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Cowboy Action Shooting
First Saturday & Forth Sunday each month
The Old West is still alive and shooting at Durham Ferry (MSI is located adjacent to the historic gold boom era Durham Ferry). Two Rivers Posse, the MSI cowboy action shooting group, resurrects the spirit of the Wild West on the first Saturday and the fourth Sunday of every month. These competitions are called “Shoots” and are gatherings of like minded people for fun and fellowship as well as shooting events. Two Rivers Posse is an affiliate of the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS) which is the international organization that provides regulation and organization for the hundreds of SASS clubs and nearly 70,000 members from all over the world. The focus is on being safe, having fun and being safe. A cowboy can shoot at Durham Ferry, Westhampton, New York or Gladstone, New Zealand and the guns, outfitting, and rules will be just like the ones at home. Cost: Two Rivers Posse Members $15, Non-members $20 All participants must be an active member of S.A.S.S.
Cowboy
Action
Shooting
is
a
fantasy
game
and
multifaceted
amateur
shooting
sport.
Contestants
compete
with
firearms
typical
of
those
used
in
the
taming
of
the
Old
West:
single
action
revolvers,
lever
action
rifles,
and
side
by
side
double
barrelled,
pre-1899
pump
or
lever
action
shotguns
or
faithful
reproductions
of
those
guns.
The
shooting
competition
is
staged
in
a
unique, characterized, “Old West” style.
Contestants
shoot
in
multiple
stages
(courses
of
fire)
in
which
they
engage
reactive
steel
silhouette
targets.
Scoring
is
based
on
speed
(a
timing
device)
and
accuracy
(time
added
for
misses
and
procedural
errors).
The
ideal
is
a
bang
followed
by
a
clang.
Every
shooter
hopes
for
that to happen. Some just make it happen a lot faster than others.
The
truly
unique
aspect
of
the
game
is
the
premium
placed
on
authentic
period
or
western
screen
costumes.
Each
participant
is
required
to
adopt
a
shooting
alias
appropriate
to
a
character
or
profession
of
the
late
19th
century,
or
a
Hollywood
western
star,
and
develop
a
costume
accordingly.
In
the
tradition
of
the
Old
West
cattle
brand
registries,
SASS
prohibits
one
shooter
duplicating
another’s
alias.
There
is
only
one
Tex,
one
Shenandoah
and
one
Loophole
Pettifogger. SASS maintains an alias registry and assures that your alias is uniquely yours.
American
history
buffs
and
serious
shooters
alike
agree
that
the
use
of
vintage
firearms,
authentic
costumes,
unique
targets
and
fast
action
make
Cowboy
Action
Shooting
one
of
the
most interesting of all shooting sports for both spectator and contestant.
© 2025 Manteca Sportsmen Inc. All rights reserved
Cowboy Action
Shooting
First Saturday & Forth
Sunday each month
The Old West is still alive and shooting at Durham Ferry (MSI is located adjacent to the historic gold boom era Durham Ferry). Two Rivers Posse, the MSI cowboy action shooting group, resurrects the spirit of the Wild West on the first Saturday and the fourth Sunday of every month. These competitions are called “Shoots” and are gatherings of like minded people for fun and fellowship as well as shooting events. Two Rivers Posse is an affiliate of the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS) which is the international organization that provides regulation and organization for the hundreds of SASS clubs and nearly 70,000 members from all over the world. The focus is on being safe, having fun and being safe. A cowboy can shoot at Durham Ferry, Westhampton, New York or Gladstone, New Zealand and the guns, outfitting, and rules will be just like the ones at home. Cost: Two Rivers Posse Members $15, Non- members $20 All participants must be an active member of S.A.S.S.
Cowboy
Action
Shooting
is
a
fantasy
game
and
multifaceted
amateur
shooting
sport.
Contestants
compete
with
firearms
typical
of
those
used
in
the
taming
of
the
Old
West:
single
action
revolvers,
lever
action
rifles,
and
side
by
side
double
barrelled,
pre-1899
pump
or
lever
action
shotguns
or
faithful
reproductions
of
those
guns.
The
shooting
competition
is
staged
in
a
unique,
characterized, “Old West” style.
Contestants
shoot
in
multiple
stages
(courses
of
fire)
in
which
they
engage
reactive
steel
silhouette
targets.
Scoring
is
based
on
speed
(a
timing
device)
and
accuracy
(time
added
for
misses
and
procedural
errors).
The
ideal
is
a
bang
followed
by
a
clang.
Every
shooter
hopes
for
that
to
happen.
Some just make it happen a lot faster than others.
The
truly
unique
aspect
of
the
game
is
the
premium
placed
on
authentic
period
or
western
screen
costumes.
Each
participant
is
required
to
adopt
a
shooting
alias
appropriate
to
a
character
or
profession
of
the
late
19th
century,
or
a
Hollywood
western
star,
and
develop
a
costume
accordingly.
In
the
tradition
of
the
Old
West
cattle
brand
registries,
SASS
prohibits
one
shooter
duplicating
another’s
alias.
There
is
only
one
Tex,
one
Shenandoah
and
one
Loophole
Pettifogger.
SASS
maintains
an
alias
registry
and
assures
that
your alias is uniquely yours.
American
history
buffs
and
serious
shooters
alike
agree
that
the
use
of
vintage
firearms,
authentic
costumes,
unique
targets
and
fast
action
make
Cowboy
Action
Shooting
one
of
the
most
interesting
of
all
shooting
sports
for
both
spectator
and contestant.
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