Great idea. I've been a proponent of & made suggestions over the years regarding bringing more people into shooting at "distance". By this, I'm talking about recruiting more folks & younger ones, too. Towards this, I've suggested setting hanging steel plates at various distances between, say 50 - 250 yds (side - match day!). Purpose is to mentor our "cowboy" shooters into thinking about hitting something beyond easy "pistol" distance with their pistol-caliber lever action. Targets would be such that everyone could participate using single shot & lever action rifles/carbines in rifle or pistol caliber as typically seen at NCOWS, SASS, etc "long" range side matches. For reference, I've been involved with all aspects of "cowboy" shooting at Milan, IL from the beginning, fledgling "long" range, buffalo matches, etc. Hoping to turn a few of our newer cowboys into "marksman". I don't mind offering coaching & revealing my "secrets" on loading (average SASS competition loads ain't gonna cut it), use of x-sticks, and adjusting or even adding sights. It's pretty ambitious, I know... but I find rifle shooting, whether with my pistol cal / rifle cal levers, or single shot to be most satisfying.
More people involved = more matches & possibly a variety of them. Plus, increased interest in other clubs or organizations (NCOWS, GAF, etc) which offer more choices & keep those games alive, too.
Regards,
Slim