With no script, a basic set of agreed-upon rules ( physical boundaries, time limit, victory conditions, etc . ), and on-site judges, tactical battles can be considered a form of Live action role-playing game, but, in the cases where firearms are used, with real weapons firing blank ammunition ( depending on gun control ordinances ).
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The rider competes in a timed event to shoot up to ten balloon targets with firearms loaded with black powder blank ammunition . ( Not all black powder will burn during the ignition process and the remaining unburned black powder will travel approximately twenty feet with enough force to break a nine-inch helium balloon target . ) Stages designed for cowboy mounted shooting are most commonly designated as " mounted revolver competition " using single-action revolvers of the pre-1900 style loaded with five blanks per gun.
