"The Buffalo Range Riders Mounted Mission Statement"

As a SASS Founders Ranch Mounted Shooting Club we will strive to promote a safe and exciting atmosphere for competitors to enjoy the great sport of Mounted Shooting, The Buffalo Range Riders will recruit, train, mentor and compete with honesty and fair play from the beginner to the expert levels.The BRR Club will host Founders Ranch activities, fund raisers and related social activities as well as comradery for the membership. Family and friends are a priority. As a SASS owned mounted shooting club, The Buffalo Range Riders will strive to keep the heritage of the Old West alive by respecting our sanction with The Single Action Shooting Society through 100% SASS membership and adherence to the SASS guidelines. The Buffalo Range Riders Club will promote the Spirit of the Game and provide an avenue for all generations to see the Old West in action...(Just short of a Time Machine!)

Buffalo Range Riders Mounted Shooting

The Buffalo Range Riders Mounted Shooting club was formed in 2005 to promote the great sport of Mounted Shooting and the 'Spirit of the Game'. SASS Mounted Shooting is one of the nation's fastest growing equestrian sports.

Mounted Shooters engage a course of fire on horseback. The sport combines the elements of exhibition shooting, barrel racing, pole bending, and reining; all done while using two .45 caliber single action revolvers, loaded with 5 rounds each of black powder blanks to shoot ten balloon targets set in a random pattern called a 'stage'. Mounted shooters are timed through the stage determining raw time plus any penalties incurred; for instance, 5 seconds added to raw time for knocked over barrel, dropped gun, missed target. The contestant with the fastest overall time wins.

Mounted Shooting events are held by the Buffalo Range Riders the first Saturday of each month to recruit and mentor new mounted shooters; as well as provide an arena for seasoned mounted shooters to hone their skills.

The Buffalo Range Riders wants you! The SASS Mounted Shooters Handbook spells out the guidelines and rules for a Buffalo Range Riders Mounted Shooting Match. The Buffalo Range Riders holds practices, exhibitions, and competitions to meet all of your mounted shooting needs. This is a family club and a great sport. Join us now, to make new friends, and have fun!

CART SHOOTING

Cart shooting is a game where the shooter rides in a horse-drawn cart through a 10-balloon course of fire, shooting the balloons as he or she goes. This particular game is ideal for those who don't have their own horse or are otherwise not comfortable from horseback, but who want to participate in SASS Mounted Shooting.

This dimension of Mounted Shooting has opened the doors to virtually innumerable opportunities. The Buffalo Range Riders are proud to be strong supporters of this new dimension of Mounted Shooting.

There are 3 categories in the Cart Division:
Combined Team - One shooter and one driver signed up and compete as a team
Shotgun Shooter - A shooter that is assigned to a driver/car/horse and shoot for fun.
Pioneer Cart Shooter - Competitors that shoot and do their own driving.
Among the cart shooting contestants currently involved there are levels of experience ranging from the novice to drivers that have won driving championships in various cart and equestrian events. There's not a person that returns from a ride doing Cart Shooting that isn't thrilled, and smiling from ear to ear!

For more information about the SASS guidelines for Cart Shooting see the SASS Mounted Handbook beginning on page 30.
COME ON OUT AND JOIN IN THE FUN!

BUFFALO RANGE RIDERS POINTS SYSTEM

The Buffalo Range Riders has adopted a point system that has proven to be a lot of fun, levels out the playing field and fosters friendly competition.
This is how the Buffalo Range Riders Point System works: As you know SASS has 5 divisions for mounted shooting, so, we figure that if a division #1 bests a master #5…well, that ought to count for something. So, you get one point for just being brave enough to participate; then you earn a point for each contestant you best, and THEN you also earn the total difference between the division you are in and a contestant in a higher division of those you best in the competition.

For example: A division 1 rider bests a division 5, 3, and a 2: total points = 11; 1 point for participating, 3 points for riders bested, 7 BONUS points for division difference. Another example: A division 5 Master riders bests a 5, 3, and a 2; total points = 4; 1 point for participating, 3 points for riders bested, no bonus points.

To qualify for year-end awards all you have to do is the following:
Be a member of the Buffalo Range Riders
Attend as many Buffalo Range Riders events as possible
Of course, the more shoots you attend, the more points you earn.
Have fun!
You never know what's going to happen, everyone has a chance.

Thank you for your continued participation and support!
Sierrita Slim
Territorial Governor, Buffalo Range Riders