This announcement runs in tandem with Action Target being named the official target manufacturer for the world’s largest Cowboy Action Shooting competition, End of Trail. SASS and Action Target have been working together for many years. Action Targets have been used with increasing frequency at regional, state and club Cowboy Action Shooting matches. They have also been the preferred choice for various other CAS events.

This prompted Action Target to work with SASS World Champion Evil Roy (aka: Gene Pearcey) to develop the industry’s most portable, economical, durable and independently reviewed steel target, the Evil Roy Practice Target. The Evil Roy target has been through some of the most grueling and comprehensive torture tests, but it performs each and every time. It is because of this reliability the SASS has chosen Action Targets for its Founders Ranch events.

“When World Championships are on the line only the best will do and Action Target is the best.” commented Coyote Calhoun (aka: Lamar Shelnutt) Marketing Director of SASS and Co-Match Director of END of TRAIL.

SASS’ newest shooting sport Wild Bunch Action Shooting®, with costuming and firearms based on the period just after the turn of the 20th century, depicted by the 1969 Sam Peckinpah’s movie “The Wild Bunch” will use the more extensive line of reactive Action Targets. The sport employs the use of a 1911 pistol rather than single action revolvers, SASS legal pump shotguns and lever action rifles. All pistols and rifles used in Wild Bunch Action Shooting require 40-to-45 caliber ammunition.

For more information on SASS®, the End of Trail®, Cowboy Action Shooting® or Wild Bunch Action Shooting®, please contact Lamar “Coyote Calhoun” Shelnutt or Misty “Misty Moonshine” Miller at (505) 843-1320. For more information on Action Target’s line of Cowboy Action Shooting Targets, their variety of Portable Steel Targets, or their full line of products and services visit their website, www.actiontarget.com. To purchase Action Target products for drop shipment direct to your U.S. range or facility, shop online at www.shopactiontarget.com or visit the SASS Mercantile at www.sassnet.com/mercantile.

Top Overall Winners Randi Rogers and Spencer Hoglund

FOUNDERS RANCH, EDGEWOOD, NM. The 30th annual END of TRAIL World Championship of Cowboy Action Shooting and Wild West Jubilee was held June 19-26, 2011. END of TRAIL remains the Granddaddy of all Cowboy Action Shooting™ events. This year END of TRAIL offered 32 Cowboy Action Shooting™ categories in which World Championships were contested.

Taking Top Overall honors to claim his third Overall Cowboy Action Shooting™ World Title was Spencer Hoglund aka Lead Dispencer, SASS #27115, from Chatsworth, California. Lead Dispencer hadn’t made it to END of TRAIL in several years, and he certainly made the best of his visit this year finishing 57 rank points ahead of his nearest competitor. Randi Rogers aka Holy Terror, SASS #15362, from Smyrna, Georgia finished as Top Lady and seventh place overall, winning the Cowgirl Category for her astonishing ninth World Championship in ten years! Holy Terror shoots on the Glock Team but has her shooting roots firmly planted in Cowboy Action Shooting™.

Other Category winners were:

Buckarette – Sweet Sister Kit, SASS #79916, from Arkansas,
Buckaroo – Olin Winchester, SASS #83099, from Georgia (Olin also placed in the top 50 Overall!),
Junior Girl – Slick’s Sharp Shooter, SASS #77967, from Georgia,
Junior – Jersey Town Kid, SASS #88434, from Pennsylvania,
Cowboy – Lead Dispencer, SASS# 27115, from California
Cowgirl – Holy Terror, SASS# 15362, From Georgia
Lady Wrangler – SASS #59089, from Tennessee,
Wrangler – James Samuel Pike, SASS #53331, from Connecticut,
Lady 49′er – Stormy Shooter, SASS #57333, from Arizona,
49′er – Long Hunter, SASS #20389, from Texas,
Lady Senior – Lefty Joe, SASS #18830, from Colorado,
Senior – Hells Comin, SASS #56436, from Arizona,
Lady Silver Senior – Two Sons, SASS #12636, from Indiana,
Silver Senior – Tex Fiddler, SASS #10127, from California,
Grand Dame – Ramblin’ Rose, SASS #2811, from Colorado,
Elder Statesman – Rosita Gambler, SASS #41377, from Colorado,
Lady Gunfighter – Rocky Meadows, SASS #18501, from Texas,
Gunfighter – Max Montana, SASS #23907, from Indiana,
Senior Gunfighter – Cripple Creek Kid, SASS #10614, from Ohio,
Lady Duelist – Dixie Bell, SASS #5366, from Utah,
Duelist – Risin’ Outlaw, SASS #64767, from South Carolina,
Senior Duelist – J.M. Brown, SASS #27309, from North Carolina,
Frontiersman – Split Rail, SASS #24707, from Ohio,
Lady Frontier Cartridge – Honey B. Quick, SASS #47009, from Ohio,
Frontier Cartridge – Silver City Rebel, SASS #38607, from Georgia,
Frontier Cartridge Gunfighter – Jess Ducky, SASS #4275, from Washington,
Lady Frontier Cartridge Duelist – Mist Chance, SASS #1539, from Arizona,
Frontier Cartridge Duelist – Billy Boots, SASS #20282, from Texas,
Classic Cowgirl – Half-a-Hand Henri, SASS #9727, from New Mexico,
Classic Cowboy – Dragon Hill Dave, SASS #59561, from Texas,
Lady B-Western – Louisiana Lady, SASS #34986, from Louisiana,
B-Western – Slick McClade, SASS #69490, from Louisiana,

