Jorge

Why are there Wild Bunch related postings on the regular SASS Cowboy Wire, when they may be better served here, on the Wild Bunch Wire? Is this area too difficult to get to? Should the two wires just be combined in some way, so one would not have to navigate to two different forums (requiring two different log-on systems)? Just curious.

Let's just cut to the chase and petition to have clarification of the front and rear sights allowable to a "Traditional" 1911, and indicate that any "colored dot" may be blacked out and be legal. This could be proposed at the Land Run Wild Bunch TG meeting.

Well, I have been wrong before. I will say that the two rear sights listed are rather specific sights, and would be different than a more modern combat rear sight perhaps. Nothing so specific is noted for the front sight for the Traditional 1911. I don't think a post with a gold dot would be allowed, for example. I agree that simply blacking out white dots is not a big deal, and the sights may not enhance the shooter's ability. Still, certain sight requirements have been constant, for traditional at least.

I agree with Blastin Brad. I looked over several older Wild Bunch Handbooks, and nowhere did it list anything but military sights, blade front and rear, for Traditional Category 1911. For Modern 1911, no fiberoptic, etc, and the white dots could be blacked out, or be various colors, I suppose. I have never heard that other (bigger?) sights could be used in Traditional Category for the 1911. Perhaps someone was lenient. Show me the citation indicating otherwise, if you would.

This was a very nice Wild Bunch match with lots of shooting and good Wild Bunch distances. Sarsaparilla Groz wrote some fine stages. The venue is tremendous, Powder Creek Shooting Park. We had a Great posse and everyone helped out, making for an efficient, smooth match.

I agree. Don Jorge

It has been a Great Range for a Wild Bunch Match. Looking forward to it!

Is there any information about the TG meeting at the 4 Corner's Regional ?

I suppose that any sport or activity done as an amateur, not for pay, Professional, could be called entertainment then. Yet I would wager that many who do any particular "sport," take it more seriously than just for the entertainment value. Now the costume contests might be considered entertainment. That would be another thread, indeed The fireworks that you often have with the Big Matches are Entertainment. As far as having a match, really at any level, I would think that the successful matches are well thought out so they are perceived as a fair challenge for the competitors, as you allude to. A match Director wants the event to be well regarded both for reputation and for the returning business (Dollars). It does take money to have good matches, no doubt. The matches that I have attended at Paradise Pass have been for the most part fair, reasonable matches, to you and your Match Directors credit. But I have never gone to a match to be entertained.

FJT had some good comments in the WB-EOT thread. I always expected that State level and above, certainly National or EOT matches to be challenging. In the past, the ones that I have competed in, they had their challenges, some more than others. After most "Big" Wild Bunch matches, I am mentally fatigued. I, and I have heard others say, that Wild Bunch is more fatiguing and difficult that Cowboy Action, and that the latter seem easier after a Wild Bunch match. More targets, more difficult targets, more control needed for the firearms due to the Power factor, more brass to retrieve, and more movement on tough stages have made it more challenging. Then you add in more equipment/ammo failures and often more penalties to add to the situation. Challenges abound. Perhaps for some, these aspects are too daunting; some want to be entertained with less of the above. It will be interesting to see how having a challenging shooting sport can mesh with having an entertaining shooting sport.

GJ, Thanks for the information. I thought about the magazine capacity, but wondered if I had forgotten other limitations. Have a god day. Don Jorge

Beside magazine capacity, what are reasons not to use a Model 12 Featherweight or Model 25 for Wild Bunch?

Many complained when the targets were small and the distances greater than "Cowboy," and there were a lot of misses. What did they think of a match with so many SDQ's? Sounded like an excessive number, given the Competition level at EOT.

Sounds like a difficult match. What were some other comments from other shooters?

How was the match? Any comments about it?