CFDA RULES & Regulations:
Table of Contents:
(13th Edition – effective February 1st, 2026)
Please check the Rules Clarifications section below for any changes or clarifications to the Gunslinger’s Guidelines.
CFDA Range Rules Quick Reference Guide – updated January 2026
Keep this handy 1 page Quick Reference Guide on your scoring tables for quick and easy access for Major Rules, Violations, and Procedures for your Range Officers and score keepers.
Rules Clarifications & Addendums:
CFDA Equiptment Requirements
Explaining CFDA Gun Requirements (9th Edition)
Why? 17-3/16″ & Balloon-Disc Targets – By Quick Cal (updated 7-18-17)
CFDA First Aid Guidelines
Marshal Muster Information:
Helpful Tips to putting on a sucessful match:
CFDA Basic Scoring System Instructional Webinar
PART 1
PART 2
CFDA STATEMENTS & DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
CFDA STATEMENTS –
Board of Directors Statement: 6-18-25
Statement on Extreme Cowboy Fast Draw
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS –
Disciplinary Action: 6-29-21
Demetrius Correy a.k.a. Texas Marshal
Life Membership is hereby suspended for cause, not to be disclosed. He may not enter any CFDA Sanctioned Event until a Notice of Resolution is posted.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS –
Disciplinary Action: March 18th, 2025
Glen Brown a.k.a. Snake Eye Brown
By Unanimous Action, of the Board of Directors of Cowboy Fast Draw Association, Non-Profit Organization, we hereby have revoked the membership of Glen Brown. Reason: Conduct Violation for the act of badgering judges and officials and causing disruption in contest areas on several occasions. A certified letter requiring a signature was mailed on March 20th, 2025.
Disciplinary Action: March 18th, 2025
Everett James Chodos a.k.a. Speedy James
By Unanimous Action, of the Board of Directors of Cowboy Fast Draw Association, Non-Profit Organization, we hereby have revoked the membership of Everett James Chodos for cause. Reasons: Not disclosed, because he is a minor. A certified letter requiring a signature was mailed to his parent, Devon Chodos, on March 20th, 2025.
