Why so many guns?

[Tall Dark Slim]

Two Step..........maybe SASS really isn't the game for everyone. But, the ones that do it,,enjoy it, have no complaints with it,,,and see no reason to change it. Most clubs will bend over backwards to help accommodate,,and what MORE can one ask ?

After a certain point, it does seem the argument is merely for the sake of the argument. I'm about as far from one of the 'big boys' as you can get,,,,just an average ol' guy with the cowboy spirit trying to  have a little fun.......but I like SASS as is. And, no, I don't have enough guns cause I'm wealthy , I just have different priorities than some.  And, my firearms are a priority to me,,, I've never regretted one penny spent on the shooting sports.

Spot on! I've been overly accommodated by folks I didn't know. Apparently every CAS event is full of friends I haven't met yet.  I find the cowboy group very cool. 
I've had equipment failures/issues which seemed like nothing more than an opportunity for someone to thrust some awesome replacement and ammunition at me with a grin and a "don't worry about it."
The only thing I'm really serious about changing in this sport is the number of people I get to meet and share my equipment with.  If I have one more '97 or '73 Codymatic offered to me in a pinch I might be spoiled away from other sports for good. Seriously though: Is there a Cody rifle in every other gun cart? Mine is coming soon. 

[Camille Eonich]

   That's just the way it is Tall.

[Danny Bear Claw]

Ummm...  more guns = more fun.   

[TwoWalks Baldridge]

I don't see the need to have 4 guns in order to play gunslinger.

Two Step, I am with you on this statement:  I also see no need for four guns, three guns or even two guns to play "Gunslinger".

I have total respect for SASS and NCOWS.  What I do not have first and foremost is the money needed to play the game.  If I come into the lottery, then I will play.  I also have a couple of physical impairments that make the speed of movement from station to station hard, but would play in spite of that.

Now having said all of that - my answer was not to find fault with SASS or NCOWS, it was to look at the word "Gunslinger" or "Gunfighter" and low and behold, there was the answer for me - It required ...
1 gun
1belt
1 holster
accuracy and speed.
It is the Cowboy Fast Draw Association.

Also I am a member in good standing of GAF, if and when there is an active group in my area, I will join in the "Scout" category.

[Tall Dark Slim]

Ummm...  more guns = more fun.   

You are correct sir! Fun takes on a new meaning when they start hiccuping.

To the Two's: Let me know you're going to show up to a match near me and you can share my equipment and ammo. Although you'll probably have to fight your way through a sea of other offerred Codys and '97s to get there. I'll bet you could share others' equipment long term for nothing but the ammo cost. These folks are ridiculously generous compared to the high speed 3 gun and pistol sports. Even there I found no trouble getting into a decent crowd.  I guess the important thing to do is be happy and if you can't be happy try to mitigate the effect your unhappiness has on those around you. This is my free time spent reloading, maintaining, practicing, and going to the matches to hhang out with these people and I enjoy every second of it. Leaving the match is like pulling a boot out of the mud: a long hard effort. Seems like I always have one more person to talk to about their match or kit.

[TwoWalks Baldridge]

You are correct sir! Fun takes on a new meaning when they start hiccuping.

To the Two's: Let me know you're going to show up to a match near me and you can share my equipment and ammo. Although you'll probably have to fight your way through a sea of other offered Cody s and '97s to get there.

TDS, this is a really generous offer, one that I have experienced with the local groups as well. 

I might have phrased my stand poorly.

My feeling is that each group has it's own make up and be it physical or financial, there is a shooting group out there that fits a persons agenda, there is little or no need for groups to change to fit the individual.