Good Links there! I started out almost exclusively with stuff I purchased used from some of those sites.....and after four years am still using that same stuff most of the time. :grin:
The two major organizations are The Single Action Shooting Society (SASS) and The National Congress of Old West Shootists (NCOWS). There some smaller groups out there like Western Three Gun but I know little about them and have never shot in any of thier competitions.
SASS continues to be the big player in CAS, having more clubs and more members than any other outfit. NCOWS is probably the closest competitor they have. NCOWS is dedicated to Authenticy, both in clothing and in weapons, and is a major player in the midwest particularly Nebraska and Iowa. Two of the links above have NCOWS related forums that you should check out if yer interested in the authentic aspects of Cowboying. SASS, being less authenticity oriented, remains the most popular and is an international organization these days with clubs in places like Australia, New Zealand, Canada, England, and even Korea.
I belong to both SASS and NCOWS and enjoy both a great deal. So much so that I write for both organizations publications! :oops:
Hope we run acrost one another at a match sumday!
