May Edition 2008

Howdy Folks

Well the smoke has cleared and the guns are put away for a few more days.  Wow, what a great State Match!  After so much preparation and planning, anticipation and excitement the California State Championship met and exceeded every ones expectations.  While I was at the range I heard nothing but great compliments about this event and how much enjoyment everyone had.  There was such a great turn out with folks coming from near and far.  We sure hope everyone comes back again next year! 

The following article is just one of many compliments about our State Match.

A Neophyte Goes To A Gunfight

A little over five months ago, thanks to Mescalero and Calgary Kate,  I had the revelation that there were better things to do on the weekends than mow the lawn and clean the garage. I could take up action shooting, cowboy style. As I am a retired 63 year old college professor who always thought a Marlin was a fish, you can imagine my reticence. I didn’t know a 38 from a 44 except that the former was my waist size and the latter the year of my birth. Well, our garage now houses a Dillon loading press, a newly constructed gun cart, not to mention the closets have sundry hats, dusters, holsters, boots, and oh yea a gun safe. It’s truly amazing how guns multiply while stored in one of those. However, after participating in the state match at 5 Dogs Creek this past weekend I can honestly say my conversion is complete. What an experience!

Oh there were fast shooters to be sure. Was I intimidated? Ya bet yer dad’s best pistol or your wife’s favorite hat pin. Having been told I could use the practice, I was there bright and early for the speed shooting stages. I had no idea what was going on. However, I had heard that all the money collected at this event was going to the troops. What could be better than that? I get in a little practice while supporting the cowboys who are doing the real gun fighting. I watched bullets fly from rifles, cowboys ragging on each other about how slow they were, and if someone missed a target the laughter drowned out the sound of shotguns, pistols and rifles. Now it was my turn. Yikes. I stepped up like I knew what I was doing and fired off 10 rounds. It became painfully silent and my heart stopped as I had missed four targets. As I stepped away I said to myself: “What are you doing here you silly old man?” I was tapped on the shoulder and this guy said “Can I help you?” Having seen him empty a rifle faster than I could aim my first shot I said “sure.” He spent the next few minutes correcting how to position my rifle so it wouldn’t slip down while I shot, how to “lean into the gun” etc. He told me to line up and try it again which I did. Unbelievable! I shot faster and hit them all.

I relate this experience to you not because I went on to win the match and become state champion. No, this is not Hollywood. I wanted to share this because I later learned that my rifle pointers came from none other than world champion Lead Dispencer. This aptly demonstrates the kind of experiences I had the entire weekend. The conclusion, cowboy and cowgirl shooters are just good folk. Someone is always there to lend a hand whether you are among the elite or just like me, a neophyte at a gunfight. Thanks to one and all and I’ll see ya at the next match.

Mad Trapper of Rat River.

There were also so many compliments on the wire that I have included the links below if anyone is interested in viewing them.
A Personal Thanks to 5 Dogs Creek
and
A big thank you to the 5Dogs staff

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Hopefully the weather will cooperate and be beautiful and cool for this next months shoot.  There will be a pot luck Saturday evening starting at 5 PM.  Starring everyone’s favorite appetizers 

Also please note that Summer hours are in effect now. 
Sign up time is by 8 AM and
Shooting to start at 8:30AM

Thanks so much everyone for making this year’s event such a spectacular event. Hope to see you all at the range this next month.

The winners of each event are listed below.

Black powder Night Shoot

First place ……Black Raven Bob  (clean)

Second Place…Two Gun Sam

Third Place……Billy Bob

Fourth Place…..Bodie Camp  (clean)

