Is Cowboy Action addictive?

Yup it was me and I meant it IPSC is a lot of fun to shoot. I don't shoot it particularly well bit I do shoot it and have fun doing so, I know Sean had a certain tongue in cheek when he wrote what he did. We all want to compete but if winning is your only driving force than you are going to be unhappy a lot of the time. Buying the "best" or most competitive equipment, subjective as that might be. may help the shooter but more likely not. If you lack the talent to take advantage of the features a particular gun brings with it then I would suggest the money might be better spent on practice ammo and instruction before upgrading to a gun thought to be more competitive. Vogel won the Worlds using essentially a stock Glock 17, he has the talent and would win with anything in his hand.

Garand lots of folks shoot IPSC for fun. I confess I shoot a lot more IDPA and have fun doing it. Our local IDPA club is pretty laid back and we are all out for the fun shooting with our friends. Scores , ya they are announced sometime after the pizza and before everyone heads home...most of the time. I guess we are competitive. Troy H. took the Club Championship for 2013 by winning be 1 second over I think 10 stages. Not sure why I remember that. GD young pup. :>)

I am sure Cowboy Action is a lot of fun too. I got the equipment just not the time. Pr. George is the closest and it is six hours away. Enjoy your sport and enjoy the fun.

Take Care

Bob
 
If they were they were living in la la land. I mean really. There are talente folks for sure but buying the latest master blaster and wearing the right cloths isn't going to make you shooting god. We all have our fun at the sports we enjoy. Sorry to hear you didn't find IPSC fun. Man there is a lot going for that sport and it sure can be fun. I guess maybe I just gotta take it more seriously. I gotta concentrate now....

For anyone interested in a sport that challenges your shooting skills try IPSC it isn't for everyone but it can be a lot of fun. I find if you ignore the wannabees and just try to enjoy yourself you will meet a lot of great guys and gals.

Take care

Bob

Take care

Bob
 
Well this thread seems to have veered somewhat off topic but what the hey......I guess I might as well chime in.

I shoot IPSC, IDPA, have put on a few multigun matches and recently took up CAS.

From that perspective I can safely say that the majority of shooters in all disciplines are a great bunch of people and tons of fun to be around. Are cowboy shooters any better than the others to shoot with ???????

No. They are great people on the whole but I have encountered just as much unpleasantness in CAS as in any other discipline. In fact the single most unpleasant person I have ever encountered while participating in a shooting competition was at a cowboy match. Sad but true.

I have encountered courtesy and generosity in all disciplines but I have also noticed another unfortunate commonality; seems so many shooters just can't resist slamming other shooting sports! I really don't understand why people need to seek some type of validation by putting down other disciplines - and by extension, other shooters.

I really enjoy CAS but then I enjoy pretty much any shooting competition. I truly believe that you can have fun and be competitive at the same time. Anyone who has ever been squadded with me, or been on my Posse, will know what I mean. I have fun all day long.....but when the buzzer goes I shoot to the absolute best of my ability. Win, lose or draw......... I go as hard as I can. But I always have fun :)

Anyhow.....that is my experience.....there are good and bad in all disciplines........how much fun you have or how competitively you shoot is pretty much a matter of personal choice......if you let others dictate these choices for you.........well.........nuff said I think ;)

John
 
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northern ranger said:
Hey, to each their own, but I have shot other disciplines, and you could cut the tension and competitiveness in the air with a knife. At the beginning to of my first CAS match, I thought the lines were a bit corny but once I let go and "Spirit of the Game" took over there was no turning back.

I enjoy this type of shooting more than any other for a few reasons; refusing to take yourself seriously relaxes you and you do shoot cooler and better, I have never shot with a safer and more considerate bunch of guys (the competition is of least import, which allows safety to be truly number one), and it is one of a very few sports where the rookie who shoots poorly has the most fun and makes the most new friends.

I get stress at work, I don't need it from my recreation too, but again, that's just me.
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Absolutely. Cowboy action is for fun and the guns are just cool. As an engineer I just love my 1873. Back to the addiction, one of those hammer coach guns and a 38-55 target rifle and...and...and... are on my list but I don`t have a problem no sireee. Not me, no way, no how.
 
I appreciate that northern ranger.
You know how ornery himself can get!!
Are you going to make Red's winter match Feb 15th?
I'll try to make it out for set-up on the 14th, even if it is St. Valentine's Day.
 
