Magnum Wheel Man
New member
you've gotten advice by a couple of the best here...
been doing CAS for several years... I'm now working on my 3rd complete set of CAS guns ( with 3rd & 4th sets 3/4 done ) ( 4th set involves buying a 32 H&R lever gun, to go with my matched pair of polished stainless Single Six Magnums... but it will be a long time, before I'll dedicate the funds to complete that 4th set, with as much as the 32 Mag lever guns go for )
I have traditionally shot Classic Cowboy, & shoot a full length rifle, & an uncut double barrel... I shoot smokeless loads, but about 3/4 up the load scale, not "gamer loads from the bottom of the load chart...
my 1st year, I was shooting 49er class I shot against one of the guys wives, that was shooting his hand me downs her revolvers were 2 different calibers, & 2 different length barrels, & a 3rd caliber for her carbine... ( she still outshot me, as a newbie, a good portion of the time...
from the very beginning I wasn't worried about how I "placed" I only tried to improve my times, & scores each week that I went... it took me 3/4 of my 1st season to shoot a "clean" match ( no misses )... I keep a spread sheet & only compete against my last score... the 1st year, I managed to improve every week... after you start going more often, improvement come in bits & pieces...
This year I'm thinking about trying Gun Fighter class, after I changed out the plowhandle grips from my 45 Colt Ruger Montados, I think I can cock & fire consistantly with one hand
I also started out with just a pair of button fly jeans & a Wrangler western shirt, & a cheap cowboy hat... in classic cowboy, you need more "costume" I now have a leather vest, pair of Chinks, spurs, wrist cuffs, pocket watch, & bandana... & a choice of 4 hats... ( I started collecting pocket watches after I got into CAS shooting... I have many, but the big silver cased watches I wear for fancy days... I even have a rusty blued steel pocket watch, that looks more the part of a working cowboy, on days I wear "working" clothes...
kinda funny, as the only thing I wear regular, is my pair of fancy cowboy boots, I wear when MRS & I go out once in a while...
In MN, we have a lot of heat & humidity during the summer... I assume FL would be the same... try to find cool clothes as possible for those hottest day...
you'll also find that a lot of the clubs will have little variations to the matches, & possibly the costume ( the club I shoot at doesn't allow straw hats, for example ) so I may not wear a hat on those hottest days, or I'll just go to my personal range & practice in shorts & t shirt
been doing CAS for several years... I'm now working on my 3rd complete set of CAS guns ( with 3rd & 4th sets 3/4 done ) ( 4th set involves buying a 32 H&R lever gun, to go with my matched pair of polished stainless Single Six Magnums... but it will be a long time, before I'll dedicate the funds to complete that 4th set, with as much as the 32 Mag lever guns go for )
I have traditionally shot Classic Cowboy, & shoot a full length rifle, & an uncut double barrel... I shoot smokeless loads, but about 3/4 up the load scale, not "gamer loads from the bottom of the load chart...
my 1st year, I was shooting 49er class I shot against one of the guys wives, that was shooting his hand me downs her revolvers were 2 different calibers, & 2 different length barrels, & a 3rd caliber for her carbine... ( she still outshot me, as a newbie, a good portion of the time...
from the very beginning I wasn't worried about how I "placed" I only tried to improve my times, & scores each week that I went... it took me 3/4 of my 1st season to shoot a "clean" match ( no misses )... I keep a spread sheet & only compete against my last score... the 1st year, I managed to improve every week... after you start going more often, improvement come in bits & pieces...
This year I'm thinking about trying Gun Fighter class, after I changed out the plowhandle grips from my 45 Colt Ruger Montados, I think I can cock & fire consistantly with one hand
I also started out with just a pair of button fly jeans & a Wrangler western shirt, & a cheap cowboy hat... in classic cowboy, you need more "costume" I now have a leather vest, pair of Chinks, spurs, wrist cuffs, pocket watch, & bandana... & a choice of 4 hats... ( I started collecting pocket watches after I got into CAS shooting... I have many, but the big silver cased watches I wear for fancy days... I even have a rusty blued steel pocket watch, that looks more the part of a working cowboy, on days I wear "working" clothes...
kinda funny, as the only thing I wear regular, is my pair of fancy cowboy boots, I wear when MRS & I go out once in a while...
In MN, we have a lot of heat & humidity during the summer... I assume FL would be the same... try to find cool clothes as possible for those hottest day...
you'll also find that a lot of the clubs will have little variations to the matches, & possibly the costume ( the club I shoot at doesn't allow straw hats, for example ) so I may not wear a hat on those hottest days, or I'll just go to my personal range & practice in shorts & t shirt