Posted: 8/30/2015 9:04:37 PM EDT
| I've been looking at trying CAS for a while but never had anywhere near me to check it out in person. Well, a club recently moved their monthly matches to a range near me, so I thought I'd go check out a match today. Had a great time, the shooters were extremely friendly and willing to explain things to me. A couple of them even offered to let me shoot a stage with their guns, gear and ammo after everyone else finished. I jumped at that chance and had a blast, even though I was, unsurprisingly, very slow and I fumbled a bit with the revolvers for some reason, even though I own a SAA clone and shoot it fairly regularly. Anyways, after this short experience, I think I'm hooked. Not looking forward to the cost of getting set up to play though...but I think it'll be worth it. |
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I did a trial day of SASS shooting once. The only thing that's keeping me from doing it regularly is $$. |
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Buy used guns to start because there is a good chance you will change some or all.
Look at the SASS Wire classified for ideas of prices. Get cheap duds in the beginning. Cobble up a gun cart. Have fun. Yeehaw. Once you are a regular shooter we will work on you shooting smoky cartridges 
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“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents...” —James Madison
When I started, Ruger Vaqueros were $350 to $375.  Rossi lever guns, used, were around $150-175. The side by side 12 gauge Rossi hammer gun that I bought in the late 80s was $185 new.
To balance that, I was making 1/5 of what I make now. I don't know if I am ahead or behind.
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Originally Posted By M-60:
I did a trial day of SASS shooting once. The only thing that's keeping me from doing it regularly is $$. Me too. |
I always knew you had to be willing to die to even do this job. But, I don't want to push my chips forward and go out and meet something I don't understand. A man would have to put his soul at hazard. He'd have to say, "O.K.I'll be part of this world
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I keep meaning to try it out. Have all the guns to do it but no cart or clothes. If I could cobble something together on the clothes without a lot of money I'd be good to go. Seriously, the biggest hang up is my feet =/= with anything resembling period boots. Yeah, I read where there are exemptions and such.
Just missed the monthly SASS shoot at NRA range last week. Less than 10 min away. |
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