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The winning lawmen team was Jim ‘Kit’ Carson; Capt. Steven Clark and Capt. Tom Dillard (center two holding the plaque), both of the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office; Richard Vogelpohl, aka: Skyhawk Hans; James Vogelpohl of the Houston Police Department. Second from left is top cowboy Robert Muehlstein, aka: Alamo Andy. Contributed photos -
The Old West Town, known as Determination, was built by the Tejas Caballeros Cowboy Shooting Club. Contributed photos -
Ms. Prickly Pear Peggy, aka Peggy Huddelston, Fischer, Texas aims her 12ga Coach Gun. -
Mandatory pre-shoot Safety Meeting for Cops & Cowboys.
Last weekend, the Texas Legacy Foundation held an Annual Cops & Cowboys Shootout at the Tejas Caballeros shooting range, in a charity benefit for the Hill Country 100 Club.
The Hill Country 100 Club is a great volunteer organization that gives $25,000 to the family of first responders killed in the line of duty, within 24 to 48 hours, along with other financial aid as needed (HC100Club.com).
The Shootout took place at an Old West Town on Ranch Road 1623 seven miles west of Blanco deep in the Hill Country.
Cowboys shot Old West Colt revolvers, double barrel shotguns and Winchester Lever rifles, while Officers shot modern semi-auto service weapons. No, they don’t shoot at each other! The Cops & Cowboys compete by shooting metal targets lo- cated outside Old West buildings that include a Saloon, a Bank, a Gallows, a Livery, and a Jail, to name a few. Who’s the fastest? Old West Guns or Modern Weapons? Cops or Cowboys?
The Cops won this year, but not by as much as you might think. An engraved plaque was taken home by the Cops that records the history of this event.
In the last four years, the Cops have won three times and the Cowboys have won once. Maybe the Cowboys can win it back next year? The event is open to the public and it is a blast to watch.
The Old West Town, known as Determination, was built by the Tejas Caballeros Cowboy Shooting Club and the Cowboys dress in costume and are fun to watch!
The sound and smoke of 4,365 rounds of ammunition has cleared in Determination. Once again, for the 3rd year running, the top lawman was Patrol Captain Steven Clark of the Burnet County Sheriff’s Department.
The top cowboy was Alamo Andy, aka Robert Muehlstein, of San Antonio. While there was a commanding space of 17 seconds between the shooting times of Capt. Clark and Alamo Andy the overall time difference between the cop’s team and the cowboy’s team was a mere 2.26 seconds in the final competition.
Team selections were handled differently for this fourth annual competition. Seeking to make the event be more inclusive of all shooters, five person teams were selected by the top lawman and the top cowboy from the listing of all top shooters.
Following selection, the peace officer team was comprised of three lawmen and two cowboys. Similarly the cowboy team was comprised of three cowboys and two peace officers.
All participants of both teams provided an amazing display of speed and accuracy. The cowboy team was leading by 6.38 seconds until an unfortunate procedural error charged the cowboy team with a ten second penalty.
The penalty wiped out the cowboy team lead and left the team in second place, 2.26 seconds behind the lawmen team.
Aside from the fun and fellowship among shooters the purpose of the Cops & Cowboys Shootout is the raising of funds for the Hill Country 100 Club.
Donations from area citizens and businesses have accounted for donations exceeding $14,000 in the four year history of the shootout.
