MBaneACP Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 (edited) Hi all: Here's where we are right now...I probably have some of the champions' win numbers wrong, but we're updating all that stuff right now... Michael B The SHOOTING GALLERY Challenge Three Special Episodes of the hit Outdoor Channel television series SHOOTING GALLERY, to be aired in July 2006, repeating October 2006, with a potential audience of more than one million viewers per week. CONCEPT: Six stages; seven of the top shooters in the world; $5000 to the last man — or woman — standing. Six of the hardest stages ever put together, designed to test every aspect of handgunning from run-and-gun close-ups to long-range precision work. Shooters will be required to shoot multiple handguns in multiple calibers, with the guns selected by the match organizers. All stages will be blind — that is, the shooters will not get a chance to see the stages beforehand or to see other competitors run the stage. All targets will be reactive steel targets, custom-designed for the SHOOTING GALLERY Challenge by Action Targets. The winner of the SHOOTING GALLERY Challenge will be promoted by The Outdoor Channel and SHOOTING GALLERY as the “Top Handgunner in the World.” PRODUCERS: Michael Bane & Robin Berg, Producers of SHOOTING GALLERY, COWBOYS, AMERICAN RIFLEMAN and other Outdoor Channel specials. HOST: Michael Bane, host of SHOOTING GALLERY, SHOT SHOW TV, NRA SHOW TV, author and veteran competitive shooter. COLOR COMMENTARY: Richard “Tequila” Young (host of COWBOYS on The Outdoor Channel and 5-time cowboy action shooting world champion) and Il Ling New (GUNSITE instructor and competitive shooter). Special guests commentators. MATCH DIRECTOR: Dave Arnold, co-founder, United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA); founder, International Range Officers Institute; match director/organizer for 5 IPSC World Championships; match director/organizer IPSC North American Championships; law enforcement firearm trainer. PRIZE MONEY: $5,000 minimum to the winner; stage money for winners of individual stages. MATCH DATE: February 18 & 19, 2005 VENUE LOCATION: The legendary GUNSITE Academy outside of Prescott, AZ. Originally founded by Col. Jeff Cooper in the mid-1970s, GUNSITE is acknowledged as the finest firearms training facility in the world. With more than 40 ranges spread over some 2000 acres, GUNSITE has opened its doors to the SHOOTING GALLERY Challenge, and the Challenge will make use of several of GUNSITE’s “signature” ranges. Col. Cooper has been invited to “throw out the first bullet.” THE INVITEES: • Todd Jarrett* — 9-time USPSA National Champion; the only USPSA “Triple Crown” winner; IPSC World Champion; more than 60 state and regional practical pistol titles; Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Champion. Shoots for Para-Ordnance & Blackhawk. • Doug Koenig* — The most decorated handgun shooter in history, including the Masters International (10 championships), the Bianchi Cup (10 championships); the Steel Challenge (3 championships); IPSC World Champion; World Action Shooting Championship (2 championships). Shoots for S&W. • Rob Leatham — “TGO, The Great One;” unarguably the greatest competition shooter ever, with 16 National titles, 5 IPSC World Championships, 6 Steel Challenge Championships and multiples of every other shooting title in the world. Shoots for Springfield Armory and Safariland. • Max Michel* — The “rising star” of practical competition…winner of the 2005 USPSA Nationals and the Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships. Shoots for the Army Marksmanship Unit. • Jerry Miculek* — The greatest revolver shooter ever; 6-time revolver World Champion; 3 USPSA national championships; Sportsmen Team Challenge winner, multiple world record holder. Shoots for S&W. • Dave Sevigny* — 5-time USPSA National Champion; 5-time IDPA National Champion; IPSC World Champion; 2-time World Speed Shooting Champion (IDPA class); the best production gun competitor ever. Shoots for Glock. & • Randi “Holy Terror” Rogers* — Acknowledged as one of the greatest women shooters ever, “Holy Terror” has won 2 Cowboy World Championships, multiple national and regional championships. She is the only woman shooter to ever win High Overall in a national championship in any handgun discipline. (* denotes accepted) TELEVISION NOTES: SHOOTING GALLERY is the only dedicated shooting show presently filming in 100% high-definition. Our crews use Panasonic VariCams, the same cinema cameras used to film such movies as Michael Man’s Collateral. The SG Challenge will be a “full court press,” utilizing multiple cameras, sophisticated sound and state-of-the-art electronics and television techniques. The show will be structured along ESPN sports presentation lines. Producer Robin Berg was a color commentator for the ESPN2 X-Games; Producer Michael Bane was a consultant on the first ESPN2 X-Games and the ESPN Great Outdoors Games. THE FORMAT: Each shooter will shoot three stages a day for two days. Scoring will be “time-plus,” that is, the shooter’s actual time plus any time penalties