Canberra's cowboy action shooters tote lightning-fast reflexes and a 'flare' for style

Majura Rangers Phil “Lightning” Black and Craig “El Nacho Bandito” Tregear pose with some of their period-appropriate firearms during weekend practice sessions at the Majura Park SSAA range. Photo: Nicholas Ward.

The jingle jangle of spurs is the first sound that lets you know Canberra’s cowboy action shooters are nearby.

The Majura Rangers, a single-action cowboy shooting club within the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA), competes in timed events using period firearms, its members dressed in their finest mid-19th century get-up – and most competing under cowboy names.

Rangers president Craig “El Nacho Bandito” Tregear has been cowboy shooting for 10 years.

Full article originally published on Region Canberra

https://region.com.au/canberras-cowboy-action-shooters-tote-lightning-fast-reflexes-and-a-flare-for-style/902998/