November 2014 - The Texican Rangers

Texican Star
A Publication of the Texican Rangers
An Authentic Cowboy Action Shooting Club
That Treasures & Respects the Cowboy Tradition
SASS Affiliated
November 2014
WHATCHA LOOKIN’
FER
Howdy, Texican Rangers
Officers
Comancheria Days 2015
Firearms of the Frontier
E-Mail Addresses
Happy Birthday Texicans
2015 Dues-Pay Now
Calendar of Events
Monthly Shooting Schedules
SASS Affiliated Clubs
Longhorn Bullets
2015 Dues/Waiver
CD Registration Form
PO Box 294713
Kerrville 78029-4713
Howdy Texican Rangers! Well the end of the year
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holidays are almost upon us. As I write this the
weather is reminding me that winter is indeed
almost here and as I get older I do those “shiverin’
shoots” less and less. But I am still looking forward
to January 2015.
I am sorry that the last match of calendar year 2014 got rained out. Apologies
to those of you who showed up only to be turned around and sent home…dry
but safe. I was in northern Kaintuck at the time and if it is any consolation it
was raining there too. But when I got back from that two week road trip as
far as Virginia and back, I repacked in two days for a ride back in the same
direction to English Texas and the final Comin’At Cha SW Regional Match at
the Badlands Bar 3 Ranch. It was my first trip there and as I said repeatedly I
was just there “to see the elephant.” And a big one it was. T-Bone Dooley
does know how to put on an event. It was a bunch of parties punctuated with
opportunities to shoot some guns. A number of other Texicans were there as
well. Joe Darter captured a Winner’s Buckle for finishing 6th in the FortyNiner category and our Range Master, Nueces Slim, finished 10th in the Senior
category to also snag a Buckle. Other Texicans who competed include Dirty
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OFFICERS
HOWDY, TEXICAN RANGERS
President - Yuma Jack
John Thomas
San Antonio, TX
(210) 240-8284
yumajack61@gmail.com
Dog Dale, Sheriff Robert Love, Shooting Iron Miller and Wildcat Bob. I
think Whiskey Kid also picked up a Buckle for finishing 14th in Wrangler.
Check out the Badlands Bar 3 website, www.badlandsbar3.com, for
standings but make no mistake, the competition was absolutely world
class. Sidekick, from Alabama took first place Overall by shooting 10 stages
in an average of 16.11 seconds per stage. He did have a miss on one stage
which, I think, was the only stage for which he had a score over 20 seconds.
And he shot one stage in 8.8 seconds! The stage was rifle and pistol only
but, hey, it took me 23 seconds and then I missed the last pistol shot. Talk
about a tough match! Congratulations to you Texicans who done us proud.
Vice President- GeePee
Gary Powell
San Antonio, TX
(830) 980 7502
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powellg@gvtc.com
Secretary - Agarita Annie
Janie Thomas
Camp Wood, TX
(936) 662-1962
agarita_a@yahoo.com
Treasurer - Madam Ella Moon
Joann Messer
Kerrville, TX
(830) 257-5904
madamellamoon@live.com
Between trips I purchased more targets and other equipment for the club
from the Alamo Area Moderators as part of their process in closing down
that San Antonio club. Sheriff Robert Love provided the transportation of
the stuff from Devine to the Ranch. That action gives us an abundance of
targets for the range such that we can establish a unique inventory of
targets at each stage complete with spares to cover breakages during a
match. But that action was a sad one for me as I have been a member,
badge number 123, of the Moderators since 1999 and followed it through
two previous changes in venue. I hope that many of the members of the
Moderators and Rough Riders, who are not already Texican Rangers, will
decide to join us at the Stieler Ranch. If they decide to do so and the new
By-Laws are approved, they will not have to pay an initiation fee to join.
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Range Master – Nueces Slim
Johnny Thomas
Camp Wood TX
(936) 662-1004
nuecesslim@yahoo.com
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Territorial Governor
Dusty Lone Star
Don Hathorne
San Antonio TX (210) 373-5517
dustylonestar@sbcglobal.net
The Texican Rangers have had their last shoot for 2014.
The ranch/range has be shut down and turned over to the hunters until
January 2015.
Watch the website for the date of the first shoot in January 2015.
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please send to:
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texicanrangers@yahoo.com
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HOWDY, TEXICAN RANGERS
The Executive Committee has finished revising the
club By-Laws. I will be sending them out to everyone
by email in the very near future so you will have at
least 30 days to review them prior to voting on
whether to adopt them at the January match
shooters’ meeting. In summary the major changes
include:
 Expanding the defined limits of Family
Membership to include grandchildren and
removing the “same household” requirement.
