Source request

Rico saw a cowboy at the last shoot with a great jacket, made by Wah Maker. According to the company, it's called a 'Walker' coat, and they don't make it any more. (Durn.) If anyone knows of a source for one (size XXL or 48), please email him.

Skill request

Rico says he's got a small leather pouch that needs some repair on the handle, and wonders if there are any cowboys out there with the skills and the tools and the willingness to do some work for him, cheap. Cash or trade for graphics or writing work.

December shoot

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The final shoot of the Quinton Cowboys in 2008 was held on Sunday, 14 December. The results were:

Style/Alias...One...Two...Three...Four...Five...Six...Total...Points
Duelist
B. Crittenden...42.14...37.87...21.94...58.41...55.72...52.99...269.07...18
Hangin Dawg...75.21...34.54...38.88...57.40...57.76...47.18...310.97...17
Tusac...54.70...44.58...58.83...64.59...54.61...54.63...331.94...16
Nanticoke...66.02...53.14...50.19...57.20...80.48...73.70...380.73...15
Left Hand Dan...78.62...51.95...63.20...73.46...49.26...69.13...385.62...14
Mild Bill...61.62...58.26...52.62...87.48...74.06...74.04...408.08...13
Crawfish...65.19...62.78...70.13...60.61...61.80...88.74...409.25...12
Dusty Sawyer...65.47...57.10...83.80...63.31...78.48...68.67...416.83...11
Josh Durham...66.83...65.41...49.20...90.68...69.88...94.44...436.44...10
Triple Nickles...83.80...66.01...55.35...85.75...74.83...88.34...454.08...9
Yuma Kid...84.98...59.72...77.97...120.94...92.88...77.22...513.71...8
Ranger Dave...94.43...86.25...85.37...105.75...86.57...100.58...558.95...7
Curly...74.98...79.11...101.60...94.84...111.30...107.24...569.07...6
DH Fred...112.50...93.21...98.80...145.73...90.12...64.40...604.76...5
TJohnson...80.57...119.55...128.69...113.03...88.45...126.28...656.57...4
Quaker Kid...141.20...79.27...132.91...99.66...118.19...101.61...672.84...3
Rico...129.97...126.88...139.96...119.44...114.84...122.86...753.95...2
C'ville Zeb...128.25...108.48...153.21...88.84...115.24...85.98...680.00..1DQ
 
Traditional
Cactus Whiskey...52.38...35.30...42.17...74.45...48.87...56.34...309.51...7
Vaquero Dan...59.71...38.90...48.25...61.28...43.84...69.14...321.12...6
Capt. McCrae...62.94...47.45...56.88...74.35...60.49...75.43...377.54...5
Navy Six...64.86...63.79...56.65...73.23...68.92...73.35...400.80...4
Schoolmarm...71.41...64.76...76.92...86.91...114.37...73.62...487.99...3
Yellow Mike...90.56...66.94...91.43...84.27...74.95...116.77...524.92...2
S. Sam...108.42...107.67...144.84...123.78...119.14...119.75...723.60...1

November shoot

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The November shoot of the Quinton Cowboys took place on Sunday the 9th.
Here are the results of the shoot:

Duelist
Rank Cowboy Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Total
1. Hangin Dawg...85.14...43.87...48.02...51.50...52.98...40.68...322.19
2. Nanticoke......76.98...42.97...49.48...63.75...55.30...55.66...344.14
3. Tusac.............68.12...40.79...53.24...63.69...64.87...56.71...347.42
4. Mild Bill.........71.44...53.28...62.50...64.03...55.64...56.80...363.69
5. DH Fred........71.06...57.04...56.16...72.84...56.86...52.03...365.99
6. Dusty Sawyer...65.72...42.29...61.42...64.93...70.47...69.17...374.00
7. Crawfish...83.25...74.20...72.06...79.99...67.87...67.06...444.43
8. Little Bill...78.58...83.99...71.05...91.87...74.92...67.62...468.03
9. W'wood Walt...100.59...83.57...85.26...116.78...56.13...64.94...507.27
10.T. Nickles...93.91...100.99...63.82...95.88...75.35...78.56...508.51
11.Yuma Kid.....100.37...72.33...81.96...76.75...94.42...91.57...517.40
12.Coal Cracker...108.13...76.66...86.28...108.76...85.34...77.04...542.21
13.Sidewinder....127.90...90.48...131.67...90.53...96.95...93.13...630.66
14.GrkGeo...112.78...106.70...105.92...113.47...104.28...101.85...645.00
15.Quaker Kid....132.13...127.59...104.29...97.02...99.14...93.61...653.78
 
