Mud Springs Plinkers

aka Rio Vaqueros March 2005 Newsletter

FROM THE PRESIDENT

Howdy! Thanks Slippery Steve for joining our club. For those who don't know, Slippery Steve is from the Magdalena Traildrivers. Thanks also Bill Weddle, aka Harve Curry, for renewing your membership. A Thank You also goes to our out-of-town members and locals for helping with set-up and tear-down of the stages. Gabby-We have enjoyed shooting with you. Thanks for your help. Dusty Star has volunteered to help me put on the man-on-man side match at the state shoot in Silver City. Proceeds will be split and divided to participating clubs.
Step & 1/2 had furnished printed Lucky 13 Pages of scenarios to help us create fun and different stages. Thanks Step & 1/2.
I got a phone call last night from Cindy Pollock, aka Hester Lee, of the Picacho Gun Club. She said Julian Harper, aka Double Dipper, thought he had the flu. Turns out the doctor diagnosed him with liver cancer. Our heartfelt wishes and prayers  go out to him and his family. (See eulogy on Julian from Cindy Pollock of Picacho Gun Club on page 3)        Later...J W Brockey

   SUNDAY's MATCH

This month's match was set up the be a warm-up to prepare for the State Match Gathering of the Posses at Casa Grande, Arizona. Four stages, which were more intricate than our average scenario, had good excuses for our misses. The match was fast and furious. I noticed a lot of the shootists reading the match scenarios before going to the firing line. There were only two clean matches for the day-Gabby and Doc Baker-Congratulations! I thought I was going to be among this prestigious group, but alas, I missed the last shot of the match-a shotgun flyer, thus falling away with the rest of the tales of woe for the day. The shootist with the best score was our peerless Territorial Governor More or Les. The weather was perfect and after the match, most of the posse gathered at La Cocina for a HOT lunch. Next month Salty will be match director while some of us will be shooting at NM State Match-Victorio's Run-in Silver City.
Keep shooting and practice gun control. Hit what you are shooting at.  s/Dusty Star

Minutes of Meeting of February 22 :

Minutes and Treasurer's Reports were read and approved.15 shooters were at the match. One stand is missing which prompted the motion to change the locker combination. Gabby and More or Les followed Dusty Star's suggestion and motioned that drinks be supplied at the range: cold drinks in the summer and hot drinks in the winter, plus some form of candy bars, all to be paid on the honor system. Jim Anton Dusty Star) will supply the candy and drinks, to begin in May.
T-or-C Recreation Director Leon Gorrell rescinded his parking mandate and will allow parking on the west side of the arroyo, outside the berm area for those who cannot cross the berm area on foot.
Salty will be running the April match while J W Brockey, Anna Paulova and Dusty Star attend the State Shoot - Victorio's Run and put on the side match Friday.
4-Square brought up the clay pidgeons and it was decided to return to the tin cans instead. Parry motioned to repair the moving targets.
A goodbye was said for Gabby, an active member in the club, who will be returning to New Hampshire for the summer.
Four upcoming shoots to consider for SASS members (entry forms are available at Dusty Star's - Anton's Marine- if you want one):
Seven Rivers Shooting Shindig in Carlsbad, May 20-22, sponsored by the Seven River Regulators - www.sevenrr.com;
10th Annual San Juan Siege May 26-29, sponsored by Oglesby & Oglesby Gunmakers and Presenting Sponsor - Wild West Mercantile, Montrose, Colorado - call San Juan or Kodiak Kid at (920) 249-4227;
5th Annual Revenge of Montezuma, June 17-19, sponsored by The Montezuma County Sheriff's Posse and hosted by The Windy Gap Regulators and The Reverngers of Montezuma of Cortez, Colorado - stagecoach@sisna.com or call 970-565-8479;
3rd Annual Shootout At Three Rivers, August 26-28, sponsored by Tres Rios Bandidos of Farmington, NM- www. sjwf.org or mreitz@cptnet.com or call 505-325-2167.
For the members who are not SASS affiliated, there is the First Annual Border Dispute, July 1-4, in Silver City, NM, hosted by the Gila Rangers and the Tombstone Buscaderos - www.gilarangers.com.
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For those who knew him, Julian Harper, aka Double Dipper, passed away last Saturday, March 26 from liver cancer.
Julian Harper (68) died Saturday, at the Hospice of Northwest in Perrsburg, Ohio. He had left in February to take care of his mother
who had fallen and broken her collar bone and arm. While there Julian was diagnosed with liver cancer and survived for two weeks.
He will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery on April 14th. Julian Harper is survived by his wife Sally and his son Lance. Julian's love for them showed every time he talked about them. Julian, aka Double Dipper, loved cowboy action shooting and was the shoot director for our cowboy action shoots. He will be missed by PGC members and all the cowboys action shooters in the area.

