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Cowboy action shooting (CAS, also known as Western action shooting, single action shooting, cowboy 3-gun, and Western 3-gun) is a competitive shooting sport that originated in 1981 [1] at the Coto de Caza Shooting Range in Orange County, California. Cowboy action shooting is now practiced in many places with several sanctioning organizations ...
The OKC Gun Club hosted the national championships for cowboy action shooting. More than 700 shooters from 40 states and four countries attended.
Cowboy mounted shooting (also called western mounted shooting and mounted shooting) is a competitive equestrian sport involving the riding of a horse to negotiate a shooting pattern. Depending on sponsoring organizations, it can be based on the historical reenactment of historic shooting events held at Wild West shows in the late 19th century.
While suitable for bird hunting, clay target shooting or home defense, it is primarily designed for cowboy action shooting. As the name implies, it is a coach gun style shotgun, similar to those used to defend stagecoaches in the American Old West. [2]
Scandinavian Western Shooters (SWS), founded 1 October 1997, [1] is the Norwegian association for cowboy action shooting under the Single Action Shooting Society.The association seeks to promote safe shooting competitions incorporating facts and fiction from the "old west", [2] creating a romantic and nostalgic atmosphere. [3]
[2] [5] The modern coach gun can be had in a variety of configurations suitable for both Cowboy Action Shooting competition and hunting. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Coach guns are similar to sawn-off shotguns but differ in that coach guns manufactured after 1898 are offered as new with 18" barrels and 26" overall length and meet legal requirements for ...
This makes the .44 Special cartridge an attractive alternative for reduced velocity target shooting and plinking. [5] The popularity of cowboy action shooting has also helped pique interest in the .44 Special, motivating manufacturers to offer modern and reproduction firearms chambered for this classic cartridge. [13]
Practical shooting, also known as dynamic shooting or action shooting, is a set of shooting sports in which the competitors try to unite the three principles of precision, power, and speed, by using a firearm of a certain minimum power factor to score as many points as possible during the shortest time (or sometimes within a set maximum time).