 Revising the duties and responsibilities of all
the officers to include increasing the spending
approval limits for the President and
Treasurer.
 Revising the requirements for Territorial
Governor.
 Establishing a shooter fee for Juniors and
Buckaroos and eliminating the Initiation Fee.
 Establishing the exemption of active duty
military from match fees.
 Rescheduling the annual elections to be held
at Shindig in September and the new Officer’s
terms to begin in the following January. This
will allow a three month overlap between the
outgoing officers and the incoming officers to
ensure a smooth transition.
 Revising the terms of office for the Secretary,
Treasurer and Range Master so they are
staggered in a way that provides continuity
among those offices.
 Simplifying the election process to a “show of
hands” vote by the membership present at
Shindig.
 General reorganizing the format to improve
readability.
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Many of these changes serve to put into the rule book
some of the “practices” the club has adopted since
2011 without a formal written basis. Look for the
revised By-Laws to be coming to you in an email soon.
I have given a copy of our proposed 2015 Calendar to
the Ranch Owners for their review and, I hope,
acceptance. I have proposed to have our first
matches on January 10 and 11 with a workday on
January 6. Keep your eye on the website for updates
on that schedule. If the calendar is accepted by the
Ranch Owners, our first match will be on the weekend
that is the wrap-up of the SASS Convention in San
Antonio. That may provide us with an opportunity to
invite Conventioneers to stop by and shoot with us
before the Ball or on their way home on Sunday.
Speaking of events in San Antonio, there is a firearms
exhibit at the Alamo that you should check out. The
exhibit is running from October 15, 2014 through
April 15, 2015 and more information can be found on
their website:
www.thealamo.org/education/upcomingexhibits.html.
The exhibit focuses on Firearms of the Texas Frontier
– Flintlock to Cartridge (1836-1876). Texican Rangers
Jake Jones, Texas Sarge, Charlie Reynolds and I
attended the training at the Alamo in August and
September to assist in overseeing the exhibit. I have
not yet participated because of being out-of-pocket
pretty much since the exhibit started on the 15 th
which means I also missed the special invitation event
they held for the exhibit volunteers the evening
before it opened. But I am looking forward to getting
started now. I believe the exhibit is open M-W-F and
Saturdays. Hope to see you there sometime.
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HOWDY, TEXICAN RANGERS
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We have already begun planning for Comancheria
Days 2015 which will mark the 20th Anniversary of our
traditional annual match. You may be approached to
help with planning or putting on the match and I
anticipate that many of you will step right up to help
as usual. It has been my experience that that is the
Texican Ranger way. I am looking forward to this
being a very special celebration.
I want to close by saying I hope y’all are fixin’ to
round up a great Thanksgiving Day and come back to
join us in January for the first match of 2015.
Texican Rangers, let’s ride!
Yuma Jack
MESSAGE FROM THE CD MATCH DIRECTOR
I hear we are in for a cold, wet winter this year.
We’re off to a good start with the recent cold snap
and moisture. We certainly need all the rain we can
get and a good cold winter will help keep the
mosquitos and bugs under control early next year.
This type of weather just makes me look forward to
the spring time. The calendar is filling up with a lot of
good shoots to choose from next year. I do hope you
are planning to attend Comancheria Days 2015. If
you made it last year, we definitely are looking
forward to having you come back for 2015. If you
didn’t make it for one reason or another, we’d love to
have you join us in 2015.
This next year we will be celebrating the 20th
anniversary of Comancheria Days and just think, you
can be a part of this very special event. Plans are well
underway and we promise it will be like no other
shoot you’ve been to before. We are going to relive
some of the history of this event and we’d like you to
be a part of it. We ask that you encourage others to
attend as well.
At the back of this newsletter you can find a
registration form. Watch the website
(www.texicanrangers.org) for all the most up to date
information on the event.
Shooting Iron Miller
COMANCHERIA DAYS 2015
Registration form can be found at the back of this newsletter and on the Texican website.
First 50 entries will receive a stretch* of raffle tickets. Get your registration form in NOW!
*(20 tickets)
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Firearms of the Texas Frontier
Flintlock to Cartridge (1836 - 1876)
In 1836, single-shot flintlock muskets, rifles, and pistols served as the primary firearms in the Battle of the
Alamo. But just forty years later in 1876, Texans carried Winchester repeating rifles and six-shot cartridge
revolvers as armament. "Firearms of the Texas Frontier" presents the fascinating story of the technological
evolution of the firearms industry. It is not bragging to say that Texas played a prominent role in the
emergence of the names Colt, Smith & Wesson, and Winchester as giants of the firearm industry.
Visitors to the exhibit will have the opportunity to view firearms that helped settle the Texas frontier. Through
the generosity of collectors and contributing institutions, the Alamo staff has brought together historic
firearms and artifacts that are sure to please any fan of the West. For instance, have you ever seen an
authentic Volcanic or a genuine Patterson or Walker Colt? But one does not have to be an historian to
appreciate the skill and artistry of the nineteenth century firearms designers who created rifles and revolvers
so advanced that they are still being produced today.
In addition to the exhibit of the valuable authentic firearms inside the Alamo Shrine, the Alamo staff and
trained volunteers (such as Jake Jones, Texas Sarge and Charlie Reynolds) enable visitors to experience a
hands-on exhibit of modern replicas of many historic firearms. Located behind the Alamo Shrine, the manned
exhibit offers visitors the opportunity to discuss the history of the firearms as well as to see them up close. It
is an opportunity for families to learn Texas history in an interesting and entertaining way. The timing is such
that it will also afford SASS Conventioneers a unique and yet familiar experience at the Alamo!
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Happy Birthday
Texicans!
www.sassnet.com
www.texicanrangers.org
www.greenmountainregulators.org
www.pccss.org
www.stxpistolaros.com
www.tejascaballeros.org
www.tinstarranch.com
www.traviscountyregulators.com
www.trpistoleros.com
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
Firefly Judd (11/19)
Grouchy Spike (11/20)
Haddy Heard (11/25)
Agarita Annie (11/28)
Dutch Van Horn (12/3)
General Burleson (12/14)
Blue Thorn (12/19)
John K. Wren (12/25)
www.texasjacks.com
www.cimarron-firearms.com
www.tsra.com
www.wildwestmercantile.com
TIME TO PAY YOUR DUES
Well it will be January before you know it!
You can speed up the process of
registration and posse sign-up at the
January shoot by getting your
membership form and dues in now.
At the back of this newsletter and on the
website you can find a copy of the
membership form/waiver. Please make a
copy and go ahead and fill it out and send
it in. The more folks that pay their 2015
dues now, the faster the process will be in
January.
Thanks
Agarita Annie
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Head’Um Up – Move’um Out
TEXICAN RANGERS
2015
January……..watch the website for date
February 14………………..Monthly Match
February 15
Monthly Match
March 14…………………….Monthly Match
March 15…………………….Monthly Match
April 8-12…..COMANCHERIA DAYS 2015
May 9………………………...Monthly Match
May 10………………….……Monthly Match
Jun 13……………..………….Monthly Match
June 14………………..……..Monthly Match
July 11……………………..….Monthly Match
July 12………………..……….Monthly Match
August 8…………….………..Monthly Match
August 9……………….……..Monthly Match
September 12………………………...SHINDIG
September 13……..……….Monthly Match
October 10………….…Final Shoot of 2015
November/December...……range closed
Dec 5-7
Tin Star Lily Christmas Shoot
Tin Star
2015
Jan 7-11
Jan 24-25
Feb 23-Mar 1
Mar 13-15
Mar 19-22
Mar 20-22
Apr 10-12
Apr 23-25
Apr 24-26
Apr 25
Apr 30-May 3
SASS Convention
New Mexico State Championship
San Antonio
Las Cruces
Winter Range
Louisiana State Championship
Trailhead
Arkansas State Championship
Jail Break
Oklahoma State Championship
SW Black Powder Championship
Regulators Revenge
SASS TX State Championship
Phoenix
Lake Charles
THSS
Fort Smith
Oakwood Outlaws
Oklahoma City
Magnolia
Green Mountain
Plum Creek
Jun 18-28
End of Trail (EOT)
Founders Ranch
Oct 15-17
SW Regional
Oklahoma City
CENTRAL TEXAS MONTHLY CLUB SHOOTING SCHEDULES
1st
Saturday
Saturday
st
1 Weekend
2nd Saturday
2nd Saturday
2nd Sunday
2nd Weekend
3rd Saturday
4th Saturday
4th Saturday (Cowboy) and 4th Sunday (Long Range)
1st
Plum Creek (Lockhart)
South Texas Pistoleros (San Antonio)
Fort Parker Patriots (Groesbeck)
Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West)
Travis County Regulators (Smithville)
Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr)
Texican Rangers (Comfort)
Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs)
Tin Star Texans (Fredericksburg)
Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls)
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SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS IN TEXAS
WESTERN AREA
Bounty Hunters (Levelland) (2nd)
Butterfield Trail Regulators (Anson) (3th)
Canadian River Regulators (Clarendon) (2nd/3rd/5th)
Comanche Trail Shootists (Midland) (1st)
Concho Valley Shooters (San Angelo) (2nd)
El Vaqueros (Breckenridge) (1st)
Gruesome Gulch Gang (Plainview/Kress) (3rd)
Lajitas Rangers and Rogues (Lajitas) (2nd)
Purgatory Ridge Rough Riders (Slaton) (4th)
Texas Tumbleweeds (Amarillo) (1st)
CENTRAL AREA
Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls) (4th)
Plum Creek Shooting Society (Lockhart)(1st)
Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr) (2nd)
South Texas Pistolaros (San Antonio) (1st)
Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs) (3rd)
Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West) (2nd)
Texican Rangers (Fredericksburg) (2nd)
Tin Star Texicans (Fredericksburg) (4th)
Travis County Regulators (Smithville) (2nd)
EASTERN AREA
Badlands Bar 3 (Clarksville) (3rd)
Berger Sharpshooters (Greenville) (3rd)
Big Thicket Outlaws (Beaumont) (3rd)
Buck Creek Bandoleros (Nemo) (1st/3rd)
Comanche Valley Vigilantes (Cleburne) (4th)
Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club (Cleburne) (2 nd)
Magnolia Misfits (Houston) (4th)
Oakwood Outlaws (Oakwood) (2nd)
Old Fort Parker Patriots (Groesbeck) (3rd)
Orange County Regulators (Orange) (1st/3rd)
Red River Regulators (Texarkana) (3rd)
Tejas Pistoleros (Eagle Lake) (4th)
Texas Historical Shootist Society (Columbus) (3rd)
Texas Peacemakers (Tyler) (1st)
Texas Tenhorns Shooting Club (Leonard) (Last Full Weekend)
Texas Troublemakers (Brownsboro) (1st)
Thunder River Renegades (Magnolia) (1st)
Trinity Valley Regulators (Mansfield) (3rd)
Willow Hole Cowboys (North Zulch) (3rd)
[information obtained from Cowboy Chronicle]
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Longhorn
Bullets
Hopalong Herbert
Donald Herbert
210-602-6994
Rick Page
210-844-9362
Caliber
Weight
Config
PRICE/500
PRICE/1000
.38
100
105
125
125
130
158
158
158
100
245
215
180
240
200
160
180
200
250
124
125
180
200
200
230
405
RNFP
FP
RNFP
FP
RNFP
RNFP
FP
SWC
RNFP
RNFP
SWC
RNFP
SWC
RNFP
RNFP
RNFP
RNFP
RNFP
RN
CN
FP
SWC
RN
RN
FPT
32
33
35
35
36
39
39
39
33
59
49
41
52
45
46
41
45
53
35
35
41
45
45
51
111
64
66
70
70
72
77
77
77
65
117
98
81
104
90
92
81
90
106
70
70
81
90
90
101
222
.380
.38-55
.41
.44
.44-40
.45 COLT
9MM
40 S&W
.45ACP
45-70
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THE TEXICAN RANGERS
WAIVER/MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION OR RENEWAL
Texican Rangers; PO Box 294713; Kerrville TX 78029-4713
Alias: ___________________________________________________ SASS Number: _______________________
Name (Releasor): _____________________________________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________
City: _______________________________________ State: ___________________ Zip code: _______________
Email Address: ___________________________________________ Birth Date: _______________ RO1□ RO2 □
Phone: ______________________________(h)_____________________________(c)
ANNUAL DUES
Individual Membership - $24
Cash/Check # _____________________
Family Membership - $48
Cash/Check #______________________
Family Member(s):_____________________________________________Date/Amount Paid: _________________
EMERGENCY CONTACT: In the event of an emergency on the range, who should we contact?
Name: ________________________________________ Relationship: __________________________________
Phone: (
) ___________________________________ Cell: (
) ____________________________________
GENERAL RELEASE FROM LIABILITY, WE REQUIRE ALL SHOOTERS TO ASSUME ALL RISK BY SIGNING THIS RELEASE.
