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Just to wrap up, we had 11 shooters, one of whom was a first time WBAS shooter. There were three or four new folks who came out to watch. The High Country Cowboys are planning more 5th Saturday Wild Bunch opportunities if there is interest. I take it there are shooters in Tennessee who have expressed an interest.

I used contact cement. I think the brand name was Barge.

I saw an inquiry on Facebook whether this shotgun is SASS-legal. I was not aware that RIA was making a ‘97 clone and it turns out, despite the product name, that they don’t. This appears to be a reproduction of an Ithaca Model 37 in “trench gun” configuration. Alert commenters on Facebook told the fellow that it was not legal. FYI to those on this forum who may be asked about it. Nothing is more discouraging to a new shooter than shelling out money for a new gun, just to be told that it’s not legal.

High Country Cowboys will host a Wild Bunch match on Saturday April 30, 2022. Safety meeting at 10:00 am. HCC is near Wolf Laurel, North Carolina above Asheville.

We had 29 shooters on Thursday which included some first time shooters. A big thanks to our regional Ambassadors Sassy Teton Lady and Deadwood Woody for their input, information and support. I was very happy to have (what analogy do I use here) the Romulus and Remus of South Carolina WBAS, Hondo Jackson and Dun Gamblin/Sergeant Dork in the match. The “Sarge” is the match director for a new 5th Saturday Wild Bunch match at the Belton Gun Club that will debut in July 2022. He has run Three Gun , Two Gun and PCC matches so “watch this space”.

The Bushwhack is at capacity (150 cowboy shooters; everyone shoots at the same time). At present we have 32 Wild Bunch shooters for the four stage WBAS “mini match” on Thursday April 7. We will have two posses. Hoping for good weather.

The Bushwhack, the 2022 South Carolina State Championship, will be held at the Belton Gun Club on April 7-9, 2022. The club is in the Upstate in Anderson County. Thursday, April 7 is side match day; we will have a four stage Wild Bunch mini match. https://sites.google.com/site/scstatematch/home

It took me a minute to find the synopsis. I forget that there is more to this website than the forum. My three ring binder has all of the updated documents. Ready to enjoy our new 5th Saturday WBAS matches in Belton, SC!

One point of clarification; there will not be a match on the 5th Saturday of April due to a conflict with a previously scheduled USPSA Sectional match. We expect to have a four stage Wild Bunch mini match on Thursday April 7, which is side match day for “The Bushwhack”- the 2022 South Carolina state match.

Announced today-the Belton Gun Club in Upstate South Carolina (home of the Belton Bushwhackers and host club for “The Bushwhack”, the 2022 South Carolina State Match), will hold 5th Saturday Wild Bunch matches beginning January 29, 2022. Match Director Gerald Dunn alias Dun Gamblin (alias Sergeant Dork in Wild Bunch) is an experienced cowboy match Director who has been shooting Wild Bunch for years. The Belton club is a great facility with wide separated shooting bays and lots of reactive steel. I knew 2022 was going to be a good year for shooting. This is just icing on the cake. No, it’s another cake. A big one!

The match has been canceled due to an unfavorable weather forecast.

Round count will be 133 pistol, 33 rifle, 18 shotgun.

Late notice but HCC (just below the TN state line off of I-26 near Wolf Laurel, NC) are hosting a match the day before Halloween. Round count TBA.

Tactical reloads have been legal since at least January 2018. This assumes, of course, that the reload happens when the shooter is not moving. Movement with a round in the chamber of the pistol remains a SDQ.

Thanks to the moderators for keeping this forum so good. It’s also due to the participants who keep discussions helpful and positive. I read the Wire but many people whose opinions I respect have given up on it.

Not sure this is the thread in question but it raises some good points: https://forums.sassnet.com/index.php?/topic/320580-wild-bunch-wire/

A club in my area hosted a Wild Bunch match this past Saturday. It was the first time that several of the shooters had tried Wild Bunch. It was a lot of fun. The round count was kept a little low in light of the current ammo shortage. The stage in question had two shotgun targets. The shooter loaded four rounds into his ‘97 at the LT. He dropped both shotgun KDs, opened the action and discarded the shotgun. The shooter assumed he would get a MSV for the live rounds (one on the carrier, one in the magazine. I told him, no, you did not fire the overloaded rounds, no live round in the chamber, and shotgun was cycled at the end of the string. No call. We had the usual frustrations of pistols not running 100% with legal ammo, pump shotguns that don’t cycle, and changing magazines on the clock, so it was nice to show new WB shooters that this game has eliminated some unnecessary penalties. Now to convince folks that they need not pause to eject an empty magazine at the end of the pistol string!

Round count announced as 91 pistol, 45 rifle and 18 shotgun.

Skeeter Willie announced a six stage Wild Bunch match on Saturday July 31, 2021 at 9:30 am. High Country Cowboys is located in Wolf Branch, NC just below the TN state line off of I-26. If you don’t have a compliant rifle a .38 rifle will be allowed. The round count will be kept a little low in light of current shortages (most stages will require 14 pistol).

What was the limit?

I’m sure there are others out there who enjoy tinkering and building. I’ve looked at buying a second 1911 as a backup, or just because. Then it occurred to me that I could get some of the changes I would like by changing the slide. Probably get a new barrel as well. Anyone have a recommendation of brands? Places to buy? Complete uppers for AR pattern rifles are very common but I don’t see 1911 “complete uppers” offered for sale, other than .22 conversions. Probably because they will require fitting. If no complete uppers, same question about purchasing slides and barrels.

I’m sorry to have missed this match after loading all the ammo and sighting in two borrowed BAMM rifles but my daughter had emergency surgery so I will have to look for another opportunity later on. My daughter is home now recuperating and my wife encouraged me to beat feet to Indiana to make the Cowboy main match.

Great, thanks. Going to sight in the BAMM rifle over the holiday weekend.

It’s a misconception that SASS rules require slick soled boots.

Is there more than one BAMM? Round count, please? Estimated target distances?