You have just seen the beginning of GENEROSITY in the Cowboy Shooting Fraternity = SASS. You have gotten free and good advice. SASS folks are friendly and fun, so kick back and enjoy your new amigos, then remember to make the same offer someday (in the same Cowboy Spirit) when another new shooter joins the posse.
That's a good idea for a newbee to take along some 12 ga. dove loads, especially at this time of year, to trade for the use of some good guns. Nobody expects it, but it is considerate and appreciated.
Yeah, the cost of these rigs is more than some shooters can pony up all at once. Our club started on a shoestring. Nobody had an actual set of guns, but we all had the itch! Without leather, we shot with guns on the cheapy tables we built. We cobbled together our costumes from all possible sources, built modular stages, bought steel, guns, timers and accessories and within a year we were actually making plans for an annual shoot.
That was successful beyond our wildest imagination.
We have all appreciated how tough it is to start from scratch, but succeed anyway, the Cowboy way. Now we feel like we are part of something big and FUN with a capital F.
The important part is the friends you make. Everything else is just stuff.
Have fun!
If you are an Olde SASS shooter, meaning of advanced age and SASS experience, tell us how YOU did it, what to emphasize and what to avoid.
Welcome to the 'Fire!
Border Doc
