Subj : Cowboy Action Shooting
To   : Weatherman
From : Jimmy Anderson
Date : Sat May 03 2025 00:22:43

-=> Weatherman wrote to Grease <=-

 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.

LOL - now that's funny!

 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 read that some even cast their own lead bullets. 

 We> Then you'll be spending money on "authentic" Western garb in order to
 We> look the part of the western gunslinger....

 We> Hell, now you have ME wanting to go out and play cowboy!

 LOL - I have several single action .22's. I have a lever action
 .357 and wouldn't mind a SAA .357. :-)



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