This isn't a sport for people who want to run a flat-dark-earth carbine in a chest rig.

That's the most honest single sentence I've read about CAS in a while. The gear list before you fire your first sanctioned shot — two single-actions, a lever gun, a period shotgun, and a costume that passes inspection — is a real number. Worth knowing that going in rather than finding out after you've shown up underprepared.

The organization's relationship with the firearm industry is significant — the CAS format created and sustained demand for a specific category of firearms that manufacturers like Uberti, Cimarron, EMF, Taylor's & Co., and others have built substantial catalog segments around.

This is something most people outside CAS don't think about. The reason you can walk into a shop today and find a decent selection of Uberti clones at multiple price points is largely because SASS created a consistent buyer base with defined legal specs. That's a real institutional accomplishment — the rulebook essentially became a product standard.

The founding-year discrepancy — 1986 versus 1987 — is a minor housekeeping issue that an organization in its fourth decade should have resolved by now.

Fair point. Forty-plus years in and your own anniversary post and your current handbook disagree. Someone in Akron ought to make a phone call.

For those of you who've shot a CAS match — did the gear investment feel worth it once you were actually at the line, or did it take a few matches before the whole thing clicked?

Read the full article in The Handbook → | By The Boise Gun Club Team