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Welcome to the Burro Canyon Gunslingers!*

 
We shoot on the 3rd Saturday of every month at the West End Gun Club. 
      • Shooter's meeting starts promptly at 9:00 AM.
      • 6 - 8 Action Packed Stages
      • New Shooter's always welcome, briefing follows immediately after the shooter's meeting.   

It is starting to warm up at the range again.  That means bring plenty of water and remember your sunscreen.

It is time for them durn rattlers to start showing up again.  If you see a rattler on the range, let the Match Director or your Posse Leader know.  DON'T SHOOT EM!  They don't clang when ya hit em.

For the latest information on range conditions, creek conditions and fire hazard status, click on the Burro Canyon Cowboy.

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Important News About Shooting Categories:
 
Effective March 1, 2009, The Modern and Traditional categories will be joined to create an age based shooting category.  The new guidelines for the age based category can be found at the SASS web page http://www.sassnet.com/Shooters-Handbook15-001A.php#_Toc220205139 
 
Here is a synopsis from the 2009 shooters handbook:

·      Any Main Match revolver.

·      Revolvers may be shot any style except Gunfighter.

·      May use any SASS–legal main match shotgun and any main match rifle.

·      May use any SASS–legal ammunition.

·      Juniors are persons aged 16 and under.  The category may be subdivided by age and gender.  Suggested divisions are “Young Guns” aged 14 through 16 and “Buckaroos” 13 and under.  Caution is urged in allowing competitors under age 14.  Local laws, regulations, and insurance requirements may prevent matches from offering some age groups.

·      Parental consent and supervision is required for all competitors under twenty-one years of age.

·      “Buckaroos” must use revolvers, rifles, and shotguns meeting the external standards but may be chambered in .22 LR for revolvers and rifles and .410 caliber for shotguns.  Standard velocity ammunition for these firearms must be used. Knockdown targets are not required to fall for Buckaroo Category shooters.  A hit will be scored as long as the target is clearly hit.  An alternate target MUST be provided for all aerial shotgun targets for Buckaroo category shooters.

·      Buckaroo Category shooters choosing to use center-fire ammunition in handguns and/or rifles must meet all center-fire power factor and velocity requirements.

·      The women’s category may be subdivided according to the use shooting style, e.g., Lady Duelist and Lady Gunfighter.

·      Cowboy Category shooters are competitors of any age range.

·      Wrangler Category shooters are competitors 36 years of age or greater.

·      Forty-Niners are competitors 49 years of age or greater. 

·      Seniors are competitors 60 years of age or greater.  Senior Duelist is also a recognized Senior Category.  Senior Duelist category shooters may use any SASS–legal firearm or ammunition but must shoot Duelist or Double-Duelist Style only,

·      Silver Seniors are competitors 65 years of age or greater. 

·      Elder Statesmen/Grand Dames are competitors 70 years of age or greater.

 
 

Our next match will be:

Saturday, 

June 20, 2009

at the West End Gun Club.

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"The Ballad of the SASS Shooter"
from Jim Bowman
aka
Bell Weather Jim.
Here is a link to Jim's web page  http://www.camocowboycountry.net/

The Burro Canyon Gunslingers are affiliated with the Single Action Shooting Scociety (SASS).  SASS rules apply during our monthly matches.  
 

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Click on the cowboy for more information about the Single Action Shooting Society

*Burro Canyon Gunslingers are not a part of and are in no way connected with the Burro Canyon Shooting ParkFor information about Burro Canyon Shooting Park, another fine sport shooting facility, please use the link above.