Jan 15 2004

The Ocoee Ranger, January 2004

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The Ocoee Ranger, January 2004

Volume 2, Issue No. 1                                           (Web Edition)                                          January  2004

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2004 BEGINS WITH A BANG

AND THE SMELL OF GUNSMOKE

     What does it take to make a good Cowboy Shootin’ day?  Well, mostly it takes a gathering of cowboys and cowgirls, and that’s what happened on January 24th at the Cleveland range.  43 cowboy and cowgirl shooters gathered, with their supporters and observing visitors, to conduct the 1st shoot of calendar year 2004…and it was a good one.  We shot pistols, and shotguns, and rifles, and bows and arrows, and all in all had a rip snorting good time.  As usual, T-Bone did a good job of writing the scenarios, and Horseshoe John and his range volunteers (Linc, Limp Along Charlie, Double Eagle) did a terrific job of setting up the ranges.  (Don’t forget, the range cowboys could use your help, whenever you’re available.)

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     Cruel Hand Luke was the Top Gun of

Perfect Matches Shot

the day, and Caliber .45 and Deadman both shot Perfect Matches with no misses. (attendance was down a little)  The weatherman had predicted a colder day, but we surprised him and had good weather for the shoot.  The Rev. Adam Jones, even though he was absent, must have used his influence and got a relatively warm, sunny day.

Calibre .45 shoots a perfect match!Deadman shoots a perfect match!

           Calibre .45                         Deadman

NO SHOOT IN FEBRUARY

     No Ocoee Rangers shoot in February.  The 4th Saturday will be the Knoxville Cowboy’s Shoot-Out at Pigeon Forge.  About a third of us Ocoee Rangers are also Knoxville cowboys and several others want to shoot in the Shoot-Out in Pigeon Forge.  But, we’ll have 2 shoots in March.  March 6 and our regular shoot day, March 27.  Our sponsors, the Cleveland Hunting Rifle and Pistol Club, graciously allowed us two days of range use in March.  So, mark your calendar and be ready for two days of fun and excitement in March.

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OUT ON THE RANGE

Posse #3 - January 2004

Posse # 3   Marshal Too Tall – Posse Leader

Front Row:  L-R  Pleasant, Marshal Too Tall , the bullet hole kid / a.k.a. a target, Tinker Chapley, the Kenesaw Kid   Back Row:  L-R  Tarheel, Sheriff Jack Cooley, Owlhoot Hardin, General Breckinridge, Bittercreek Jack, Calibre .45

SHOOT RESULTS

Traditional

Duelist

Cruel Hand Luke

Horseshoe John

Blayde Hollister

RIP Overland

Whiskey River Nelson

Owlhoot Hardin

Modern

Black Powder

Fiddleback

The Catoosa Kid

Limp Along Charlie

Tarheel

49er

Senior

Marshall Too Tall

Tobasco Jot

T-Bone Angus

Sunshine Billy

Double Eagle

Gunfighter

Buffalo Shoot

Pleasant

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Newletter Editors:  Deadman & Mesquite Millie                  Website Editor:  Tennessee Justice

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TOP TEN SHOOTERS

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Top Gun – Cruel Hand Luke – Top Gun
Tabasco JOT
Sunshine Billy
Pleasant
Blayde Hollister
Marshall Too Tall
Fiddleback
Horseshoe John
Whiskey River Nelson

T-Bone Angus

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OCOEE RANGER BADGES

The Ocoee Ranger, January 2004

     If you want an Ocoee Ranger badge and haven’t ordered yours yet, the badge will cost $58.50.  Contact Tri to order the badge.  His contact info is listed on the Contact page.  The badge looks good and is very well made, and it would look great on your shirt, vest or blouse – depending on whether you’re a cowboy or cowgirl.

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SHOOT THROUGH PASSES FOR OCOEE RANGERS SHOOTS

Got a commitment you can’t get out of?  Get a “Shoot Through” pass from Mesquite Millie or Deadman, when you register to shoot.  When you get to the first stage, give your posse leader your shoot through pass (your special scoring sheet), and the posse leader will let you shoot early in the stage.  Then take your “Shoot Through Pass”, and go to another stage.  That way, you can shoot a complete match.  And you can take as much or as little time as you need to have a fun shoot and still meet your commitment.  