for steel targets left standing or bonuses for engaging specially designated targets. A firearms malfunction is an automatic do-over; shooters will have a chance to shoot the guns for each stage prior to that stage. Pistolsmith of the Year for 2005 Bill Laughridge of the Cylinder & Slide Shop will be on hand to vet the guns for function and to answer questions or mediate hardware-related issues. THE STAGES: Each stage will be designed to test several different aspects of handgunning. The stages will also honor the depth and variety of the handgun sports. Although the final stages, including the design, number and distance measurements of the targets, will not be revealed until the match itself, several general stage designs have already been identified: • An El Presidente stage, honoring the sport’s founding father, Col. Jeff Cooper. • A stage from the Steel Challenge, the Superbowl of the shooting sports and the World Speedshooting Championships. • A hunting simulation stage. • A run-and-gun stage. Each stage will feature a different firearm(s), including single-action semiautos; double action/safe action semitautos; single-action revolvers and double-action revolvers. Calibers will range from .22 rimfire to some of the most powerful rounds that can be shot from a handgun. Distances will range from contacts distance to 70-plus yards. Stages may require some athletic ability, and shooters will be expected to load and unload each of the handguns safely. THE GUNS: Companies currently participating include Glock, Ruger, SIGARMS, Smith & Wesson and Taurus International. SPECTATORS: Will be encouraged, and we will be making arrangements for transportation from Phoenix to the GUNSITE facility. Edited December 20, 2005 by MBaneACP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtr Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Just curious why the match doesn't include any of the top IPSC shooters? Ie Goloski, Clark-Miculek, Munson, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Hmm.. Sportsman's Tea Challenge? I'm there, Earl Grey be dammned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBaneACP Posted December 20, 2005 Author Share Posted December 20, 2005 Shred, that's why I hire editors for my books! rtr, HT is the only woman who has ever won a *high overall* National Championship against all comers, male and female. mb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundoggie Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 (edited) This sounds great! Any other invitees possible? Edited December 20, 2005 by Brundoggie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 (I continue to hope the organizers will have the courtesy not to call this event "Big Dawg", as there is already an organized annual shooting match using that name....) Other than a couple of conspicuously absent names, this match sounds like a great media event, and an excellent opportunity to attract positive public attention to the competitive shooting disciplines! Looking forward to seeing it! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainmcphersn Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Shred, that's why I hire editors for my books!rtr, HT is the only woman who has ever won a *high overall* National Championship against all comers, male and female. mb Have your editors check the dates as well... MATCH DATE: February 18 & 19, 2005 If they are correct, shouldn't the DVDs be available by now? If not, when will you expect the extreme, behind the scenes, uncensored, unrated, double DVD set with full blooper reel to be available after the shooting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 rtr, HT is the only woman who has ever won a *high overall* National Championship against all comers, male and female. I'm not at all familiar with cowboy action shooting......which national championship match did Ms. Rogers win high overall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT Driver Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 End of Trail rings a bell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBaneACP Posted December 20, 2005 Author Share Posted December 20, 2005 Actually, the cowboy "Nationals" is Ruger's Winter Range in Phoenix, usually in March. The stages are substantially harder than End of Trail, and it draws the elite of the cowboy shooters — the ones more concerned with shooting guns than dressing up. If you look at cowboy, they have a lot more participants than IPSC-style shooting, but a smaller percentage of what we might think of as Master/Grand Master shooters. Not surprisingly, the people at the top of shooting side of cowboy are amazingly good...and young. HT is 18; the present World Champion, Badlands Bud, is 17. The previous World Champion, Lead Dispenser, is 18. They've all shot the relatively small cowboy "subset," Western 3-Gun, which involves shooting on the move and much more complex course designs than SASS style cowboy action shooting. I'm actually having a relatively bad day, dealing with "what ifs" on the SG Challenge. No matter how much we talk about wanting the sport to