1st Saturday is
International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) matches. Registration
opens at 9:00 am and shooting begins at 9:30 am. The cost is $10.00
per person. For more information go to idpa.com
IDPA matches consist of 5 or 6 stages which are set up to represent situations where it is necessary to shoot defensively. Competitors must wear a jacket or some garment so that their pistol and extra magazines are not visible while standing with arms relaxed at their side. Each stage can consist of one to a maximum of eighteen rounds fired.
2nd Saturday is Single Action Shooting Society (SASS) or more commonly known as "Cowboy" shooting. Registration opens at 8:00am, Safety meeting at 9:00 am and shooting begins at 9:30 am. The local chapter is the "Piedmont Regulators" and the Governor and main contact for this shooting activity is Ed Caudell - Phone: (864-313-3098) (email: montanabrn@yahoo.com). The webpage for this group is piedmontregulators.com The second weekend in March each year is the big annual national match for SASS shooters at Skip-J Range.
Cowboy shooting involves firing at metal targets using two revolvers, a rifle and a shotgun on each stage. All guns and clothing must be circa 1899 or before. Go to sassnet.com for more information on cowboy shooting or click on this link on this website.
3rd Sunday
is Steel Challenge Shooting Association match (SCSA). Registration opens
at 1:00 pm and shooting begins at 1:30 pm. The cost is $10.00 for seven
stages or $5 for three stages. This match is open to the public and
membership in SCSA in not required. We accommodate late arrival shooters
up to 2:00 pm.
Steel Challenge matches consist of five pieces of steel on each stage. There are seven stages. The competitor draws and shoots each piece of steel one time against the clock. After 5 strings the worst time is tossed and the total time for the remaining four are added up and becomes the score for that stage. Each stage has a different arrangement of the 5 pieces of steel. Basically this is a speed shooting activity and has categories for IDPA, SASS, IPSC and .22 Pistol shooter. For more information click on steelchallenge.com or click on the link on this website.