But the hats movie-cowboys tend to wear are nothing like the ones people really sported in the Old West. The 'ten-gallon', with its wide curved brim and crease in the top (crown), is the Stetson.

Since the earliest days of cinema, audiences have flocked to theaters to watch the daring tales of gunslingers and pioneers.

Cowboy Action Shooting soon grew to become an international membership organization known as the Single Action Shooting Society.

The idea of the Old West still exerts a powerful hold on our collective imagination, to the extent that some people find it surprising to learn that modern cowboys exist and thrive in certain ...