We went out to watch a couple of our New Mexico friends have some fun this morning. It's called cowboy action shooting, and they all dress in 1800s garb and bring rifles, pistols, shotguns, and compete in timed events.
They have a bunch of different things set up that look like Old West buildings and they have different targets set out behind those. They take turns, one at a time, picking up their rifle at the first building, shooting about 6 shots at a metal target (so you can hear the pling of the bullets), then they walk over to the second one and shoot both pistols they are packing in their holsters, I think 10 or 12 total shots, then the third one is a shotgun which they reload 3 times.
All the outfits worn were period duds they all took a lot of trouble recreating. There were about 6 women shooters and about 14 men. A nice Sunday morning out here in Billy the Kid country!
They have a bunch of different things set up that look like Old West buildings and they have different targets set out behind those. They take turns, one at a time, picking up their rifle at the first building, shooting about 6 shots at a metal target (so you can hear the pling of the bullets), then they walk over to the second one and shoot both pistols they are packing in their holsters, I think 10 or 12 total shots, then the third one is a shotgun which they reload 3 times.
All the outfits worn were period duds they all took a lot of trouble recreating. There were about 6 women shooters and about 14 men. A nice Sunday morning out here in Billy the Kid country!
Above: The building behind is one of the places where they stood to shoot through the window, you can see the square targets in the distance
Above: The shooting buildings in the background, and foreground are a couple of gun carts that they pack all their firearms and ammo back and forth to the trucks in. To the left is a table where they load their pistols, shotguns, and rifles just before going to shoot. There is a table on the right side of the buildings as well, and they immediately take their firearms there after shooting to inspect and make sure they are all empty. So no loaded firearms other than the person's who is target shooting at that particular time.
Above: Watching the action
Above: A couple of competitors and the table where they check to make sure their firearms are unloaded after they finish shooting
Above: Lineup of people waiting their turn to shoot
Above: This young guy was the only one who had both pistols out at once and was shooting alternately, left hand/right hand. Very impressive!
Above: One of the lady shooters at her gun cart
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