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Mattaponi Sundowners: Sunday Match & Beyond

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Howdy Cowboys and Cowgirls,

 
The Mattaponi Sundowners will be hosting a Cowboy Action match this coming Sunday April 21st at the West Point Gun Club.
 
Gates will open at 10:00, the safety meeting will be at 12:15, and we start shooting at 12:30
 
Stages by Major B.S. Walker attached.
 
Beyond Sunday:
 
1) KC’s Corral is having their annual Thunder in the Brush match on May 18-19.
 
2) Our annual Black Powder match Smoke on the Mattaponi will be held on Saturday June 22nd.  We can’t call it a championship; it’s called the SASS Virginia State Blackpowder Shootout.  Match Information with Registration and Sponsorship details are posted HERE.
 
Sponsorships are available at Levels 1-5 for $25+, $50+, $100+, $200+, and $400+ in any combination of cash, merchandise, or gift certificates.  Cash is used to help defer expenses and keep the registration fee as low as possible.  Merchandise and Gift Certificates are used for Door Prizes and/or Raffles.
 
Hope to see you Sunday, again next Saturday, at KC’s in May, and at “The Smoke Match” in June.
 
-Swifty McDraw

 

WPGC Double Action Match

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WPGC is planning on holding the DA match on Thursday, April, 11, 2024. Again, the forecast is iffy, but it looks like rain will begin around 13:30. If that holds we will go ahead with the match. Please let me know if you plan to attend. I will send a notification between 17:00 and 19:00 on Wednesday, April 10. Please respond to:
 
 
Thanks, Leo

Smoke on the Mattaponi XVII (June 22, 2024)

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SASS Presents
Smoke on the Mattaponi XVII
The Virginia State Blackpowder Shootout
 
The Mattaponi Sundowners and West Point Gun Club are proud to announce that registration is now open for our annual Black Powder match to be held on June 22nd.
 
There are three attachments that hopefully will tell you all you need to know about the match, the registration process, and the schedule.
 
The other two attachments provide Sponsorship Information and a form for Sponsors.  One reason for this early announcement is to give potential sponsors plenty of time to make their plans.  Literally anyone can be a Sponsor and we welcome all Sponsorships, whether you plan to attend the match or not.
 
These files are not yet posted on our website www.westpointgunclub.com but they will be soon.  There will be a Shooter’s List posted on the web as registrations start arriving.
 
‘Nuff Said
-Swifty McDraw

WPGC Rimfire Steel Match

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I would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter Weekend.
 
WPGC will be holding our monthly Rimfire Challenge match on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Slim will be recuperating from chemo over the next few months and feels like it is a bit much for him at the moment. I spoke with his wife, Phy yesterday and she says he is doing pretty well.
 
I will send out another reminder next week in the usual time slot and announce the schedule. The forecast for next Wednesday is, of course, rain, all day. I will wait until the day gets closer before making a decision on the match. 
 
Please forward your blessings and prayers to Slim and Phy for his speedy recovery.
 
Shinbone

Mattaponi Sundowners: Today’s Match Scrubbed

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Howdy,

 
Today’s cowboy match at WPGC has been cancelled.  The forecast is for steady rain with 15 kt wind from the South.
 
Our April matches will be on Sunday April 21 and Saturday April 27th.
 
-Swifty McDraw

Mattaponi Sundowners: Saturday Match

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Howdy, it’s me again,

 
The Mattaponi Sundowners will be hosting a Cowboy Action match this coming Saturday March 23 at the West Point Gun Club.
 
Gates will open at 8:00, the safety meeting will be at 9:45, and we start shooting at 10:00
 
Stages by yours truly are attached.
 
The forecast is 70% for wet weather.  Sometimes, we load and shoot under tents and sometimes we have to cancel.  We’ll keep an eye on the forecast.
 
-Swifty McDraw

Mattaponi Sundowners: Weekend Results

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Howdy Cowboys and Cowgirls,

Thanks to all for making Gathering on the Mattaponi XVII a success.  Each and every shooter helped us meet our objectives for all of our matches: “Have a safe shoot and have fun“.
 
In addition to those mentioned yesterday, we thank the setup crew of members (plus a couple of campers) for setting up 3 bays full of props and steel on Friday.  We also thank everyone who helped tear it down today and store it away.
 
We had 18 clean shooters on day 1, but only 5 were left when the dust settled.  Congrats to Doc Pill Filler, Lefty Spurmaker, Ledford LeRoy, Wildcat Will, and Major Gunz for shooting clean.  Wildcat Will was a little smoky (not ‘clean‘), but a nice breeze took care of that.
 
There are 5 attachments: 1) clean shooters; 2) results by category; 3) overall “winners list”; 4) overall “winners details”; and 5) Wild Bunch scores.
 
Congratulations to Cody Maverick for the Wild Bunch side match win and to all of our main match Category winners.
 
Drum roll please … the Top Overall Cowgirl was J.C. Phoenix and the Top Overall Cowboy and main match winner was Gun-em-Down, who squeaked past Dakota Rambler by 1.52 seconds!  Congratulations! 
 
Thanks for coming, whether for one day or two.  Hope to see you all at Gathering on the Mattaponi XVIII.
 
-Swifty McDraw

Mattaponi Sundowners: Saturday Results

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Howdy Folks,

The first day of Gathering on the Mattaponi is behind us.  I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did.  If you did, be sure to thank Prairie City Slim for writing good stages and Potter County Kid for worrying about (and taking care of) every little thing.  For the Wild Bunch folks, be sure to thank Cody Maverick for organizing the match and writing the stages.
 
For tomorrow, one or two shooters will be on a different posse to help balance things out.  If you’re one of them, I’ll let you know in the morning.  Otherwise, plan on starting on the same posse and in the same bay that you did today.  Be there in time for the first shot going downrange at 12:30.
 
Back by popular demand, I have attached the scores for the first 6 stages.  For a bit of trivia or curiosity, I also attached an interesting report available in the scoring system that gives the time durations for each posse and for each stage.  It’s the type of thing that Stage Writers and Match Directors might be interested in.
 
-Swifty McDraw