I've never experienced Cowboy Shooting but I'm sure a lot of people enjoy it. Some years ago a neighbor of mine took in a Rossi Model 65 in 44-40 in trade for some car repairs. Him not being a shooter, his wife got nervous about the gun in the house. So he approached me about buying it. I didn't really need/want it but when he was asking for $200 (and a box of ammo for it) I decided to pick it up. From my inspection of the rifle, I doubt it had fired more than the 6 rounds missing from the box. There was no sign of any wear anywhere on it. I found some brass & bullets so I plan on getting it to the range this summer and see how it works.