Monday, February 26, 2024

Phoenix 6, EOT-WB starts

End of Trail, World Championship of Wild Bunch Action Shooting

First of 2 days, 5 stages each day.  
Started at 8 AM, with a safety meeting beforehand.
So, Wild Bunch is an offshoot (pun not intended, but I like it!) of Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS), based on the movie of that tittle set in 1913 with a period military theme.  Some of us dress the part of military, most don't.  Shot with a 1911 pistol instead of revolvers and a standard CAS rifle & pump shotgun.  Generally smaller on more distant targets and sometimes more complex scenarios.  Well today was a fine example of all that.  Some good challenging scenarios (meaning I messed up one) and some required just mental clarity to shoot it fast (I did that too!). Only 4 misses in 5 stages so I’m very pleased with that.  One stage had 34 knockdown targets with no limit on ammo using pistol & rifle.  That was a lot of fun!
I spent some of the afternoon just wandering the vendors and visiting with friends.
Carlene’s day:
Carlene and Skye spent more time at Lake Pleasant.  
I visited the Discovery Center that has a display of interpretive exhibits of native and early settlers, wildlife, etc. Skye and I took a short walk then drove around to explore/scout out plans for another day. Before heading back to camp, we took a nice hike that took us near the lake shore where Skye can swim another time.  I decided we would not share the gravel beach with a wild burro.



A portion of the knockdown rack







Lake Pleasant:





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