- Location
- Calgary, AB
Looking to get into CAS and was wondering who to contact in the Calgary area?
Cas
- Thread starter 444shooter
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fingers284
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Alberta Cowboy Ranges
Also the Alberta Frontier Shootist (google it) 1 1/2 hr north west of you. Lots of Calgary area shooters attend and car pooling is regularly done.
- Location
- Calgary, AB
Yes, found their site and looks very interesting. So, do I join and then just show up to a shoot?
fingers284
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Alberta Cowboy Ranges
Nope...show up & shoot, then join if you like it, your first shoot is free... regardless if you come back for more or not. There is a short safety meeting before every shoot, mandatory that you are there for that. If you already have all the guns that is great, if not someone will have a spare or share whatever you need. Don't worry about having all the costume to start out with, a cowboy hat & a pair of boots will get you started then have a look at what others have/use and continue on from there.
If you really like CAS, go online and read the SASS Shooters Handbook. Not all clubs are SASS affiliated but most do pay lip service to their safety requirements and period equipment. The Handbook also lists which firearms are appropriate for different categories. No use spending your money twice, when you can get it correct the first time!
Sporting Lad
Regular
- Location
- Vancouver Island
Just DO it!
Yup, all good advice, at least as far as my own experience out here on the coast.
I've been shooting with these folks:
http://www.valleyregulators.com/
First I phoned their designated contact person who answered my early questions about CAS.
Then I went to Wiki and Google to find out more, and decided to go check out/observe one of their Saturday fun shoots.
By the time I got there, they were all in the saloon talking amongst themselves. When I walked straight thru those swinging doors
the place got quiet and everybody turned to look at me. I said, "Howdy, boys! Hey...why did the music stop??" We all laughed
together, and my go-to guy stepped forward to introduce himself.
I was short one pistol and a lever gun, but two of the boys loant me theirs to try. Mighty decent of them to let me use their personal guns.
I only had time to shoot one 'stage', but that was enough
for me to decide I wanted to do some more the following month.
I came to the next monthly gathering with the four guns I'd need, and what I thought would be lots of ammo. There were four stages to be
completed in the morning, then we had burgers by the barbi outside the saloon. After dinner was over we went out for two more stages.
Turns out I was 10 cartridges short of what I needed to complete the stage, but again, one of the boys came through and made up the shortage out of his own stash. The ammo I got from this kind soul (custom handloads) must've been black powder, 'cause there was smoke and flames going everywhere. Hee-hah!
Good times.
It's lots of fun and it's a rewarding sport because their reactive steel targets are not too difficult to hit if you can keep your wits about you and not try to rush it.
But equally important, as far as scoring is concerned are speed and gun handling skill. I've decided to favour accuracy over speed until I get comfortable with the sequences and some moves that I'm not familiar with.
I'll be back again for more on the third Saturday in March.
I might be 'slow', but if I can "clean" (ie no misses) most of the stages I'll still have a respectable finish. And anyway, I'm not all about 'winning'.
Yet.
Yup, all good advice, at least as far as my own experience out here on the coast.
I've been shooting with these folks:
http://www.valleyregulators.com/
First I phoned their designated contact person who answered my early questions about CAS.
Then I went to Wiki and Google to find out more, and decided to go check out/observe one of their Saturday fun shoots.
By the time I got there, they were all in the saloon talking amongst themselves. When I walked straight thru those swinging doors
the place got quiet and everybody turned to look at me. I said, "Howdy, boys! Hey...why did the music stop??" We all laughed
together, and my go-to guy stepped forward to introduce himself.
I was short one pistol and a lever gun, but two of the boys loant me theirs to try. Mighty decent of them to let me use their personal guns.
I only had time to shoot one 'stage', but that was enough
for me to decide I wanted to do some more the following month.
I came to the next monthly gathering with the four guns I'd need, and what I thought would be lots of ammo. There were four stages to be
completed in the morning, then we had burgers by the barbi outside the saloon. After dinner was over we went out for two more stages.
Turns out I was 10 cartridges short of what I needed to complete the stage, but again, one of the boys came through and made up the shortage out of his own stash. The ammo I got from this kind soul (custom handloads) must've been black powder, 'cause there was smoke and flames going everywhere. Hee-hah!
Good times.
It's lots of fun and it's a rewarding sport because their reactive steel targets are not too difficult to hit if you can keep your wits about you and not try to rush it.
But equally important, as far as scoring is concerned are speed and gun handling skill. I've decided to favour accuracy over speed until I get comfortable with the sequences and some moves that I'm not familiar with.
I'll be back again for more on the third Saturday in March.
I might be 'slow', but if I can "clean" (ie no misses) most of the stages I'll still have a respectable finish. And anyway, I'm not all about 'winning'.
Yet.
