NCOWS guncarts

[Froogal]

I shoot just one rifle and 2 handguns. Wife shoots just one rifle and one handgun. Handguns are carried in holsters on the cartridge belt, so that leaves just a rifle for each of us to carry, plus the range bag with the ammo in it which CAN be a bit heavy, but we manage. Our shooting range is at the bottom of a steep hill. No problem carrying the gear DOWN the hill, but after shooting all of the stages, packing everything back up the hill can be a bit of a challenge. Yes, a gun cart would be nice, but pushing a cart UP that hill wouldn't be easy either.

Several shooters in our group DO use a gun cart and nobody complains. Without the cart, those folks might just have to give up and not participate. We need everybody that wants to show up. If a gun cart makes it easier for you, then come on down.

[Iron City Sage]

PS I didn't know it got cold enough in AL to have to break ice
T-Joe

It usually doesn’t!

[Abilene]

...Our shooting range is at the bottom of a steep hill. No problem carrying the gear DOWN the hill, but after shooting all of the stages, packing everything back up the hill can be a bit of a challenge. ...

At least the empty brass is a lot lighter going up the hill than when it had lead in it on the way down. 

[Advertising]

[River City John]

At least the empty brass is a lot lighter going up the hill than when it had lead in it on the way down. 

That's the perfect mantra for any shoot. "It only gets better as you go".

[Tascosa Joe]

A couple of gun carts that stand out in my mind:  A lady who shot with us at the Nationals in Evansville carried her guns in a Victorian baby carriage.  The other was a trunk mounted on a railroad baggage dolly all the gear was in the trunk.  It belonged to Johnson Barr.

[Johnson Barr]

My 'cart' is loosely based on a railroad platform dolly. Finished version is built to the need of transporting firearms, ammo and other firing line essentials. The plow handles are from Farmer Browns Plow Shop, the 14" steel rimmed wagon wheels are Amish built, the dome top trunk came from Hobby Lobby and holds all the necessaries including pistols and leather. The enamel signage is from any number of railroad memorabilia store fronts. Other than that it was just a matter of diddling all the parts into a usable transport. It's been a number of years now that I have shot in 4-gun categories; I prefer 2-gun Working Cowboy. More time to visit with my pards and less guns to clean.   

[Tascosa Joe]

Your old one is the one I was talking about.  The trunk was tall enough to carry your weapons concealed inside.  I like this one as well.

[Iron City Sage]

That is a beautiful gun cart, I dig it. But…..it’s certainly not period correct. Railway Express Agency wasn’t a thing in the 1800’s, wasn’t formed until almost 1920!  Most wouldn’t know that though. I think it’s genius. Was wanting to build a REA cart for SASS, where a little 20 year off anachronism isn’t a huge deal, but your idea is even better than what I had in mind. We’ll done.

[Froogal]

Well gee, I already have some of those plow handles. I would want some wheels that are a wee bit wider though.

[Johnson Barr]

The cart was built in my previous shooting days in SASS. Pretty much anything having to do with Rail Roading suited me just fine. These days shooting with NCOWS groups I'm a bit careful what I take to Matches. A smaller version of the 'dome-top' trunk carries all I need
for a day at the range for 2-gun categories.

[Pitspitr]

Mine is fairly similar to JB's

[Robert Swartz]

....not sure there's anything historically correct about a guncart...my running buddy threw this together from scraps....it is nice to have cleaning supplys, tools and seats, if needed.....my old back sure doesn't object...we have made a couple modifications and I painted it with some OD paint I had left over from military projects.....