Hostage Bowling Pin Shoot

Name: Hostage Bowling Pin Shoot
Start: 2026-02-21T16:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-02-21T18:00:00-06:00
Location: Flint River Indoor Shooting Range

Schedule

Sat Feb 21 2026 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Flint River Indoor Shooting Range | Burlington, IA

In this double elimination style match, competitors will go head-to-head to see who can shoot all 6 of their bowling pins off the rack first. But don't shoot the hostage pins (black bowling pins) or you will be penalized. Prizes will be awarded to three lucky winners!
This competition is for conventional handguns (revolvers and semi-automatics). AR pistols, short carbines, etc. are not allowed.
Targets are 6 bowling pins placed on a two-level rack. Two of the bowling pins will have a hostage pin (black bowling pin) placed in front blocking half of the pin. Shooters who shoot the hostage pins off the rack will receive a penalty of a loss of one regular bowling pin. Tournament is double elimination, and seeding is blind. Each heat is 30 seconds long, shooters will be shooting bowling pins at 35 ft.
The shooter that shoots all the regular bowling pins off the rack, wins the round. If all the pins have not been shot off, the shooter with the most pins knocked off in 30 seconds, wins the round. The winner of each heat advances in the winner's bracket. The loser moves to the loser's bracket or is eliminated after the second loss.
Ties will be decided with a 4-regular bowling pin, 2 hostage pins shoot off. Shooters with the most pins knocked off after 20 seconds, wins.
Competitors must store firearms in provided storage shelving. Competitors are encouraged to load magazines behind the firing line. Competitors are not limited in number of magazines they may have loaded and ready.
We ask competitors to show up 30 minutes prior to shoot start time in order to get checked in and bracket placement done.
Cost is $35.00 per person plus tax. Please stop in to sign up or call (319) 209-2490. Please sign up in advance.