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What was the question again? If you don't like it, don't go. That was way tooo easy. charlie sierra
Non-Costumed Events?
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madcratebuilder
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Well put Jim, but I do kind of like the Nazi Generalstab officer to shoot a Luger idea.
So... don't, and find another "game" to participate in.
Sheesh, for all the bellyaching about a costume requirement here you'd think someone is lining 'em up with a gun to their head and forcing them to participate.
Reminds me a lot of the urban folks who move out to the country and then complain because it's too dark or there are animals around or whatever. If you don't like it, don't come.
madcratebuilder
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The OP asked about 3 gun type shooting event/group that doesn't require the costuming like CAS does. Apparently that question wadded a few panties.
I think I figured out my initial question finally. It involves a slightly different three gun set, but...
NRA Cowboy Lever Action Silhouette
They have events for that in my area every other week. But may have to hit a SASS/CAS type event too now that I see the "costume" isn't as hollywood as I initially thought it had to be...
Thanks for the responses folks.
Regards
Kron
NRA Cowboy Lever Action Silhouette
They have events for that in my area every other week. But may have to hit a SASS/CAS type event too now that I see the "costume" isn't as hollywood as I initially thought it had to be...
Thanks for the responses folks.
Regards
Kron
Smokin_Gun
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I'm in a Waffen SS uniform holdin' a Colt 1860 Belgium Centaure ... what's wrong with that???
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madcratebuilder
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Heck SG, that's normal for you!
I once was on a range dressed in regular clothes when I was reproached by a coonskin cap and flintlock type for not having a powder horn. When I told him I was shooting a rifle-musket and using cartridges, he called me a "darned fool" and solemnly advised me that I couldn't use cartridges in a muzzle loader. When he finally left, fringes swinging, I tore another cartridge and reloaded.
Jim
Jim
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I too have in the past thought about shooting in the cowboy matches, but it is the costume factor, mainly, the kept me out of it. Not just me, but at least two other friends of mine as well. Lord knows I don't mind spending money on guns, ammo, and leather for them...but I simply do not buy or wear special clothes just to go shooting.
But they are right, if you want to compete using old west guns, you can either abide by the rules or start your own "modern dress" league.
Judging from the number of people on this forum alone, I think that is an idea that has wings.
The curious thing is that if I were to shoot in such matches, I'd likely be a purist in the "dueling" category. I seriously doubt anyone in the old west used two hands, held the trigger down, and worked the hammer with their thumb to produce rapid fire strings comparable to a modern day IPSC match.
But they are right, if you want to compete using old west guns, you can either abide by the rules or start your own "modern dress" league.
Judging from the number of people on this forum alone, I think that is an idea that has wings.
The curious thing is that if I were to shoot in such matches, I'd likely be a purist in the "dueling" category. I seriously doubt anyone in the old west used two hands, held the trigger down, and worked the hammer with their thumb to produce rapid fire strings comparable to a modern day IPSC match.
SigP6Carry
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ya know, for me: what's kept me from really becoming seriously interested in the CAS event has in fact been the costuming aspect. I put together a darn good Clint Eastwood costume for Halloween a couple years back, but I borrowed my father's old really ornate cowboy boots (I don't even know why he has them, he grew up in Chicago) for the costume and even used real spurs and the poncho. My holster is also a $20 cheap-o-costuming leather deal and it's the cost of the boots and holster that really prevents me from seriously considering getting into it. (well, that and the need to buy another 6 shooter, rifle and coachgun). I'm sure that the costs aren't that bad to someone who's got a steady and viable income, but to those of us that live check to check, it just doesn't work.
robhof
The guns are definitely the big investment for one of our local competitors; he's got a pair of Colt peacemakers, an original winchester, and a Damascus barrel double that he competes with. If I had those guns, they'd be shot, but only a few times a year, then cleaned and put in the safe, not shot to death. I guess if you can afford it, why not. They are all shot with pure black too. He also sports a tattered Stetson and period trade shirt and pants with leather and canvas suspenders.
The guns are definitely the big investment for one of our local competitors; he's got a pair of Colt peacemakers, an original winchester, and a Damascus barrel double that he competes with. If I had those guns, they'd be shot, but only a few times a year, then cleaned and put in the safe, not shot to death. I guess if you can afford it, why not. They are all shot with pure black too. He also sports a tattered Stetson and period trade shirt and pants with leather and canvas suspenders.
