The November Shoot Was Cold, But It Was Good!

Would you believe that the November Shoot Day was the coldest day in the Chattanooga area on record for Nov. 22nd? If you don’t, take it up with the Rev. Adam Jones. He said he heard that on the radio on the way to the shoot.  But then he was riding with Sledge, and Sledge talks a little. 63 shooters ventured out to the range, but the cold drove 4 of ‘em back to the ranch house: 1 evidently took his score sheet with him. This was our Turkey Shoot, and 5 cowboys won turkeys, shooting a .22 cal. rifle on stage 2.

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OCOEE RANGERS SHOOT RESULTS – NOVEMBER 2008

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Competition …. Ghosts, Spooks And A Flying Witch!

October is the month of Halloween and ghosts and creatures of the night. But it’s also the time of year when leaves are donning fall colors and the sky, between the clouds, is brilliant blue. Such was the Ocoee Rangers October Shoot Day. Attendance was down a bit: 55 shooters attended and participated. Lots of other regular shooters were away attending the TN – KY Black Powder State Shoot. Come to think of it, that’s probably why it was cloudy from time to time at our shoot: all that black powder smoke drifted west and sometimes obscured the sun. But smoke or clouds, Ocoee Rangers shooters shot it out with swirling targets on the Texas star, knock-downs, statics and with a flying “witch” that flew across the range. Shooters had 5 chances to hit the witch, blazing away with 1 of their six-guns.

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OCOEE RANGERS SHOOT RESULTS – OCTOBER 2008

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