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SEPTEMBER, 2005
3 cowboys & 2 cowgirls have no misses at September shoot!
September on the range was … well, it was very pleasant, not to be confused with the shooter of the same name. While Hurricane Rita was pounding the Texas-Louisiana coast, the 61 cowgirl and cowboy shooters who ventured out to save the West from the metal bad guys were pounding and pinging and gently thumping the targets. In the process, 2 cowgirls (Mustang Megs and Shootin’ Sue) and 3 cowboys (Marshal Too Tall, Owlhoot Hardin, and Tennessee Ted) shot matches without misses. This was the 1st time 2 cowgirls shot no-miss matches on the same day.
L-R kneeling: Yankee Dutchman, Catoosa Kid, Marshal Too Tall, Awful Close, Dijango Slim. Standing: Deadfoot, Fast Harley, Mustang Megs, Timberland Renegade, Festus D. Deputy, Last Kiss, and Ocoee Red – posse leader.
Mustang Megs –
No Misses
Mustang Megs and her other half, Timberland Renegade, were visiting the Ocoee Rangers while on vacation in Pigeon Forge. Hailing from Pennsylvania, they learned that we were shooting, and added our shoot to their vacation plans. Both shot very well and were such standout workers in their posse that they were recognized as Ocoee Ranger Wranglers.
Shootin’ Sue –
No Misses
How’d the shooting go? Well, Curly Bill was the Top Gun, closely followed by Slater and Marshal Too Tall. Mustang Megs was the top cowgirl shooter. Marshal Too Tall won both categories (.22 Cal. and Long Range) at the Buffalo Shoot. Unpleasant shot so fast that it was hard for the spotters to keep up with hits & misses when he shot his pistols. And the CatoosaKid had smoke rolling through the trees from his black powder shooting firearms. Simply stated, it was a terrific day and a very good shoot.
SHOOT RESULTS: Top Gun – Curly Bill Buffalo Shoot: .22 cal – Marshal Too Tall Long Range – Marshal Too Tall
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Traditional 1. Curly Bill 2. Slater 3.Timberland Renegade |
Cowgirl 1. Mustang Megs 2. Roma Jane 3. Last Kiss |
Modern 1. Limp Along Charlie 2. Awful Close 3. Bad Arm Slim |
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Senior 1. Reb Chester 2. Outrider 3. Linc |
Gunfighter 1. Pyro 2. Pleasant 3. Widow Maker |
49er 1. Marshal Too Tall 2. Ocoee Red 3. Tucson Tuco |
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Black Powder 1. T-Bone Angus 2. Catoosa Kid 3. Yuma Trueheart |
Duelist 1. Owlhoot Hardin 2. Horseshoe John |
Outlaw 1. Loose Cinch 2. Rawhide Rex |
Classic 1. Fast Harley
Wranglers – Slater, Tennessee Ted, Keystone, Mustang Megs, Timberland Renegade, Bad Arm Slim, Whiskey River Nelson, Slingin’ Dunn
NEXT OCOEE RANGER SHOOT – 22 OCTOBER .. The Buffalo Shoot begins 8:00 am. Registration 8:30 am – Posse Leader walk-through 9:15 am – Safety meeting 9:45 am – Shooting follows ! All times are Eastern Time.
TURKEY SHOOT AT NOVEMBER SHOOT
… Turkeys as prizes for turkeys/shooters
who win. Details later.
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The Reel West, The Real West
and the West of Our Imagination
The Reel West – Buck Taylor
Clarence Taylor III was born in California in 1938. Fortunately for him, Clarence acquired a nickname and became Buck. As a youngster, he worked in stables around movie horses, and as a result learned to ride. Although his pop was in the Western movie business, his dad was Dub Taylor, Buck didn’t have a horse of his own. Later, he entered the movie business himself and gravitated toward Westerns. In 1967, he joined the TV cast of GUNSMOKE and became Newly O’Brien for about 7 years. As Newly, he had a real unusual career: he was a gunsmith, who became an apprentice doctor and an apprentice lawyer and also intermittently served as a deputy marshal. How’s that for a jack-of-all-trades? Of course if you were lying on his
Buck Taylor as Newly O’Brien while appearing on the long running TV Western GUNSMOKE
operating table, you might have thoughts like: is he going to sew me up like a doc’s patient or as a gunsmith’s holster? But if he screwed up, he could put on his lawyer hat and represent himself as a misunderstood lawman just passing through chasing bad guys who just tried to be a Good Samaritan and sorta understandably goofed up a little.
