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Those are all great news.

2026 WB Changes.docx

How about posting the changes here?

do share!!!

SASS has made some important changes to Wild Bunch. I'll let others share the changes. Make sure you contact your TG and VOTE

Probably not this year.

If there is enough interest, is there a chance of adding a Black Powder category?

As others have stated filler in bottle necked cases is not a good idea. My recommendation is "The Load" is 13 Grains of Red Dot" by Ed Harris

Yes, just can't affix the bayonet.

W/O US Ordnance markings. Is it Wild Bunch legal?

There ya go! Mernickle makes good kit. Now, get to the range and get after it! Cheers, FJT

My 03A3 with the loads I described has basically zero recoil. What is the rifle, 9 pounds? A 185 grain bullet at 1600 fps is at beast a glorified .357 Magnum.

Thanks, El Chapo and Garrison Joe for the information. I want to load up rounds this winter for both a 30-06 Springfield and 7.65X53 Argentine rifle so I can shoot them next year. I'm going to load them as light as practical since my replacement shoulder does not like recoil. I can shoot Wild Bunch or Cowboy Rifle loads all day long, but the bottle neck cartridge guns sit in the gun safe way too much and I'm looking forward to using them in a few matches.

No filler. BAMM is not THAT much a precision shooting match. Besides, the use of any filler with a shouldered case and smokeless powder is strongly DISCOURAGED by Lyman and Hodgdon. Can lead to ringed chambers, and they don't really understand why. good luck, GJ

I'm using a Lee 185 grain bullet that is marketed for 303 British. I size it with the .310 Lee sizer and powdercoat/install gas check. This is it: https://bulletmatch.com/bullets/lee-c312-185-1r-90371

Thanks for the heads up about our direct link. We also have a page through the gun club's page. That link is http://mssashooting.com/cowboy There was an emergency with one of our people and we'll get our application up soon.

El Chapo, What bullet are you using?

I load 18 grains of Alliant 2400 and a bullet, no filler. I've loaned the rifle to numerous people who won the matches shooting against me, so I can share that not only has it worked very well, it's worked very well at making me take 2nd place to my own friends with my own rifle.

What is the practice when loading very light charge weights for 30-06 bolt action in BAMM or Doughboy matches. Use a filler or not? If so, what is recommended as a filler?

We don't need more categories we just need to keep traditional as such, allowing the new commers that don't have the 45 1911 nor the 40 cal rifle to enter through the modern category. Once they get the flavor they will want to move up to the bigger bore. Please talk to your WBTG

Nothing on FB Page. No valid link to Club website.

Jodi, When I try the link, it indicates that the domain has expired. Is there another way to get to the site? If you would, email a copy of the entry. Don Jorge

Major power factor is 165 now in USPSA and IDPA but it wasn't always. The power factor was changed from 175 to 165 a while back (the internet says that occurred in 2000, hardly 40 years ago). IPSC doesn't have one power factor for everything and it isn't 165, it's 170 except for open, where it's 160 (except for divisions that are minor only, where there is no major). So if you thought the 165 was set in stone, it's far from that. So, I propose to all of you who want higher power factor for rifles: why not 195 for the 1911? Factory military ammunition has been 230 grains @ 850 for at least 100 years, aka, a pf of 195. 5 grains of bullseye and a 230 grain bullet was the standard even for our grandfathers. So why not? If we're obsessed with power factor, why not shoot what Browning and God intended?

The power factor for 45ACP is 165 IDPA, USPSA, and IPSC. It has been that for 40+ years in IPSC and from the beginning in USPSA and IDPA.

The traditional 45 ACP is 195 power factor. Can we require that? FWIW: modern is not the "entry" to traditional. I will not be shooting traditional and I have no interest in it, primarily because I don't want to shoot with 1 hand, be banned from having a beavertail, and so on. But if I can shoot a 9mm 1911 in modern, I would be thrilled about that, just so I don't have to load another cartridge for WBAS vs. all my other handgun shooting sports.