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Welcome to our website!
Statement of purpose:
The purpose of this club shall be to participate in the
sport of cowboy mounted
shooting to provide an outlet for those persons wishing
to compete in this sport,
encourage safe handling of firearms and to help educate
all individuals in all aspects
of this sport including good horsemanship. We shall
abide by the rules set forth in
the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Rulebook as promulgated by
the Cowboy Mounted
Shooting Association. We will promote family
participation and the preservation of
old west values and period clothing, good sportsmanship,
and patriotism.
About
Cowboy Mounted
Shooting
Mounted contestants compete in this fast
action timed event using two .45 caliber single action revolvers
each loaded with five rounds of specially prepared blank ammunition.
Courses of fire are set in a variety of patterns. The first
half (5 targets) of a course of fire will vary with each go
and requires the horse and rider to stop, turn, change leads
and accelerate rapidly. The second half (5 targets), called
the "run down", is a straight course with targets set at 36
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Typically, a competitor crosses the timing beam
at a full gallop and engages the first pattern of five targets.
After a shooter fires the fifth shot, he or she returns the empty
revolver to a holster and proceeds to and turns around a barrel
and then races to the far end of the arena while drawing a second
revolver. At the far end the horse and rider turn another barrel
and then engage the five remaining targets of the rundown at full
speed.
Scoring is based on elapsed time plus a five
second penalty for each target missed or barrel knocked over.
An average course of fire normally takes a contestant between
20 and 35 seconds to complete.
Learn more about our sport on the
FAQ
page.
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