From the most recent NCOWS "Shootist Journal". A quote from OklaTom the Nat Sec. "We are first and foremost a shooting organization."
Only takes three to form a posse. My wife and I have shot SASS and CAS prior off and on (mostly off) for the last 25 years. I started shooting SASS again this summer. Tracy after me this fall. My buddy has never shot a SASS match but has always been a cowboy at heart. He trains horses and riders professionally. Years ago we worked together as firearms trainers.
I am more interested in the history and firearms nuances of the era as much as I am in the shooting. The gear race and unrealistic scenarios of the current generation of SASS hold little draw but it is a good venue to use the guns. I appreciate the ability to piggy back off SASS with their well entrenched society already here in WA state.
As much as anything I/we like the ability to form our own Posse and make it what you want it to be and a place for like minded shooters or amateur historians. It is gonna take more than the 3 of us!
"Form a NCOWS Posse
A posse may be formed with only three members, but must have at least five members by the end of it’s first calendar year and maintain at least five members there after. 50% of all members and 100% of the posse officers must be NCOWS members. Posses must subscribe to NCOWS Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws and Rules and Regulations, including standards of historical authenticity for all events for which the Posse requests NCOWS official sanction, and maintain NCOWS membership for at least half it’s members and all it's officers. Posse must conduct at least two NCOWS-sanctioned events a year, which need not be shoots. Posses must pay an initial Charter Fee of $35.00 (renewable annually also for $35.00). Posses may, of course, require more rigorous standards for their members and activities and may employ lesser standards for non-NCOWS-sanctioned events. To apply for a Charter: submit a letter of application including a statement of purpose, a copy of the Posse’s organizational By-Laws, a list of Posse members (indicating which of them are NCOWS members and/or are applying for NCOWS membership---include new membership applications and fees), a proposed schedule of events to be sanctioned by NCOWS (if any), the name of the Posse’s Territorial Representative, and the Charter Fee. Upon approval by the Executive Committee, the Posse’s Charter will be granted and the action published in the next issue of “The Shootist”. The Posse may immediately begin to employ the benefits of NCOWS membership."