grow and be more visible, a substantial segment of our community wants everything to stay exactly the same. Sigh... BTW, today we also decided to renew the STEEL CHALLENGE 72-SECOND CHALLENGE for 2006. We also decided to kick The Outdoor Channel's contribution up to $20,000. Hopefully, we'll pick up a co-sponsor by STEEL CHALLENGE time so we can offer $40,000 to anyone who breaks 72 seconds. We're also in negotiations with a major firearms company to produce a .22 only two-gun match using practical-style targets and stage design. OUR MONEY IS WHERE OUR MOUTH IS! Michael B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberneck Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 No matter how much we talk about wanting the sport to grow and be more visible, a substantial segment of our community wants everything to stay exactly the same. Sigh... Interesting statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 (edited) Actually, the cowboy "Nationals" is Ruger's Winter Range in Phoenix, usually in March. The stages are substantially harder than End of Trail, and it draws the elite of the cowboy shooters — the ones more concerned with shooting guns than dressing up.Michael B OK, but which national match did "Holy Terror" win High Overall against all comers male and female? I'm searching the web, but obviously not looking in the right places....... Edited December 21, 2005 by Carmoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiDale Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Michael, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for all the work you have put into the SG Challenge and to promoting the shooting sports in general. I won't be able to make the match but I would love to see it in person. Let's hope it is a rousing success and perhaps I can schedule the next one, Merry Christmas! Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBaneACP Posted December 21, 2005 Author Share Posted December 21, 2005 Thanks, Dale. You should have had my day today! Maybe we should design competitions where all we do is just give money to people based on their resumes; think of the gunpowder it would save! mb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiDale Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Maybe we should design competitions where all we do is just give money to people based on their resumes; think of the gunpowder it would save!mb You could do it all CGI with the audience getting to pick their favorite ending.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABlackburn Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 (edited) End of Trail is the SASS World Championship. This list is taken from Evil Roy's website. 2005 is not on this list but I don't think Holy terror won. Holy Terror (age 15) has been Cowboy Action Shooting® since 1999. She often finishes in the top ten of all female shooters at major matches. She has won Top Woman Shootout at several matches . Holy Terror is an NRA Assistant Instructor for: Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, and Personal Defense - Holy Terror's SASS Wins - *** 2002 Overall Female World Champion *** *** 2002 Overall Ladies National Champion *** First female shooter in the history of CAS to make the TOP 20 SHOOTOUT at End of Trail and the TOP 10 OVERALL at a National or Regional Match 2004 Winter Range National Championship: Top Woman, 1st Lady Traditional, 1st in Woman's Top Gun and 1st Overall Top Gun EOT World Championship: Overall Ladies World Champion, 13th Overall, Ladies Traditional Class World Champion Revenge of Montezuma: Top Woman Hell on Wheels High Plains Regional: Regional Woman's Champion, 3rd Overall, Winner Woman's Top Gun Colorado State Championship - Rocky Mt Regional Raid: Top Overall, Top Woman, 1st Woman's Top Gun, Ladies Traditional Champion Shootout at Three Rivers: Top Woman, 1st Ladies Traditional 2003 Winter Range: Top Overall Woman, Top Junior Female, 9th Overall EOT World Championship: Spirit of The Game Award, Top Woman, 1st Junior Female, 1st Family Team, 9th Overall, Runner up in Overall Top Gun Revenge of Montezuma: Top Woman, Top Overall Hell on Wheels: Top Woman, Regional Woman Champion, 2nd Overall, 1st Lady Traditional Northwest Regional: Top Woman, 1st Lady Traditional, Winner Woman Top Gun and also Top Gun Overall Gunfight Behind Jersey Lily Regional: Top Woman, Top Lady Traditional, 6th Overall 2002 EOT World Championship: Top Overall Female and 4th time Junior Female EOT World Championship: 1st in Family Event with partner Evil Roy (her grandpa) Winter Range National Championship: Top Overall Lady, 8th Overall, & Junior Champ Southeast Regional - Mulecamp: Top Overall Female, 7th Overall, & Junior Champ High Plains Regional - Hell on Wheels: Top Overal Woman, Top Junior Female, Top Woman-Top Gun Shootout, 3rd Overall Northwest Regional - Orygun Trail's End: Top Female, Top Junior Female, Top Woman- Top Gun Shootout, 7th Overall SASS Southwest Regional - Shootout Behind the Jersey Lilly: Top Overall Woman, Top Junior Female 2001 Colorado State Championship-The Siege at San Juan: Top Junior, 2nd