Quigley Shooting Association

1000 yard Billy Dixon shoot

 

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     Most people reading this will probably be acquainted with Billy’s famous 1,538 yard shot at the battle of Adobe walls in 1874, which effectively ended Comanche chief Quanah Parker’s attack on the 28 men and one woman encamped in the little trading post.

 

     The Quigley Shooting Association annual competition is based on Billy’s long shot using modern replica firearms of the period, fitted with open iron sights and fuelled only with black powder.

 

The competition consists of two stages: 

Stage 1 being two sighters and ten shots to count at a standard bullseye target to get the range and sight setting.

Stage 2 being ten shots to count on a scaled down mounted Indian figure target representing a range of 1500 yds.

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Front rests are permitted as the only aid, no optic sights allowed. The winner is determined by the number of hits on the Indian, followed by hits on the horse, one point being awarded for hits on the backing which miss the silhouette.

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