor, which served as the
guiding beacon for all the story-line
scenarios. Also, a big “thank you” to T.
A. Chance, SASS #4072, Action Shooting Match Director, Pecos Clyde, SASS
#48481, Wild Bunch™ Action Shooting Match Director, and Tex, SASS #4,
Plainsman Match Director, for creating
the shooting scenarios.
White Smoke Steve, SASS
#91779, wrote the short story
that provides the basis for all
the END of TRAIL stage story
lines. Although his main character, E. McKenna Minor is fictional, he embodies the quintessential traits, both good and
bad, of all the western characters we’ve read about or seen
on the big screen. And, it’s rumored Minor looks an awful lot
like White Smoke!
Drift back with us now to the times of
the Old West, where larger than life heroes like E. McKenna Minor forged a
story understood around the world and
framed the world we know today. It’s
fantasy time, it’s shooting time, and it’s
time to relive the past with our friends!
Welcome to END of TRAIL 2013!
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SCORING INSTRUCTIONS
All scorES must
be recorded
on the
correct
scoring sheet
The scoring box with timers, scoring
book, and spotting sticks will be placed on
each stage first thing in the morning. This
box and its contents are to remain on the
stage and not be taken with the posse to
the next stages. Each posse will have their
own score sheet for recording scores. Please
make sure scores are recorded correctly,
and initialed by the shooter.
In addition to the traditional method of
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scoring, the 32nd annual END of TRAIL
will also incorporate the use of ACES
(Automated Cowboy Easy Scoring). Each
posse will be given an electronic device
ready to go for scoring their posse. If you
are new to ACES, please join the ACES
crew for a "how-to" seminar on the ACES
Scoring program on Wednesday, June 26
at 3:00PM in the GEM Saloon.
The results of the day's shooting will be
tabulated and posted as soon as possible.
Any challenges to the posted scores must
be reported to SASS Administration by
10AM the following morning. Please have
your individual score card available for
inspection.
On occasion, END of TRAIL match
officials will authorize people to "shoot
through." These are folks who perform a
specific function at END of TRAIL but
still want to be able to shoot the match.
When they have appropriately identified
themselves, please allow them to integrate
near the front of your shooting order, and
complete their competition tasks. There
will be a special score sheet that remains at
the stage to record the results of the shoot
through competitors.
Shooter Door PrizeS
FRIDAY ONLY! 10:00AM-5:00PM
BELLE UNION SALOON
Between the hours of 10:00AM
and 5:00PM Friday ONLY, every
registered shooter may present himself
or herself at the Belle Union Saloon
and draw a prize!
To draw a prize you must present
your individual shooter’s scorecard so
it can be validated.
When you draw your prize you
will be given the thank you postcard
associated with your prize. A thank
you note is to be written to each
sponsor, and your postcard must be
returned to us at the time you claim
your prize.
You may complete the postcard and
claim your prize immediately.
All prizes must be claimed by Friday
5:00PM. Prizes not claimed by Friday
5:00PM will be considered forfeited.
If you win a cartridge firearm, be
aware of the following:
• You will be required to sign a “firearms
prize roster” at the time you draw your
prize. We have found this step necessary
as a double-check in tracking the
volume of guns we give away.
• You must pay any transfer and
shipping fees.
• If you hold a valid Federal Firearms
License, bring a signed copy of it
and a photo I.D. to Diamond J's
Gunsmithing, opposite the Ruger
Firearms Building, on Sunday
morning, and we will transfer your
prize to you.
• If you are not a Federal Firearms
Licensee, we will not transfer a firearm
to you at END of TRAIL. We will
record your name, alias, and SASS
membership number as the winner/
owner of the firearm. You will be
required to locate and notify us of
a federal firearms licensee (dealer)
convenient to your home address to
whom we can ship your gun. We will
require a signed copy of that dealer’s
FFL prior to shipping. That dealer
will complete all required transfer
paperwork. You will be responsible
for any costs associated with the
transfer. END of TRAIL will pay the
shipping cost to your dealer.
Percussion firearms are not subject
to the above procedures. You can
take immediate delivery of these
reproduction “antique” firearms.
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SCOREBOARD AND
MESSAGE CENTER
The scoreboard is located on the
side of the Cimarron Mercantile.
The squading and an indication of
each shooter’s category are posted.
Please check the printouts and
verify “everything looks OK.” Each
evening a staff of ace scorers will be
working diligently to keep up with
the competitor’s scores. “In process”
results will be printed and posted each
main match day evening. Please check
your scores and make sure they are
correct. If your scores appear to be in
error, please report the matter to SASS
Registration in the Copper Queen.
The SASS Registration personnel
will communicate directly with the
scoring staff. Every effort will be
made to correct the error as quickly
as possible. Any shooter attempting
to communicate directly with the
scoring staff, either about the scores,
or the time of day, is in dire jeopardy
of being disqualified from the match.
Leave them alone!
RANGE ACCESS
As the spectator and guest crowds
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at END of TRAIL have grown, we
have seen more and more potential
for accidents to grow with them.
The Wild Bunch, and our liability
insurance carrier, have all shared
concern about uncontrolled access
to the immediate vicinity of the
shooting. Only registered shooters,
match officials, and registered media
representatives have access to the range
area (that is, inside the berms.)
BRASS PICKUP
Our restrictive main match schedule
d o e s n o t a l l ow t i m e b e t we e n
individual shooters and posses for
brass pickup.
The Wild Bunch is fully aware many
of you consider your spent brass to
be more precious than silver or gold.
However, we hope you will agree in
the overall context of the cost of your
visit to END of TRAIL, the loss of
your brass is relatively immaterial.
You may only pick up brass during
warm-up and side match events on
Tuesday and Wednesday. All the brass
that hits the ground during the Main
Match stays on the ground, except
for brass shotgun hulls, which may
be retrieved. We will have the Bataan
Military Academy on hand to police
brass. They will be sorting and selling
the brass during the match. Those of
you who treasure brass will thus have
an opportunity to make a worthwhile
charitable contribution while
increasing your hoard and assuring
yourself of many satisfying hours
separating and polishing.
All spent brass can be purchased from
the Bataan Military Academy who
will sort by caliber and bag for your
convenience.
FUNCTION FIRE RANGE
No special areas have been set aside
as function fire areas. Also, END of
TRAIL is not the place to come and
“practice,” sight in your firearms, or
hold private side matches. If you need
to function fire your firearms to verify
safe, reliable operation, approach any
range officer supervising an operating
range. When there are no lines of
waiting shooters, you will be given
permission to send a few rounds down
range. Fun shoots for rifle, pistol, and
shotgun are available on Wednesday,
and Conventioneer ranges are open
throughout the match.
MATCH SUPERVISION
AND PROTESTS
It is inevitable one or more of you will disagree with a range
decision made during the course of the match.
END of TRAIL is a recreational sporting event. We’re here
to have fun. The outcome of this match will not have a serious impact on the history of the World, and we regard the
whole affair as having somewhat less consequence than balancing the federal budget and reducing the deficit. Temper
tantrums or any other conduct not in the Spirit of the
Game will result in the guilty shooter’s immediate expulsion from the match. If you sincerely feel you have been
subject to an unfair or incorrect call that may affect your
place of finish, you may protest the call according to the
following, always keeping in mind the Spirit of the Game
and its foundation on basic good sportsmanship.
First, CLEAR THE RANGE. There are other shooters
behind you and a schedule to keep. Then, CALMLY AND
COURTEOUSLY question the Range Officer who made
the call as to the reason(s) he made the call. The rules for
the match and each stage are quite clear cut. Each shooter
has had an equal opportunity to become familiar with
them. In the majority of cases, your disagreement with a
range decision is the result of your forgetting or overlooking
a rule or procedure. If, after hearing the explanation of the
decision, you still feel you have been treated unfairly, take
your case to the Posse Marshal for your stage.
