About Maine Long Gong

Long Gong started in Maine. This is home.

The game began with Robert Duhaime and a handful of friends on a 300-yard range in the woods of New England. None of them really knew what they were getting into. At first the challenge was simple — hit a 10-inch gong — and it took a while before anyone went ten for ten. Back then Robert was shooting a Savage Mark II with a Simmons optic; everyone ran basic setups, which kept the competition tight. They'd draw numbers, run a bracket, and shoot best-of-ten on the gong. It was an awful lot of fun, and word got out.

Before long the 10-inch gong was swapped for an 8-inch to add challenge as everyone got better, and the three-gong format we shoot today grew out of that. They gathered once a month — no rigid schedule, just fellowship, shooting, and a good time. Through rain and snow, blistering heat and Maine cold, calm mornings and wind blowing sideways, they kept showing up. Robert holds the perfect-attendance record, and the group went years without ever canceling a match.

Maine Long Gong carries that game forward on its home ground: the same three gongs, the same welcome to brand-new shooters, the same idea that the little ring will humble the best rifle shooters in the world. Come find out.

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