Wes Hartley Memorial Shoot

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The Wes Hartley Memorial Shoot is held every 3rd Saturday in October as part of the Fort Vallonia Days Festival. 

 

Established in 1969, the Wes Hartley Memorial Shoot is held in the scenic valley of Vallonia, Indiana. The shoot is held in the spirit of tradition using black powder, muzzleloading rifles. The match is in the style of chunk gun shooting, which was and still is in the tradition of the "beef shoots" held in the Mountains of the Appalachians. The 1941 classic, Sergeant York, shows this tradition in the video below.

The TARGET

 

Pictured is the type of target used for scoring in the Wes Hartley Memorial Shoot. The "X-Center" target is measured from the center of the X to the center of the shot. Dial Calipers measure this distance.