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Texican Star A Publication of the Texican Rangers
An Authentic Cowboy Action Shooting Club That Treasures amp Respects the Cowboy Tradition
SASS Affiliated July 2015
PO Box 294713
Kerrville 78029-4713
WHATCHA LOOKINrsquo FER
Howdy Texican Rangers Officers Shindig July Side Matches Smith amp Wesson E-Mail Addresses Happy Birthday Texicans Gun Museums and Collections Calendar of Events Monthly Shooting Schedules SASS Affiliated Clubs Longhorn Bullets
1 2 4 4 5
10 10 10 12 12 13 14
Howdy Texican Rangers
Letrsquos welcome back the battalion members who rode to the 2015 End of Trail in that former part of Texas that is now called New Mexico Although she did not compete our own Agarita Annie made the trip from Texas along with Nueces Slim Handlebar Bob Shooting Iron Miller and Sheriff Robert Love There were 554 shooters at that match and it was a tough field to even finish in the upper 50 Matt Black
(Texas) and Sass Kicker (Arizona) went home with the World Championship buckles so at least half of that hardware came back to Texas Here is how our Rangers did and a big congratulations to each of them
Category Shooter Place
Cowgirl Shooting Iron Miller 9th
Senior Nueces Slim 21st
Silver Senior Sheriff Robert Love 19th
We had our regular monthly matches on the 11th and 12th of July and I want to thank Madam Ella Moon and Dirty Dog Dale for writing the stages for those matches They did a great job of it and I heard a lot of compliments especially about the match on Saturday The Saturday match was followed by an Independence Day picnic lunch put together by Agarita Annie and Judge GeePee then a Long Range Match (thanks to Sabbath Evant) and Bolt Action Military Rifle Match (thanks to Grouchy Spike) Although the temperatures had begun to shoot skyward by then several people participated in each of the side matches We also kept the range hot until 300 PM on both Saturday and Sunday to allow people to practice on two of the stages with quite a few takers especially on Saturday (continued on page 2)
2
OFFICERS
President - Yuma Jack John Thomas San Antonio TX (210) 240-8284 yumajack61gmailcom Vice President- Judge GeePee Gary Powell San Antonio TX (830) 980 7502
powellggvtccom Secretary - Agarita Annie Janie Thomas Camp Wood TX (936) 662-1962 agarita_ayahoocom Treasurer - Madam Ella Moon Joann Messer Kerrville TX (830) 257-5904 madamellamoonlivecom Range Master ndash Nueces Slim Johnny Thomas Camp Wood TX (936) 662-1004 nuecesslimyahoocom Territorial Governor Dusty Lone Star Don Hathorne San Antonio TX (210) 373-5517 dustylonestarsbcglobalnet To submit articles to the Star please send to Texican Star texicanrangersyahoocom
HOWDY TEXICAN RANGERS (continued from page 1)
While on the subject of monthly matches I want to touch on some issues that have been under discussion among the officers for a couple of months Based on input from some members I undertook to add some new shooting categories to the clubrsquos repertoire We put together some rules governing those categories and posted them on our website and in the newsletter Those categories are specifically 1911M 1911T and BAM (or Bolt-Action Military) Since then the officers have received some negative feedback concerning the inclusion of non-cowboy categories and more specifically non-cowboy guns into a Cowboy Action Shooting club In our discussions the officers considered putting out a questionnaire to solicit the thoughts opinions or desires of the club membership to determine whether or not we were heading in the right direction We thought the annual club meeting at Shindig would be a good time to do that But efforts to structure a simple questionnaire that would provide the desired information have proved difficult Basically the question is whether the club should continue to offer such non-cowboy shooting opportunities and if so when and with what limitations One suggestion was made that we confine the main matches on Saturday to the traditional Cowboy Action Shooting categories and Cody-Dixon as we have done for the past 20 years and then open up the matches on Sunday to include 1911M 1911T and BAM But if we limit the non-cowboy categories to Sunday matches then competitors in those categories will have only half of the opportunity to qualify for an annual award as Cowboy Action Shooters That disparity could of course be corrected by eliminating annual awards for any non-cowboy category After all we do not give annual awards for Wild Bunch categories although we have given separate awards at Wild Bunch Matches If someone shows up at a Wild Bunch Match and wants to shoot cowboy guns we have allowed it with the understanding that there would be no award recognition for them So then why should there be an annual award for any non-cowboy category you may well ask Also I had originally proposed BAM as a Cody-Dixon-type category using military bolt action rifles 1911s and lsquo97s But it has now also been suggested that BAM be limited to a side match similar to Long Range A review of the match data this year reveals that only one shooter showed up to compete in the 1911MT categories at one Saturday match out of six However three shooters showed up to compete in the BAM category at two Saturday matches out of six The BAM category was used in two Sunday matches as well as two side matches My personal opinion is that the introduction of Wild Bunch onto the Cowboy Action Shooting scene has corrupted the original fantasy game almost to the point of it becoming just
(continued on page 3)
3
HOWDY TEXICAN RANGERS (continued from page 2)
an avenue to allow the shooting of any kind of weapon imaginable Irsquom just not a big fan of Wild Bunch Shooting as part of Cowboy Action Shooting period I often wish that Wild Bunch Shooting would have started its own fantasy sport completely separate from SASS And I donrsquot want to hear that Wild Bunch Shooting isnrsquot Cowboy Action Shooting with 1911s But I have opened a Pandorarsquos Box So the solution to close the lid that I offer based on existing data is as follows
1 After Shindig 2015 we will continue to allow the 1911M and 1911T categories at Sunday monthly matches only The 1911 with two magazines replace the two single action revolvers used in Cowboy Action Shooting Rifles and shotguns will be the same as used in Cowboy Action Shooting Annual awards may be given
2 Bolt Action Military (BAM) rifles will be limited to use in BAM side matches as part of monthly matches The use of handguns and shotguns may also be included as part of these side matches As with Long Range no annual awards will be given for BAM
3 Wild Bunch Shooting will continue to be offered only as special matches such as on any fifth Saturday of a month or as a side match No annual awards for Wild Bunch but separate match awards may be given
Another issue we have been discussing is whether to approach the ranch owners about holding matches during weekdays Some of us retired geezers have the time during the week but the biggest concerns I have is what day of the week would work and how many shooters would show up I do plan to ask for motions on these questions open a discussion and then vote by a show of hands vote at Shindig to help guide the new officers when they come on board in January And now that I have brought it up our annual Shindigrsquos a cominrsquo soon The August 9th and 10th matches will be your last opportunity to qualify for an
annual award in any category At Shindig there will be a five stage main match in the morning We will be selling tickets for ldquoMisses and Proceduralsrdquo so if you havenrsquot been able to shoot a clean match this year here is your chance to ldquobuyrdquo one The match will be followed by our traditional brisket lunch side matches including Blazing Saddles Shooting Gallery and Man on Man and our annual meeting with election of officers for 2016 and the annual awards We will also be giving away prizes including three more of those TSRA long gun cases and one handgun case Mark your calendars for Saturday September 12th It looks like we have a seasoned and experienced group of Rangers stepping up to fill the club offices Judge GeePee who has been serving with me as Vice-President is running for the office of President Sheriff Robert Love has once again (for the third time) volunteered to run for VP Madam Ella Moon Treasurer is not up for re-election until 2016 AD Texas is willing to step in as Range Master along with Dutch Van Horn as Secretary All of these folks bring a wealth of experience and abilities to the offices which promises to really enhance the club starting in January 2016
Oh and keep your eyes peeled for a new set of Texican Rangersrsquo Rules hopefully available next month
Please continue to keep the gates beginning at the barn closed at all times If there is no one behind you after you pass through the gate then you need to stop get out of your vehicle and close and secure it This of course does not include the electrically operated gate out at the highway
So for now amigos stay dry and I hope to see you on August 8th andor 9th
Texican Rangers letrsquos ride
Yuma Jack
4
SHINDIG-SCHEDULE OF EVENTS-SEPTEMBER 12th
800-845 845 900
200-330
330 400
Registration Mandatory Shooterrsquos Meeting Hammers Down Lunch (after Main Match) Sided Matches Man on Man Dessert and Awards
LUNCH MENU
Brisket Beans Potato Salad All the trimmingshelliphelliphelliphellip
SIDE MATCHES
Shooting Gallery
Blazing Saddles
MAN ON MAN AND THEN
DESSERT AND AWARDS
JULY SIDE MATCHES
As mention in Yuma Jackrsquos article we had two Side Match events in July Long Range and BAM Results of the BAM Side Match Grouchy Spike-17120 with 6 misses Marshall Brooks-30858 with 13 misses Marshall Willy-19738 with 16 misses Texas Tony-27063 with 19 misses We will offer these two Side Matches again in August
Results of the Long Range Side Match-Big Bore LW Hannabass-shot a perfect 30 Nueces Slim-shot a perfect 30 Yuma Jack-shot 18 (with black powder) Results of the Long Range Side Match-Pistol Caliber John K Wren-shot a score of 8
5
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipby Dutch Van Horn
Horace Smith and Daniel B Wesson came from old New England families Horace learned the firearms trade while working at the National Armory in Springfield Massachusetts Danielrsquos experience came from apprenticing with his brother Edwin Wesson the leading maker of target rifles and pistols in the 1840s
The two men formed their first partnership in 1852 in Norwich Connecticut with the aim of marketing a lever action repeating pistol that could use a fully self-contained cartridge This first pistol venture was not a financial success and by 1854 the company was having financial difficulties so they were forced to sell their company to a shirt manufacturer named Oliver Winchester He took their design and went on to create the highly successful Henry rifle
Colt was offered the Rollin White patent on bored-through revolver cylinders for metallic cartridge use in 1855 At this time Colt turned it down Why not they had a lock on the patent for cap and ball revolvers and didnrsquot see the future advantage of metallic cartridges Smith amp Wesson bought the patent and agreed to pay White 25 cents per pistol they manufactured
(continued on page 6)
6
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 5)
In 1856 Smith amp Wesson formed their second partnership to produce a small revolver designed to fire the Rimfire cartridge they patented in August of 1854 This revolver was the first successful fully self-contained cartridge revolver available in the world Smith amp Wesson secured patents for the revolver to prevent other manufactures from producing a cartridge revolver giving the young company a competitive edge and a very lucrative business This was in the 22 short and was known and the Model 1
I
In 1860 Smith amp Wesson came out with an improved Model 1 frac12 It was chambered in 32 Rimfire Its cylinder held 5 shots It was produced in three varieties from 1865 through 1892 with total production exceeding 223000 It was a very popular pistol during the Civil War
Smith amp Wesson needed to move to a larger caliber Remington showed them the way Smith amp Wesson agreed to let Remington market a 46 Rimfire metallic cartridge conversion of their 1858 revolver Remington agreed to pay Smith amp Wesson a $100 royalty fee per gun to allow them sell their 1868 Remington Conversion pistol This was two years before Smith and Wesson marketed a large bore metallic cartridge revolver of their on and 4 years before the patent ran out and Colt could market their own
(continue on page 7)
7
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 6)
In 1870 Smith amp Wesson came out with the Model 3 It had an 8-inch barrel and was chambered for the 44SampW American and it was the first successful center fire cartridge Between 1871 and 1873 the 44 Model 3 was used as the standard US Army sidearm Power wise it was the equivalent of the later 41 Long Colt It used an outside lubricated bullet which caused some accuracy problems During the gunfight at the OK Corral on 26 October 1881 Wyatt Earp carried an 1869 American modem Smith amp Wesson he had received as a gift from Tombstone mayor John Clum Smith amp Wesson improved the accuracy issues by moving the lubrication grove to inside the cartridge thus creating the most accurate center fire cartridge which they called the 44 Russian This round continued to be improved and much later became the 44 Special and 44 Magnum rounds
(continued on page 8)
8
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 7) In 1872 Buffalo Bill Cody was hired to guide 22-year old Grand Duke Alexis sixth child of Russian Emperor Alexander II on a buffalo hunt The hunting party also included General Philip Sheridan and Colonel George Custer Buffalo Bill was carrying a pair of Smith amp Wesson 44 American revolvers The Grand Duke was so impressed he convinced his father to buy and issue Smith amp Wesson revolvers to the Russian Army
Modifications were made to the Model 3 design and the 44 Russian was born Smith amp Wesson sold 44000 of these guns to the Russian Army
For the American Army Smith amp Wesson worked with Major George W Schofield who made his own modifications to the Model 3 to meet his perceptions of the Cavalrys needs Smith amp Wesson incorporated these modifications into an 1875 design they named after the Major for his recommended improvements In 1875 the US Ordnance Board granted Smith amp Wesson a contract to outfit the military with Model 3 revolvers incorporating the design improvements of Major George W Schofield (known as the Schofield revolver) providing that they could make the revolvers fire the 45 Long Colt ammunition already in use by the US military Smith amp Wesson instead developed their own slightly shorter 45 caliber round the 45 Schofield When it became obvious in the field that the two cartridges would not work interchangeably in the Schofield (although they both worked in the Colt) the US Government adopted the shorter 45 Schofield cartridge as the standard cartridge Despite the change old stocks of the longer 45 Colt rounds in the supply
(continued on page 9)
9
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 8) line caused the Army to drop most of the Schofields and continue with the Colt Major Schofield had patented his locking system and earned a payment on each gun that Smith and Wesson sold and at the time his older brother John M Schofield was the head of the Army Ordnance Board and the political situation may have been the main issue for the early end of army sales The US Army sold off all their surplus Schofield revolvers The surplus Schofield revolvers were reconditioned by wholesalers and gunsmiths (at professional factory-quality level) with a considerable number offered for sale on the commercial market with a 5-inch barrel as well as the standard size barrel of 7 inches Wells Fargo and company purchased a large number of revolvers and they had the barrels shortened to a more concealable 5 inches length and issued the guns to their Wells Fargo Road Agents
In 1877 Smith amp Wesson discontinued production of its other Model 3s such as the American Russian and Schofieldmdashin favor a new improved design called the New Model Number Three Standard chambering was 44 Russian although other calibers were offered on special order or in related models such as the 44-40 Frontier Model the 32-44 amp 38-44 Target Models and the very rare 38-40 Winchester Model
The Smith amp Wesson Model 3 was popular with both lawmen and outlaws in the American West and were reportedly used by Jesse James John Wesley Hardin Pat Garrett Theodore Roosevelt Virgil amp Wyatt Earp Billy the Kid and many others
Now for the surprise The sale of the Model 3 to the Russian Army almost bankrupt Smith amp Wesson The Russians reverse engineered the Smith amp Wesson design and began to produce copies of the of the revolver on their own The Russian and European copies of the SampW Model 3 revolver were generally of very high quality but considerably cheaper than the SampW produced revolvers This led to the Imperial government cancelling the order for significant quantities of Smith amp Wesson made revolvers (which Smith amp Wesson had already produced) and delaying (or refusing) payment for the handguns that had already been delivered
10
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Happy Birthday
Texicans
JULY
Andy Gump Bandera Kid Barb Steele
Bisbee Jackson Dirty Dog Dale Judge GeePee
River Ben Sheriff Robert Love Shotgun Hammond
Squaw Man The Original Lajitas Bob
AUGUST
Crooked Creek Sam
Farr Ranger Joe Darter
Lars Christopherson Red Scott
Roxinda Rhodes Scooter
Shootin Star Two Shot Tex
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (series continuation from the June Texican Star)
There are an amazing number of places to go across the United States to view gun collections The size of the collections range from a few to thousands and the locations vary from gun museums to art and history museums to military establishments and parks
CODY FIREARMS MUSEUM ldquoThe Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody Wyoming houses the most comprehensive collection of American firearms in the worldrdquo The collection includes over 7000 firearms and more than 30000 firearms-related items It all started in 1975 when the Olin Corporation loaned the Winchester Arms Collection to the museum In 1988 this collection was gifted to the museum and as they sayhellipthe rest is history
[information and photos obtained from the Center of the West website]
(continued on page 11)
11
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (continued from page 10)
The story of the West canrsquot be told without firearms The museum allows the visitor to trace the evolution of modern firearms technology from the sixteenth century to today The museum includes numerous collections and galleries including the Embellished Arms Gallery the Raymond Wielgus Collection Presidential Guns and in the basement the Study Gallery Additionally the museum houses an amazing collection of gun-related items including a great collection of Winchester Collectibles such as kitchen utensils fishing equipment and work tools items produced during the 1920s In addition to the Cody Firearms Museum the Buffalo Bill Center of the West includes
Buffalo Bill Museum
Whitney Western Art Museum
Draper Natural History Museum
Plains Indian Museum Plan your visit carefully as you can spend many many days here and still not really see everything the Center has to offer
The Museum of Connecticut History at the Connecticut State Library
ldquoIn the annals of the history of American firearms development no name is more recognized than that of Colonel Samuel Colt (1814-1862) Coltrsquos genius in both inventing and marketing helped make Connecticut a major center for firearms manufacturing throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries Revolving pistols and other weapons made in the Hartford factory for the Coltrsquos Patent Firearms manufacturing Company played a prominent role in historic events in America and throughout the worldrdquo
ldquoThe Coltrsquos Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Factory Collection was given to the Museum of Connecticut History in 1957 The collection constitutes one of the finest assemblages of early Colt prototypes factory models and experimental firearms in the world The collection also includes Colt-made Gatling guns shotguns and automatic weapons In 1995 the original ldquoRampant Coltrdquo statue that had adorned the Hartford Colt factory was acquired by the museumrdquo [information and photos obtained from the Museum of Connecticut history website]
12
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
TEXICAN RANGERS
2015
