Mandatory Safety Meetin' immediately before the match.  

WHO'S WELCOME

Anyone and everyone who's interested, regardless of experience, to shoot or just watch.  We actively recruit new shooters!

Shooters under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

THE MATCH

• we have enough space for three or four posses to shoot at one time
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• Results are ranked by Net Time

• No pressure ('cept what you put on your ownself) -- just nice people, a gul-darn a good time, and lots of "Attaboys!".

AMMO REQUIREMENTS

• Typically, you'll need 60 rounds each of pistol, rifle, and 25 rounds shotgun ammo per match.

   

• Rifles and pistols must be chambered for pistol caliber ammo with lead bullets only - No jacketed bullets allowed.

   

• Shotgun shells must be #4 or smaller lead shot, target or light field loads

FIREARMS

• Must be period firearms.  Rifle, shotgun, and 2 pistols.

All SASS Safety Rules apply

For more info, check out the SASS Shooter's Handbook

COWBOY CLOTHING RULES

SASS Rules on acceptable clothin' and guns are interpreted kinda loosely, but we do insist on:

• No baseball-style caps

   

• No modern runnin' shoes, tennis shoes, or sneakers

   

• No short-sleeve shirts (roll 'em up if you're too hot)

   

• No nylon. plastic, or Velcro gear ('cept for eye & ear protectors)

(They just didn't have any o' that stuff back in the 1800's)

Anyone who'd like to show up the afternoon before, to help set up targets, props, etc. is VERY welcome!

Everyone who participates in a Cowboy Shoot needs to pitch in and do their part in helpin' out wherever they can.  Obviously, if you've got a bad heart, we don't want you luggin' heavy steel plates around, but there are some things that anyone can do.

Jump in and do what you can!  Don't be shy if you've never done this before, we're a friendly bunch, and we'll be glad to help you out by showin' you what to do!

Everybody has to pull their weight.  If you don't volunteer for one of these duties, you can expect the Marshal to deputize and assign you!

RANGE OFFICER

The RO ensures that each shooter is familiar with the course of fire, times each stage, and assists the shooter to make sure that ever'thin' goes well. The RO does not count misses!  His/her job is SAFETY!
(Someone who has taken the SASS Range Operations Safety Course, or someone familiar with the duties of the Range Officer should do this job - novices are excused.)

SCORE KEEPER

Don't be afraid to keep score!  It ain't rocket science! The Score Keeper enters the elapsed time and any misses or procedurals on each scorecard.  The Score Keeper holds the score sheets, so s/he knows who's up next.  Call out (so's ever'one can hear you) "Who's Up", "Who should be Loadin'", and "Who's On Deck", as each new shooter comes to the line.

SPOTTERS

The Posse needs additional people t' count misses.  They and the Score Keeper, must come to a consensus on number of misses and/or procedurals.

LOADIN' DEPUTY

Watches each shooter load each firearm, ensurin' that the correct number of rounds are loaded and that pistol and rifle hammers are always down on EMPTY chambers.
This is an IMPORTANT job - you can't be sleepin' or shootin' the breeze, you've got to pay attention.

UNLOADIN' DEPUTY

Ensures that ALL guns are unloaded before the shooter leaves the line.
No sleepin' here either - we don't want anyone leavin' the line with a loaded gun!

BRASS PICKERS

Someone's gotta do it.  We don't want anyone pickin' up their own brass - it's not safe and it just slows things down.  This is a great job for the younger shooters who can bend more easily (Hint! Hint!).  The Spotters can double up assignments and take care of this if there aren't enough shooters in the Posse.

SAFETY OFFICER