2027 SASS Northeast Regional &
2027 Wild Bunch Territorial
Championships
Additional details for the 2027 SASS Northeast Regional will be coming soon. Please check back regularly for schedule, registration, who's coming and additional information.
On behalf of El Posse Grande, welcome to the Northeast Regional Championship. We're honored to bring this match to North Mountain Sportsman's Association, and we've spent the better part of a year building a theme we think you're going to love because it's a story that's been sitting in our own backyard the whole time.
East Made. West Famous.
When most folks picture the Old West, they picture Colorado canyons, Arizona dust, and Texas cattle drives. Fair enough, that's where the legend played out. But we started digging into where the gear actually came from, and the answer surprised us: almost none of it came from the West at all.
The Colt Single Action Army and the Winchester '73, the guns that defined the frontier, were designed and built in Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut. The Stetson hat was invented by a New Jersey-born hatter and mass-produced out of a factory in Philadelphia. The Conestoga wagon, ancestor of the wagons that rolled across the plains, was built by Pennsylvania German craftsmen in Lancaster County. Even the stagecoach, the Concord coach, the one in every Western film ever made, came out of a workshop in Concord, New Hampshire. Wells Fargo was founded by two New Yorkers who'd never set foot west of Buffalo when they started the company.
The West won the glory. But the East forged the tools. That's the idea behind this year's match, and it's why we've chosen "Where the Legends Were Forged" as our theme for the Northeast Regional Championship, a celebration of just how much of the "Wild West" actually started right here in our own region.
The Wild Bunch Territorial Championship — "Forged With Fire"
New this year, we're proud to feature the Wild Bunch Territorial Championship. It turns out this category has its own tight Northeastern pedigree: the 1911 and the Model 97 were both born in Connecticut gun shops less than a county apart, and many Wild Bunch shooters carry on the tradition of Theodore Roosevelt's own Rough Riders by wearing the campaign-style "Rough Rider" hat, a fitting nod to a man who was born in New York City and became President of the United States in the middle of the Adirondack wilderness.
We chose the tagline "Forged With Fire" for this match because it captures both the literal blacksmith's forge our theme keeps circling back to, and the spirit of a category built for shooters who like their competition fast, loud, and a little bit rowdy.
Why It Matters
We didn't build this theme just to have something clever for the flyer. We built it because we think it says something true and worth remembering: the Old West wasn't a self-contained story. It was built by hands, forges, and factories thousands of miles away, many of them right here in Pennsylvania, New York, and Connecticut. When you load a Colt or a Winchester at this match, sling a Stetson-style hat, or watch a wagon roll by, you're holding a small piece of Northeastern history that just happened to go on to become legend somewhere else.
We hope that story adds something to your weekend, whether you're chasing the clock, chasing the Top Cowboy and Top Cowgirl titles, or just soaking in a posse full of good people living out the Spirit of the Game.
We can't wait to see you at North Mountain this Memorial Day weekend.
Straight shooting,
Black Hills Barb, Match Director, Northeast Regional Championship 2027
Soaring Chicken, CAS MD; Cholula Mike, WB MD; and Happy Valley Harlot, Assistant MD
Important Information
Watch this website for updated information as it becomes available. Everything will be posted here.
REGISTRATION: We are offering all SASS Base categories. Additional categories will be honored if there are 3 or more registered in that category. We will contact shooters whose categories did not meet the SASS minimum requirement by the end of March.
The Registration form will be online this year! If you prefer not to register online, you can print the registration out and mail to Black Hills Barb. Make checks payable to North Mountain Sportsmen’s Association. For more info or questions you can contact us at matchdirector@elpossegrande.com
2027 Registration FormDownload - coming soon
See Who's Coming Cowboy Action Shooting
See Who's Coming Wild Bunch
VENDOR SPONSOR INFORMATION: We will be posting information on vendors that have committed to attending the match on our Facebook page. If you are interested in vending, please contact Black Hills Barb (aka Barb Snyder) by using the contact info found on the attached Vendor/Sponsor form below. If you are interested in being a sponsor or making a donation (for door prizes/raffles), or having your club be a match sponsor, please fill out the club sponsor form below and mail to Barb.