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Dec 15 2003

Match Scores, December 2003

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DECEMBER 2003 SCORES & RANKING
STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4 OVERALL TOTAL CLEAN
ALIAS CL SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK TIME MISSES STAGES
Jack Rabbit Bob T 24.14 4 24.05 2 35.22 4 17.29 3 13 1 100.70 1 3
Badlands Beck T 19.69 1 22.63 1 25.09 1 26.13 12 15 2 93.54 1 3
Dustin Clays 49er 23.07 3 25.27 5 34.26 3 18.20 4 15 3 100.80 1 3
Ocoee Red 49er 24.51 5 27.47 8 38.75 8 10.76 1 22 4 101.49 2 2
Pleasant GF 28.71 7 27.22 7 36.26 5 24.75 9 28 5 116.94 3 1
Whiskey River Nelson T 25.19 6 27.92 9 42.23 12 16.37 2 29 6 111.71 2 2
Fiddleback T 31.28 12 30.84 13 33.40 2 25.94 11 38 7 121.46 3 1
Cruel Hand Luke CL 30.57 10 24.87 3 44.35 13 32.83 22 48 8 132.62 2 3
Rawhide Rex T 21.80 2 37.93 25 37.28 6 30.47 18 51 9 127.48 7 1
Double Eagle 49er 30.98 11 41.22 28 37.62 7 22.87 7 53 10 132.69 8 0
Horseshoe John D 31.62 13 32.45 15 38.98 9 31.50 20 57 11 134.55 4 1
Marshal Too Tall 49er 43.26 33 25.21 4 45.08 14 23.25 8 59 12 136.80 2 2
Lightning McCoy 49er 29.78 8 35.04 18 57.10 28 21.58 6 60 13 143.50 4 2
Limp Along Charlie M 35.34 21 33.02 16 49.10 20 20.97 5 62 14 138.43 0 4
Redneckerson T 33.23 14 31.46 14 41.75 11 41.87 31 70 15 148.31 9 0
Flash LaBrew SR 38.66 26 26.02 6 48.07 18 33.48 24 74 16 146.23 4 1
Tarheel M 40.49 29 35.33 19 47.82 17 26.23 13 78 17 149.87 1 3
Devil Dog T 33.46 16 42.39 29 49.64 21 28.42 16 82 18 153.91 2 2
Rev Adam Jones M 33.43 15 36.32 21 50.36 23 33.97 25 84 19 154.08 2 2
Festus T 37.13 24 42.44 30 39.62 10 32.56 21 85 20 151.75 6 1
Ranger Roger D 33.86 17 36.99 23 46.75 16 41.82 30 86 21 159.42 5 0
Linc SR 30.24 9 35.41 20 63.95 33 34.22 26 88 22 163.82 4 1
Tri D 43.52 34 40.76 27 46.68 15 26.61 14 90 23 157.57 0 4
Burning Powder T 41.60 30 28.88 10 48.11 19 42.97 32 91 24 161.56 6 1
Tellico T 34.49 20 38.24 26 62.08 31 30.84 19 96 25 165.65 3 2
Awful Close M 44.09 35 30.69 12 49.75 22 36.93 28 97 26 161.46 6 1
Deadman T 34.14 18 36.72 22 59.17 29 37.34 29 98 27 167.37 2 2
Keystone GF 39.74 28 29.87 11 73.76 36 32.94 23 98 28 176.31 12 0
Old Iron Pants JR 34.43 19 49.08 34 62.39 32 27.33 15 100 29 173.23 3 3
Bittercreek Jack 49er 38.79 27 50.35 36 51.79 25 29.54 17 105 30 170.47 5 1
Sundance McNeyman M 36.79 23 43.07 31 55.58 26 36.02 27 107 31 171.46 1 3
Big SR 44.62 36 52.70 39 56.59 27 24.99 10 112 32 178.90 5 2
Catoosa Kid BPC 35.62 22 37.71 24 60.23 30 47.91 36 112 33 181.47 7 1
Tucson Tuco 49er 38.62 25 43.43 32 50.62 24 47.01 35 116 34 179.68 7 0
Casino Jones T 42.66 32 34.57 17 90.43 41 56.52 37 127 35 224.18 7 1
Grey Rider T 44.97 37 51.17 37 76.04 37 43.67 33 144 36 215.85 8 0
Dead Beat BPC 42.45 31 49.79 35 78.76 38 67.50 40 144 37 238.50 9 0
Deadfoot CL 58.54 38 51.53 38 85.45 40 46.00 34 150 38 241.52 1 3
Flossie F 76.52 41 45.24 33 83.81 39 62.70 38 151 39 268.27 2 3
Ben Shot SR 73.26 39 55.03 40 99.03 43 67.36 39 161 40 294.68 7 1
Two Dogs Runin’ F 79.81 42 68.18 42 73.72 35 74.45 42 161 41 296.16 12 1
Summer Dove F 81.29 43 71.35 43 68.02 34 75.66 43 163 42 296.32 15 0
Dixie Land Delite F 73.87 40 60.54 41 93.43 42 68.50 41 164 43 296.34 9 0

