I gained a renewed respect for very skilled handling of the old guns when I started cowboy action. Of course no one does spin cocking, that I'm sure is illegal, but there are boys and girls who can make cowboy guns go very fast and accurate.
We were always told as kids that the Hollyweird stuff we saw on TV was BS, but I know some of it is not. I've seen live people doing it from 2 feet away.

Our club President and his wife, looks like they are the club actually, are two very small oriental folks. They don't use that wimpy light weight cowboy ammo. They shoot max energy 357 and 44 loads. Their guns go BOOM every time, and they are every bit as good as any of the guys shooting wimp rounds. They often win over all.
One of my Sandy Hook arguments comes from my cowboy shoots. A skilled shooter can put 28 rounds on target in about 25 seconds with guns that are 130 years old. 8 of those rounds are from a double barrel shotgun!