Cowboy Action Shooting wears high-heeled boots with spurs and jingles, leather chaps, a large sombrero Montana, a belt of shiny cartridges holding a pair of well-oiled single-action revolvers, and a bandola of grenades on one shoulder. You can walk the streets of Tombstone with the Earps and Doc Holiday or stop a crowd rush or maybe a bank robbery. You can be a field marshal, army reconnaissance or cavalry officer. Your imagination is your only limit. is a multifaceted amateur shooting sport in which participants compete with firearms typical of the taming of the Wild West: single-action revolvers; lever guns; and side by side double barrel, pump before 1899 or lever guns. The shooting competition is organized in a unique and characterized Old West style. The truly unique aspect of cowboy action shooting™ is the requirement for authentic historical or Western screen clothing. Each participant must adopt a filming pseudonym corresponding to a character or profession of the late 19th century or a Hollywood star of the western and develop the costume accordingly. American history buffs and serious shooters agree that the use of antique firearms, authentic costumes, unique targets and fast-paced action makes cowboy action shooting one of the most interesting shooting™ sports for spectators and participants. Original single-action revolvers manufactured before 1899, their replicas approved and single-action revolvers approved by the SASS. Shooters must use a .32 to .45 caliber pistol cartridge or a .36 to .45 caliber percussion cartridge.
The full SASS rules are included in the SASS Shooter Manual, which is www.sassnet.com available on the SASS website. SASS requires competitors to use firearms typical of the mid to late 19th century. Competition in a SASS match typically requires four weapons: two revolvers from a single period of action, a lever rifle in a medium-fire revolver caliber of the type used before 1899, and a side-by-side shotgun without an ejector, or an external hammer shotgun (Winchester `97 or replica) or a lever action rifle (Winchester 1887 or replica). The different firing categories listed below have different requirements for the revolvers used and the corresponding propellants. The Single Action Shooting Society® is an international organization founded in 1987 to preserve and promote the sport of cowboy™ action shooting. SASS serves as the sport`s governing body and sanction, publishing rules to ensure safety and consistency in cowboy action shooter competitions™ around the world. Pretty, larger, crescent-shaped ejection stem head features a traditional shape, perfect for any cowboy or cowgirl. If you`ve always been interested in cowboy action shooting, visit us to see what it`s all about.
Everyone is welcome! The competition includes a series of filming scenarios called “stages”. The targets are steel plates located 5-20 meters from the shooter. Typically, a level requires ten revolver cartridges, nine or ten rifle cartridges, and two to eight shotgun cartridges. The shooters compete one after the other, against the clock. Games are usually counted as “total time” minus bonuses and plus penalties with the lowest time gain. Shooters are timed with electronic timers that record time for each level. Cowboy action shooting is the only shooting™ sport with a dress code. Participants wear some sort of Old West costume. Weapons and ammunition can be transported in a satchel or gun cart that can be built or purchased. Fire cars can have a 2, 3 or 4 wheel design and be made of wood, canvas or nylon. Horizontal cannon cars are not allowed in some clubs.
Cowgirls can dress in a flowing dress like Scarlet O`Hara or wear a pair of tight lederhosen like Raquel QWelch in Hannie Calder. You can be Calamity Jane, Poker Alice or Belle Starr. For a short time, you can go back in time when the men were polite, bowed their hats and said “Madame” and thanked you, and let me carry this package for you. Shooters must adopt a shooting pseudonym that corresponds to a figure or profession from the late 19th century or a Hollywood star of the western. Your SASS alias belongs exclusively to you. In the tradition of Old West cattle stamp registries, SASS prohibits a shooter from duplicating someone else`s pseudonym. There is only one Tex, one Josey Wales and one Loophole Pettifogger. Cowboy action shooting is the fastest growing shooting sport in the world. The Wild Bunch and thousands of members of the Single Action Shooting Society want you to try our sport. I believe you and your family will be glad you did! Age-based categories can use any shooting style except Gunfighter, any thruster, and any main game revolver.
Sequential serial numbers with the prefix “SASS”, which are delivered together in the commemorative case. Although the Stranglers are a SASS affiliated club and the monthly shoots are SASS style, they are not SASS-sanctioned games and SASS rules are not strictly enforced. The cost per shooter is $4.00 per game. It`s a very friendly atmosphere with people who are always ready to help anyone who is new to the sport. Cowboy action shooters are divided into basic categories determined by age, thruster used, shooting style, and even worn suit. The patented inverted indexing latch allows for easier loading and unloading, while the traditional beveled cylinder simplifies the case. If you`ve ever wanted to be on screen with Roy Rogers, Gene Autry or John Wayne, then Cowboy Action Shooting is for you! If you`ve ever sat in a dark theater on a Saturday afternoon and imagined Colts in hand, standing at noon with Gary Cooper or using your rifle to protect John Wayne`s life in The Cowboys or The Shootist, then SASS is for you. If you were sure that you and some friends armed with your faithful Winchester `97 could have saved Pike, Dutch and the Gortch Brothers in The Wild Bunch, then Cowboy Action Shooting and a member of the SASS is for you. A Cowboy Action Shooting Fantasy western – it`s SASS! Shoot real blazin rifles and bullets from the Wild West era.
Cowboy action shooter at its best. This is the west of your imagination. It recreates the times, books, movies and TV shows like The Big Sky, Stagecoach, High Noon, Hondo, Gunsmoke, etc. planted in your min. You will need two holsters, a belt and a shotgun belt or slide. Leather requirements may vary depending on the category photographed. A Buscadero belt or fall case with under-belt handles and two solid side cases are required for B Western, but not allowed in Classic Cowboy. In Classic Cowboy, at least part of the pistol grips must be above the belt and can consist of two strong sides or a strong side and a cross-pull holster. In all other categories, the handles can even be with or below the belt. The angle of the cross case shall not exceed 15° during wear. SASS is picky when it comes to firearms that point outside the 170° “down” range of range.
Therefore, Crossdraw shooters have to “dance” to make sure the weapon comes out of the holster and returns to a sharp range, not behind you. Several leather manufacturers now manufacture cowboy action shooting devices specifically designed for women`s curved belts with buckles in the back and shotgun buckles sewn onto the pistol belt. Before buying a platform, it is best to talk to other shooters. [All participants must wear goggles during shooting and hearing protection is recommended.] Any typical side-by-side shotgun of the time can be used with drawers but without automatic ejectors, with or without external hammer, with single or double trigger. For the whole family, it could be an afternoon or weekend with the best, most polite, and safety-conscious people you`ll ever meet. You will be with people who are willing to do anything to help you. You will be really happy to participate with them. Twenty percent of SASS members are women and ten percent are juniors under the age of seventeen. It`s a real sport, but without the competition that many of our sports have won at all costs.