Back to sports wiki

Sport from the database

Cowboy Action Shooting

Cowboy action shooting is a SASS-shaped shooting sport with Old West stage scenarios, time scoring, target hits and strict safety rules. Equipment, stage flow and scoring follow its own match rules.

LevelVariant FamilyShooting Sports Family CategoryPrecision sport

AI-generated illustration: Cowboy Action Shooting — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Shooting Sports Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Cowboy action shooting combines several Old West-inspired shooting sequences on stages with time and hit scoring.

Geeignet für Suitable only for responsible adults in lawful, supervised shooting-sport contexts.

Cost High: only through approved clubs/ranges; equipment, safety course, law and club rules are decisive. Plan for ammunition, range/club fees, match fees, maintenance and travel. SASS-affiliated club or local lawful shooting-sport structure. No DIY instruction; legal context, supervision and range safety officer come first.

First progress Safe routines need several supervised sessions; competition only after club clearance.

Fitness level easy to medium

Was du brauchst

approved club/range
safety instruction
SASS rules
stage-compliant equipment
eye/ear protection
supervision

First steps

check law and club access
complete safety course
learn as spectator/scorekeeper
read rules
train supervised first

SASS-affiliated club, approved shooting-sport club or range with cowboy-action program.

Only with range officer, approved equipment, eye/ear protection and local legal/safety rules.

Weitere Angaben

Tags shooting, stage, old-west, sass, cowboy-action-shooting, precision-sport, schie-sport-familie, praezisionssport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Complete stage tasks safely, legally and with the best possible time/penalty score.

Teilnehmer

Individual competitors in categories/classes under SASS/match rules.

Teamgröße

Individual scoring; posse/squad structure for match flow and range operation.

Spielfeld

Range with Old West stage, target setup, loading/unloading area and range officer.

Dauer

Multiple stages per match; time per stage plus penalties.

Wertung

Total time plus misses, procedurals and safety penalties under the rulebook.

Gewinnbedingung

Lowest adjusted total time or match score wins.

Ausrüstung

stage-compliant equipment
targets
eye/ear protection
range safety equipment

Wichtige Regelpunkte

safety violation
miss
procedural
wrong target order
equipment violation

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Single Action Shooting Society (SASS)

SASS Cowboy Action Shooting Shooter's Handbook 2026 Single Action Shooting Society · rulebook · high
Single Action Shooting Society Single Action Shooting Society · federation · high
End of Trail World Championship End of Trail / SASS · event · medium