Howdy Pards!

June turned out to be another great day for a shoot! Only just a little cooling rain for the tear down. We had 33 registered shooters. Not bad for a graduation weekend.

Next, there is something that needs to be addressed. It’s something that we do not like harp on. At our shoots we are COWBOYS! and that means we LOOK like cowboys in our dress and of course, we SHOOT like COWBOYS !!! It is all part of the fun! The concern is that a little more effort could be used to appear in more period dress. This means NO cell phone or key chains hanging from your belt. Cowboys had different things like GUNS & knives & ammunition pouches hanging from their belts! Because mostly, they just had shootin’ on their mind!! Also, cowboys had more FREEDOM from time. So, if you have to wear a wrist watch, keep your sleeves down. And, one other thing, cowboys were just too RUGGED to have manufacturer’s logos on there shirts! . . . . Enough said.

We had the usual crew for set-up. THANKS folks!!! You’e the best!!

The Vile Bunch is usually at shoots on Sundays to complete the set up at 8am. Still, with the hot weather approaching, we are going to have days when we’ll want to put the canopies up at all the stages. Having the canopies up helps to provide some cooling shade for those folks who don’t have gun cart umbrellas. Also, we could use some help to set up the new pistol targets on Sunday mornings. This would help us all to get started on time. We’d sure WELCOME your company and your help on Sunday mornings if we’ve got any other cowpokes who are “early risers” & who can lend a hand.

Looking forward to seeing you on July 26th.

Raunchy Rick – Foreman