Shooting Events
TRAP SHOOTING
Trap is the oldest shotgun shooting sport in America and the reason why Wolverton Mountain Gun Club was formed. Trap Shooting derives its name from the device, called a trap, which throws clay targets (sometimes referred to as "birds") into the air. Participants shoot at the birds thrown from a trap house located in front of the shooter. The trap rotates in a random sequence, presenting the shooter with a variety of going away shots, angling to the right, left, and flying straightaway.
Trap is usually shot in squads of five shooters (6 possible at WMGC) and consists of a round of 25 targets per shooter. A trap field has five positions (6 at WMGC), or stations, numbered consecutively from left to right. Five clay targets are thrown for each shooter for each of five positions, with one shot being fired at each bird. After firing five rounds in rotation, each squad member moves one station to the right, with the shooter on the end moving over to station one.
Contact Norm Reed at 360-921-7309 for more information.
COWBOY ACTION SHOOTING
Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS, also known as Western Action Shooting, Single Action Shooting, or Cowboy 3-Gun) is a competitive shooting sport that originated in Southern California in the early 1980's. CAS is now practiced in many places with several sanctioning organizations, including the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS), Western Action Shootists Association (WASA), and National Congress of Old West Shooters (NCOWS).
Cowboy Action Shooting is a type of multi-gun match utilizing a combination of pistol(s), rifle, and/or shotgun in a variety of "old west themed" courses of fire for time and accuracy. Participants must dress in appropriate theme or era "costume", as well as use gear and accessories as mandated by the respective sanctioning group rules (SASS for WMGC).
For more information or check our website here.
SPEED STEEL SHOOTING
Speed Steel is a timed match where participants shoot their pistol or rifle from a fixed location at a number (typically 5) of hanging steel plates placed around the range. Once a plate is hit the shooter moves on to the next plate. The order is not important but one of the plates is designated the finish plate and must be hit last. Missed plates add additional time.
Contact Greg Ostrander for more information.
ICORE SHOOTING
Icore is a timed match where participants shoot at several targets with their revolver then move to another location and shoot again. There may be two or more moves and one or more reloads required. Inaccurate shots add additional time.
Contact Greg Ostrander for more information.
OTHER GROUPS THAT USE WMGC
Trap is the oldest shotgun shooting sport in America and the reason why Wolverton Mountain Gun Club was formed. Trap Shooting derives its name from the device, called a trap, which throws clay targets (sometimes referred to as "birds") into the air. Participants shoot at the birds thrown from a trap house located in front of the shooter. The trap rotates in a random sequence, presenting the shooter with a variety of going away shots, angling to the right, left, and flying straightaway.
Trap is usually shot in squads of five shooters (6 possible at WMGC) and consists of a round of 25 targets per shooter. A trap field has five positions (6 at WMGC), or stations, numbered consecutively from left to right. Five clay targets are thrown for each shooter for each of five positions, with one shot being fired at each bird. After firing five rounds in rotation, each squad member moves one station to the right, with the shooter on the end moving over to station one.
Contact Norm Reed at 360-921-7309 for more information.
COWBOY ACTION SHOOTING
Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS, also known as Western Action Shooting, Single Action Shooting, or Cowboy 3-Gun) is a competitive shooting sport that originated in Southern California in the early 1980's. CAS is now practiced in many places with several sanctioning organizations, including the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS), Western Action Shootists Association (WASA), and National Congress of Old West Shooters (NCOWS).
Cowboy Action Shooting is a type of multi-gun match utilizing a combination of pistol(s), rifle, and/or shotgun in a variety of "old west themed" courses of fire for time and accuracy. Participants must dress in appropriate theme or era "costume", as well as use gear and accessories as mandated by the respective sanctioning group rules (SASS for WMGC).
For more information or check our website here.
SPEED STEEL SHOOTING
Speed Steel is a timed match where participants shoot their pistol or rifle from a fixed location at a number (typically 5) of hanging steel plates placed around the range. Once a plate is hit the shooter moves on to the next plate. The order is not important but one of the plates is designated the finish plate and must be hit last. Missed plates add additional time.
Contact Greg Ostrander for more information.
ICORE SHOOTING
Icore is a timed match where participants shoot at several targets with their revolver then move to another location and shoot again. There may be two or more moves and one or more reloads required. Inaccurate shots add additional time.
Contact Greg Ostrander for more information.
OTHER GROUPS THAT USE WMGC
- Wolverton Mountain 4-H Shooting Club
- Boy Scouts of America
- Hunters Education
- Battle Ground Police Department
- WSU Police Department
