The Wild Bunch Wire

Sad news. Dusty Boddams informs that Fred Bursey passed away today. Prayers for Fred and his family. He rode tall in the saddle and will be missed by the SASS community.

Bodie's Celebration of Life service will be June 29th, 2019 at 11:00 am MST at Cowtown Range. The family would like as many cowboys who can to be there.

How many companies make six round conversions for the 97?

It is with great personal sadness that have to announce the passing of my friend and legendary 1911 pistolsmith. He passed away today from complications of cancer and heart failure. It was my honor to make him a Wild Bunch Ambassador. He will be sorely missed and can never be replaced. :'( He, along with Bill Wilson, Ken Hackathorn, and Wayne Novak were all mentors to me. The loss is very personal. I wish the best for his family at this difficult time.

If you missed the 2019 LA State match you missed an AWESOME match, DELICIOUS food, and a bunch of FUN people! :D :D :D Duke City Deadeye wrote some excellent stages and planned the match out just right so we were completely under cover when the rain hit. I sure hope they put the match on again next year and all of you get a chance to come. 8)

Am I crazy or is the link on the WB website under the Rules page still link to the 2010 version of the rules? Think that might be a bit confusing to people looking for the rule book. I understand it is on the main SASS site but if you are new and end up on the WB site you might read some outdated rules.

Shootout at Moose Nugget Flats was this past weekend. Congrats to our winners Flaco Joe Men's Modern and overall Champion Chilkoot Nellie Ladies Modern and Ladies Champion Marshal Stone Traditional Champion Marshal Stone

Thanks so much to Renegade Roper, Sixgun Swaby and all the hard workers that made the SASS New York State Wild Bunch Championships a great shoot last weekend. You could tell they were doing their best to make it all happen even with a cold rain on Sunday morning for a while. The targets were hitable, although no one shot clean. We even had a flying rabbit! Information, stages and results http://www.circlekregulators.com/wildbunchchampionships.html.

Howdy Everybody, I have been shooting WB over a year using an Rem R1 Stainless in Traditional Category. This comes stock with a short curved solid trigger. I would like to update to a medium curved solid trigger. All the solid triggers I find, Wilson, Brown, Nighthawk etc all have an over travel screw. Is an over travel screw a legal modification for Traditional Category? Searching pass forum posts shows this question being asked in 2017 and answered that yes it was legal. I found an old archived WB handbook from 2004 that stated that over travel screws were allowed in Traditional. However the 2019 WB Handbook makes no mention that over travel scre…

Men's traditional and BA MM champ!

We had 9 new and 12 renewal of certifications this past Saturday. A good portion of this class will either be hosting or attending the upcoming NY State Wild Bunch Championship "Muster at Fort Misery". A special thanks to Ruger for donating gun cleaning cloths and hats! It is not too late to get your application in. Don't delay and send it in today! Here is the link: http://www.circlekregulators.com/forms/2019/MusterApplication.pdf A photo of our class and us in our Ruger hats are attached. Loco Poco Lobo & Nawlins Kid Northeast Region Wild Bunch Ambassadors

I don't have a problem with how the winners are determined it is mainly that when you look at scores you get nothing! You just as soon have a list of the place holders with nothing else listed. 1st place, 2nd place, etc. You can't tell how many misses any of the shooters had or times, NOTHING! I shot in EOT Wild Bunch and placed in the top ten a few years ago. I saved the scores, ha ha why did I do that! You can't tell anything from them. I know I started out the match with a stage that I had a P and a minor safety but there is no way to tell what stage that was or how I managed to get it together enough to place in the top 10. We had a match today and I was so busy…

Howdy All, What is the scoop on the ATI 1911? Are these $385 Pilipino made pistols on par with Rock Island, Ruger, S&W, Sig, Colt, Kimber, for a traditional WILD BUNCH side arm? https://grabagun.com/american-tactical-imports-inc-fx45-1911-military-5-45acp-8rd.html?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=Daily Email https://guncarrier.com/american-tactical-fx45-price-new-700-price-used-see-below/

Hello, Never been to EOT can someone explain the whole process of getting my ammo checked for power factor? When it's done, how much they use, etc.