Men’s Modern

1^st.   Long Swede

2^nd.   Phantom

3^rd.  Sand Dab Sam

4^th.   Majyk

5^th.   White Bart

Men’s Senior    

1^st.   Tex Fiddler

2^nd.   Cold Iron Charly

3^rd.   China Camp

4^th.   Wobblin Bob

5^th.   Sutter Lawman

Men’s Senior Duelist

1^st,   Coop

2^nd.   Bull

3^rd.   Buck Garrett

4^th.   Bear Lee Tallable

5^th.   Chuck Wagon Jim

Men’s B-Western

1^st.   Chattan

2^nd.   Black Raven Bob

3^rd.   Tucson Smith

4^th.   M C Ryder

5^th.   Fiddletown Flash

Men’s Duelist

1^st.    Mosebee

2^nd.   Coal Train

3^rd.   Buckeye Flats

4^th.   Tie Long

5^th.  Blazing Saddles

Men’s Gunfighter

1^st.   Wildroot

2^nd.   Johnny Mack Brown

3^rd.   Two Gun Sam

4^th.   Terrell Rondo Sackett

5^th.   J W Irons

Men’s 49’R

1^st.   Lefty Longridge

2^nd.   Swifty Swede

3^rd.   Crosscreek

4^th.   El Lazo

5^th.   Latin Gun

Ladies Silver Senior

1^st.   Goode Bascomb

2^nd.   Chucky Mae

Ladies Traditional

1^st.   Little Fawn

2^nd.   Polly Pennybright

3^rd.   Giv-A-Dam Scarlett

4^th.   Molly Magoo

5^th.   Accurate Allie

Ladies Gunfighter

1^st.   Calgary Kate

2^nd.   Prairie Weet

3^rd.   Sterling Starr

Ladies Modern

1^st.   Sweetwater

2^nd.   Texas Yellow Rose

3^rd.    Allen Street Rose

Ladies Senior

1st.   Cicada

2^nd.   Pocket Change

3^rd.   Prairie Fire

4^th.   Nurse Bobbie

5^th.   Lucky Wheeler

Ladies Duelist

1^st.   Miss Loddy

2^nd.   Bank Robbin Robin

3^rd.   Spitt Fire Betty

4^th.   Cruzan Confusion

5^th.   Lacy Ann Leather

Ladies Frontier Cartridge

1^st.   Jessie Lyn

2^nd.   Black Chip Mary

3^rd.   Brite Eyes Bev

4^th.   Leia Tombstone

Ladies Frontier Cartridge Duelist

1^st.   Ida Mistum

Ladies 49’R

1^st.   Irish Eyes

2^nd.   Lusty Lil

3^rd.   Lady Bulldog

4^th.   Querida

5^th.   Choctaw Gal

Ladies B-Western

1^st.   Fannie Mostly

2^nd.   Lady Reb

3^rd.   Diamond Jay

4^th.   Turquoise Duchess

Junior Boys

1^st.   Half Pint of Rum

Junior Girls

1^st.   Deadeye Dani

2^nd.   Cherokee Child Sara (Happy Birthday)

Frontier Cartridge

1^st.   Snakebite

2^nd.   Flying W Ramrod

3^rd.   Sweettooth Kelly

4^th.   Slick Rock Rooster

5^th.   General Delivery

Frontier Cartridge Duelist

1^st.   Lefty Eastman

2^nd.   Smokin Gator

3^rd.   Black Jack Traven

4^th.   Beartrap  Bandit

5^th.   Denio

Grande Dames

1^st.   Medicine Women Wiki

Classic Cowboy

1^st.   Hud

2^nd.   Middletown Marshal

3^rd.   Chekahsah Joe

4^th.   Sawmill Slim

5^th.    Tes Pinos

Elder Statesman

1^st.   Old Lawdawg

2^nd.   Frisco

3^rd.   Jim Bowie

4^th.   Choctaw

5^th.   Dr. George

Frontiersman

1^st.   Midway

2^nd.   Carlos El Hombre

3^rd.   Big Babe

4^th.   Jailhouse Jim

Speed Shotgun

Double Barrell

         $27

1^st.   Lefty Eastman              7:53

2^nd.   Lefty Eastman             8:11

3^rd.   Wildrood                      8:74

 Single Barrel

         $77

1^st. – 3^rd.   Lead Dispenser     6:24

                                               6:29

                                               6:31

Speed Pistol

         $107

1^st.   Long Swede          4:14

2^nd.   Long Swede         4:49

3^rd.   Lead Dispenser     4:53

Speed Rifle

        $90

1^st.  Lead Dispenser          2:82

2^nd.  Left Long Ridge        3:22

3^rd.   Phantom                    3.29

Long Range Lever Action

Rifle Cal.

1^st.   Slipjoint Jack              6 shots    13:78

2^nd.   Sanddab Sam              6 shots     25:10

3^rd.   Honest Henry              6 shots     49.82

4^{th.      Sackett}                        5 shots      18:28

Long Range Single Shot  (Smokeless)

1^st.   Bodie Camp                                10  shots   2:16

2^nd.   Bad Eye Bobolu                         10  shots   2:55

3^rd.   Brakeman John                             9   shots  1:37

4^th.  (Tie)

        Double Dollar                                9   shots  1:49

        Marshal Freedom

Long Range Lever Action Pistol Cal.

1^st.   Sackett                                           5 shots   10:66

2^nd.   Sackett                                          5 shots   12:00

3^rd.   Brushwacker                                 4 shots    11:62

4^th.   Brushwacker                                 4 shots    12:86

Plainsman

1^st.   Lefty Eastman                               109.67

2^nd.   Snakebite                                      139.18

3^rd.   Black Jack Traven                        148.65

4^th.   Sweettooth Kelly                          150.50

Long Range Black Powder

Single Shot

1^st.   Middletown Marshal                       9 shots         2:11

2^nd.   Chatten                                           9 shots          2:18

3^rd.   Fightin’ Frank Jackson                   9 shots          2:30

4^th.   Uk Dane                                          9 shots          3:53

Men’s Silver Senior

1^st.   Badfinger O’Kern

2^nd.   Bill Miner

3^rd.   Crusty Jim

4^th    Desperado

5^th.   Brushwacker

Men’s Traditional

1^st.   Badlands Bud

2^nd.   Lead Dispencer

3^rd.   Chickamauga Charlie

4^th.   Neighbor Tom

5^th.   Taggart

Total Clean Shooters (11)

Beartrap Bandit

Blazin Saddles

Bucket of Blood

Colonel Dan

Hud

Lead Dispencer

Long Shot

Mariposa Slim

Sand Dab Sam

Solomon Star

Tex Fiddler

Top Cowboy

Badlands Bud

Top Cowgirl

Sweetwater