The Long Nine Cowboys Monthly Cowboy Matches normally are held the 4th Sunday of every month, 12 months a year.
New Shooters are Welcome
Whether you’re new to Cowboy Action Shooting [CAS] or to the Long Nine Cowboys, we invite you to shoot with us. If you’ve never shot a match with us before, your first match is FREE. Spectators are also welcome. Eye and ear protection are required for all shooters and spectators.
Scroll down to see the complete 2011 Indoor and Outdoor Match Schedule, times, and locations below.
The following match dates are switched to the 3rd Sunday in 2011 [instead of the 4th Sunday] due to conflicts:
April 17, 2011 – due to Easter
May 15, 2011 – due to the State Championship Shoot in Sparta, Illinois
Dec. 18, 2011 – due to Christmas
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Free Match for First-time Shooters
Never shot a match with us before? Your first match with the Long Nine Cowboys is FREE! Please tell us at the registration table.
Printable Stages
Detailed stages & scenarios are available on this web site prior to every match as a printable PDF document, 5 to 7 days ahead of the match in the Scores & Stages section. If you would like to be notified by E-mail when they’re available, please click on the “Sign Me Up!” button on the right-hand column of this web site.
Awards
At each match, we present awards from the previous month’s match for each Clean Shooter and category winner, usually 3-deep [1st – 3rd places]. They are handsome wooden nickels, engraved with the shooter’s name and date of match.
50/50 Drawing
For an optional $1 donation, your name will be put in the hat for the 50/50 drawing at each match.
Free Match
We draw a name at random at each match so that one participant gets his/her match fee returned and shoots free for the day.
Long Range Match
A long range side match will be shot at all outdoor matches, included in your registration fee. It is shot during normal registration times. Anyone is welcome to shoot the side matches after registering for the Main Match.
Start time – 8:15 am / Stop time – 9:30 am
Lunch & Beverages
We break for lunch at outdoor matches. We normally shoot three stages, stop for lunch, then shoot two more stages.
Lunch is available for $5 per person, prepared by the Lefthander’s Gun Club at the Club House. Please indicate at the registration table whether you would like to order lunch for $5.
Cold beverages are available for 50¢ at the Club House. Please pay by the honor system using the coffee can in the refrigerator.
End of Match Scores
Following the match, print-outs of scores will be available at the Club House. We appreciate your help taking down the stages after the match while final scores are being calculated. Match results are also available following the match on this website in the in the Scores & Stages section. If you would like to be notified by E-mail when they’re available, please click on the “Sign Me Up!” button on the right-hand column of this web site.
Rules of the Game
We follow SASS™ guidelines. For more information please refer to the SASS™ 2009 Shooter’s Handbook.
Match & Club Procedures
For more specifics, see Club Procedures, Traditions, and Safety Requirements.
Match Schedule 2011
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February 27, 2011 – Cowboy Match INDOORSIndoor Location: Bullet Express Indoor Range, Springfield, Illinois
Get Directions to Range
Indoor Registration: 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Mandatory Shooter’s Meeting: 8:50 a.m.
Match Fees: $10 for Members, $12 for Non-Members
Late Fee: $1 extra for Late Registration after 8:45 a.m.————————————————————————————————-
March 27, 2011 – Cowboy Match OUTDOORS
April 17, 2011 – Cowboy Match OUTDOORS – 3rd Sunday
May 15, 2011 – Cowboy Match OUTDOORS – 3rd Sunday
May 29, 20111 – Wild Bunch Only read more – 5th Sunday
June 26, 2011 – Cowboy Match OUTDOORS
July 24, 2011 – Cowboy Match OUTDOORS
–>>> Starting EARLY in July at 9 a.m. due to heat – read more
July 31, 20111 – Wild Bunch Only read more – 5th Sunday
August 28, 2011 – Cowboy Match OUTDOORS
September 25, 2011 – Cowboy Match OUTDOORS
October 23, 2011 – Cowboy Match OUTDOORS
October 30, 20111 – Wild Bunch Only read more – 5th SundayWe move back indoors in November.
November 27, 2011 – INDOORS
December 18, 2011 – INDOORS – 3rd Sunday
Outdoor Location: Lefthander’s Gun Club, Loami, Illinois (southwest of Springfield)
Get Directions to Outdoor Range
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You must check in at the Club House before proceeding down the hill to the outdoor range.——————————————————-
Pictured at left: Lefthander’s Club House
——————————————————-Outdoor Registration in Club House: 8:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Mandatory Shooter’s Meeting: 9:45 a.m.
Match Fees: $10 for Members, $12 for Non-Members
Late Fee: $1 extra for Late Registration after 9:30 a.m.————————————————————————————————-
We move back indoors in November.
November 27, 2011 – INDOORS
December 18, 2011 – INDOORS – 3rd Sunday
Indoor Location: Bullet Express Indoor Range, Springfield, Illinois
Get Directions to the Indoor Range
Indoor Registration: 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Mandatory Shooter’s Meeting: 8:50 a.m.
Match Fees: $10 for Members, $12 for Non-Members
Late Fee: $1 extra for Late Registration after 8:45 a.m.