T=Traditional     M=Modern     D=Duelist     GF=Gunfighter     SR=Senior     F=Female     CL=Classic     BPC=Black Powder Cartridge CH=Challenged     JR=Junior     49er=49er
NAMES IN RED SHOT A CLEAN MATCH – NO MISSES AT ALL

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Nov 15 2003

Match Scores, November 2003

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OCOEE RANGERS
Scores & Ranking – November 2003
STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4 STAGE 5 OVERALL TOTAL CLEAN
ALIAS CLASS SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK TIME MISSES STAGES
Dustin Clays 49er 24.18 2 31.25 3 21.79 2 33.98 4 24.24 3 14 1 135.44 1 4
Cruel Hand Luke T 20.00 1 28.81 2 44.03 13 28.37 2 22.49 1 19 2 143.70 0 5
Curly Bill T 29.95 7 32.35 6 21.65 1 28.48 3 31.71 11 28 3 144.14 4 2
Rusty Spur Slim D 27.22 3 31.77 4 22.74 3 25.38 1 35.64 19 30 4 142.75 4 2
Tabasco JOT T 29.26 6 33.79 7 31.71 5 36.25 7 28.95 5 30 5 159.96 4 1
Ocoee Red 49er 28.66 5 18.31 1 39.49 9 39.14 10 31.35 10 35 6 156.95 1 4
Marshal Too Tall 49er 30.23 8 44.47 14 38.72 8 37.04 9 27.77 4 43 7 178.23 1 4
Cool Waters T 34.89 16 36.44 8 45.10 14 34.68 5 29.37 7 50 8 180.48 2 3
Horseshoe John D 31.66 9 42.24 10 45.72 15 36.97 8 33.07 13 55 9 189.66 0 5
T-Bone Angus 49er 33.78 12 31.87 5 47.41 18 48.89 23 24.21 2 60 10 186.16 6 2
Double Eagle 49er 37.52 20 41.46 9 26.90 4 45.87 18 34.76 16 67 11 186.51 9 1
Flash LaBrew SR 34.14 14 44.48 15 57.28 24 41.92 13 29.18 6 72 12 207.00 4 2
Loose Cinch GF 44.05 32 47.26 18 37.65 7 41.55 12 33.01 12 81 13 203.52 7 1
Jack Rabbit Bob T 37.49 19 46.75 17 48.04 19 35.16 6 40.60 30 91 14 208.04 6 1
Limp Along Charlie M 32.91 11 49.80 22 57.46 25 52.29 26 31.05 8 92 15 223.51 0 5
Blayde Hollister T 46.15 35 44.44 13 42.66 11 42.86 16 35.63 18 93 16 211.74 0 5
Tri D 41.64 26 54.53 29 35.29 6 44.28 17 35.48 17 95 17 211.22 0 5
Fiddleback T 45.31 34 43.46 11 47.39 17 51.34 25 37.23 23 110 18 224.73 8 1
Whiskey River Nelson T 56.04 43 51.25 25 41.23 10 47.13 19 33.72 15 112 19 229.37 11 1
Festus T 27.52 4 45.75 16 64.67 38 47.90 21 43.46 35 114 20 229.30 3 2
Catoosa Kid BPC 40.32 25 48.00 19 70.49 42 47.84 20 31.10 9 115 21 237.75 6 2
RIP Overland D 46.67 37 63.72 39 43.87 12 42.24 15 36.79 21 124 22 233.29 7 2
Killin’ Time F 38.76 24 43.52 12 63.19 35 55.14 30 38.57 26 127 23 239.18 4 3
Slim T 34.43 15 49.22 21 61.07 34 54.60 29 40.55 29 128 24 239.87 5 2
