Subj : Cowboy Action Shooting
To : Weatherman
From : Grease
Date : Sun Feb 16 2025 08:16 pm
-=> Weatherman wrote to Grease <=-
-=> Grease wrote to All <=-
Gr> I went to one of these this weekend near my house. It was a great time.
Gr> My wife, who has never shot a firearm, went a enjoyed it. I've shot
Gr> firearms since I was a teenager, 62 now, but never had place for
Gr> hunting or anything like that.
Gr> Basically, you have two single action pistols, a shotgun and a rifle.
Gr> You also need to dress and have weapons time period appropriate. There
Gr> was about 30 people there. I got to do a stage and my wife also. It was
Gr> a blast!
Gr> Now I need to sell stuff and get firearms and accoutrements, because I
Gr> have the bug!
We> Careful! That cowboy action shooting racket is a gateway drug to
We> handloading, cosplay and all sorts of stuff!
Yep. That rabbit hole is starting to look enticing.
We> My brother in law was heavy into cowboy action shooting. He just about
We> disowned his sister when I bought a pair of stainless steel Ruger
We> Vaqueros in .45 Colt with SASS (Single Action Shooting Society) grips
We> and sequential serial numbers for $1500 and refused to entertain any
We> notion of selling them to him.
We> Cowboy shooting will lead to hand loading. These guys load so low it's
We> not even funny. Basically a hair above primer. As long as the load
We> leaves the barrel and makes a "ding" sound on the target, it's good
We> enough. Makes sense. As many rounds as is shot during a weekend of
We> activity, full loads take a toll on both the gun and the shooter, so
We> keeping it light makes sense - plus since speed counts keeping the
We> loads light improves scores.
I've looked at them too. Just another $400 dollars for the loader. Then buying
primers, powder, and lead. oof.
We> Then you'll be spending money on "authentic" Western garb in order to
We> look the part of the western gunslinger....
I live in rural Texas. We dress like that naturally. LOL.
We> Hell, now you have ME wanting to go out and play cowboy!
Maybe I'll see you out there!
Will
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