January 2014
THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE WORLD FAST DRAW ASSOCIATION, INC.
JOE & VIRGINIA COLWELL, RED RIVER NEW MEXICO. 2013
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WORLD
FAST DRAW ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Dan Qualls, Chairman
6000
Wilkins Ave. Oakdale CA. 95361
209-847-0483 quallsd@earthlink.net
Ruth Ann Qualls, Secretary
6000
Wilkins Ave. Oakdale CA. 95361
209-847-0483 quallsd@earthlink.net
Miles Miller, Treasurer
2490 Fair Road, Abilene, KS 67410
785-263-1761 gunfighter45lc@yahoo.com
AREA
VICE CHAIRMEN
Area 1 - Vacant
MS.AL.GA.FL.SC.NC.TN
Area 2 - Phil Dame AR, TX, LA, OK 405-447-6164
Phil.dame.b6y3@statefarm.com
Area 3 - David Livingston AZ. NM.
405-850-9318
DaveL111@aol.com
Area 4 - Dale Weitzel Southern CA.
951-788-7048 13weitzel13@dslextreme.com
Area 5 - Colby Qualls Northern CA.
209-847-0483
quallsd@earthlink.net
Area 6 – Gregg Townsley OR. WA. ID 503-348-1066
gregg@greggtownsley.com
Area 7 – Larry Schipper NV. UT
702-643-1876 lms45cal@embarqmail.com
Area 8 – Frank Lawton MT, WY. ND. SD
605-578-1189
fstdrw45@msn.com
Area 9 – Jim Tinsley NE. KS.
620-441-8033 JTinsley3@cox.net
Area 10 – Gary Rosen
952-288-7820
GRROSEN@COMCAST.NET
MO. IA. MN. WI. IL. IN. KY.
MI
Area 11 – Vacant
OH. WV. VA. MD. NJ. NY. PA.
VT. CT. MA. NH. ME.
Area 13 – John Arnold CO.
719-661-0662
proautoequip@aol.com
Area 20 – Dennis Robinson BC Canada
604-540-6394
dennis_robinson@telus.net
Area 21 – Richard Benedictson
403-855-1554
cochranefastguns@shaw.ca
AB. NWT. SK. MB. ON Canada
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CHAIRMAN
REPORT
Howdy all. Hope
everyone had a great Christmas & New Year’s. I think 2013 was a good
year for the WFDA. We had four Chairman Contests that all went very well.
For 2014 We already have four Chairman Contests scheduled
with the very good possibility of two or three more. Already scheduled are Watkins
Co. (where the Board Meeting is planned to take place) in April, Mountain View Arkansas (where I will get to see my Brother’s
place for the first time since he moved to Arkansas about twenty years ago ) in June,
Canada in July and Oregon mid August. All those hosting Chairman Contest
need to remember to get the contracts taken care of, see back of rule book. I
can email you a better copy of the contract if you let me know you need one. Putting on these contests is a LOT of work. Everyone needs to thank the people involved including the score keepers and people
working behind the scenes. Please do what you can at a contest to help out.
I look forward to seeing long time friends and new members
at the contests. You will find my email and phone no. on the first page of all
Top Guns, along with the Secretary Ruth Ann Qualls the Treasurer Miles
Miller, and all the Vice Chairman. PLEASE keep in mind that ALL of these folks
are volunteers and are donating their time and efforts to promote the WFDA. Speaking
of Vice Chairmen, you do not have to be a Vice Chairman to put on a Vice Chairman contest.
The Vice Chairman is to co-ordinate & supervise the contests.
I do
not intend to conduct WFDA Business on Face Book or any other public forum. My
view is Face Book Is fine for visiting, informing friends about general information,
contests, products, tips, generally helping people out and answering questions. We
all need to keep in mind that contests not only provide us with friendly competitions but also provide us with the opportunity
to promote and show off our sport to the general public. Being friendly and exhibiting
good sportsmanship are critical to our sport’s growth and I am very proud to be a part of the WFDA.