August 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 29helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipWild Bunch Match August 30helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipLong Range Match September 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSHINDIG September 13helliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match October 10helliphelliphelliphelliphellipFinal Shoot of 2015 NovemberDecemberhelliphelliprange closed
2016 April 7-10 COMANCHERIA DAYS
HeadrsquoUm Up ndash Moversquoum Out
Oct 2-4 Oct 15-17 Oct 17 Oct 31 Feb 22-28 Mar 17-20 May 13-15 May 19-22
Defend Old Ft Parker
SW Regional Whoopin
TSRA CAS South Regional
2016
Winter Range (25th Anniversary)
Trailhead
Jail Break
Fall of the Fort (SASS TX State Championship)
Ft Parker
Oklahoma City Tejas Caballeros
Texas Riviera Pistoleros
Phoenix
THSS
Oakwood Outlaws Ft Parker
CENTRAL TEXAS MONTHLY CLUB SHOOTING SCHEDULES
1st Saturday Plum Creek (Lockhart)
1st Saturday South Texas Pistoleros (San Antonio)
2nd Saturday Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West)
2nd Saturday Travis County Regulators (Smithville)
2nd Sunday Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr)
2nd Weekend Texican Rangers (Comfort)
3rd Saturday Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs)
4th Saturday (Cowboy) and 4th Sunday (Long Range) Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls)
13
SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS IN TEXAS
WESTERN AREA
Bounty Hunters (Levelland) (2nd Saturday)
Butterfield Trail Regulators (Abilene) (3th Saturday)
Canadian River Regulators (Clarendon) (2nd3rd5th Sat)
Comanche Trail Shootists (Midland) (1st Saturday)
Concho Valley Shooters (Water Valley (2nd4th Saturday)
El Vaqueros (Breckenridge) (1st Sunday)
Gruesome Gulch Gang (PlainviewKress) (3rd Saturday)
Lajitas Rangers and Rogues (Lajitas) (2nd Saturday)
Purgatory Ridge Rough Riders (Slaton) (4thSaturday)
Texas Tumbleweeds (Amarillo) (1st Saturday)
CENTRAL AREA
Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls) (4thSaturday )
Plum Creek Shooting Society (Lockhart)(1st Saturday)
Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr) (2nd Sunday)
South Texas Pistolaros (San Antonio) (1st Saturday)
Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs) (3rd Saturday)
Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West) (2nd Saturday)
Texican Rangers (Comfort) (2nd weekend)
Travis County Regulators (Smithville) (2nd Saturday)
EASTERN AREA
Badlands Bar 3 (Clarksville) (3rd weekend)
Berger Sharpshooters (Greenville) (3rd Sunday)
Big Thicket Outlaws (Beaumont) (3rd Saturday)
Buck Creek Bandoleros (Nemo) (1st Sat3rd weekend)
Comanche Valley Vigilantes (Cleburne) (4thweekend )
Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club (Cleburne) (2nd weekend)
Magnolia Misfits (Houston) (4th weekend)
Oakwood Outlaws (Oakwood) (2nd weekend )
Old Fort Parker Patriots (Groesbeck) (3rd weekend)
Orange County Regulators (Orange) (1st3rd Saturday)
Red River Regulators (Texarkana) (3rd Sunday)
Tejas Pistoleros (Eagle Lake) (4th weekend)
Texas Historical Shootist Society (Columbus) (3rd Sunday)
Texas Peacemakers (Tyler) (1st weekend)
Texas Tenhorns Shooting Club (Leonard) (last full weekend)
Texas Troublemakers (Brownsboro) (1st Saturday)
Thunder River Renegades (Magnolia) (1st weekend)
Trinity Valley Regulators (Mansfield) (3rd Sunday)
Willow Hole Cowboys (North Zulch) (3rdweekend) [information obtained from Cowboy Chronicle]
14
Longhorn
Bullets
Hopalong Herbert Donald Herbert 210-602-6994
Rick Page
210-844-9362
Caliber
Weight
Config
PRICE500
PRICE1000
38 100 RNFP 32 64
105 FP 33 66
125 RNFP 35 70
125 FP 35 70
130 RNFP 36 72
158 RNFP 39 77
158 FP 39 77
158 SWC 39 77
380 100 RNFP 33 65
38-55 245 RNFP 59 117
41 215 SWC 49 98
44 180 RNFP 41 81
240 SWC 52 104
44-40 200 RNFP 45 90
45 COLT 160 RNFP 46 92
180 RNFP 41 81
200 RNFP 45 90
250 RNFP 53 106
9MM 124 RN 35 70
125 CN 35 70
40 SampW 180 FP 41 81
45ACP 200 SWC 45 90
200 RN 45 90
230 RN 51 101
45-70 405 FPT 111 222
2
OFFICERS
President - Yuma Jack John Thomas San Antonio TX (210) 240-8284 yumajack61gmailcom Vice President- Judge GeePee Gary Powell San Antonio TX (830) 980 7502
powellggvtccom Secretary - Agarita Annie Janie Thomas Camp Wood TX (936) 662-1962 agarita_ayahoocom Treasurer - Madam Ella Moon Joann Messer Kerrville TX (830) 257-5904 madamellamoonlivecom Range Master ndash Nueces Slim Johnny Thomas Camp Wood TX (936) 662-1004 nuecesslimyahoocom Territorial Governor Dusty Lone Star Don Hathorne San Antonio TX (210) 373-5517 dustylonestarsbcglobalnet To submit articles to the Star please send to Texican Star texicanrangersyahoocom
HOWDY TEXICAN RANGERS (continued from page 1)
While on the subject of monthly matches I want to touch on some issues that have been under discussion among the officers for a couple of months Based on input from some members I undertook to add some new shooting categories to the clubrsquos repertoire We put together some rules governing those categories and posted them on our website and in the newsletter Those categories are specifically 1911M 1911T and BAM (or Bolt-Action Military) Since then the officers have received some negative feedback concerning the inclusion of non-cowboy categories and more specifically non-cowboy guns into a Cowboy Action Shooting club In our discussions the officers considered putting out a questionnaire to solicit the thoughts opinions or desires of the club membership to determine whether or not we were heading in the right direction We thought the annual club meeting at Shindig would be a good time to do that But efforts to structure a simple questionnaire that would provide the desired information have proved difficult Basically the question is whether the club should continue to offer such non-cowboy shooting opportunities and if so when and with what limitations One suggestion was made that we confine the main matches on Saturday to the traditional Cowboy Action Shooting categories and Cody-Dixon as we have done for the past 20 years and then open up the matches on Sunday to include 1911M 1911T and BAM But if we limit the non-cowboy categories to Sunday matches then competitors in those categories will have only half of the opportunity to qualify for an annual award as Cowboy Action Shooters That disparity could of course be corrected by eliminating annual awards for any non-cowboy category After all we do not give annual awards for Wild Bunch categories although we have given separate awards at Wild Bunch Matches If someone shows up at a Wild Bunch Match and wants to shoot cowboy guns we have allowed it with the understanding that there would be no award recognition for them So then why should there be an annual award for any non-cowboy category you may well ask Also I had originally proposed BAM as a Cody-Dixon-type category using military bolt action rifles 1911s and lsquo97s But it has now also been suggested that BAM be limited to a side match similar to Long Range A review of the match data this year reveals that only one shooter showed up to compete in the 1911MT categories at one Saturday match out of six However three shooters showed up to compete in the BAM category at two Saturday matches out of six The BAM category was used in two Sunday matches as well as two side matches My personal opinion is that the introduction of Wild Bunch onto the Cowboy Action Shooting scene has corrupted the original fantasy game almost to the point of it becoming just
(continued on page 3)
3
HOWDY TEXICAN RANGERS (continued from page 2)
an avenue to allow the shooting of any kind of weapon imaginable Irsquom just not a big fan of Wild Bunch Shooting as part of Cowboy Action Shooting period I often wish that Wild Bunch Shooting would have started its own fantasy sport completely separate from SASS And I donrsquot want to hear that Wild Bunch Shooting isnrsquot Cowboy Action Shooting with 1911s But I have opened a Pandorarsquos Box So the solution to close the lid that I offer based on existing data is as follows
1 After Shindig 2015 we will continue to allow the 1911M and 1911T categories at Sunday monthly matches only The 1911 with two magazines replace the two single action revolvers used in Cowboy Action Shooting Rifles and shotguns will be the same as used in Cowboy Action Shooting Annual awards may be given
2 Bolt Action Military (BAM) rifles will be limited to use in BAM side matches as part of monthly matches The use of handguns and shotguns may also be included as part of these side matches As with Long Range no annual awards will be given for BAM
3 Wild Bunch Shooting will continue to be offered only as special matches such as on any fifth Saturday of a month or as a side match No annual awards for Wild Bunch but separate match awards may be given
Another issue we have been discussing is whether to approach the ranch owners about holding matches during weekdays Some of us retired geezers have the time during the week but the biggest concerns I have is what day of the week would work and how many shooters would show up I do plan to ask for motions on these questions open a discussion and then vote by a show of hands vote at Shindig to help guide the new officers when they come on board in January And now that I have brought it up our annual Shindigrsquos a cominrsquo soon The August 9th and 10th matches will be your last opportunity to qualify for an
annual award in any category At Shindig there will be a five stage main match in the morning We will be selling tickets for ldquoMisses and Proceduralsrdquo so if you havenrsquot been able to shoot a clean match this year here is your chance to ldquobuyrdquo one The match will be followed by our traditional brisket lunch side matches including Blazing Saddles Shooting Gallery and Man on Man and our annual meeting with election of officers for 2016 and the annual awards We will also be giving away prizes including three more of those TSRA long gun cases and one handgun case Mark your calendars for Saturday September 12th It looks like we have a seasoned and experienced group of Rangers stepping up to fill the club offices Judge GeePee who has been serving with me as Vice-President is running for the office of President Sheriff Robert Love has once again (for the third time) volunteered to run for VP Madam Ella Moon Treasurer is not up for re-election until 2016 AD Texas is willing to step in as Range Master along with Dutch Van Horn as Secretary All of these folks bring a wealth of experience and abilities to the offices which promises to really enhance the club starting in January 2016
Oh and keep your eyes peeled for a new set of Texican Rangersrsquo Rules hopefully available next month
Please continue to keep the gates beginning at the barn closed at all times If there is no one behind you after you pass through the gate then you need to stop get out of your vehicle and close and secure it This of course does not include the electrically operated gate out at the highway
So for now amigos stay dry and I hope to see you on August 8th andor 9th
Texican Rangers letrsquos ride
Yuma Jack
4
SHINDIG-SCHEDULE OF EVENTS-SEPTEMBER 12th
800-845 845 900
200-330
330 400
Registration Mandatory Shooterrsquos Meeting Hammers Down Lunch (after Main Match) Sided Matches Man on Man Dessert and Awards
LUNCH MENU
Brisket Beans Potato Salad All the trimmingshelliphelliphelliphellip
SIDE MATCHES
Shooting Gallery
Blazing Saddles
MAN ON MAN AND THEN
DESSERT AND AWARDS
JULY SIDE MATCHES
As mention in Yuma Jackrsquos article we had two Side Match events in July Long Range and BAM Results of the BAM Side Match Grouchy Spike-17120 with 6 misses Marshall Brooks-30858 with 13 misses Marshall Willy-19738 with 16 misses Texas Tony-27063 with 19 misses We will offer these two Side Matches again in August
Results of the Long Range Side Match-Big Bore LW Hannabass-shot a perfect 30 Nueces Slim-shot a perfect 30 Yuma Jack-shot 18 (with black powder) Results of the Long Range Side Match-Pistol Caliber John K Wren-shot a score of 8
5
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipby Dutch Van Horn
Horace Smith and Daniel B Wesson came from old New England families Horace learned the firearms trade while working at the National Armory in Springfield Massachusetts Danielrsquos experience came from apprenticing with his brother Edwin Wesson the leading maker of target rifles and pistols in the 1840s
The two men formed their first partnership in 1852 in Norwich Connecticut with the aim of marketing a lever action repeating pistol that could use a fully self-contained cartridge This first pistol venture was not a financial success and by 1854 the company was having financial difficulties so they were forced to sell their company to a shirt manufacturer named Oliver Winchester He took their design and went on to create the highly successful Henry rifle
Colt was offered the Rollin White patent on bored-through revolver cylinders for metallic cartridge use in 1855 At this time Colt turned it down Why not they had a lock on the patent for cap and ball revolvers and didnrsquot see the future advantage of metallic cartridges Smith amp Wesson bought the patent and agreed to pay White 25 cents per pistol they manufactured
(continued on page 6)
6
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 5)
In 1856 Smith amp Wesson formed their second partnership to produce a small revolver designed to fire the Rimfire cartridge they patented in August of 1854 This revolver was the first successful fully self-contained cartridge revolver available in the world Smith amp Wesson secured patents for the revolver to prevent other manufactures from producing a cartridge revolver giving the young company a competitive edge and a very lucrative business This was in the 22 short and was known and the Model 1
I
In 1860 Smith amp Wesson came out with an improved Model 1 frac12 It was chambered in 32 Rimfire Its cylinder held 5 shots It was produced in three varieties from 1865 through 1892 with total production exceeding 223000 It was a very popular pistol during the Civil War
Smith amp Wesson needed to move to a larger caliber Remington showed them the way Smith amp Wesson agreed to let Remington market a 46 Rimfire metallic cartridge conversion of their 1858 revolver Remington agreed to pay Smith amp Wesson a $100 royalty fee per gun to allow them sell their 1868 Remington Conversion pistol This was two years before Smith and Wesson marketed a large bore metallic cartridge revolver of their on and 4 years before the patent ran out and Colt could market their own
(continue on page 7)
7
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 6)
In 1870 Smith amp Wesson came out with the Model 3 It had an 8-inch barrel and was chambered for the 44SampW American and it was the first successful center fire cartridge Between 1871 and 1873 the 44 Model 3 was used as the standard US Army sidearm Power wise it was the equivalent of the later 41 Long Colt It used an outside lubricated bullet which caused some accuracy problems During the gunfight at the OK Corral on 26 October 1881 Wyatt Earp carried an 1869 American modem Smith amp Wesson he had received as a gift from Tombstone mayor John Clum Smith amp Wesson improved the accuracy issues by moving the lubrication grove to inside the cartridge thus creating the most accurate center fire cartridge which they called the 44 Russian This round continued to be improved and much later became the 44 Special and 44 Magnum rounds
(continued on page 8)
8
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 7) In 1872 Buffalo Bill Cody was hired to guide 22-year old Grand Duke Alexis sixth child of Russian Emperor Alexander II on a buffalo hunt The hunting party also included General Philip Sheridan and Colonel George Custer Buffalo Bill was carrying a pair of Smith amp Wesson 44 American revolvers The Grand Duke was so impressed he convinced his father to buy and issue Smith amp Wesson revolvers to the Russian Army
Modifications were made to the Model 3 design and the 44 Russian was born Smith amp Wesson sold 44000 of these guns to the Russian Army
For the American Army Smith amp Wesson worked with Major George W Schofield who made his own modifications to the Model 3 to meet his perceptions of the Cavalrys needs Smith amp Wesson incorporated these modifications into an 1875 design they named after the Major for his recommended improvements In 1875 the US Ordnance Board granted Smith amp Wesson a contract to outfit the military with Model 3 revolvers incorporating the design improvements of Major George W Schofield (known as the Schofield revolver) providing that they could make the revolvers fire the 45 Long Colt ammunition already in use by the US military Smith amp Wesson instead developed their own slightly shorter 45 caliber round the 45 Schofield When it became obvious in the field that the two cartridges would not work interchangeably in the Schofield (although they both worked in the Colt) the US Government adopted the shorter 45 Schofield cartridge as the standard cartridge Despite the change old stocks of the longer 45 Colt rounds in the supply
(continued on page 9)
9
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 8) line caused the Army to drop most of the Schofields and continue with the Colt Major Schofield had patented his locking system and earned a payment on each gun that Smith and Wesson sold and at the time his older brother John M Schofield was the head of the Army Ordnance Board and the political situation may have been the main issue for the early end of army sales The US Army sold off all their surplus Schofield revolvers The surplus Schofield revolvers were reconditioned by wholesalers and gunsmiths (at professional factory-quality level) with a considerable number offered for sale on the commercial market with a 5-inch barrel as well as the standard size barrel of 7 inches Wells Fargo and company purchased a large number of revolvers and they had the barrels shortened to a more concealable 5 inches length and issued the guns to their Wells Fargo Road Agents
In 1877 Smith amp Wesson discontinued production of its other Model 3s such as the American Russian and Schofieldmdashin favor a new improved design called the New Model Number Three Standard chambering was 44 Russian although other calibers were offered on special order or in related models such as the 44-40 Frontier Model the 32-44 amp 38-44 Target Models and the very rare 38-40 Winchester Model
The Smith amp Wesson Model 3 was popular with both lawmen and outlaws in the American West and were reportedly used by Jesse James John Wesley Hardin Pat Garrett Theodore Roosevelt Virgil amp Wyatt Earp Billy the Kid and many others
Now for the surprise The sale of the Model 3 to the Russian Army almost bankrupt Smith amp Wesson The Russians reverse engineered the Smith amp Wesson design and began to produce copies of the of the revolver on their own The Russian and European copies of the SampW Model 3 revolver were generally of very high quality but considerably cheaper than the SampW produced revolvers This led to the Imperial government cancelling the order for significant quantities of Smith amp Wesson made revolvers (which Smith amp Wesson had already produced) and delaying (or refusing) payment for the handguns that had already been delivered
10
wwwsassnetcom wwwtexicanrangersorg wwwgreenmountainregulatorsorg wwwpccssorg wwwstxpistolaroscom wwwtejascaballerosorg wwwtraviscountyregulatorscom wwwtrpistoleroscom wwwtexasjackscom wwwcimarron-firearmscom wwwtsracom wwwwildwestmercantilecom
Happy Birthday
Texicans
JULY
Andy Gump Bandera Kid Barb Steele
Bisbee Jackson Dirty Dog Dale Judge GeePee
River Ben Sheriff Robert Love Shotgun Hammond
Squaw Man The Original Lajitas Bob
AUGUST
Crooked Creek Sam
Farr Ranger Joe Darter
Lars Christopherson Red Scott
Roxinda Rhodes Scooter
Shootin Star Two Shot Tex
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (series continuation from the June Texican Star)
There are an amazing number of places to go across the United States to view gun collections The size of the collections range from a few to thousands and the locations vary from gun museums to art and history museums to military establishments and parks
CODY FIREARMS MUSEUM ldquoThe Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody Wyoming houses the most comprehensive collection of American firearms in the worldrdquo The collection includes over 7000 firearms and more than 30000 firearms-related items It all started in 1975 when the Olin Corporation loaned the Winchester Arms Collection to the museum In 1988 this collection was gifted to the museum and as they sayhellipthe rest is history
[information and photos obtained from the Center of the West website]
(continued on page 11)
11
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (continued from page 10)
