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About the Cowboy Fast Draw Association
You might say this all started in 1873 with Colt's release of the Peacemaker. In the era of 1873 through the 1890's, the American West was unlike any other culture in the world. This time period is the premise for Cowboy Fast Draw. We use the best equipment available of the 1800's: single action revolvers and center fire cartridges. We're out to capture the feel of the Peacemaker in your hand, the smell of holster leather, and the exhilaration of reacting as fast as you dare while remaining cool-headed enough to hit your mark as you compete head to head in classic old west fashion. In Cowboy Fast Draw we can find out how we would have shot in the 1800's with gunfighter period guns and rigs.
Cowboy Fast Draw L.L.C. is the newest and oldest shooting sport today. It is a timed sport using single action .45 caliber western style six shooters. It's as exciting as dropping the clutch on a dragster. Check out the announcements on the events page to see where you can attend a Cowboy Fast Draw competition.Ammunition: .45 caliber long Colt cases with no more than six grains of black powder behind a wax bullet, or a .45 cartridge drilled out to accept a shotgun primer (no powder necessary) with a wax bullet. 
Guns: STOCK .45 caliber single actions with minimum barrel length of 4.5", with no external alterations other than smoothing the hammer knurling. No aluminum barrels or cylinders. Front sights are optional.Shooting Style: thumbing and fanning, host option may be thumbing only. Shooting finger must be out of the trigger guard. The barrel of the gun must discharge in front of the holster. Holsters: Pre 1900 style. No steel liners. Holsters will be worn on the side of the leg. No cross draws. 
The Target: 24" round disc, start light in the center. The target will measure 50" to center. At right is a picture of our standard target.Time Clocks: Must time to the thousandth of a second. Precision Shooting Timer, Smith-Hughes, Wes Allen, Fast Track and others approved by the C.F.D.A. Contests will be shot elimination style, 2 out of 3 shots per round. The standard contest will be double or triple elimination. There are three types of contests: Gunslinger shot at 15 feet, Gunfighter shot at 18 feet, and Master Gunfighter shot at 21 feet. All state, national, and world championships are conducted at 21 feet.
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