Thursday, December 29, 2005

 

Cowboy Shootin', fast and fun . . .


Cowboy Shootin' can be fun, fast, and colorful. Here, the top picture shows the cowboy in full dress shooting a Uberti replica 1873 Winchester lever rifle. One shell is just above and in front of the hat. Great and speedy contestants can have at least 3 shells in the air during competition.


Cowboy Shootin' the Norinco replica Winchester 1897 pump shotgun is a great way to compete. Here, an empty hull has just left the ejection port and the next round is headed for the port. This right hand double load technique is OK, but a bit slower than the 4 shell over the top load technique.

A typical stage in Cowboy Action Shooing events involves the use of a lever/pump/double-barrel shotgun, a pistol cartridge lever rifle, and two single action revolvers. The targets are BIG and Close so even a novice gets to see and hear the Bang and Clang of shooting. All kinds of catagories: Gender, age, cartridge powder type (smokeless or holy black powder), costume, etc.

Cowpards and Cowpardettes get to dress to any degree of dress typical or not of the 1900's. Some period correct, and some hollywood 1950's creations.

Look up a Single Action Shooting Society club shooting Cowboy Action competion and take a peek at a great family oriented hobby.

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