The story of the West canrsquot be told without firearms The museum allows the visitor to trace the evolution of modern firearms technology from the sixteenth century to today The museum includes numerous collections and galleries including the Embellished Arms Gallery the Raymond Wielgus Collection Presidential Guns and in the basement the Study Gallery Additionally the museum houses an amazing collection of gun-related items including a great collection of Winchester Collectibles such as kitchen utensils fishing equipment and work tools items produced during the 1920s In addition to the Cody Firearms Museum the Buffalo Bill Center of the West includes
Buffalo Bill Museum
Whitney Western Art Museum
Draper Natural History Museum
Plains Indian Museum Plan your visit carefully as you can spend many many days here and still not really see everything the Center has to offer
The Museum of Connecticut History at the Connecticut State Library
ldquoIn the annals of the history of American firearms development no name is more recognized than that of Colonel Samuel Colt (1814-1862) Coltrsquos genius in both inventing and marketing helped make Connecticut a major center for firearms manufacturing throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries Revolving pistols and other weapons made in the Hartford factory for the Coltrsquos Patent Firearms manufacturing Company played a prominent role in historic events in America and throughout the worldrdquo
ldquoThe Coltrsquos Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Factory Collection was given to the Museum of Connecticut History in 1957 The collection constitutes one of the finest assemblages of early Colt prototypes factory models and experimental firearms in the world The collection also includes Colt-made Gatling guns shotguns and automatic weapons In 1995 the original ldquoRampant Coltrdquo statue that had adorned the Hartford Colt factory was acquired by the museumrdquo [information and photos obtained from the Museum of Connecticut history website]
12
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
TEXICAN RANGERS
2015
August 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 29helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipWild Bunch Match August 30helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipLong Range Match September 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSHINDIG September 13helliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match October 10helliphelliphelliphelliphellipFinal Shoot of 2015 NovemberDecemberhelliphelliprange closed
2016 April 7-10 COMANCHERIA DAYS
HeadrsquoUm Up ndash Moversquoum Out
Oct 2-4 Oct 15-17 Oct 17 Oct 31 Feb 22-28 Mar 17-20 May 13-15 May 19-22
Defend Old Ft Parker
SW Regional Whoopin
TSRA CAS South Regional
2016
Winter Range (25th Anniversary)
Trailhead
Jail Break
Fall of the Fort (SASS TX State Championship)
Ft Parker
Oklahoma City Tejas Caballeros
Texas Riviera Pistoleros
Phoenix
THSS
Oakwood Outlaws Ft Parker
CENTRAL TEXAS MONTHLY CLUB SHOOTING SCHEDULES
1st Saturday Plum Creek (Lockhart)
1st Saturday South Texas Pistoleros (San Antonio)
2nd Saturday Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West)
2nd Saturday Travis County Regulators (Smithville)
2nd Sunday Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr)
2nd Weekend Texican Rangers (Comfort)
3rd Saturday Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs)
4th Saturday (Cowboy) and 4th Sunday (Long Range) Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls)
13
SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS IN TEXAS
WESTERN AREA
Bounty Hunters (Levelland) (2nd Saturday)
Butterfield Trail Regulators (Abilene) (3th Saturday)
Canadian River Regulators (Clarendon) (2nd3rd5th Sat)
Comanche Trail Shootists (Midland) (1st Saturday)
Concho Valley Shooters (Water Valley (2nd4th Saturday)
El Vaqueros (Breckenridge) (1st Sunday)
Gruesome Gulch Gang (PlainviewKress) (3rd Saturday)
Lajitas Rangers and Rogues (Lajitas) (2nd Saturday)
Purgatory Ridge Rough Riders (Slaton) (4thSaturday)
Texas Tumbleweeds (Amarillo) (1st Saturday)
CENTRAL AREA
Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls) (4thSaturday )
Plum Creek Shooting Society (Lockhart)(1st Saturday)
Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr) (2nd Sunday)
South Texas Pistolaros (San Antonio) (1st Saturday)
Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs) (3rd Saturday)
Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West) (2nd Saturday)
Texican Rangers (Comfort) (2nd weekend)
Travis County Regulators (Smithville) (2nd Saturday)
EASTERN AREA
Badlands Bar 3 (Clarksville) (3rd weekend)
Berger Sharpshooters (Greenville) (3rd Sunday)
Big Thicket Outlaws (Beaumont) (3rd Saturday)
Buck Creek Bandoleros (Nemo) (1st Sat3rd weekend)
Comanche Valley Vigilantes (Cleburne) (4thweekend )
Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club (Cleburne) (2nd weekend)
Magnolia Misfits (Houston) (4th weekend)
Oakwood Outlaws (Oakwood) (2nd weekend )
Old Fort Parker Patriots (Groesbeck) (3rd weekend)
Orange County Regulators (Orange) (1st3rd Saturday)
Red River Regulators (Texarkana) (3rd Sunday)
Tejas Pistoleros (Eagle Lake) (4th weekend)
Texas Historical Shootist Society (Columbus) (3rd Sunday)
Texas Peacemakers (Tyler) (1st weekend)
Texas Tenhorns Shooting Club (Leonard) (last full weekend)
Texas Troublemakers (Brownsboro) (1st Saturday)
Thunder River Renegades (Magnolia) (1st weekend)
Trinity Valley Regulators (Mansfield) (3rd Sunday)
Willow Hole Cowboys (North Zulch) (3rdweekend) [information obtained from Cowboy Chronicle]
14
Longhorn
Bullets
Hopalong Herbert Donald Herbert 210-602-6994
Rick Page
210-844-9362
Caliber
Weight
Config
PRICE500
PRICE1000
38 100 RNFP 32 64
105 FP 33 66
125 RNFP 35 70
125 FP 35 70
130 RNFP 36 72
158 RNFP 39 77
158 FP 39 77
158 SWC 39 77
380 100 RNFP 33 65
38-55 245 RNFP 59 117
41 215 SWC 49 98
44 180 RNFP 41 81
240 SWC 52 104
44-40 200 RNFP 45 90
45 COLT 160 RNFP 46 92
180 RNFP 41 81
200 RNFP 45 90
250 RNFP 53 106
9MM 124 RN 35 70
125 CN 35 70
40 SampW 180 FP 41 81
45ACP 200 SWC 45 90
200 RN 45 90
230 RN 51 101
45-70 405 FPT 111 222
3
HOWDY TEXICAN RANGERS (continued from page 2)
an avenue to allow the shooting of any kind of weapon imaginable Irsquom just not a big fan of Wild Bunch Shooting as part of Cowboy Action Shooting period I often wish that Wild Bunch Shooting would have started its own fantasy sport completely separate from SASS And I donrsquot want to hear that Wild Bunch Shooting isnrsquot Cowboy Action Shooting with 1911s But I have opened a Pandorarsquos Box So the solution to close the lid that I offer based on existing data is as follows
1 After Shindig 2015 we will continue to allow the 1911M and 1911T categories at Sunday monthly matches only The 1911 with two magazines replace the two single action revolvers used in Cowboy Action Shooting Rifles and shotguns will be the same as used in Cowboy Action Shooting Annual awards may be given
2 Bolt Action Military (BAM) rifles will be limited to use in BAM side matches as part of monthly matches The use of handguns and shotguns may also be included as part of these side matches As with Long Range no annual awards will be given for BAM
3 Wild Bunch Shooting will continue to be offered only as special matches such as on any fifth Saturday of a month or as a side match No annual awards for Wild Bunch but separate match awards may be given
Another issue we have been discussing is whether to approach the ranch owners about holding matches during weekdays Some of us retired geezers have the time during the week but the biggest concerns I have is what day of the week would work and how many shooters would show up I do plan to ask for motions on these questions open a discussion and then vote by a show of hands vote at Shindig to help guide the new officers when they come on board in January And now that I have brought it up our annual Shindigrsquos a cominrsquo soon The August 9th and 10th matches will be your last opportunity to qualify for an
annual award in any category At Shindig there will be a five stage main match in the morning We will be selling tickets for ldquoMisses and Proceduralsrdquo so if you havenrsquot been able to shoot a clean match this year here is your chance to ldquobuyrdquo one The match will be followed by our traditional brisket lunch side matches including Blazing Saddles Shooting Gallery and Man on Man and our annual meeting with election of officers for 2016 and the annual awards We will also be giving away prizes including three more of those TSRA long gun cases and one handgun case Mark your calendars for Saturday September 12th It looks like we have a seasoned and experienced group of Rangers stepping up to fill the club offices Judge GeePee who has been serving with me as Vice-President is running for the office of President Sheriff Robert Love has once again (for the third time) volunteered to run for VP Madam Ella Moon Treasurer is not up for re-election until 2016 AD Texas is willing to step in as Range Master along with Dutch Van Horn as Secretary All of these folks bring a wealth of experience and abilities to the offices which promises to really enhance the club starting in January 2016
Oh and keep your eyes peeled for a new set of Texican Rangersrsquo Rules hopefully available next month
Please continue to keep the gates beginning at the barn closed at all times If there is no one behind you after you pass through the gate then you need to stop get out of your vehicle and close and secure it This of course does not include the electrically operated gate out at the highway
So for now amigos stay dry and I hope to see you on August 8th andor 9th
Texican Rangers letrsquos ride
Yuma Jack
4
SHINDIG-SCHEDULE OF EVENTS-SEPTEMBER 12th
800-845 845 900
200-330
330 400
Registration Mandatory Shooterrsquos Meeting Hammers Down Lunch (after Main Match) Sided Matches Man on Man Dessert and Awards
LUNCH MENU
Brisket Beans Potato Salad All the trimmingshelliphelliphelliphellip
SIDE MATCHES
Shooting Gallery
Blazing Saddles
MAN ON MAN AND THEN
DESSERT AND AWARDS
JULY SIDE MATCHES
As mention in Yuma Jackrsquos article we had two Side Match events in July Long Range and BAM Results of the BAM Side Match Grouchy Spike-17120 with 6 misses Marshall Brooks-30858 with 13 misses Marshall Willy-19738 with 16 misses Texas Tony-27063 with 19 misses We will offer these two Side Matches again in August
Results of the Long Range Side Match-Big Bore LW Hannabass-shot a perfect 30 Nueces Slim-shot a perfect 30 Yuma Jack-shot 18 (with black powder) Results of the Long Range Side Match-Pistol Caliber John K Wren-shot a score of 8
5
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipby Dutch Van Horn
Horace Smith and Daniel B Wesson came from old New England families Horace learned the firearms trade while working at the National Armory in Springfield Massachusetts Danielrsquos experience came from apprenticing with his brother Edwin Wesson the leading maker of target rifles and pistols in the 1840s
The two men formed their first partnership in 1852 in Norwich Connecticut with the aim of marketing a lever action repeating pistol that could use a fully self-contained cartridge This first pistol venture was not a financial success and by 1854 the company was having financial difficulties so they were forced to sell their company to a shirt manufacturer named Oliver Winchester He took their design and went on to create the highly successful Henry rifle
Colt was offered the Rollin White patent on bored-through revolver cylinders for metallic cartridge use in 1855 At this time Colt turned it down Why not they had a lock on the patent for cap and ball revolvers and didnrsquot see the future advantage of metallic cartridges Smith amp Wesson bought the patent and agreed to pay White 25 cents per pistol they manufactured
(continued on page 6)
6
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 5)
In 1856 Smith amp Wesson formed their second partnership to produce a small revolver designed to fire the Rimfire cartridge they patented in August of 1854 This revolver was the first successful fully self-contained cartridge revolver available in the world Smith amp Wesson secured patents for the revolver to prevent other manufactures from producing a cartridge revolver giving the young company a competitive edge and a very lucrative business This was in the 22 short and was known and the Model 1
I
In 1860 Smith amp Wesson came out with an improved Model 1 frac12 It was chambered in 32 Rimfire Its cylinder held 5 shots It was produced in three varieties from 1865 through 1892 with total production exceeding 223000 It was a very popular pistol during the Civil War
Smith amp Wesson needed to move to a larger caliber Remington showed them the way Smith amp Wesson agreed to let Remington market a 46 Rimfire metallic cartridge conversion of their 1858 revolver Remington agreed to pay Smith amp Wesson a $100 royalty fee per gun to allow them sell their 1868 Remington Conversion pistol This was two years before Smith and Wesson marketed a large bore metallic cartridge revolver of their on and 4 years before the patent ran out and Colt could market their own
(continue on page 7)
7
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 6)
In 1870 Smith amp Wesson came out with the Model 3 It had an 8-inch barrel and was chambered for the 44SampW American and it was the first successful center fire cartridge Between 1871 and 1873 the 44 Model 3 was used as the standard US Army sidearm Power wise it was the equivalent of the later 41 Long Colt It used an outside lubricated bullet which caused some accuracy problems During the gunfight at the OK Corral on 26 October 1881 Wyatt Earp carried an 1869 American modem Smith amp Wesson he had received as a gift from Tombstone mayor John Clum Smith amp Wesson improved the accuracy issues by moving the lubrication grove to inside the cartridge thus creating the most accurate center fire cartridge which they called the 44 Russian This round continued to be improved and much later became the 44 Special and 44 Magnum rounds
(continued on page 8)
8
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 7) In 1872 Buffalo Bill Cody was hired to guide 22-year old Grand Duke Alexis sixth child of Russian Emperor Alexander II on a buffalo hunt The hunting party also included General Philip Sheridan and Colonel George Custer Buffalo Bill was carrying a pair of Smith amp Wesson 44 American revolvers The Grand Duke was so impressed he convinced his father to buy and issue Smith amp Wesson revolvers to the Russian Army
Modifications were made to the Model 3 design and the 44 Russian was born Smith amp Wesson sold 44000 of these guns to the Russian Army
For the American Army Smith amp Wesson worked with Major George W Schofield who made his own modifications to the Model 3 to meet his perceptions of the Cavalrys needs Smith amp Wesson incorporated these modifications into an 1875 design they named after the Major for his recommended improvements In 1875 the US Ordnance Board granted Smith amp Wesson a contract to outfit the military with Model 3 revolvers incorporating the design improvements of Major George W Schofield (known as the Schofield revolver) providing that they could make the revolvers fire the 45 Long Colt ammunition already in use by the US military Smith amp Wesson instead developed their own slightly shorter 45 caliber round the 45 Schofield When it became obvious in the field that the two cartridges would not work interchangeably in the Schofield (although they both worked in the Colt) the US Government adopted the shorter 45 Schofield cartridge as the standard cartridge Despite the change old stocks of the longer 45 Colt rounds in the supply
(continued on page 9)
9
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 8) line caused the Army to drop most of the Schofields and continue with the Colt Major Schofield had patented his locking system and earned a payment on each gun that Smith and Wesson sold and at the time his older brother John M Schofield was the head of the Army Ordnance Board and the political situation may have been the main issue for the early end of army sales The US Army sold off all their surplus Schofield revolvers The surplus Schofield revolvers were reconditioned by wholesalers and gunsmiths (at professional factory-quality level) with a considerable number offered for sale on the commercial market with a 5-inch barrel as well as the standard size barrel of 7 inches Wells Fargo and company purchased a large number of revolvers and they had the barrels shortened to a more concealable 5 inches length and issued the guns to their Wells Fargo Road Agents
In 1877 Smith amp Wesson discontinued production of its other Model 3s such as the American Russian and Schofieldmdashin favor a new improved design called the New Model Number Three Standard chambering was 44 Russian although other calibers were offered on special order or in related models such as the 44-40 Frontier Model the 32-44 amp 38-44 Target Models and the very rare 38-40 Winchester Model
The Smith amp Wesson Model 3 was popular with both lawmen and outlaws in the American West and were reportedly used by Jesse James John Wesley Hardin Pat Garrett Theodore Roosevelt Virgil amp Wyatt Earp Billy the Kid and many others
Now for the surprise The sale of the Model 3 to the Russian Army almost bankrupt Smith amp Wesson The Russians reverse engineered the Smith amp Wesson design and began to produce copies of the of the revolver on their own The Russian and European copies of the SampW Model 3 revolver were generally of very high quality but considerably cheaper than the SampW produced revolvers This led to the Imperial government cancelling the order for significant quantities of Smith amp Wesson made revolvers (which Smith amp Wesson had already produced) and delaying (or refusing) payment for the handguns that had already been delivered
10
wwwsassnetcom wwwtexicanrangersorg wwwgreenmountainregulatorsorg wwwpccssorg wwwstxpistolaroscom wwwtejascaballerosorg wwwtraviscountyregulatorscom wwwtrpistoleroscom wwwtexasjackscom wwwcimarron-firearmscom wwwtsracom wwwwildwestmercantilecom
Happy Birthday
Texicans
JULY
Andy Gump Bandera Kid Barb Steele
Bisbee Jackson Dirty Dog Dale Judge GeePee
River Ben Sheriff Robert Love Shotgun Hammond
Squaw Man The Original Lajitas Bob
AUGUST
Crooked Creek Sam
Farr Ranger Joe Darter
Lars Christopherson Red Scott
Roxinda Rhodes Scooter
Shootin Star Two Shot Tex
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (series continuation from the June Texican Star)
There are an amazing number of places to go across the United States to view gun collections The size of the collections range from a few to thousands and the locations vary from gun museums to art and history museums to military establishments and parks
CODY FIREARMS MUSEUM ldquoThe Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody Wyoming houses the most comprehensive collection of American firearms in the worldrdquo The collection includes over 7000 firearms and more than 30000 firearms-related items It all started in 1975 when the Olin Corporation loaned the Winchester Arms Collection to the museum In 1988 this collection was gifted to the museum and as they sayhellipthe rest is history
[information and photos obtained from the Center of the West website]
(continued on page 11)
11
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (continued from page 10)
The story of the West canrsquot be told without firearms The museum allows the visitor to trace the evolution of modern firearms technology from the sixteenth century to today The museum includes numerous collections and galleries including the Embellished Arms Gallery the Raymond Wielgus Collection Presidential Guns and in the basement the Study Gallery Additionally the museum houses an amazing collection of gun-related items including a great collection of Winchester Collectibles such as kitchen utensils fishing equipment and work tools items produced during the 1920s In addition to the Cody Firearms Museum the Buffalo Bill Center of the West includes
Buffalo Bill Museum
Whitney Western Art Museum
Draper Natural History Museum
Plains Indian Museum Plan your visit carefully as you can spend many many days here and still not really see everything the Center has to offer
The Museum of Connecticut History at the Connecticut State Library
ldquoIn the annals of the history of American firearms development no name is more recognized than that of Colonel Samuel Colt (1814-1862) Coltrsquos genius in both inventing and marketing helped make Connecticut a major center for firearms manufacturing throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries Revolving pistols and other weapons made in the Hartford factory for the Coltrsquos Patent Firearms manufacturing Company played a prominent role in historic events in America and throughout the worldrdquo
