For cowboy action shooting I have heard the guns have to be period specific. What exactly does that mean ?
That's not entirely correct - the .56-.50 Spencer is also allowed.jaguarxk120 said:I found that rifles have to be 32 caliber or larger and no bigger than 45 caliber.
That's not entirely correct - the .56-.50 Spencer is also allowed.
The 56-50 is listed as a exception, 25-20 is also listed as a exception.
More or less. But it has to be a pistol caliber with lead bullets for a main match gun - .45-70, .45-90, .45-75, .45-60, .40-60, etc., are not allowed as main match calibers. And, believe it or not, it doesn't have to be a period correct cartridge either. For instance, a convertible cylinder in 9mm, .40 S&W, 10mm, or .45 acp is implicitly allowed, except for Classic Cowboy. The Cowboy .45 Special is a new cartridge developed less than ten years ago. A handful of people also shoot rifles that have been modified for the .45 acp or Cowboy .45 Special. The .32 H&R mag is also legal. Probably a few I'm forgetting, but you get the idea.T. O'Heir said:The .56-.50 Spencer dates from 1860. Rimfire originally. I believe the rules say anything that 19th Century or a replica. No .300 Savage until 1920.
And it's not just the firearms that have to be 'period'. You do too.
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