I am interested in cowboy action...
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Only if the 45 70 could be considered a pistol cartridge. 
Different clubs may have different rules. You should check with where you would shoot.
I don't know about the regular match but for side matched shooting long range it would be ok.
The other question is how many rounds does the tube hold? A lot of times if the gun holds less than 10 rounds then you are at a disadvantage.
Different clubs may have different rules. You should check with where you would shoot.I don't know about the regular match but for side matched shooting long range it would be ok.
The other question is how many rounds does the tube hold? A lot of times if the gun holds less than 10 rounds then you are at a disadvantage.
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Not in you life, unless you are only talking about the Long Range side matches, that are held after the main match is over. It has to be strictly a pistol caliber carbine, examples would be .38 Special, .357, .44-40, .44 Mag, .45 Long Colt, etc.
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- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
I been wanting a little cowgirl action
Each club sets it's own rules for local matches, most at least attempt to follow SASS (Single Action Shooting Society) guidelines. If you want to see what is "currently" considered legal the best place to start is with the Shooters Handbook which describes the guns and the classes currently approved by SASS.
Most current handbook can be downloaded here:
http://www.sassnet.com/Downloads/RO/SASSHandbook(13)online.pdf
Short answer, Garand had it right, main match rifle must be a pistol caliber, fired from a lever or slide action rifle with an exposed hammer. We have a club member with a Remington pump in 38-40 (Model 14 I believe) that is technically illegal since no exposed hammer. He is welcome to shoot it at our local matches, not so welcome at some other clubs. Other note is most stages call for 10 rounds so unless you want to load rounds on the clock make sure your magazine capacity is 10, some Marlins only take 9, althought that can be tweaked.
Good fun, great people, hope you give it a try.
Most current handbook can be downloaded here:
http://www.sassnet.com/Downloads/RO/SASSHandbook(13)online.pdf
Short answer, Garand had it right, main match rifle must be a pistol caliber, fired from a lever or slide action rifle with an exposed hammer. We have a club member with a Remington pump in 38-40 (Model 14 I believe) that is technically illegal since no exposed hammer. He is welcome to shoot it at our local matches, not so welcome at some other clubs. Other note is most stages call for 10 rounds so unless you want to load rounds on the clock make sure your magazine capacity is 10, some Marlins only take 9, althought that can be tweaked.
Good fun, great people, hope you give it a try.
HOWDY; If the marlin has ports at the muzzel it cannot be used at all . SASS RULE . many side matchs are run ,load one at a time so as to be fair to all . ? No body has let you use a rifle cal . gun in the main stages of a match for years in ontario.
Get a 357 lever rifle ,that is where the game is headed , have you seen the price of brass and lead bullets lately .
Get a 357 lever rifle ,that is where the game is headed , have you seen the price of brass and lead bullets lately .
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- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
Watched the nationals in the states this morning on tv, they are well under way to building a town, next buildings , hotel and bar. Man the winner could shoot, like 28 rounds with 4 different guns in 28 seconds, and hitting He later talked about his guns, he filled the action/working parts of his stock rugers with tooth paste, and work the action 1000's of times to make 'em slick.
Man the winner could shoot, like 28 rounds with 4 different guns in 28 seconds, and hitting He later talked about his guns, he filled the action/working parts of his stock rugers with tooth paste, and work the action 1000's of times to make 'em slick. 
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- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
Cheese and rice now I want nothing more, than to go out and find me a filly , and some first cut hay to bed down in.
now I want nothing more, than to go out and find me a filly , and some first cut hay to bed down in. 
I just watched a episode of Shooting Gallery and it had a competition where competitors ( women and Men who's ages ranged from 16 to 50+) shot targets set up in a makeshift town in the middle of a cornfield.... best part was.... they were on horse back shooting as they raced through town and used two single action pistols (six shooters and not double fisted) and a shotgun to hit all the targets.... everyone scored X's and it came down to time.... if this is cowboy shooting I may just have to say giddy up and buy some gear.
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maxpig:
That sounds like "Cowboy Mounted Shooting" which is an outgrowth of Coboy Action shooting, but generally involves shooting only special blanks - e.g. loaded with cornmeal over the powder charge - to avoid excessive hazard to competitors and their horses, as well as spectators.
In Cowboy Action Shooting you use live ammunition (in single action revolvers, lever-action or pump-action pistol caliber rifle, and shotgun) while shooting through a course of fire on reactive targets (usually steel gongs). The "action" part can incorporate a wide range of activities during each scenario - getting in and ouit of a wagon, mounting or dismounting from a "horse", carrying saddlebags or other objects, branding or roping a calf ... limited only by the imaginations and/or insanity of the shoot organizers ...
Here are just two of the pictures of such antics posted up on the webpage of the Rocky Mountain Rangers No. 4 Troop at Medicine Hat, Alberta - (followed by a link to the webpage) -
http://members.memlane.com/gromboug/rmr4site.htm
That sounds like "Cowboy Mounted Shooting" which is an outgrowth of Coboy Action shooting, but generally involves shooting only special blanks - e.g. loaded with cornmeal over the powder charge - to avoid excessive hazard to competitors and their horses, as well as spectators.
In Cowboy Action Shooting you use live ammunition (in single action revolvers, lever-action or pump-action pistol caliber rifle, and shotgun) while shooting through a course of fire on reactive targets (usually steel gongs). The "action" part can incorporate a wide range of activities during each scenario - getting in and ouit of a wagon, mounting or dismounting from a "horse", carrying saddlebags or other objects, branding or roping a calf ... limited only by the imaginations and/or insanity of the shoot organizers ...
Here are just two of the pictures of such antics posted up on the webpage of the Rocky Mountain Rangers No. 4 Troop at Medicine Hat, Alberta - (followed by a link to the webpage) -
http://members.memlane.com/gromboug/rmr4site.htm
