Johnson County Mike Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Hi, are there any rules for "Mild Bunch" ? I am told that you use a 22 LR pistol and rifle. I guess this is an elastic term and can also mean smaller caliber centerfire. Sounds like using a 1911 with a 22 LR conversion or one of the newer 1911, 22's would be fun. I have a older Marlin 39 and a Colt conversion with the floating chamber that I would like to shoot more, regards, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUSTY BODDAMS Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 JCM, it’s not a sanctioned match but rather a local club deal. There is not a tailored set of rules. What we do is use the WB rules and just replace the guns with rimfires. Get a group together and have fun! Who knows you might draw some new shooters in that will be exposed to WB and graduate them to 45’s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson County Mike Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 Hi Dusty, what do you use as a shotgun ? regards, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUSTY BODDAMS Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Just regular old 97’s and model 12’s. Or don’t even bother with the shotgun just use a pistol and rifle. Of course I guess if you wanted to be the coolest cat around, nothing says cool like a 42 Winchester ;D 8) might not hold enough shells but style points alone should make you the winner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson County Mike Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Hi, I have been seeing a few 42's around not exactly cheap. Thanks for your responses, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baltimoreed11754 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I guess any gun game is a good thing if it expands the shooter base but there already are great .22 gun games such as the Rimfire Challenge and silhouette events [ZSA allow .22 also] so in all honesty I don’t get your Mild Bunch idea. I have a .22 Colt conversion that I used as a stage gun when we shot out first Wild Bunch match [years prior to the establishment of Wild Bunch] which was a monthly club match of 5 scenarios actually based on the move that I created not the run and gun cowboy ipsc that happens today. To me the fun of WB is in the realness of wild bunch, real 1911s and 6 rds of 12 ga without reloading, not some watered way down version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson County Mike Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Hi Brother, I was original attracted to "Wild Bunch" because I liked the movie. After careful contemplation I realized one of my weakness in self defense is speed. So I think that this helps me. Now that I'm older than dirt and no longer in "service" self defense is less of a consideration. I still think it's a "hoot". Wild Bunch using a 22 LR may not interest all, it's still sounds like fun. I don't need anymore hobbies but during my first match I met a lot of great guys. You can never have too many friends, or firearms. The sad thing I found, was that some WB competitors never watched the movie. One young competitor told me " that's a dumb movie." I guess that's what makes the world go around, :), regards, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baltimoreed11754 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Thats a dumb movie?? How can you compete in WB and not watch the film? Duh, watching the movie SHOULD BE the Wild Bunch shooters meeting. Give’em hell, Pike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson County Mike Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Hi Baltimoreed, he's not the only one, an older guy was confused by my reference to the opening scene of the burning of the scorpion. I guess they're not movie buffs. Me, I love that movie and just got the Blue Ray and the book on Amazon "The Wild Bunch: Sam Peckinpah, a Revolution in Hollywood, and the Making of a Legendary Film" by W. K. Stratton. It was interesting and I learned that many of the Mexican actors were big stars of Mexican movies. I also learned that the actor that play "Mapache" and also Albert Decker were a little strange; to say the least. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 And "The Professionals" and "Duck You Sucker" (aka A Fistful of Dynamite) are also great 1910 era movies about Mexico conflicts. But TWB still takes the Emmy. Good luck, GJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Frank Norfleet Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I've been told that the actor who played Mapache was also the model for the Oscar statue. JFN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Frank Norfleet Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 GJ, another great movie is the Amazon film, "In Pursuit of Honor" staring Don Johnson. It is set in the 1930's portraying the disbanding of the Cavalry. Lots of great gear and costumes. JFN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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