Brother Cubby preaches the Gospel According to Winchester, beginning at the 97th Model and the 12th gauge. Hallelujah!
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Message from the Mayor:
The mission of the Coyote Valley Sharpshooters is not a mystery. It is set out plainly in Article I of our bylaws:
"In a sociable and educational manner, to enjoy shooting and other activities based on learning about, re-creating, and/or re-enacting life on the frontiers of the world between 1836 and 1900 …"
The Coyote Valley Sharpshooters have been innovative in accomplishing this objective, boldly discarding old ideas and testing new concepts in order. If there is a more innovative club anywhere in the Current Cowboy Era, Yours Very Furry is unaware of it.
An example of our willingness to discard old ideas and test new concepts is our separate Western Rifles Match. In virtually every other Cowboy shooting club, long-range rifle shooting is a "side-match", a sparsely attended after-thought usually conducted in the wee hours of the morning and/or on a day when most participants are still traveling. Under the leadership of Sheriff Hawk Hardcase, we have replaced the "side-match " with a separate and co-equal Western Rifles Match offering competition in all four of the WASA-legal rifle categories in 11 individual events and a team shoot. Our Western Rifles match is now in its fourth year, and has generated participation and interest that often exceeds our more-traditional four-gun Western Action Shooting match.
The Coyote Valley Sharpshooters are affiliated with the Western Action Shootist Association (WASA). Our club's members have done quite a bit to improve, strengthen, and promote WASA. The Coyote Valley Sharpshooters have served as the laboratory for the current WASA rules in the Classic Double Action and Self-Loader Divisions, and is currently "play-testing" suggested improvements. Coyote Valley Sharpshooters are frequently found in responsible positions in the leadership of WASA, including long-time WASA Secretary Elegant Ella and current WASA President Carlos El Hombre.
While we adhere to the WASA ideals of non-profit financing and democratic governance in our organizational structures and while we crave the practical benefits of simplicity and stability in our rules, we have been able to avoid developing an adversarial relationship those who do things differently. Virtually all of our club members belong to other Cowboy Action shooting clubs and organizations. We participate eagerly in non-CVS and non-WASA events. Such participation subtracts nothing from the Coyote Valley Sharpshooters. Old Judge Creek, our Founding Mayor, wisely insisted that we be a club of doers, not of complainers about what others do. By and large, we have lived up to this admonishment.
Most importantly, we have made Safety and Fun the most important items on our agenda. As long as we continue to make our activities safe and fun, we can anticipate that many of the finest shootists of the Current Cowboy Era will be proud to call themselves Coyote Valley Sharpshooters.
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