In 2011, acting as Secretary of the WFDA I updated the rule
book for the first time in about seven years. The WFDA had just created a Thumbing
Division and named it “Hollywood Division”. Updating the rule book
and posting new rules for the Hollywood Division was a much larger chore than most would realize, especially for this Oakie. There was a lot of typing, copying, & pasting that had to be done. There should have been a little more information in the rule book pertaining to the Hollywood Division. This was my error and I accept full responsibility and blame for any information
that did not get posted in the rule book. See update later in this issue that
you can cut out and tape into the back of your rule book if you wish. The Hollywood
Division was primarily created for the new shooters to afford to jump into our sport and also to provide a division in which the Thumbers could participate & join in our contests. Basically if you
have a gun that is a six shot revolver 38/357 or 45 Colt totally stock, barrel min length 4 5/8’’ or legal in
CFDA, that is what we are going by. You can remove the front sight if you like
and you can change the grips if you like. Another benefit of the Hollywood Division
is it’s attracting more competitors to our Modified Division.
I am not a
very good thumber but I have really enjoyed the extra shooting and the additional shooting members it has brought into the
WFDA. If you have additional questions feel free to contact me.
That being
said, lets concentrate on moving ahead in 2014. I would really like to see the
Top Gun become a magazine OF THE MEMBERS. It would be nice if the Vice
Chairmen would send in their reports, even if you haven’t had any contests. Let
us hear something from you even if its only about the weather (thanks Gary). I
will try very hard to see they get into the
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current issue. Anyone
wanting to include anything in the March issue must have it to me by March 10th.
I would love to see participation by many members including such things as contributing technical tips, products and
shooting. You don’t have to fill an entire page. Perhaps we could have a “Tech Page” on which several people could post short tips, or long
comments. Not meant for advertising so name brands will only be used when necessary
. If anyone has a story to tell, funny or serious, that you would like to share
please send it in. If you know anyone that would like to advertise in our Top
Gun have them call me. We can make them a deal.
Something to think about, if each member would sign up just
one new member in 2014 we would double our membership in one year. Dues are due
Feb 10th, including $15 for Life Members. You need to pay your dues
in order to stay an active member and continue
receiving the Top Gun.
Dan Qualls
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Secretary
Report
Hello Everybody.
My name is Ruth Ann Qualls and I guess that I will be your secretary for the next couple of years.
You know my husband, Dan, and my grandson, Colby from the matches that they have attended over the years. I know a few of you from attending some matches with them over the years and being involved in the score
keeping for the matches that we have put on in California for the past several years.
I have met some truly fantastic people over the years and I’m proud to be part of such a great group of people. I’m not a competitor, but I do enjoy being involved as far as keeping score. It has been a challenge at times, but one that I have had fun dealing with.
Being your secretary is going to be a new facet to my part of being involved with WFDA.
You will have to bear with me for the first year until I learn the ropes from the current secretary. Luckily, I live with him so I can get questions answered fairly quickly.
In
case anyone is interested, we do have a few WFDA items on hand to sell. Items
are Patches, decals, lapel/hat pins, all these for $5 ea. We also have caps for
$15 plus shipping. If you order a few for you & your friends it helps out
with the shipping costs. Selling these items creates a small amount of income
for the WFDA but it does help to publicize and promote our organization.
We
also have score sheets for those needing them for contests. Please let us know
in plenty of time if you will need these as we may have to get more printed.
Please send all WFDA business, such as membership, Vice
Chairman Sanction & Shooter fees, contest score sheets, ect through me so I can keep up to date with current matters. Membership can be paid by Pay Pal @ http://www.fastdraw.org/wfda/wfd_membership.html
as I receive a copy of the transaction. The
only exception is CHAIRMAN CONTEST business, which must deal with the Chairman , Dan Qualls.
Don’t hesitate to ask either one of us any questions if you’re not sure of something.
I hope that you had a very Merry Christmas and a fabulous New Year. I
am looking forward to seeing the friends that I have met and meeting others.