Cowboy Action Shooting™ still remains the fastest growing of all shooting sports. With well over 90,000 members in the Single Action Shooting Society the sport has something to offer men, women, and juniors shooters of all ages. There are now over 600 clubs world wide in which to participate. Go to www.sassnet.com to find one near you.

From left: Chance Koch, Heather Kresser, Terri Galpin and Jim Finch

FOUNDERS RANCH, EDGEWOOD, NM. The 3rd annual World Championship of Wild Bunch Action Shooting® shook things up during the 30th annual End of Trail. The Single Action Shooting Society send its congratulations to the World Champions outlined below.

Chance Koch, aka Last Chance Morales, SASS# 67180 of Redmond, Oregon proved his grit at the age of 17 during End of Trail, earning his World Champion finish shooting in the Wild Bunch Modern category. Chance began shooting Cowboy Action Shooting at the age of 12 and has been shooting Wild Bunch since its inception. Armed with a 1911 STI by PARA Ordinance, an 1873 Winchester Rifle by Navy Arms, and an 1897 Winchester Pump Shotgun, Chance over took the legendary Evil Roy to claim his first World Championship title and become the Top Overall finisher.

Jim Finch, aka Long Hunter, SASS# 20389 of Amarillo, TX earned his World Champion finish shooting in the Wild Bunch Traditional category at End of Trail. SASS Wild Bunch and Cowboy Action Shooter Long Hunter headed into the final stage of shooting with an astounding 22.23 seconds lead from his closest competitor, despite the strong competition from the lineup of international shooters. Long Hunter took stage 12 in 39.05 seconds, resulting in a phenomenal rank points win. Long Hunter put in an impressive performance at End of Trail, later in the week also claiming a World Champion 49er title in the World Championship of Cowboy Action Shooting. The SASS Wild Bunch PARA 1911 was the handgun of choice for Long Hunter as he put in an impressive performance at End of Trail, along with a 1873 Winchester Rifle, and a 1897 Winchester Pump Shotgun.

Terri Galpin, aka Texas Tiger, SASS# 74829 of Tijeras, NM earned her World Champion finish shooting in the Wild Bunch Ladies Traditional category at End of Trail. SASS Wild Bunch and Cowboy Action Shooter Texas Tiger maintained an impressive lead throughout the match, finishing an astounding 362 rank points ahead of her competition. Going on to also place 3rd in the Ladies Wrangler Category in the World Championship of Cowboy Action Shooting, Texas Tiger is true competitor and performer in shooting sports.

Heather Kresser, aka Half-A-Hand Henri, SASS# 9727 of Magdalena, NM took home the World Champion Wild Bunch Ladies Modern title this year at End of Trail. A proven winner and competitor in Wild Bunch and Cowboy Action Shooting, Half-A-Hand Henri beat out the competition by a staggering 172 rank points in the World Championship of Wild Bunch Action Shooting. She also later in the week went on to claim an additional trophy as the World Champion Classic Cowgirl in the World Championship of Cowboy Action Shooting.

The 3rd annual World Championship of Wild Bunch Action Shooting® was held in conjunction with the 30th World Championship of Cowboy Action Shooting and SASS Mounted Shooting at Founders Ranch in Edgewood, NM.

Wild Bunch Action Shooting®, quickly gaining in popularity, continues to pick up speed and is regarded as the “Hottest Game” around. A combination of SASS Cowboy Action Shooting and Action Shooting with 1911 Pistols, the sport uses 1911 Pistols, Lever Action Rifles, and 1897 Pump Shotguns. Range set-up is comparable to a normal Cowboy Action Shooting Match. SASS Wild Bunch Action Shooting® is now sanctioning matches around the country.

For more information about the Single Action Shooting Society, visit www.sassnet.com