Self portrait in watercolor by Buck Taylor
Since his GUNSMOKE days, Buck’s appeared in a lot of movies, most of them Westerns, such as TOMBSTONE, JERICHO, CONAGHER, and lots of others. He’s a real cowboy in real life and looks the part of the grizzled cowboys that he plays. But there’s also another side to Buck. He’s a terrific Western artist, painting pictures in watercolor. He’s done posters for major rodeos and stock shows, commissioned paintings, portraits, and many other paintings that various art dealers peddle for him. Of course he stays very busy, although he’s now in his 60’s. His wife is a rodeo barrel racer and horse trainer, and he travels to a lot of rodeos. And he still appears
in many movie roles. And he raises horses. And he paints. But remember, as Newly O’Brien, Buck wore many hats, and that appears to have been good training for his very varied and busy life style.
The West of Our Imagination – Squire Shooter
Squire Shooter has been a Cowboy Shooter for 3 years. He read about Cowboy Action Shooting on the internet, then investigated it. How? Well, he saddled up and rode out to the Cleveland range and starting shooting with us. That tells you 2 things: (1) he’s an experienced cowboy shooter and (2) he has good judgment in picking shooting companions. After deciding to be a cowboy shooter, he turned his attention to selecting an alias. He thought and thought, and he decided that he was an honest feller. So, why not become
Squire Shooter
Square Shooter. Sounded good. In fact, it was so good that somebody else had already staked a claim to it. So, he decided to choose something close: Squire Shooter. And that’s who he became.
What does he shoot? Vaquero six-shooters and a Marlin rifle, shooting .38’s. Like Pleasant. But his favorite cowboy is a .45 caliber person: John Wayne.
What does he like best about cowboy shooting? “I’ve always liked period guns. This gives me an excuse to buy and shoot more guns.” Whatever his reason, being a cowboy shooter is a real reward.
Buck Taylor –
“King of the Cowboys”
THE REAL WEST – BUCK TAYLOR
? – 1924
Did you know that Buck Taylor was the 1st “King of the Cowboys”? It’s true. Of course that Buck Taylor, William Levi Taylor, came along well before Roy Rogers laid claim to the title. He had the title in 1885. But not many people remember ol’ Buck. You see, he was a cowboy back in the days when Buffalo Bill was in show business. Buck and his brother trailed cattle up from Texas and somehow ended up working on Buffalo Bill’s ranch. Ever watchful for arena performers, Bill hired Buck, who was about 6 ft. 5 in. tall, to work in his Wild West Show. Of course at that time, cowboys were a dime a dozen. But Buffalo Bill, a man with a world-recognized title, gave Buck a title of his own: King of the Cowboys. Then he had him grow his hair long, decked him out to look real flashy and paraded him out to perform. Shucks, sometimes Buck even wore jaguar spotted chaps.
Now traveling around as a cowboy in such legendary company just naturally resulted in Buck gaining fame, if not fortune. Some enterprising writer wrote a dime novel in which Buck was the hero, and it was published. In it, Buck rescued damsels in distress from Indians. It was called THE COWBOY CLAN; OR THETIGRESS OF TEXAS. A ROMANCE OF BUCK TAYLOR AND HIS BOYS IN BUCKSKIN. How’s that for a title?
But ol’ Buck lived up to it. He performed with Annie Oakley, Sitting Bull, and ol’ Buffalo Bill himself, among many others in Bill’s world famous Wild West Show. After his days of performing with Buffalo Bill ended, Buck started his own show. He died in Pennsylvania in 1924.