Ruth Ann Qualls
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Howdy folks. Area 5 vice chairman reporting to my family
out there. Let’s start off by saying hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a happy new year. We have not had anything
going on here for a while so there is nothing to report. As of right now we do not have any dates set for any V.Cs ,however we are planning on having at least three V.Cs so our area 5 shooters will qualify for a buckle.
Have a Great Day and Practice
Up
Area 5 V.C.
Colby Qualls
Hello there
This is Larry from area 7.
Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving and a wonderful Christmas just to report that it is cold in Las Vegas. Just returned
from Fort Jackson South Carolina where I attended the graduation ceremony for Nikki graduating from the Army she is now classified
as a G.I. Jane, and she's looking forward to coming back this Christmas and returning to Fort Lee of Virginia to finish up
her schooling for the Army and returned to Las Vegas sometime in March, looking forward to the shooting season in 2014. I am going to do my best to attend the shoot in Arkansas.
December Area 8 VC report
Merry Christmas - Hanukkah Blessings
And a Happy New Year from area 8
We had a great shoot in Jamestown North Dakota in July 2013.
The facility was ideal for the shooters.
We are currently working with The Frontier Village who sponsored
2013
So keep a look out for news for 2014.
Thanks to all who made 2013 a success.
Wish you all the best in 2014
Frank and Judy
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Area 9
I hope everyone had a nice
Christmas, and a Happy New Year. It has been very cold here in Area 9, we are looking forward to spring and the new shooting
season.
I want to thank David Livingston
for his service as Chairman of the WFDA theses past years. A big thank you to Dan Qualls, and his wife Ruth for stepping up
as Chairman, and Secretary of the WFDA, also to Miles Miller remaining as Treasurer. I am looking forward to working with
them in the years to come.
I think that 2014 is going
to is going to be a very good year for Fast Draw, we are looking forward to shooting with old friends, and new friends this
year. We will start off the year with a shoot in Area 9 March 1st . It will be all wax, and shot indoors in Arkansas
City, Ks. If you can make it we would love to see you, and I know you will have fun here.
Margie and I, along with The
Missouri Raiders Fast Draw Club will be hosting a World Index Championship in Mountain View, Arkansas June, 21st
and 22nd. We will also have a Hollywood contest along with the regular contest on Saturday. There will be a banquet
on Sat night. There will be a prize table with prizes for everyone. We will pass out trophies for the Hollywood contest, and
trophies for the winners of each series shot that day in the Championship contest for men and women. We will also have trophies
for best dressed man, and women, and best dressed couple. So come dressed in your best cowboy, cowgirl outfit.
SHOOT FAST AND TRUE
JIM
TINSLEY
Area 10
I wish that there was something to write about.
All we have up here is snow and cold and snow and cold. I could make up a story that I was going to put on a big shoot outside
in January, but I don’t think that anyone would be interested to go to Minnesota in January. Tough to shoot when the
windchill is –25 degrees F. I can’t even turn on my air exhaust for the basement range as that just sucks the
super cold air into the house. Looking forward to seeing officially where and when the shoots will be held so that Diana &
I can start filling in our schedule.
Gary Rosen
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WFDA
AREA 20 REPORT, December, 2013. Den Robinson
First,
CONGRATS to all new (tho’ mostly former) Directors of WFDA of the incoming session! And, although I didn’t agree
with him on a couple of decisions he had made, for the most part outgoing Chairman Dave Livingston did a great job for this
sport in helping to keep WFDA (and Top Gun ) moving with his several years of service and the many sanctioned events that
he hosted/is hosting-THANK YOU Dave! Hopefully, you will continue on, both in helping and in health in future!
Well,
since the Canadian Championships I have received the following ‘anecdotes’ from some of the folks that were involved:
First, from the fellow from Reuters press that sent our story “all over the world.‘
“Dennis
Yes, the fast draw piece got some very good play in many corners of the world. Its always a crap shoot how some of
these pieces will be received. In this case it was excellent. I had very good time shooting the competition (excuse the pun)
and to have it do as well as it did was marvelous. As for using some of the images on your website, thats no problem at all.
