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Murphy's Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS) Laws[^1]
Explore 70 laws about Murphy's Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS) Laws[^1]. From specific cases to general principles, this collection covers the inevitable mishaps.
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Clean black powder isn't. Sent by Kit Dalton.
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Grips guaranteed to fit - don't. Sent by Kit Dalton.
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Hardwood grips will crack the first time the gun is mishandled. Sent by Kit Dalton.
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Modern-day real ivory grips aren't. Sent by Kit Dalton.
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Modern-day Stag grips aren't. Sent by Kit Dalton.
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Your spare gun will never work when needed for that purpose. Sent by Kit Dalton.
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Secure, fail-proof Tang sights will always fall. Sent by Kit Dalton.
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Lock tight - isn't. Sent by Kit Dalton.
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Screws on a Winchester that are over-stressed will always strip out. Sent by Kit Dalton.
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Screws on a Marlin can't be over-stressed. Sent by Kit Dalton.
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45-long Colts will go through the loading gate of a 45-70 and jam. Sent by Kit Dalton.
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Corollary: The cowboy will try to load it anyway. Sent by Kit Dalton.
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Corollary: while shooting the longest and hardest scene. Sent by Kit Dalton.
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If used, sunscreen will always get into your eyes. Sent by Kit Dalton.
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- No matter how the plate is positioned, the fragment will always reflect forward towards the stage. Sent by...
- The most expensive and hard-to-find (38-40/32-20) cartridges will always land forward of the firing line...
- Spurs can be put on backwards and upside down, no matter which side the buckle is on. Sent by Kit Dalton
- If it's dark outside, boots will always go on the wrong feet. Sent by Kit Dalton
- If it's daylight outside, the boots will always go on the wrong feet. Sent by Kit Dalton
- The whiter the hat, the deeper the mud hole it falls in. Sent by Kit Dalton
- Your feet will always swell on the banquet night when you wear tight-fitting dress boots. Sent by Kit Dalton
- If a cop stops him on his way to a meeting, he will always ask, "Are there any weapons in the car?" Sent...
- All cops who stop cowboys going to or from a meet never have a sense of western humor. Sent by Kit Dalton
- Don't ever try to joke around with a cop when you are transporting 8+ guns and 1000+ rounds of ammo to or...
- Always try substituting Old Western Texas Poets Sonneteer Society for Vigilante Colt Justice Shooting...
- The first time you're running real late is the first time the safety meeting will start on time. Sent by...
- A secure, drop-proof gun holster - isn't. Sent by Kit Dalton
- The time you locate that gun you've always wanted at a price far below market value for cash only right...
- When it's time to leave for the airport to your first EOT, and all your pards are waiting in the is car...
- Green, pink, and yellow make smart-looking cowboy outfits for pards, pardettes, and horses. Sent by Kit Dalton
- Green, pink, and yellow dress suits are not good choices for work, church, weddings, trials, funerals, job...
- If you say anything to a cowboy with blue hair and an orange beard wearing green, pink, and yellow...
- If you call an armed cowboy a buckaroo, be sure the B doesn't sound like a V or F. Sent by Kit Dalton
- A cowboy packing two Colts and carrying a double can wear anything he pleases. Sent by Kit Dalton
- Osama bin Laden has never seen the movie "The Wild Bunch". Sent by Kit Dalton
- One flatbed trailer loaded with armed cowboys really can depose Castro on Friday and Saddam Hussein on...
- The game of "Cowboys and al Qaeda" has never been played. Sent by Kit Dalton
- Earplugs will be instantly remembered after the first report of a 26+-round stage shot inside a small...
- A timer reading showing a negative number proves that cowboys can go faster than light speed, making...
- Stealth Bullets only work in stealth guns on a stealth stag, being shot by a stealth cowboy or cowgirl...
- If the last shot for a clean match is a mandatory knockdown, when hit, it will never go down. Sent by Kit...
- If you win the match with a stock Ruger and are ahead by .25 seconds, the hammer will always slip on the...
- You know it's time to stop reloading and come to bed when your wife calls out for a DQ for failure to...
- The cost of a real Colt always equals two or more (2) SS checks. Sent by Kit Dalton
- No matter how many carts you have, you will always be urged to build just one more. Sent by Kit Dalton
- No matter how many carts you have made based on years of CAS experience, some new pair will have a better...
- Gun carts are addictive. The only known cure is to build a factory and hire help to mass-produce your last...
- No cart is ever perfect. Sent by Kit Dalton
- No matter how wide the tread and how big the tires, your cart will tip over at Tin Star Ranch. Sent by Kit...
- Cowboys and boys who ice. Sent by Kit Dalton
- Skate and dance to show tunes are the only real men authorized to wear rhinestones. Sent by Kit Dalton
- If you carry oxygen for a pick-me-up before stage time, some fool will always use it to strike a match to...
- Modern-day cowboys don't roll their own. (think about it). Sent by Kit Dalton
- Modern-day cowboys do yell, YAHOO DOT COM. Sent by Kit Dalton
- The cost of new CB equipment will always equal your checking account balance. Sent by Kit Dalton
- If you ask the cost of playing CAS, you probably can't afford it. Sent by Kit Dalton
- No matter how often they are cycled at home, new guns will lock up at the first match. Sent by Kit Dalton
- All guns, no matter how many $$ spent on them for action jobs, will always lock up. Sent by Kit Dalton
- Action jobs - aren't. Sent by Kit Dalton