It’s a New Year in Cowboy Action Shooting!

We hope you can join us for our Winter Wonderland Match at our winter indoor range in Springfield, Illinois.
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January 22, 2012
Sunday
NOTE New Time: Shooter’s Meeting at 8:30 a.m.
We will start shooting at 8:45 a.m.
Everyone is welcome! Please be on time!!!
Directions to Bullet Express Range just off I-55.

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Our December “Waiting for Santa” match was fun, with a group of 21 shooters in a festive holiday mood.
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We had 7 clean shooters — An amazing 33%

We welcomed three “new” or “newer” shooters to our midst:

- Mad Jake Mattson – A brand new cowboy shooter
- Gurdy June – Joining us for her 2nd cowboy match
- The Trainman –… Read more…

Remember—We shoot one week earlier due to Christmas!!

We hope you can join us on Sunday, December 18, 2011 for our Waiting for Santa Match indoors at our winter range, the Bullet Express in Springfield, Illinois.
We’re starting our Match at 9:00 a.m. sharp!

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December Stages are posted.

Registration is 8:00 am to 8:45 am
If you plan to bring a gun cart,… Read more…

From Turquoise Tony

Some of you might have heard that our cowboy club was planning to donate a tree to the family of Postman for a living memorial of him by the members & friends of the Long Nine Cowboys. There were a lot of ideas regarding what to do, where to put it and how to go about it.
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Postman aka Greg Cross
1949 – 2011
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For our  November Shoot-Out we had 23 holiday shooters, starting off the indoor season for the Long Nine Cowboys.
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We shot 4 stages and posted 4 clean shooters for the day.

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This month we send out a hearty “Atta Boy” to Turquoise Tony for hauling our metal targets,  stands and blankets to the Bullet Express Range from our storage container at the outdoor facilities in… Read more…

Give thanks that we can shoot indoors during the wintertime in Springfield.

We hope you can join us on Sunday, November 27, 2011 for our November Shootout, indoors at our winter range, the Bullet Express in Springfield, Illinois.
We’re starting our Match at 9:00 a.m. sharp!

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November Stages are posted
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Registration is 8:00 am to 8:45 am
Mandatory Shooter’s Meeting starts at 9:00… Read more…

Update – Nov 1, 2011

We mourn the loss of Postman, one of everyone’s favorite cowboys.  He passed away in his home as a result of cancer on Oct. 28, 2011.

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>> To view Arrangements for Greg Cross “Postman” please scroll down below.
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Please contact us if you would like an address to send your condolences.

Postman [Greg Cross] was an enthusiastic shooter, long-time member of the Lefthander’s Gun Club… Read more…

We enjoyed a great day of whimsical stages for our October Cowboy Match shooting Buzzards & Snakes with an inspired group of 32 shooters, including  10 clean shooters and 15 who got the “chain link” bonus [although sadly, not the shooters who wrote the stages].   A special “Atta Boy” goes to Danjo, who logged his very first clean shoot outdoors.

We were delighted to welcome a new shooter to our group, … Read more…

Join us in October for our “Creepy Creatures” cowboy match this month. We hope you can come to Loami [Springfield] for our Halloween stages with buzzards & snakes and a FREE LUNCH for paid-up members of the Long Nine Cowboys.

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Sunday October 23, 2011
Shooter’s Meeting at 9:30 a.m.
Match begins at 9:45 a.m.
Please be registered by 9:15 a.m.
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Enjoy some fun stages for our Main Match  including… Read more…

It turned out to be a lovely early autumn day for our September Cowboys Match after the fog lifted, but apparently not in time for many of our 34  shooters as we had only 4 clean shooters.

We were happy to welcome a guest from way out west, Sheriff J.R. Quigley.

In other news, we enjoyed a terrific lunch of chili and grilled sirloin burgers… Read more…