If you or your webmaster could let me know which ones you would like I can e-mail copes of the photos. As for byline if you
could put my name and Reuters (ie Andy Clark/Reuters or Reuters/Andy Clark) that will be fine.
andy
-- Andy
Clark
Senior Photographer
Reuters
Vancouver, Canada
andy.e.clark@thomsonreuters.com
clarkfoto@gmail.com
Mobile
1-604-616-5524
From
the Secretary of the Aldergrove Fairdays, which sponsors the contest (in part)
From:Robin Bandenieks
Sent: July 24, 2013 10:27 AM
To: Deborah Kulchiski
Subject:FW:
Winners at the Fair
Hi Deborah,
Just
wanted to let you know how the Aldergrove Fair helped fill Hotel rooms in the TOL. Please see the home towns listed for these
Canadian Fast Draw Award winners. They brought their families too.
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The 2013
Fair was a great success – thanks for advertising it in The Langley Weekly.
Regards,
Robin
Bandenieks
AFDS
Secretary
From:
Deborah Kulchiski [mailto:Deborah@tourism-langley.ca]
Sent: July 24, 2013 11:35 AM
To: Robin Bandenieks
Cc: Christina
Mynen
Subject:RE: Winners at the Fair
Hi Robin;
Thank
you for the update!
It’s
great to see the positive economic impact the Aldergrove Fair continues to have on our communities. It’s events such
as this that set us apart from our competition, and provide us with unique opportunities to draw awareness to potential visitors
and our local residents.
Keep
up the great work! Deborah Kulchiski | Executive Director TOURISM LANGLEY
(Btw-I counted
8 articles on the contest in different newspapers-Den)
And,
since I knew that Dan Qualls was gonna put the results of the Canadian contest in Top Gun last time -I had given him the score
sheets when he was here-I will simply write up the results of our Annual Celebrity Shootout which was held at High Noon Saturday
during the Canadian Index shoot:
Ladies
Top Five Trophy WInners
:1st.
O/A-Stefania Seccia, Reporter, Burnaby Now newspaper
2nd
O/A-Robin Reichman, Actress, ‘Real Housewives of Vancouver’ t.v. show.
3rd
0/A-Annette McArthur, Community Co-Ordinator.
4th
O/A-Bev Dornan, Councillor, Langley Township.
5th
O/A-Mary Polak, Ministry Of Environment
Men’s
Top Five Trophy Winners
:1st.0/A-Rudy
Storteboom, Representing MacRealty
2nd
O/A-Mark Warawa, Member of Parliament, Conservative Party
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3rd
O/A-Bruce Heslop, President, Aldergrove Business Association
4th
O/A-Rich Coleman, Deputy Premier of B.C.
5th
O/A-Jim Parusini, Representing Aldergrove Fairdays.
To the
18 Celebrities that supported us this year, we definitely owe them a SIXGUN SALUTE! A LOT of folks come out to see them ‘shoot
it out’ and many of those add to the crowd that drops by to watch the Canadian Championships taking place. Two of the
area Mayors took part again, which adds even more to the excitement around Fast Draw! So does the Farmer’s Challenge
shoot held at the end of the Main event-which was won this year by a fellow named ‘Cody, who shot a .668
And the
Campbell kids, who always wow the folks with their Billy The Kid contest at the Canadian. This year Morgan won his last BTK
event and will be shooting with the adults next year. Congrats! to Morgan and to brother Marshal, who placed Second in the
event!
Finally,
a SIXGUN SALUTE to this year’s holster donor, Jim Lockwood of LEGENDS IN LEATHER,
www.legendsinleather.comwho gave our contestants a chance to win the magnificently-crafted John
Wayne ‘Hondo’ holster, which was drawn by none other than
Joe Colwell!
THANK YOU!
Next
year this contest will become a WORLD FAST DRAW EVENT, having the sanction from both the World Fast Draw Association and the
Aldergrove Fairdays!
