August 2nd & 3rd, 2008
Defend Devil’s Drop
A match Cowboy Action Shooters get together for some good ol’ shootin’ fun.
Located on Bow View Farm along the banks of the West Bow Creek
in eastern Knox County near Crofton Nebraska.
Take Hwy. 12 west from Crofton 1 mile to county blacktop, 550th Ave. (old Hwy. 121) and go south on 550th Ave. 3 ¾ miles across the Bow Creek bridge. Turn west and follow the drive.
Saturday, August 2nd SASS day = 9:00AM to sign up with a safety meeting at 9:30.
We will have 6 Main Match SASS type stages, a hearty meal, and some side matches as well.
All standard SASS categories are honored as well as some NCOWS and others.
Sunday, August 3rd G A F day = 9:00AM to sign up with a safety meeting at 9:30.
We will have 5 Main Match GAF type stages, a hearty meal, and several side matches.
We will follow the G A F “Battle Rifle” class Structure using 1 handgun and 1 long gun.
A Cowboy Action Shooting event in a remote scenic prairie setting.
Home cooked meals, friendly folks, and local history.
Come and shoot just Saturday , just Sunday or both days.
Awards will be given for each day in each class with participants pre-registered by July 4th.
For more info CONTACT: Bow View Haymaker (Paul Arens) 402 270-1697, pjarens@frontiernet.net or
Scruffy Skippy (Skip Fricke) 402 276-1391.
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Detach & Return with payment, $15 per shooter per day includes meal, + $5 per additional meal.
Alias: ________________________________________________ Date participating: 8/2____ 8/3____
SASS #: _________________Shooting class: _____________________ Campsite needed?? _____
Name: _____________________________________________________ # of additional meals. ______
Address: ____________________________________________________________
Phone ________________________Emergency phone: _____________________
Emergency contact person: ______________________________________________
I hereby release the SASS, High Plains Renegades and Bow View Farm and all it’s members and any representatives, of any and all responsibility for injury , death or damage to myself or my property while at any event of the High Plains Renegades.
Signature: ____________________________________________ Date: ______________
High Plains Renegades, P.O. Box 1122 Columbus NE, 68602
Guns of the Old West: single action revolvers, pistol caliber lever action rifles, and old time shotguns (bring whatever you have that‘s close and join the fun). Your score is your time plus penalties for misses and such. Low score wins. An honest effort to dress in appropriate “old west” style clothing is appreciated. We will be following SASS safety and scoring rules as best we can for the Cowboy Action main match and side matches and GAF battle rifle structer and scoring for the GAF match. With everyone pitching in everything should run smoothly.
COWBOY ACTION SHOOTING COMPETITION BASICS
*Cowboy Action Shooting is shooting scenarios using firearms that are all of 1899 or earlier in design or manufacture. This includes rifles, pistols and shotguns.
*Matches are not quick draw contest.
*Cowboy Action Shooting is NOT the place to learn how to shoot. It is where experienced shooters go to play the fantasy of Cowboy Action Shooting.
*The "Spirit Of The Game" is a term we use to describe the honor of the old west, a handshake was your bond and honesty was the rule of the day. It also means the shooter fully participates in what the stage requires.
(Common-sense exceptions are made for those shooters with physical disabilities that hinder participation in certain activities. For example, a wheelchair-bound shooter is not expected to mount the "horse" in the middle of a stage).
*If in doubt, just remember "WWJWD" (What would John Wayne do?)
*Remember, No target is too close or too big, that it can't be missed.
*Remember, it ain't how good you shoot, it's how good you look shooting and how much fun ya‘ have!
For more info on SASS (Single Action Shooting, Society), NCOWS (National Congress of Old West Shooters), or GAF (Grand Army of the Frontier) , go to their websites:
www.sassnet.com ,
www.ncows.org ,
www.grandarmyofthefrontier.org .