William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was an American soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in Iowa and became one of the most colorful figures of the American Old West, and mostly famous for the shows he organized with cowboy themes. Airtimes: On Outdoor Channel, Wednesday 11-03-10 [...]
In the Old West, the difference between going hungry and a hot meal, was a person’s shooting ability and to be able to make that long rifle shot. In this episode of Cowboys, our focus is on the big bore long range rifles. Airtimes: On Outdoor Channel, Wednesday 10-13-10 at 7:00PM and 11:30PM, Thursday 10-14-10 [...]
Today, the best selling handguns in the US are pocket pistols, carried in the pocket for self defense. Things haven’t changed – in the wildest days of the American West, the most popular handgun was also the pocket pistol. The guns may have been small, but the roar was loud. Airtimes: On Outdoor Channel, Wednesday [...]
The Colt Peacemaker ruled in the old west, but John Moses Browning’s 1911 won the 20th century. The Single Action Shooting Society has had their main focus on pre 1900 firearms, but the popular Colt Model 1911 has been added to the mix in a new shooting category called the Wild Bunch. On Outdoor Channel: [...]
Thell Reed has become the top gun coach in Hollywood. His career took off at the age of 16 when he won Colt’s quest to find “The Fastest Gun Alive”. He has been the armourer or gun coach in movies like Quick and the Dead, 3:10 to Yuma and in TV shows like HBO’s Deadwood. [...]
Meet the oldtimers Long Hunter and Evil Roy and young gun Badlands Bud at Founders Ranch during the 2010 End of Trail. End of Trail is the name of the world championship of Cowboy Action Shooting. Airtimes: On Outdoor Channel, Wednesday 09-08-10 at 7:00PM and 11:30PM, Thursday 09-09-10 at 1:30AM, all times Eastern.
In fact, Chugwater is famous for its chili, although “famous” might mean something entirely different in rural Wyoming, where the only thing I’ve seen in the last hour of driving are antelopes. No matter, we’re just passing through on the way to Deadwood, SD, and Wild Bill Hickock’s grave. Last week the crew and I [...]
Rob O. from Larimer, PA, is the winner of the first of the 13 knives we are giving away on CAScity.com and DownRange.tv . Congratulations!
There’s more to do with the guns of the Old West than just cowboy action shooting. In the last episode of season 7, you’ll find Tupelo Flash in Colorado. This time, he is not knocking down steel targets, but dinner. With his friends, he does it Cowboy Style. John Wesley Hardin’s revolver is covered in [...]
In this episode, we show you the mounted shooters at End of Trail 2009. Watch Jerry “Expressman” Bestpitch dramatic performance when his horse went down just before the rundown and how he is able to finish his stage. You’ll witness some great horsemanship and safe gun handling. The new shooters Shootin’ Iron and Dead Last [...]