Traditional
Rank Cowboy Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Total
1. Cactus Whiskey....71.00...66.92...46.37...50.79...62.01...53.96...351.05
2. Navy Six............87.50...68.07...67.51...72.33...67.75...58.63...421.79
3. Slow Hand Dan...99.14...83.99...82.44...72.32...66.80...61.05...465.74
4. L. Longstory.....107.64...67.41...74.71...86.92...71.61...72.07...480.36
5. Yellow Mike......122.43...74.30...85.75...93.72...79.27...73.23...528.70
6. TC Johnson....121.49...117.16...107.73...89.58...94.49...116.31...646.76
7. Rico...157.26...145.53...151.35...129.63...172.33...105.80...861.90
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Obituary

Yellow Mike received a call from Mae Ott that her husband, Silver Fox, has passed on. Being a fine craftsman, he apparently had a wonderful gun cart, and Mrs. Ott would like to sell it to one of his fellow cowboy shooters. If you're interested, email her to see it.

September shoot

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The September shoot of the Quinton Cowboys took place on Sunday the 7th.
Here are the results of the shoot:

Duelist
Rank Cowboy Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Total
1. Hangin' Dawg 44.74 50.86 47.21 34.11 51.97 48.39 277.28
2. Nanticoke 47.84 53.95 57.60 23.65 44.53 53.17 280.74
3. Dusty Sawyer 56.59 57.95 58.84 42.35 57.78 61.40 334.91
4. Mild Bill 63.47 66.52 61.77 38.43 54.68 66.18 351.05
5. Shogun 79.44 54.65 59.09 60.09 49.07 67.81 370.15
6. Josh Durham 62.41 57.21 70.94 43.26 65.12 71.92 370.86
7. Ian Hawkes 67.17 64.51 71.98 56.64 64.31 71.01 395.62
8. Dead Hand Fred 54.28 72.66 67.46 59.52 53.83 88.55 396.30
9. Triple Nickles 72.80 88.24 83.93 47.40 60.12 63.35 415.84
10. Greek George 86.10 101.02 97.15 70.35 97.43 116.12 568.17
11. Quaker Kid 92.29 93.81 82.75 85.09 101.27 119.84 575.05
12. Ranger Dave 81.22 83.43 118.87 115.08 85.23 96.95 580.78
13. Curly 242.30 122.69 149.94 57.05 97.90 118.34 788.22
14. Rico 138.58 178.17 146.97 144.16 131.67 171.72 911.27
15. Eureka Ed 135.70 159.44 185.64 139.44 150.20 151.15 921.57
16. Tusac 52.33 54.95 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 DNF

Traditional
Rank Cowboy Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Total
1. Vaquero Dan 50.10 37.55 54.69 37.45 36.49 40.28 256.56
2. Cactus Whiskey 66.43 53.89 54.86 53.24 45.43 64.41 338.26
3. Delaware's Delight 58.35 65.73 69.30 47.19 44.18 65.78 350.53
4. Six Gun Scribe 60.72 62.34 62.92 49.64 61.87 54.39 351.88
5. Slow Hand Dan 92.08 53.63 63.96 59.98 48.40 66.46 384.51
6. Jed 69.18 73.27 69.50 52.61 78.51 70.24 413.31
7. Stone Hands Galloway 86.60 55.05 63.34 47.10 86.66 78.78 417.53
8. Wyoming Schoolmarm 57.81 88.76 73.27 59.97 59.41 84.24 423.46
9. Yellow Mike 80.01 67.73 71.28 70.47 71.07 78.48 439.04
10. Lowdown Sidewinder 79.62 91.12 87.44 92.69 75.17 79.92 505.96
11. Dance Hall Girl 180.78 108.94 115.79 95.05 127.91 152.44 780.91

July shoot

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The July shoot of the Quinton Cowboys took place on Sunday the 13th.
Here are the results:

Duelist
Rank Cowboy Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Total
1. Hangin' Dawg 38.69 50.88 45.49 39.90 43.37 57.67 276.00
2. Tusac 37.23 50.33 63.53 52.20 48.01 51.03 302.33
3. Lady LaSalle 41.87 58.74 58.46 55.24 46.74 57.14 318.19
4. Stinky Pete 63.51 54.26 53.80 60.59 43.71 51.35 327.22
5. Josh Durham 34.84 75.24 72.69 67.75 51.48 70.34 372.34
6. Yuma Kid 54.28 63.05 85.97 85.24 76.41 77.39 442.34
7. Six Gun Scribe 60.88 97.11 72.54 61.19 55.53 100.22 447.47
8. Greek George 88.70 79.89 89.82 94.23 77.84 95.22 525.70

