A new "niche".

[Niederlander]

Start saving up for the ammunition for it!

[Major 2]

Abilene, your Colt Diamondback DA 22 revolver, would be just fine....
your pump is fine too, even bolt actions...just not Semi's

The idea is not to get too heady over rules, or even era's , CAP is just for fun.
You and/or your posse', mob, or group can mold it as you see fit....

Not trying to copy any particular discipline, it's sort of molded after NCOWS working cowboy-ish.
Hence the DA's shot SA...
We are not planning shotguns, but you surely can if you see fit.
(BTW, thanks for the correction "niche".) 

[Johnny McCrae]

Here are two stages where both the Pistol and Rifle are shot in one bay. The Rifle targets are smaller than the Pistol targets.

[Mogorilla]

I did a shoot a few years back that really did not work.   It was supposed to evoke the carnival shooting gallery, but targets were stickers, and it involved too much changing and reapplying of stickers.    In retrospect, I would print several on paper, and have a lot more cardboard.   Either way, I kept the images and maybe you guys can put them to use.   

[Mogorilla]

more coming

[Mogorilla]

Even a few more

[Mogorilla]

Last one

We always shoot an Ace of Spades at the Jesse James shoots.  I made this one for a target.  Eventually evolved into designing my own deck of 19th century style playing cards, just have never put together the coin to have them made.   

[Johnny McCrae]

Mogorilla, those are some great looking targets. They print nicely. Lots of possibilities.

When we started to do the Indoor Cowboy Action shoots, initially we used small adhesive discs to cover the bullet holes. This proved to be tedious and time consuming. We found that using a fresh target for each shooter worked the best and was cost effective. After a shooter finished shooting the stage, we would retrieve his target and score it then staple a fresh target on for the next shooter.

Attached is another one of my favorite indoor stages along with a target I print for practice.

[RRio]

It would be most interesting to see results of a match. CAP is something that I have always wanted to  do.   

[Baltimore Ed]

Have a nice 22 vaquero that would work, just found the matching Ruger holster.

[Crooked River Bob]

I've been inactive in CAS for a number of years, but I am a Life member of SASS.  I sort of moved back over to muzzleloaders as my main shooting interest.  However, this thread caught my eye.  Our local SASS-affiliated club, the Fort White Cowboy Cavalry, started a .22 cowboy action styled program in about 2000.  I don't know if it is still going on, but it was very popular for a a number of years.  I was the Match Director for several of those years.  We called it the Rimfire Ruckus.

Our rules called for one single-action .22 caliber revolver, any manually operated (e.g. slide, lever, bolt-action) .22 caliber rifle with iron sights, and a single shot, break open shotgun in any gauge.  SASS rules applied for shotgun ammo.  The rifle and revolver could use any .22 short, long, or long-rifle cartridges.  .22 Magnum was not allowed.  High-velocity .22 longrifle ammo was allowed and created no problems.  Even the copper-washed .22 bullets are soft lead.

We were fortunate in that we had a dedicated cowboy action range, and could just leave the targets up all the time, and just move them as needed.  The week after the regular centerfire cowboy match, we would hold the Rimfire Ruckus, using the same targets in the same places as the previous week.  Scenarios would be modified or rewritten to accommodate the single handgun and the single-shot scattergun.   Timing, scoring, and safety rules and procedures were the same as for CAS.  We strongly encouraged people to "dress cowboy," and most were happy to comply, but costuming was not a priority and a few people didn't get into that aspect at all. 

The idea behind our Rimfire Ruckus was to provide a lower-cost alternative to Cowboy Action Shooting, both for the enjoyment of the participants and to introduce new shooters, families, and younger folks to the game.  It was just as much fun as the centerfire matches, really.

As noted, we used the same steel targets as were used for the centerfire matches.  The .22's would not take down the knockdown targets reliably, so we would just count hits.  A few things we learned were that spotters really needed to be on their toes to count hits and misses accurately.  Every scenario had to end with at least one shotgun blast, because the .22's were not loud enough to "stop" the timers.  Duds with the .22 rounds were not uncommon, and if a shooter had a failure to fire, he would be allowed one re-shoot per match.  Ejectors were allowed in the single shot shotguns, but hulls would stick in the chambers now and then.  We learned to carry a few dead AA batteries... Hold the shotgunwith the muzzle up and drop a battery down the muzzle to knock out the stuck shell.  I salvaged some lead from the range, melted it down, and filled a bunch of .30-30 shells with lead, and carried these in a cartridge belt instead of using batteries.  They worked great.

We did not have any reloads on the clock, except for the shotguns.  We only allowed the one re-shoot per shooter per match for a dud round or failure to fire, even though some of the folks shooting El Cheapo brand Bucket o' Bullets ammo might have several duds.  If you start having too many re-shoots, things really begin to drag, and you want to keep things moving.  People learned to not skimp, and buy good ammunition.

Bear in mind that .22 revolvers have recessed cylinders... You can't see the cartridge rims in looking through from the side, as with centerfire revolvers.  So, the empty chamber on the six-shooters would be designated with a stripe of White-Out on either side of the top strap.  The White-Out wiped off with bore cleaner and did not hurt the finish.

That's all I can think of right now.  I just remember that the Rimfire Ruckus was a helluva lot of fun, required less gear, and was way cheaper than the cowboy centerfire matches.

Best regards,

Crooked River Bob

[RRio]

Along with my Colt Peacemaker .22s and New Frontier .22s I have my trusty Cimarron 10 shooter: