Shootout Spot is one of the Global Map events. Its popularity is easy to explain — this is the main location for obtaining unique Stable and Wagon components.
Most of the special parts required to build and upgrade the Stable and Wagon can be found here (except for Reins and Wagon Bows, which must be purchased in Silverton).
Bandits occupy the area, so clear the location and search it carefully to collect the parts you need.
Special Items
Shootout Spot primarily rewards Stable and Wagon components used for construction and upgrades.
These drops are random — you may receive several of the same part in a row or a mix of different ones. This is normal.
Even after completing your Stable and Wagon, these items remain useful:
— Excess components can be traded to Loren Benard, the saddler, for other horse-related parts needed for further upgrades. She is located near the horse paddock in Silverton.
— Extra saddles can be used at the Detail Workbench to craft higher-tier saddles that improve your horse’s stats.
How Global Map Events Work
There are four types of random events in total. Only one event can be active at a time, and its type is selected randomly. The same event may appear on different days, so finding a specific one may take some luck.
Events do not appear automatically. You must travel on the Global Map and spend Energy to trigger them.
— After you spend about 50 Energy, the game schedules a new event.
— That event appears on the map after roughly 20 hours.
— If you do not travel or spend Energy, no events will spawn.
Skipping an Event
If you are not interested in the current event, you can ignore it.
After about 3 hours, travel again and spend another ~50 Energy to trigger a new event spawn. The new event will then appear according to the same rules described above (after roughly 20 hours). This allows you to cycle events until the one you want appears.