[Tijeras_Slim]

I looked into the SASS stuff (as the End of the Trail range is about 3 miles from me), but it seemed like a pretty pricey dress-up game.

I’d like to see a group that gets together and shoots classic DA revolvers and pretends to be McGivern, Jordan, Bryce and Askins.

[archy]

I’d like to see a group that gets together and shoots classic DA revolvers and pretends to be McGivern, Jordan, Bryce and Askins.

Wasn't that pretty much what Thell Reed and Ray Chapman were doing with the first California Combat Pistol League shoots, which eventually morped into IPSC around 1976 or so?

I'd add a couple of additional names to that list of the old fellers who were the greats, however. At least five more come to mind....

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I was into shooting cowboy guns way back in 1968. I had the real Colt .45, Real 1873 Winchester rifle in .38/40, and one of the first Uberti “Yellowboy” rifles .38 Spl, then .44/40 and another 1873 reproduction in .44 along with several Colt black power pistol copies.

No one else was interested in that kind of shooting so I kept them for about ten years then had to sell ( I was starving). Now everyone shoots “cowboy” and I’m way too old for the game. I also bought one of the first muzzle loading rifles back in 1970. No one was interested in them either.

I then started shooting assault rifles in the early 1970’s but no one was interested. They were still in a “hunting” frame of mind and the .223 was too light for them.

Now Cowboy and assault rifles are “IN” and I’m way too old and crippled up to participate.

Bummer.