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Single Action Shooting is a shooting sport in which contestants compete with firearms typical of those used in the taming of the Old West: single action revolvers, pistol calibre lever action rifles, and old time shotguns. The shooting competition is staged in a unique, characterised, "Old West" style.
It is a timed sport in which shooters compete on a course of different shooting stages.
Each scenario or stage, as they are called, features an array of situations, many based on famous incidents or movies scenes, in which the shooters must test their skills against steel targets.
One of the unique aspects of SASS approved Cowboy Action Shooting™ is the requirement placed on clothing. Each participant is required to adopt a shooting alias appropriate to a character or profession of the late 19th century, a Hollywood western star, or an appropriate character from fiction. Their clothing is then developed accordingly. Many event participants gain more enjoyment from the dressing up aspect of our sport than from the shooting competition itself.
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