Quigley Shooting Association

400 yard Mini Billy Dixon shoot

(Or defence of Diggle Ranges)

 

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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 runs an annual competition based on the famous “long shot” in which a scaled down figure of a mounted Indian is engaged at 400 yds using pistol calibre underlever rifles and carbines.  Rifle calibres can be used, but will be for honours only.

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The competition consists of two stages:

Stage 1 being two sighters and ten to score at a Bisley bullseye target, each shot being indicated.

Stage 2 being ten consecutive rounds to count at a mounted Indian figure scaled to give a theoretical range of approximately 600yds.

 

Shots are from the sheltered 400 yard firing point, with front rests permitted and spotting scopes allowed to see the spotting discs.

Scoring on the mounted Indian figure target are 5pts for a hit on the figure, 3pts for a hit on the horse and 1pt for a hit on the backing.

 

It has been noted from previous competitions that the larger calibres seem more able to resist the effect of the wind, with some firers having difficulty with elevation; a tang or ladder type sight is definitely an advantage at ranges beyond 200 yds.