overall woman, 1st Woman’s Top Gun Shootout High Plains Regional Championship - Hell on Wheels: Top Junior Female, Top Junior, Top Woman, 1st Place woman in Top Gun Shootout, Top Couple, 6th overall of 308 Shooters Winter Range National Championship: 2nd Female Overall-33rd overall of 550 shooters SE Regional Championship - Shootout at Mule Camp: 1st Junior Female, Top Junior, Top Female, 8th Overall of over 500 shooters SW Regional - Shootout Behind the Jersey Lilly: 1st Junior, 2nd Female Overall EOT World Championship: 1st Junior Female, 2nd Overall Female 2000 Arizona State Championship Bordertown, Tucson: 1st Junior Female, 2nd Female Overall, Winner Overall Shootout Colorado State Championship-The Siege at San Juan: 1st Junior Class, 5th Overall Woman High Plains Regional Championship - Hell on Wheels: 1st Junior Female, 10th Overall Match, 1st Overall Woman Winter Range National Championship: 4th junior, 9th Overall Woman SE Regional Championship - Shootout at Mule Camp: 1st Junior Female, 7th Overall Woman SW Regional Championship - Mill Creek: 1st Junior, 2nd Female Overall EOT World Championship: 1st Junior Female, 6th Overall Female Yuma Territorial Prison Breakout: 1st Junior, 10th Overall Woman, 1st Top Woman Shootout 1999 Colorado State Championship-The Siege at San Juan : 2nd Junior, 5th Overall Female, 1st in Top Woman Shootout EOT World Championship: 1999 1st Junior Female (Age 12-16) Edited December 21, 2005 by ABlackburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Id like to say Thanks! to Michael B for the help in keeping the Sportsman's Team Challenge alive and kicking. The Outdoor Chanel has played a big part in saveing the sport. The STC is bringing plenty of young shooters into the sports. Thanks Jamie Foote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 .....well, maybe Michael Bane will get around to answering my question tomorrow, when he's hopefully having a better day..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT Driver Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Winter Range National Championship: Top Woman, 1st Lady Traditional, 1st in Woman's Top Gun and 1st Overall Top Gun Could this be it? I don't shoot Cowboy but maybe Overall Top Gun is a shootoff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Hmmm.....wonder why my question is not being answered?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Hmmm.....wonder why my question is not being answered?? send MB a PM and he may get back ASAP , ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 http://www.sassnet.com/EoT/results/05/Matc...5MatchFinal.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmshtr Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 http://www.sassnet.com/EoT/results/05/Matc...5MatchFinal.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8shooter Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Hi all:Here's where we are right now...I probably have some of the champions' win numbers wrong, but we're updating all that stuff right now... Michael B The SHOOTING GALLERY Challenge Three Special Episodes of the hit Outdoor Channel television series SHOOTING GALLERY, to be aired in July 2006, repeating October 2006, with a potential audience of more than one million viewers per week. CONCEPT: Six stages; seven of the top shooters in the world; $5000 to the last man — or woman — standing. Six of the hardest stages ever put together, designed to test every aspect of handgunning from run-and-gun close-ups to long-range precision work. Shooters will be required to shoot multiple handguns in multiple calibers, with the guns selected by the match organizers. All stages will be blind — that is, the shooters will not get a chance to see the stages beforehand or to see other competitors run the stage. All targets will be reactive steel targets, custom-designed for the SHOOTING GALLERY Challenge by Action Targets. The winner of the SHOOTING GALLERY Challenge will be promoted by The Outdoor Channel and SHOOTING GALLERY as the “Top Handgunner in the World.” PRODUCERS: Michael Bane & Robin Berg, Producers of SHOOTING GALLERY, COWBOYS, AMERICAN RIFLEMAN and other Outdoor Channel specials. HOST: Michael Bane, host of SHOOTING GALLERY, SHOT SHOW TV, NRA SHOW TV, author and veteran competitive shooter. COLOR COMMENTARY: Richard “Tequila” Young (host of COWBOYS on The Outdoor Channel and 5-time cowboy action shooting world champion) and Il Ling New (GUNSITE instructor and competitive shooter). Special guests commentators. MATCH DIRECTOR: Dave Arnold, co-founder, United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA); founder, International Range Officers Institute; match director/organizer for 5 IPSC World Championships; match director/organizer IPSC North American Championships; law enforcement firearm trainer. PRIZE MONEY: $5,000 minimum to the winner; stage money for winners of individual stages. MATCH DATE: February 18 & 19, 2005 VENUE LOCATION: The legendary GUNSITE Academy outside of Prescott, AZ. Originally founded by Col. Jeff Cooper in the mid-1970s, GUNSITE is acknowledged as the finest firearms