Trailhead is our annual large shoot that spans four days and features tons of action that should appeal to all shooters Get ready for Trailhead 2025, home of the Texas State Rifle Association (TSRA) State Championship!

ALL SASS RULES APPLY. The match will be held March 20-23, 2025. Registration and Category change deadline is March 8. Email Pepper Russell at pepper4166@gmail.com with any questions or to change your category. 

Award Eligibility

You must be a current TSRA member in good standing in order to be eligible for Overall and Category Champion awards. Non-TSRA members may compete for an additional fee but cannot win First Place in their category or be the Overall Winner. Unlike past years, you can be an out-of-state resident and be eligible for awards as long as you are a current TSRA member.

Below are the eligibility rules for this year directly provided to the club from TSRA:

1. Texas residency is not required for eligibility for any award.. 

2. TSRA membership is required to win the TSRA championship for your category and/or TSRA overall champion.

3. Non-TSRA members can pay $10 to shoot the match and win their category but are not eligible to be their TSRA category champion or TSRA overall champion.

Texas residents are highly encouraged to become TSRA members at www.tsra.com if necessary then send in their Trailhead application. The organization has been fighting for gun rights in Texas since 1919, and regularly is in Austin at the State Capital to promote and protect our Second Amendment rights.

Second Category Option

Trailhead also has a Second Category Option. For an additional fee, you can shoot both strings of matches and compete in two separate categories. For example, you shoot Group A as Forty-Niner category and Group B as Cody-Dixon Lever. Double the shooting, double the fun! Note that if you receive a Match DQ in either match, you are disqualified from both matches.

Click here for a fillable PDF application 

Tentative Round Counts

Tentative Calendar of Events

Thursday, March 20

• 8:00 am — Registration begins
• 8:00 am to 12:00 — Long Range Side Matches
• 8:30 am — Plainsman Shooter’s Meeting
• 9:00 am — Plainsman Match
• 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm — Side Matches

• Rooster’s Ride, Fastest Revolver, Fastest Rifle, Fastest Shotgun, Fastest Derringer, Fastest Pocket Pistol, Fastest 1911, Drugstore Cowboy
• 1:30 pm — Wild Bunch Shooters’ Meeting
• 2:00 pm — Wild Bunch Match
• Dark Thirty (dusk) — Night Shoot

Friday, March 21

• 8:30 am — Opening Ceremony & Mandatory Shooter’s Meeting
• 9:00 am — Group “A” 5 Main Match Stages
• 12:00 pm — Group “B” Mandatory Meeting
• 12:30 pm — Group “B” Shoot 5 Main Match Stages
• 6:00 pm – Friday Night Social & Side Match Awards (on-site at Gunsmoke)
  • • Bring a folding/outdoor chair, if possible

Saturday, March 22

• 8:30 am — Mandatory Shooter’s Meeting
• 9:00 am — Group “A” Shoot 5 Main Match Stages
• 12:00 pm — Group “B” Mandatory Meeting
• 12:30 pm — Group “B” Shoot 5 Main Match Stages
• 5:30 pm — Doors open at Columbus Hall (formerly the KC Hall)
• 6:30 pm — Trailhead Awards Banquet at Columbus Hall
  • • Note: BYOB is not allowed at the banquet hall

Sunday, March 23

• 9:00 am — Mandatory Shooter’s Meeting
• 9:30 am — Side Matches
  • • Master Gunfighter
    • Team Shoot
    • Couples Shoot

Accommodations

Thousand Trails RV Campground is less than five minutes away and offers electricity, sewer lines, and other amenities. 800-288-7245 or 979-732-8229