California Shady Ladies is a SASS-affiliated club organized by women for women, but we’re not here to separate the guys from the gals. Our mission is to create a fun and supportive Cowboy Action Shooting venue for cowboy action shooters of all skill levels, from newbies to champions. Goals include the following:
- To encourage, educate and mentor new shooters to gain experience and improve skills through participation in a no-pressure environment through practice at our monthly matches.
- To encourage newer shooters to participate in SASS Range safety classes to build confidence in cowboy action shooting.
In addition to the standard SASS categories, an Open category is available, which allows a shooter to use a different SASS shooting category on different stages. You may shoot two-handed on Stage 1, Gunfighter on Stage 2 and some other category on any of the other stages. Basically, you’re not committed to a category style for the entire match.
Other non-SASS categories sometimes offered are: Josie Wales – the Josie Wales category must use three additional revolvers instead of a rifle and shotgun. You may use smokeless or black powder and shoot your revolvers in any style. Tom Horn – the Tom Horn category uses rifle-caliber lever action rifles. These two categories will be announced when offered.
