Roger Rapid Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 We’re just 10 weeks away from the 29th Annual ShootOut at Fort Miller. This is a not-to-miss fun and challenging Cowboy Action Shooting™ match from April 18-20, 2024 at the Kings River Regulators' range in Clovis, California. The Shootout at Fort Miller features: Side Matches galore (Speed Pistol, Speed Rifle, Speed Shotgun, Long Range, and a chance to take a test-ride-and-shoot on our heralded Ore Cart), followed by a two-day 11-stage Main Match filled with fun, challenging, and mystifying scenarios. And, there’s our Awards Dinner, Raffle, Ice Cream Social, a ton of camaraderie, and much more! • Your entry fee includes a free raffle ticket to win a ’73 Winchester rifle! • For more information about the Kings River Regulators, please CLICK HERE. • To download a registration form CLICK HERE Mark your calendar, download a reg form, and come out and shoot with us!! Roger Rapid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 (edited) If you can make it to the Central Ca area on April 18th - 20th, the Fort Miller Shootout is a fun 3-day annual event that you will want to get signed up for. Fort Miller is a true classical Cowboy Action Shooting match with historically themed stages that will take you back 150 years into the old west; shooting it out with outlaw gangs, escaped prisoners, and claim jumpers -- all in a western town setting. One stage will have you shooting at claim jumpers out of a fast moving ore cart on a 100-ft track into an open-pit mine. As Roger described, the three days will be full of activities and action: 5 side-matches, two warm-up matches, the 2-day, 11-stage Main Match, some great eating, raffles with some very nice (think 1873) prizes, and free onsite dry camping. This year, the event is limited to the first 100 shooters, so get signed up soon if you want to be there. It is always a fun time with lots of fun shooting and cowboy freindship! Edited February 25 by Dusty Devil Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Rapid Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 Dusty Devil Dale... Thanks for posting info about the ore cart. Here's another photo that shows the cart and track a bit better. While the cart is motorized (and has a driver who runs the brake and direction controls), the run goes down hill for about 100' during which time the shooters engage shotgun, pistol, and rifle targets along the way. The ride is basically smooth - although some bumps have been put in just to keep you on your toes. So, instead of shooting at moving targets, you're moving! Some of the targets are large steel plates that are pinned into the back wall (you can't see it in photo but the wall where those four blue plates are about 5' square and are pinned into a vertical wall that is about 50' high!). Then, there are pistol and shotgun targets along the way. In this photo, the driver is standing on the back of the cart, the shooter is seated, and one of the spotters is walking down with the cart. Moving your guns around and loading and shooting from a seated position is trick. Fort Miller's mine car is a hoot! You just gotta come shoot it! RR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) Duplicate-sorry! Edited February 15 by Dusty Devil Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) Regarding Camping: Dry camping for our events is always free at our range. If you are travelling and will need a place to lay over for a day or two, or longer, before or after the Fort Miller event, that is no problem. Just let us know in advance. Also, there are two Derrels Mini-Storage facilities within a few miles of our range (right along the way) who offer free RV Dump Stations. . Edited February 23 by Dusty Devil Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 The Who is Coming list is now posted on our club website at kingsriverregulators.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Rapid Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Got a PM about nearby places to stay - thanks for asking. We have a list of motels on our website (kingsriverregulators.com ---> Fort Miller Annual) or you can just CLICK HERE and then click on the FT. MILLER AREA LODGING button... Hope you can make it ... this match is a whole bunch of fun and challenges!!! RR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 The Ft. Miller Shoot-out is now only about 4 weeks away, on April 18th-20th. . If you will be in central CA at that time, this is always a fun and traditional Cowboy Action Shooting event. There is still time to get signed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Rapid Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 If you want to shoot the Fort Miller match, we have a cap of 100 shooters and there are only 14 spaces left. CLICK HERE to get your registration forms, Schedule of Events, and Who's Coming list. Roger Rapid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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