Cowboy Shoot
Sadly, the Cowboys were flooded out and unable to make it to the 2011 Festival, but they are enthusiastic and expressed great desire to come in 2012. The Coordinator is putting them on the schedule, so hopefully the next Festival will have some S.A.S.S. (Single Action Shooters Society) on hand.
Cowboy Action Shoot requires competitors to use firearms typical of the mid-to-late 19th century: single action revolvers, lever action rifles chambered in pistol calibers, and side-by-side double barrel shotguns (also referred to as a Coach Gun – with or without external hammers, although automatic ejectors are not allowed) or 1897-style pump-action shotguns with external hammers. Winchester 1887 lever-action shotguns and Colt Lightning pump-action rifles are also legal. Both original and reproduction guns are equally acceptable. All CAS handguns must be "single-action", meaning that the hammer must be manually cocked before each shot can be fired.