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CHRISTMAS 2004 ANNUAL SHOOT & FAMILY EVENT VENDOR SPONSORS ..
Please remember the sponsors of our 2004 Christmas Shoot and Family Event as you buy cowboy & cowgirl things and give lists for potential gifts to friends and loved ones for this Christmas. They helped us. Let’s help them.
Ø LEGENDS OUTDOOR ADVANTAGE – Athens, TN
2110 South Congress Parkway Athens, Tennessee
Phone: (423) 746-2321
Ø EAGLE GRIPS – Eagle Business Center
460 Randy Road,
Carol Stream, IL 60188
phone: 800-323-6144
fax: 630-260-0486
email: sales@eaglegrips.com
Ø STARLINE BRASS CO. –
1300 West Henry , Sedalia, MO phone: 800-280-6660
660-827-6640
FAX 660-827-6650 email info@starlinebrass.com
Ø SHOOT! MAGAZINE –
7154 W. State St. #384,
Boise, ID 83714
phone: 1-800-342-0904 www.shootmagazine.com
Ø SADDLEBAG BULLETS – (Cool Waters)
Randy Gothart phone: (256) 776-4909
Ø TRUE WEST MAGAZINE –
True West Publishing, Inc.
Phone: 1-888-687-1881
Email: info@twmag.com
Ø BOOTH WESTERN ART MUSEUM – Cartersville, GA
501 Museum Dr ,
Cartersville GA 30120 phone: 770-387-1300 www.boothmuseum.org
Ø JAXONBILT HAT COMPANY, Salmon, Idaho
Roy Jackson, P.O. Box 417
Salmon, ID 83467
Phone: (208) 756-6444
email: jaxonbilthats@salmoninternet.com
Ø LOGAN’S ROADHOUSE – Cleveland, TN
3940 Keith St NW, Cleveland,TN 37312
Ø BENTON SHOOTERS SUPPLY – Benton, TN
Ø TEXAS JACK’S WILD WEST OUTFITTERS
Phone: 800-TEXJACK
Fax: (830) 997-6074
Website: www.texasjacks.com
Ø GOLDEN CORRAL restaurant – Cleveland, TN
388 Stuart Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37312
Ø TERRY’S TOYS (old west guns) –
T-Bone Angus
Phone: (423) 899-9807
Ø HAMILTON DRY GOODS – Sparta, TN
Ron Hamilton, Hamilton Dry Goods,
4575 Roberts Matthews Hwy, Sparta, TN
store: 931-739-6061
home: 931-528-6061
email: hamiltondrygoods@multipro.com
Ø CALICO LASSIE – LADIES VICTORIAN AND OLD WEST ACCOUTREMENTS AND ACCESSORIES
Frances C. Orgeron,
251 Bayou Crossing Drive,
Raceland, LA 70394
(985) 532-5371 (phone & fax)
Email: frances@calocolassie.com *
* Calico Lassie is located in the hurricane-affected area of Louisiana. If the lady is still in business, I’m sure she would appreciate our business, just as she helped us, by being a sponsor.
Cool Waters – Mr. Saddlebag Bullets
Ocoee Rangers Who Were Vendors In Sept
If you’ve ever looked around, even casually, at our monthly shoots, you’ve probably noticed that several folks who attend are either business people selling products, or are casual peddlers of various products.
Cool Waters is a shooter, although he’s had health problems and hasn’t been able to shoot much this year, and a businessman. Many of us shoot his bullets, Saddlebag Bullets. He makes them.
Outrider’s another craftsman shooter. He makes and sells holsters, belts, spur straps, shoulder/saddlebags and other products. Curly Bill’s another leather-smith shooter. He makes a line of top quality holsters and belts. Look around at the Cleveland & Knoxville shoots, and you’ll see many examples of his products on shooters, including this word scratcher.T-Bone Angus completes the circle. He sells guns, pistols & long guns.
Outrider poses with his leather goods.
T-Bones’s Booth. He’s elsewhere.
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