Wednesday

8 am                 Mounted Shooting Clinic-Basics—Arena

Thursday

8 am-noon        Mounted Shooting Clinic-Pre-Competition—Arena

1 pm                  Saddle Mule Futurities-Arena

3:00pm           All Mule Mounted Shooting -Competition—Arena

       Pocket Sadddle Bags donated to

           Winner—Mounted Shooting

                              By

                  Fraker Saddlery

                      G.K Fraker

                18 Red Hills Road

               Buffalo, WY  82834 

                  (307) 684-7449

                  www.fraker.biz

Entry deadline for Mounted Shooting is May 15^th  Any entries taken May 16-June 1st.  Must add $25 Late Fee.
No entries will be taken after June 1st, because of time limit for ammunition to be ordered from CMSA headquarters.

Basic Clinic Fee:                      $30  - Includes at least 2 stages of mounted shooting practice
                                                              plus there will be specific shooting around the mules

Pre-Competition Clinic Fee      $30  - Includes 4 stages of mounted shooting practice

Competition Fee:                     $75  - Includes 4 stages  ($30  taken out for expenses - $35 will be jack potted)

                                    See Reservation Form to sign up for clinic.

To Prepare for clinic, introduce your mule to Highway Cones with PVC pole and

balloons on top.  Often this is harder to get over than the gun shots. 

For any help shooters might need, please feel free to contact the

Range Master: Ron Differ 484-432-4642 or

Line Judge:  Leslie Seeburger 503-429-5402 Home; 503-860-1603 cell.

The following rules will be followed. 

Many of the following rules have been taken from the

Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association (CMSA). 

SAFETY RULES AND GUIDELINES:

A.      All firearms shall be treated as if they are loaded. 

B.      All loading and unloading of firearms should be done under the supervision of the designated armorer or line judge.  

C.      All firearms shall remain unloaded until the rider is called to the loading area.

D.      No firearm shall be cocked until immediately prior to engaging a target.

E.      Riders have final responsibility to make sure their firearms are loaded, check for missing or dented primers, cylinders rotate freely and to be certain they are properly indexed prior to stage engagement. The armorer is not responsible.

F.      Competitors are expected to compete safely within their individual capabilities at all times. Do not try to “over ride” your own horsemanship skills.  Control your firearm’s muzzle direction at all times.

G.     All contestants shall be knowledgeable and proficient in the safe use of firearms.

H.      Mandatory New Shooter orientation and qualification rides shall be conducted PRIOR to competition.

I.         CMSA recommends the use of eye protection and ear protection at all CMSA sanctioned matches.

J.       As the national sanctioning body CMSA recommends that Cardholders support the NRA.

K.      CMSA recommends the use of a Range Master and a Line Judge, either on foot or mounted, at all CMSA sanctioned events.

L.       CMSA further recommends Range Master and Line Judge should be over 18-years of age and a CMSA Certified Range Master.

M.     Parents or guardians of minors or their designate may be in the arena when they compete.

N.      The rider assumes all responsibility for participation in these events.

O.     Deliberate gun twirling in an arena shall be a 5 second penalty.

P.      After completing the stage, the contestant shall immediately report to the armorer and unload both revolvers.

NO SPECIFIC DRESS IS REQUIREMENTED FOR COMPETITORS.

FIREARMS—Jake has purchased a set of firearms that he will have for use by clinic or competition entrants that can be rented for $3 per shoot.

A.      Only fixed sight single action revolvers of .45 Colt caliber, designed prior to 1898, or reproductions thereof, shall be allowed in CMSA competitions.

B.      Examples: Colt Single Action Army or Bisley Model, Smith & Wesson Schofield, Russian, or Remington Models 1875 & 1890, their reproductions and Ruger Vaqueros.

C.      All holsters shall be of leather construction and shall retain the contestants’ firearms throughout the strenuous range of motion required in mounted competition. 

D.      Holsters shall conform to the historic Old West design. A holster is defined as a leather pouch formed in the shape of a gun.  A feedbag or saddlebag does not qualify and is considered by CMSA to be unsafe. Pistols shall be returned to holsters, which would be limited to belted holsters, pommel, cantle, and/or shoulder holsters. 

E.      Note: Old time high riding holsters work much better on horseback than the modern Hollywood type Buscadero rigs.

F.      All firearms shall be maintained in the same external condition as originally manufactured from the factory. Allowed modifications shall be limited to engraving, hammer knurling or turned down hammers as long as there is no lateral movement or welded add-ons. Custom grips are allowed including Birds head grips (like the Cimarron Thunderer). No rubber grips allowed. The original external profile shall be maintained. All external parts shall be of the type manufactured for that particular model of firearm. Stock parts may be swapped from gun to gun. Ejector rods shall be maintained. Site modifications shall be limited to the filing of the front site. Triggers shall be operational; “slip hammer” revolvers are unsafe.

G.     “Bird’s Head” type grip frames on single action revolvers are legal for CMSA World Point Competition. Included are standard factory production Bird’s Head Grip Frame guns and guns equipped with aftermarket Bird’s Head Grip Frames. Aftermarket grip frames shall be a production type product. No one of a kind custom made grip frames shall be allowed. The side profile for grip frames cannot be altered on any revolver. This includes Standard, Factory Bird’s Head and guns equipped with aftermarket Bird’s Head Grip Frames.

H.      The use of tape or vet wrap on guns, grips, or hammers is not allowed.

I.         “Bisley Style Hammers” are legal on single action revolvers for CMSA World Point Competition. A Bisley Style Hammer may replace a standard hammer so long as it is of the same manufacturer. Example: It is legal to replace a standard Ruger Vaquero hammer with a Ruger Bisley Hammer.

AMMUNITION

A.      All ammunition used in CMSA WPQ matches shall be CMSA approved.  Ammunition will be provided by Jake Clark’s Mule Days and shall be CMSA approved.

SADDLES & Tack

A.      There are no restrictions to tack and saddles.

HORSES

A.      CMSA competitions are open to all breeds of horses and mules, registered and unregistered. Riders are expected to compete with mounts that are healthy and in good physical condition. Horses should be introduced and conditioned to the sound of gunfire prior to competing in a CMSA match.  A mounted shooting competition is not the appropriate forum to introduce your horse to the sound of gunfire for the first time.  New riders and/or mounts shall demonstrate that they can safely control or be controlled during the completion of a course of fire prior to entering a competition.  Basically, you need a well-trained horse that you can keep under control while negotiating a course of fire with one hand on the reins while shooting with the other.

B.      Due to the harsher sounds of smokeless gunpowder, you should avoid using blanks loaded with smokeless powder.  All mounted shooting ammunition is loaded with black powder or a substitute like Pyrodex. 

C.      No more than two riders per CLASS on the same horse with the exception of the Wrangler Class.  However, there is no limit on the number of horses that a contestant may use in a CMSA match. In other words, a rider can change horses for each stage. Like roping and team penning events, CMSA matches score contestants, not horses.

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