ldquoThe Coltrsquos Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Factory Collection was given to the Museum of Connecticut History in 1957 The collection constitutes one of the finest assemblages of early Colt prototypes factory models and experimental firearms in the world The collection also includes Colt-made Gatling guns shotguns and automatic weapons In 1995 the original ldquoRampant Coltrdquo statue that had adorned the Hartford Colt factory was acquired by the museumrdquo [information and photos obtained from the Museum of Connecticut history website]
12
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
TEXICAN RANGERS
2015
August 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 29helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipWild Bunch Match August 30helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipLong Range Match September 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSHINDIG September 13helliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match October 10helliphelliphelliphelliphellipFinal Shoot of 2015 NovemberDecemberhelliphelliprange closed
2016 April 7-10 COMANCHERIA DAYS
HeadrsquoUm Up ndash Moversquoum Out
Oct 2-4 Oct 15-17 Oct 17 Oct 31 Feb 22-28 Mar 17-20 May 13-15 May 19-22
Defend Old Ft Parker
SW Regional Whoopin
TSRA CAS South Regional
2016
Winter Range (25th Anniversary)
Trailhead
Jail Break
Fall of the Fort (SASS TX State Championship)
Ft Parker
Oklahoma City Tejas Caballeros
Texas Riviera Pistoleros
Phoenix
THSS
Oakwood Outlaws Ft Parker
CENTRAL TEXAS MONTHLY CLUB SHOOTING SCHEDULES
1st Saturday Plum Creek (Lockhart)
1st Saturday South Texas Pistoleros (San Antonio)
2nd Saturday Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West)
2nd Saturday Travis County Regulators (Smithville)
2nd Sunday Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr)
2nd Weekend Texican Rangers (Comfort)
3rd Saturday Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs)
4th Saturday (Cowboy) and 4th Sunday (Long Range) Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls)
13
SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS IN TEXAS
WESTERN AREA
Bounty Hunters (Levelland) (2nd Saturday)
Butterfield Trail Regulators (Abilene) (3th Saturday)
Canadian River Regulators (Clarendon) (2nd3rd5th Sat)
Comanche Trail Shootists (Midland) (1st Saturday)
Concho Valley Shooters (Water Valley (2nd4th Saturday)
El Vaqueros (Breckenridge) (1st Sunday)
Gruesome Gulch Gang (PlainviewKress) (3rd Saturday)
Lajitas Rangers and Rogues (Lajitas) (2nd Saturday)
Purgatory Ridge Rough Riders (Slaton) (4thSaturday)
Texas Tumbleweeds (Amarillo) (1st Saturday)
CENTRAL AREA
Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls) (4thSaturday )
Plum Creek Shooting Society (Lockhart)(1st Saturday)
Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr) (2nd Sunday)
South Texas Pistolaros (San Antonio) (1st Saturday)
Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs) (3rd Saturday)
Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West) (2nd Saturday)
Texican Rangers (Comfort) (2nd weekend)
Travis County Regulators (Smithville) (2nd Saturday)
EASTERN AREA
Badlands Bar 3 (Clarksville) (3rd weekend)
Berger Sharpshooters (Greenville) (3rd Sunday)
Big Thicket Outlaws (Beaumont) (3rd Saturday)
Buck Creek Bandoleros (Nemo) (1st Sat3rd weekend)
Comanche Valley Vigilantes (Cleburne) (4thweekend )
Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club (Cleburne) (2nd weekend)
Magnolia Misfits (Houston) (4th weekend)
Oakwood Outlaws (Oakwood) (2nd weekend )
Old Fort Parker Patriots (Groesbeck) (3rd weekend)
Orange County Regulators (Orange) (1st3rd Saturday)
Red River Regulators (Texarkana) (3rd Sunday)
Tejas Pistoleros (Eagle Lake) (4th weekend)
Texas Historical Shootist Society (Columbus) (3rd Sunday)
Texas Peacemakers (Tyler) (1st weekend)
Texas Tenhorns Shooting Club (Leonard) (last full weekend)
Texas Troublemakers (Brownsboro) (1st Saturday)
Thunder River Renegades (Magnolia) (1st weekend)
Trinity Valley Regulators (Mansfield) (3rd Sunday)
Willow Hole Cowboys (North Zulch) (3rdweekend) [information obtained from Cowboy Chronicle]
14
Longhorn
Bullets
Hopalong Herbert Donald Herbert 210-602-6994
Rick Page
210-844-9362
Caliber
Weight
Config
PRICE500
PRICE1000
38 100 RNFP 32 64
105 FP 33 66
125 RNFP 35 70
125 FP 35 70
130 RNFP 36 72
158 RNFP 39 77
158 FP 39 77
158 SWC 39 77
380 100 RNFP 33 65
38-55 245 RNFP 59 117
41 215 SWC 49 98
44 180 RNFP 41 81
240 SWC 52 104
44-40 200 RNFP 45 90
45 COLT 160 RNFP 46 92
180 RNFP 41 81
200 RNFP 45 90
250 RNFP 53 106
9MM 124 RN 35 70
125 CN 35 70
40 SampW 180 FP 41 81
45ACP 200 SWC 45 90
200 RN 45 90
230 RN 51 101
45-70 405 FPT 111 222
4
SHINDIG-SCHEDULE OF EVENTS-SEPTEMBER 12th
800-845 845 900
200-330
330 400
Registration Mandatory Shooterrsquos Meeting Hammers Down Lunch (after Main Match) Sided Matches Man on Man Dessert and Awards
LUNCH MENU
Brisket Beans Potato Salad All the trimmingshelliphelliphelliphellip
SIDE MATCHES
Shooting Gallery
Blazing Saddles
MAN ON MAN AND THEN
DESSERT AND AWARDS
JULY SIDE MATCHES
As mention in Yuma Jackrsquos article we had two Side Match events in July Long Range and BAM Results of the BAM Side Match Grouchy Spike-17120 with 6 misses Marshall Brooks-30858 with 13 misses Marshall Willy-19738 with 16 misses Texas Tony-27063 with 19 misses We will offer these two Side Matches again in August
Results of the Long Range Side Match-Big Bore LW Hannabass-shot a perfect 30 Nueces Slim-shot a perfect 30 Yuma Jack-shot 18 (with black powder) Results of the Long Range Side Match-Pistol Caliber John K Wren-shot a score of 8
5
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipby Dutch Van Horn
Horace Smith and Daniel B Wesson came from old New England families Horace learned the firearms trade while working at the National Armory in Springfield Massachusetts Danielrsquos experience came from apprenticing with his brother Edwin Wesson the leading maker of target rifles and pistols in the 1840s
The two men formed their first partnership in 1852 in Norwich Connecticut with the aim of marketing a lever action repeating pistol that could use a fully self-contained cartridge This first pistol venture was not a financial success and by 1854 the company was having financial difficulties so they were forced to sell their company to a shirt manufacturer named Oliver Winchester He took their design and went on to create the highly successful Henry rifle
Colt was offered the Rollin White patent on bored-through revolver cylinders for metallic cartridge use in 1855 At this time Colt turned it down Why not they had a lock on the patent for cap and ball revolvers and didnrsquot see the future advantage of metallic cartridges Smith amp Wesson bought the patent and agreed to pay White 25 cents per pistol they manufactured
(continued on page 6)
6
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 5)
In 1856 Smith amp Wesson formed their second partnership to produce a small revolver designed to fire the Rimfire cartridge they patented in August of 1854 This revolver was the first successful fully self-contained cartridge revolver available in the world Smith amp Wesson secured patents for the revolver to prevent other manufactures from producing a cartridge revolver giving the young company a competitive edge and a very lucrative business This was in the 22 short and was known and the Model 1
I
In 1860 Smith amp Wesson came out with an improved Model 1 frac12 It was chambered in 32 Rimfire Its cylinder held 5 shots It was produced in three varieties from 1865 through 1892 with total production exceeding 223000 It was a very popular pistol during the Civil War
Smith amp Wesson needed to move to a larger caliber Remington showed them the way Smith amp Wesson agreed to let Remington market a 46 Rimfire metallic cartridge conversion of their 1858 revolver Remington agreed to pay Smith amp Wesson a $100 royalty fee per gun to allow them sell their 1868 Remington Conversion pistol This was two years before Smith and Wesson marketed a large bore metallic cartridge revolver of their on and 4 years before the patent ran out and Colt could market their own
(continue on page 7)
7
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 6)
In 1870 Smith amp Wesson came out with the Model 3 It had an 8-inch barrel and was chambered for the 44SampW American and it was the first successful center fire cartridge Between 1871 and 1873 the 44 Model 3 was used as the standard US Army sidearm Power wise it was the equivalent of the later 41 Long Colt It used an outside lubricated bullet which caused some accuracy problems During the gunfight at the OK Corral on 26 October 1881 Wyatt Earp carried an 1869 American modem Smith amp Wesson he had received as a gift from Tombstone mayor John Clum Smith amp Wesson improved the accuracy issues by moving the lubrication grove to inside the cartridge thus creating the most accurate center fire cartridge which they called the 44 Russian This round continued to be improved and much later became the 44 Special and 44 Magnum rounds
(continued on page 8)
8
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 7) In 1872 Buffalo Bill Cody was hired to guide 22-year old Grand Duke Alexis sixth child of Russian Emperor Alexander II on a buffalo hunt The hunting party also included General Philip Sheridan and Colonel George Custer Buffalo Bill was carrying a pair of Smith amp Wesson 44 American revolvers The Grand Duke was so impressed he convinced his father to buy and issue Smith amp Wesson revolvers to the Russian Army
Modifications were made to the Model 3 design and the 44 Russian was born Smith amp Wesson sold 44000 of these guns to the Russian Army
For the American Army Smith amp Wesson worked with Major George W Schofield who made his own modifications to the Model 3 to meet his perceptions of the Cavalrys needs Smith amp Wesson incorporated these modifications into an 1875 design they named after the Major for his recommended improvements In 1875 the US Ordnance Board granted Smith amp Wesson a contract to outfit the military with Model 3 revolvers incorporating the design improvements of Major George W Schofield (known as the Schofield revolver) providing that they could make the revolvers fire the 45 Long Colt ammunition already in use by the US military Smith amp Wesson instead developed their own slightly shorter 45 caliber round the 45 Schofield When it became obvious in the field that the two cartridges would not work interchangeably in the Schofield (although they both worked in the Colt) the US Government adopted the shorter 45 Schofield cartridge as the standard cartridge Despite the change old stocks of the longer 45 Colt rounds in the supply
(continued on page 9)
9
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 8) line caused the Army to drop most of the Schofields and continue with the Colt Major Schofield had patented his locking system and earned a payment on each gun that Smith and Wesson sold and at the time his older brother John M Schofield was the head of the Army Ordnance Board and the political situation may have been the main issue for the early end of army sales The US Army sold off all their surplus Schofield revolvers The surplus Schofield revolvers were reconditioned by wholesalers and gunsmiths (at professional factory-quality level) with a considerable number offered for sale on the commercial market with a 5-inch barrel as well as the standard size barrel of 7 inches Wells Fargo and company purchased a large number of revolvers and they had the barrels shortened to a more concealable 5 inches length and issued the guns to their Wells Fargo Road Agents
In 1877 Smith amp Wesson discontinued production of its other Model 3s such as the American Russian and Schofieldmdashin favor a new improved design called the New Model Number Three Standard chambering was 44 Russian although other calibers were offered on special order or in related models such as the 44-40 Frontier Model the 32-44 amp 38-44 Target Models and the very rare 38-40 Winchester Model
The Smith amp Wesson Model 3 was popular with both lawmen and outlaws in the American West and were reportedly used by Jesse James John Wesley Hardin Pat Garrett Theodore Roosevelt Virgil amp Wyatt Earp Billy the Kid and many others
Now for the surprise The sale of the Model 3 to the Russian Army almost bankrupt Smith amp Wesson The Russians reverse engineered the Smith amp Wesson design and began to produce copies of the of the revolver on their own The Russian and European copies of the SampW Model 3 revolver were generally of very high quality but considerably cheaper than the SampW produced revolvers This led to the Imperial government cancelling the order for significant quantities of Smith amp Wesson made revolvers (which Smith amp Wesson had already produced) and delaying (or refusing) payment for the handguns that had already been delivered
10
wwwsassnetcom wwwtexicanrangersorg wwwgreenmountainregulatorsorg wwwpccssorg wwwstxpistolaroscom wwwtejascaballerosorg wwwtraviscountyregulatorscom wwwtrpistoleroscom wwwtexasjackscom wwwcimarron-firearmscom wwwtsracom wwwwildwestmercantilecom
Happy Birthday
Texicans
JULY
Andy Gump Bandera Kid Barb Steele
Bisbee Jackson Dirty Dog Dale Judge GeePee
River Ben Sheriff Robert Love Shotgun Hammond
Squaw Man The Original Lajitas Bob
AUGUST
Crooked Creek Sam
Farr Ranger Joe Darter
Lars Christopherson Red Scott
Roxinda Rhodes Scooter
Shootin Star Two Shot Tex
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (series continuation from the June Texican Star)
There are an amazing number of places to go across the United States to view gun collections The size of the collections range from a few to thousands and the locations vary from gun museums to art and history museums to military establishments and parks
CODY FIREARMS MUSEUM ldquoThe Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody Wyoming houses the most comprehensive collection of American firearms in the worldrdquo The collection includes over 7000 firearms and more than 30000 firearms-related items It all started in 1975 when the Olin Corporation loaned the Winchester Arms Collection to the museum In 1988 this collection was gifted to the museum and as they sayhellipthe rest is history
[information and photos obtained from the Center of the West website]
(continued on page 11)
11
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (continued from page 10)
The story of the West canrsquot be told without firearms The museum allows the visitor to trace the evolution of modern firearms technology from the sixteenth century to today The museum includes numerous collections and galleries including the Embellished Arms Gallery the Raymond Wielgus Collection Presidential Guns and in the basement the Study Gallery Additionally the museum houses an amazing collection of gun-related items including a great collection of Winchester Collectibles such as kitchen utensils fishing equipment and work tools items produced during the 1920s In addition to the Cody Firearms Museum the Buffalo Bill Center of the West includes
Buffalo Bill Museum
Whitney Western Art Museum
Draper Natural History Museum
Plains Indian Museum Plan your visit carefully as you can spend many many days here and still not really see everything the Center has to offer
The Museum of Connecticut History at the Connecticut State Library
ldquoIn the annals of the history of American firearms development no name is more recognized than that of Colonel Samuel Colt (1814-1862) Coltrsquos genius in both inventing and marketing helped make Connecticut a major center for firearms manufacturing throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries Revolving pistols and other weapons made in the Hartford factory for the Coltrsquos Patent Firearms manufacturing Company played a prominent role in historic events in America and throughout the worldrdquo
ldquoThe Coltrsquos Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Factory Collection was given to the Museum of Connecticut History in 1957 The collection constitutes one of the finest assemblages of early Colt prototypes factory models and experimental firearms in the world The collection also includes Colt-made Gatling guns shotguns and automatic weapons In 1995 the original ldquoRampant Coltrdquo statue that had adorned the Hartford Colt factory was acquired by the museumrdquo [information and photos obtained from the Museum of Connecticut history website]
12
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
TEXICAN RANGERS
2015
August 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 29helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipWild Bunch Match August 30helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipLong Range Match September 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSHINDIG September 13helliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match October 10helliphelliphelliphelliphellipFinal Shoot of 2015 NovemberDecemberhelliphelliprange closed
2016 April 7-10 COMANCHERIA DAYS
HeadrsquoUm Up ndash Moversquoum Out
Oct 2-4 Oct 15-17 Oct 17 Oct 31 Feb 22-28 Mar 17-20 May 13-15 May 19-22
Defend Old Ft Parker
SW Regional Whoopin
TSRA CAS South Regional
2016
Winter Range (25th Anniversary)
Trailhead
Jail Break
Fall of the Fort (SASS TX State Championship)
Ft Parker
Oklahoma City Tejas Caballeros
Texas Riviera Pistoleros
Phoenix
THSS
Oakwood Outlaws Ft Parker
CENTRAL TEXAS MONTHLY CLUB SHOOTING SCHEDULES
1st Saturday Plum Creek (Lockhart)
1st Saturday South Texas Pistoleros (San Antonio)
2nd Saturday Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West)
2nd Saturday Travis County Regulators (Smithville)
2nd Sunday Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr)
2nd Weekend Texican Rangers (Comfort)
3rd Saturday Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs)
4th Saturday (Cowboy) and 4th Sunday (Long Range) Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls)
13
SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS IN TEXAS
WESTERN AREA
Bounty Hunters (Levelland) (2nd Saturday)
Butterfield Trail Regulators (Abilene) (3th Saturday)
Canadian River Regulators (Clarendon) (2nd3rd5th Sat)
Comanche Trail Shootists (Midland) (1st Saturday)
Concho Valley Shooters (Water Valley (2nd4th Saturday)
El Vaqueros (Breckenridge) (1st Sunday)
Gruesome Gulch Gang (PlainviewKress) (3rd Saturday)
Lajitas Rangers and Rogues (Lajitas) (2nd Saturday)
Purgatory Ridge Rough Riders (Slaton) (4thSaturday)
Texas Tumbleweeds (Amarillo) (1st Saturday)
CENTRAL AREA
Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls) (4thSaturday )
Plum Creek Shooting Society (Lockhart)(1st Saturday)
Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr) (2nd Sunday)
South Texas Pistolaros (San Antonio) (1st Saturday)
Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs) (3rd Saturday)
Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West) (2nd Saturday)
Texican Rangers (Comfort) (2nd weekend)
Travis County Regulators (Smithville) (2nd Saturday)
EASTERN AREA
Badlands Bar 3 (Clarksville) (3rd weekend)
Berger Sharpshooters (Greenville) (3rd Sunday)
Big Thicket Outlaws (Beaumont) (3rd Saturday)
Buck Creek Bandoleros (Nemo) (1st Sat3rd weekend)
Comanche Valley Vigilantes (Cleburne) (4thweekend )
Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club (Cleburne) (2nd weekend)
Magnolia Misfits (Houston) (4th weekend)
Oakwood Outlaws (Oakwood) (2nd weekend )
Old Fort Parker Patriots (Groesbeck) (3rd weekend)
Orange County Regulators (Orange) (1st3rd Saturday)
Red River Regulators (Texarkana) (3rd Sunday)
Tejas Pistoleros (Eagle Lake) (4th weekend)
Texas Historical Shootist Society (Columbus) (3rd Sunday)
Texas Peacemakers (Tyler) (1st weekend)
Texas Tenhorns Shooting Club (Leonard) (last full weekend)
Texas Troublemakers (Brownsboro) (1st Saturday)
Thunder River Renegades (Magnolia) (1st weekend)
Trinity Valley Regulators (Mansfield) (3rd Sunday)
Willow Hole Cowboys (North Zulch) (3rdweekend) [information obtained from Cowboy Chronicle]
14
Longhorn
Bullets
Hopalong Herbert Donald Herbert 210-602-6994
Rick Page
210-844-9362
Caliber
Weight
Config
PRICE500
PRICE1000
38 100 RNFP 32 64
105 FP 33 66
125 RNFP 35 70
125 FP 35 70
130 RNFP 36 72
158 RNFP 39 77
158 FP 39 77
158 SWC 39 77
380 100 RNFP 33 65
38-55 245 RNFP 59 117
41 215 SWC 49 98
44 180 RNFP 41 81
240 SWC 52 104
44-40 200 RNFP 45 90
45 COLT 160 RNFP 46 92
180 RNFP 41 81
200 RNFP 45 90
250 RNFP 53 106
9MM 124 RN 35 70
125 CN 35 70
40 SampW 180 FP 41 81
45ACP 200 SWC 45 90
200 RN 45 90
230 RN 51 101
45-70 405 FPT 111 222
5
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipby Dutch Van Horn
