All About Cowboy Action Shooting

In the coming months, Beretta USA, in cooperation with Stoeger Publishing will offer select chapters from this quintessential book as a way to introduce you to the colorful and exciting world of Cowboy Action Shooting.

Cowboy Action Shooting is a modern day phenomenon based on the historic American West. A celebration of America's cultural heritage, Cowboy Action Shooting is a relatively new sport and lifestyle activity that combines the shootin' irons of the Wild West with the traditions and spirit of the Great American Frontier. SASS, The Single Action Shooting Society® is the governing organization that brings together these celebrations and preservation in a family oriented activity that has exploded on the American mainstream.

With more than 40,000 members worldwide, SASS members have reignited the firearms, traditions and the practical merchandise manufacturing of leather, clothing and accouterments. They have created a cottage industry with vigor and vast expansion much like the days when the Wild West was tamed.

Cowboy Action Shootiing is for everyone, young and old. Whether competing with the classic firearms or the thrill of reliving a bygone era in the eye of ones imagination, SASS Cowboy Action Shooting gives participants the freedom to interpret the time when a handshake really meant something and a man's word was his honor.

Author and historian Ron "El Escritor" Harris is the definitive chronicler of the life and times of Cowboy Action Shooting. A SASS member and a major participant in this growing pastime, Ron and his lovely wife Susan live this lifestyle and have incorporated it into their daily lives. As writier and photographer, Harris has clearly defined the many different aspects associated with this Western lifestyle and offers the quintessential guide for the novice and expert alike. This exemplary volume contains the variety and colors of the sport and is an essential companion to anyone who is either interested in the historic American West or involved in today's Cowboy Action Shooting.