2010 Texas State Championship
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Red River Showdown the 2010 CFDA Texas State Championship
Hosted by the North Texas Society of Gunfighters
March 19th – 21st off I-35 in Gainesville, Texas.
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The First California State Fast Draw Championship?
The First California State
Fast Draw Championship?
By Bob Crismon
The year was 1958 …. The fledging single action gun sport of Fast Draw (aka “Quick Draw”) was really booming! Most of the major TV shows were westerns. New clubs were springing up all over the USA. This phenomenal growth was remarkable when considering US mail was the primary method of communication. Even printing was expensive in relation to what a one page flyer costs today when printed on your home printer connected to your PC.
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WINGO Indoor Rifle Range
WINGO Indoor Rifle Range
Written by Bob Crismon
The year was 1960 ….. The war has been over for fifteen years, times are good. Folks had extra money and time to spend on elective things of interest. Many of us chose recreational shooting activities. Interest in the Single Action revolver and lever action rifle grew every day, sparked by the popularity of movie and TV western shows. Winchester Fire Arms was in the ammunition and long arms manufacturing business. The new gun sport activities resulted in the sale of Winchester blanks, cartridges and brass. But without a manufactured side arm, Winchester could not capitalize on the Fast Draw Western TV show driven business boom. Winchester came up with a brilliant idea – why not develop a shooting sport centered on the use of Winchester rifles? Most Single Action Fast Draw shooters are likely Winchester rifle owners.
Thell Reed
One of the unspoken facts about the sport of Fast Draw is that it’s true roots are in the combat sports. Preceding the wax bullets and blanks ammo we use today Single Action Fast Draw was practiced using live ammo in combat matches dominated by shooters using double action and semi auto handguns. Many of the founding members of the sport we know today came from that group of pioneering gunfighters who had the audacity to step up to the line with the best combat shooters in the world shooting live ammo from the hip with a single action revolver. Thell Reed was one of those men.
July 2009 Internet Shoot
Well… here are the results of the July Internet Shoot. Better late than never is all I got to say since my life took a priority over my love for Fast Draw this month. As soon as the Santos Ford Showdown was over the family and I took a much needed vacation to Disneyland at the end of July. Getting the girls ready for the new school year made August a blur!
For those who still may be able to shoot an August Internet event let’s shoot S/W at 10′, 12′ and 15′. Make sure to send the times to Big John (bigdogjohn at sbcglobal dot net) and copy me. Big John Skinner signed on to help me put all the individual results together so all I have to do is format the web pages which cuts my work in half. Continue reading ‘July 2009 Internet Shoot’ »
June 2009 Internet Shoot – International 2
A new GunFighter Gulch record was set when 65 Gunfighters from the United States and Scotland joined together to write yet another chapter in Fast Draw history by participating in the second GunFighter Gulch International Internet Shoot.
Across the pond our friends from The Gunslingers Club brought the Border Raiders Club to the party. Here in the United States gunfighters from 6 states gathered together to share Fast Draw with them. I think we may have to make this a regular thing! Yee Haw… Shoot It All… Worldwide!!!
For the July 2009 Internet match let’s shoot one set of S/W at 8′, one at 10′ and one at 12′.
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Fast Draw in Scotland
Video of some of our Fast Draw Friends in Scotland.
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Jim Martin’s Guns
Jim not only hand tunes single actions he uses collectable guns as a canvas to express the artistic side of his personality. Each piece honors his passions in life – western history, western movies, country western music and competitive single action shooting. He rebuilds and/or refinishes the guns when appropriate, designs all the engraving and handcrafts each set of grips. I think you’ll agree they are works of art. Here is a small representation of Jim’s favorite pieces from his private single action art collection.
Ergo Thumbing
Ergo Thumbing
By Jan Owen
This is to introduce you to the thumbing style I use; I suppose you could call it ergo-thumbing. It’s a little different than thumbing styles used by others. I developed it to minimize the amount of hand & arm movement during the draw, and to make the draw as compact as possible. If you read this and follow the instructions, you won’t end up thumbing just like me, because, for best results, you will need to tailor these moves to YOUR body.
I’m going to explain this draw in great detail. But you have to take this information and fashion it into YOUR thumbing style. Otherwise, it won’t be natural to you. And if it’s not natural, it won’t be as fast as it can be.