Hi All
I found this forum while goggling for cowboy shooting and Wow I have found so much info here in a day its a amazing.
Well here are my specs I have never shot or owned a gun in my life but my interests have always been in the western or cowboy era if that is the exact term.
As I grew up in the age of cowboy movies in South America I developed an interest in older pistols and rifles, spurs etc.
I moved to Toronto since I was 14 and lived in the city since then although I have traveled extensively throughout the USA and Western Canada.
I am about to migrate to the Western USA in a couple of years as I found it unbelievable that my wife who grew up shooting as a kid in the USA has the right to bear arms and me as a Canuk have no rights ( or well so I thought)..
To make a long story short I am looking to learn to shoot single action revolvers, older rifles from the older days. I am going to take the Safety courses required and would like to find folks that are seasoned shooters. I am not much into hunting but may eventually get into that later on and also get into the newer model revolvers and rifles.
I do have a question to this.
Should I start on newer firearms and work my way backwards or go old to new?
Remember I am looking to learn to shoot, proper safety/reloading/care etc.
Later on I would like to eventually own a couple of the older colts and maybe a Henry rifle.
Well there it is in a nutshell, sorry if I rambled on.
Any links or help with sources that will help me will be greatly appreciated and thanks for having me here. I look forward to learning and being here.
Peace and Love
RookieGuy ( oh yeah I am a 44 year old male)
I found this forum while goggling for cowboy shooting and Wow I have found so much info here in a day its a amazing.
Well here are my specs I have never shot or owned a gun in my life but my interests have always been in the western or cowboy era if that is the exact term.
As I grew up in the age of cowboy movies in South America I developed an interest in older pistols and rifles, spurs etc.
I moved to Toronto since I was 14 and lived in the city since then although I have traveled extensively throughout the USA and Western Canada.
I am about to migrate to the Western USA in a couple of years as I found it unbelievable that my wife who grew up shooting as a kid in the USA has the right to bear arms and me as a Canuk have no rights ( or well so I thought)..
To make a long story short I am looking to learn to shoot single action revolvers, older rifles from the older days. I am going to take the Safety courses required and would like to find folks that are seasoned shooters. I am not much into hunting but may eventually get into that later on and also get into the newer model revolvers and rifles.
I do have a question to this.
Should I start on newer firearms and work my way backwards or go old to new?
Remember I am looking to learn to shoot, proper safety/reloading/care etc.
Later on I would like to eventually own a couple of the older colts and maybe a Henry rifle.
Well there it is in a nutshell, sorry if I rambled on.
Any links or help with sources that will help me will be greatly appreciated and thanks for having me here. I look forward to learning and being here.
Peace and Love
RookieGuy ( oh yeah I am a 44 year old male)