Bittercreek Jack 49er 38.02 22 63.87 40 60.76 33 40.58 11 38.10 25 131 25 241.33 5 1
Owlhoot Hardin D 33.80 13 52.12 26 46.28 16 49.06 24 67.55 52 131 26 248.81 2 3
Tennessee Hawk SR 36.84 17 58.63 33 65.16 39 47.94 22 37.92 24 135 27 246.49 1 4
Deadman T 37.82 21 59.31 34 50.75 22 52.59 26 42.63 33 136 28 243.10 0 5
Devil Dog T 38.35 23 58.49 32 58.99 29 42.08 14 48.66 40 138 29 246.57 3 2
Linc SR 32.20 10 54.69 30 58.05 26 64.71 39 43.04 34 139 30 252.69 4 1
Ranger Roger D 43.26 31 48.12 20 82.19 49 58.44 34 36.81 22 156 31 268.82 8 2
Cherokee Mad Dog 49er 37.10 18 59.88 35 59.12 31 71.54 43 41.21 32 159 32 268.85 10 1
Tinker Chapley D 51.04 40 50.06 23 58.39 28 57.06 31 44.96 38 160 33 261.51 4 1
Tennessee Tombstone D 50.96 39 52.33 27 71.52 44 74.23 44 33.22 14 168 34 282.26 14 0
Old Iron Pants JR 59.01 45 61.69 38 56.18 23 77.98 45 36.36 20 171 35 291.22 4 3
Chickamauga Clint T 42.25 29 64.82 41 50.45 21 66.19 40 50.48 41 172 36 274.19 1 4
Sheriff Donald SR 51.95 41 53.86 28 49.56 20 61.73 37 57.94 48 174 37 275.04 7 0
C Rider CL 53.25 42 69.09 44 59.09 30 59.21 36 41.10 31 183 38 281.74 0 5
General Breckenridge M 42.18 28 57.33 31 76.89 46 54.40 28 62.79 50 183 39 293.59 3 2
Tucson Tuco 49er 68.40 51 61.39 37 59.64 32 58.20 33 43.91 36 189 40 291.54 8 1
Coffee Joe T 44.97 33 65.81 43 69.29 41 57.20 32 51.52 43 192 41 288.79 0 5
Bronco Ed D 42.10 27 65.10 42 78.06 47 97.54 52 39.93 28 196 42 322.73 5 1
Awful Close M 42.87 30 69.64 45 89.45 51 58.50 35 44.31 37 198 43 304.77 4 3
Blind Boy T 46.47 36 81.82 48 58.06 27 80.64 47 51.31 42 200 44 318.30 5 2
Tennessee Jake 49er 59.07 46 59.99 36 63.53 36 62.09 38 55.26 45 201 45 299.94 2 3
Keystone GF 78.51 52 50.37 24 64.36 37 69.84 42 64.82 51 206 46 327.90 14 0
Sundance McNeyman M 67.02 50 95.18 52 79.26 48 79.62 46 39.82 27 223 47 360.90 4 3
Summer Dove F 84.40 53 76.82 46 88.13 50 67.20 41 56.45 46 236 48 373.00 9 1
Deadfoot CL 50.58 38 101.61 54 73.43 45 111.88 55 54.85 44 236 49 392.35 5 2
Squire Shooter 49er 65.16 48 86.71 51 70.99 43 84.76 49 61.94 49 240 50 369.56 22 0
Tennessee Justice T 65.19 49 83.08 49 68.86 40 87.99 50 71.88 53 241 51 377.00 13 1
Grey Rider T 56.16 44 83.57 50 119.56 55 105.37 53 46.49 39 241 52 411.15 12 0
Dixie Land Delite F 63.28 47 102.73 55 98.35 52 81.86 48 57.02 47 249 53 403.24 13 0
Flossie F 85.33 54 79.16 47 113.85 53 89.25 51 74.81 54 259 54 442.40 3 3
Sunflower F 90.24 55 99.26 53 119.40 54 111.72 54 91.59 55 271 55 512.21 17 1