For more
info on these groups please visit,
www.aldergrovefairdays.com, and:
www.dancolby/wfdainfo. For more info on the history of the contest, please visit;
www.thunderbirdfastdraw.com
Okay,
this was a ‘windy’ but, for now, I’m outta here-Den R.
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Area
2, 2013 top GUN points
3/30 9/14
10/19 total
1. Jim Tinsley 3 7 6 16
2. Mike Landis 1
6 4
11
3. Herbert Gootee 2 4 5
11
4. Rich Parmentier 4 1 0
5
5. Mike Pantano 5
0 0
5
6. Wayne Scheffel 0 5 2
7
7. Ron Farris 0 3
1 4
8. Ken Birdwell 0
2 3
5
1. Margie Tinsley 2
2 1
5
2. Melissa McIntrye 0 3 0
3
3. Sarah Pantano 1
0 0
1
4. Haylee Hearth 0
1 0 1
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MODIFIED DIV. |
|
|
2013 AREA 5 VICE CHAIRMAN RESULTS |
|
March 17 th |
July 6 th |
July 7 th |
|
|
TOTAL PTS. |
Jon Rivera |
10 |
7 |
7 |
|
|
24 |
Dan Qualls |
9 |
6 |
8 |
|
|
23 |
Eric Vierra |
8 |
8 |
3 |
|
|
19 |
Jon Wilson |
6 |
4 |
6 |
|
|
16 |
Armand Perry |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
10 |
Eddie Vierra |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
10 |
Will York |
7 |
0 |
|
|
|
7 |
Scott Bateman |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
6 |
Jonathan Rivera |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
5 |
Jess Medrano |
4 |
0 |
|
|
|
4 |
Paul McCuistion |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
Chris Medrano |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Women |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tina Qualls |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
7 |
Emily Kelly |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
5 |
Ally Boles |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
4 |
Juliana Bateman |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HOLLYWOOD DIV |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jon Wilson |
|
7 |
4 |
|
|
11 |
Scott Bateman |
0 |
6 |
2 |
|
|
8 |
Eric Vierra |
|
3 |
3 |
|
|
6 |
Will York |
|
5 |
1 |
|
|
6 |
Mark Cooper |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
Dan Qualls |
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
Allyson Boles |
|
0 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
Juliana Bateman |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
Tina Qualls |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
Eddie Vierra |
|
1 |
0 |
|
|
1 |
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Area 9 TG points 2013
3/2
5/4 6/22 10/13 total
1. Mike Pantano 10
7 5 8 30
2. Herbert Gootee 9
5 4 7 25
3. Jim Tinsley 8 6 2 4
20
4. Ronnie Bright 7 0
0 0 7
5. Bob Arganbright 6 0 0 0 6
6. Wayne Scheffel 5
0 0 2 7
7. Mike Landis 4 3 0 5
12
8. Joel Bowerman 3
0 0 0 3
9. Miles Miller 2 4 0 0 6
10. Richard Parmentier 1 8 3 6 18
11. Kyle Miller 0 2 0 0
2
12. Mark Chase 0 1 1 0
2
13. Ken Birdwell 0
0 0 1 1
14. Ron Farris 0 0 0 3
3
1. Margie Tinsley 2
4 2
2 10
2. Sarah Pantano 1
3 3
0 7
3.Melissa McInter 0
2 0
1 3
4.Linda Chase 0 1 1 0 2
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Area
13
2013 0ver all points for Vice Chairman sanction shoots
Modified
Hollywood
Men Women
Men
Brian Colwell 23 Sherry Peck 4
Dean Cummings
18
Dean Cummings
20 Megan Arnold 1
Jack Rudd
16
Ethan Rudd
18
John Arnold
15
John Arnold
14
Dee Coney
15
Jack Rudd
12
Ethan Rudd
13
Joe Colwell
9
Jason
Baker 13
Jason Baker
7
George Rude
7
Dee Coney
6
Brian
Colwell 2
George Rude
5
John Juzwick
1
Reed
Goede 1
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"Let’s
get to shooting"
Place:
Northwest Community Center 615 W Birch
Arkansas
City, Ks. 67005
Date:
March 1st 2014
Time: sign up 9:00am to 9:55 start 10:00am
WFDA and KFDA sanctioned
Hosted by The Missouri Raiders Fast Draw Club
Style: Open Index
Entry Fees: $30.00n + $5.00 WFDA shooter fee
Men and Women
Events: s/w@8' s/w@10' s/w@12' w/w 15' to 12'
d/w@8' 5 sets
All shot on the Blocker target.
