East Grand Forks Rod and Gun Club Cowboy Action Shooting Events

Affiliated Club

East Grand Forks Rod and Gun Club
~ Cowboy Action Shooting Info ~

Cowboy Shooting Events

Please check ahead to confirm all events

Spectators are Welcome
(Eye and Ear Protection Required)

Cowboy Action Shooting is FUN!

COWBOY SHOOTS

2008 Schedule

April 20

May 18

June 15

August 29 - 31, 2008

Sign-up starts at 9:00 a.m. - Safety briefing at 10:00 a.m.
Match fees are $20.00 (includes Lunch!).

WHAT YOU NEED TO COMPETE:

Cowboy Shooting:

SASS rules apply
Eye and Ear protection.
At least a good attempt at old west period costuming.
Any pair of old or new single action revolvers.
Lever/Pump action rifle in a "pistol" caliber.
Open iron sights or original style, tang mounted peep sights are required.
Rifle barrels must be BATF legal 16" or over in length.
Rifles with box magazines cannot be used.
A shotgun no larger than 10 gauge and no smaller than 20 gauge without
automatic ejectors with or without external hammers with single or double
triggers in a style available prior to 1898. Any lever action or pump shotgun
with an exposed hammer (e.g., Winchester Model 1887 or 1897 or Marlin
Model 1898 and their direct exposed hammer descendants). Military
configurations are not allowed.
(All shotguns must have a BATF legal barrel of 18" or over.)
Holsters and belts for your revolvers
Ammunition is lead bullet only with a velocity under 1000
fps for revolver and under 1400 fps for rifle. Low base shotgun
shells loaded with #4 lead shot or smaller.
About 100 rounds of revolver and rifle ammunition
About 20 rounds of shotgun shells
And... the desire to have lots of fun!
SASS Membership Info (SASSNET.com site)