Past News Items


Warm & Wild for the July Match

Jul 17th, 2010 | By Lady Viper | Category: Past News Items

Boys_wheat_field_hatsWe’re shooting our July match on Sunday, July 25th and we hope you can join us.

ExclaimWe’re starting our Main Match in July at 9:30 a.m. [instead of 10 a.m.] because the weather is supposed to be rather warm…

Wear COOL comfortable clothes to beat the heat [the costume police will NOT be present].

There will be a Wild Bunch category in the Main Match this month. … Read more




June Match Results

Jun 27th, 2010 | By Lady Viper | Category: Past News Items

cowboy_umbrellaAlthough a thunderstorm roared through central Illinois before the match began on Sunday, it spared our range in Loami from any rain.

We had 35 shooters in two posses with only two clean shooters to show for it — Turquoise Tony and Boben Weev.

Although stages were posted well ahead of time, and explanations were plentiful before each stage, many shooters managed to mangle them and rack up a… Read more




June Match – Sunny and 70 [we hope]?

Jun 20th, 2010 | By Lady Viper | Category: Past News Items

Still_TargetingUpdated Saturday, June 26, 2010

We’re looking forward to our first non-rainy outdoor match of 2010 on Sunday, June 27th and we hope you can join us.

ExclaimSide Match Info is now posted at the end of this story…

Wear COOL comfortable clothes [the costume police will NOT be present], as it’s supposed to be a bit on the hot side on Sunday.

REMINDER:  If you registered & paid to shoot in May… Read more




Hit the Road for an Early Match in May

May 8th, 2010 | By Lady Viper | Category: Past News Items

Hit_the_roadJoin us one week earlier than usual for our May Monthly Match with the Long Nine Cowboys.

Why a week earlier? Many cowboys & cowgirls who shoot at Long Nine matches are participating in the Illinois State SASS Championship “Spring Round-up”  in Sparta, Illinois, which falls on the same weekend as our regular shoot.

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Registration is 8 am to 9:30 am
Side Matches run from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.Read more




There’s Still Time to Enter the 2010 Illinois State Match

May 3rd, 2010 | By Lady Viper | Category: Past News Items

SASS_Logo_trYou can still enter the 2010 Illinois State
SASS Championship SPRING ROUNDUP

which is May 20-23, 2010 in Sparta, Illinois.

Deadline has been extended.
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Print out Entry Form for 2010 Illinois State Shoot
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Please see more info at  The Kaskaskia Cowboys web site.

Enjoy four great days of shooting, hosted by the Kaskaskia Cowboys and the World Shooting Complex,  or just come for the Main Match on Saturday… Read more




Illinois State SASS Championship

Apr 28th, 2010 | By Lady Viper | Category: Events on the Horizon, Past News Items

[ Thursday, May 20, 2010 to Sunday, May 23, 2010. ]

Gun_Knife

Updated May 28, 2010
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ExclaimThis was a well-attended and well-organized event.
See Scores for 2010 Illinois State SASS Championship

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Illinois State SASS Championship SPRING ROUNDUP was will be held May 20-23, 2010 in Sparta, Illinois.

Deadline was extended — 221 shooters participated

Hosted by The Kaskaskia Cowboys and the World Shooting and Recreation Complex, the Illinois State match is limited to 300 entries.

Enjoy four great days of… Read more




Illowa Irregulars Invite New Shooters to Clinic in April

Mar 27th, 2010 | By Lady Viper | Category: Other CAS Clubs, Past News Items

loading_tableThe Illowa Irregulars New Shooter’s Clinic
Saturday, April 17, 2010
10:30 a.m. at the Milan Rifle Club
Milan, Illinois [south of Moline]

From the organizers:
“We’ve done this now for the past 3 or 4 years and have gotten some great shooters from it so we’re doing it again this year.  Start time is approximately 10:30 am on the ranges where we shoot our matches.”

This is for new cowboy shootersRead more




March Madness on the Range

Mar 22nd, 2010 | By Lady Viper | Category: Past News Items

circus_tent_cropUpdated Saturday, March 27, 2010
We’re moving to
higher ground for the outdoor match on Sunday, March 28, 2010 due to soggy conditions on our normal lower range.  Exclaim
Stages were set up on Saturday morning on the upper range [near the club house] at the Lefthander’s Gun Club in Loami.

Tents, Tarps, Stages & Lunch
Due to the chance of rain, tents have been erected.  Tarps have been put down to make… Read more




For Wild Bunch – Rock Island M1911A1 Military

Mar 22nd, 2010 | By Lady Viper | Category: Past News Items

Rock_Island_NewJoin us in the Wild Bunch!

Brand new Rock Island M1911A1 military for Wild Bunch shoots.  Includes plastic carry case and one 8-shot magazine
Asking $425.00
Two guns with sequential numbers available.  This is the same type of gun that I personally use for our Wild Bunch Matches.

Turquoise Tony’s 1911 action job also available for $95.00

Slick it up for maximum performance with lower velocity loads.  Action job includes, polished trigger, sear, hammer… Read more




We’re Springing Outdoors in March (We Hope)

Mar 14th, 2010 | By Lady Viper | Category: Past News Items

Baby_Rabbit_eventsAs mild spring weather gives us a break from a snowy and wet winter in Illinois, the Long Nine Cowboys plan to move outdoors for our match on March 28, 2010 – weather permitting.

Reports from our Club President Brisco Big’n and Match Director Don Jorge indicate that the lower ranges at Lefthander’s Gun Club at Loami, where we hold our outdoor cowboy matches, are pretty darned soggy.

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See Complete Match Info including

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