Guns of August 2011 will be held again at the Middletown Sportsmen's Club, August 11-14. Keep your eyes here and at the Big Irons Homepage for more information!
The Big Irons Rangers and the Heartland Peacemakers
are proud to present
TRUE GRIT
Guns of August 2011
SASS Mounted Shooting
Midwest Regional Championship
August 12th-14th, 2011
Middletown Sportsmen’s Club
Up to 3 BIG DAYS OF SHOOTING
$85 Main Match if paid by August 1st; $95 from then to day of the match
You must be a SASS member to shoot, but you may join the day of the match, and by special arrangement with SASS, CMSA members may join for $45-that’s $10 off a regular initial membership!
FRIDAY
Get out your finery for morning and noon
Opening Ceremonies at the Ground Range
Evening: “Fast Five” Competition-$35 entry, payback given
2 stage Rifle and Cavalry Stages, $20 per class
The return of the Infamous Muleskinner Challenge!
SATURDAY
The first FOUR Main Match stages, including one with five targets spread along the Forest Trail
All Mounted Shooters are then invited to the World Famous Guns of August Banquet for lots of good food, camaraderie and entertainment!
SUNDAY
The final TWO Main Match stages, including another trip into the woods to get Mattie out of the Rattlesnake Cave and back to a doctor!
Mounted Awards-SASS Regional Championship Buckles given to top Cowboy and Cowgirl, along with random drawings for other prizes donated by our sponsors!
FOR MORE INFO: www.bigirons.com, or contact Stoneburner at rossgshaw@hotmail.com
SASS Mounted Shooting Presents
GUNS OF AUGUST 2011
Midwest Regional Mounted Championship
August 12th - 14th
Presented by Middletown Sportsman’s Club
Hosted by the Big Irons Rangers and Heartland Peacemakers
Main Match Sponsors
Hamilton West, (513) 887-7477
SUMAC-ENTERPRISES www.sumac-enterprises.net
ALL SASS MOUNTED RULES APPLY-YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF SASS SHOOT; YOU MAY JOIN SASS THE DAY OF THE MAIN MATCH. CMSA MEMBERS RECEIVE A $10 DISCOUNT ON NEW SASS MEMBERSHIPS!
Alias:___________________________________________________SASS #:__________________
Name:______________________________________________________________________________
Address:__________________________________________________________________________
City:_________________________ State:_________________ ZIP:_________________________
Phone #:_______________________________________ E-Mail:____________________________
Shooting Class:_______________________________
Please use the back of this entry to write a brief biography for the announcer
Main Match (Covers Saturday’s 6 stage Main Match and dinner): $85
Buckaroo (Child who is riding only; includes dinner) $40
Extra Saturday night dinner tickets: _________X$20/each= $________
Full Camping (Water and electric) ______DaysX$15/day= $________
Dry Camping ______DaysX$8/day= $________
Unlimited Dry Camping-Water and Electric Limited
Water still available for horses in dry camping spots
Camping by Reservation Only: Call Middletown Sportsman’s Club
Tuesday through Sunday at (513) 422-5112
TOTAL ENCLOSED $__________
Side matches, including Fast Five, Rifle, Team, Cavalry and Possibly Wild Bunch will be offered Friday evening, payable at that time
Make Checks payable to Questions? Call or E-Mail Stoneburner
and mail application to: (513) 829-4099
Heartland Peacemakers rossgshaw@hotmail.com
c/o Dottie Linville
6867 400 S
Rushville, IN 46173
MOUNTED SCHEDULE
Check out www.bigirons.com for the full schedule of Guns of August Events
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11TH
Grounds will be open to come and set up camp. Stoneburner will be there Thursday afternoon. All are welcome to come out, take a look at the arena and ride the woods trails.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12TH
8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
NOW JUST AT 10 A.M.
Opening Ceremony for the ground shooters. All riders, whether competing later or not, are invited to come participate. A Grand Entry along with the National Anthems of the United States and Canada (there is always a large contingent of Canadian shooters) will occur. Riders may participate in one ceremony, both or none. Wear your finest cowboy or cavalry gear-it’s a chance for us to show off a bit, and we have always been very well-received and appreciated!
ALL AROUND COWBOY-Two ground stages will be shot for $25 by interested mounted shooters; those two stage times will be added to the shooters' overall mounted times to decide the All Around Cowboy! Shooters will need two pistols with 20 rounds of ammunition (lead bullet only, no jacketed ammo), a rifle, also with 20 rounds, and a shotgun with 12 rounds of ammo (shot no larger than 7 1/2) along with eye and ear protection. All SASS rules apply for the ground stages.
Throughout the day, shooters are invited to ride in the arena, look at the stages, ride through the woods examining those stages and ask any questions that may arise. There will also be plenty of Cowboy and Food Vendors at the Ground Shooter’s Range to go take a look at and spend some of your wages on!
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Side matches, including Fast Five, Rifle, Cavalry (any time period, and loading your own cap-n-ball revolvers with blanks is permissible) and Team matches, numbers permitting. The ground shooters are invited to come up to watch us, then we will host…
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
…the Muleskinner Challenge! Ground shooters will be invited to pay $5 a piece to be towed with a partner around a course in a miniature buckboard, shooting along the way, with the winning team getting braggin’ rights ‘til next year! If you haven’t seen it before, it’s a real hoot, and based on past experience, we’re setting the end time so the mounted shooters will get to actually go to bed Friday night!
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13TH
FIRST FOUR STAGES OF THE BIG MATCH!
9:30 a.m.
Safety Meeting
10:00 a.m.
First shot fired
6:30 p.m.
Guns of August Banquet and Awards. Your entry fee includes a Banquet ticket, but you must purchase extras separately as seen in the entry flyer. While everyone is encouraged to attend, it is not mandatory, but if you don’t go your ticket fee cannot be refunded. If anyone knows in advance that they will be staying at the arena Saturday evening, please notify Stoneburner; otherwise, he will ask the local Boy Scout Troop to act as security at the mounted grounds, giving them a few emergency contact numbers in case anything should come up with the horses.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14TH
8:00 a.m.
Cowboy Chapel down at the ground range
10:00 a.m.
Quick review of Saturday’s safety meeting followed by the last two stages of the match. As riders clean up and pack up, results will be compiled so that the Overall Match Winner Awards can be given before other awards are drawn for and folks head home!
Again, if you have any questions, please contact Stoneburner.
Guns of August 2010