If you are still not satisfied, the next step in the appeal process is to go to one of the Match Range Officers and then
finally to the Match Director, T.A. Chance for Cowboy
Action ShootingTM or Pecos Clyde for Wild Bunch Action
ShootingTM. A little patience on your part will go a long way.
If, after the decision by the Match Range Officers and the
Match Directors, for some unlikely reason you still believe
you have been had, you may appeal your case to a protest
committee comprised of three other Match Officials.
If you wish to take your case to the protest committee:
1. Your protest must be in writing.
2. It must be filed on the same day as the incident.
3. You must pay a $50 protest fee. The protest committee
will conduct an investigation appropriate to the circumstances. If your position is upheld, the $50 protest fee will
be returned to you, and your score corrected, as required.
If the original decision is upheld, you lose the protest fee,
and your score stands as originally recorded.
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Calling All Posses!
Posse Roster
guns will be staged on the hay bales
and may be fully loaded.
Any posse with more than five people
shooting rifle will be DQed.
You will find the Posse Roster posted
at the Scoreboard on the side of the
Cimarron Mercantile.To the extent
possible, all requested “pairings” were
accommodated.
Action Shooting posses shooting stages
9 – 12 are to report to the Long Range
Bay (Bay 16) for the Team Shoot. The
first and second relays each day will
shoot the team event AFTER shooting
their main match stages. The third
replay will shoot JUST BEFORE their
main match stages. Pay Attention!
The posse with the most targets down
will win. Time will be used to break tie.
We squad one posse into each
shooting slot of 45 minutes. This
amounts to approximately two
minutes for each shooter, beep-tobeep. It is very important everyone
make every possible effort to keep us
on schedule.
Thursday
Posses 9 – 12 ~ 10:30AM
Posses 33 – 36 ~ 1:00PM
Posses 21 – 24 ~ 1:30PM
IT IS IMPERATIVE you find your
scheduled shooting times on the
enclosed shooting schedule.You must
be at the designated individual and
team events by your scheduled times.
Friday
I M P O RTA N T: R a n g e o f f i c e r s
will not allow anyone other than a
specially designated competitor to
shoot out of squaded order. If you
miss your assigned shooting time, you
will be DNF’d for that stage. Should a
stage be operating ahead of schedule,
(it can happen!) shooters will not be
penalized as long as they report to
the range officer by their originally
scheduled time.
Posses 25 – 28 ~ 10:30AM
Posses 13 – 16 ~ 1:00PM
Posses 1 – 4 ~ 1:30PM
POSSE TEAM
SHOOTS
After completing the shooting for the
day, half the Wild Bunch Posses are to
report to the Long Range Bay (Bay 16)
for their Team Shoot.
Monday: Posses 1, 5, 6 ~ 3:00PM
Tuesday: Posses 2, 3, 4 ~ 3:00PM
Wild Bunch teams will start with
one pistol charged with a loaded fiveround magazine, as many extra loaded
magazines as necessary, and shooters’
choice of one long gun. Any long
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Posses 17 – 20 ~ 10:30AM
Posses 5 – 8 ~ 1:00PM
Posses 29 – 32 ~ 1:30PM
Saturday
Five posse members will have a rifle
and 10 rounds. One posse member
will have a shotgun. The rest of the
posse will have two revolvers loaded with
five rounds each. The posse member
with the shotgun may have his revolvers
loaded, but the posse members shooting
rifle may not have loaded revolvers.
Rifles will be staged on tables; revolvers
will be holstered. Shotgun cannot be
loaded until it is ready to be fired.
All firearms will be loaded on the firing
line. There will be no reloading. Each
posse will start on the firing line with
hands in surrender position. At buzzer,
shoot all knockdowns, except designated
shotgun target. When all knockdowns
are down, the shotgunner will shoot
the knockdown to stop the timer. This
target must fall to count.
Any shot fired after the shotgun is shot
will be a 10 second penalty, and if a
target is knocked down it will not count.
(The posses assigned to shoot at the
same time will RO for each other.)
POSSE PHOTO
SCHEDULE
We have a new Posse Photo schedule
this year!! Artie and Sadie at Major
Photography are set up in the walkway
near Bay 8. The photo schedule is
listed below. It takes less than three
minutes to “pose” and “snap” for each
posse. When you’re finished shooting
for the day, gather your posse for a
memorable Posse Photo!
Monday, June 24
At end of shooting day
Wild Bunch Posses 2, 3, & 4
Tuesday, June 25
At end of shooting day
Wild Bunch Posses 1, 5, & 6
Wednesday, June 26
Immediately prior to Walk Through
Posse Marshals
Thursday, June 27
At end of first launch ~ 10:30AM
Main Match Posses 1 – 8
At end of second launch ~ 1:30PM
At end of third launch ~ 4:30PM
Friday, June 28
At end of first launch ~ 10:30AM
At end of second launch ~ 1:30PM
Main Match Posses 25 – 28 & 33 – 36
At end of third launch ~ 4:30PM
A.C.E.S.
ARRIVES AT
END OF TRAIL!!!
By Wolf Wind-Walker, SASS #36748
The Acronym is: Automated Cowboy
Easy Scoring
The idea: There’s got to be a way to
score cowboy matches with electronic
devices.
How it started: I got lucky and ran into
the guy who could do it. We met at a
Dixie Desperados cowboy match in St.
George Utah. His name was Ken Nelson, and his company is Nifty Bytes,
a software App generating company.
Kismet?
Of course, now his name is Pitt Viper,
and his son is Molasses Kid!
Enough history, so after a year and a
half of using our App, we are scoring
END of TRAIL with A.C.E.S. We
owe it to all the folks who use A.C.E.S.
and have spread the word on how user
friendly it is and how it makes their
lives easier. Thanks!!
TRAIL and would be glad to chat with
you about it … just find Pitt Viper,
Nellie Blue, Molasses Kid, Wolf WindWalker, Major Payne, or J. T. Wild.
A.C.E.S. is an App you download for a
smart phone, iPod, iPad, Mini, and assorted tablets. It is used on both Apple
and Android devices with few exceptions. Oh, and it’s FREE!
We have lots of information on our web
site at: Acesscoring.com and a great
“how to” video as well. And, we have a
great support staff to answer questions
and provide help at: [email protected]
Basically you enter shooter scores and
penalties on the device keypad, and the
App does all the calculations for you. If
you have multiple Posses, you hit more
keys to “sync” all the devices, and then
it gives you results in the format of your
choice.
Pitt Viper says, “ACES makes scoring
easy, fast, and fun. No matter the match
size, you can have stats done shortly after the last shots are fired. The good
folks who used to tap in thousands of
scores can now join in the fun—both
during and after the match.”
The folks from the “A.C.E.S. Traveling Road Show” are here at END of
The Action Shooting match will be
scored using rank points while the Wild
Bunch and Plainsman matches will be
scored using the “points” system.
Thanks to the Wild Bunch for recognizing the potential for A.C.E.S. and
for asking us to score END of TRAIL.
We built it to make life easier and to
help Cowboy Action Shooting™ get
to the next level. A “Quote” from the
Wire, “A.C.E.S. is the best thing that
has come down the trail in years!” And,
we like to think maybe there is some
truth to that!
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Cowboy Action
Range Rules
and Scoring
Standards
The current SASS Shooter’s Handbook
shall be followed at all times. In
accordance with the instructions
contained in the Handbook, the
following rules and scoring will be
observed during this match:
1. Eye protection is mandatory; hearing
protection is highly recommended.
2. All miss penalties are five seconds
each.
3. Procedure penalties are 10 seconds,
maximum one per stage.
4. All “pre-beep” actions are expected
to be performed “with feeling” - if the
timer does not feel the competitor has
satisfied the intent of the scenario,
the time will not be started and the
competitor instructed to “do it again.”
