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The Gun Digest Book of Cowboy Action Shooting: Guns · Gear · Tactics

The Gun Digest Book of Cowboy Action Shooting: Guns · Gear · Tactics
By John Taffin

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Fantasy gunfighting has never enjoyed as much popularity as it does today. This one-of-a-kind guide offers complete coverage of the sport from the top experts and personalities in the field. Well-known Single-Action Shooting Society (SASS) member Judge Roy Bean provides background information on Cowboy Action Shooting in "The Spirit of the Game," and chapters from other experts, including "Getting Started" and "Dressing the Part & Choosing Your Alias" provide help for beginners.

All aspects of the sport are covered in the feature articles, including shooting techniques, how to choose a gun, stage setup and more. Shooting experts will gain more insight into the field and beginners will learn everything they need to know from this detailed guide. A valuable reference section in the latter part of the book contains a comprehensive catalog of equipment and suppliers for everything players will need.

-Reviews rules for the two main Cowboy Action Shooting organizations (SASS and National Congress of Old West Shootists) -Contains a directory of events around the country -Lists magazines, books and videos for shooting enthusiasts


Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #255004 in Books
  • Published on: 2005-04-24
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 256 pages

Customer Reviews

Cowboy Gear4
The book has a brief introduction into cowboy action shooting and is about 3/4 on gun values. It would probably be better to purchase Fladerman's gun values if that is what you need.

cowboy action shooting, guns gear tactics1
most useless book i have recently purchased. book is an attempt to cash in on a popular and growing sport, but is no help for guns, little for gun leather, and absolutely worthless for tactics. the bulk of the book is a price guide for used guns. book was an absolute ripoff, more useable information can obtained from sass forums.

Don't waste your money - I did!1
Don't waste your time reading it either...
I am cowboy action shooter and I would not recommend this book to anyone. It does not represent the sport. Nor is it a good introduction to the sport. It isn't even a good read for someone wanting to know the generalities of Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS).
The first 1/4 is a collection of eight articles written and edited by a few writers on various subjects which somewhat relate to the book title. The last 3/4 is a repro of parts of a firearms catalog. The last 20 pages are SAAS affiliate listings available online on the SASS WebPages.

Much of this info in the first 1/4 was lifted from The SASS Handbook (available online at no charge). There are inaccuracies in the book. (16 gauge shotguns are SASS legal). And there is advertising in the book! - something I find unacceptable in a published book, however the advertising is the only color in the otherwise all black and white photo and text book.