. >> of course not all of the women in the old west were colsasyou can tell by looking over the ladies dance hall performers of course. and upscale town ladies who dressed in high fashion at least now and then. >> it's so much fun. it was such an elegant era and to imitate that and to be able to dress like that it's a lot of fun. >> some participants go all the way. sleeping on the ground and cooking their meals on the camp site. most compromise booking a stay at a motel. using real bullets, and picks up a rifle for seven more shots followed by four rounds with a shotgun. the winners are fast and don't miss. the society for single action shooting requires all the contestants to have training in single hand action. >> it's an interesting phenomenon that no sooner do you dress like a cowboy, you start walking like a cowboy. >> ♪ when we asked people why they do this they all answer in roughly the same way because they want to live for a little while in a simpler time. when men were men, a handshake was a contract and a woman would wait for their loved one until hell froze over. >> and th