The December shoot

The December shoot was to be on Sunday, 12 December, but was rained out.

The October shoot

Previously listed as an off month, October stood in for the rained-out September shoot. Thanks to Yellow Mike, the results of the match:
Duelist

Stinky Pete
Tusac
Mild Bill
Unexpected Bill
Dead Eye Dutch
Wildwood Walt
Josh Durham
Triple Nickles
00 Buck
Cowboy Jersey Wales
Quaker Kid

Traditional

Vaquero Dan
Harley Bob
Big Whiskey
Timber Creek Cowboy
Bottoms Up Bruce
Wyoming Schoolmarm
Cuss'n Kate
Yuma Kid
Navy Six
Mick O'Shea
Six Gun Scribe
Irishman Jim
Lefty Longstory
Yellow Mike
Six Gun Sal
Red River Rob
Dutch Luke E
Big John

The September shoot

Rained out, unfortunately.

The August shoot, not

Too hot...

The July shoot

Through an oversight, Rico will be out of town for the July shoot. (Hey, brain damage, what can he tell you?) He will report on the events of the shoot when he returns. As there's no shoot in August, see you in September.

The June shoot

The weather was hot, but the rain held off until everyone was headed home. Two victims: Bad Blake had a bad interaction with the loading port of Rico's rifle (not a good thing, but due to being a newbie and not knowing any better), and Yellow Mike had a bad interaction with the weather and had to ice himself down.
Other than that, a good shoot with the usual splendid scenarios courtesy of Tom Barker and the Delaware Blues.
An entire family came by to watch; they will be at the July shoot, apparently. A good thing.

The May shoot

The weather was mixed, but the shooting was good, with the usual difficult-but-not-impossible scenarios.

The April shoot

The weather was great (mid-70s and sunny), the stages were challenging but fun (thanks to the Delaware Blues who designed and set them up), and the day was great.

Rico's commentary: the use of cross-draw holsters is continuing but lamentable; they are a nuisance for the shooter, the stage workers, and the other shooters. Would that SASS had never made them legal... Spatter, too, continues to be a problem. Seated at the unloading table for much of the day, Rico got hit several times by sizable hunks of lead.

Schedule for 2010

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Shoots of the Quinton Cowboys in 2010:
No shoot in January
No shoot in February
March 14th was rained out, alas
April 11th
May 2nd
June 13th
July 11th
No shoot in August
September 12th, rained out
October 10th
November 14th
December 12th

All Sundays.
Registration opens at 8am, shooting starts at 9.30am.
Luncheon provided by The Mole Hole Cowboy Restaurant.

The December shoot

According to Mike, lunch at the Mole Hole Cowboy Restaurant at the December shoot on the 13th was to be free. Yes, as in no bucks at all.
In the end, of course, it got rained out, so his gesture went unappreciated. Maybe next year...

The November shoot

The next shoot of the Quinton Cowboys will be on Sunday, the 8th of November. The usual challenging stage design, courtesy of Tom.
The Mole Hole Cowboy Restaurant menu for November is plenty of El Diablo chicken (hot and spicy shredded chicken on a roll), some seven-day cole slaw, sweet potato casserole, pickles, and a soft drink, all for only five buck. (After all hungry cowboys are served, second plates will be available for a measly two bucks.)

The October shoot

The next shoot of the Quinton Cowboys will be on Sunday, the 11th of October.
A new addition to the event will be the grand opening of The Mole Hole, the replacement for Ptomaine George's now-departed establishment. The food, we hear, will be much improved, and lunch looks to be only five simoleons for a full plate and fixings. See the new website at The Mole Hole Cowboy Restaurant for details.

The September shoot

September brought much nicer weather than in July, and nearly three dozen cowboys showed up to enjoy six excellent stages.

The July shoot

Much as last month, the Quinton Cowboys got a nice sunny (if hot) day after a night of rain. The stages (thanks again to Tommy and Vern) were excellent, with an amazing transverse run in the mine car that actually worked.
We had a good turnout, some thirty-plus shooters, with some new guys, and a good time was had by all.
All except Rico, however, who went down early with the heat and bailed after only two (of six) stages. He'll be back for September (no August shoot, remember).

Finally, a sunny day

The Quinton Cowboys finally got a bright and sunny Sunday (after a cloudy start, once the rain stopped overnight), and about twenty or so shooters showed up and had a great time.
Tommy and the Delaware Blues crew put in their usual overtime making the stages work well (thanks, Vern, for the stage design), and there was a lot of variation.
Rico brought a new shooter, Mike Malloy (no cowboy alias yet), and he'll be back.

Not this one, either

The May shoot got rained out.
We (well, some of us) showed up and some (well, four of us) were willing to shoot, especially after Tommy and the gang put in so much work setting up, but everyone wimped out (okay, okay, it was raining), so no shoot in May.
So, if you're keeping score, it would technically have been Dead Hand Fred, the Quaker Kid, Rico, and some newbie friend of the Kid's, in that order, with the rest declining to participate...
Hopefully in June.

Not this time

Rico says that, through a series of errors, he did not make the April shoot. He hopes everyone had a good time and shot well. He will see you in Quinton in May, come hell or high water.

2009 schedule

Per Yellow Mike, here is the schedule for shoots in 2009; all are on Sundays and all start promptly at 9.30 am, following sign-in between 8.00 and 8.45:

March 8th (second Sunday) (non-Ptomaine George lunch; $2 for hot dogs and baked beans and bread and soda or water)
April 5th (first Sunday)
May 3rd (first Sunday)
June 14th (second Sunday)
July 12th (second Sunday)
No shoot in August
September 13th (second Sunday)
No shoot in October
November 8th (second Sunday)
December 13th (second Sunday)

Questions should be emailed to Yellow Mike at mbenson103@comcast.net

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.)