PAWNEE STATION

WILD BUNCH RULES

 Shooters who wish to shoot in the Wild Bunch (WB) category must shoot ONLY WB firearms as described below.  The firearms must appear as that firearm would have in or before 1921 (10 foot rule).  Sights must be of a type designed before 1921.  Period speed loading devices such as half moon and stripper clips may also be used.  Basic SASS rules will apply with the following exceptions:

 Handgun: Any double-action revolver (minimum 6 shot cylinder) or semi automatic pistol, chambered in .30 caliber (7.62 mm) or larger, designed before 1921.   The WB shooter has the option of using two handguns or a single handgun, reloading it as necessary.  Revolvers may be reloaded with single rounds or half moon clips (no full moon clips were in use before 1921.)

Shotgun:  Any shotgun of a type designed between 1892 and 1921.  Shotguns must be staged and returned to the prop open and empty.  When the stage begins with the shotgun in hand, it may be loaded on the line before the stage begins.  The two shell limit will not apply to the WB category; the shotgun may be loaded with as many shells as the shooter wishes to load.   

Rifle:  Any long gun designed between 1892 and 1921, chambered in 25-20, 32WSL (Winchester Self Loading), 35WSL, 351WSL, 401WSL or any allowed pistol caliber with a velocity of less than 1400 fps.  This includes WB handguns designed to accept a stock before 1921, with the stock attached.  Long guns must be fired dry and returned to the rack or prop open and empty.  No firearm may be used as both a handgun and long gun in the same stage of fire. 

Pump and Semi Auto Firearms: Equipped with a safety, will be loaded at the loading table with a round in the chamber and the safety on.  Long guns may also be staged unloaded and then loaded on the clock with a period speed loading device.  Lever action rifles were not originally designed with a safety and therefore must be loaded per SASS rules.  Long guns not equipped with a safety will be loaded in the same manner as lever action rifles. 

Semi Auto Handguns: Not equipped with a safety may not be used in this event.  Safeties must be engaged anytime the shooter moves with or holsters the firearm.  In the event of a malfunction, the shooter may clear the malfunction, hand off or ground the firearm.  Any time the handgun is returned to leather, the action must be closed and the safety must be engaged.  Semi auto handguns may be loaded with more rounds than required to shoot the course of fire, i.e., when the shooter loads the handgun it will be holstered with one round chambered, the safety engaged, and five or more rounds in the magazine.  This will allow the shooter to fire the required number of rounds and still have a chambered round, allowing the safety to be engaged before holstering. 

Side match rifles:  Semi automatic, bolt action and box magazine lever action rifles designed before 1921 or pump action rifles designed between 1892 and 1921, chambered in a rifle caliber may be used.                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                Revised 01-07