Traditional
Rank Cowboy Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Total
1. Navy Six 37.56 58.64 63.31 60.38 56.04 72.10 348.03
2. Double Ought Buck 46.90 62.00 76.96 69.65 71.32 60.87 387.70
3. Cimarron Boca 44.07 68.67 82.99 70.42 55.74 70.19 392.08
4. Kyle The Kid 53.48 68.60 76.31 66.82 61.29 65.97 392.47
5. Jed 79.35 71.82 64.41 65.69 59.83 77.69 418.79
6. Captain Gus McCrae 46.64 77.47 73.17 88.88 64.15 77.28 427.59
7. Delaware's Delight 62.81 61.07 76.92 97.59 72.94 62.82 434.15
8. Yellow Mike 78.29 66.01 84.16 88.86 80.53 76.37 474.22
9. Turkey Creek Johnson 87.49 163.93 114.59 87.85 75.65 121.07 650.58

June shoot

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The June shoot of the Quinton Cowboys took place on Sunday the 1st.
Here are the results:

Duelist
Rank Cowboy Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Total
1. Nanticoke 55.88 52.68 45.66 41.87 55.87 51.86 303.82
2. Blaze Crittenden 51.78 56.82 50.16 42.04 44.63 69.85 315.28
3. Tusac 52.10 62.10 52.92 51.14 49.25 55.75 323.26
4. Triple Nickles 56.30 65.15 73.75 54.54 61.90 63.00 374.64
5. Josh Durham 55.49 55.55 74.17 69.83 61.44 61.14 377.62
6. Mild Bill 58.66 57.87 70.00 67.44 70.95 76.60 401.52
7. Cale E. Nikkel 62.79 84.53 68.35 57.10 66.55 93.40 432.72
8. Dead Hand Fred 87.74 69.65 59.66 94.02 64.54 72.90 448.51
9. Wildwood Walt 66.90 62.63 85.25 56.83 61.04 121.23 453.88
10. Rawhide Rob 73.95 60.89 88.19 95.51 74.74 77.71 470.99
11. Six Gun Scribe 85.54 79.80 78.86 87.82 77.11 76.92 486.05
12. Quaker Kid 72.32 93.58 90.29 69.55 88.95 91.07 505.76
13. Ranger Dave 82.97 92.95 82.81 84.29 89.66 126.30 558.98
14. Greek George 92.64 100.34 109.17 127.43 110.81 121.97 662.36
15. Eureka Ed 112.60 138.93 168.98 138.20 152.67 152.24 863.62
16. Rico 145.34 173.69 175.82 127.48 148.75 129.60 900.68

Traditional
Rank Cowboy Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Total
1. Cactus Whiskey 49.18 50.17 62.15 48.52 66.12 63.79 339.93
2. Navy Six 56.77 58.49 69.20 60.30 61.31 76.71 382.78
3. Stone Hands Galloway 66.44 59.67 69.07 58.57 69.94 67.22 390.91
4. Double Ought Buck 67.50 77.88 63.57 68.49 65.15 61.14 403.73
5. Jed 70.44 64.28 79.30 64.74 66.39 70.27 415.42
6. Lefty Longstory 70.30 63.08 67.96 66.70 84.74 69.40 422.18
7. Captain Gus McCrae 50.61 65.31 85.92 65.26 78.05 99.27 444.42
8. Lowdown Sidewinder 71.71 71.96 79.55 81.02 82.32 84.21 470.77
9. Nathan Bedford Forrest 76.29 78.12 97.11 60.50 73.81 85.36 471.19
10. Santa Fe Sue 61.10 71.40 61.47 75.42 86.92 150.75 507.06
11. Dead Short 91.64 90.79 78.74 85.46 83.66 94.61 524.90
12. Jersey Jailer 96.93 96.43 89.02 96.60 102.82 115.23 597.03
13. Dance Hall Girl 144.50 164.78 138.33 167.22 145.73 117.25 877.81


Mild Bill Calloway, the best pard a cowboy could have. {Note his disgustingly low SASS number...}

Josh Durham at the right and Mild Bill at the left and in the middle is Tusac holding some newfangled device.

The Quaker Kid firing his long gun while Nanticoke pretends to keep time.

May shoot

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The May shoot of the Quinton Cowboys took place on Sunday the 4th.
Here are the results; we had 35 participants and no casualties. Our winner in Duelist class was Blaze Crittenden and the Traditional category was won by Nanticoke. Quite a few of the participants switched from Duelist to Traditional and vice-versa, which means that they have accumulated year end Award points in both categories.

