More than 300 cowboys and cowgirls from eight states and two foreign countries are expected to descend on Chorro Valley, Aug. 11-13, for the Chorro Valley Regulators’ 22nd Annual Shootout at Chorro Valley.
This Shootout is also the Single Action Shooting Societies’ Western Regional Championships and includes competitors from California, Nevada, and Hawaii. It’s the biggest Cowboy Action Match in The West.
Event hosts, The Chorro Valley Regulators were created to preserve and promote the sport of Cowboy Action Shooting and were one of the first clubs to affiliate with The Single Action Shooting Society (SASS). Cowboy Action Shooting is a multi-faceted shooting sport in which contestants compete with firearms typical of those used in the Old West — single action revolvers, pistol caliber lever action rifles, and old time shotguns.
The shooting competition is staged in a unique, characterized, Old West style special shooting range. It is a timed sport and shooters compete for prestige on a course of different shooting scenarios. Each scenario features an array of situations, many based on famous incidents or movies scenes, in which the shooters must test their mettle against steel targets.
One of the unique aspects of SASS approved Cowboy Action Shooting is the requirement placed on costuming. Each participant is required to adopt a shooting alias appropriate to a character or profession of the late 19th Century, a Hollywood western star, or an appropriate character from fiction. Their costume is then developed accordingly.
Many event participants gain more enjoyment from the costuming aspect of the sport than from the shooting competition, itself.
The event will also feature 25 Western gear and art vendors with items available for purchase. Spectators get in free and the event is suitable for visitors of all ages. Be sure to bring eye protection and earplugs. For more information and a schedule of activities, see: www.chorrovalleyregulators.org.
