Are There Cowboy Action Shooting Experiences?

[Butler Ford]

a long time ago, in a century far away....

Sass decided in the early 1990's handgun knockdown targets would be set to fall from a hit with a standard .38spl 158gr rn service load.
I don't know what it's like today, as i quit cowboy shooting in 2009.
Handgun plates at 18" x 18" set less then 20ft away became ridiculous to me.
spirit of the game was dead. the gamers killed it.

^^^this^^^

[waksupi]

Some folks get their panties in a knot over "powder puff" aka "gamer" loads. That is what the winners shoot, plus most of people who participate. You can shoot full power .45LC but not many do.

That is why at the Safari Rifle Challenge, all competitors are required to use full power loads in our dangerous game rifles.

[Baltimoreed]

Walks and butler said a mouthful. Watched the 40th anniversary shoot in Indiana on Shooting USA and was disappointed how darn close everything was. Whats the point shooting anything huge at point blank range? My club has kept the targets real but has gone one step farther becoming a WASA club too allowing DA and self loaders along with traditional sass handguns and long guns at monthly shoots. We also do BAM matches and Wild Bunch shoots numerous times during the year. A fun gun club. To the op, as long as you have safety gear on you could certainly come by our club and see what’s happening. Act like you’re interested and you might be able to shoot something during a lunch break. Liability would be excessive for what you are proposing.