Rio Salado Vaqueros

Welcome to Rio Salado Vaqueros Cowboy Fast Draw Division of Rio Salado Sportsman's Club

Our club is a newly established club, July 2011, however Cowboy Fast Draw has been around a long time. One might say, *"What is Cowboy Fast Draw?"* Cowboy Fast Draw is one of the fastest growing cowboy shooting sports in the world. Participants dress in the 1800's period clothing and shoot .45 caliber western style single action pistols. We use shotgun primers with wax bullets. The shooters shoot at a 24" round disc either from 15 ft, 18 ft or 21 ft away. When the light in the center of the target comes on, the shooter draws his pistol from his holster, aims and hits the target while being timed to the thousandths of a second. For more information on the rules and regulations of Cowboy Fast Draw (CFDA) please visit their website. If you would like to join our club please complete the Membership Form. Any questions please contact Muletrain (Bart Carr) at (480) 710-3593 or email at muletrain2010@msn.com or contact The Draw (Francis Carlos) at thedraw2011@gmail.com. For more information about the Rio Salado Sportsman's Club click here for their website or contact them at 480-984-3724 or 480-984-9610. Longeye's Tidbits Howdy y’all, Just a quick note to say that the Wednesday evening practice shoot at Rio went very well, indeed. A party of 10 shooters made their way to Pistol Bay 1. Present were: The Draw, Desert Gator, Venom, Gunslik Mick, Pork Rind, The Stud, Boss 45, Southwest KC, Muletrain, ...and yours truly, Longeye. We had four lanes set up, so there wasn’t a lot of time between rounds before you got the call to the line. Most everyone ran out of ammo, so we wrapped things up around 7:45. Think about it--when’s the last time YOU ran out of ammo during a match? It’s an understatement to say that we all got a lot of good practice in. I was able to drop about two-tenths of a second off my time, graduating from Cowboy Slow Draw to Cowboy Medium-Fast Draw! Several of us got to announce and run the brand spankin’ new Cowboy Fast Draw timers. I tell you what, these timers are slick! We also learned how to set up the lanes as well as how to tear them down after the shoot. The thing most commented on by the shooters was how quiet it was. Since the range was closed, the only noise being made was from our guns. Here’s something else: Because it was dark and the lights were on behind us, you could see the flash from those 209 primers and lots of gun smoke. Yee-hawww! Of course, Safety is always first with the Rio Salado Vaqueros, and our Wednesday night practice was no different from a Match in that regard. All the CFDA rules apply, period. I sure do hope we can make Wednesday Night Practice a regular RSV event. Those who can take advantage of the opportunity will, for sure, improve upon their fast draw skills because of it. Take care in all things, Longeye		Safety First, Fun Second and Competition Third Club News We will have an evening practice on Wednesday, February 22 starting at 5:00PM. It will cost $3.00 if you are a member of the Rio Salado Sportsman's Club and $5.00 if you are a non member. The Association of Arizona Gunslingers are hosting a 50/50 Jackpot Shoot at Winter Range on Saturday, February 25 at the Ben Avery Shooting Range. See you on the line!!