Horace Smith and Daniel B Wesson came from old New England families Horace learned the firearms trade while working at the National Armory in Springfield Massachusetts Danielrsquos experience came from apprenticing with his brother Edwin Wesson the leading maker of target rifles and pistols in the 1840s
The two men formed their first partnership in 1852 in Norwich Connecticut with the aim of marketing a lever action repeating pistol that could use a fully self-contained cartridge This first pistol venture was not a financial success and by 1854 the company was having financial difficulties so they were forced to sell their company to a shirt manufacturer named Oliver Winchester He took their design and went on to create the highly successful Henry rifle
Colt was offered the Rollin White patent on bored-through revolver cylinders for metallic cartridge use in 1855 At this time Colt turned it down Why not they had a lock on the patent for cap and ball revolvers and didnrsquot see the future advantage of metallic cartridges Smith amp Wesson bought the patent and agreed to pay White 25 cents per pistol they manufactured
(continued on page 6)
6
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 5)
In 1856 Smith amp Wesson formed their second partnership to produce a small revolver designed to fire the Rimfire cartridge they patented in August of 1854 This revolver was the first successful fully self-contained cartridge revolver available in the world Smith amp Wesson secured patents for the revolver to prevent other manufactures from producing a cartridge revolver giving the young company a competitive edge and a very lucrative business This was in the 22 short and was known and the Model 1
I
In 1860 Smith amp Wesson came out with an improved Model 1 frac12 It was chambered in 32 Rimfire Its cylinder held 5 shots It was produced in three varieties from 1865 through 1892 with total production exceeding 223000 It was a very popular pistol during the Civil War
Smith amp Wesson needed to move to a larger caliber Remington showed them the way Smith amp Wesson agreed to let Remington market a 46 Rimfire metallic cartridge conversion of their 1858 revolver Remington agreed to pay Smith amp Wesson a $100 royalty fee per gun to allow them sell their 1868 Remington Conversion pistol This was two years before Smith and Wesson marketed a large bore metallic cartridge revolver of their on and 4 years before the patent ran out and Colt could market their own
(continue on page 7)
7
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 6)
In 1870 Smith amp Wesson came out with the Model 3 It had an 8-inch barrel and was chambered for the 44SampW American and it was the first successful center fire cartridge Between 1871 and 1873 the 44 Model 3 was used as the standard US Army sidearm Power wise it was the equivalent of the later 41 Long Colt It used an outside lubricated bullet which caused some accuracy problems During the gunfight at the OK Corral on 26 October 1881 Wyatt Earp carried an 1869 American modem Smith amp Wesson he had received as a gift from Tombstone mayor John Clum Smith amp Wesson improved the accuracy issues by moving the lubrication grove to inside the cartridge thus creating the most accurate center fire cartridge which they called the 44 Russian This round continued to be improved and much later became the 44 Special and 44 Magnum rounds
(continued on page 8)
8
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 7) In 1872 Buffalo Bill Cody was hired to guide 22-year old Grand Duke Alexis sixth child of Russian Emperor Alexander II on a buffalo hunt The hunting party also included General Philip Sheridan and Colonel George Custer Buffalo Bill was carrying a pair of Smith amp Wesson 44 American revolvers The Grand Duke was so impressed he convinced his father to buy and issue Smith amp Wesson revolvers to the Russian Army
Modifications were made to the Model 3 design and the 44 Russian was born Smith amp Wesson sold 44000 of these guns to the Russian Army
For the American Army Smith amp Wesson worked with Major George W Schofield who made his own modifications to the Model 3 to meet his perceptions of the Cavalrys needs Smith amp Wesson incorporated these modifications into an 1875 design they named after the Major for his recommended improvements In 1875 the US Ordnance Board granted Smith amp Wesson a contract to outfit the military with Model 3 revolvers incorporating the design improvements of Major George W Schofield (known as the Schofield revolver) providing that they could make the revolvers fire the 45 Long Colt ammunition already in use by the US military Smith amp Wesson instead developed their own slightly shorter 45 caliber round the 45 Schofield When it became obvious in the field that the two cartridges would not work interchangeably in the Schofield (although they both worked in the Colt) the US Government adopted the shorter 45 Schofield cartridge as the standard cartridge Despite the change old stocks of the longer 45 Colt rounds in the supply
(continued on page 9)
9
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 8) line caused the Army to drop most of the Schofields and continue with the Colt Major Schofield had patented his locking system and earned a payment on each gun that Smith and Wesson sold and at the time his older brother John M Schofield was the head of the Army Ordnance Board and the political situation may have been the main issue for the early end of army sales The US Army sold off all their surplus Schofield revolvers The surplus Schofield revolvers were reconditioned by wholesalers and gunsmiths (at professional factory-quality level) with a considerable number offered for sale on the commercial market with a 5-inch barrel as well as the standard size barrel of 7 inches Wells Fargo and company purchased a large number of revolvers and they had the barrels shortened to a more concealable 5 inches length and issued the guns to their Wells Fargo Road Agents
In 1877 Smith amp Wesson discontinued production of its other Model 3s such as the American Russian and Schofieldmdashin favor a new improved design called the New Model Number Three Standard chambering was 44 Russian although other calibers were offered on special order or in related models such as the 44-40 Frontier Model the 32-44 amp 38-44 Target Models and the very rare 38-40 Winchester Model
The Smith amp Wesson Model 3 was popular with both lawmen and outlaws in the American West and were reportedly used by Jesse James John Wesley Hardin Pat Garrett Theodore Roosevelt Virgil amp Wyatt Earp Billy the Kid and many others
Now for the surprise The sale of the Model 3 to the Russian Army almost bankrupt Smith amp Wesson The Russians reverse engineered the Smith amp Wesson design and began to produce copies of the of the revolver on their own The Russian and European copies of the SampW Model 3 revolver were generally of very high quality but considerably cheaper than the SampW produced revolvers This led to the Imperial government cancelling the order for significant quantities of Smith amp Wesson made revolvers (which Smith amp Wesson had already produced) and delaying (or refusing) payment for the handguns that had already been delivered
10
wwwsassnetcom wwwtexicanrangersorg wwwgreenmountainregulatorsorg wwwpccssorg wwwstxpistolaroscom wwwtejascaballerosorg wwwtraviscountyregulatorscom wwwtrpistoleroscom wwwtexasjackscom wwwcimarron-firearmscom wwwtsracom wwwwildwestmercantilecom
Happy Birthday
Texicans
JULY
Andy Gump Bandera Kid Barb Steele
Bisbee Jackson Dirty Dog Dale Judge GeePee
River Ben Sheriff Robert Love Shotgun Hammond
Squaw Man The Original Lajitas Bob
AUGUST
Crooked Creek Sam
Farr Ranger Joe Darter
Lars Christopherson Red Scott
Roxinda Rhodes Scooter
Shootin Star Two Shot Tex
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (series continuation from the June Texican Star)
There are an amazing number of places to go across the United States to view gun collections The size of the collections range from a few to thousands and the locations vary from gun museums to art and history museums to military establishments and parks
CODY FIREARMS MUSEUM ldquoThe Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody Wyoming houses the most comprehensive collection of American firearms in the worldrdquo The collection includes over 7000 firearms and more than 30000 firearms-related items It all started in 1975 when the Olin Corporation loaned the Winchester Arms Collection to the museum In 1988 this collection was gifted to the museum and as they sayhellipthe rest is history
[information and photos obtained from the Center of the West website]
(continued on page 11)
11
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (continued from page 10)
The story of the West canrsquot be told without firearms The museum allows the visitor to trace the evolution of modern firearms technology from the sixteenth century to today The museum includes numerous collections and galleries including the Embellished Arms Gallery the Raymond Wielgus Collection Presidential Guns and in the basement the Study Gallery Additionally the museum houses an amazing collection of gun-related items including a great collection of Winchester Collectibles such as kitchen utensils fishing equipment and work tools items produced during the 1920s In addition to the Cody Firearms Museum the Buffalo Bill Center of the West includes
Buffalo Bill Museum
Whitney Western Art Museum
Draper Natural History Museum
Plains Indian Museum Plan your visit carefully as you can spend many many days here and still not really see everything the Center has to offer
The Museum of Connecticut History at the Connecticut State Library
ldquoIn the annals of the history of American firearms development no name is more recognized than that of Colonel Samuel Colt (1814-1862) Coltrsquos genius in both inventing and marketing helped make Connecticut a major center for firearms manufacturing throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries Revolving pistols and other weapons made in the Hartford factory for the Coltrsquos Patent Firearms manufacturing Company played a prominent role in historic events in America and throughout the worldrdquo
ldquoThe Coltrsquos Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Factory Collection was given to the Museum of Connecticut History in 1957 The collection constitutes one of the finest assemblages of early Colt prototypes factory models and experimental firearms in the world The collection also includes Colt-made Gatling guns shotguns and automatic weapons In 1995 the original ldquoRampant Coltrdquo statue that had adorned the Hartford Colt factory was acquired by the museumrdquo [information and photos obtained from the Museum of Connecticut history website]
12
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
TEXICAN RANGERS
2015
August 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 29helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipWild Bunch Match August 30helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipLong Range Match September 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSHINDIG September 13helliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match October 10helliphelliphelliphelliphellipFinal Shoot of 2015 NovemberDecemberhelliphelliprange closed
2016 April 7-10 COMANCHERIA DAYS
HeadrsquoUm Up ndash Moversquoum Out
Oct 2-4 Oct 15-17 Oct 17 Oct 31 Feb 22-28 Mar 17-20 May 13-15 May 19-22
Defend Old Ft Parker
SW Regional Whoopin
TSRA CAS South Regional
2016
Winter Range (25th Anniversary)
Trailhead
Jail Break
Fall of the Fort (SASS TX State Championship)
Ft Parker
Oklahoma City Tejas Caballeros
Texas Riviera Pistoleros
Phoenix
THSS
Oakwood Outlaws Ft Parker
CENTRAL TEXAS MONTHLY CLUB SHOOTING SCHEDULES
1st Saturday Plum Creek (Lockhart)
1st Saturday South Texas Pistoleros (San Antonio)
2nd Saturday Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West)
2nd Saturday Travis County Regulators (Smithville)
2nd Sunday Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr)
2nd Weekend Texican Rangers (Comfort)
3rd Saturday Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs)
4th Saturday (Cowboy) and 4th Sunday (Long Range) Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls)
13
SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS IN TEXAS
WESTERN AREA
Bounty Hunters (Levelland) (2nd Saturday)
Butterfield Trail Regulators (Abilene) (3th Saturday)
Canadian River Regulators (Clarendon) (2nd3rd5th Sat)
Comanche Trail Shootists (Midland) (1st Saturday)
Concho Valley Shooters (Water Valley (2nd4th Saturday)
El Vaqueros (Breckenridge) (1st Sunday)
Gruesome Gulch Gang (PlainviewKress) (3rd Saturday)
Lajitas Rangers and Rogues (Lajitas) (2nd Saturday)
Purgatory Ridge Rough Riders (Slaton) (4thSaturday)
Texas Tumbleweeds (Amarillo) (1st Saturday)
CENTRAL AREA
Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls) (4thSaturday )
Plum Creek Shooting Society (Lockhart)(1st Saturday)
Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr) (2nd Sunday)
South Texas Pistolaros (San Antonio) (1st Saturday)
Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs) (3rd Saturday)
Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West) (2nd Saturday)
Texican Rangers (Comfort) (2nd weekend)
Travis County Regulators (Smithville) (2nd Saturday)
EASTERN AREA
Badlands Bar 3 (Clarksville) (3rd weekend)
Berger Sharpshooters (Greenville) (3rd Sunday)
Big Thicket Outlaws (Beaumont) (3rd Saturday)
Buck Creek Bandoleros (Nemo) (1st Sat3rd weekend)
Comanche Valley Vigilantes (Cleburne) (4thweekend )
Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club (Cleburne) (2nd weekend)
Magnolia Misfits (Houston) (4th weekend)
Oakwood Outlaws (Oakwood) (2nd weekend )
Old Fort Parker Patriots (Groesbeck) (3rd weekend)
Orange County Regulators (Orange) (1st3rd Saturday)
Red River Regulators (Texarkana) (3rd Sunday)
Tejas Pistoleros (Eagle Lake) (4th weekend)
Texas Historical Shootist Society (Columbus) (3rd Sunday)
Texas Peacemakers (Tyler) (1st weekend)
Texas Tenhorns Shooting Club (Leonard) (last full weekend)
Texas Troublemakers (Brownsboro) (1st Saturday)
Thunder River Renegades (Magnolia) (1st weekend)
Trinity Valley Regulators (Mansfield) (3rd Sunday)
Willow Hole Cowboys (North Zulch) (3rdweekend) [information obtained from Cowboy Chronicle]
14
Longhorn
Bullets
Hopalong Herbert Donald Herbert 210-602-6994
Rick Page
210-844-9362
Caliber
Weight
Config
PRICE500
PRICE1000
38 100 RNFP 32 64
105 FP 33 66
125 RNFP 35 70
125 FP 35 70
130 RNFP 36 72
158 RNFP 39 77
158 FP 39 77
158 SWC 39 77
380 100 RNFP 33 65
38-55 245 RNFP 59 117
41 215 SWC 49 98
44 180 RNFP 41 81
240 SWC 52 104
44-40 200 RNFP 45 90
45 COLT 160 RNFP 46 92
180 RNFP 41 81
200 RNFP 45 90
250 RNFP 53 106
9MM 124 RN 35 70
125 CN 35 70
40 SampW 180 FP 41 81
45ACP 200 SWC 45 90
200 RN 45 90
230 RN 51 101
45-70 405 FPT 111 222
6
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 5)
In 1856 Smith amp Wesson formed their second partnership to produce a small revolver designed to fire the Rimfire cartridge they patented in August of 1854 This revolver was the first successful fully self-contained cartridge revolver available in the world Smith amp Wesson secured patents for the revolver to prevent other manufactures from producing a cartridge revolver giving the young company a competitive edge and a very lucrative business This was in the 22 short and was known and the Model 1
I
In 1860 Smith amp Wesson came out with an improved Model 1 frac12 It was chambered in 32 Rimfire Its cylinder held 5 shots It was produced in three varieties from 1865 through 1892 with total production exceeding 223000 It was a very popular pistol during the Civil War
Smith amp Wesson needed to move to a larger caliber Remington showed them the way Smith amp Wesson agreed to let Remington market a 46 Rimfire metallic cartridge conversion of their 1858 revolver Remington agreed to pay Smith amp Wesson a $100 royalty fee per gun to allow them sell their 1868 Remington Conversion pistol This was two years before Smith and Wesson marketed a large bore metallic cartridge revolver of their on and 4 years before the patent ran out and Colt could market their own
(continue on page 7)
7
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 6)
In 1870 Smith amp Wesson came out with the Model 3 It had an 8-inch barrel and was chambered for the 44SampW American and it was the first successful center fire cartridge Between 1871 and 1873 the 44 Model 3 was used as the standard US Army sidearm Power wise it was the equivalent of the later 41 Long Colt It used an outside lubricated bullet which caused some accuracy problems During the gunfight at the OK Corral on 26 October 1881 Wyatt Earp carried an 1869 American modem Smith amp Wesson he had received as a gift from Tombstone mayor John Clum Smith amp Wesson improved the accuracy issues by moving the lubrication grove to inside the cartridge thus creating the most accurate center fire cartridge which they called the 44 Russian This round continued to be improved and much later became the 44 Special and 44 Magnum rounds
(continued on page 8)
8
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 7) In 1872 Buffalo Bill Cody was hired to guide 22-year old Grand Duke Alexis sixth child of Russian Emperor Alexander II on a buffalo hunt The hunting party also included General Philip Sheridan and Colonel George Custer Buffalo Bill was carrying a pair of Smith amp Wesson 44 American revolvers The Grand Duke was so impressed he convinced his father to buy and issue Smith amp Wesson revolvers to the Russian Army
Modifications were made to the Model 3 design and the 44 Russian was born Smith amp Wesson sold 44000 of these guns to the Russian Army
For the American Army Smith amp Wesson worked with Major George W Schofield who made his own modifications to the Model 3 to meet his perceptions of the Cavalrys needs Smith amp Wesson incorporated these modifications into an 1875 design they named after the Major for his recommended improvements In 1875 the US Ordnance Board granted Smith amp Wesson a contract to outfit the military with Model 3 revolvers incorporating the design improvements of Major George W Schofield (known as the Schofield revolver) providing that they could make the revolvers fire the 45 Long Colt ammunition already in use by the US military Smith amp Wesson instead developed their own slightly shorter 45 caliber round the 45 Schofield When it became obvious in the field that the two cartridges would not work interchangeably in the Schofield (although they both worked in the Colt) the US Government adopted the shorter 45 Schofield cartridge as the standard cartridge Despite the change old stocks of the longer 45 Colt rounds in the supply
(continued on page 9)
9
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 8) line caused the Army to drop most of the Schofields and continue with the Colt Major Schofield had patented his locking system and earned a payment on each gun that Smith and Wesson sold and at the time his older brother John M Schofield was the head of the Army Ordnance Board and the political situation may have been the main issue for the early end of army sales The US Army sold off all their surplus Schofield revolvers The surplus Schofield revolvers were reconditioned by wholesalers and gunsmiths (at professional factory-quality level) with a considerable number offered for sale on the commercial market with a 5-inch barrel as well as the standard size barrel of 7 inches Wells Fargo and company purchased a large number of revolvers and they had the barrels shortened to a more concealable 5 inches length and issued the guns to their Wells Fargo Road Agents
In 1877 Smith amp Wesson discontinued production of its other Model 3s such as the American Russian and Schofieldmdashin favor a new improved design called the New Model Number Three Standard chambering was 44 Russian although other calibers were offered on special order or in related models such as the 44-40 Frontier Model the 32-44 amp 38-44 Target Models and the very rare 38-40 Winchester Model
The Smith amp Wesson Model 3 was popular with both lawmen and outlaws in the American West and were reportedly used by Jesse James John Wesley Hardin Pat Garrett Theodore Roosevelt Virgil amp Wyatt Earp Billy the Kid and many others
Now for the surprise The sale of the Model 3 to the Russian Army almost bankrupt Smith amp Wesson The Russians reverse engineered the Smith amp Wesson design and began to produce copies of the of the revolver on their own The Russian and European copies of the SampW Model 3 revolver were generally of very high quality but considerably cheaper than the SampW produced revolvers This led to the Imperial government cancelling the order for significant quantities of Smith amp Wesson made revolvers (which Smith amp Wesson had already produced) and delaying (or refusing) payment for the handguns that had already been delivered