T=Traditional   M=Modern   D=Duelist   GF=Gunfighter   SR=Senior   F=Female   CL=Classic   BPC=Black Powder Cartridge   CH=Challenged   JR=Junior   49er=49er Names in Bold Red Shot The Whole Match Without a Miss

OCOEE RANGERS
Scores & Ranking – January 2004
STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4 STAGE 5 OVERALL TOTAL CLEAN
ALIAS CLASS SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK TIME MISSES STAGES
Cruel Hand Luke T 32.33 1 35.23 9 27.95 1 34.29 1 43.32 1 13 1 173.12 3 2
Tabasco JOT SR 45.14 10 27.58 3 54.07 6 42.94 11 53.23 4 34 2 222.96 5 1
Sunshine Billy SR 39.58 6 29.45 4 54.86 7 37.96 4 64.79 14 35 3 226.64 12 1
Pleasant GF 52.99 23 25.30 2 37.54 2 36.77 3 58.30 7 37 4 210.90 2 4
Blayde Hollister T 40.38 7 46.79 15 61.50 11 35.79 2 50.80 2 37 5 235.26 1 4
Marshal Too Tall 49er 55.16 25 25.15 1 59.17 9 43.17 12 51.27 3 50 6 233.92 2 3
Fiddleback M 38.27 4 42.39 13 65.94 15 39.42 6 65.64 15 53 7 251.66 9 0
Horseshoe John D 42.58 9 34.23 8 62.65 13 52.74 20 59.03 9 59 8 251.23 2 4
Whiskey River Nelson T 36.43 2 39.13 11 61.85 12 53.13 22 63.54 12 59 9 254.08 5 2
T-Bone Angus 49er 49.62 18 72.39 31 48.82 3 38.88 5 57.87 6 63 10 267.58 8 0
Calibre .45 SR 46.18 14 41.29 12 57.15 8 50.92 19 64.27 13 66 11 259.81 0 5
Kensaw Kid SR 46.17 13 38.25 10 52.87 4 53.07 21 71.11 19 67 12 261.47 9 0
Catoosa Kid BPC 50.43 20 52.51 22 60.48 10 44.69 13 57.01 5 70 13 265.12 5 1
Double Eagle 49er 46.04 12 33.55 7 75.05 23 39.83 7 73.79 23 72 14 268.26 12 1
Festus T 37.11 3 32.84 6 72.23 21 41.23 8 89.44 36 74 15 272.85 7 2
Ocoee Red 49er 38.74 5 32.02 5 96.44 33 53.64 24 58.33 8 75 16 279.17 15 1
Loose Cinch GF 41.20 8 52.09 21 64.70 14 41.31 9 73.80 24 76 17 273.10 10 1
RIP Overland D 46.38 15 47.99 16 69.82 19 42.84 10 67.98 16 76 18 275.01 5 2
Limp Along Charlie M 49.36 17 55.46 24 53.63 5 44.87 14 72.17 21 81 19 275.49 4 4
Birchwood T 52.47 22 42.80 14 67.24 18 54.90 25 62.36 11 90 20 279.77 5 2
Deadman T 51.25 21 52.03 20 75.52 24 48.89 16 60.53 10 91 21 288.22 0 5
Owlhoot Hardin D 47.57 16 50.00 18 102.32 35 49.41 17 70.32 17 103 22 319.62 5 3
Tarheel M 49.88 19 50.34 19 70.22 20 63.63 32 70.83 18 108 23 304.90 3 3
Tucson Tuco 49er 45.59 11 52.52 23 79.45 27 56.84 27 77.90 27 115 24 312.30 7 2
Sundance McNeyman M 60.86 31 48.66 17 79.88 28 56.98 28 71.22 20 124 25 317.60 4 2
Tellico T 58.61 29 64.78 29 87.31 29 48.38 15 77.77 26 128 26 336.85 4 2
Bittercreek Jack 49er 58.02 28 55.49 25 89.34 31 49.90 18 100.65 38 140 27 353.40 12 0
General Breckinridge M 56.48 26 55.63 26 102.60 37 60.70 30 73.64 22 141 28 349.05 2 4
Tinker Chapley D 63.06 34 55.70 27 66.05 16 53.57 23 117.43 41 141 29 355.81 6 2
Sheriff Jack Cooley D 53.12 24 65.53 30 73.74 22 67.85 36 88.04 34 146 30 348.28 4 2
Bullwhip T 60.93 32 78.58 36 76.77 25 62.48 31 79.00 29 153 31 357.76 10 1
Coffee Joe T 65.92 36 84.31 37 66.62 17 67.74 35 80.02 30 155 32 364.61 5 1
Sheriff Donald SR 60.84 30 78.31 35 91.04 32 67.21 34 75.36 25 156 33 372.76 6 2
Squire Shooter 49er 72.20 37 63.25 28 97.28 34 56.18 26 88.89 35 160 34 377.80 16 0
Linc SR 61.84 33 74.17 34 77.70 26 75.50 38 81.76 31 162 35 370.97 8 0
Old Iron Pants T 81.01 39 72.77 33 87.91 30 67.14 33 77.93 28 163 36 386.76 11 1
Honest Charlie T 57.87 27 87.50 38 102.44 36 92.30 41 87.71 33 175 37 427.82 9 1
Dead Beat BPC 74.58 38 72.48 32 124.07 39 57.30 29 99.68 37 175 38 428.11 13 2
Casino Jones T 64.16 35 107.13 42 129.03 40 78.30 39 86.67 32 188 39 465.29 10 0
Deadfoot CL 83.36 40 102.13 39 104.39 38 75.02 37 107.47 40 194 40 472.37 11 0
Buckwitt T 102.45 42 107.71 43 129.17 41 84.40 40 104.77 39 205 41 528.50 9 1
Deadeye Daisy F 102.98 43 104.58 40 137.83 43 102.67 42 133.26 42 210 42 581.32 11 1
Ben Shot SR 88.43 41 106.03 41 130.48 42 116.54 43 172.99 43 210 43 614.47 19 0

