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Local sharpshooters right on target

FORSYTHE, Mont. - Sidney area shooters hit the mark, and often, at a competitive match in mid-June, bringing home first place recognition in three events and second in two others.

And this isn't your ordinary trap shoot. The prizes were earned amongst 647 entries in the Matthew Quigley Buffalo Rifle Match. What sets the shoot apart are mainly two things: type of weaponry (using black powder or smokeless ammunition, rather than modern center fire) with cast bullets, and the sheer distances involved, ranging from 350 to 805 yards (a half mile).

For 26 years the shoot has been held, inspired by t...

 
 

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rhavens1954 writes:

Team Smith Rocks the Quigley !!!