The Wild Bunch Wire

As the title states I have a 1911 I want to shoot in traditional class and decided to check the weight on a scale. Turns out my milspec gun weighs 40.5 oz with a magazine inserted. The scale I am using is pretty accurate but I am going to double check it. So how do you reduce weight? Drill holes in the frame under the grips?

Don't forget. WB RO Class at Cowtown Range, just 20 minutes from Ben Avery Shooting Complex, home of End Of Trail, in Phoenix, AZ. February 17, 2023 Sign in at 0730 Class at 0800 Instructors: Legendary Lawman, Serenity, Flying R Ramrod and Renegade Roper. $25.00 for first timers $10.00 for refreshers Contact Flying W Ramrod for information at ramrodwayne@gmail.com The Arizona State Wild Bunch Championships are held February 18-19. Bring ammo and shoot it. Contact Barbwire at snow.g@att.net

My wild bunch gun is an Auto Ordnance 1911A1. I have sent the slide to Bogus Deal and had better sights put on it. Have polished internals, changed springs, honed mainspring housing, etc. This gun runs 230 grain bullets just fine. However, I have a bunch, over 3k of 200 grain round nose bullets that I would like to shoot. I have loaded some of them and the 200's feel like they have lighter recoil than the 230's. My loads are 4.2 gr WST in the 200's and 3.9 in the 230's. Both of these loads average 160 power factor. My problem is the 200 grain bullets will not smoothly feed the first round out of the magazine. I have tried lots of different magazines, colt, spri…

What are typical target distances and scenarios for Teddy Roosevelt and Dough Boy side matches?

ONLY 11 SPOTS OPEN FOR THE WILD BUNCH MATCH 169 TOTAL SHOOTER SO FAR!!!!!!

Anyone know if this will be WB legal? https://www.winchesterguns.com/products/shotguns/sxp/exclusive/sxp-trench.html

We are proud to announce the formation of "THE Prairie State Wild Bunch" wild bunch action shooting club. We will be hosting an Illinois State Wild Bunch match on July 28, 29 & 30 at the Sandoval Sporting Range, Sandoval Illinois. More to follow.

Do bigger matches state/regional or national level WB matches set up a chrono stage like USPSA matches do? If so has anyone run one for a match? How was it run? Thanks in advance Hoss Shoer

Shell Stuffer will be offering an RO class on Saturday, Jan 21st. at his house in Dix, Illinois. Those of you that are traveling may come early and stay at his house for free, plus all meals will be free. Practice ammo is also free.

I am looking for a vendor to make 1911 shaped name badges. There have been some nice ones used in some of the Wild Bunch matches in the past. Any suggestions?

I don't believe I have had the pleasure of meeting these two gentlemen, but on page 15, these shooters show the correct way of moving with a 1911, having the trigger finger out. Good job guys!

Land Run 2023 SASS National Championship of Wild Bunch Action Shooting October 7-9 Registration opens up tonight at 12:30. You can find the application at: http://cowboy.okcgunclub.org/landrun/wild-bunch-application You can register and pay there or print the application and mail it in. I’ll will try to post the application when it is available.

One of our older shooters was paring down some guns and brought one to a match today where I bought it. What can anyone tell me about the Para Ordnance Wild Bunch 1911? It seems pretty stiff like it needs some springs changed to ease/smooth operation for competition. Looking forward to seeing what your opinion is of these.

Has anyone come up with a decent hotel or VRBO rate for EOT wild Bunch? $200 a night is as cheap as I've found.

www.greenvillegunfighters.com We are having another “Introduction to Cowboy Action Shooting” the day after Christmas. We covered WBAS last year and will do so again this year. We have a 5th Saturday WBAS match in the Upstate (alas, not on 12/31/22) but that helps generate interest. If you are in the region happy to have you join us!

www.greenvillegunfighters.com We are having another “Introduction to Cowboy Action Shooting” the day after Christmas. We covered WBAS last year and will do so again this year. We have a 5th Saturday WBAS match in the Upstate (alas, not on 12/31/22) but that helps generate interest. If you are in the region happy to have you join us!

I use a Kimber TLE II 1911 pistol for Wild Bunch and I "had" 7 Chip McCormick magazines that I have used for many years. I have recently either lost them, misplaced them or some scoundrel stole them. Anyway, I need to get 7 new 1911 magazines before March. What is considered the best that is also Wild Bunch legal? Chip McCormick, Tripp or something else. I haven't really kept up with the latest improvements. Thanks for the help.

Hello everyone. Cottonmouth Mark here. Been SASS a number of years but have been interested in Wild Bunch.

Howdy, I'm new to Wild Bunch and would like to find out if this Model 12 is legal. I believe the vent rib is factory, which if I understand correctly, would make this a legal shotgun. Am I correct?

Will the Wild Bunch days of 2023 Land Run be the same as 2022? For example, Warm-up events on Saturday, 5 stages on Sunday and 5 stages on Monday?

Registration for Wild Bunch Land Run will open 1 Jan 2023. The official dates are 7-9 Oct 2023. Registration will be separate from the Cowboy registration. I will provide the link when we get it all set up! We are working on a new WB page on the OKC gun club website. In the mean time please feel free to join our Facebook page “The Oklahoma Rough Riders” for updates. For those that shot WB Land Run 2022, there are FB pictures posted from the match that you can download for free. EJ

Hi all, Thought I would toss out a question. I'm looking to pick up a 1911 for shooting wild bunch in the traditional category. I want to go with a Colt, just for nostalgia if nothing else. In looking through the rules, it looks like a Colt Classic model should meet all the requirements, but I didn't know if there are any other models I should be looking at? Also, are there some generations or model years that are better than others? Aside from general slicking up the gun, is there anything else I should plan on for shooting wild bunch? Any thoughts on stainless vs blued? Also looks like a 70 series should work for traditional? Thanks in advance for …

Just putting this out here. Anyone interested in an WB RO Class, in Phoenix, a week or two before EOT? Since folk may be taking time off to shoot EOT, both WB and Cowboy, the class could be held during the week, or on a weekend (which are pretty full already). Please, let me know your thoughts and if you'd attend. Regards Flying W Ramrod WBRO Instructor

Poking around on the new SASS website. If you shop the clothing section, it allows you to customize your choices. One of the choices is the WB logo. Give them a look!