The Battle of Rogue River, 2008
Ammo's gone and the smoke has cleared for this year.
NOTICE:Check in as soon as you arrive on match days. We need to get you in the scoring computer as quickly as possible so you are shooting the category you want, and with your pards. Set up your guncarts and chew the fat with the folks AFTER you check in, please.
Thanks!
Merlin Marauders
Schedule of Monthly Match Dates for2008: January 5 February 2 March 1 April 5 May 3 Work Party
Annual Match May 10 and 11, with Side Matches on Friday, May 9
June 7 July 5 August 2 September 6 October 4 November 1 December 6
* Second Saturday due to range or other club match conflict.
Notice: The new ammo minimums that were established at the 2007 T/G Summit will take effect at End of Trail, 2008. These minimum power standards will include a "Power Factor" of 60, and include a minimum muzzle velocity of 400fps. These minimums apply ONLY to smokeless powder loads, and NOT to black powder. A suspected illegal load will be tested by Match Officials by taking 5 rounds from a shooters firearm (rifle or pistol) and pulling the bullet from one round. The bullet will be weighed. The other 4 rounds will be shot by raising the firearm to an 80 degree angle to settle the powder against the primer flash-hole and firing the rounds through a standard chronograph to determine the velocity. The velocity times the bullet weight, divided by 1000 gives the Power Factor. If ONE of the tested rounds meets the minimum standard, ALL rounds are considered legal. If none pass, the penalty is a 30 second "Spirit of the Game" for the stage at which the test is made and the shooter has the option of then switching ammo or continuing to use the same ammo on the next stage where he/she will again receive a 30 second "SotG" penalty. Two Spirit of the Game penalties equal a Match DQ.
Not sure if your new "short-stroked" '66 or '73 is "SASS-Legal" under the new rules? Go to the "News" Page and click on the SASS Firearms Covenants line and read all the new rules.Don't know how to measure the "allowed lever throw distance?" Go to the "News" page and click on the "Lever Measurement" link.
INFORMATION On Annual Matches Held by Other CAS Clubs in the area will be posted HERE as soon as that information is received.
Well, now that we're all caught up on our ammunition reloading to replenish what we shot up during the 2007 "Annual Match Season", we can start looking forward to some of the fun "annuals" coming up for 2008. Those of you that traveled to "Winter Range" down in Arizona and "End of Trail" in New Mexico already have tales to tell and bragging rights for those BIG matches.
Well, what do we have coming up for those of us that don't have the time or ability to wander so far down the trail?
Let's keep sharp by competing in as many of the local club matches as we can. The Table Rock Rangers are now shooting TWICE a month, the 1st Sunday and 2nd Saturday of each month!! Keep your powder dry!Sweetwater Jack
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THE UMPQUA REGULATORS' ANNUAL, The Notorious "TRUE GRIT"
Dates: 23 - 35 May, 2008, 10 Main Stages, 6 on Saturday, 4 on Sunday. The Roseburg Rod and Gun Club is located on Del Rio Road, 3 miles north of town. Take exit 129 off I-5, go 1/4 mile west and turn right onto Del Rio Rd. Free Dry Camping is abundant as are nearby motel rooms.
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The Shasta Regulators Annual, "Ambush at Hat Creek"
It will be June 20, 21, & 22 at the Hat Creek Rifle and Pistol Club Range at the Hat Creek Rifle & Pistol Club near Burney, CA. It's always a fun shoot. Last year, match fees included lunch and dinner on Saturday. It was a really fun match, with the weather cooperating fully, not too warm or too cold. Click on the Shasta Regulators link on our front page for more details, and match results.
Match Fees: $85 for first shooter and $70 spouse, $20 - Junior Shooter, includes Saturday noon and evening meal. A potluck is planned for Friday night. SASS Rules Apply, except long guns may NOT have a round on the carrier or in the chamber when moving.
Contact Sierra Packer or Modoc (530) 365-1839 Modoc
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The Mad River Rangers Annual, "GUNS of the TIMBERLANDS"
July 24th, 25th 26th. (Yes, Thursday, Friday and Saturday!) 10 Stages, 5 on Friday, 5 on Saturday!
Takes place at the Simpson Range. (This range is just about 10 miles East of Eureka/Arcata, CA) This is ALWAYS a fun match. Lunch and Dinner on Saturday.Contact Kid Kneestone (Chuck Snowden) at:
(707) 445-1981 or clsnowden@aol.com for more details.
NOTE!!!! I HOPE EVERYONE IS REALLY NICE TO LITTLE NELL!!!
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The State of OREGON Championship, a 12-Stage Match: "Shootout at Saddle Butte" will be hosted by the Oregon Old West Shooting Society on August 15, 16 and 17 at Shedd (South of Albany) Oregon.
Side matches on Friday, as usual, with 6 Stages shot on Saturday, 6 shot on Sunday. Always a FUN shoot!
Last year's "scalping" of Big Lou was the highlight of the awards ceremony. Let's see what they can come up with THIS year!
Download info on the OOWSS website (linked on our front page)
********************************************************************** THE JEFFERSON STATE REGULATORS' SHOOTOUT AT LITHIA SPRINGS
JSR' Annual Match, "Shootout at Lithia Springs" will NOT be offered in 2008, as consideration is being given to moving the date to mid-spring, 2009. Keep informed on this at the JSR website: www.jeffersonstateregulators.com
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Klamath Cowboys
The boys and girls from "Linkville" always offer a fun shoot, whether it's the monthly match, or the annual "Lead Daze at Linkville"
Keep the Labor Day weekend free for this match!