Hi Gang; The question of the day is, are full length steel guild rods on the recoil springs a benefit in WB shooting? Is the added weight faster second shot? Or is the short stock guide best for the WB game?

I just picked up this little beauty. It seems the perfect pairing really with my 1911 and 1897 shotgun. Guess one could almost put in doughboy as 1907s were used in WW1.

I will be putting on a 2 day Wildbunch School at EOT this year. Saturday, June 15, 3pm-5pm- Day 1 Sunday, June 16, 3pm-5pm – Day 2 In this school we will go over all aspects of WIldBunch shooting and I'll be answering any questions ya'll have. A lot of what ill be going over will translate into all things shooting and competition. These will be some main topics I go over shooting stance shooting grip 1911 fundamentals rifle/shotgun fundamentals sight picture/trigger control/shot calls transitions/reloading ammunition shooting gear stage design/preparation/plan practice prep awareness competition mentality/self control  Cost of this clas…

If you check out jokers wild shooting on youtube, and scroll to the winter range playlist, you'll see I believe all of the shooters in the top 16 shootoff (men&women). Neat, fast stage design. Pretty good videos. Check it out.

https://www.guns.com/news/2019/02/27/wild-bunch-cowboy-action-shooting-with-john-clark-video/ Skinny makes a video in support of CAS and WBAS. Well done, Skinny!

I was searching the WB forum contact tab, and discovered that there is only three USA Wild Bunch Certified Instructors listed? Is this listing outdated, I'm sure there has to be more WB instructors out there somewhere. Am also curious about if there is a notice or requirement about re-certifying as an WB RO/TO, posted somewhere, or when is an appropriate time frame for re-certifying? Is there a need for more Instructors? And how does one become an WB instructor? Locally in Colorado we are trying to grow, and this may spark more WB shooters interest in becoming certified RO's. So how would we get an instructor to Colorado, for those who can't travel, to get certified? I…

The Texicans hosted their first GAM (Garand Action Military) side match on 3/9 as part of the BAM side match. Six BAMMers unlimbered their Garands and shot the GAM scenario 15 times until the range closed. Could I say that they were loving it? ;D Dusty Boddams made the five-hour trip from North Texas to join the Texicans for this match. Thanks to the BAMM/GAMM Ambassador for his participation and encouragement! Have you ever wondered just how many military rifle purchases he has generated among us with his enthusiasm? :o If the Texicans board of directors grants approval for more GAM side matches, we’ll shoot more individual scenarios (reloads off the clock) a…

Nobody else has said anything. THE WILD BUNCH MATCH AT WINTER RANGE WAS AWESOME!!!!

Hi folks, Hi folks, I just got a model 12 and i have a problem: the cartridge cutoff doesn't always stop shells from getting out of the tube when the slide is pulled back, causing a jam. I did a thorough cleaning. It looks like the cutoff isn't going down enough to block the shells, although it could pivot further. Any input? Is there a way to fix that or do i need to change the part?

Howdy, I'm toying with the idea of toting an M1 Garand to the next GAMM I can find (thanks to the fine folks in TX and OK), and CMP still has some service-grade rifles for sale. I understand the requirements for buying from the CMP, but I guess I'm just looking for any advice on purchasing from the CMP and if a service-grade rifle (muzzle 3 or less and throat less than 5) is worth getting if I want to actually shoot the thing. They do have special grade rifles as well (new wood and barrel) -- do you think that would be worth nearly double the price considering I want to shoot it and I'm less concerned about original parts? It seems pretty straightforward to me, b…

Wild Bunch on the Brazos the Texas State Championship is in the planning stages and the newest offering will be a POP gun match. That’s right ! Pocket pistols! Being how we are wild bunch we are doing a side match using the types of pocket pistols that would be popular in that era. So pull out the pocket hammerless 32 auto colt or that savage 1905 and let’s play! Remember lead bullets only! Rules in the attachment. POP.txt