Texican Rangers

Texican Rangers started in 1994 with fewer than twenty shooters on a yellow legal pad and rocks holding down the stage descriptions. That's grown into one of Texas's most active SASS clubs, shooting ten months a year on the Stieler Ranch—a historic property 8 miles north of Comfort that's been in continuous family operation since 1878.

The club is part of SASS (Single Action Shooting Society), an international organization dedicated to preserving Cowboy Action Shooting™. This isn't just shooting—it's dressing the part. Tall boots, spurs, leather chaps, sombrero, cartridge belt, and a pair of single action revolvers. You choose your character: marshal, army scout, cavalry officer, or gunslinger. Cowgirls can dress as Calamity Jane, Poker Alice, or go full Scarlet O'Hara.

Monthly Matches (January-October) - Saturday and Sunday shoots, second weekend of each month - October drops to Saturday only - Range closed November-December for hunting season - Five stages per match (sometimes six)

Stage Inventory - 14 shooting stages total - Long Range stage using the William F. Cody Buffalo Hide Trading Company setup - Blazing Saddles stage - Man-on-Man stage

Match Disciplines - Classic Cowboy Action Shooting - Wild Bunch™ (1911 pistol, lever/pump rifle .40+, Winchester 1897 or Model 12 shotgun) - Bolt Action Military (original or replica WWII-era military rifles) - Long Range matches after main match completion

Recommended Ammunition Count Per Match - Pistol: 50 rounds - Rifle: 50 rounds - Shotgun: 20+ rounds

Registration opens at 8:00 AM | Shooters' meeting at 8:45 AM | Hammers down at 9:00 AM

Texican Rangers hosts Comancheria Days every spring (usually April). This annual shoot draws competitors from across the country. 2026 will be special—the club is hosting the SASS Texas State Championship April 9-11, celebrating America's 250th anniversary.

Comancheria Days started in 1995 with fewer than a hundred shooters. It's been held continuously since then (with one exception) and now includes shooting stages, mounted events, and Native American encampments.

The Texican Rangers operate from Stieler Ranch, established in the late 1800s by Adolph Stieler on one of Kerr County's highest hills. In the 1940s, it was the "Angora Goat King of the World" operation—60,000 Angora goats producing wool and mohair when Texas led the nation in that industry. Today the ranch runs Black Angus cattle and supports white-tailed deer hunting, while hosting the Texican Rangers' shooting operations.

• •Directions from I-10: Take exit 523 for US-87 Bus/US-87N toward Comfort/San Angelo. Go north on US-87N for 8.1 miles. Stieler Ranch is on your left.

Run by active shooters with SASS experience: - San Saba Slim, President - Sheriff Robert Love, Vice President - Tombstone Mary, Treasurer - Shooting Iron Miller, Secretary - Fister Bo & Doc Holloman, Co-Range Masters - Dutch Van Horn, Communications

If you're interested in Wild Bunch™ shooting:

• •1911 Pistol: Full-size single stack steel frame, .45 ACP, 5-inch barrel, military-style sights, max 40 oz unloaded

• •Rifle: Original or replica lever/slide action from 1860-1899 era, pistol caliber (.40 or larger), tubular magazine, exposed hammer

• •Shotgun: Winchester 1897 (12 gauge) or Model 12 pump, original or replica

• •Ammunition: Minimum power factor 150, max 1000 fps pistol/1400 fps rifle

• •Shooting Styles: Modern (two-handed, any stance) or Traditional (one-handed duelist style, weak hand only for loading/malfunctions)

The club also offers an OPEN non-award category for shooters just getting started in Wild Bunch™.

BAM (Bolt Action Military) is shot as a side match, usually Saturday after the main match. Must use original caliber bolt action rifles issued to any country's military through WWII, with original iron sights and as-issued configuration (internal mods allowed). Faithful reproductions are approved.

Due to ammunition availability, Texican Rangers also offers Rimfire Cowboy/Cowgirl matches using .22 caliber lead bullets only (no jacketed rounds) for both pistol and rifle portions of stages.