I really don't understand why asking you to wear jeans, leather shoes/boots with no tread and a long sleeved shirt is so off-putting to some folks. That's darn close to my daily work clothes.
There has to be some other reason that I don't understand.
Getting to spend a day with people that like each other, have similar taste in guns, and getting to shoot can't be all bad.
If you WANT to dress up like a prairie pimp with nickle guns with pearl handles, lots of conchos and studs on your leather and embroidered shirts and pants and a white 10 gal hat, then we have a category for you.
In that category you can shoot one handed, two handed or one in each hand.
Come on out and try CAS. If you do like it, Welcome.
If you don't like it don't come back, you probably aren't our kind of people anyway.
There has to be some other reason that I don't understand.
Getting to spend a day with people that like each other, have similar taste in guns, and getting to shoot can't be all bad.
If you WANT to dress up like a prairie pimp with nickle guns with pearl handles, lots of conchos and studs on your leather and embroidered shirts and pants and a white 10 gal hat, then we have a category for you.
In that category you can shoot one handed, two handed or one in each hand.
Come on out and try CAS. If you do like it, Welcome.
If you don't like it don't come back, you probably aren't our kind of people anyway.
I'm personally not that big into clothes in general, and I, too, was a bit concerned about it. However, I went ahead and got some basic things and tried it out.
On my first visit I just used a long sleeved shirt I already had and wore my regular blue jeans. I spent a little money on a cowboy hat that I liked anyways and I wore my flight boots (US Navy issue). Someone let me borrow their belt & holster.
Since then I've bought a cheap belt and holster (neither over $20) at Cabelas. I went to the thrift store and found some pants that I modified for suspenders ($7). I bought a shirt at a CAS outfitting online store that was on sale and fit the genre ($39) but I was willing to spend that money because I liked the shirt and would wear it other places with just my regular jeans. Oh, and I'm still wearing my flight boots.
In other words, I haven't spent a lot of money on clothing.
What I've found is that I'm actually enjoying the dressing up. No one I shoot with has made any of my attire an issue - and I'm shooting at an NCOWS club (the organization that's more oriented to "period-correctness" than SASS). I was surprised, my wife was shocked, and my daughter was completely flabbergasted that I've enjoyed the dressing up, but no one's made me do anything I didn't want, and I've had a great time. I plan on furthering my costume over time, as I can, because *I* want to.
If I had let my initial concerns over clothing keep me from visiting and checking it out, I would have missed out on a lot. Amazingly, the things I was most concerned with have now quite unexpectedly become part of the fun!
On my first visit I just used a long sleeved shirt I already had and wore my regular blue jeans. I spent a little money on a cowboy hat that I liked anyways and I wore my flight boots (US Navy issue). Someone let me borrow their belt & holster.
Since then I've bought a cheap belt and holster (neither over $20) at Cabelas. I went to the thrift store and found some pants that I modified for suspenders ($7). I bought a shirt at a CAS outfitting online store that was on sale and fit the genre ($39) but I was willing to spend that money because I liked the shirt and would wear it other places with just my regular jeans. Oh, and I'm still wearing my flight boots.
In other words, I haven't spent a lot of money on clothing.
What I've found is that I'm actually enjoying the dressing up. No one I shoot with has made any of my attire an issue - and I'm shooting at an NCOWS club (the organization that's more oriented to "period-correctness" than SASS). I was surprised, my wife was shocked, and my daughter was completely flabbergasted that I've enjoyed the dressing up, but no one's made me do anything I didn't want, and I've had a great time. I plan on furthering my costume over time, as I can, because *I* want to.
If I had let my initial concerns over clothing keep me from visiting and checking it out, I would have missed out on a lot. Amazingly, the things I was most concerned with have now quite unexpectedly become part of the fun!
Pathfinder45
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Yeah, and another thing.......
