Back yard cowboy action shooting

sharpie443 · March 25, 2012, 12:07 AM

Hello I'm new to this forum but I love black powder firearms. This is a vidio of me doing some shooting. I realize that this is not actually cowboy action shooting it's just me messing around at the farm but it's as close as I've even gotten to the sport. I do shoot black powder a lot and own 5 BP guns but just never got the chance and I don't think i look good in cowboy gear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IGkY6jydIk

mikthestick · March 25, 2012, 05:26 AM

Don't put yourself down. I think the shooting you did was far more realistic than any CAS.

Doc Hoy · March 25, 2012, 05:48 AM

Welcome to the group. You came to the right place.

g.willikers · March 25, 2012, 07:16 AM

Thanks for the video.
It looks like you guys have a lot of fun.
Wish I had a shootable back yard.
But there's one error in your technique.
Everyone who ever watched a western movie knows that you are supposed to throw the empty guns at the target.

Ultravox · March 25, 2012, 11:01 PM

Looks pretty fun to me. I have an 1858 Remington that I love to shoot!

g.willikers · March 26, 2012, 07:12 PM

Very nice stuff you make, Tim.

sharpie443 · March 26, 2012, 10:13 PM

Thanks I do my best.

Fairshake · March 27, 2012, 08:12 AM

You need to go to a few matches and then decide if it's not for you.
The fun shooting BP at matches is a real Hoot and you may not be the top shooter but you will be shooting with others who enjoy doing it the real way.
All the BP shooters are the ones with the big grins on their faces and they will help you at the drop of a hat.
If you have a problem then everyone will try to help you,even those nasty shooters who shoot that new fanged powder that don't have flames, sparks, smoke or that loud "BOOM"

maillemaker · March 27, 2012, 11:34 AM

Another group you might like to check out is the N-SSA (North-South Skirmish Association). They do competitive individual and team shoots at a variety of reactive targets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp1qh...layer_embedded

Steve

March 25, 2012, 12:07 AM	#1
sharpie443 Member Join Date: March 25, 2012 Posts: 80	Back yard cowboy action shooting Hello I'm new to this forum but I love black powder firearms. This is a vidio of me doing some shooting. I realize that this is not actually cowboy action shooting it's just me messing around at the farm but it's as close as I've even gotten to the sport. I do shoot black powder a lot and own 5 BP guns but just never got the chance and I don't think i look good in cowboy gear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IGkY6jydIk

March 25, 2012, 05:48 AM	#3
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	Sharpie Welcome to the group. You came to the right place. __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

March 25, 2012, 07:16 AM	#4
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	Thanks for the video. It looks like you guys have a lot of fun. Wish I had a shootable back yard. But there's one error in your technique. Everyone who ever watched a western movie knows that you are supposed to throw the empty guns at the target. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

March 25, 2012, 11:01 PM	#5
Ultravox Member Join Date: January 11, 2011 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 75	Looks pretty fun to me. I have an 1858 Remington that I love to shoot! __________________ Come check out my custom 1911 grips and other wooden items at my Etsy store.

March 26, 2012, 07:12 PM	#6
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	Very nice stuff you make, Tim. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

March 25, 2012, 05:26 AM	#2
mikthestick Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2012 Location: Devon England Posts: 177	Don't put yourself down. I think the shooting you did was far more realistic than any CAS.

March 26, 2012, 10:13 PM	#7
sharpie443 Member Join Date: March 25, 2012 Posts: 80	Thanks I do my best.

March 27, 2012, 08:12 AM	#8
Fairshake Member Join Date: August 2, 2009 Location: Livingston, La. about 20 miles East of Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 30	cowboy shooting You need to go to a few matches and then decide if it's not for you. The fun shooting BP at matches is a real Hoot and you may not be the top shooter but you will be shooting with others who enjoy doing it the real way. All the BP shooters are the ones with the big grins on their faces and they will help you at the drop of a hat. If you have a problem then everyone will try to help you,even those nasty shooters who shoot that new fanged powder that don't have flames, sparks, smoke or that loud "BOOM" __________________ SASS Frontier Cartridge class, 100% BP Shooter,

March 27, 2012, 11:34 AM	#9
maillemaker Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2010 Posts: 1,635	Another group you might like to check out is the N-SSA (North-South Skirmish Association). They do competitive individual and team shoots at a variety of reactive targets. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp1qh...layer_embedded Steve