About Long Gong

Long Gong started with one gong and a few friends. Today it’s growing into a national sport.

The game began with a handful of friends on a backwoods 300-yard range. 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. 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 bitter cold, calm mornings and wind blowing sideways, they kept showing up, and the group went years without ever canceling a match.

Now Long Gong is spreading — new ranges, new shooters, the same three gongs and the same idea that the little ring will humble the best rifle shooters in the world. Find a match near you, or start one.