5. Revolvers are always carried with the
hammer down on an empty chamber.
6. Dropped ammo is “dead” ammo.
Put extra ammo on your body for each
stage. If ammo is dropped, leave it and
retrieve a new round from your supply.
The live round can be retrieved from
the ground after the shooter has shot
the stage.
7. A dropped gun is a “dead” gun, and
may only be retrieved by the range
officer. Any dropped gun will result
in automatic disqualification for that
stage. If the gun is loaded, it’s a match
disqualification.
8. Cap and ball revolvers may be loaded
with only five rounds. All loading
(charging the chambers) must be
accomplished at a designated loading or
unloading table on the range.
9. All range commands, especially
“CEASE FIRE,” are to be instantly
followed.
10. Knock-down targets must go down
to be counted as a “hit” or a bonus. No
competitor may advance beyond the
first shooting position or touch any of
the stage targets prior to shooting the
stage. The stage marshals will make
the judgment calls if the targets need
to be adjusted or realigned. Individuals
accomplishing the timing and resetting
targets are not considered competitors
at the time.
15. Discharging a rifle or revolver
round over the back berm will result in
disqualification from the match.
16. Match disqualifications include
using ammunition that exceeds the
SASS maximum velocity, dropping a
loaded gun, accumulating two stage
disqualifications, or a belligerent
attitude.
17. Did Not Finish (DNF) - If a
firearm malfunctions, the gun is made
“safe,” and the shooter does not finish
shooting the remaining firearm(s) or
11. This is a “no alibi” match.  Once does not continue the course of fire,
the first round goes down range the he is given a DNF. If the shooter
shooter is committed to the stage. does finish the course of fire, or the
Prior to the first round going down malfunctioning firearm is the last
range “restarts” will only be given for firearm to be shot, the shooter is only
shooter equipment failure and not for given misses for the rounds not shot.
failure of a shooter to negotiate a prop.  Missing your scheduled shooting time
After the first round goes down range is also a DNF.
“reshoots” will only be given for prop
or match equipment failure, a range 18. All Long Guns must have their
officer impeding the shooter, or failure actions open when transported at this
to correctly measure the shooting match.
time.  Jams, faulty ammo, misfires, not
understanding the stage, failure to load 19. No wrist or butt stock shotgun
guns, and the like are not grounds for a bandoleers allowed.
“restart,” once a round has gone down
range.  A “restart” or “reshoot” is at the 20. If you see someone who is in
discretion of the stage marshal.  When violation of SASS rules/guidelines,
allowed a “reshoot,” the shooter starts please inform the offending individual.
over with no misses, but retains any If more action is required to ensure
safety penalties already earned.
compliance, please contact the Range
Master or one of the RO’s.
12. The 170° safety rule will be
absolutely enforced. Be very careful 21. Everyone is a Safety Officer. If you
with crossdraw holsters and moving see anything that is unsafe, call it to the
or turning with revolvers or long guns attention of the posse leader and the
in hand. The 170° safety rule is to be stage marshals.
observed at all times, including at the
end of the stage when moving to the 22. Shooters with broken or jammed
unloading table.
guns that cannot be cleared at the unloading bench shall NOT take them to a
13. While shooting a stage, violation gunsmith or back to their vehicles. Any
of the 170° safety rule with any firearm containing live ammunition
firearm, loaded or unloaded, will must be left at an unloading table unresult in disqualification from the til such time it can be cleared ON THE
stage. A second infraction will result in RANGE.
23. The Minor Safety penalty for over14. Any round striking the ground, loading a rifle has been eliminated. Penor any other object, within five feet alties still remain for leaving a round in
of the competitor will result in a rifle after it leaves your hands and you
engage the next firearm.
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STAGE
CONVENTIONS
Stage Conventions or standard range
behaviors are a list of practices every
shooter is expected to know and
follow on every stage.  These stage
conventions should be followed in
all SASS matches unless otherwise
directed in stage descriptions.
with the entire handgun lying flat on
the staging surface.
4. Staged shotguns will be open and
empty (except for Wild Bunch.)
5. Shooters may not start a stage with
ammunition in hand.
6. Long guns will be discarded open
and empty with their barrels pointed
safely down range.
1. All knockdown shotgun targets may
be reengaged until down (except for
Wild Bunch.)
7. Revolvers are returned to leather
after the shooting string (except for
Wild Bunch.)
2. All knockdown targets (shotgun, rifle,
or revolver) must go down to count.
8. Revolvers are drawn and used in
accordance with the shooter’s category.
3. All staged guns shall have their
barrels pointed safely down range.
All long guns initially staged on a
horizontal flat surface shall be staged
lying flat where at least the rear of the
trigger guard is on the staging area.
All handguns initially staged on a
horizontal flat surface must be staged
9. Safe gun handling is the shooter’s
responsibility. The 170-degree safety
rule is in effect.
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10. If no starting stance is given the
shooter shall stand fully erect with
revolvers holstered, hands at the side
not touching any firearm.
11. Cowboy port arms is defined as
standing fully erect with the butt of
the long gun at or below the waist of
the shooter, the muzzle at or above the
shoulder, and the long gun held with
both hands.
12. “Repeat the sequence” means repeat
the shooting sequence EXACTLY as
it was shot the first time. “Repeat the
instructions” simply means exactly that
… repeat whatever the instructions told
you to do the first time.
13. There are few gun handling
instructions in the stage scenarios.
Bring your firearms into action and
dispose of them as seems appropriate
in accordance with these stage
conventions. All safety rules apply.
If the stage has explicit gun handling
instructions, these are to be obeyed.
14. Interpersonal conflicts WILL
NOT be tolerated.
Wild Bunch Shooting schedule
TM
Monday, June 24
Time/Stage Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6
9:00AM 12 3 4 5 6
10:00AM 61 2 3 4 5
11:00AM 56 1 2 3 4
Noon
45 6 1 2 3
1:00PM 34 5 6 1 2
2:00PM 23 4 5 6 1
When shooting is complete for the day, Posses 1, 5, & 6 report to Bay 16 for the Team Shoot.
Tuesday, June 25
Time/Stage Stage 7
Stage 8
Stage 9
Stage 10
Stage 11
Stage 12
9:00AM 12 3 4 5 6
10:00AM 61 2 3 4 5
11:00AM 56 1 2 3 4
Noon
45 6 1 2 3
1:00PM 34 5 6 1 2
2:00PM 23 4 5 6 1
When shooting is complete for the day, Posses 2, 3, & 4 report to Bay 16 for the Team Shoot.
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Wild Bunch MATCH STAGES
TM
SPONSORED BY EMF FIREARMS
Stage 1, Bay 1
20 PISTOL, 10 RIFLE,
6 SHOTGUN
Staging: Pistol loaded with five rounds
and holstered. Rifle loaded with ten
rounds and shotgun loaded with six
rounds on shelf inside building.
Starting Position: Standing inside at
center window hands on hat, shooter
says, “It’s close quarters, make good
use of your 1911!”
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Procedure: At signal, with shotgun
shoot the five knockdowns in any
order and then place the sixth round
on the small round target. Make the
shotgun safe vertically. With rifle,
shoot the nine stationary targets once
each in any order and then place the
tenth round on the small round target.
Make rifle safe vertically. Move forward
to the downrange box. With pistol,
shoot the nine stationary targets with
one round each and place the tenth
round on the small round target, then
repeat the instructions.
E. McKenna Minor, fighting as
Dwayne Dockery, was one of the
nineteen Americans who climbed
atop the roof of the final jungle
stronghold on the hill. There
were thirty-five enemy soldiers
inside the building, surrounded
but still defiant. McKenna and
fourteen men in his squad jumped
through the opening in the roof
and engaged the enemy in handto-hand combat. At one fifty in
the afternoon E. McKenna Minor,
fighting as Dewayne Dockery,
pulled down the enemy flag.
