Welcome to the Walter Cline Range Creekside Shootout presented by Vortex Optics. Walter Cline Range is a beautiful facility nestled in Southeast Indiana and is the home of the National Muzzleloading Rifle Association. This 540-acre facility houses an operating campground along with the many individual shooting ranges. We offer a state-of-the-art bathhouse facility right next to the rifle range that is conditioned year-round. We also have an on-site food vendor for all your needs throughout the competition.

The Creekside Shootout will consist of 10-11 stages designed to challenge each shooter’s ability to build solid positions and navigate each prop safely. The stages will be new shooter friendly but also challenge the most seasoned competitors. Shooters can expect to engage targets from prone, modified prone and positional situations from 50-300+ yards with a round count of 110-130. There will be stages with a high round count and some that will require mandatory mag changes, so please plan your gear needs accordingly. Our main rifle range spans over 800′ and is cart/spectator friendly. We will be shooting from an uncovered position unless we have bad weather. In the event of bad weather, we will move all stages under the covered firing line. Our plan at this point is to have dedicated stage RO’s with shooters being responsible for spotting and calling impacts.

We will have an early check-in on Friday. The sight-in range will be open also. We will be holding a Long Gong match on Friday starting at 3pm that will be listed separately on Practiscore for those who wish to participate. There will be a head-to-head drag race competition beginning at 7pm at a cost of $10. A trophy for with winner will be presented on Saturday after the main competition.

Match Fee: $65 for adults and $55 for young guns with advanced payment.
Mulligans will be available for an additional $10.
We do not accept payment through Practiscore at this time, but you will be given options on how to pay in advance with your registration email. Shooters will not be authorized to squad until payment is received. If payment is not received in advance, you will be placed in a squad at our convenience and there will be a $10 additional fee for match day payment. This match fee is non-refundable, but you may sell your spot to another competitor. If selling your spot to another competitor, please email the match director at the email address listed below for more information.

We will be providing lunch for all registered shooters on Saturday from our on-site vendor. She will be offering a variety of things for you to choose from.

We will have a prize table for this event and shooters will walk in the order they finish overall regardless of division.

Trophies will be given to 1st Overall, top 3 open, top base, top old gun, top young gun, top lady, top semi-auto, top air rifle, FAF tie breaker, mid-pack mafia and Friday night’s drag race champ.

Check-in Time: Friday August 29th beginning at 4pm and Saturday August 30th at 7am
Zero Time: Friday at 3pm and Saturday at 7am
Squad RO Stage Walkthrough: 8:30am
Safety Brief: 8:45am
Match Start: 9am
Awards: Immediately following the match after any arbitration periods have ended

There are several hotels withing 30-45 minutes of the range. We also have multiple campsite locations available with or without power hook ups. There is a separate area for tent camping as well. Anyone wishing to rent a campsite should contact Brenda Hooten @ 812-432-2670 or nmlra@nmlra.org.

Any further questions should be referred to Andy Lowe @ lowe1819.al@gmail.com