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. 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.
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; as addictive as a video game and totally
non threatening.
