Cowboy Action Shooting at a Glance

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Buckaroo(B)/Buckarette(BT)

Ages under 14; smokeless; two-handed grip; 22RF and .410 OK

Young Guns(YG)/Young Guns Girls(YGG)

Ages 14-18; smokeless; any sights; two-handed grip

Cowboy(CB)/Cowgirl(CG)

An open category for all ages; smokeless powder; any sights; two-handed grip 

Wrangler(W)/Lady Wrangler(LW)

Ages 36-48; smokeless powder; any sights; two-handed grip

Forty-Niner(49)/Lady Forty-Niner(L49)

Ages 49-59; smokeless powder; any sights; two-handed grip 

Senior(S)/Lady Senior(LS)

Ages 60-64; smokeless powder; any sights; two-handed grip 

Silver Senior(SS)/Lady Silver Senior(LSS)

Ages 65-69; smokeless powder; any sights; two-handed grip

Elder Statesman(ES)/Grande Dame(GD)

Ages 70+; smokeless powder; any sights; two-handed grip 

Cattle Baron(CB)/Cattle Baroness(CBS)

Ages 75+; smokeless powder; any sights; two-handed grip

El Patron(EP)/La Patrona(LP)

Ages 80+; smokeless powder; any sights; two-handed grip 

El Rey(ER)/La Reina(LR)

Ages 85+; smokeless powder; any sights; two-handed grip

Shootist(S)/Lady Shootist(LS)

Ages 90+; smokeless powder; any sights; two-handed grip

Classic Cowboy(CC)/Classic Cowgirl(CCG)

Open to all ages; special clothing, caliber, gun requirements; one-handed grip

B-Western(BW)/Lady B-Western(LBW)

Open to all ages; special clothing and gun requirements; two-handed grip, one-handed grip, gunfighter (both guns out at the same time)

Frontier Cartridge(FC)/Ladies Frontier Cartridge(LFC)

Open to all ages; black powder; fixed sights; two-handed grip

Frontier Cartridge Duelist(FCD)/Ladies Frontier Cartridge Duelist(LFCD)

Open to all ages; black powder; fixed sights; one-handed grip

Frontier Cartridge Gunfighter(FCGF)/Lady Gunfighter(FCLGF)

Open to all ages; black powder; fixed sights; both loaded revolvers out of leather at the same time

Frontiersman(F)/Frontierswoman(LF)

Open to all ages; black powder; cap-n-ball revolvers; one-handed grip