SASS Ranger Category

[mortman]

Not enought WB matches, so:

-Ranger category with WB gear will shoot in SASS matches

-category could be scored as separate match if club chooses.

We get to shoot all SASS matches.

[BradyT88]

Do you mean Ranger will be a CAS category that allows WB guys to shoot in CAS matches?

Both CAS and WB are SASS matches. 

Our club let's WB guys shoot in CAS. We call it Wild Bunch Lite because we have them shoot 5 rd mags to keep the stages/patterns consistent with the Cowboy shooters.

Most of the big CAS matches around me will do a WB match the 2 days prior to the CAS match. 

[Flying W Ramrod]

25 minutes ago, BradyT88 said:

Do you mean Ranger will be a CAS category that allows WB guys to shoot in CAS matches?

Both CAS and WB are SASS matches. 

Our club let's WB guys shoot in CAS. We call it Wild Bunch Lite because we have them shoot 5 rd mags to keep the stages/patterns consistent with the Cowboy shooters.

Most of the big CAS matches around me will do a WB match the 2 days prior to the CAS match. 

One of the biggest mistakes shooter do. Do Not use 5 round mag sequences. You go to a real WB match, and use 7 round sequences, shoot 5 as you have at home, and move, SDQ.

Seen it done many times.

 

[mortman]

29 minutes ago, Flying W Ramrod said:

One of the biggest mistakes shooter do. Do Not use 5 round mag sequences. You go to a real WB match, and use 7 round sequences, shoot 5 as you have at home, and move, SDQ.

Seen it done many times.

 

Hasn't been my problem.

[mortman]

Here's another thing: SASS membership falling as aging members drop out. SASS doesn't talk about this, but look around.  Younger SASS shooters are mostly SASS kids or grandkids and they disappear as soon as girls and cars become age available.

Non SASS shooters have no use for single action sixguns as they are useless for self defense (try reloading one quickly).  On the other hand: lever gun, 1911 and pump shotgun are ideal for self defense.

Also: SASS target distances mimic real life shooting scenarios (see FBI stats on gunfight ranges).

[BradyT88]

1 hour ago, Flying W Ramrod said:

One of the biggest mistakes shooter do. Do Not use 5 round mag sequences. You go to a real WB match, and use 7 round sequences, shoot 5 as you have at home, and move, SDQ.

Seen it done many times.

 

This is part of why I haven't been shooting WB Lite. We have monthly WB matches also so I can still get my usual WB fix in. 

If we stopped doing WB matches I would probably push to shoot both WB and CAS categories in the CAS match. 

[El Chapo]

On 4/13/2025 at 9:29 AM, Flying W Ramrod said:

One of the biggest mistakes shooter do. Do Not use 5 round mag sequences. You go to a real WB match, and use 7 round sequences, shoot 5 as you have at home, and move, SDQ.

Seen it done many times.

Perhaps this is something that can be fixed with the next rule change.  I know CAS doesn't really like us moving with loaded guns, but literally every other handgun shooting sport allows movement, so it's really not clear why we have to be different.  Even Steel Challenge has one stage with movement.

Edited Monday at 04:34 PM by El Chapo

[Boggus Deal]

7 hours ago, El Chapo said:

Perhaps this is something that can be fixed with the next rule change.  I know CAS doesn't really like us moving with loaded guns, but literally every other handgun shooting sport allows movement, so it's really not clear why we have to be different.  Even Steel Challenge has one stage with movement.

PM sent.

[Abilene]

There are two clubs around here that shoot both Saturday and Sunday.  On Sunday they allow 1911 and call it Cowboy 1911.  Honestly, I don't recall if they are allowed to stoke the shotguns beforehand or not.