The Bang & Clang 250 is July 4th – Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday

Saturday, July 4th, 2026, at the Texarkana Gun Club, we’re gonna let FREEDOM RING our way!

This is…

The BANG & CLANG 250! Happy Birthday America!

This is not our usual Powder Burn Bang & Clang, which we are still planning to do to end the year, of course. This one is special because America is special, and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate this country’s 250 birthday by making all our steel ring loud and proud.

Match Description:

250 pieces of steel will be set up on several courses of fire, then we take turns shooting them as fast as we can. This is all about having fun. Yes, we will have someone running a timer, and technically, there will be a “winner”, but nobody cares. This is all about having fun on July 4th and shooting with your friends.

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Match Details:

Format: This will be USPSA-style move-and-shoot. However, this is an Outlaw Match and is not sanctioned by USPSA, Steel Challenge, or anyone else with half a brain, just us.

Shoot What Ya Brung: .22 pistols/rifles, 9mm, Production, Limited, .40, .45, Pistol Caliber Carbine, etc. Iron sights or optic, if it’s legal to shoot in USPSA or Steel Challenge, you can shoot it in the Bang & Clang 250.

Large Round-Count Stages: 1 or 2 stages may have 50 pieces of steel; you need multiple mags and be able to change them rapidly.

When using .22s on falling steel, either visual or audible hits will be scored, even if the plates don’t fall.

How Much?

Cost for the match is $25 per gun, with a maximum of 2 guns per shooter.

What Time?

Sign-up starts at 9:30 AM, and shooting starts at about 10 AM. Pre-registration is available now at Practiscore.com. Payment is due upon check-in at the club.

Let FREEDOM RING and Steel Clang this Fourth of July at the Texarkana Gun Club. 

Bonus: You will still have plenty of time to take the kids to see some fireworks later.

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