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G'day Folks! Wanted to see what other lads are using as second most important thing after your gun : hats! I'm only recently got into world of Wildbunch(and cowboy shooting in general) so been looking for a good option nearby. One of the stores has good selection of Stetson hats and that name rings a bell, been thinking about getting this one. So what cowboy hats are you folks wearing? All photos are welcome! P.S This is the one I'm gonna try to get my hands on

I really enjoy the Wild Bunch shooting and I chose to shoot the traditional class. As my eyes (and the rest of my body) has aged seeing the front sight continues to be more of an issue each year. I would like to see a rule change to allow a white or gold dot on the front sight. Would help many of the shooters and our sport is aging so maybe some will be able to participate longer. It may not be the way the guns were issued but we do allow other changes that were not issue. just my thoughts and hopes for a constructive conversation. be safe

The scene: 4 KDs on stage right, 2 KDs on stage left. Pistol and rifle on stage left. Start at stage right shotgun in hands. ATB shoot the 4 KDs, move to stage left and make shotgun safe on table. Shoot pistol and rifle, then shoot last 2 KDs. Per shotgun range ops in shooter's handbook, safe to leave the shooter's hands: Hammer down on empty chamber or expended round, action closed (restaged for further use) If I've interpreted this correctly, the shotgun may be loaded with 6 rounds, shoot 4, leave action closed on expended round, move and make shotgun safe on table with 2 rounds still in magazine (staged for further use) OR, must only 4 be loaded fo…

This photo is dated 1932 and is a picture of a bootlegger bust around Arlington,Tx. Notice the gent wearing leather leggings. Just thought it interesting

Hello, I purchased two of those Wild Bodie Tom Load 6 kits for a Winchester 97, and I can not, for the life of me understand why I'm still only able to load 5. Invariably, the 6th shell sticks out by about a half an inch. And its a hard STOP, not just a tight spring. I have a take-down model, and made sure I bought the take-down spring and follower. Hell, I even bought the second one to make sure the first one wasn't a mistake in some way. I don't really understand what I'm doing wrong. My magazine tube is 16-inches, which, as I understand, is the standard length. The tube is smooth and doesn't appear to have any dings in it. I'm getting desperate and …

I shot my first Wild Bunch match this summer. I had a good time and will continue with it. I would like to improve my sights. I am using a Cimarron 1911 in traditional. I believe I remember a member here doing sight installation with better sights at a reasonable cost. Am I correct? Thanks Youngson

How far do you go? In addition to the standard field strip, I always remove the firing pin and extractor, and clean them & the channels. It only takes an additional minute, but seems to be an "every now and then" thing for most shooters.

Hi wild bunch guys, first greeting from europe, we shoot wild bunch in austria with a great pleasure. So i come to my problem: i get a Winchester M12 Gauge 12 2 3/4 (produced in 1953) The most times it works but sometimes there is a loading problem (you have a "felling" in the handling something sucks/plugged?) -> it ´s no matter of slow or fast handling or hold it horizontly -inclined. Below i take some pict ´s after a feeling to get a disturbance. So what parts of the feeding system (without shells there an absolute fine function) are known of make problems? We are rather not similar with such type of shootguns because there are n…

Alrighty folks, it's time to start signing up for the Wild Bunch match you won't want to miss! The Southwest Territorial WB Championship will be hosted by the Bear Creek Volunteers in beautiful Branson, MO Sept 9-11th! We'll shoot sidematches on Friday, and ten stages across Sat/Sun. We have it all, fast stages, front sight stages and a lot in between! Banquet location with a discounted hotel rate will be announced shortly. Find all the up to date info at https://bearcreekvolunteers.com/ or search Bear Creek Volunteers Wild Bunch on Facebook SouthWest Territorial Wild Bunch 22.pdf

Just curious if there may be tuning options for the 1911. If so what are some of things you recommend?

Hey wild bunch family Need advice on which lever gun can be slicked up the best that will run .44mag. Marlin, what Winchester clone (1992?), Henry side gate, Rossi 92...anything honestly, whats best. I'd like to buy once as my SASS .38 won't work. Also, Ty for the help re 1911. Went with the Springfield garrison. Absolutely love it.

We still have slots available for Land Run, Oct 8-10, hosted by the OK Rough Riders. Get your application in, you will not be disappointed. http://cowboy.okcgunclub.org/landrun/

I've getting interested in shooting Wild Bunch and would shoot the modern category. I already have a Stainless Kimber Raptor II and after reading through the rule book am thinking this gun would work for "modern". Is my assumption correct?

If you shot the WB at EOT, you should be getting a survey from Kay. FWIW, it would be nice to see 12 stages, 3 days next year.

My daughter has come up with a Wild Bunch bumper sticker, 35 * 10 * 6 to denote our shooter friendly Wild Bunch stages. The name of her company is Lledo Designs in Brownsburg, Indiana, (Indy suburb). The stickers are 3 in by 9 in. and sell for $5.00 each, pick up from her or me, (Back 40) or $6.00 shipped. Please email Laura O'Dell directly at lledodesigns@gmail.com to provide shipping info and payment through Venmo or PayPal.

Check out the article about EOT WB written by Back 40. Very well written! Great pictures! Congratulations !

I looked at the rule book and did a search here but could not find a definitive answer. Is a 1911 with a dove tailed rear sight only allowed in the modern category or is it also acceptable for Traditional?

I had forgotten about this article from 2014. A few rules date it but the article aged very well.

I have been looking at a new 1911 that has an "arched grip". I looked at the rule book and I think that this applies "•Flat, wedge or arched mainspring housing allowed. Mainspring housing may be serrated or checkered". Am I correct in my assumption that they are both referring to the "arched grip" on the 1911 that I am looking at and this type of grip is legal for WB?

This years California State WB match offered a two stage Doughboy and Teddy Roosevelt side match. We weren't sure just how popular it would be, so we kept it to two stages, most shot TR, a handful shot DB. Many folks approached me during the weekend mentioning that they are now looking for a DB rifle. We used a shared bay, with one posse and kept the round count at 5 rifle for each category. The same rifle scenarios were used by both TR and DB. Future matches will have a higher rifle round count, we were concerned about, striper clips and time. So we kept it simple. In time we will increase the round count of both categories. One stage had a Texas Star as the ri…

The 2022 EOT match offered one stage, that allowed missed targets to be made up, rifle was optional. At the 2022 California State Wild Bunch Championship, we had two stages that allowed for misses to be made up. Folks seemed to love it. Here's Silvertip shooting stage 9, that would have allowed a shooter to make up misses on the DP at the end of the course of fire. There was a designated spotter that would call out the number of rounds needed to make up misses, once the round count for the stage was achieved. The below photo was our second stage that allowed all targets to be engaged until hit or down. Rifle was optional. Thanks, …

The Alaska State Wild Bunch Championship was held May 14th and 15th 2022 with the following results. Chilkoot Nellie, Ladies Modern and Ladies State Champion. Taino, Men's Modern Alaskan, Men's Traditional and Overall State Champion. Congrats to the winners. Marshal Stone

I know, it was just a side match, but there were so many signups that they had to split up into three posses - that's pretty close to 40 WB shooters - about 1/4 of the total entries for the state cowboy match - on a windy Thursday afternoon! I guess if you build it, they will come! And the Cajon Cowboys could not have been more helpful or accommodating. Delighted to be a part of it. Cheers, A delighted FJT

My wife is planning to shoot a pre Remington Marlin 1894 for Wild bunch. She is having trouble with what seems to be a stiff lever block. Her .38 Marlin doesn't seem to have that problem. Are there any ways to lighten up the spring? Thanks