T=Traditional   M=Modern   D=Duelist   GF=Gunfighter   SR=Senior   F=Female   CL=Classic   BPC=Black Powder Cartridge   CH=Challenged   JR=Junior   49er=49er Names in Bold Red Shot The Whole Match Without a Miss

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Nov 15 2003

The Ocoee Ranger, November 2003

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The Ocoee Ranger, November 2003

Volume 1, Issue No. 9                                           (Web Edition)                                          November  2003

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The Ocoee Ranger, November 2003

     The November match was beautiful weather wise, with lots of bangs and clangs.  Deadman will have all the details real soon, so check back often.   The November scores and rankings are posted so check them out.  

     Don’t forget that December 6th is our Christmas Shoot/Family Social and 2003 Awards Celebration.  If you need information real quick check the contacts page and get in touch with somebody.  Hope to see your there!

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Newletter Editors:  Deadman & Mesquite Millie                  Website Editor:  Tennessee Justice

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Volume 1, Issue No. 8                                           (Web Edition)                                         October  2003

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TOP TEN SHOOTERS

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Top Gun – Marshal Andy – Top Gun
Curly Bill
Cool Waters
Dustin Clays
Pleasant
Cruel Hand Luke
Ocoee Red
Tobasco JOT
Rusty Spur Slim

Horseshoe John

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OCOEE RANGER BADGES

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     If you want an Ocoee Ranger badge and haven’t ordered yours yet, or haven’t told someone to get you one for Christmas, remember, the base cost of the badge now is $52.  In January 2004, the badge will cost $58.50.  Contact / have the gift giver contact Tri to order the badge.  His contact info is listed on the Contact page.  The badge looks good and is very well made, and it would look great on your shirt, vest or blouse – depending on whether you’re a cowboy or cowgirl.

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December 6th/Christmas Shoot – Family Event & 2003 Awards Presentation

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     We’ve been workin’ on the Christmas Shoot & Family event. So far, sponsors have donated bullets, brass, a badge, a subscription to Shoot Magazine, dusters, knives and other nifty prizes to be awarded by drawing.  But you have to be present to win.  We’ll shoot 4 stages and then saddle up and journey over to the BelAire Grill for lunch.  After we eat, we’ll present Annual 
Awards , draw for prizes (they’re still comin’ in), and do other stuff.  So, mark your calendar and plan to attend.  Bring your better half or significant other and the little cowboys and cowgirls too.  Remember, it’s a family event.