2027 Vendor Sponsor FormDownload - coming soon
2027 Club Sponsor FormDownload- coming soon
Additional Match information:
Questions about transporting your firearms into PA? Visit these links for more information:
Guide to Interstate Transfer of Firearms
The following info will also appear on your shooter confirmation:
VOLUNTEER SIGN UP ROSTER – Please consider signing up to help with side matches or in the registration area on Sign Up Genius.
50/50 DRAWING – A 50/50 drawing will be conducted with proceeds benefiting El Posse Grande. Tickets for other raffles will be sold.
SASS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION FUNDRAISER – New to the match is a special fundraiser with all proceeds benefitting the SASS Scholarship Foundation. Join us for a special, by ticket only, event on Friday evening at the Potluck Dinner – Tobacco & Tall Tales. This event is in memory of our good friend Punxsutawney Phil. This event will be an annual event to raise money for the SASS Scholarship fund. To participate, you must purchase a commemorative glass, which is your ticket. Glasses are $30. The purchase of your glass provides entry to the event as well as unlimited whiskey tastings and a cigar. Join us as we tell stories of Phil and make memories with our cowboy family. You will be able to register via the match registration or at the match.
PARKING – Parking is limited in the lots at the cowboy range. All shooters are strongly encouraged to park in the areas designated near the main clubhouse and use the shuttle service. The cowboy clubhouse at the range will be available for overnight gun cart storage throughout the weekend. Shooters with a handicapped placard will be instructed to their parking area.
MEALS – The Saturday Bar-B-Q is included with the registration fee. All other meals can be purchased from the concession stand on-site ran by the Sullivan County Shooting Sports Club.
Friday night potluck – Everyone is invited to join us for the Pot Luck dinner to be held on Friday night at approximately 5:30 PM at the main clubhouse. Just bring a dish to share if you can.
SIDEMATCHES – The cost of the side matches is included in the entry fee. Awards for side matches will be presented at the Bar-B-Q on Saturday.
MAIN MATCH AMMO REQUIREMENTS – You will need at least 100 rounds of pistol ammo, 100 rounds of rifle ammo and 50+ rounds for your shotgun plus ammo for the side matches.
WILD BUNCH AMMO REQUIREMENTS – ALL SASS WILD BUNCH RULES APPLY. Be prepared for rifle knockdown targets. You will need at least 100 rounds of rifle ammo (of appropriate power factor), 280 rounds of pistol ammo, and 60+ rounds for your shotgun. All questions in regards to WB should be directed to Cholula Mike (mnielsen1911@gmail.com).
SWITCHING CATEGORIES – The deadline to switch categories is April 30, 2027. NO EXCEPTIONS! If you don’t see your preferred category on the registration form, please ask.
CAMPING – There are only two outside electrical hook-ups available at the main clubhouse. These are being reserved for our campers requiring electricity for medical reasons. Please contact Black Hills Barb (matchdirector@elpossegrande.com) if you require one of these hook ups. There is electric at the trap houses but it is available on a first come-first served basis. On-site dry camping is also available. We do ask for a $15 donation if camping on site. Camping with full hook-ups is only available at a nearby public campground.
LODGING and CAMPGROUNDS – Please see the “Lodging” tab on our website
DIRECTIONS AND MAP – The North Mountain Sportsmen’s Association is located just off of Route 220 on the Sullivan/Lycoming county line in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Look for the signs and orange cowboys. Please see the “Come and visit us” tab for additional information.
ATTIRE – SASS rules in regards to costuming will be enforced. Each participant is required to dress in SASS appropriate attire (as per the SASS Shooters Handbook) during all events, up to and including the concluding awards presentation. Category winners not in cowboy attire will NOT be photographed.
CANCELLATION POLICY – Cancellations received before April 15 will be issued a full refund. Cancellations received between April 16 and May 15 will receive a refund minus a $25.00 cancellation fee. No refunds will be issued after May 15th.
PETS – Your leashed pets are welcome in the camping area. Please clean up after them.
Schedule of Events
The schedule of events will be posted when it gets closer to the match. For now, the match will be held Thursday, 27 May through Sunday, 30 May.
Wild Bunch Territorial Match will be 10 stages on 27-28 May
Side Matches will be on 28 May
Cowboy Action Main Match will be 10 stages on 29-30 May