All entry fees will be returned as prize money
after expenses
Prize structure: Standard percentage, plus
10 awards for men and
5
for women.
For more info contact Jim Tinsley at 620-441-8033
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2014
Chairman Sanctioned Contests
April 26 & 27 - Area
13 Watkins Co. John
Arnold
May 25 $ 26 ???? Area 13 Co.
John Arnold, Brian Colwell
June 21 & 22 - Mountain
View Arkansas
Fri 20th Celebrity shoot James
Tinsley
July 19 & 20 Area 20 -
Aldergrove Canada Denny & Karen Robinson
August 15-16 & 17 ??? Area 6
Oregon Gregg Townsley & Scott Bateman
2014
Vice Chairman Sanctioned Contests
March 1st 2014 Arkansas City, Ks. 67005 James Tinsley
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Tech
Tips Page
TRICKSHOTS Tech Tips
This month gun maintenance - The light oils you
get from the major guns stores and free giveaways with the needle oilers are very poor for gun lubrication - better than nothing
but not great , and most people are led into believing the "lighter the oil - the faster the gun will cycle " ! . Here is
something to think about , the lighter the oil ....the easier it will "run off" the major friction parts that are under spring
pressure and pivot points in the gun ! There are small clearances with all moving parts in a gun , and when a gun gets
laid in a case or box after shooting the oil will ooze out of those small spaces .....and typically people will wipe off the
gun a few times till it stops ......meaning now the oil is in a rag and not in your gun ! I used 30 weight car motor
oil for many years in all my guns and ones I repair - why you ask ? The major oil companies spend millions of dollars
formulating their product to "stick" to cyclinder walls of a cars engine so it has a longer life , and what does a car have
in common with a gun you ask ? Fire and Heat .....your car wont run on thin oil in that heat or it breaks down
. The thicker motor oil creates a "bath" surrounding the parts thus protecting them . I have literally shot 5,000 rounds without
cleaning my gun or taking it apart ......brushing the bore yes - but not cleaning it by taking the cylinder out . So use a
good clean 30 wt. and go shoot your gun !
From Peter Garibaldi:
I sell fast draw holsters and supply's.
I have shot all the wax bullets out there that are approved to use, they all shoot pretty much the same, the difference
is the blue bullet is the most heat resistant of all the bullets that I have tried.
Another thing to keep in mind is the muzzle end of your
holster. To keep from putting a hole in your leg, make sure you have a good deflector plate on the bottom of
your holster. If you don't use a deflector plate, make sure the angle of the holster will miss your leg if it
should go off in your holster.
Parting thought, treat every gun you handle as though
it's loaded..........
Everyone is encouraged to
submit any helpful tips for your fellow competitors.
They PROMISE not to use them
against you.
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You may want to cut this page out and glue
it into the back
of your rule book.
Rule changes at 2013 Board Meeting
Vice Chairman Contests: The Board voted to
partially change the method for giving Vice Chairman Contest buckles as follows: Each Area which has ten or more members and
holds three or more Vice Chairman Contests in their area during the year will give one buckle for the Women (regardless of
the no. of Women competitors) and one buckle for the Men (regardless of the no. of Men competitors).
All other existing
rules were not changed and still apply.
Have a WFDA Officer, line judge, and hand
judge observe the competitor’s following attempts to back up a new record. If in any of the three observers opinion,
the competitor jumps the light, that shot will not count.
Correction to rule book for Hollywood Division
Gun must be a six
shot revolver 38/357 or 45 Colt totally stock or legal in CFDA. Barrel min length 4 5/8’’
You can remove the
front sight if you like and you can change the grips if you like.