10
wwwsassnetcom wwwtexicanrangersorg wwwgreenmountainregulatorsorg wwwpccssorg wwwstxpistolaroscom wwwtejascaballerosorg wwwtraviscountyregulatorscom wwwtrpistoleroscom wwwtexasjackscom wwwcimarron-firearmscom wwwtsracom wwwwildwestmercantilecom
Happy Birthday
Texicans
JULY
Andy Gump Bandera Kid Barb Steele
Bisbee Jackson Dirty Dog Dale Judge GeePee
River Ben Sheriff Robert Love Shotgun Hammond
Squaw Man The Original Lajitas Bob
AUGUST
Crooked Creek Sam
Farr Ranger Joe Darter
Lars Christopherson Red Scott
Roxinda Rhodes Scooter
Shootin Star Two Shot Tex
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (series continuation from the June Texican Star)
There are an amazing number of places to go across the United States to view gun collections The size of the collections range from a few to thousands and the locations vary from gun museums to art and history museums to military establishments and parks
CODY FIREARMS MUSEUM ldquoThe Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody Wyoming houses the most comprehensive collection of American firearms in the worldrdquo The collection includes over 7000 firearms and more than 30000 firearms-related items It all started in 1975 when the Olin Corporation loaned the Winchester Arms Collection to the museum In 1988 this collection was gifted to the museum and as they sayhellipthe rest is history
[information and photos obtained from the Center of the West website]
(continued on page 11)
11
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (continued from page 10)
The story of the West canrsquot be told without firearms The museum allows the visitor to trace the evolution of modern firearms technology from the sixteenth century to today The museum includes numerous collections and galleries including the Embellished Arms Gallery the Raymond Wielgus Collection Presidential Guns and in the basement the Study Gallery Additionally the museum houses an amazing collection of gun-related items including a great collection of Winchester Collectibles such as kitchen utensils fishing equipment and work tools items produced during the 1920s In addition to the Cody Firearms Museum the Buffalo Bill Center of the West includes
Buffalo Bill Museum
Whitney Western Art Museum
Draper Natural History Museum
Plains Indian Museum Plan your visit carefully as you can spend many many days here and still not really see everything the Center has to offer
The Museum of Connecticut History at the Connecticut State Library
ldquoIn the annals of the history of American firearms development no name is more recognized than that of Colonel Samuel Colt (1814-1862) Coltrsquos genius in both inventing and marketing helped make Connecticut a major center for firearms manufacturing throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries Revolving pistols and other weapons made in the Hartford factory for the Coltrsquos Patent Firearms manufacturing Company played a prominent role in historic events in America and throughout the worldrdquo
ldquoThe Coltrsquos Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Factory Collection was given to the Museum of Connecticut History in 1957 The collection constitutes one of the finest assemblages of early Colt prototypes factory models and experimental firearms in the world The collection also includes Colt-made Gatling guns shotguns and automatic weapons In 1995 the original ldquoRampant Coltrdquo statue that had adorned the Hartford Colt factory was acquired by the museumrdquo [information and photos obtained from the Museum of Connecticut history website]
12
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
TEXICAN RANGERS
2015
August 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 29helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipWild Bunch Match August 30helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipLong Range Match September 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSHINDIG September 13helliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match October 10helliphelliphelliphelliphellipFinal Shoot of 2015 NovemberDecemberhelliphelliprange closed
2016 April 7-10 COMANCHERIA DAYS
HeadrsquoUm Up ndash Moversquoum Out
Oct 2-4 Oct 15-17 Oct 17 Oct 31 Feb 22-28 Mar 17-20 May 13-15 May 19-22
Defend Old Ft Parker
SW Regional Whoopin
TSRA CAS South Regional
2016
Winter Range (25th Anniversary)
Trailhead
Jail Break
Fall of the Fort (SASS TX State Championship)
Ft Parker
Oklahoma City Tejas Caballeros
Texas Riviera Pistoleros
Phoenix
THSS
Oakwood Outlaws Ft Parker
CENTRAL TEXAS MONTHLY CLUB SHOOTING SCHEDULES
1st Saturday Plum Creek (Lockhart)
1st Saturday South Texas Pistoleros (San Antonio)
2nd Saturday Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West)
2nd Saturday Travis County Regulators (Smithville)
2nd Sunday Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr)
2nd Weekend Texican Rangers (Comfort)
3rd Saturday Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs)
4th Saturday (Cowboy) and 4th Sunday (Long Range) Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls)
13
SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS IN TEXAS
WESTERN AREA
Bounty Hunters (Levelland) (2nd Saturday)
Butterfield Trail Regulators (Abilene) (3th Saturday)
Canadian River Regulators (Clarendon) (2nd3rd5th Sat)
Comanche Trail Shootists (Midland) (1st Saturday)
Concho Valley Shooters (Water Valley (2nd4th Saturday)
El Vaqueros (Breckenridge) (1st Sunday)
Gruesome Gulch Gang (PlainviewKress) (3rd Saturday)
Lajitas Rangers and Rogues (Lajitas) (2nd Saturday)
Purgatory Ridge Rough Riders (Slaton) (4thSaturday)
Texas Tumbleweeds (Amarillo) (1st Saturday)
CENTRAL AREA
Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls) (4thSaturday )
Plum Creek Shooting Society (Lockhart)(1st Saturday)
Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr) (2nd Sunday)
South Texas Pistolaros (San Antonio) (1st Saturday)
Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs) (3rd Saturday)
Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West) (2nd Saturday)
Texican Rangers (Comfort) (2nd weekend)
Travis County Regulators (Smithville) (2nd Saturday)
EASTERN AREA
Badlands Bar 3 (Clarksville) (3rd weekend)
Berger Sharpshooters (Greenville) (3rd Sunday)
Big Thicket Outlaws (Beaumont) (3rd Saturday)
Buck Creek Bandoleros (Nemo) (1st Sat3rd weekend)
Comanche Valley Vigilantes (Cleburne) (4thweekend )
Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club (Cleburne) (2nd weekend)
Magnolia Misfits (Houston) (4th weekend)
Oakwood Outlaws (Oakwood) (2nd weekend )
Old Fort Parker Patriots (Groesbeck) (3rd weekend)
Orange County Regulators (Orange) (1st3rd Saturday)
Red River Regulators (Texarkana) (3rd Sunday)
Tejas Pistoleros (Eagle Lake) (4th weekend)
Texas Historical Shootist Society (Columbus) (3rd Sunday)
Texas Peacemakers (Tyler) (1st weekend)
Texas Tenhorns Shooting Club (Leonard) (last full weekend)
Texas Troublemakers (Brownsboro) (1st Saturday)
Thunder River Renegades (Magnolia) (1st weekend)
Trinity Valley Regulators (Mansfield) (3rd Sunday)
Willow Hole Cowboys (North Zulch) (3rdweekend) [information obtained from Cowboy Chronicle]
14
Longhorn
Bullets
Hopalong Herbert Donald Herbert 210-602-6994
Rick Page
210-844-9362
Caliber
Weight
Config
PRICE500
PRICE1000
38 100 RNFP 32 64
105 FP 33 66
125 RNFP 35 70
125 FP 35 70
130 RNFP 36 72
158 RNFP 39 77
158 FP 39 77
158 SWC 39 77
380 100 RNFP 33 65
38-55 245 RNFP 59 117
41 215 SWC 49 98
44 180 RNFP 41 81
240 SWC 52 104
44-40 200 RNFP 45 90
45 COLT 160 RNFP 46 92
180 RNFP 41 81
200 RNFP 45 90
250 RNFP 53 106
9MM 124 RN 35 70
125 CN 35 70
40 SampW 180 FP 41 81
45ACP 200 SWC 45 90
200 RN 45 90
230 RN 51 101
45-70 405 FPT 111 222
7
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 6)
In 1870 Smith amp Wesson came out with the Model 3 It had an 8-inch barrel and was chambered for the 44SampW American and it was the first successful center fire cartridge Between 1871 and 1873 the 44 Model 3 was used as the standard US Army sidearm Power wise it was the equivalent of the later 41 Long Colt It used an outside lubricated bullet which caused some accuracy problems During the gunfight at the OK Corral on 26 October 1881 Wyatt Earp carried an 1869 American modem Smith amp Wesson he had received as a gift from Tombstone mayor John Clum Smith amp Wesson improved the accuracy issues by moving the lubrication grove to inside the cartridge thus creating the most accurate center fire cartridge which they called the 44 Russian This round continued to be improved and much later became the 44 Special and 44 Magnum rounds
(continued on page 8)
8
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 7) In 1872 Buffalo Bill Cody was hired to guide 22-year old Grand Duke Alexis sixth child of Russian Emperor Alexander II on a buffalo hunt The hunting party also included General Philip Sheridan and Colonel George Custer Buffalo Bill was carrying a pair of Smith amp Wesson 44 American revolvers The Grand Duke was so impressed he convinced his father to buy and issue Smith amp Wesson revolvers to the Russian Army
Modifications were made to the Model 3 design and the 44 Russian was born Smith amp Wesson sold 44000 of these guns to the Russian Army
For the American Army Smith amp Wesson worked with Major George W Schofield who made his own modifications to the Model 3 to meet his perceptions of the Cavalrys needs Smith amp Wesson incorporated these modifications into an 1875 design they named after the Major for his recommended improvements In 1875 the US Ordnance Board granted Smith amp Wesson a contract to outfit the military with Model 3 revolvers incorporating the design improvements of Major George W Schofield (known as the Schofield revolver) providing that they could make the revolvers fire the 45 Long Colt ammunition already in use by the US military Smith amp Wesson instead developed their own slightly shorter 45 caliber round the 45 Schofield When it became obvious in the field that the two cartridges would not work interchangeably in the Schofield (although they both worked in the Colt) the US Government adopted the shorter 45 Schofield cartridge as the standard cartridge Despite the change old stocks of the longer 45 Colt rounds in the supply
(continued on page 9)
9
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 8) line caused the Army to drop most of the Schofields and continue with the Colt Major Schofield had patented his locking system and earned a payment on each gun that Smith and Wesson sold and at the time his older brother John M Schofield was the head of the Army Ordnance Board and the political situation may have been the main issue for the early end of army sales The US Army sold off all their surplus Schofield revolvers The surplus Schofield revolvers were reconditioned by wholesalers and gunsmiths (at professional factory-quality level) with a considerable number offered for sale on the commercial market with a 5-inch barrel as well as the standard size barrel of 7 inches Wells Fargo and company purchased a large number of revolvers and they had the barrels shortened to a more concealable 5 inches length and issued the guns to their Wells Fargo Road Agents
In 1877 Smith amp Wesson discontinued production of its other Model 3s such as the American Russian and Schofieldmdashin favor a new improved design called the New Model Number Three Standard chambering was 44 Russian although other calibers were offered on special order or in related models such as the 44-40 Frontier Model the 32-44 amp 38-44 Target Models and the very rare 38-40 Winchester Model
The Smith amp Wesson Model 3 was popular with both lawmen and outlaws in the American West and were reportedly used by Jesse James John Wesley Hardin Pat Garrett Theodore Roosevelt Virgil amp Wyatt Earp Billy the Kid and many others
Now for the surprise The sale of the Model 3 to the Russian Army almost bankrupt Smith amp Wesson The Russians reverse engineered the Smith amp Wesson design and began to produce copies of the of the revolver on their own The Russian and European copies of the SampW Model 3 revolver were generally of very high quality but considerably cheaper than the SampW produced revolvers This led to the Imperial government cancelling the order for significant quantities of Smith amp Wesson made revolvers (which Smith amp Wesson had already produced) and delaying (or refusing) payment for the handguns that had already been delivered
10
wwwsassnetcom wwwtexicanrangersorg wwwgreenmountainregulatorsorg wwwpccssorg wwwstxpistolaroscom wwwtejascaballerosorg wwwtraviscountyregulatorscom wwwtrpistoleroscom wwwtexasjackscom wwwcimarron-firearmscom wwwtsracom wwwwildwestmercantilecom
Happy Birthday
Texicans
JULY
Andy Gump Bandera Kid Barb Steele
Bisbee Jackson Dirty Dog Dale Judge GeePee
River Ben Sheriff Robert Love Shotgun Hammond
Squaw Man The Original Lajitas Bob
AUGUST
Crooked Creek Sam
Farr Ranger Joe Darter
Lars Christopherson Red Scott
Roxinda Rhodes Scooter
Shootin Star Two Shot Tex
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (series continuation from the June Texican Star)
There are an amazing number of places to go across the United States to view gun collections The size of the collections range from a few to thousands and the locations vary from gun museums to art and history museums to military establishments and parks
CODY FIREARMS MUSEUM ldquoThe Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody Wyoming houses the most comprehensive collection of American firearms in the worldrdquo The collection includes over 7000 firearms and more than 30000 firearms-related items It all started in 1975 when the Olin Corporation loaned the Winchester Arms Collection to the museum In 1988 this collection was gifted to the museum and as they sayhellipthe rest is history
[information and photos obtained from the Center of the West website]
(continued on page 11)
11
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (continued from page 10)
The story of the West canrsquot be told without firearms The museum allows the visitor to trace the evolution of modern firearms technology from the sixteenth century to today The museum includes numerous collections and galleries including the Embellished Arms Gallery the Raymond Wielgus Collection Presidential Guns and in the basement the Study Gallery Additionally the museum houses an amazing collection of gun-related items including a great collection of Winchester Collectibles such as kitchen utensils fishing equipment and work tools items produced during the 1920s In addition to the Cody Firearms Museum the Buffalo Bill Center of the West includes
Buffalo Bill Museum
Whitney Western Art Museum
Draper Natural History Museum
Plains Indian Museum Plan your visit carefully as you can spend many many days here and still not really see everything the Center has to offer
The Museum of Connecticut History at the Connecticut State Library
ldquoIn the annals of the history of American firearms development no name is more recognized than that of Colonel Samuel Colt (1814-1862) Coltrsquos genius in both inventing and marketing helped make Connecticut a major center for firearms manufacturing throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries Revolving pistols and other weapons made in the Hartford factory for the Coltrsquos Patent Firearms manufacturing Company played a prominent role in historic events in America and throughout the worldrdquo
ldquoThe Coltrsquos Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Factory Collection was given to the Museum of Connecticut History in 1957 The collection constitutes one of the finest assemblages of early Colt prototypes factory models and experimental firearms in the world The collection also includes Colt-made Gatling guns shotguns and automatic weapons In 1995 the original ldquoRampant Coltrdquo statue that had adorned the Hartford Colt factory was acquired by the museumrdquo [information and photos obtained from the Museum of Connecticut history website]
12
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
TEXICAN RANGERS
2015
August 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 29helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipWild Bunch Match August 30helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipLong Range Match September 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSHINDIG September 13helliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match October 10helliphelliphelliphelliphellipFinal Shoot of 2015 NovemberDecemberhelliphelliprange closed
2016 April 7-10 COMANCHERIA DAYS
HeadrsquoUm Up ndash Moversquoum Out
Oct 2-4 Oct 15-17 Oct 17 Oct 31 Feb 22-28 Mar 17-20 May 13-15 May 19-22
Defend Old Ft Parker
SW Regional Whoopin
TSRA CAS South Regional
2016
Winter Range (25th Anniversary)
Trailhead
Jail Break
Fall of the Fort (SASS TX State Championship)
Ft Parker
Oklahoma City Tejas Caballeros
Texas Riviera Pistoleros
Phoenix
THSS
Oakwood Outlaws Ft Parker
CENTRAL TEXAS MONTHLY CLUB SHOOTING SCHEDULES
1st Saturday Plum Creek (Lockhart)
1st Saturday South Texas Pistoleros (San Antonio)
2nd Saturday Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West)
2nd Saturday Travis County Regulators (Smithville)
2nd Sunday Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr)
2nd Weekend Texican Rangers (Comfort)
3rd Saturday Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs)
4th Saturday (Cowboy) and 4th Sunday (Long Range) Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls)
13
SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS IN TEXAS
WESTERN AREA
Bounty Hunters (Levelland) (2nd Saturday)
Butterfield Trail Regulators (Abilene) (3th Saturday)
Canadian River Regulators (Clarendon) (2nd3rd5th Sat)
Comanche Trail Shootists (Midland) (1st Saturday)
Concho Valley Shooters (Water Valley (2nd4th Saturday)
El Vaqueros (Breckenridge) (1st Sunday)
Gruesome Gulch Gang (PlainviewKress) (3rd Saturday)
Lajitas Rangers and Rogues (Lajitas) (2nd Saturday)
Purgatory Ridge Rough Riders (Slaton) (4thSaturday)
Texas Tumbleweeds (Amarillo) (1st Saturday)
CENTRAL AREA
Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls) (4thSaturday )
Plum Creek Shooting Society (Lockhart)(1st Saturday)
Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr) (2nd Sunday)
South Texas Pistolaros (San Antonio) (1st Saturday)
Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs) (3rd Saturday)
Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West) (2nd Saturday)
Texican Rangers (Comfort) (2nd weekend)
Travis County Regulators (Smithville) (2nd Saturday)
EASTERN AREA
Badlands Bar 3 (Clarksville) (3rd weekend)
Berger Sharpshooters (Greenville) (3rd Sunday)
Big Thicket Outlaws (Beaumont) (3rd Saturday)
Buck Creek Bandoleros (Nemo) (1st Sat3rd weekend)
Comanche Valley Vigilantes (Cleburne) (4thweekend )
Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club (Cleburne) (2nd weekend)
Magnolia Misfits (Houston) (4th weekend)
Oakwood Outlaws (Oakwood) (2nd weekend )
Old Fort Parker Patriots (Groesbeck) (3rd weekend)
Orange County Regulators (Orange) (1st3rd Saturday)
Red River Regulators (Texarkana) (3rd Sunday)
Tejas Pistoleros (Eagle Lake) (4th weekend)
Texas Historical Shootist Society (Columbus) (3rd Sunday)
Texas Peacemakers (Tyler) (1st weekend)
Texas Tenhorns Shooting Club (Leonard) (last full weekend)
Texas Troublemakers (Brownsboro) (1st Saturday)
Thunder River Renegades (Magnolia) (1st weekend)
Trinity Valley Regulators (Mansfield) (3rd Sunday)
Willow Hole Cowboys (North Zulch) (3rdweekend) [information obtained from Cowboy Chronicle]
14
Longhorn
Bullets
Hopalong Herbert Donald Herbert 210-602-6994
Rick Page
210-844-9362
Caliber
Weight
Config
PRICE500
PRICE1000
38 100 RNFP 32 64
105 FP 33 66
125 RNFP 35 70
125 FP 35 70
130 RNFP 36 72
158 RNFP 39 77
158 FP 39 77
158 SWC 39 77
380 100 RNFP 33 65
38-55 245 RNFP 59 117
41 215 SWC 49 98
44 180 RNFP 41 81
240 SWC 52 104
44-40 200 RNFP 45 90
45 COLT 160 RNFP 46 92
180 RNFP 41 81
200 RNFP 45 90
250 RNFP 53 106
9MM 124 RN 35 70
125 CN 35 70
40 SampW 180 FP 41 81
45ACP 200 SWC 45 90
200 RN 45 90
230 RN 51 101
45-70 405 FPT 111 222
8
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 7) In 1872 Buffalo Bill Cody was hired to guide 22-year old Grand Duke Alexis sixth child of Russian Emperor Alexander II on a buffalo hunt The hunting party also included General Philip Sheridan and Colonel George Custer Buffalo Bill was carrying a pair of Smith amp Wesson 44 American revolvers The Grand Duke was so impressed he convinced his father to buy and issue Smith amp Wesson revolvers to the Russian Army
Modifications were made to the Model 3 design and the 44 Russian was born Smith amp Wesson sold 44000 of these guns to the Russian Army
