Our hopes of a dry range were dashed by torrential rains on Saturday night preceeding the July 25th match. However, the fog burned off and the sun beamed down.
We had 46 shooters in three posses including 2 new shooters, but alas we only managed four clean shooters in the mix — Don Jorge, Black Jack McGinnis, Lady Viper and Spud Davenport.
We enjoyed some amusing and challenging stages… Read more
The 2010 Illinois Championship of SASS [Single Action Shooting Society] was held on May 20 – 23, 2010, with 221 participants at the World Shooting Complex outside Sparta, Illinois. The Long Nine Cowboys were were well represented with over 20 shooters who are either members of our club or shoot with us regularly at monthly matches.
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Blackjack McGinnis and Miss Weev
2010 Illinois Champions in their shooting classes.
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Not enough sense to come in out of the…
Rain greeted us again at the range for our May Match for the third month in a row. Twenty-seven shooters came to the match hoping the skies would clear. Just 12 mud puppies failed the I.Q. test and stayed to shoot the main match, including 3 clean shooters in 3 stages.
Free Shoot? If you registered for this past match but didn’t shoot due… Read more
It might have been a little bit muddy at the range for the April match…
We had fun with 14 shooters in one jolly posse on an overcast day with sun peeking through blue skies off and on.
Our posse included 2 clean shooters, one new shooter, and a welcome back to Errol Plain, who hadn’t shot with us for awhile, but braved a little mud to enjoy the great outdoors in Loami.
Thanks to… Read more
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Updated on Sunday, April 25, 2010 – Morning
7:35 a.m. — Brisco Big’n and Black Jack McGinnis are at the range and have determined that it’s ON today. Loami got significant rain but it’s workable for the shoot today. Hope to see you.
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Thanks to Turquoise Tony and his crew for setting up stages & tents for the match on Sunday, April 25, 2010
SPECIAL INFO:
No long range… Read more
The March Match was wet and wild. If you stayed cozily in bed listening to the rhythm of the falling rain, you certainly missed the thrill of our first 2010 spring match in the great outdoors.
We had over two dozen people show up, but 17 of us actually shot the match, which we shortened to four stages. There were three clean shooters.
No speed records were set and judging by the number of misses,… Read more