.......while we're hatin' 'em for their mouse-fart ammo and gamesmanship and costumes and aliases and ever other thing they do that just don't set well with the rest us; just remember that we have them to thank that we can even buy a Vaquero or New Vaquero or a lever-gun in .45 Colt and a resurgence of interest in obsolete calibers that has brought them back from extinction. Thanks to them, you can now buy ammo for your Grandfather's Grandfather's Schofield. Remember that it's their club and they can run it any way they like. A lot of the rest of us that don't play with them have still benefitted from their existence. My most used gun is a .45 Colt Vaquero. I like it so much better than a Blackhawk. I have a Marlin Cowboy in .45 Colt. Neither of these guns would ever have come into existence were it not for the old west shooting sports popularity. There simply wouldn't have been sufficient demand for a manufacturer to take notice. So I say, "Thank you to all the cowboy action shooting clubs.". I gotta say I liked that idea about Dick Tracy. How 'bout a Prohibition Era Shooting Sports Society? Yeah, Tommy-guns and G-men and speak-easy's and such. We could rig up some vintage cars to drive by the set on remote control with some mannekins dressed up in period costumes while we open up on 'em with 351 WSL's and Remington model 8's and Tommy-guns and BAR's and....and.....yeah! Think of what that would do for the shooting sports and the car industry. Think of all the pin-stipes and fedoras and spats that would be sold. Why it would save the Nations economy! And you thought Cowboy Action was expensive.
.......while we're hatin' 'em for their mouse-fart ammo and gamesmanship and costumes and aliases and ever other thing they do that just don't set well with the rest us; just remember that we have them to thank that we can even buy a Vaquero or New Vaquero or a lever-gun in .45 Colt and a resurgence of interest in obsolete calibers that has brought them back from extinction. Thanks to them, you can now buy ammo for your Grandfather's Grandfather's Schofield. Remember that it's their club and they can run it any way they like. A lot of the rest of us that don't play with them have still benefitted from their existence. My most used gun is a .45 Colt Vaquero. I like it so much better than a Blackhawk. I have a Marlin Cowboy in .45 Colt. Neither of these guns would ever have come into existence were it not for the old west shooting sports popularity. There simply wouldn't have been sufficient demand for a manufacturer to take notice. So I say, "Thank you to all the cowboy action shooting clubs.". I gotta say I liked that idea about Dick Tracy. How 'bout a Prohibition Era Shooting Sports Society? Yeah, Tommy-guns and G-men and speak-easy's and such. We could rig up some vintage cars to drive by the set on remote control with some mannekins dressed up in period costumes while we open up on 'em with 351 WSL's and Remington model 8's and Tommy-guns and BAR's and....and.....yeah! Think of what that would do for the shooting sports and the car industry. Think of all the pin-stipes and fedoras and spats that would be sold. Why it would save the Nations economy! And you thought Cowboy Action was expensive.
Pathfinder45,
It looks like you may be searching for this. It looks incredibly fun! (check out the videos page!)
http://www.zootshooters.com/
It looks like you may be searching for this. It looks incredibly fun! (check out the videos page!)
http://www.zootshooters.com/
How'd this turn into a CAS/SASS thread?
Another thing is that Cowboy Action Shooting is family friendly. And most of us think the costuming helps get some spouses involved that would have no truck with a purely competitive shooting atmosphere.
My wife can no longer shoot shotguns. But she loves the social aspect of SASS and dressing up for it. So she comes out and scores for us. I can't imagine her doing that if it weren't just plain fun.
Another thing is that Cowboy Action Shooting is family friendly. And most of us think the costuming helps get some spouses involved that would have no truck with a purely competitive shooting atmosphere.
My wife can no longer shoot shotguns. But she loves the social aspect of SASS and dressing up for it. So she comes out and scores for us. I can't imagine her doing that if it weren't just plain fun.
Uncle Buck
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I attended my first cowboy shooting event a few months back, at the Higginsville MO gun club. I have never felt so welcomed at any event I have ever attended.
Unfortunately, Health has prohibited me from returning, but I know if I called someone from the club, they would find a way to get me there and get around to the different shooting stages. If I can get this back problem under control, I will definitely participate. If I can not, I will definitely keep trying to be a spectator (Spectator-ate?).
There were families there enjoying themselves, as opposed to just father/son groups at the regular shooting range.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone that wants something a family can do together. I actually saw someone loan another person their revolver so they could shoot. I do not know if that is true of all the clubs, or just the Show Me way of doing things.
If anyone is interested, drop me an e-mail and I will get the club membership info for you.
Unfortunately, Health has prohibited me from returning, but I know if I called someone from the club, they would find a way to get me there and get around to the different shooting stages. If I can get this back problem under control, I will definitely participate. If I can not, I will definitely keep trying to be a spectator (Spectator-ate?).
There were families there enjoying themselves, as opposed to just father/son groups at the regular shooting range.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone that wants something a family can do together. I actually saw someone loan another person their revolver so they could shoot. I do not know if that is true of all the clubs, or just the Show Me way of doing things.
If anyone is interested, drop me an e-mail and I will get the club membership info for you.