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Cowboy Action Shooting 08
HURON RIVER RAIDERS (The Multi-Lakes Conservation Association Cowboy Action Shooting Group) Dedicated to the preservation and expansion of Cowboy Action Shooting Established 2007
Contacts: The Baja Kid (aka Dan Campau) Boss Wheelwright (aka Ron Davis) 734-261-9786 248-685-1206 djcampau@webtv.net radron1942@comcast.net Quiet Ranger Dan (aka Dan Wiseley) 248-202-0058 Come on out and shoot with us, it’s a Hoot
The Single Action Shooting Society (SASS) is the national organization that directs our sport/game. They publish a handbook that details all the requirements for a cowboy action match. There is no substitute for reading this handbook to get a complete understanding of the requirements. This handbook is available on their wed site. Following is a very brief overview. Equipment: 2 Single Action Pistols in any caliber greater that .32. Projectiles are required to have a muzzle velocity below 1000 feet per second when shot from the pistol.
1 Lever Action Rifle or Carbine in a pistol caliber with the same requirements as the pistols except that the muzzle velocity from the rifle or carbine must be less than 1400 fps.
1 Double Barrel or Hammered Pump or Lever Action Shotgun
in 12, 16 or 20 gauge. The Winchester model 97 and 87 are acceptable as is almost any double barreled shotgun. Lead Bullets are required since we shoot at steel targets. Holsters are required for the pistols. These can be either normal or crossdraw configurations, however, the crossdraw configuration requires some restrictions as to holster angle and the shooter operation during the draw. Shooter Categories: In order to help level the playing field for different types of shooting and equipment, several shooting categories have been established. A few of the more common categories are listed below. Traditional - Uses fixed sights and allows a two hand grip with smokeless powder cartridges. Modern – Same as Traditional except pistols have adjustable sights. Duelist - Uses fixed sights but requires one hand shooting, no support from the off hand. Guns are drawn in sequence. Gunfighter – Uses fixed sights, both pistols are drawn simultaneously and fired alternately. Black powder shooters have their own categories. There are also other categories that are more related to attire and/or equipment and/or age, such as the B Western, and Elder Statesman Categories. Attire and Persona: Each Cowboy action shooter needs to pick an alias to shoot under. Also, at least, some level of cowboy attire is required to participate in a SASS affiliated shoot. Your SASS Alias must be different from any existing alias, which makes picking one a bit difficult. SASS has over 70,000 members so there are 70,000+ aliases already taken. Typical Match/Stage Description Stages – A typical match will consist of 5 shooting scenarios called stages. In each stage the cowboy shoots all there weapons, typically 10 shots with the pistols, 10 shots with the rifle or carbine, and 4 to 10 shots with the shotgun. Each stage depicts a western story; for example, a shootout in a bar, Black Bart’s gang attacking the ranch, an Indian Attack, etc. The weapons are fired in a specific order defined for that stage. The order and number of targets vary for each weapon for each stage. You may be required to move shooting positions for each weapon. The total time it take to shoot the stage, corrected for misses and penalties, is the score. Posses - Cowboys shoot the stages in groups called Posses. Each Posse has about 12 to 20 shooters. Each Posse has a Leader or Marshall that runs the stage. The members of the Posse have to provide people to help run the stage when they are not shooting. Three spotters are needed to count misses, the loading table and unloading table need supervision, someone needs to record the scores, brass &shotgun shells need to be picked up. Monday Evening Practice Sessions The Raiders get together on Monday evenings from 4:00 PM till dusk for Cowboy Action Shooting Practice Sessions. We set up a stage on Outdoor Range # 2 and run it like a normal shoot, or you can practice any cowboy shooting you like. All the normal safety procedures and precautions are observed. Cowboy attire is not required but encouraged. Shooting Dates for 2008 Dates Day Location From To
Mini – Shoots/Matches No Plans as yet Work Bees None Scheduled
Current Membership Total 12 SASS Members 07 MLCA Members 06 Membership in the Huron River Raiders is open to anyone 18 years of age or older.
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