I'm interested in trying out, but I'm also aware that the "Cowboy" thing is racist to a degree. I was wandering around the Edmonton Klondike days wearing an Aussie bushman hat (I'm from Australia), but because I wasn't white, someone said "oh look a ____ Cowboy". I wouldn't want to go to one of these role-playing Cowboy Action things, and have racist stereotypes applied to me, and I'm not willing to give it a go to see how it goes either. So can someone tell me: do other non-white people participate without having stupid nicknames given to them, since everyone seems to be into the "cowboy nickname" thing? Thanks.
 
superlative said:
I'm interested in trying out, but I'm also aware that the "Cowboy" thing is racist to a degree. I was wandering around the Edmonton Klondike days wearing an Aussie bushman hat (I'm from Australia), but because I wasn't white, someone said "oh look a ____ Cowboy". I wouldn't want to go to one of these role-playing Cowboy Action things, and have racist stereotypes applied to me, and I'm not willing to give it a go to see how it goes either. So can someone tell me: do other non-white people participate without having stupid nicknames given to them, since everyone seems to be into the "cowboy nickname" thing? Thanks.
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Obviously Cowboy Action would not be your type of shooting discipline. The Cowboy nickname thing", is part of the rules of the discipline and have been for over 40 years. As for "racist stereotype", I personally don't feel that your statement needs to be dignified with a response.
 
Garand said:
Obviously Cowboy Action would not be your type of shooting discipline. The Cowboy nickname thing", is part of the rules of the discipline and have been for over 40 years. As for "racist stereotype", I personally don't feel that your statement needs to be dignified with a response.
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Maybe because you've never been on the receiving end. I am not against nicknames, I am against labels. And I am genuinely concerned with labels ruining my experience with the sport. I think that's worth dignifying.

Having not been to such an event, it's a legitimate question to ask whether it has multi-racial representation, or is it mono-racial, especially given the role-play aspect of it. The numbers would speak for itself.
 
You choose your nickname, not the other participants. It is your choice.
Plus, any improper behavior or comment from a participant are ground for a match disqualification.
Cowboy action shooters are depicted as a welcoming bunch of people. Of course, there are #######s everywhere...
I really think you should give it a try.

My personal experience:
IPSC: after being on the range watching a IPSC match for 2 hours, one participant said "hi".
Cowboy action: after 2 minutes, someone introduced me to the rules, after 15 minutes i was helping out and after 2 hours, i was on the line, with firearms and ammunition supplied by participants.

superlative said:
Maybe because you've never been on the receiving end. I am not against nicknames, I am against labels. And I am genuinely concerned with labels ruining my experience with the sport. I think that's worth dignifying.

Having not been to such an event, it's a legitimate question to ask whether it has multi-racial representation, or is it mono-racial, especially given the role-play aspect of it. The numbers would speak for itself.
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fredfiset said:
You choose your nickname, not the other participants. It is your choice.
Plus, any improper behavior or comment from a participant are ground for a match disqualification.
Cowboy action shooters are depicted as a welcoming bunch of people. Of course, there are #######s everywhere...
I really think you should give it a try.

My personal experience:
IPSC: after being on the range watching a IPSC match for 2 hours, one participant said "hi".
Cowboy action: after 2 minutes, someone introduced me to the rules, after 15 minutes i was helping out and after 2 hours, i was on the line, with firearms and ammunition supplied by participants.
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Thanks! I just bought some cowboy gear (belt, holster), and was ticked off that there was nowhere I could actually enjoy the equipment except for Cowboy action. The fact that I can't bring my revolver to the bush to shoot because of intolerant antis p!sses me of already, I wouldn't want to feel unwelcome at the only place where I could actually enjoy my cowboy gear. Cheers.
 
WELL Howdy; There is more native indians in cowboy action shooting then there is in the percentage of the population. yea there may be some un-correct by current standard stuff. But hey this is the 1880s JACK. So roll with it. You need to lighten up, laugh at yourself,and others.
I get to smoke cowboys and win, as a indian this is great stuff.
 
superlative said:
Maybe because you've never been on the receiving end. I am not against nicknames, I am against labels. And I am genuinely concerned with labels ruining my experience with the sport. I think that's worth dignifying.

Having not been to such an event, it's a legitimate question to ask whether it has multi-racial representation, or is it mono-racial, especially given the role-play aspect of it. The numbers would speak for itself.
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Well I have been on the other end, try being a white guy working for a company being run by a minority racial group that figures that the Canadian government still represses them. Anyways, the majority of the shooters that take part in Cowboy action are mature men and women in the 40-80 age group. One of the nicest guys I have ever met shooting Cowboy action, is a Filipino, I believe from Calgary. He used to go by the name "Buster Hymen for a while, but for some reason the ladies didn't like it. In Southern Saskatchewan there is a gentleman from the Sudan that shoots when he can fit it into his schedule. If you enter a sport expecting the worst, don't worry it will happen. Enter with a positive attitude and you might be very surprised.
 
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