WILD BUNCHTM MATCH STAGES
E. McKenna Minor was still
serving as the Columbus Town
Marshal in 1916 when Mexican
revolutionary Pancho Villa
launched a raid on Columbus.
McKenna, still in a nightshirt,
strapped on his gun belt, grabbed
a rifle, and rode to the Columbus
Army base. Armed with a machine
gun and their Springfield rifles the
13th fought back Villa’s men while
McKenna organized a force of
cavalrymen and Columbus citizens
to pursue the retreating Mexicans.
Stage 2, Bay 2
6 SHOTGUN
Staging: Pistol loaded with five
rounds. Rifle loaded with ten rounds
and shotgun loaded with six rounds
staged anywhere safely.
Starting Position: Standing in the
Arizona Surrender position with the
pistol, rifle, or shotgun, shooter says,
“Grab your guns … the Villestas are
coming!” and waits for the beep.
Procedure: The guns may be shot
in any order. With shotgun, sweep
the three targets of the right or left
diagonal leg of the X and then sweep
the opposite diagonal leg. With rifle,
sweep the five targets of the right or
left diagonal leg of the X and then
sweep the opposite leg. With pistol,
double tap sweep the five targets of the
right or left diagonal leg of the X and
then double tap sweep the opposite
leg.
Pistol and rifle must be shot from the
right position and the shotgun must
be shot from the left position.
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Stage 3, Bay 3
20 PISTOL, 5 RIFLE,
6 SHOTGUN
and holstered. Shotgun loaded with
six rounds staged on right shelf. Rifle
loaded with five rounds staged on left
shelf.
Starting Position: Standing at the
right shelf facing up range hands on
hips, shooter says, “Don’t let them
into the armory!”
R
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Procedure: On signal with shotgun,
shoot the shotgun targets. From the
left shelf with rifle, double tap the
center R target and then sweep all
three targets from either end. With
pistol, double tap the center R target
and then sweep all three targets from
either end and repeat the instructions.
Activate the swinger. With pistol,
double tap the swinger then sweep
all three targets and repeat the
instructions.
R
Villa’s men entered the town
around four o’clock in the morning,
catching most of the town and the
nearby Army post asleep. McKenna
awoke to the sound of distant
gunfire and the sight of fires in the
town as Pancho Villa’s cavalry tried
their best to burn Columbus to the
ground while they looted the homes
of the townspeople. Three hours
into the fight, Pancho Villa’s raiders
broke off the battle and melted into
the hills.
By the late 1890s McKenna
had cleared his name of all past
indiscretions and had rejoined the
Texas Rangers. Soon after 1911
he found himself in Mexico in
hot pursuit of Mexican bandits.
After a fierce firefight, the Rangers
executed thirty-two men and boys
in a village outside Guadalupe in
the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
Stage 4, Bay 4
6 SHOTGUN
rounds—both staged at and shot from
the shelf.
Procedure: Shooter’s choice of start
position and firearm. From doorway
with pistol, double tap the five buffalo
pistol targets. From shelf with pistol,
double tap the five far buffalo targets.
With rifle double tap the five far
buffalo targets. With shotgun shoot
all six knockdowns.
Starting Position: Standing at the
shelf with rifle or shotgun in hands,
or at the doorway with pistol in hand,
shooter says, “Don’t let any of them
get away!” and waits for the beep.
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Stage 5, Bay 5
6 SHOTGUN
holstered. Rifle loaded with ten
rounds each staged on either horse.
Starting Position: Standing at
position 1 holding the reins in both
hands, shooter says, “You’re not
getting the Captain today!”
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Procedure: On signal with rifle, sweep
the five cowboy targets and then the
five tombstone targets. Make rifle safe
on a horse. With shotgun, move to
position 2 and sweep the six shotgun
targets starting on either end. Safely
stage the shotgun at position 3. With
pistol sweep the five cowboy targets
and then sweep the five tombstone
targets. Repeat the instructions.
As the Rangers re-crossed the
border there were thirty Mexican
bandits in close pursuit. While the
Rangers crossed the Rio Grande,
McKenna saw Company Captain
Brooks Long’s horse stumble and
collapse, tumbling Captain Long
into the river. McKenna pulled
back on his reins and turned
his horse toward the pursuing
Mexicans. He reached Captain
Long at the same instant as the first
of the Mexicans. Three well-placed
shots from McKenna’s pistol killed
two Mexicans and gave Long the
time he needed to swing up onto
McKenna’s horse.
McKenna shaved some twenty
years off his age when he joined
the Marines to fight in the
Banana Wars. His experienced
leadership saved many young
men from foolish mistakes that
certainly would have cost them
their lives. He loved his old guns,
and they served him well.
Stage 6, Bay 6
5 SHOTGUN
rounds holstered. Rifle loaded with
ten rounds staged on target activator.
Shotgun loaded with five rounds in
hand.
Procedure: On the signal, sweep the
five shotgun targets. With rifle, triple
tap the cowboy target and double
tap any stationary target. Repeat
the instructions using any other
stationary target. With pistol, triple
tap the cowboy target and double
tap any stationary target. Repeat
the instructions using a different
stationary target each time for a total
of 20 rounds.
Starting Position: Shotgun in hand
at left shelf, shooter says, “Keep low,
boys, I see movement in the jungle!”
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Stage 7, Bay 7
6 SHOTGUN
rounds staged safely. Shotgun loaded
with six rounds staged safely.
Starting Position: Shooter may start
with any firearm, at the left or right
position. Shooter says, “You’ll not
burn the courthouse tonight!” and
waits for the beep.
Procedure: When shooting with
rifle, engage the two FAR stationary
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targets and the center stationary
target in any order with one round
each and then shoot any two FAR
knockdown targets. Then repeat the
instructions and shoot the other two
FAR knockdowns. When shooting
with pistol, shoot the two CLOSE
stationary targets and the center
stationary target in any order with
one round each and then shoot any
two CLOSE knockdowns. Repeat the
instructions and shoot the other two
CLOSE knockdowns. Then double
tap all five stationary targets. When
shooting the shotgun from the shelf,
engage the six knockdowns from front
to back.
As Villa’s men spread throughout
Columbus, they shot at everyone
they could find and attempted to
set fire to the buildings. Every
able-bodied person who could hold
a gun fought back in a matter
of life or death. As one squad
of Villestas rounded a corner,
McKenna went to work with the
guns at hand …
Several of Villa’s commanders
and one hundred ninety of his men
were killed, including the three
men that McKenna killed when he
captured Villa’s Colonel Candelario
Cervantes in close combat in the
small village of Tomochic.
Stage 8, Bay 9
20 PISTOL, 6 SHOTGUN
and holstered. Shotgun loaded with
six rounds in hands at the doorway.
Starting Position: Standing on the
front porch at the doorway, shooter
says, “Look at that! They’re riding
right into town!”
Procedure: At the signal, from the
doorway with shotgun engage the
six knockdowns, and make shotgun
safe vertically. Move forward to any
position on the porch, and with pistol
engage the three cowboys on the left
or right by double tapping the center
target and then sweeping all three
targets from either end. Then repeat
the instructions using the opposite side
three cowboy targets. Move to the
down range position with pistol and
double tap the left or right cowboy
below the plate rack and shoot the
three plate rack targets. Repeat the
instructions for the opposite side
cowboy and plate rack.
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Stage 9, Bay 11
25 PISTOL
staged at either the left or right shelf.
Starting Position: Starting behind
shelf, shooter says, “You’re too drunk
to shoot straight!”
and engage both plate racks with five
rounds each any order. Move to the
other side shelf and engage all of the
targets in front of that shelf with one
round each in any order.
