Cowboy Action Shooting

[azlaw]

Every once in awhile a new shooter will complain about targets that are too close, and so they "can't miss". I always ask if they shot clean, and they always say "Well, no" Then I ask if they placed first in their class, they always say "Well, no." I say, "Well, then I guess it wasn't so easy after all..." It is called Cowboy *Action* Shooting for a reason. Speed is part of the sport, and is as difficult to master as accuracy.

Properly constucted targets will not normally generate feedback. But all targets do at some point, so we do absolutely require eye protection. Bullet composition and velocity rules are part of the plan, but we have occasional people who load too hot or use very hard bullets. Shotgun targets do produce feedback more often than the plates.

And I think that someone once said that no round fired at a target is wasted. Just my opinion, you understand.

Now the dress-up thing is either for you, or not. I feel a little silly, but just a little. No more so than dressing up in leather to ride a motorcycle, I think, I mean just consider your average Harley rider. Turns out that many CAS shooters do in fact own Harleys.

It's surely not everyone's cup of chowder, but that's why we have more than one shooting sport.

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