For the American Army Smith amp Wesson worked with Major George W Schofield who made his own modifications to the Model 3 to meet his perceptions of the Cavalrys needs Smith amp Wesson incorporated these modifications into an 1875 design they named after the Major for his recommended improvements In 1875 the US Ordnance Board granted Smith amp Wesson a contract to outfit the military with Model 3 revolvers incorporating the design improvements of Major George W Schofield (known as the Schofield revolver) providing that they could make the revolvers fire the 45 Long Colt ammunition already in use by the US military Smith amp Wesson instead developed their own slightly shorter 45 caliber round the 45 Schofield When it became obvious in the field that the two cartridges would not work interchangeably in the Schofield (although they both worked in the Colt) the US Government adopted the shorter 45 Schofield cartridge as the standard cartridge Despite the change old stocks of the longer 45 Colt rounds in the supply
(continued on page 9)
9
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 8) line caused the Army to drop most of the Schofields and continue with the Colt Major Schofield had patented his locking system and earned a payment on each gun that Smith and Wesson sold and at the time his older brother John M Schofield was the head of the Army Ordnance Board and the political situation may have been the main issue for the early end of army sales The US Army sold off all their surplus Schofield revolvers The surplus Schofield revolvers were reconditioned by wholesalers and gunsmiths (at professional factory-quality level) with a considerable number offered for sale on the commercial market with a 5-inch barrel as well as the standard size barrel of 7 inches Wells Fargo and company purchased a large number of revolvers and they had the barrels shortened to a more concealable 5 inches length and issued the guns to their Wells Fargo Road Agents
In 1877 Smith amp Wesson discontinued production of its other Model 3s such as the American Russian and Schofieldmdashin favor a new improved design called the New Model Number Three Standard chambering was 44 Russian although other calibers were offered on special order or in related models such as the 44-40 Frontier Model the 32-44 amp 38-44 Target Models and the very rare 38-40 Winchester Model
The Smith amp Wesson Model 3 was popular with both lawmen and outlaws in the American West and were reportedly used by Jesse James John Wesley Hardin Pat Garrett Theodore Roosevelt Virgil amp Wyatt Earp Billy the Kid and many others
Now for the surprise The sale of the Model 3 to the Russian Army almost bankrupt Smith amp Wesson The Russians reverse engineered the Smith amp Wesson design and began to produce copies of the of the revolver on their own The Russian and European copies of the SampW Model 3 revolver were generally of very high quality but considerably cheaper than the SampW produced revolvers This led to the Imperial government cancelling the order for significant quantities of Smith amp Wesson made revolvers (which Smith amp Wesson had already produced) and delaying (or refusing) payment for the handguns that had already been delivered
10
wwwsassnetcom wwwtexicanrangersorg wwwgreenmountainregulatorsorg wwwpccssorg wwwstxpistolaroscom wwwtejascaballerosorg wwwtraviscountyregulatorscom wwwtrpistoleroscom wwwtexasjackscom wwwcimarron-firearmscom wwwtsracom wwwwildwestmercantilecom
Happy Birthday
Texicans
JULY
Andy Gump Bandera Kid Barb Steele
Bisbee Jackson Dirty Dog Dale Judge GeePee
River Ben Sheriff Robert Love Shotgun Hammond
Squaw Man The Original Lajitas Bob
AUGUST
Crooked Creek Sam
Farr Ranger Joe Darter
Lars Christopherson Red Scott
Roxinda Rhodes Scooter
Shootin Star Two Shot Tex
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (series continuation from the June Texican Star)
There are an amazing number of places to go across the United States to view gun collections The size of the collections range from a few to thousands and the locations vary from gun museums to art and history museums to military establishments and parks
CODY FIREARMS MUSEUM ldquoThe Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody Wyoming houses the most comprehensive collection of American firearms in the worldrdquo The collection includes over 7000 firearms and more than 30000 firearms-related items It all started in 1975 when the Olin Corporation loaned the Winchester Arms Collection to the museum In 1988 this collection was gifted to the museum and as they sayhellipthe rest is history
[information and photos obtained from the Center of the West website]
(continued on page 11)
11
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (continued from page 10)
The story of the West canrsquot be told without firearms The museum allows the visitor to trace the evolution of modern firearms technology from the sixteenth century to today The museum includes numerous collections and galleries including the Embellished Arms Gallery the Raymond Wielgus Collection Presidential Guns and in the basement the Study Gallery Additionally the museum houses an amazing collection of gun-related items including a great collection of Winchester Collectibles such as kitchen utensils fishing equipment and work tools items produced during the 1920s In addition to the Cody Firearms Museum the Buffalo Bill Center of the West includes
Buffalo Bill Museum
Whitney Western Art Museum
Draper Natural History Museum
Plains Indian Museum Plan your visit carefully as you can spend many many days here and still not really see everything the Center has to offer
The Museum of Connecticut History at the Connecticut State Library
ldquoIn the annals of the history of American firearms development no name is more recognized than that of Colonel Samuel Colt (1814-1862) Coltrsquos genius in both inventing and marketing helped make Connecticut a major center for firearms manufacturing throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries Revolving pistols and other weapons made in the Hartford factory for the Coltrsquos Patent Firearms manufacturing Company played a prominent role in historic events in America and throughout the worldrdquo
ldquoThe Coltrsquos Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Factory Collection was given to the Museum of Connecticut History in 1957 The collection constitutes one of the finest assemblages of early Colt prototypes factory models and experimental firearms in the world The collection also includes Colt-made Gatling guns shotguns and automatic weapons In 1995 the original ldquoRampant Coltrdquo statue that had adorned the Hartford Colt factory was acquired by the museumrdquo [information and photos obtained from the Museum of Connecticut history website]
12
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
TEXICAN RANGERS
2015
August 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 29helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipWild Bunch Match August 30helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipLong Range Match September 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSHINDIG September 13helliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match October 10helliphelliphelliphelliphellipFinal Shoot of 2015 NovemberDecemberhelliphelliprange closed
2016 April 7-10 COMANCHERIA DAYS
HeadrsquoUm Up ndash Moversquoum Out
Oct 2-4 Oct 15-17 Oct 17 Oct 31 Feb 22-28 Mar 17-20 May 13-15 May 19-22
Defend Old Ft Parker
SW Regional Whoopin
TSRA CAS South Regional
2016
Winter Range (25th Anniversary)
Trailhead
Jail Break
Fall of the Fort (SASS TX State Championship)
Ft Parker
Oklahoma City Tejas Caballeros
Texas Riviera Pistoleros
Phoenix
THSS
Oakwood Outlaws Ft Parker
CENTRAL TEXAS MONTHLY CLUB SHOOTING SCHEDULES
1st Saturday Plum Creek (Lockhart)
1st Saturday South Texas Pistoleros (San Antonio)
2nd Saturday Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West)
2nd Saturday Travis County Regulators (Smithville)
2nd Sunday Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr)
2nd Weekend Texican Rangers (Comfort)
3rd Saturday Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs)
4th Saturday (Cowboy) and 4th Sunday (Long Range) Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls)
13
SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS IN TEXAS
WESTERN AREA
Bounty Hunters (Levelland) (2nd Saturday)
Butterfield Trail Regulators (Abilene) (3th Saturday)
Canadian River Regulators (Clarendon) (2nd3rd5th Sat)
Comanche Trail Shootists (Midland) (1st Saturday)
Concho Valley Shooters (Water Valley (2nd4th Saturday)
El Vaqueros (Breckenridge) (1st Sunday)
Gruesome Gulch Gang (PlainviewKress) (3rd Saturday)
Lajitas Rangers and Rogues (Lajitas) (2nd Saturday)
Purgatory Ridge Rough Riders (Slaton) (4thSaturday)
Texas Tumbleweeds (Amarillo) (1st Saturday)
CENTRAL AREA
Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls) (4thSaturday )
Plum Creek Shooting Society (Lockhart)(1st Saturday)
Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr) (2nd Sunday)
South Texas Pistolaros (San Antonio) (1st Saturday)
Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs) (3rd Saturday)
Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West) (2nd Saturday)
Texican Rangers (Comfort) (2nd weekend)
Travis County Regulators (Smithville) (2nd Saturday)
EASTERN AREA
Badlands Bar 3 (Clarksville) (3rd weekend)
Berger Sharpshooters (Greenville) (3rd Sunday)
Big Thicket Outlaws (Beaumont) (3rd Saturday)
Buck Creek Bandoleros (Nemo) (1st Sat3rd weekend)
Comanche Valley Vigilantes (Cleburne) (4thweekend )
Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club (Cleburne) (2nd weekend)
Magnolia Misfits (Houston) (4th weekend)
Oakwood Outlaws (Oakwood) (2nd weekend )
Old Fort Parker Patriots (Groesbeck) (3rd weekend)
Orange County Regulators (Orange) (1st3rd Saturday)
Red River Regulators (Texarkana) (3rd Sunday)
Tejas Pistoleros (Eagle Lake) (4th weekend)
Texas Historical Shootist Society (Columbus) (3rd Sunday)
Texas Peacemakers (Tyler) (1st weekend)
Texas Tenhorns Shooting Club (Leonard) (last full weekend)
Texas Troublemakers (Brownsboro) (1st Saturday)
Thunder River Renegades (Magnolia) (1st weekend)
Trinity Valley Regulators (Mansfield) (3rd Sunday)
Willow Hole Cowboys (North Zulch) (3rdweekend) [information obtained from Cowboy Chronicle]
14
Longhorn
Bullets
Hopalong Herbert Donald Herbert 210-602-6994
Rick Page
210-844-9362
Caliber
Weight
Config
PRICE500
PRICE1000
38 100 RNFP 32 64
105 FP 33 66
125 RNFP 35 70
125 FP 35 70
130 RNFP 36 72
158 RNFP 39 77
158 FP 39 77
158 SWC 39 77
380 100 RNFP 33 65
38-55 245 RNFP 59 117
41 215 SWC 49 98
44 180 RNFP 41 81
240 SWC 52 104
44-40 200 RNFP 45 90
45 COLT 160 RNFP 46 92
180 RNFP 41 81
200 RNFP 45 90
250 RNFP 53 106
9MM 124 RN 35 70
125 CN 35 70
40 SampW 180 FP 41 81
45ACP 200 SWC 45 90
200 RN 45 90
230 RN 51 101
45-70 405 FPT 111 222
9
SMITH amp WESSONhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip(continued from page 8) line caused the Army to drop most of the Schofields and continue with the Colt Major Schofield had patented his locking system and earned a payment on each gun that Smith and Wesson sold and at the time his older brother John M Schofield was the head of the Army Ordnance Board and the political situation may have been the main issue for the early end of army sales The US Army sold off all their surplus Schofield revolvers The surplus Schofield revolvers were reconditioned by wholesalers and gunsmiths (at professional factory-quality level) with a considerable number offered for sale on the commercial market with a 5-inch barrel as well as the standard size barrel of 7 inches Wells Fargo and company purchased a large number of revolvers and they had the barrels shortened to a more concealable 5 inches length and issued the guns to their Wells Fargo Road Agents
In 1877 Smith amp Wesson discontinued production of its other Model 3s such as the American Russian and Schofieldmdashin favor a new improved design called the New Model Number Three Standard chambering was 44 Russian although other calibers were offered on special order or in related models such as the 44-40 Frontier Model the 32-44 amp 38-44 Target Models and the very rare 38-40 Winchester Model
The Smith amp Wesson Model 3 was popular with both lawmen and outlaws in the American West and were reportedly used by Jesse James John Wesley Hardin Pat Garrett Theodore Roosevelt Virgil amp Wyatt Earp Billy the Kid and many others
Now for the surprise The sale of the Model 3 to the Russian Army almost bankrupt Smith amp Wesson The Russians reverse engineered the Smith amp Wesson design and began to produce copies of the of the revolver on their own The Russian and European copies of the SampW Model 3 revolver were generally of very high quality but considerably cheaper than the SampW produced revolvers This led to the Imperial government cancelling the order for significant quantities of Smith amp Wesson made revolvers (which Smith amp Wesson had already produced) and delaying (or refusing) payment for the handguns that had already been delivered
10
wwwsassnetcom wwwtexicanrangersorg wwwgreenmountainregulatorsorg wwwpccssorg wwwstxpistolaroscom wwwtejascaballerosorg wwwtraviscountyregulatorscom wwwtrpistoleroscom wwwtexasjackscom wwwcimarron-firearmscom wwwtsracom wwwwildwestmercantilecom
Happy Birthday
Texicans
JULY
Andy Gump Bandera Kid Barb Steele
Bisbee Jackson Dirty Dog Dale Judge GeePee
River Ben Sheriff Robert Love Shotgun Hammond
Squaw Man The Original Lajitas Bob
AUGUST
Crooked Creek Sam
Farr Ranger Joe Darter
Lars Christopherson Red Scott
Roxinda Rhodes Scooter
Shootin Star Two Shot Tex
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (series continuation from the June Texican Star)
There are an amazing number of places to go across the United States to view gun collections The size of the collections range from a few to thousands and the locations vary from gun museums to art and history museums to military establishments and parks
CODY FIREARMS MUSEUM ldquoThe Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody Wyoming houses the most comprehensive collection of American firearms in the worldrdquo The collection includes over 7000 firearms and more than 30000 firearms-related items It all started in 1975 when the Olin Corporation loaned the Winchester Arms Collection to the museum In 1988 this collection was gifted to the museum and as they sayhellipthe rest is history
[information and photos obtained from the Center of the West website]
(continued on page 11)
11
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (continued from page 10)
The story of the West canrsquot be told without firearms The museum allows the visitor to trace the evolution of modern firearms technology from the sixteenth century to today The museum includes numerous collections and galleries including the Embellished Arms Gallery the Raymond Wielgus Collection Presidential Guns and in the basement the Study Gallery Additionally the museum houses an amazing collection of gun-related items including a great collection of Winchester Collectibles such as kitchen utensils fishing equipment and work tools items produced during the 1920s In addition to the Cody Firearms Museum the Buffalo Bill Center of the West includes
Buffalo Bill Museum
Whitney Western Art Museum
Draper Natural History Museum
Plains Indian Museum Plan your visit carefully as you can spend many many days here and still not really see everything the Center has to offer
The Museum of Connecticut History at the Connecticut State Library
ldquoIn the annals of the history of American firearms development no name is more recognized than that of Colonel Samuel Colt (1814-1862) Coltrsquos genius in both inventing and marketing helped make Connecticut a major center for firearms manufacturing throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries Revolving pistols and other weapons made in the Hartford factory for the Coltrsquos Patent Firearms manufacturing Company played a prominent role in historic events in America and throughout the worldrdquo
ldquoThe Coltrsquos Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Factory Collection was given to the Museum of Connecticut History in 1957 The collection constitutes one of the finest assemblages of early Colt prototypes factory models and experimental firearms in the world The collection also includes Colt-made Gatling guns shotguns and automatic weapons In 1995 the original ldquoRampant Coltrdquo statue that had adorned the Hartford Colt factory was acquired by the museumrdquo [information and photos obtained from the Museum of Connecticut history website]
12
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
TEXICAN RANGERS
2015
August 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 29helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipWild Bunch Match August 30helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipLong Range Match September 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSHINDIG September 13helliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match October 10helliphelliphelliphelliphellipFinal Shoot of 2015 NovemberDecemberhelliphelliprange closed
2016 April 7-10 COMANCHERIA DAYS
HeadrsquoUm Up ndash Moversquoum Out
Oct 2-4 Oct 15-17 Oct 17 Oct 31 Feb 22-28 Mar 17-20 May 13-15 May 19-22
Defend Old Ft Parker
SW Regional Whoopin
TSRA CAS South Regional
2016
Winter Range (25th Anniversary)
Trailhead
Jail Break
Fall of the Fort (SASS TX State Championship)
Ft Parker
Oklahoma City Tejas Caballeros
Texas Riviera Pistoleros
Phoenix
THSS
Oakwood Outlaws Ft Parker
CENTRAL TEXAS MONTHLY CLUB SHOOTING SCHEDULES
1st Saturday Plum Creek (Lockhart)
1st Saturday South Texas Pistoleros (San Antonio)
2nd Saturday Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West)
2nd Saturday Travis County Regulators (Smithville)
2nd Sunday Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr)
2nd Weekend Texican Rangers (Comfort)
3rd Saturday Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs)
4th Saturday (Cowboy) and 4th Sunday (Long Range) Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls)
13
SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS IN TEXAS
WESTERN AREA
Bounty Hunters (Levelland) (2nd Saturday)
Butterfield Trail Regulators (Abilene) (3th Saturday)
Canadian River Regulators (Clarendon) (2nd3rd5th Sat)
Comanche Trail Shootists (Midland) (1st Saturday)
Concho Valley Shooters (Water Valley (2nd4th Saturday)
El Vaqueros (Breckenridge) (1st Sunday)
Gruesome Gulch Gang (PlainviewKress) (3rd Saturday)
Lajitas Rangers and Rogues (Lajitas) (2nd Saturday)
Purgatory Ridge Rough Riders (Slaton) (4thSaturday)
Texas Tumbleweeds (Amarillo) (1st Saturday)
CENTRAL AREA
Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls) (4thSaturday )
Plum Creek Shooting Society (Lockhart)(1st Saturday)
Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr) (2nd Sunday)
South Texas Pistolaros (San Antonio) (1st Saturday)
Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs) (3rd Saturday)
Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West) (2nd Saturday)
Texican Rangers (Comfort) (2nd weekend)
Travis County Regulators (Smithville) (2nd Saturday)
EASTERN AREA
Badlands Bar 3 (Clarksville) (3rd weekend)
Berger Sharpshooters (Greenville) (3rd Sunday)
Big Thicket Outlaws (Beaumont) (3rd Saturday)
Buck Creek Bandoleros (Nemo) (1st Sat3rd weekend)
Comanche Valley Vigilantes (Cleburne) (4thweekend )
Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club (Cleburne) (2nd weekend)
Magnolia Misfits (Houston) (4th weekend)
Oakwood Outlaws (Oakwood) (2nd weekend )
Old Fort Parker Patriots (Groesbeck) (3rd weekend)
Orange County Regulators (Orange) (1st3rd Saturday)
Red River Regulators (Texarkana) (3rd Sunday)
Tejas Pistoleros (Eagle Lake) (4th weekend)
Texas Historical Shootist Society (Columbus) (3rd Sunday)
Texas Peacemakers (Tyler) (1st weekend)
Texas Tenhorns Shooting Club (Leonard) (last full weekend)
Texas Troublemakers (Brownsboro) (1st Saturday)
Thunder River Renegades (Magnolia) (1st weekend)
Trinity Valley Regulators (Mansfield) (3rd Sunday)
Willow Hole Cowboys (North Zulch) (3rdweekend) [information obtained from Cowboy Chronicle]
14
Longhorn
Bullets
Hopalong Herbert Donald Herbert 210-602-6994
Rick Page
210-844-9362
Caliber
Weight
Config
PRICE500
PRICE1000
38 100 RNFP 32 64
105 FP 33 66
125 RNFP 35 70
125 FP 35 70
130 RNFP 36 72
158 RNFP 39 77
158 FP 39 77
158 SWC 39 77
380 100 RNFP 33 65
38-55 245 RNFP 59 117
41 215 SWC 49 98
44 180 RNFP 41 81
240 SWC 52 104
44-40 200 RNFP 45 90
45 COLT 160 RNFP 46 92
180 RNFP 41 81
200 RNFP 45 90
250 RNFP 53 106
9MM 124 RN 35 70
125 CN 35 70
40 SampW 180 FP 41 81
45ACP 200 SWC 45 90
200 RN 45 90
230 RN 51 101
45-70 405 FPT 111 222
10
wwwsassnetcom wwwtexicanrangersorg wwwgreenmountainregulatorsorg wwwpccssorg wwwstxpistolaroscom wwwtejascaballerosorg wwwtraviscountyregulatorscom wwwtrpistoleroscom wwwtexasjackscom wwwcimarron-firearmscom wwwtsracom wwwwildwestmercantilecom
