Colin1230 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I started Cowboy Action Shooting a couple of years ago and have had a blast ever since. No other competitive shooting sport has been this much fun. I was very fortunate to have a few guns in the safe to sell and get into good equipment at the start. I have been shooting in the 49'er category with smokeless 38 Special ammo. My main match rifle is a Uberti 73 from Cody Conagher, pistols are either 72 Open Tops modified and slicked by me or SASS New Model Vaquero's smoothed and lightened by me. For main match shotgun I use either a CZ Hammer Coach or a Stoeger Coach Gun. There is just so much to enjoy playing this game; the guns, the history, the costuming, the guns, the competition, the reloading and did I mention the guns. I'm tellin ya, there is nothing that will put a smile on your face any faster that ripping off five rounds out of each pistol, ten rounds out of your rifle and four+ rounds from your double barrel shotgun in twenty seconds. I am not even close to being the fastest shooter in our club but there is no one that has more fun! So, lets hear it guys. How many Cowboys do we have hanging around here? Oh, and by the way, just call me Claude. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin1230 Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 Well, I guess I'm it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWARREN123 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 I like watching the SASS type events, not much on jumping in. Post some pics of your shoots/folks if you have any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citra47 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 I don't participate but know a number of people who have fallen head over heals for cowboy shooting and some of them do the horse riding events too. Most all have found a new avenue to spend on hell of a lot of money on period clothing, firearms and ammo. All of them are having a ball doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Stick Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 I've shot a couple times. Its always fun, but I can't justify the price of the guns to get into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward Son Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I was just reading the newsletter from my gun club and they have cancelled the Cowboy Action program due to lack of participation. I find this surprising since the CA program was the largest program at our club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselMcBadass Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Love westerns, have owned a lever gun and single action. I will eventually do CAS, but dont have the disposable income to just go and buy 4 new guns, holsters, outfit, etc. Will take a while to get that together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchool64 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 In my retirement years..... Kidding, won't be playing the piano...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyzz Kydd Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I’ve been shooting SASS for over 7 years now. I use an Uberti ‘73 with a 5th gen Cowboys and Indians Short Stroke and 1.25 lb trigger built by Harlan Wolf, two Ruger SASS Vaqueros set up with half cock conversions, brass front sights 1.25 lb triggers and a bunch of other goodies built by Jimmy Spurs, and an Ithaca SKB 100 built by Fast Eddie. Here’s a decent run I had Saturday. It was a 10-10-4+ Stage. Two pistols five rounds each, rifle 10 rounds, shotgun open and empty. (Summer dress code) 52B76121-5C29-4631-8C93-74D3122D653E.MOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Been shooting CASS for about 2 1/2 years now. Started with a Rossi 92 and now use a Marlin 94, the Rossi I use for smoke matches. Stoeger 12ga dbl barrel and a pair of Cimarrons in 45colt for the rest. Do my own gunsmithing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windowasher Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 If any of Y'all are in the Tallahassee area on the 3rd Saturday every month, come and shoot at our Cowboy Town. We are having a blast... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaBud Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) One of my training partners is building her own Cowboy Range. Supposed to open next month. She's really into it, as you can imagine. I've attended one match. It was a lot of fun to watch. I don't need another hobby. Edited September 15, 2018 by BamaBud Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUBSY Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Awhile ago as I was channel surfing I clicked on RFDTV and these guys were doing quick draw competition. Shooting wax bullets no less. I tuned in late so I don't know if it was part of CAS or not. Pretty cool though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyzz Kydd Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 3 hours ago, DUBSY said: Awhile ago as I was channel surfing I clicked on RFDTV and these guys were doing quick draw competition. Shooting wax bullets no less. I tuned in late so I don't know if it was part of CAS or not. Pretty cool though. There is no CAS organization. The predominant organization for CAS is SASS, Single Action Shooting Society. There is no fast draw component to that. There is mounted shooting which utilizes wax bullets and there is NCOWs, which is a smaller organization with stricter apparel and gun rules. Fast draw is a stand alone organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyzz Kydd Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Here's a commercial for Cowboy ammo. My middle son and I are in the opening and I'm the one shooting the rifle towards the end. https://youtu.be/PG1iMqQUPMU 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glocks4Freedom Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Wyzz Kydd said: Here's a commercial for Cowboy ammo. My middle son and I are in the opening and I'm the one shooting the rifle towards the end. https://youtu.be/PG1iMqQUPMU Damn!, Wyzz... you look like the real thing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyzz Kydd Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Glocks4Freedom said: Damn!, Wyzz... you look like the real thing Thanks! Rapid Fire Rachel looks a lot better though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin1230 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 Glad to see this thread take off. Thanks for all of the replies everyone. Just got a new main match rifle, a 38 spl Miroku/Winchester 66 short rifle. Pretty sweet right out of the box. All that I have done to it is reinforce the loading gate tab with JB Weld and adjust the hammer spring a little lighter. While inside, it was apparent that the Japanese take much pride in their machine work. I've got a little over 300 rounds through it so far and it make a great companion to my hammer gun and open tops. Regards, Claude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg warner Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Anyone here ever see Bob Munden shoot? I saw him at a county fair back in about 2005. It was indoors using wax bullets. He also had guns on display and for sale that he had done some gunsmithing on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyzz Kydd Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I've seen videos of him shooting but not in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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