Random MakerJanuary 2010

  An Engineer of Gunleather Dave Anderson revels in a firearms career built on a love affair with the Old West.   Dave Anderson has had a lifelong love [...]

11 Great Purveyors of GunleatherJanuary 2010

  Western Shooting Horse’s pick of the 11 Best Purveyors of Cowboy Mounted Shooting Gunleather.   Choosing gunleather for any mounted shooting sport is like choosing a saddle. [...]

Random MakerSeptember 2009

  Custom Leather with a Silver Twist Minnesota Leather maker has a knack for pleasing mounted shooters.   People who own a pair of his chinks say they are [...]

Don’t Be Afraid of the Water!September 2009

  Using just plain water to clean your black powder pistols.   Face it—champion mounted shooters have great equipment and they keep it all in top working order. [...]

Random MakerMarch 2009

  Shasta Leatherworks California Maker Stitches a Different Kind of Chap   There’s no substitute for experience.   Just ask Mike Domeyer of Shasta Leatherworks.  His story goes back about 45 [...]

Random MakerJanuary 2009

  M. Shelhart & Co. – A Father & Son Make Cowboy Leather in California.   If you ask Mike and Chad Shelhart the secret of creating solid [...]

The Poppie RigNovember 2008

  Your Guns Will Not Fall Out!   Boy, does Poppie Martucci have a story to tell.  All you have to do is ask him how he got [...]

Ladysmith Custom ChapsSeptember 2008

Creative Designs, One Customer At A Time   Its funny how life’s trails take us from one point to another.   Take Fern Cone, whose career in leatherwork has [...]

Breaking Out The Long GunsSeptember 2008

The CMSA Rifle Division takes Mounted Shooting A Little Closer to the Edge.   It was October 1903 when Texas gun-throwers Bill Standifer and PinkHiggins decided to [...]

Random Maker - Susan Henning LeatherJuly 2008

Susan Henning didn’t start out to make great gun leather. All she wanted to do was save a little money by creating a few holster [...]

Cactus Custom SaddleryMarch 2008

  AN ARIZONA MAKER WHO’S CUSTOM MEANS COMPETITION   Al Levey’s trail to custom leatherwork was unusual, to put it mildly. For years, he ran his own radiator [...]

Smoke WagonMarch 2008

    Taylor’s & Company Pride & Joy   There are several companies out there who import the Uberti six-shooter in a variety of configurations. There are few companies [...]

COLT - The Gun That Won The WestJanuary 2008

Continues Its Winning Streak Let’s face it. Most people discovering the sport of Cowboy Mounted Shooting are also learning about guns for the first time. [...]

Could This Be The Perfect Mounted Shooting Gun?November 2007

  A Pistol Specifically Designed for Mounted Shooting   Montado is the Spanish word for mounted, meaning on horseback. The name for this handsome new pistol is appropriate [...]