Happy Birthday
Texicans
JULY
Andy Gump Bandera Kid Barb Steele
Bisbee Jackson Dirty Dog Dale Judge GeePee
River Ben Sheriff Robert Love Shotgun Hammond
Squaw Man The Original Lajitas Bob
AUGUST
Crooked Creek Sam
Farr Ranger Joe Darter
Lars Christopherson Red Scott
Roxinda Rhodes Scooter
Shootin Star Two Shot Tex
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (series continuation from the June Texican Star)
There are an amazing number of places to go across the United States to view gun collections The size of the collections range from a few to thousands and the locations vary from gun museums to art and history museums to military establishments and parks
CODY FIREARMS MUSEUM ldquoThe Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody Wyoming houses the most comprehensive collection of American firearms in the worldrdquo The collection includes over 7000 firearms and more than 30000 firearms-related items It all started in 1975 when the Olin Corporation loaned the Winchester Arms Collection to the museum In 1988 this collection was gifted to the museum and as they sayhellipthe rest is history
[information and photos obtained from the Center of the West website]
(continued on page 11)
11
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (continued from page 10)
The story of the West canrsquot be told without firearms The museum allows the visitor to trace the evolution of modern firearms technology from the sixteenth century to today The museum includes numerous collections and galleries including the Embellished Arms Gallery the Raymond Wielgus Collection Presidential Guns and in the basement the Study Gallery Additionally the museum houses an amazing collection of gun-related items including a great collection of Winchester Collectibles such as kitchen utensils fishing equipment and work tools items produced during the 1920s In addition to the Cody Firearms Museum the Buffalo Bill Center of the West includes
Buffalo Bill Museum
Whitney Western Art Museum
Draper Natural History Museum
Plains Indian Museum Plan your visit carefully as you can spend many many days here and still not really see everything the Center has to offer
The Museum of Connecticut History at the Connecticut State Library
ldquoIn the annals of the history of American firearms development no name is more recognized than that of Colonel Samuel Colt (1814-1862) Coltrsquos genius in both inventing and marketing helped make Connecticut a major center for firearms manufacturing throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries Revolving pistols and other weapons made in the Hartford factory for the Coltrsquos Patent Firearms manufacturing Company played a prominent role in historic events in America and throughout the worldrdquo
ldquoThe Coltrsquos Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Factory Collection was given to the Museum of Connecticut History in 1957 The collection constitutes one of the finest assemblages of early Colt prototypes factory models and experimental firearms in the world The collection also includes Colt-made Gatling guns shotguns and automatic weapons In 1995 the original ldquoRampant Coltrdquo statue that had adorned the Hartford Colt factory was acquired by the museumrdquo [information and photos obtained from the Museum of Connecticut history website]
12
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
TEXICAN RANGERS
2015
August 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 29helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipWild Bunch Match August 30helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipLong Range Match September 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSHINDIG September 13helliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match October 10helliphelliphelliphelliphellipFinal Shoot of 2015 NovemberDecemberhelliphelliprange closed
2016 April 7-10 COMANCHERIA DAYS
HeadrsquoUm Up ndash Moversquoum Out
Oct 2-4 Oct 15-17 Oct 17 Oct 31 Feb 22-28 Mar 17-20 May 13-15 May 19-22
Defend Old Ft Parker
SW Regional Whoopin
TSRA CAS South Regional
2016
Winter Range (25th Anniversary)
Trailhead
Jail Break
Fall of the Fort (SASS TX State Championship)
Ft Parker
Oklahoma City Tejas Caballeros
Texas Riviera Pistoleros
Phoenix
THSS
Oakwood Outlaws Ft Parker
CENTRAL TEXAS MONTHLY CLUB SHOOTING SCHEDULES
1st Saturday Plum Creek (Lockhart)
1st Saturday South Texas Pistoleros (San Antonio)
2nd Saturday Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West)
2nd Saturday Travis County Regulators (Smithville)
2nd Sunday Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr)
2nd Weekend Texican Rangers (Comfort)
3rd Saturday Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs)
4th Saturday (Cowboy) and 4th Sunday (Long Range) Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls)
13
SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS IN TEXAS
WESTERN AREA
Bounty Hunters (Levelland) (2nd Saturday)
Butterfield Trail Regulators (Abilene) (3th Saturday)
Canadian River Regulators (Clarendon) (2nd3rd5th Sat)
Comanche Trail Shootists (Midland) (1st Saturday)
Concho Valley Shooters (Water Valley (2nd4th Saturday)
El Vaqueros (Breckenridge) (1st Sunday)
Gruesome Gulch Gang (PlainviewKress) (3rd Saturday)
Lajitas Rangers and Rogues (Lajitas) (2nd Saturday)
Purgatory Ridge Rough Riders (Slaton) (4thSaturday)
Texas Tumbleweeds (Amarillo) (1st Saturday)
CENTRAL AREA
Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls) (4thSaturday )
Plum Creek Shooting Society (Lockhart)(1st Saturday)
Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr) (2nd Sunday)
South Texas Pistolaros (San Antonio) (1st Saturday)
Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs) (3rd Saturday)
Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West) (2nd Saturday)
Texican Rangers (Comfort) (2nd weekend)
Travis County Regulators (Smithville) (2nd Saturday)
EASTERN AREA
Badlands Bar 3 (Clarksville) (3rd weekend)
Berger Sharpshooters (Greenville) (3rd Sunday)
Big Thicket Outlaws (Beaumont) (3rd Saturday)
Buck Creek Bandoleros (Nemo) (1st Sat3rd weekend)
Comanche Valley Vigilantes (Cleburne) (4thweekend )
Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club (Cleburne) (2nd weekend)
Magnolia Misfits (Houston) (4th weekend)
Oakwood Outlaws (Oakwood) (2nd weekend )
Old Fort Parker Patriots (Groesbeck) (3rd weekend)
Orange County Regulators (Orange) (1st3rd Saturday)
Red River Regulators (Texarkana) (3rd Sunday)
Tejas Pistoleros (Eagle Lake) (4th weekend)
Texas Historical Shootist Society (Columbus) (3rd Sunday)
Texas Peacemakers (Tyler) (1st weekend)
Texas Tenhorns Shooting Club (Leonard) (last full weekend)
Texas Troublemakers (Brownsboro) (1st Saturday)
Thunder River Renegades (Magnolia) (1st weekend)
Trinity Valley Regulators (Mansfield) (3rd Sunday)
Willow Hole Cowboys (North Zulch) (3rdweekend) [information obtained from Cowboy Chronicle]
14
Longhorn
Bullets
Hopalong Herbert Donald Herbert 210-602-6994
Rick Page
210-844-9362
Caliber
Weight
Config
PRICE500
PRICE1000
38 100 RNFP 32 64
105 FP 33 66
125 RNFP 35 70
125 FP 35 70
130 RNFP 36 72
158 RNFP 39 77
158 FP 39 77
158 SWC 39 77
380 100 RNFP 33 65
38-55 245 RNFP 59 117
41 215 SWC 49 98
44 180 RNFP 41 81
240 SWC 52 104
44-40 200 RNFP 45 90
45 COLT 160 RNFP 46 92
180 RNFP 41 81
200 RNFP 45 90
250 RNFP 53 106
9MM 124 RN 35 70
125 CN 35 70
40 SampW 180 FP 41 81
45ACP 200 SWC 45 90
200 RN 45 90
230 RN 51 101
45-70 405 FPT 111 222
11
GUN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (continued from page 10)
The story of the West canrsquot be told without firearms The museum allows the visitor to trace the evolution of modern firearms technology from the sixteenth century to today The museum includes numerous collections and galleries including the Embellished Arms Gallery the Raymond Wielgus Collection Presidential Guns and in the basement the Study Gallery Additionally the museum houses an amazing collection of gun-related items including a great collection of Winchester Collectibles such as kitchen utensils fishing equipment and work tools items produced during the 1920s In addition to the Cody Firearms Museum the Buffalo Bill Center of the West includes
Buffalo Bill Museum
Whitney Western Art Museum
Draper Natural History Museum
Plains Indian Museum Plan your visit carefully as you can spend many many days here and still not really see everything the Center has to offer
The Museum of Connecticut History at the Connecticut State Library
ldquoIn the annals of the history of American firearms development no name is more recognized than that of Colonel Samuel Colt (1814-1862) Coltrsquos genius in both inventing and marketing helped make Connecticut a major center for firearms manufacturing throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries Revolving pistols and other weapons made in the Hartford factory for the Coltrsquos Patent Firearms manufacturing Company played a prominent role in historic events in America and throughout the worldrdquo
ldquoThe Coltrsquos Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Factory Collection was given to the Museum of Connecticut History in 1957 The collection constitutes one of the finest assemblages of early Colt prototypes factory models and experimental firearms in the world The collection also includes Colt-made Gatling guns shotguns and automatic weapons In 1995 the original ldquoRampant Coltrdquo statue that had adorned the Hartford Colt factory was acquired by the museumrdquo [information and photos obtained from the Museum of Connecticut history website]
12
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
TEXICAN RANGERS
2015
August 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 29helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipWild Bunch Match August 30helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipLong Range Match September 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSHINDIG September 13helliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match October 10helliphelliphelliphelliphellipFinal Shoot of 2015 NovemberDecemberhelliphelliprange closed
2016 April 7-10 COMANCHERIA DAYS
HeadrsquoUm Up ndash Moversquoum Out
Oct 2-4 Oct 15-17 Oct 17 Oct 31 Feb 22-28 Mar 17-20 May 13-15 May 19-22
Defend Old Ft Parker
SW Regional Whoopin
TSRA CAS South Regional
2016
Winter Range (25th Anniversary)
Trailhead
Jail Break
Fall of the Fort (SASS TX State Championship)
Ft Parker
Oklahoma City Tejas Caballeros
Texas Riviera Pistoleros
Phoenix
THSS
Oakwood Outlaws Ft Parker
CENTRAL TEXAS MONTHLY CLUB SHOOTING SCHEDULES
1st Saturday Plum Creek (Lockhart)
1st Saturday South Texas Pistoleros (San Antonio)
2nd Saturday Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West)
2nd Saturday Travis County Regulators (Smithville)
2nd Sunday Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr)
2nd Weekend Texican Rangers (Comfort)
3rd Saturday Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs)
4th Saturday (Cowboy) and 4th Sunday (Long Range) Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls)
13
SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS IN TEXAS
WESTERN AREA
Bounty Hunters (Levelland) (2nd Saturday)
Butterfield Trail Regulators (Abilene) (3th Saturday)
Canadian River Regulators (Clarendon) (2nd3rd5th Sat)
Comanche Trail Shootists (Midland) (1st Saturday)
Concho Valley Shooters (Water Valley (2nd4th Saturday)
El Vaqueros (Breckenridge) (1st Sunday)
Gruesome Gulch Gang (PlainviewKress) (3rd Saturday)
Lajitas Rangers and Rogues (Lajitas) (2nd Saturday)
Purgatory Ridge Rough Riders (Slaton) (4thSaturday)
Texas Tumbleweeds (Amarillo) (1st Saturday)
CENTRAL AREA
Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls) (4thSaturday )
Plum Creek Shooting Society (Lockhart)(1st Saturday)
Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr) (2nd Sunday)
South Texas Pistolaros (San Antonio) (1st Saturday)
Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs) (3rd Saturday)
Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West) (2nd Saturday)
Texican Rangers (Comfort) (2nd weekend)
Travis County Regulators (Smithville) (2nd Saturday)
EASTERN AREA
Badlands Bar 3 (Clarksville) (3rd weekend)
Berger Sharpshooters (Greenville) (3rd Sunday)
Big Thicket Outlaws (Beaumont) (3rd Saturday)
Buck Creek Bandoleros (Nemo) (1st Sat3rd weekend)
Comanche Valley Vigilantes (Cleburne) (4thweekend )
Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club (Cleburne) (2nd weekend)
Magnolia Misfits (Houston) (4th weekend)
Oakwood Outlaws (Oakwood) (2nd weekend )
Old Fort Parker Patriots (Groesbeck) (3rd weekend)
Orange County Regulators (Orange) (1st3rd Saturday)
Red River Regulators (Texarkana) (3rd Sunday)
Tejas Pistoleros (Eagle Lake) (4th weekend)
Texas Historical Shootist Society (Columbus) (3rd Sunday)
Texas Peacemakers (Tyler) (1st weekend)
Texas Tenhorns Shooting Club (Leonard) (last full weekend)
Texas Troublemakers (Brownsboro) (1st Saturday)
Thunder River Renegades (Magnolia) (1st weekend)
Trinity Valley Regulators (Mansfield) (3rd Sunday)
Willow Hole Cowboys (North Zulch) (3rdweekend) [information obtained from Cowboy Chronicle]
14
Longhorn
Bullets
Hopalong Herbert Donald Herbert 210-602-6994
Rick Page
210-844-9362
Caliber
Weight
Config
PRICE500
PRICE1000
38 100 RNFP 32 64
105 FP 33 66
125 RNFP 35 70
125 FP 35 70
130 RNFP 36 72
158 RNFP 39 77
158 FP 39 77
158 SWC 39 77
380 100 RNFP 33 65
38-55 245 RNFP 59 117
41 215 SWC 49 98
44 180 RNFP 41 81
240 SWC 52 104
44-40 200 RNFP 45 90
45 COLT 160 RNFP 46 92
180 RNFP 41 81
200 RNFP 45 90
250 RNFP 53 106
9MM 124 RN 35 70
125 CN 35 70
40 SampW 180 FP 41 81
45ACP 200 SWC 45 90
200 RN 45 90
230 RN 51 101
45-70 405 FPT 111 222
12
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
TEXICAN RANGERS
2015
August 8helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 9helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match August 29helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipWild Bunch Match August 30helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipLong Range Match September 12helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSHINDIG September 13helliphelliphelliphelliphellipMonthly Match October 10helliphelliphelliphelliphellipFinal Shoot of 2015 NovemberDecemberhelliphelliprange closed
2016 April 7-10 COMANCHERIA DAYS
HeadrsquoUm Up ndash Moversquoum Out
Oct 2-4 Oct 15-17 Oct 17 Oct 31 Feb 22-28 Mar 17-20 May 13-15 May 19-22
Defend Old Ft Parker
SW Regional Whoopin
TSRA CAS South Regional
2016
Winter Range (25th Anniversary)
Trailhead
Jail Break
Fall of the Fort (SASS TX State Championship)
Ft Parker
Oklahoma City Tejas Caballeros
Texas Riviera Pistoleros
Phoenix
THSS
Oakwood Outlaws Ft Parker
CENTRAL TEXAS MONTHLY CLUB SHOOTING SCHEDULES
1st Saturday Plum Creek (Lockhart)
1st Saturday South Texas Pistoleros (San Antonio)
2nd Saturday Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West)
2nd Saturday Travis County Regulators (Smithville)
2nd Sunday Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr)
2nd Weekend Texican Rangers (Comfort)
3rd Saturday Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs)
4th Saturday (Cowboy) and 4th Sunday (Long Range) Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls)
13
SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS IN TEXAS
WESTERN AREA
Bounty Hunters (Levelland) (2nd Saturday)
Butterfield Trail Regulators (Abilene) (3th Saturday)
Canadian River Regulators (Clarendon) (2nd3rd5th Sat)
Comanche Trail Shootists (Midland) (1st Saturday)
Concho Valley Shooters (Water Valley (2nd4th Saturday)
El Vaqueros (Breckenridge) (1st Sunday)
Gruesome Gulch Gang (PlainviewKress) (3rd Saturday)
Lajitas Rangers and Rogues (Lajitas) (2nd Saturday)
Purgatory Ridge Rough Riders (Slaton) (4thSaturday)
Texas Tumbleweeds (Amarillo) (1st Saturday)
CENTRAL AREA
Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls) (4thSaturday )
Plum Creek Shooting Society (Lockhart)(1st Saturday)
Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr) (2nd Sunday)
South Texas Pistolaros (San Antonio) (1st Saturday)
Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs) (3rd Saturday)
Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West) (2nd Saturday)
Texican Rangers (Comfort) (2nd weekend)
Travis County Regulators (Smithville) (2nd Saturday)
EASTERN AREA
Badlands Bar 3 (Clarksville) (3rd weekend)
Berger Sharpshooters (Greenville) (3rd Sunday)
Big Thicket Outlaws (Beaumont) (3rd Saturday)
Buck Creek Bandoleros (Nemo) (1st Sat3rd weekend)
Comanche Valley Vigilantes (Cleburne) (4thweekend )
Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club (Cleburne) (2nd weekend)
Magnolia Misfits (Houston) (4th weekend)
Oakwood Outlaws (Oakwood) (2nd weekend )
Old Fort Parker Patriots (Groesbeck) (3rd weekend)
Orange County Regulators (Orange) (1st3rd Saturday)
Red River Regulators (Texarkana) (3rd Sunday)
Tejas Pistoleros (Eagle Lake) (4th weekend)
Texas Historical Shootist Society (Columbus) (3rd Sunday)
Texas Peacemakers (Tyler) (1st weekend)
Texas Tenhorns Shooting Club (Leonard) (last full weekend)
Texas Troublemakers (Brownsboro) (1st Saturday)
Thunder River Renegades (Magnolia) (1st weekend)
Trinity Valley Regulators (Mansfield) (3rd Sunday)
Willow Hole Cowboys (North Zulch) (3rdweekend) [information obtained from Cowboy Chronicle]
14
Longhorn
Bullets
Hopalong Herbert Donald Herbert 210-602-6994
Rick Page
210-844-9362
Caliber
Weight
Config
PRICE500
PRICE1000
38 100 RNFP 32 64
105 FP 33 66
125 RNFP 35 70
125 FP 35 70
130 RNFP 36 72
158 RNFP 39 77
158 FP 39 77
158 SWC 39 77
380 100 RNFP 33 65
38-55 245 RNFP 59 117
41 215 SWC 49 98
44 180 RNFP 41 81
240 SWC 52 104
44-40 200 RNFP 45 90
45 COLT 160 RNFP 46 92
180 RNFP 41 81
200 RNFP 45 90
250 RNFP 53 106
9MM 124 RN 35 70
125 CN 35 70
40 SampW 180 FP 41 81
45ACP 200 SWC 45 90
200 RN 45 90
230 RN 51 101
45-70 405 FPT 111 222
13
SASS AFFILIATED CLUBS IN TEXAS
WESTERN AREA
Bounty Hunters (Levelland) (2nd Saturday)
Butterfield Trail Regulators (Abilene) (3th Saturday)
Canadian River Regulators (Clarendon) (2nd3rd5th Sat)
Comanche Trail Shootists (Midland) (1st Saturday)
Concho Valley Shooters (Water Valley (2nd4th Saturday)
El Vaqueros (Breckenridge) (1st Sunday)
Gruesome Gulch Gang (PlainviewKress) (3rd Saturday)
Lajitas Rangers and Rogues (Lajitas) (2nd Saturday)
Purgatory Ridge Rough Riders (Slaton) (4thSaturday)
Texas Tumbleweeds (Amarillo) (1st Saturday)
CENTRAL AREA
Green Mountain Regulators (Marble Falls) (4thSaturday )
Plum Creek Shooting Society (Lockhart)(1st Saturday)
Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Pharr) (2nd Sunday)
South Texas Pistolaros (San Antonio) (1st Saturday)
Tejas Caballeros (Dripping Springs) (3rd Saturday)
Texas Riviera Pistoleros (George West) (2nd Saturday)
Texican Rangers (Comfort) (2nd weekend)
Travis County Regulators (Smithville) (2nd Saturday)
EASTERN AREA
Badlands Bar 3 (Clarksville) (3rd weekend)
Berger Sharpshooters (Greenville) (3rd Sunday)
Big Thicket Outlaws (Beaumont) (3rd Saturday)
Buck Creek Bandoleros (Nemo) (1st Sat3rd weekend)
Comanche Valley Vigilantes (Cleburne) (4thweekend )
Lone Star Frontier Shooting Club (Cleburne) (2nd weekend)
Magnolia Misfits (Houston) (4th weekend)
Oakwood Outlaws (Oakwood) (2nd weekend )
Old Fort Parker Patriots (Groesbeck) (3rd weekend)
Orange County Regulators (Orange) (1st3rd Saturday)
Red River Regulators (Texarkana) (3rd Sunday)
Tejas Pistoleros (Eagle Lake) (4th weekend)
Texas Historical Shootist Society (Columbus) (3rd Sunday)
Texas Peacemakers (Tyler) (1st weekend)
Texas Tenhorns Shooting Club (Leonard) (last full weekend)
Texas Troublemakers (Brownsboro) (1st Saturday)
Thunder River Renegades (Magnolia) (1st weekend)
Trinity Valley Regulators (Mansfield) (3rd Sunday)
Willow Hole Cowboys (North Zulch) (3rdweekend) [information obtained from Cowboy Chronicle]
14
Longhorn
Bullets
Hopalong Herbert Donald Herbert 210-602-6994
Rick Page
210-844-9362
Caliber
Weight
Config
PRICE500
PRICE1000
38 100 RNFP 32 64
105 FP 33 66
125 RNFP 35 70
125 FP 35 70
130 RNFP 36 72
158 RNFP 39 77
158 FP 39 77
158 SWC 39 77
380 100 RNFP 33 65
38-55 245 RNFP 59 117
41 215 SWC 49 98
44 180 RNFP 41 81
240 SWC 52 104
44-40 200 RNFP 45 90
45 COLT 160 RNFP 46 92
180 RNFP 41 81
200 RNFP 45 90
250 RNFP 53 106
9MM 124 RN 35 70
125 CN 35 70
40 SampW 180 FP 41 81
45ACP 200 SWC 45 90
200 RN 45 90
230 RN 51 101
45-70 405 FPT 111 222
14
Longhorn
Bullets
Hopalong Herbert Donald Herbert 210-602-6994
Rick Page
210-844-9362
Caliber
Weight
Config
PRICE500
PRICE1000
38 100 RNFP 32 64
105 FP 33 66
125 RNFP 35 70
125 FP 35 70
130 RNFP 36 72
158 RNFP 39 77
158 FP 39 77
158 SWC 39 77
380 100 RNFP 33 65
38-55 245 RNFP 59 117
41 215 SWC 49 98
44 180 RNFP 41 81
240 SWC 52 104
44-40 200 RNFP 45 90
45 COLT 160 RNFP 46 92
180 RNFP 41 81
200 RNFP 45 90
250 RNFP 53 106
9MM 124 RN 35 70
125 CN 35 70
40 SampW 180 FP 41 81
45ACP 200 SWC 45 90
200 RN 45 90
230 RN 51 101
45-70 405 FPT 111 222