Long Range Cowboy Shoots?

[Big Paulie]

Sorry to ask such a basic question, but I know very little about CAS.

  Our gunclub in Memphis is huge, and we have a pretty large group of Cowboy Shooters.  I have watched a couple of shoots, and they are all of the close-range type, where you shoot from one or more bulding structures at close targets with your revolvers, then shotgun, then rifle.  It looks like the farthest targets (rifle) are about 25 yards?

    While this looks like great fun, it is not something that reaches out and grabs me.  I do, however, like shooting cowboy rifles (originals from 19th century and reproductions.)  These would include the 73 Winchesters, Sharps,  etc.

   Is there any type of sactioned CAS game which just involves long range shooting of cowboy rifles, at ranges of 50 to 100 yards, at some types of steel or reactive target?   I think that this would be great fun, and may attract a crowd at my club.

Thanks for any information.

Big Paulie

[howdy doody]

Howdy,
There are some clubs that shoot log range on a monthly basis and most others will have a long range as a side match with their annual event.
I used to shoot cowboy silhouettes on a monthly basis in the Sacramento area, but I moved and my 336CB Marlin is getting a lot of safe time now.
You can expect to find 100 yard long range for the pistol caliber rifles and 200 and 500 yards for rifle calibers. I have seen Quigley matches out to about 1000 yards, but I don't have anything that I could shoot for that.
You will just have to watch for club advertising at clubs you frequent to find out if and when they have long range matches scheduled.
I have seen some rifles that are definately high end price wise and I seen some Buffalo Classics that would be on the lower end. I have seen some really good shooters too. Unfortunately I am not one of them. I do however shoot a 45-70, but mostly for plainsman events that have single shot rifle targets more in the 50 yard range.
There is also BPCR which to me looks like fun, because I only shoot BP in everything, but I fear the price of good equipment and so .... until I win the lottery.  :-)

[Bitterroot Bob]

Howdy,
We used to use whatever room we had on the range for target placement. I set up a stage at the IN State Championship that had six rifle targets at 35 yards and three at 50. The closest was 16" and the farthest were 24" in diameter. You should have heard the complaints. My daughter, 12 at the time, said, "But, Daddy, isn't that what rifles are made for?"
Many clubs have one Main Match meet each month, and a Side Match meet two weeks later. Side Match Day is devoted to Long-range events, speed shotgun, rifle, and pistol, derringer, pocket-pistol, team-shoots, etc. That sounds like what you are after.
A typical Side Match day at Big Rock Range, Hanover, IN began with four-man teams, then some cowboy clays, and finally long-range pistol caliber rifle, big-bore lever, and big-bore single-shot. Some of the shooters didn't care for the slower shooting events, and would posse-up and shoot the four or five main match scenarios. On the way from the rifle-range, there would be close pocket-pistol and derringer ranges set up, and there would be a main match scenario for .22 rimfire.
Check with your local clubs to see how much interest they have in promoting side matches like long-range rifle. They can be a lot of fun and very low-pressure.

Bitterroot Bob