Knockdowns must be down to count
as a hit.
Procedure: On the signal from the
left or right shelf, engage all the targets
in front of that shelf with one round
each in any order. Move to the center
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Disgusted by the massacre he and
his fellow Rangers had committed
outside Guadalupe, McKenna left
the Company headquarters in El
Paso and crossed into New Mexico.
McKenna was in Mesilla, New
Mexico where he became a Doña
Ana County (New Mexico) Deputy
Sheriff and a partner in a Mesilla
saloon and bordello. Shortly
thereafter McKenna relocated to
Columbus, New Mexico where he
operated The Variety Saloon. When
he disarmed a rowdy drunk who
had murder in his heart and a Colt
pistol in his hand, he was hired as
the Columbus Town Marshal.
Stage 10, Bay 12
McKenna turned fifty-six as
he rode as a scout with General
John J. Pershing through the
mountains of northern Mexico.
Pershing had been dispatched by
Washington to track down and
capture or kill Pancho Villa and
his men. Pershing’s five thousand
men, aided for the first time in
Army history by scout planes and
a steady stream of resupply trucks,
never captured Villa.
25 PISTOL, 5 Rifle,
8 SHOTGUN
and holstered. Rifle loaded with five
rounds staged on the table at position 1.
position 1 holding dynamite in both
hands, shooter says, “Get Ready …
They’re after the train” and waits for
the beep.
Procedure: Shooter's choice to start
with shotgun or rifle. With rifle
sweep the five cowboy targets. With
shotgun engage eight shotgun targets,
reloading when necessary. With
pistol sweep the five cowboy targets
and then move forward to position
2. Activate the moving target, engage
it with five rounds, and then sweep
the five cowboy targets. Repeat
the instructions for shooting the
locomotive and the last five cowboys.
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Stage 11, Bay 13
5 SHOTGUN
rounds and shotgun loaded with five
rounds both staged safely anywhere
along the firing line.
Starting Position: Shooter may
use any safe starting position. The
firearms may be shot in any order.
(No split shotgun or rifle.) The
shotgun must be shot from position
1, the pistol from position 2, and the
rifle from position 1, 2, or 3. Shooter
says, “Stop! You’re under arrest!” and
waits for the beep.
Procedure: When shooting the
shotgun, shoot the five shotgun
targets, when shooting the rifle, engage
all ten stationary targets with one
round each, and when shooting the
pistol, engage all ten stationary targets
with two rounds each.
Cattle rustling was still alive
and well in southern New Mexico
as McKenna agreed to help the
New Mexico Rangers shut down
the escape routes back into Mexico.
A small line camp in Skeleton
Canyon was one of the well–
known rest points favored by the
desperadoes, so Mckenna and the
deputies set up an ambush. At
three in the morning, one could
clearly hear the sound of hooves in
the darkness. When ordered to stop,
the fighting began …
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After the fighting in the
Caribbean, McKenna returned
to Columbus, NM where he was
elected sheriff and served for many
years. On a stifling July night
bootleggers shuffled into town
leading their burros laden with
whisky kegs. When KcKenna
hollered, “Wait, I want to see what
you have!” the smugglers opened
fire rather than be captured.
Stage 12, Bay 14
20 PISTOL, 10 Rifle,
7 SHOTGUN
rounds and holstered. Rifle loaded
with ten rounds on shelf at position
2. Shotgun loaded with six rounds in
hands at position 1.
position1 shotgun in hands, shooter
says, “Wait … I want to see what you
have!”
Procedure: On the signal with
shotgun, sweep the seven knockdowns,
reloading as necessary. Make shotgun
safe at position 2 shelf. With rifle
engage the four stationary targets
on the left side in a 2-1-1-1 sweep
from front to back and repeat. From
position 3 with pistol, engage either
the four stationary left or right side
targets in a 2-1-1-1 sweep from front
to back and repeat using the opposite
side targets. Move forward to position
4 and repeat the instructions.
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3
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PLAINSMAN MINI-MATCH STAGES
Stage 1, Bay 3
10 Revolver, 5 RIFLE,
4+ SHOTGUN
A month after his promotion McKenna Minor left the freight line to become a buffalo
hunter for the Kansas Pacific Railroad and thereby tripled his wagon driver’s salary. The
railroad had hired the company of Goddard Brothers to feed the work crews and the
Goddard Brothers offered McKenna two hundred fifty dollars a month to kill buffalo. This
was considerably more than McKenna Minor could earn driving a freight wagon, and it
was more money than his parents ever earned from their always-struggling hardware store.
Staging: Two revolvers loaded with five
rounds each and holstered. Open, empty
rifle on the shelf next to the building, and
open empty shotgun on the shelf at the far
right.
Starting Position: Standing at the right
shelf pointing at the buffalo, shooter
declares, “I’ll be the richest buffalo hunter
in the territory!”
Procedure: At buzzer engage the shotgun
targets. With the rifle, engage the far rifle
targets in a five-shot Nevada Sweep. With
the first revolver from the right window,
engage the close revolver targets in a Nevada
Sweep. Start the swinger and then move
through the door to the first set of revolver
targets and engage the farther revolver
targets in a Nevada Sweep.
Stage 2, Bay 4
10 Revolver, 7 Rifle,
4+ Shotgun
shotgun and rifle on the right horse.
Starting Position: Standing beside right
side horse holding reins in both hands,
shooter says, “I don’t know if my Sharps
will shoot that far!”
Procedure: At buzzer engage all seven rifle
targets. From behind the rocks engage the
revolver targets, at least one round on each
target. Finish by engaging the four shotgun
targets.
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McKenna took the ten dollars he’d saved from his salary as a freight wagon driver,
combined it with what little other money he had, and then added what he received for his
father’s Springfield rifle and bought an almost worn-out Sharps buffalo gun. The work of a
buffalo hunter was hard and hazardous. The twelve-year-old-McKenna had to first search
the countryside for the buffalo. McKenna quickly found the massive herds had been thinned
by earlier buffalo hunters and driven farther and farther away from the routes chosen by the
railroads.
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Of course, in his search for the buffalo he was just as likely to find Indians as he was to
find buffalo. Actually, shooting the buffalo was the easiest part of the job. Once he had
killed the animal, it was his responsibility to oversee the butchering of the buffalo and
ensure the meat was loaded onto wagons and transported to the railroad camp.
Stage 3, Bay 5
6+ Shotgun
shotgun and rifle on hay bale.
Starting Position: Standing behind
hay bale rifle in hand, shooter screams,
“Shoot ‘um all before the Indians come
back!”
Procedure: At the buzzer engage the far
rifle targets twice each and take both the
rifle and shotgun to the downrange bales
of hay. Engage the revolver targets twice
each and then finish with the six shotgun
targets.
Goddard Brothers expected Minor to deliver an average of twelve buffalo each day.
Working from dawn to dusk McKenna Minor could kill and butcher an average of
twenty buffalo a day. The first dozen went to the Goddard Brothers, and then McKenna
contracted with traders who bought the other eight for their Eastern clients. In the process,
McKenna pocketed twenty-cents for each buffalo tongue and three dollars for each buffalo
hide.
Stage 4, Bay 6
4+ Shotgun
rifle in rifle holder, and open, empty
shotgun on far left shelf
Starting Position: Starting at the right
fence, shooter cries, “Keep shootin’, it
ain’t dark yet!”
Procedure: At buzzer, engage the
revolver targets in a 2-1-2 sweep. With
the rifle engage the far rifle targets in a
2-1-2 sweep. Engage the second set of
revolver targets (includes the mover) in a
2-1-2 sweep. Finish by engaging the four
shotgun targets.
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! ! ! AT T E N T I O N ! ! !
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Ra
ffle
!
2013
Will be Bigger and Better than Ever!!
