Went to see my first Cowboy Mounted Shooting match yesterday. It was the DE state championship.
For those that don't know, CMS involves riding a horse in an arena while shooting balloons with a single action revolver loaded with black powder blanks.
I quickly realized these were horse people first and shooters second. Now, I like horse people in general, I sell hay for a living after all. Heck, my girlfriend is a horse person. But, I saw more questionable gun handling and dropped guns at this one match than I have on any range.
They had a youth group replacing targets between runs. After one run, the competitor realizes he's lost one of his SAA's. The announcer shouts for the target setters to "Freeze, don't move!" while the adults search for the gun. That was reasonable, but then she warns them " they don't want to step on it because it might blow their foot off!"
These are handguns, not landmines, people.
Anyway, it was interesting, but I won't be rushing out to buy a horse.
For those that don't know, CMS involves riding a horse in an arena while shooting balloons with a single action revolver loaded with black powder blanks.
I quickly realized these were horse people first and shooters second. Now, I like horse people in general, I sell hay for a living after all. Heck, my girlfriend is a horse person. But, I saw more questionable gun handling and dropped guns at this one match than I have on any range.
They had a youth group replacing targets between runs. After one run, the competitor realizes he's lost one of his SAA's. The announcer shouts for the target setters to "Freeze, don't move!" while the adults search for the gun. That was reasonable, but then she warns them " they don't want to step on it because it might blow their foot off!"
These are handguns, not landmines, people.
Anyway, it was interesting, but I won't be rushing out to buy a horse.