The Granite City Gunslingers (GCG) is a Cowboy Action Shooting Club located at the Kimball Rod and Gun Club in Kimball MN. We shoot on the second Saturday of every month April through September (weather permitting), with additional shoots on any 5th Saturday of the month.

Cowboy action shooting (CAS, also known as western action shooting, single action shooting, Cowboy 3 Gun, Western 3-gun) is a competitive shooting sport. CAS is a type of multi-gun match utilizing a combination of handgun(s), rifle, and/or shotgun in a variety of "Old West-themed" courses of fire for time and accuracy. Participants must dress in appropriate theme or era "costume" as well as use gear and accessories as mandated by the respective sanctioning group rules.

CAS requires competitors to use firearms typical of the mid-to-late 19th century: single-action revolvers, lever-action rifles chambered in pistol calibers, and side-by-side double-barreled shotguns (also referred to as Coach Guns – with or without external hammers, although automatic ejectors are not allowed), or pump-action shotguns with external hammers (similar to the Winchester 1897). Winchester 1887 lever-action shotguns and Colt Lightning slide-action rifles are also allowed in competition. Both original and reproduction guns are equally acceptable.

Competition in a CAS match generally requires four guns: two revolvers, a shotgun, and a rifle chambered in a centerfire revolver caliber of a type in use prior to 1899. Some CAS matches also offer side events for single-shot "buffalo rifles", derringers, speed shotgun, and other specialty shooting.

Wild Bunch matches

One variant of CAS currently sanctioned by SASS is The Wild Bunch Action Shooting, inspired by the 1969 Western film. According to SASS, this form uses "firearms typical of those used in the taming of the Old West just after the turn of the 20th century".[2] The revolvers used in normal SASS events are replaced with 1911 pistols; lever-action rifles remain in use, while only 1897-style pump-action shotguns are allowed.[2] As in traditional CAS, originals and replicas are acceptable.[3]

In SASS Wild Bunch matches, pistols must be chambered for .45 ACP,[4] rifles must be chambered for pistol cartridges of .40 caliber or greater,[5] and shotguns must be 12 gauge.[6]