WAIVER
Voluntary participation by guests may involve observing, handling, and firing various firearms of the type(s) used during the period
from 1836 through 1900. A guest may participate in handling and loading live ammunition into such firearms. During a match the
firearms are fired, using lead bullets, at steel targets. ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO ASSUME ALL RISK BY SIGNING THIS
GENERAL RELEASE FROM LIABILITY.
I, the undersigned, will abide by the safety rules of SASS and the TEXICAN RANGERS, INC (hereafter referred to as TR) including the
Club Rules while on Stieler Ranch. I recognize the inherent dangers of injury and/or death associated with Cowboy Action Shooting
and will not handle or discharge firearm(s) in a manner that may be unsafe to others or me. I understand that the range is a “cold”
range and that my firearms must be unloaded at all times unless I am on the firing line and under the supervision of a range officer. I
am aware of the potentially injurious noise level associated with the discharge of firearms and the possibility of being struck by
rebounding bullet particles. I will always wear eye protection both on and off the firing line, and insist that my guest(s) do likewise. I
understand that ear protection is also recommended. I grant TR the right to use photographs of me participating in TR events or at
the Stieler Ranch for any lawful purpose, including without limitation, printed and electronic content.
I, the undersigned, do hereby release and discharge (1) the TR and their representatives, agents, servants, directors, and employees,
(2) Becky Patterson, her children, heirs and successors, (3) the Stieler Ranch, its owners and their successors, and (4) any and all
operating facilities associated with the TR or the Stieler Ranch, from any and all liability of every kind and character, howsoever
arising, including bodily injuries and loss or damage of property, sustained by me, my guest, and any other person or entity, having
or asserting claims or rights, by, through, or under me; and I do covenant and agree to HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFY the said
entities and persons from any claims of the nature released or discharged, arising by, through, or under me INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS ARISING OR ALLEGED TO ARISE FROM THE SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF ANY SUCH INDEMNITEE. I AM SIGNING
THIS DOCUMENT FOR THE PURPOSE AND CONSIDERATION EXPRESSED AS MY FREE ACT AND DEED.
This is a legal and binding obligation from date of signature to 31 December 2015, inclusive.
Signature: ______________________________________________________________________ Date: _______________________
Parent or Guardian: ______________________________________________________________ Date: _______________________
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“Shots from the Past”
The Texican Rangers
Old Time Cowboy Action Shooting
April 09 – April 12, 2015
Located on the Stieler Ranch, a historic “Old West” working cattle ranch from the 1870’s
8 miles north of Comfort, TX - 12.6 miles south of Fredericksburg, TX on Hwy 87
Name______________________________________________Alias______________________________SASS#________________
Address____________________________________________City____________________State______Zip___________________
E-Mail__________________________________________________________________________Phone______________________
Posse Request:_______________________________________________________________________________________________
ENTRY FORM – ONE PER ENTRANT
Wednesday
 RO I & RO II Classes
Contact Agarita Annie –
texicanrangers@yahoo.com
Thursday
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Wild Bunch
Long Range
Side Matches
Friday
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Mandatory Shooters’
Meeting
5 Main Match Stages
Posse Shoot
Side Match Awards
Shooter Costume
Awards
Covered Dish Supper
Saturday
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Mandatory Shooters’
Meeting
5 Main Match Stages
Posse Shoot
Awards Banquet –
BYOB (No Glass)
Sunday
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Cowboy Church
Master Gunfighter
Main Match Category (Check one below):
Buckaroo
Young Gun
Cowboy
Wrangler
49’r
Senior
Silver Senior
Elder Statesman
Cattle Baron
Gran Patron
B Western
Duelist
Senior Duelist
Silver Senior Duelist
Gunfighter
Senior Gunfighter
Frontier Cartridge
Frontier Cartridge Duelist
Frontier Cartridge Gunfighter
Frontiersman
Cody Dixon Lever
Cody Dixon SS
Classic Cowboy
Ladies (check if applicable)
Other ____________________
Wild Bunch Category (Check one):
I am certified
R.O. I
Traditional
Modern
Open
R.O. II (Check all that apply)
One entry makes a category - Trophies awarded three deep - No award for Wild Bunch
Individual
$110
$
YG & Buckaroo
$ 50
$
Banquet Guest
$ 30
$
$10/Night
$
Camping
Open.
# of Nights
# attending Friday Dinner
$
TOTAL
Make check payable to Texican Rangers, Inc. Send to Texican Rangers, P.O. Box 294713, Kerrville, TX 78029.
Registration confirmation will be e-mailed or mailed. Additional fee applies if registering day of event. Questions?
Email us at
texicanrangers@yahoo.com
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