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Have you ever thought about what it would be like to be a gunfighter? Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to strap on a six-gun and step into the street to face down the bad guys?  Would you be interested in finding out?

The Nevada Gunfighters, a group of men and women, and kids from time to time, that have made the decision to do exactly that. We are akin to a little theater group, an acting troupe if you will, who travel to events and perform before folks much like yourselves. Many of us came out of the audience to be a part of this experience known as reenacting, more specifically and likely more accurate, wild west performers. You can too!

We have the experience to prepare you for this adventure. Yes it is time consuming, and yes it can get expensive, like most hobbies at the outset. No, we don’t make any money to speak of. Let me tell you about who and what we are. First off the money end of this deal. Well yes we are paid at some performances and not at others. The money goes into the treasury to fund sets, props and ammunition. We have a complete sixty-plus foot set which requires maintenance and repairs. We do not reload our own blank ammunition. For safety and liability reasons, we buy professionally manufactured blanks. We carry spectator liability insurance which we share the cost of annually.

We get out to a great number of events each year where we can perform and have a good time. This has proven to be a rich and rewarding experience. Playing is really the name of our game, however our mission is Gun Safety. We present a gun safety demonstration before every performance, and sometimes as a stand alone event. We are committed to informing the children and adults who come to see us about gun safety, and we educate because guns are as safe as the person handling them.

We generally try to rehearse twice a month during the off season, and conduct a business meeting the first week-end of each month, which can also be one of our practices. Sometimes events demand that we rehearse more often, some may have a specific theme which requires we create a script for it. We try to keep these rehearsals at a minimum, not always successfully. Though we believe that rehearsals make us better we also believe that family is important, work is important, so we work around that as much as possible. The family is not only invited along, they are encouraged to join in on the fun if they want. Though we are a "business" there is a kinship among us that has a family feeling all it’s own.
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We tour Northern Nevada and Eastern California from March through October. Granted we are far busier during the summer months, but there are events in both the earlier spring and later fall as well. We do our best to make each of these events a family affair, a weekend getaway if you will, though some are just one day events.

As a member of the Nevada Gunfighters on thing we can guarantee, you will be exposed to a great deal of fun!