PICACHO GUN CLUB SCORES:
Ladies: Senior ***La Lu ****577.41
Men Senior ****Is Real Precious Goldberg **167.70
Senior ****Doc Warner ***288.91
Senior ****Rampart Kid ***344.15
Elder Statesman***Four Square ***188.57
Elder Statesman ***Cass Cabell ***326.19
Elder Statesman ***Bill Story ***272.32
Elder Statesman ***Tenderfoot Ted ***427.05
Traditional ***Bud Guzzlin ***175.70
Gunfighter ***Brushy Bill ***225.88
49er ****Doc Hawken ***208.13, DNS #4
Modern ****Pat Dunahoo ***388.30
Modern ****Greysmoke ***222.38, DNS #4
Modern ****Li'l Rob ****406.13
First Three Over-All:       Is Real Precious Goldberg 167.70 *Bud Guzzlin 175.70 **Four Square 188.57

*Next Shoot on April 23, 2005. Registration 9:15 to 9:30 a.m. Safety Briefing 9:45 a.m. Must attend to shoot the match. Starting Time 10:00 a.m.

*Cowboy Action Shoot in May (Memorial Day Weekend) will be put on by Doc Baker and Fast Hammer. We had fourteen shooters (half were local). The rest came from Silver City, Deming and Alamogordo, despite the weather, just to support our shoot. This was also the weekend for the Border Shootout at Casa Grande, Arizona. This shoot was hard for all of us. Julian was not there to lead the way. Is Real Precious and the other shooters helped us run the shoot and we made it though... Good people lending a hand demonstrating the true spirit of Cowboy Action Shooting.

START THE DARWIN AWARDS FOR 2005 NOW !!
The following mind-boggling attempt at a crime spree in Washington USA appeared to be the robber's first (and last), due to his lack of a previous record of violence, and his terminally stupid choices:
His target was H&J Leather & Firearms. A gun shop specializing in handguns. The shop was full of customers - firearms customers. To enter the shop, the robber had to step around a marked police patrol car parked at the front door. A uniformed officer was standing at the counter, having coffee before work. Upon seeing the officer, the would-be robber announced a hold up, and fired a few wild shots from a .22 target pistol. The officer and a clerk promptly returned fire, the police officer with a 9mm Glock 17, the clerk with a .50 Desert Eagle, assisted by several customers who also drew their guns, several of whom also fired. The robber was pronounced dead at the scene by Paramedics. Crime scene investigators located 47 expended cartridge cases in the shop. The subsequent autopsy revealed 23 gunshot wounds. Ballistics identified rounds from 7 different weapons. No one else was hurt in the exchange of fire
Here we are at the beginning of March and we already may have the 2005 winner of the Darwin Award.
This guy is going to be hard to beat.
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Included in this newsletter are the Gila Rangers , the Picacho Gun Club and the Magdalena Trail Drivers scores. If you would like to see more, please notify Dusty Star at jeanton@zianet.com for inclusion in the next newsletter.