Cowboy shooting is more about style than shooting....the shooting part is fun, but the main attention of the big matches seems to be on style. Doubt these guys are going to accept a .22LR other than as side matches...and even then, would set up rules on what was and wasn't allowed.

 

Yes, you have to use the calibers that were used back then. Thats why the cowboy loads are much lighter loads for less recoil and less expensive to reload. More fun to shoot. Has to be the old cowboy calibers though.

 

What was that that Donald Sutherland's character in Kelly's hero's used to say, "Always with the negatives waves"

 

Well...what cartridge is older the the .22Rf (even the "newcomer" .22LR dates back to the late 1800's). But modern (post 1900) calibers are allowed. Real 19th cent. guns are excluded becasue they are double action...even though they were popular in the old west.

None of the cowboys are nearly dirty or stinky enough (OK..some of them do stink).

It isn't cowboy shooting...it's Movie Cowboy shooting.

 

Their club, their rules, dress code and all. Same reason in-lines aren't welcome at rendezvous. Actually, CAS does have a .22 and .410 class, but it's for children.

Why don't you start your own cowpincher group in your home town? I'll bet you're not the only one who would like to play with .22s, and you could even liberalize the costume requirements. Skip the 2-pistol and shotgun parts, and all you need is a single six and a lever or hammer pump .22, some targets, and a $10 brick of ammo.