2003 OCOEE RANGER AWARDS

     In order to be eligible to be considered to receive an annual shooting award, you have to have shot in at least three Ocoee Ranger matches in 2003.  If you have shot in only two, November will be your last chance to qualify.  Awards are presented at the December whing-ding after the match, and the results of the December shoot (4 stages) will not count in 2003 annual results.
     Here are the 2003 Annual Awards that will be presented: 2003 Top Gun, 2nd – 10th place shooters of the year, Top Cowgirl Shooter, Accurate Shooters, Spirit of the Game, Top Hands, and some others.
     When you turn in your Christmas wish list and when you buy stuff for yourself, don’t forget the generous folks who sponsor our Christmas Shoot and Family Event this year:  

SHOOT MAGAZINE  –  Starline Brass

River Junction Trade Co.  –  Benton Shooters Supply

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NEW COOKS ON THE RANGE

     In October, new cooks signed on to provide grub to hungry cowboys and cowgirls at Ocoee Rangers shoots.  One of them may look familiar…he’s Old Iron Pants’ father.  The other is his mother.  When the Gabors learned that Dan, our previous cook,

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had changed jobs and could no longer be free on Saturdays, they signed up for the job, packed their chuck wagon, and got ready for the round-up.  With Mom and Pop cookin’ for the cowfolk and Old Iron Pants shootin’, it shows once again that Cowboy Shootin’ is a family activity.  Oh yeah, Dan said, “Good bye, and thanks to everyone for their business.” 

The Gabors – (L-R) Old Iron Pants & the new cooks.  Sis, Mom & Pop

We’ll Post A Menu Here With Prices As Soon As We Get One From The New Cooks.  

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BOOTH WESTERN ART MUSEUM IN CARTERSVILLE, GA WELL WORTH THE VISIT

The Ocoee Ranger, November 2003

     At Deadfoot’s recommendation, Mesquite Millie and I visited the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, GA early this month.  He said that it had terrific paintings & bronze sculptures and Western movie posters, and it does.  Millie and I spent 3 hours there.  We arrived just as a short orientation movie began.  It’s very good.  We skipped the guided tour and just roamed around on our own.  They have cowboy, Indian and civil war paintings and lots of sculptures: large and small.  One statue is of John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn, mounted on ol’ Beau and holding his big loop Winchester.  They also have a gift shop with books and other stuff.  Photography is not allowed inside 
the gallery.  But they have two real nifty life-size statues of a cowboy on a bucking horse outside the building.  You can take pictures of them.  If you live in the Cleveland, Chattanooga, Dalton, Ringgold area, it’s well worth the trip.  You Knoxville cowfolk may not be as tempted to visit, unless you have other things to do in the area. (Cartersville is about 40 miles north of Atlanta.)
     It’s easy to find. Just exit I-75 South at Exit 290.  Go west, that’s turn right if you’re driving south, to Hwy 41, and go south a couple of 3 miles.  Then turn right on East Church Street.  The museum is about 2 blocks on the right.  It’s a big white building.  It’s open every day except Monday.  The ticket price is $6 for adults, less for kids. Deadfoot’s right…it’s an excellent Western art museum.

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SHOOT THROUGH PASSES FOR OCOEE RANGERS SHOOTS

Got a commitment you can’t get out of?  Get a “Shoot Through” pass from Mesquite Millie or Deadman, when you register to shoot.  When you get to the first stage, give your posse leader your shoot through pass (your special scoring sheet), and the posse leader will let you shoot early in the stage.  Then take your “Shoot Through Pass”, and go to another stage.  That way, you can shoot a complete match.  And you can take as much or as little time as you need to have a fun shoot and still meet your commitment.  

