Subj : Cowboy Action Shooting
To   : Weatherman
From : Grease
Date : Sun Feb 16 2025 20:16:35

-=> 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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