In the immortal words of John Cleese – And now for something completely different. OK, not really completely different – I have shot this sport before. But it’s something that I don’t get out all that often to shoot – Cowboy Mounted Shooting. A couple weeks ago Jill, the girls & I headed up to Enfield, CT to watch and shoot the Connecticut Renegades‘ Spring Breakout 2011 match. It was a sunny – but windy – day, but there were plenty of shooters that I could, well, shoot.
Going to keep things short here, and get to the (tons of) pictures. Basically cowboy mounted shooting is where a rider, using a pair of Colt .45s shooting specially loaded blanks ride through a set course. Along that course is a number of balloons that they must ride past in a certain pattern. And while riding, they must shoot each balloon along the way. I guess it’s pretty much a blend of target practice and barrel racing. Folks also typically dress up in western period wear, making things quite interesting. OK, enough of that – you can get more info at the two links above. Let’s get on with the pictures!
[cpg_albumfullsize:844]Thanks for looking!
Tom