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Volume 1, Issue No. 8                                           (Web Edition)                                           October 2003

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The reel West, the real West and the West of our imagination

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THE REEL WEST

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Randolph Scott

     When this word slinger was a pup, he had 2 Western movie heroes: Randolph Scott and Audie Murphy, in that order.  Randolph Scott was the essential Western movie hero. He rode tall in the saddle, because he was tall.  He was from Virginia, so he sounded like a cowboy, or at least what a cowboy was supposed to sound like.  And he made a bunch of cowboy movies, among others.  And most of them were very good.  Stuff like Man in the Saddle, The Gunfighters, 

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Trail Street, Ride Lonesome, The Tall T, Western Union and many others.  John Wayne produced one of Randy’s movies, Seven Men From Now, and then wished he’d played the lead himself.

     Randy’s last movie was a Western, and one that aficionados of Western movies recognize as a classic, Ride the High Country.  In it, he and Joel McCrea played aging Westerners as the Old West was passing into history.  It was also Joel’s last picture. Both were classy cowboys, and both ended their careers with this good ol’out of doors action Western. If you’re ever at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame Museum in Oklahoma City, you’ll see Randolph Scott’s picture in the Western movie area.  Joel McCrea’s picture is also there.

THE WEST OF OUR IMAGINATION
Tellico

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     Some folks say that a picture is worth a thousand words.  If so, then this photo tells it all.  Tellico, who hangs his spurs in Tellico Plains, TN, has been a Cowboy Shooter for many years.  In fact, he has one of the old style SASS badges, and it has No. 3482 on it.  How about that?  Especially now that there are more than 50,000 SASS members.  Tellico started shootin’ with us in the early days at Guns & Stuff, before the 

Tellico in vest & neck-tie

move to the Cleveland range.  He said that he’d been priced

out of the cowboy shootin’ group that he had been with.  That group “evolved” to the point that anyone who wasn’t shootin’ real Colt six-shooters wasn’t welcome.  Being’s how he was shootin’ Rugers, he saddled up and moseyed along.

     When Tellico started shootin’ with many of us southeastern TN / north GA cowboys and cowgirls, he used a .45 -.70 Sharps reproduction rifle in the Buffalo Shoots before the match.  He usually shot last, because sometimes his Buffalo gun would make the target unusable after he finished shootin’, sometimes before he finished shootin’.  His Sharps was the first one that many of us had seen.  He also was the first continuous user of a bird’s head pistol grip on one of his six-guns.

     In the world in which he makes his livin’, Tellico is a Trout rancher, or wrangler, or rustler.  Anyway, he herds fish.  Recently a wise acre of a cowboy asked him how one branded a fish.  Without missing a beat, Tellico replied, “Use a cold brand, and put it behind his ear.” 

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THE REAL WEST

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John Chisum

    The name John Chisum is very well know by Western movie fans, folks with an interest in Western history, and Cowboy Action Shooters.  But did you know that John Chisum was a Tennessee boy?  That’s right, John was originally from Madison County, TN.  But he went west to achieve fame and fortune.  John eventually became a cattleman and in the mid 1800’s moved a herd of about 900 cattle from Texas to New Mexico.  In 1873 he founded his “South Springs Ranch” near Roswell, NM.  Although owning only about 40 acres where his house and the water / springs were, 

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he ran cattle on about 100 miles of open range and became a

John Chisum
sure enough “cattle king”.  John was one of the many players who became involved in what became known as “the Lincoln County War”, a local economic war between factions fighting to do the kind of business each wanted to do.  It just happened that John and his friends, John Tunstall and Alex Mc Sween, weren’t ruthless or crooked enough to win the war against the other fellers:  Jimmy Dolan and Lawrence G. Murphy.   John’s role was that of providing capital, at times sanctuary to some of the warriors, and moral support.  For although he is widely known as a Western figure and was stunningly portrayed by John Wayne in the movie Chisum, the real John Chisum didn’t carry a six-gun and didn’t do any physical fighting in “the Lincoln County War.”  Folks like Billy “the Kid” Bonney, Charlie Bowdre and others did that.
     In the end, John lost most of his wealth because of his involvement in the Lincoln County affair.  He died of cancer in 1884, three years after Billy “the Kid” Bonney was killed.  John left only a fraction of his once vast empire, but that estate was valued at $500,000.  For you cowboys who ain’t never seen that many zeros and can’t count that high, that’s a half a million bucks.  Not bad for a Tennessee cowboy, huh?

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Buenos dias, amigos.

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Newletter Editors:  Deadman & Mesquite Millie                  Website Editor:  Tennessee Justice

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