Duelist
Rank Cowboy Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Total
1. Blaze Crittenden 57.22 49.48 49.65 50.07 42.46 24.49 273.37
2. Wildwood Walt 50.48 66.74 52.52 54.17 49.89 33.04 306.84
3. Tusac 54.37 72.62 72.30 51.80 55.11 32.13 338.33
4. Dusty Sawyer 63.32 64.08 55.13 65.31 67.93 40.07 355.84
5. Shogun 78.5567.05 54.99 55.76 61.25 42.14 359.74
6. Mild Bill 64.18 70.70 67.97 62.27 56.44 49.41 370.97
7. Triple Nickles 67.19 67.26 75.73 65.33 57.45 41.94 374.90
8. Dirt Gardner 65.05 81.68 56.61 75.27 74.35 30.24 383.20
9. Craig Dear 76.26 71.29 71.70 67.64 61.09 35.28 383.26
10. Dead Hand Fred 66.12 63.52 76.52 76.69 68.85 40.27 391.97
11. Yuma Kid 72.95 92.89 73.15 75.58 75.37 57.16 447.10
12. Coal Cracker 76.46 100.05 82.67 92.80 82.19 56.98 491.15
13. Curly 93.36 93.57 82.30 74.45 81.75 71.97 497.40
14. Quaker Kid 108.61 98.92 108.47 103.07 83.95 62.77 565.79
15. Ranger Dave 98.37 112.50 109.06 109.62 99.75 67.46 596.76
16. Greek George 121.03 155.82 113.49 108.81 110.89 87.02 697.06

Traditional
Rank Cowboy Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Total
1. Nanticoke 50.49 53.86 49.59 53.29 48.29 28.86 284.38
2. Vaquero Dan 46.20 63.99 50.23 48.14 56.41 31.92 296.89
3. Montana Rick 65.46 59.33 61.17 62.09 48.08 29.14 325.27
4. Cactus Whiskey 63.31 57.32 65.48 52.96 50.94 36.27 326.28
5. Navy Six 58.31 70.85 62.67 66.45 53.79 32.58 344.65
6. Captain Gus McCrae 85.58 62.52 66.75 62.98 70.79 45.45 394.07
7. Jed 65.98 74.73 64.42 103.91 67.75 39.52 416.31
8. Six Gun Sal 84.29 79.79 80.75 69.09 78.47 35.09 427.48
9. Rusty Shells 91.55 75.39 79.91 71.49 77.93 36.33 432.60
10. Lowdown Sidewinder 74.23 85.56 96.37 89.94 81.37 45.35 472.82
11. Chuck 86.32 95.41 94.70 90.21 83.78 45.79 496.21
12. Yellow Mike 87.83 91.76 129.54 96.38 81.47 49.25 536.23
13. Coffeyville Zeb 96.72 118.92 101.56 98.98 84.94 58.01 559.13
14. T. Creek Johnson 108.90 128.59 156.82 86.07 109.21 48.00 637.59
15. Sam Brown 180.74 122.61 119.71 97.09 84.08 61.25 665.48
16. T. Vassaras 158.39 197.70 190.82 139.76 174.95 83.57 945.19
17. Sweet Sue 181.17 217.83 227.78 148.84 158.08 92.34 1026.04
18. Stone Hands Galloway 59.99 65.96 51.71 0.00 0.00 0.00 DNF
19. Dead Short 104.45 132.57 107.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 DNF

The cowboys

A partial list of those who show up to shoot at the Quinton range. (If you're not here, and want to be, submit your photo via email to the webmaster. If you're here and don't want to be, send him an email.)

Dead Hand Fred, the Quaker Kid, Mild Bill, and some mysterious vaquero, all at Purgatory in 2008.








Mild Bill, loading.













Dead Hand Fred, stylin' cowboy style.













Kate and the Kid.













Nanticoke, aka Mario, who's unfailingly cheerful, and still misses (as do we all) Too Dang Frank.












Too Dang Frank, who's lamentably too dang dead.









Rico at the range.













Real cowboys, looking good.













The wagon we wish we had; see it (and buy a DVD) in Four Hand Draw.









Coyote Creek Mike (at center) and two other disreputable types at his 1881 Ranch in Nevada; Creek was one of the co-founders, along with Rico, of the Faultline Shootist Society in California.

First post

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Under the stern tutelage of Yellow Mike, this blog will carry the schedules, results, and miscellaneous hoohah of the Quinton Cowboys club matches, which take place about once a month at our private range outside Quinton, New Jersey. (Notice, in this aerial photo of our range courtesy of Google Maps, the newly-constructed berms that make it a nice three-bay range, with good side protection for all shooters.)