The SASS Soiled Dove Association is holding a raffle of an engraved Cimarron 1873 Saddle Shorty
(Checkered) rifle. It has an 18” full octagonal barrel in .38/.357 caliber. Laser checkering is on both
the stock and forend. The rifle is engraved by Aspen Filly.
In addition, for every ticket a dove or madam sells she will receive an equal chance for a Cimarron
1878 Coach Gun is a 20” hammered double.
You do NOT have to be present to win either the rifle or the shotgun.
The winner will be drawn at End of Trail 2013.
Tickets are: $5.00 each, or 5 for $20.00, or 30 for $100.00
100% of tickets sales will be donated to the SASS Scholarship Fund.
The rifle and shotgun are furnished courtesy of Cimarron Firearms Company Inc., Fredericksburg,
Texas. Cimarron is a proud and continuing supporter of SASS and the SASS Scholarship Fund.
www.cimarron-firearms.com
Raffle tickets are 1 for $5 or 5 for $20. The winner of these magnificent long guns will be drawn at
the End of Trail 2013 Awards Ceremony on June 30th. You do not have to be present to win. All
donations are fully tax deductible. Tickets can be purchased from the soiled doves at EoT.
MAIN MATCH SHOOTING SCHEDULE
Thursday, June 27
Time/Stage
7:30AM
8:15AM
9:00AM
9:45AM
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412 385 6
341 278 5
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Posse Team Shoot: Posses 33 – 36 ~ 1:00 PM / Posse Team Shoot: Posses 21 – 24 ~ 1:30 PM
1:30PM
2:15PM
3:00PM
3:45PM
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Time/Stage
7:30AM
8:15AM
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9:45AM
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Friday, June 28
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Posse Team Shoot: Posses 18 - 20 ~ 10:30AM
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Noon 353633 342728 25 26
12:45PM343536 332627 28 25
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Posse Team Shoot: Posses 5 – 8 ~ 1:00PM / Posse Team Shoot: Posses 29 – 32 ~ 1:30PM
1:30PM9
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2:15PM129
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Saturday, June 29
Time/Stage
7:30AM
8:15AM
9:00AM
9:45AM
123 456 7 8 910 11
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313229 303536 33 34 27 28 25
303132 293435 36 33 26 27 28
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Posse Team Shoot: Posses 25 – 28 ~ 10:30AM
10:30AM567 89
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11:15AM
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Noon 7856
11
12910 3 4 1
12:45PM
6
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12923 4
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Posse Team Shoot: Posses 13 – 16 ~ 1:00PM / Posse Team Shoot: Posses 1 – 4 ~ 1:30PM
1:30PM
2:15PM
3:00PM
3:45PM
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NEW
STAGES!
Stage 1, Bay 1
4+ Shotgun
Staging: Two revolvers loaded with
five rounds each and holstered. Rifle
loaded with ten rounds and open,
empty shotgun on left or right hay
bale.
Starting Position: Standing at middle
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of barn shelf, one hand on a revolver,
the other pointing downrange.
Shooter yells, “Shoot the brat and his
whole family!”
Procedure: At buzzer with revolvers
from inside the barn, double tap
Nevada Sweep the revolver targets.
With your rifle from the hay bale
double tap Nevada Sweep the rifle
targets. Shoot the four shotgun targets
in any order.
In 1870, the ten-year-old
McKenna saw his father shot to
death by six former Confederates
who had been Quantrill Raiders
during the War. As his father fell,
McKenna grabbed his father’s
“Army” Colt from the shelf
beneath the store counter where his
father had stood. McKenna fired
once but missed all six men. One
of the six turned his gun toward
McKenna and fired, hitting
the boy in the left shoulder and
knocking the ten-year-old off his
feet, leaving him unconscious and
blood-soaked next to his father’s
body.
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McKenna Minor spent the
spring of 1878 working for a
wheat farmer in north Texas but
like so many lawmen of the time
he crossed easily onto the other side
of the law when in need of quick
and easy money. McKenna found
himself in such a need in 1879,
and he became an outlaw when he
robbed a bank in Tascosa, Texas.
The Tascosa bank had less “ready
cash” than McKenna had hoped
for, and he was still broke when
in 1880 he spent his twentieth
birthday at the bar in Cimarron,
New Mexico’s St. James Hotel.
Stage 2, Bay 2
6+ Shotgun
loaded with ten rounds on right shelf
and open, empty shotgun on left shelf.
Starting Position: Standing at right
shelf, hands on shelf, not touching
rifle. shooter exclaims, “Give me all
your cash!”
Procedure: At buzzer from right shelf,
Arizona Sweep (Lawrence Welk) the
rifle targets starting at either end.
From middle fence, Arizona Sweep the
revolver targets starting at either end.
From left shelf shoot the six shotgun
targets.
Arizona Sweep: 1 on 1, 2 on 2, 3 on
3, 4 on 4
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Stage 3, Bay 3
10 Revolver, 10 RIFLE,
4+ SHOTGUN
loaded with ten rounds on shelf next
to building and open, empty shotgun
on far right shelf.
Starting Position: Standing in door,
hands one on each side of door frame,
shoulder high, shooter declares, “You
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can run, but you can’t hide forever!”
Procedure: At buzzer, from doorway
with revolvers, engage the center
revolver target twice, then sweep the
three revolver targets from either
direction. Repeat the instructions
with second revolver. Start the
swinger. With rifle, engage the
swinger twice, then sweep the three
rifle targets from either direction.
Repeat the instructions. With shotgun
shoot the four shotgun targets.
Deputy Marshal L. T. Quinn
took McKenna into custody
after killing Hunnicut, but
convinced Judge Parker to
also make McKenna a Deputy
Marshal. McKenna and Quinn
partnered for two years, making
134 arrests before they stumbled
upon Hunnicutt’s cousin,
Woodrow Burton, bent over a
bowl of stew in a cabin in the
Choctaw Nation. Burton was
the sixth, and last, man who had
been involved in the murder of
McKenna’s father. McKenna shot
the man on sight.
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McKenna Minor had turned
thirteen in the winter cold of
northwestern Kansas, killing and
then butchering twenty-three
buffalo along Beaver Creek. The
next day he killed three Cheyenne
who were among a war party
of a dozen Indians intent on
pushing white men away from
the traditional hunting lands of
the Cheyenne. McKenna turned
fourteen camped along Frog
Creek in the Cherokee Outlet in
Indian Territory.
Stage 4, Bay 4
4+ Shotgun
five rounds each and holstered. Open,
empty shotgun and rifle loaded with
ten rounds on the right shelf.
Procedure: At buzzer from behind
rock, engage revolver targets in this
order: P1, P2, P3, P4, P5. Second
revolver: P1, P2, P3, P6, P7. From
right shelf engage rifle targets R1, R2,
R3, R4, R5, R1, R2, R3, R6, R7.
With shotgun engage the four shotgun
targets.
rocks holding reins in both hands,
shooter says, “Shoot fast and straight,
the Indians are back!”
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Stage 5, Bay 5
10 Revolver, 10 Rifle
6+ Shotgun
empty shotgun on hay bale; rifle
loaded with ten rounds in hand.
hay bale, rifle in hand, shooter
screams, “Nobody steals MY cattle!”
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Procedure: At buzzer, with rifle
engage all 10 rifle/revolver targets
once each, no order. Make rifle safe on
horse or vertically on hay bale. The six
shotgun targets can be shot anywhere
from hay bale to down range hay
bale. Shotgun must be made safe on
downrange hay bale. With revolvers
from downrange hay bale, shoot all 10
revolver/rifle targets once each.
