Vandalia-Con 2018's theme will be "wild west" for those in the area.  

Mare's Leg

      Hey there, hi there, ho there!

      Funny thing about the "Mare's leg", I've just learned that one could actually get a Winchester rifle with a barrel as short as 12 inches from the company.  And all this time I thought it was just a gimmick for Steve McQueen.   Heh.

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Wild West Steam Fest May 5th Orange Co, CA.  https://www.facebook.com/events/150641532229687/ 

There is an excellent steamy article on Accessories and Details by "Texas Flower" in the January 2018 Cowboy Chronicle which you can read here:  https://www.sassnet.com/CCArchive.php

https://sassnet.com/Downloads/18eChron/18aprchron.pdf  Has a neat article on the new SteamPunk costume category. 

      Howdy, Steve!  Welcome in!

You might like this FB page:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/wildweststeampunk/ 

First Time SASS Shooter!

There has been a fairly long running discussion in SASS of just what would constitute a SteamPunk shooting category.  There are already categories requiring specific clothing & guns for "classic cowboy" and "B-western."  These may serve as guidelines to try to create a SteamPunk category or as existing categories for SteamPunks to fit into.  Any good thoughts? 

Someone just brought cell phone shot timer apps to my attention.  These are free to maybe $10. which is better than a $100.-ish dollar timer.  Splits - Shot Timer seems to work fine on my Android phone and will help me practice.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aTo21_8kes

https://www.facebook.com/Western-3-Gun-278231255715688/

Chuck wagon Scotch eggs  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae9ZB0inuec

The January 2019 Cowboy Chronicle has a very positive article about Wild Wild West Con in Old Tucson, AZ.  Enjoy.

https://www.sassnet.com/CCArchive.php 

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