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PreSquad is open — 78th Annual Nevada State Shoot, Gold Rush. Oct 24 to Nov 1, 2026, Las Vegas, NV. Presquad at SOSClays.com.

Las Vegas Gun Club Series

Las Vegas Big 50

Race for the Buckle 2026

Standings through September 12, 2026 · 8 of 10 events scored

2026 Season Schedule

Jan 17, scored
Feb 14, scored
Mar 7, scored
Apr 25, scored
May 23, scored
Jun 20, scored
Aug 22, scored
Sep 12, scored
Nov 21, upcoming
Dec 19, upcoming

Buckle eligibility: shoot 5 or more of the 10 events. Final standings published after the December 19 shoot.

Champion's Buckle

Highest total across all adult categories

59 shooters
RankNameCategoryPoints
1Kenneth JamesVet38
2Joe AtkinSr Vet35
3Don MayhallSub Vet33
4Wes AtkinOpen26
5Leila TabionLady22
6Natalie Nishio-changLady19
7Carlos RodriguezOpen18
8Lisa BurcalowLady14
9Corky PetersSr Vet14
10Jon SlinkerOpen13
11Gary RuschSub Vet12
12Mike DameSr Vet12
13Oscar E. DiazOpen11
14Clayton PhilippVet10
15Merle AcamporaVet10
16Jack WangOpen9
17Howard HughesSub Vet9
18Jeffrey WhiteSub Vet9
19Melvin TabionSub Vet9
20Jasmine HicksLady8
21Leticia SlinkerLady8
22Austin SantellanOpen6
23Michael H. HanleySub Vet6
24Dale EricksonVet6
25Robert HazeltonVet6
26Angel DiazOpen5
27Don ThompsonSub Vet5
28Eric A. CoeSub Vet5
29Dennis JonesSr Vet5
30Greg HoldenSr Vet5
31Brian FiscusVet5
32Murray DominguezVet5
33Viruch VachirakorntongVet5
34Whitney WisemanLady4
35Nicholas BowenOpen4
36Donald D. Deboe, JrSub Vet4
37Patrick O'NeillSub Vet4
38Wayne NelsonSub Vet4
39Don HoustonSr Vet4
40Gary JohnsonSr Vet4
41Sebastian HernandezOpen3
42Delton SwainSr Vet3
43Stephen BellSr Vet3
44Sam A. BoatmanVet3
45Darrel ChamberlainOpen2
46John C. WhiteOpen2
47Doug RausenbergerSub Vet2
48Danny TalbotSr Vet2
49Joel T. LabordeSr Vet2
50Harry TerzianVet2
51Jeff BlaaseVet2
52TG NebekerVet2
53Eva WhiteLady1
54Morteza GhandehariOpen1
55Archie P. JonesSr Vet1
56Jeffrey M. LewisSr Vet1
57Jerry HarmsSr Vet1
58Russell RobertsSr Vet1
59Tony O'NeillSr Vet1

Winning!

2025 Race for the Buckle Champions

Eight 2025 Las Vegas Big 50 buckle winners holding their belt buckles

Overall Champion

Ken James

Lady

Leila Tabion

Open

Carlos Rodriguez

Sub Vet

Michael Petrisko

Vet

Clayton Philipp

Sr Vet

Joe Atkin

Junior

Angel Diaz

Sub-Junior

Juan Carlo Rodriguez

Scoring

How Points Work

Adult Categories

DisciplineHigh2nd High
Singles21
Handicap21
Doubles21
HOA1

Adult buckles awarded to: Champion (highest overall total) plus category winners in Open, Sr Vet, Vet, Sub Vet, and Lady.

Juniors & Sub-Juniors

DisciplineHigh2nd High
Singles21
Handicap21
Singles & HCP Total1

Juniors and Sub-Juniors compete in their own separate buckle races.

Downloads

Rules & Full Standings

The standings PDFs include the full per-event scoring grid (16YD, HDCP, DBL, HOA columns) for every shooter.