NOTE: DO NOT MOVE WITH
CLOSED, LOADED SHOTGUN
McKenna was one of the one
hundred twenty cowboys who
worked for Frank and Charles
Springer on their one hundred
thirty thousand acre CS Ranch
at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo
Mountains outside Cimarron. In
1881 McKenna robbed a bank in
Clayton, New Mexico that proved
to be much fatter than the bank
in Tascosa. McKenna invested
the stolen cash in a cattle ranch
outside Dalhart, Texas and settled
down, living the life of a married
cattleman.
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McKenna Minor stood five
feet ten inches and weighed one
hundred forty pounds when he
marked his twelfth birthday. He
was wiry and strong and could
easily pass for a young man of
sixteen. In addition to being
much larger than a typical
twelve-year-old he was proficient
with both a handgun and a long
rifle, having spent countless hours
of practice with the guns his
father had carried in the War: an
“Army” Colt and a Springfield
Model 1861 rifle.
Stage 6, Bay 6
4+ Shotgun
loaded with ten rounds in rifle holder
and open, empty shotgun on far left
shelf.
Starting Position: Starting at far left
shelf or right fence, shooter cries, “I
shall have revenge!”
Procedure: At buzzer, you may start
with either your revolvers or your
shotgun. With shotgun, shoot the
four shotgun targets, or with revolvers
from right fence put three shots on
the outside revolver targets and four
shots on the middle revolver target
in any order. With rifle, engage the
three rifle targets by shooting the two
outside targets three times each and
the moving target four times in any
order. Finish by shooting shotgun
from left shelf or revolvers from right
fence.
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Stage 7, Bay 7
4+ Shotgun
loaded with ten rounds and open,
empty shotgun on shelf.
Starting Position: Standing in
doorway, hand or hands on revolver
or revolvers. Shooter hollers, “You’re
murderers and have a debt to pay!”
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Procedure: At buzzer, from door
with revolvers, engage stationary
revolver targets three times each and
knockdown targets once each using
second revolver as necessary in any
order. With rifle, engage stationary
rifle targets three times each and
knockdown targets once each in
any order. Engage the four shotgun
targets. Any revolver/rifle knockdown
targets left standing can be made up
with shotgun on the stationary target.
McKenna Minor was three
months shy of his fifteenth
birthday when he found three of
the men who had ridden with
the Campsey brothers when they
killed his father. Charles and
Alonzo Ferber, and their cousin,
Russell Hunnicutt, were at the
bar in an illegal whiskey tent on
the Wichita-Caddo-Delaware
Reservation. McKenna drew
his pistol and shouted that the
three were murderers who had a
debt to pay. The Ferber brothers
answered McKenna’s challenge,
but McKenna left them both dead
on the hard-packed dirt floor of
the tent.
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During the whisky tent shootout, the third man, Russell
Hunnicut dropped his whisky,
found a fast horse outside the tent,
and rode east. Six months later,
the fifteen-year-old McKenna
found Hunnicutt again—this
time, in a Fort Smith, Arkansas
whorehouse. Hunnicutt
inadvertently shot the woman he
was with as he blindly fired his
Colt when McKenna burst into
the room with his pistol drawn
and its hammer pulled back.
Stage 8, Bay 9
4+ Shotgun
empty shotgun in right window, rifle
loaded with ten rounds on the table in
doorway.
Starting Position: Start at left or
right window, hands on window sill.
Shooter hisses, “Five down and one
to go!” and waits for the beep.
Procedure: Depending on where
you start, if with revolvers from left
window, put three shots on each
revolver target and the last shot on
any rifle target. If with shotgun from
the right window, engage the four
shotgun targets . With rifle put three
shots on each rifle target and the last
shot on any revolver target. Finish by
shooting shotgun from right window
or revolvers from left window.
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Stage 9, Bay 11
2+ Shotgun
loaded with ten rounds on bar and
open, empty shotgun on table.
Starting Position: Standing in
doorway, hands on hips, shooter roars,
“Where’s the rest of your dastardly
gang?”
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Procedure: At buzzer, from bar
with rifle engage the knockdown
rifle targets and the stationary rifle
targets with one round each in any
order. From table with revolvers,
engage the knockdown revolver
targets and the stationary revolver
targets with one round each in any
order. With shotgun, engage the two
shotgun targets. Any rifle and revolver
knockdown targets left standing can
be made up with shotgun on the
stationary shotgun target.
With eight hundred dollars in
his right boot, McKenna Minor
walked into The Rodgers Saloon in
Liberal, Kansas and unexpectedly
found two of the men who had
murdered his father. Brothers
James and Ronald Campsey were
playing cards as McKenna walked
into the barroom. James Campsey,
the younger of the two Campsey
brothers reached for his revolver
while he sat at the card table, but
the gun barely cleared its holster
before McKenna fired. He left
both of the Campsey brothers
dead in the saloon and headed for
Indian Territory.
MAIN MATCH STAGES
McKenna’s wife died in June
1885, three months before the
Dalhart ranch went bankrupt.
Later that year, despondent over
the death of his wife and the loss of
his ranch, McKenna fell back into
the life of an outlaw. He robbed
a train near Raton, New Mexico,
killing two men as he rode away
in a hail of gunfire.
Stage 10, Bay 12
2
4+ Shotgun
loaded with ten rounds on box and
open, empty shotgun on shelf.
Procedure: At buzzer, start the moving
target and with rifle shoot the moving
target ten times. With revolvers from
shelf, sweep the revolver targets twice
from the same end. With shotgun
shoot the four shotgun targets.
Starting Position: Start at box, both
hands on box. Shooter exclaims, “It’s
a train robbery!”
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MAIN MATCH STAGES
Stage 11, Bay 13
4+ Shotgun
empty shotgun on left shelf and rifle
loaded with ten rounds in doorway.
Starting Position: Standing upright in
door, thumbs hooked in shotgun belt
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or gun belt, shooter laments, “I’ll not
pay any blood money!”
Procedure: At buzzer with rifle, put
two shots on each rifle target any
order. With revolvers from the center
fence put two shots on each revolver
target any order. From left shelf shoot
the four shotgun targets.
McKenna bought a half-interest in
a saloon in Trinidad, Colorado and
celebrated his twenty-sixth birthday in
the arms of a “working girl:” a beefy Irish
girl named Kate. McKenna was standing
behind the bar at his Trinidad saloon as
Cormack McCorkle when a dust-covered
cowboy walked in with a wanted poster.
The man called himself Tremont Rhodes.
McKenna immediately sold his share of
the saloon to his partner and rode out of
town. Tremont Rhodes followed McKenna
and caught-up with him along a lonely
stretch of road outside Trinidad. Rhodes
offered to forget he’d found McKenna in
exchange for seven hundred fifty dollars.
McKenna refused, and as Rhodes reached
for his revolver McKenna drew his revolver
and shot Rhodes twice in the chest before
stripping the body of any identification.
MAIN MATCH STAGES
McKenna robbed the Overland
Stage office in Walsenburg,
Colorado in early 1888 and
adopted the name Tremont
Rhodes as he invested in a cantina
in Pueblo, Colorado. In early
1889 McKenna sold his share of
the cantina as a bounty hunter
named John Ridgeway Yuma
appeared in Pueblo. Yuma’s body
was found outside Pueblo a week
later. Leaving the outlaw trail, on
Friday, November 1, 1889 Minor
joined Company E of the Texas
Rangers in El Paso, Texas under
the name of Dewayne Dockery
and resolved to spend the rest of his
life defending the defenseless.
Stage 12, Bay 14
6+ Shotgun
loaded with ten rounds in doorway
and open, empty shotgun in hands.
Starting Position: Standing at left
window, shotgun in hands, shooter
declares, “Being a Bounty Hunter
can considerably shorten your life!”
Procedure: At buzzer, engage six
shotgun targets outside, outside,
inside, inside, middle, middle. With
rifle, double tap rifle targets, outside,
outside, inside, inside, middle.
Move to right window, and double
tap revolver targets outside, outside,
inside, inside, middle.
