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The California
Desperados Mounted Shooters are the premier club in Southern California
for the exciting sport of Cowboy Mounted Shooting. Cowboy Mounted Shooting
is both a shooting sport and equestrian sport which can be enjoyed by the
whole family.
The Desperados take pride in outfitting themselves and their horses in authentic period clothing and tack. Single-action Colt .45 or similar revolvers are used to shoot blanks at balloon targets. The blanks consist of a mixture of black powder and ground walnut shells which provides a spray of about 10 to 15 feet to puncture the balloons. Participants ride a timed course consisting of 10 balloons, the first five in a variable pattern and the final five in a straight line for the "rundown" to the finish. There are seperate divisions for Novice, Intermediate, and Expert Men, and Women and Juniors. There is also a Pee-Wee division for children under 12, who run a modified course without firing. Use this link to our current event schedule to come out and see what we are all about. |
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