duel wielding lemats

snidervolley · December 23, 2014, 11:02 AM

does any body carry lemats ?and does anybody carry two lemats in cowboy action shooting?
i was wondering(rooking to action shooting) is there different categories ,i.e. i know there are Winchester n Henry galore but is there cap and ball category (pistol rifle shot gun )?

Fingers McGee · December 23, 2014, 12:23 PM

There are cap and ball categories in SASS and NCOWS. Unfortunately, the LeMat is not legal in SASS sanctioned matches. Revolvers can have no more than 6 chambers (only exception is the Nagant revolver that has seven).

IIRC it's not legal for NCOWS either.

snidervolley · December 23, 2014, 01:54 PM

Wow! Not right!

**4V50 Gary** · December 23, 2014, 05:55 PM

They could start a LeMat category.

Fingers McGee · December 25, 2014, 02:13 PM

I doubt that it would ever happen. Not enough interest.

hartcreek · December 25, 2014, 06:35 PM

Seems to me just another reason to NOT shoot SASS or NCOWS.....

Fingers McGee · December 26, 2014, 11:48 PM

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Seems to me just another reason to NOT shoot SASS or NCOWS.....

Oh, give me a break.

Hawg · December 27, 2014, 10:43 AM

Dustbowlkid · December 27, 2014, 01:29 PM

There is a good review of the LeMat revolver in one of the past issues of "Guns of the Old West" magazine. Doesn't sound like it would hold up to Cowboy Action shooting.

**4V50 Gary** · December 27, 2014, 04:16 PM

I don't see why they can't allow one to shoot in a non-competition category. No medals, glory or kisses from pretty girls but all the fun anyhow. Oh well, their game, their rules.

Hawg · December 27, 2014, 06:10 PM

CAS is a lot of fun if you can afford it but its not a poor mans hobby. There's things I don't like about it and things that don't make sense but it is their game and their rules. It's not a historical reenactment, its just about shooting guns and having fun.

Bpcurious · December 27, 2014, 07:01 PM

Dual wielding LeMats?!!

Don't those things weigh close to 5 pounds each loaded?

Better wear a belt AND suspenders

Fingers McGee · December 27, 2014, 07:50 PM

Local clubs can do whatever they want as far as allowing otherwise unauthorized equipment. One club I belong to allows bolt action rifles and double action revolvers and Grand Army of the Frontier categories in addition to the normal SASS categories. Not all clubs are as lenient or open minded.

We've not allowed the LeMat, cause nobody's asked & I can't say if it would be allowed if asked.

Rigmarol · December 28, 2014, 09:16 PM

I shoot double Dragoons double cross draw.
Some clubs don't allow double cross draw other are ok with it.

Get into a small local club and you'll be able to shoot anything you want as long as it's safe. I'm nowhere near good enough to threaten anyone out of the top winning spots so I'm not paid much attention other than as a novelty for shooting the big horse pistols.

Don't let anyone keep you from having fun with your lemats. Just go visit and ask if you can play with your toys in their game. If the answer is no, go elsewhere.

December 23, 2014, 11:02 AM	#1
snidervolley Junior Member Join Date: December 22, 2014 Posts: 10	duel wielding lemats does any body carry lemats ?and does anybody carry two lemats in cowboy action shooting? i was wondering(rooking to action shooting) is there different categories ,i.e. i know there are Winchester n Henry galore but is there cap and ball category (pistol rifle shot gun )?

December 23, 2014, 12:23 PM	#2
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	There are cap and ball categories in SASS and NCOWS. Unfortunately, the LeMat is not legal in SASS sanctioned matches. Revolvers can have no more than 6 chambers (only exception is the Nagant revolver that has seven). IIRC it's not legal for NCOWS either. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

December 23, 2014, 05:55 PM	#4
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,833	They could start a LeMat category. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

December 25, 2014, 02:13 PM	#5
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	I doubt that it would ever happen. Not enough interest. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

December 27, 2014, 04:16 PM	#10
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,833	I don't see why they can't allow one to shoot in a non-competition category. No medals, glory or kisses from pretty girls but all the fun anyhow. Oh well, their game, their rules. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

December 23, 2014, 01:54 PM	#3
snidervolley Junior Member Join Date: December 22, 2014 Posts: 10	Wow! Not right!

December 25, 2014, 06:35 PM	#6
hartcreek Junior member Join Date: April 22, 2014 Location: Washington Posts: 1,549	Seems to me just another reason to NOT shoot SASS or NCOWS.....

December 27, 2014, 10:43 AM	#8
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,189

December 27, 2014, 01:29 PM	#9
Dustbowlkid Junior Member Join Date: April 13, 2014 Posts: 3	There is a good review of the LeMat revolver in one of the past issues of "Guns of the Old West" magazine. Doesn't sound like it would hold up to Cowboy Action shooting.

December 27, 2014, 06:10 PM	#11
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,189	CAS is a lot of fun if you can afford it but its not a poor mans hobby. There's things I don't like about it and things that don't make sense but it is their game and their rules. It's not a historical reenactment, its just about shooting guns and having fun.

December 27, 2014, 07:01 PM	#12
Bpcurious Member Join Date: October 4, 2014 Posts: 50	Dual wielding LeMats?!! Don't those things weigh close to 5 pounds each loaded? Better wear a belt AND suspenders

December 27, 2014, 07:50 PM	#13
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	Local clubs can do whatever they want as far as allowing otherwise unauthorized equipment. One club I belong to allows bolt action rifles and double action revolvers and Grand Army of the Frontier categories in addition to the normal SASS categories. Not all clubs are as lenient or open minded. We've not allowed the LeMat, cause nobody's asked & I can't say if it would be allowed if asked. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

December 28, 2014, 09:16 PM	#14
Rigmarol Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 344	I shoot double Dragoons double cross draw. Some clubs don't allow double cross draw other are ok with it. Get into a small local club and you'll be able to shoot anything you want as long as it's safe. I'm nowhere near good enough to threaten anyone out of the top winning spots so I'm not paid much attention other than as a novelty for shooting the big horse pistols. Don't let anyone keep you from having fun with your lemats. Just go visit and ask if you can play with your toys in their game. If the answer is no, go elsewhere.