Cowboy action shooting loaded with fun
Tracy Phillips holds one of the pistols of a matched set that will be raffled off at the Mineral County Shooting Sports Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 4. The pistols are Uberti USA Italian made replicas that can be used for cowboy action or regular shooting. 500 tickets are being sold at $20. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Cowboy action shooting -- also known as Western action shooting, single-action shooting, cowboy 3-gun, and Western 3-gun -- is a competitive shooting sport that originated in 1981.
At its core, CAS is a timed shooting competition where participants use firearms from the late 19th Century or replicas. Shooters navigate multiple stages, each designed as a unique scenario inspired by the Wild West.
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