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CALLING ALL SADDLE
STIFF COWPOKES TO
THE BIG GATHERING
AT END OF TRAIL
JUNE 28 – 30, 2013
By Icelady, SASS Regulator #71603
Founders Ranch, NM – END of
TRAIL 2013 is here … hope y’all
have your saddlebags packed and your
horses ready to ride cause we’ve saved a
place in the lineup for ya!
The big rendezvous hosted by the
Buffalo Range Riders Mounted Club
begins June 28 and continues through
June 30, and here’s the lowdown on
the wingding:
Main match – $200 – Spouse
$180 – Junior $85 – Buckaroos and
Buckarettes – FREE
Ride a second horse for only $125,
which will qualify as a separate entry
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and for points.
Warm ups cost $10 per stage –
three stages of rifle or shotgun for
$30 – compete for the World Speed
Championship or enter the Quick
Draw Contest for only $10 each – and
shoot your best shot in the All Around
Cowboy Challenge for just $35 – and
don’t forget the Extreme Team Match,
which is FREE!
Stalls rent for $5 per night – and dry
camping is FREE – costume contest
is FREE – and there will be a vittles
wagon Saturday and Sunday, if ’n your
tapeworm starts hollerin’ for fodder.
Don’t miss the mounted clinic
Friday, June 28 from 2:30 to 4:00 pm
hosted by Firefox and Painted Lady. It
is FREE and open only to registered
participants.
The main match will include six
challenging stages – three stages each
for rifle and shotgun contestants. The
World Speed Race will offer a onetime-only run for the championship,
and the Quick Draw Contest will
combine two chances to show off your
speed with a showdown for the title
between the two fastest shooters.
We’ve rounded up some fancy
buckles for the man and woman
winning the main match as well as the
star all around cowboy and cowgirl.
Additional awards will go to all
division winners – the rifle and
shotgun champs – the master quick
draw artist – the ball-of-fire who wins
the world speed record – and the best
team in the extreme team match – and
we’re wrangling-up some Jim Dandy
awards.
One on One with Long
Hunter Learn the Basics,
Tactics, and Advanced
Skills of Cowboy Action
Shooting with World
Champion Action
Shooter Jim Finch, aka
Long Hunter. The first step
to getting started in Cowboy
Action Shooting is breaking
down the mental block
preventing you from success.
This sport is a lot of fun and
not as complicated as it looks.
Let Long Hunter demonstrate
simple steps toward success.
Manage three different types of firearms on the clock while
maintaining the course of fire. Long Hunter will start from the
very beginning, taking the prospective new shooter through
proper equipment requirements and show you what to expect at
the first match. This DVD will take you from the basics to the
advanced skills, opening up the door to a fun sport enjoyed by
over 100,000 shooters worldwide. Even the old dogs might pick
up a thing or two from Long Hunter.
2 Disc DVD set $29.95
Get your copy today
in the SASS Mercantile
at END of TRAIL!
MOUNTED
SHOOTING
RANGE RULES
AND SCORING
STANDARDS
The current SASS Mounted Shooter
Handbook shall be followed. In
accordance with the instructions
contained in the Handbook, the
following rules and scoring procedures
will be observed during this match.
Hopefully, this brief explanation of
some of our rules will help the nonmounted shooter understand what
we do.
• Eye and hearing protection are highly
recommended.
• All misses earn a 5 second penalty.
• Procedural penalties add a 10 second
penalty (one per stage).
• A dropped gun is a dead gun, earns
a 5 second penalty and may only be
retrieved by a Range Officer.
• A knocked over mandatory gate cone
is a 5 second penalty.
• A no alibi rule shall be in effect. (If a
blank doesn’t fire, it’s a miss).
• Total time for a terminated stage or
stage disqualification is 60 seconds.
• Mounted competition stages may be
found in the SASS Mounted Shooting
Course of Fire Stage Book. MRO
instructions take precedence over
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printed Stage diagrams.
• Loading and unloading shall be
accomplished by designated armorers,
not while horseback.
•A competitor rides at the highest
division achieved according to the
SASS Mounted Shooters Handbook.
• The Range Master has final authority
in the arena.
• A contestant may appeal the Range
Master’s decision to the Match Director
by informing the Match Director as
quickly as possible and paying him/
her $50 cash. The Match Director will
convene a panel to hear the appeal and
issue a final decision. If the decision is
in the contestant’s favor, the $50 will be
refunded. If not, the $50 is forfeited.
• Observe all safety standards for no
gun handling zones, no horse zones,
and no horses in town.
• No horses shall be tied to the arena.
• Dogs must be on a leash or tied at all
times. No dogs at the arena.
• All SASS Safety Rules and Guidelines
shall be followed at all times.
• SASS Costuming Rules as described
in the Mounted Shooters Handbook
shall be followed.
It is very important everyone make
every possible effort to stay on schedule.
Our schedule is based upon a Mounted
Shooter every 90 seconds start-to-start.
It is important Mounted Shooters
report to the arena early and be ready
to compete when called into the arena.
IT IS IMPERATIVE you find and
follow your Mounted Shooting
scheduled times, which are in this event
program and posted at the Mounted
Arena. An “order of go” will be posted
at the Mounted Arena. Any scheduling
change will be approved by the Match
Director. In the event there are “shoot
throughs” or other special situations,
the Mounted Match Director has the
authority to make any appropriate
accommodations at his/her discretion.
MOUNTED
Stage 1
MOUNTED
Stage 2
1
6
2
Gate
7
8
3
1
9
4
10
5
Start/Finish
Start/Finish
Shoot the entire Random course first, then round
the Rundown barrel.
Shoot per diagram.
Shoot the farthest light targets first.
Shoot per diagram.
Procedurals:
Failure to shoot the targets in proper order.
Failure to shoot all the correct targets before
rounding the barrel.
Failure to follow the prescribed pattern.
Procedurals:
Failure to shoot all the correct targets before
rounding the barrel.
Failure to round the barrel.
Failure to go through the gate.
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MOUNTED
Stage 3
MOUNTED
Stage 4
6
Gate
5
4
7
8
3
9
10
Procedurals:
Failure to go through the gate.
1
Start/Finish
Start/Finish
Shoot the entire Random course first, then
round the Rundown barrel.
Shoot per diagram.
Procedurals:
Failure to shoot the targets in proper order.
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2
MOUNTED
Stage 5
MOUNTED
Stage 6
10
9
1
1
8
2
Finish
Finish
7
Start
Start
3
4
6
5
Shoot the entire Random course first, then round
the Rundown barrel.
Shoot all the light targets first, before rounding
the barrel.
Shoot per diagram.
Stay on the outside of all of the light targets.
Procedurals:
Procedurals:
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WADDIES...
WHAT ARE THEY? WHO ARE THEY?
Grand Opening
OF THE
Wednesday night
during the END of TRAIL Kick-off Party
Free Margaritas!
Stop by and check out the newest
addition to Founders Ranch!
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END of TRAIL Waddies are a group of dedicated
volunteers, who, like their Old West namesakes, do the
things that help make the operation run smoothly. The Old
West definition of a Waddie was a temporary hired hand,
paid a dollar a day and “found” (food), and with a place to
throw his bedroll. Our dedicated team of Waddies travel
from all over the country to lend a hand wherever they are
needed. These are the folks who “make it happen,” from
the friendly Waddie who greets you at the front gate when
you arrived to stocking water for our valued guests. These
folks are the first ones up in the morning and the last to bed
at night. Waddies perform literally hundreds of necessary
tasks before, during, and after END of TRAIL. For over
30 years Waddies have been an integral and crucial element
of END of TRAIL. We are proud of each and every one
of them, past and present. We thank them for their spirit,
their “can do” attitude, and for carrying on this proud Old
West Tradition.

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