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I could not find this on Midway USA’s website.

They have announced this will be a “no rifle” match. More info will be posted on the Bushwhackers’ website. www dot BeltonBushwhackers dot com

The Belton Bushwhackers in Upstate SC hold Wild Bunch matches on 5th Saturdays. The next match is July 29. The match director is Gerald Dunn alias Dun Gamblin alias Sgt Dork. He was MD for a cowboy action club for many years and has been involved in Wild Bunch from the beginning. He is also active in modern shooting sports like USPSA and Three Gun. The Belton club has a large inventory or static and reactive steel for shooters to enjoy.

From Cotton Gloves’ post on Facebook: “Howdy Friends Carolina Wild Bunch Shootout at Gunpowder Creek Lenoir NC September 9, 2023 , 5 stages , lunch and awards all on one day , this year rifle is optional, there are rifle shots , but if you can clear them with the 1911 , you’re good 👍”

I’d say “run what ya brung” for a while, assuming your ‘97 replica operates properly. You can watch for a better deal on a Model 12. I like the Model 12 but still am getting a feel for it. I shot a ‘97 in cowboy for my first few years and am more comfortable with it.

Congrats to Badlands Bob who was top overall shooter.

37 Wild Bunch shooters on the last list I saw.

Will there be any rule changes or clarifications from discussions at End of Trail?

It’s my first time shooting Florida State, so be gentle. Who’s going?

We had 35 on the scoresheet last year. We had some folks registered who did not show but we had some walk-ons as well. There we’re 155 total on the main match scores to give you some scale.

“The Bushwhack”, the South Carolina state championship match, will include a four stage Wild Bunch match on Thursday, April 6, 2023. This is the third year in a row that the Belton Bushwhackers have hosted our state match. It started off as a very good match, but every year it gets even better. https://sites.google.com/site/scstatematch/

We all know that the WBAS Shooters Handbook mandates that the TO clear the pistol at the position on the line where it was discarded or in the shooter’s hands. Rifle and shotgun are cleared at the ULT as in CAS (part of me really wants to stop making and reading references to CAS but since SASS is the sanctioning organization for both sports…). Because we tend to have fewer shooters in Wild Bunch, and of those we tie up two or more picking up brass, we often end up clearing the long guns “on the line” as well, avoiding the need for an Unloading Table Officer. I’ve heard it said that SASS has resisted changing the Handbook to conform to this practice. Of course, I heard the same comments early on about five rounds in the 1911 magazine and tactical reloads, so I have hope that additional rule changes are possible. Condition One starting position one day? As it stands now, if “sanctioned” matches require the shooter to clear long guns at the ULT while monthly (I wish) or quarterly local matches do not, we have to be very careful that we are not training ourselves into SDQs when we walk from the stage to our carts one day. At some matches we have cleared all guns on the line but required (encouraged?) shooters to stop at the ULT on their way out. Like tagging a base. I tried to stop there for a few seconds just to set the habit in my mind. I saw LL’s comment that some possible rule changes would be discussed at EOT. If this is not on the agenda, I am tossing it out to the Rules Committee. While you’re at it, if you want leaving the LT with the 1911 cocked to be a SDQ, please say so in the Handbook. I’d also ask that the TO be given a chance to “save” the shooter before the stage begins, similar to what we do with the rifle. Make that change with the shotgun, too, while you’re at it.

This is a good thread. The language in question is under “Range Operations”, not safety. Is it treated as a Stage Convention that could be overridden or clarified by the stage writer?

But…but…a cowboy action “black pin” said it wasn’t legal. Give me a break. I’ve been shooting cowboy a little longer than I’ve been shooting WBAS. Most of the CAS RO Instructors are great at what they do. Even the really good ones can be wrong, even on simple questions. That’s OK, they are volunteers. I’ve seen isolated instances where a black pin has not exhibited the highest level of competence and integrity. Even the best black pin might be uninformed about WBAS rules, and most of those would not offer an opinion on the subject. My experience with Wild Bunch officials (Committee members and WB Ambassadors) has been that they know their stuff. If there’s a more complex question they consider it carefully and give a reasoned response. It’s actually quite refreshing.

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!

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Our local matches have required 3 or 4 magazines per stage. I keep a magazine loaded with a single round handy in case I have a malfunction that results in a live round being thrown out.

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Bad weather again; the match has been postponed.

We had 13 shooters, fewer than I had hoped but everyone seemed to have a good time. Napa Sidewinder came from Tennessee to shoot with us; another great guy. Aren’t all WBAS shooters the best? The next fifth Saturday falls on December 31 so there probably won’t be a match (despite my protest).

Draft stages are available on the Belton Bushwhackers website.

I agree that the overloaded magazine is a “no call” unless the extra round is fired. Interesting question in two comments as to which magazine held the extra round. If eight rounds were fired from any of the first three (of four) magazines, different result. When the shooter is not changing locations, making tactical reloads legal, it can be harder to keep track of rounds fired from a magazine. Back in the “all reloads from slide lock” days, it was easier. Not that I want to go back!

The next Belton, SC is a month away, on Saturday October 29, 2022. We have to make up for the Carolinas Shootout that has been postponed from October 1 to late November.

The match has been postponed from October 1 due to the forecast.