training facility in the world. With more than 40 ranges spread over some 2000 acres, GUNSITE has opened its doors to the SHOOTING GALLERY Challenge, and the Challenge will make use of several of GUNSITE’s “signature” ranges. Col. Cooper has been invited to “throw out the first bullet.” THE INVITEES: • Todd Jarrett* — 9-time USPSA National Champion; the only USPSA “Triple Crown” winner; IPSC World Champion; more than 60 state and regional practical pistol titles; Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Champion. Shoots for Para-Ordnance & Blackhawk. • Doug Koenig* — The most decorated handgun shooter in history, including the Masters International (10 championships), the Bianchi Cup (10 championships); the Steel Challenge (3 championships); IPSC World Champion; World Action Shooting Championship (2 championships). Shoots for S&W. • Rob Leatham — “TGO, The Great One;” unarguably the greatest competition shooter ever, with 16 National titles, 5 IPSC World Championships, 6 Steel Challenge Championships and multiples of every other shooting title in the world. Shoots for Springfield Armory and Safariland. • Max Michel* — The “rising star” of practical competition…winner of the 2005 USPSA Nationals and the Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships. Shoots for the Army Marksmanship Unit. • Jerry Miculek* — The greatest revolver shooter ever; 6-time revolver World Champion; 3 USPSA national championships; Sportsmen Team Challenge winner, multiple world record holder. Shoots for S&W. • Dave Sevigny* — 5-time USPSA National Champion; 5-time IDPA National Champion; IPSC World Champion; 2-time World Speed Shooting Champion (IDPA class); the best production gun competitor ever. Shoots for Glock. & • Randi “Holy Terror” Rogers* — Acknowledged as one of the greatest women shooters ever, “Holy Terror” has won 2 Cowboy World Championships, multiple national and regional championships. She is the only woman shooter to ever win High Overall in a national championship in any handgun discipline. (* denotes accepted) TELEVISION NOTES: SHOOTING GALLERY is the only dedicated shooting show presently filming in 100% high-definition. Our crews use Panasonic VariCams, the same cinema cameras used to film such movies as Michael Man’s Collateral. The SG Challenge will be a “full court press,” utilizing multiple cameras, sophisticated sound and state-of-the-art electronics and television techniques. The show will be structured along ESPN sports presentation lines. Producer Robin Berg was a color commentator for the ESPN2 X-Games; Producer Michael Bane was a consultant on the first ESPN2 X-Games and the ESPN Great Outdoors Games. THE FORMAT: Each shooter will shoot three stages a day for two days. Scoring will be “time-plus,” that is, the shooter’s actual time plus any time penalties for steel targets left standing or bonuses for engaging specially designated targets. A firearms malfunction is an automatic do-over; shooters will have a chance to shoot the guns for each stage prior to that stage. Pistolsmith of the Year for 2005 Bill Laughridge of the Cylinder & Slide Shop will be on hand to vet the guns for function and to answer questions or mediate hardware-related issues. THE STAGES: Each stage will be designed to test several different aspects of handgunning. The stages will also honor the depth and variety of the handgun sports. Although the final stages, including the design, number and distance measurements of the targets, will not be revealed until the match itself, several general stage designs have already been identified: • An El Presidente stage, honoring the sport’s founding father, Col. Jeff Cooper. • A stage from the Steel Challenge, the Superbowl of the shooting sports and the World Speedshooting Championships. • A hunting simulation stage. • A run-and-gun stage. Each stage will feature a different firearm(s), including single-action semiautos; double action/safe action semitautos; single-action revolvers and double-action revolvers. Calibers will range from .22 rimfire to some of the most powerful rounds that can be shot from a handgun. Distances will range from contacts distance to 70-plus yards. Stages may require some athletic ability, and shooters will be expected to load and unload each of the handguns safely. THE GUNS: Companies currently participating include Glock, Ruger, SIGARMS, Smith & Wesson and Taurus International. SPECTATORS: Will be encouraged, and we will be making arrangements for transportation from Phoenix to the GUNSITE facility. Was this match run? ..... if so Who won? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reneet Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Match was run. Jerry Miculek won. Excerpt from Shooting Gallery Host Blog Monday, February 20, 2006 Miculek WINS...World Continues to Spin...Home Again! Yes indeedy, Jerry Miculek — the legendary revolver shooter and S&W pro — eeked out a win in what he called, "the hardest easy match I ever shot!" Bane's Blog Scroll to Feb. 20, 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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