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Fannie

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    Cowboy Action Shooting and Sewing
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    Malinda Butson

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  1. It's AWESOME!!! And they're a SASS Club in your area: http://www.sassnet.com/clubs/Clubs_detail.php?High-Country-Cowboys-143 In the Carolinas you could shoot Cowboy EVERY weekend if you wanted to! Come join the Fun!........AND the Passion!!!
  2. First, I'd like to say, "Hello boys!" to Preacher Jim, Doc Shapiro and Dang It Dan!! It's been a while since I've seen any of ya'll and I hope that ya'll are doing well. Sending cyber hugs your way! I found this thread thru a link posted on one of the Cowboy Action Shooting threads that I visit and post on. I have been a SASS member for seven years and I thought ya'll deserved to hear a lady's perspective of cowboy action shooting, so I'll start with a little bit of background information about myself. I had never shot a gun in my life until I met my husband 11 years ago. He has been a shooter as long as he can remember and was active in several disciplines. He took me to the range, taught me all about gun safety and how to shoot. He says that I was a "natural". I loved shooting and went to the range with him as often as would allow, having a young daughter sometimes other things took precedent. My favorite gun became my beloved Daewoo in .223 with a 30 round magazine and I also love my Colt AR-15. I have qualified thru the CMP program. One day while I attended a swim meet with my daughter, my husband went off to the range for a match and got there early. There was a cowboy action shooting match taking place on one of the other ranges, so he went over to watch, everyone was so nice and told him about a match in Charlotte the following day. He came home, told me about it and the next day we headed to Charlotte so that I could see what this was all about. As we got out of the truck I saw shooters dressed as cowboys, cowgirls, indians and pre-1900 towns people, I was intrigued. Then we watched the match. Everyone was so nice, invited us up to see their guns and let us shoot some at the end of the match. So, as we drove home my husband asked, "So, what do you think?" Now, I've been active in theater since I was three, and I was truly enjoying the shooting he'd introduced me to thus far, so I replied, "You mean I can shoot AND dress up, when can we start?" And the rest is history. LOL!! We joined SASS, and shared guns until we were both set up the way we wanted to be, and have since changed our set up several times. CAS is a wonderful family sport. Our daughter started shooting with us when she was 12 and became the Junior Lady Florida State Champion when we lived in Tampa, and she placed 5th Junior Lady in the Southwest Region, twice and has won several annual and club titles in her category now that she is a lady shooter (once she turned 17 she moved up to the Lady's Class). I have so enjoyed this sport and the fact that it was our family hobby encouraged our enthusiasm. I love the shooting, but my true passion has become the costuming. It is thru the costuming that we have encouraged so many ladies to join this sport and make it a true family shooting discipline. Does this sport have its share of issues, yes it does...what organization of 78,000+ doesn't? But, it is truly some of the nicest people I have ever met in my life! You have to remember that SASS matches are for bragging rights and a plaque and/or buckle only...no money won here. All of the clubs that I belong to and have shot at have 3 main rules, 1) Be Safe 2) Have Fun 3) Be Safe. There are specific rules, but those three cover it in a "nutshell". LOL! So, I am surprised at the posts about safety issues. I'm not saying they don't happen, I'm just saying that they don't happen where I shoot and I have lived in NC, FL and SC shooting in all of those states and I've shot a lot of other places, but never in Illinois. As for RO classes, yes we have them, and I have RO I and RO II certification and I have served as a Range Mistress (won't say Range Master, because I am every bit a lady and proud of it) and have planned and ran matches. If you've never been to a Cowboy Action Shooting match I'll invite ya'll to come on out anytime, we'll be happy to have you watch and show you around and answer your questions and even let you try out our guns. If you'd like to see some more info about what we do, come on over to my website and look around. This is the link to our home page: The Carolina Belles. We also have a message board. Here are some threads with great photos of shooters having a super time. I hope you enjoy them!! http://www.carolinabelles.net/vb/showthread.php?t=4371 http://www.carolinabelles.net/vb/showthread.php?t=4289 http://www.carolinabelles.net/vb/showthread.php?t=4001 http://www.carolinabelles.net/vb/showthread.php?t=4088 http://www.carolinabelles.net/vb/showthread.php?t=3997 We also have a great sense of humor!! http://www.carolinabelles.net/vb/showthread.php?t=4148 http://www.carolinabelles.net/vb/showthread.php?t=3768 The Belles held a fundraising match called The Carolina Belles Bust Out at Gunpowder Creek, it was so much fun and we raised over $3200 for the Women's Shelter: http://www.carolinabelles.net/vb/showthread.php?t=2330 http://www.carolinabelles.net/vb/showthread.php?t=2340 http://www.carolinabelles.net/vb/showthread.php?t=2335 http://www.carolinabelles.net/vb/showthread.php?t=3517 We had a "Cops vs Cowboys" match in September....Cowboys won: http://www.carolinabelles.net/vb/showthread.php?t=3901 And we also have "Mounted Shooting" which we do from horseback: http://www.carolinabelles.net/vb/showthread.php?t=5977 http://www.carolinabelles.net/vb/showthread.php?t=5116 http://www.carolinabelles.net/vb/showthread.php?t=5671
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