The Long Nine Cowboys and Lefthanders Gun Club invite friends, fellow cowboy shooters and any other folks who would like to honor our friend, Postman [aka Greg Cross], to join us during the May Long Nine Cowboys Match at the Lefthanders Gun Club on Sunday, May 27th, 2012, outside Loami, Illinois, southwest of Springfield.

On that date during the lunch break, all interested cowboys, cowgirls, and friends are asked to join his family… Read more…

Cleaning Up at the Classic!

Several cowboys and cowgirls from the Long Nine Cowboys enjoyed the 2012 Midwest Classic which attracted 140 shooters from over a dozen states at the World Shooting Complex in Sparta, Illinois, on April 26 – 28, 2012.  See Photos

The match included the 5-stage Illinois Black Powder Championship and a 3-stage Wild Bunch Match on Thursday, followed on Friday and… Read more…

Nancee Hughes passed away on Friday, April 20, 2012 in Sterling, Illinois.  She is the mother of Kevin Hughes [a.k.a. Bad News Hughes],  former club president of the Long Nine Cowboys.

The Long Nine Cowboys send our condolences to Kevin and the Hughes family.

Mrs. Hughes leaves her husband and five children.

For more information please read the complete obituary.

She was an army veteran.
A service with full military honors is planned.… Read more…

We had 24 shooters for our April “Earth Day” match on Sunday, April 22, 2012, including quite a number of returning new(er) shooters and some we haven’t seen for awhile.  We were also glad to have Black Jack McGinnis back in action after being side-lined.

See our April Clean Shooters

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View April 2012 Detailed Scores

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Once again we extend a big

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Get your feet on the ground for Earth Day 2012!!
Join us at the cowboy range and make some noise…
Sunday
April 22, 2012

Registration is 8:15 am to 9:15 am
Please be at the Registration Table [in the club house] NO LATER than 9:15 a.m.

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Long Range Rifle Side Match runs from 8:15 – 9:30 a.m. BEFORE the cowboy match.
Read more about Long Range Rifle Side… Read more…

We had 40 shooters for our Spring Opener match on Sunday, March 25, 2012, including one brand new cowboy shooter, Belligerent Bill and three first-time outdoor cowboy shooters and two Clean Shooters:
Don Jorge
Sheriff J.R. Quigley

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View March 2012 Detailed Scores

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Thank you to everyone who helped out our new and new(er) cowboy shooters with space on the their gun carts, loaned guns, ammo,

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We’re Singing Outdoors in March
We’re hoping to enjoy sunny spring weather to kick off the  outdoor season for our Cowboy Match
Sunday
March 25, 2012

Registration is 8:15 am to 9:15 am
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Revolver Side Match runs from 8:15 – 9:30 a.m.
You’re invited to join us for our revolver side match during which you get one chance to shoot a small target at a distance.  If… Read more…

We had 33 shooters for our Leap Year match on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, including one brand new cowboy shooter, The Rossiman, who shot his first clean stage and got the rifle bonus on the last stage.

We also welcomed two guests from south of the Quad Cities, Cowboy Carty and R.J. Rust.

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We had only 6 clean shooters this time!

View February 2012 Scores

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See February Clean Shooters… Read more…

We had fun at our January Shoot-Out in the Winter Wonderland with our Annual Awards Banquet, Annual Meeting, Elections, gag gifts and more following the match at MCL Restaurant in Springfield, Illinois.
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We had 7 clean shooters out of a total of 27.
January 2012 Scores are posted.
See January’s Clean Shooters.
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And the winner is…[many more photos & awards to come this week]… Read more…