KANSAS GRAND ARMY OF THE FRONTIER CHAMPIONSHIP SHOOT March 24 & 25, 2007

[Chantilly]

The Capital City Cowboys is pleased to announce that the Kansas GAF Championship Shoot will be held in Topeka, KS on March 24 & 25, 2007.  8 Main stages - 4 on Saturday and 4 on Sunday with side matches Saturday afternoon.  Campfire cookout Saturday night, March 24.  Space at the range for camping!  Medals will be given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each category.  You don't have to be from Kansas to shoot to win a medal in any category but the Iron Trooper and Iron Trooperess will be awarded to the top male and female from Kansas.

More details later - mark your calendars now! 

See you at the range!

[Grizzle Bear]

That weekend is now reserved!

Is "Trooperess" really a word?  If it is, it shouldn't be!



Grizzle Bear

[Beau]

Is "Trooperess" really a word?  If it is, it shouldn't be!

Grizzle Bear

OK,  Troopette?    Troop-elle?,  Trollop?     Oh, no, down the wrong lane there.
What does one suggest for the valient females who love to shoot?

Hey, I kind of like Troop-belle fille,   French for a lovely girl troop.
Unkle Beau

[Pvt Hoover]

Count me in Chantilly.

[Chantilly]

Keep working on that Trooper "ess" thing!

Looking forward to seeing you Pvt Hoover!

Volunteers for the Color Guard??

[Major Matt Lewis]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HHHHHHAAAAAAAWWWWW!


Bugler....Sound the Charge...

Have you ever heard a Yankee Rebel Yell?

[Mustang Gregg]

We (Mustang Gregg & Calamity JoAnne) oughta be there.  Don't see no conflictin' problems at this time.      Neither of us is on duty that weekend!!!      Gunfighters UP!!!!!
MG

PS  Kin we muster up a Color guard?  I ALREADY GOT THE FLAGS, HARNESS & SOCKETS!!!!!

[Bow View Haymaker]

Do ya' to be a GAF mamber to shoot?  What are the guidlines?  I'm pretty new to CAS and don't really fit in anywhere yet.  Just a farmer from 1890's Nebraska.

[Pvt Hoover]

Naw, Haymaker, you dont need a to be a GAF member to shoot at a muster, but that doesnt mean we wont try and recruit ya!

[Chantilly]

Mustang Gregg - Count yourself in on the Color Guard!  Thanks for volunteering.  I'm sure there will be more recruits for the Color Guard. 

Haymaker - Everyone is welcome.  We'll be glad to have you shoot with us!

[Books OToole]

Can I shoot my Leonard Wood double-action S & W?

Books

[Pvt Hoover]

Now, that would be cool.  What model and caliber is it, Books?

[Books OToole]

It's .44 S & W Russian.  My winter project is working up a good load for it.

Books

[Major Matt Lewis]

I don't know why not Books....

[Books OToole]

I guess I didn't completely answer Pvt. Hoover's question.

Pending approval, my new GAF pistol is an original S&W 44 Double Action First Model Revolver, in .44 Russian.  They were manufactured from 1881-1913. (Mine was built approximately 1887)

[General Leonard Wood had one and John Wesley Hardin was carrying one when he was killed.]

Not only do I have to work up a load for it, I have to create a holster.

Books

[Pvt Hoover]

Try this link Books.

http://www.carlmoon.com/Crooksgun.htm

[Ottawa Creek Bill]

Gonna try to make this one......got my Cherokee mounted outfit finished and ready to go......

Bill.....but NOT Cherokee Bill

[Books OToole]

I just revisited the Crook gun site.[A neat site]  My eyes saw something that my brain recorded but didn't analyze until now.

The pistol is an S&W American.  It apparently has the proper markings that make it one of 1000 ordered by the army.  However the original 8 in. barrel has be cut down to about 5 in.  Very interesting.

Books

[Bow View Haymaker]

So,  Tell us more about what all goes on at a GAF muster & shoot.  How does it differ from other CAS events?  How do the shooting stages differ?  Can a pioneer farmer form Nebraska Territory wander in and enjoy and do some shootin'?  What would I need that might be different from SASS?  Or should I ask what is allowed or not?

[Guns Garrett]

Haymaker,
Chantilly would be the one to answer specific details, but for the most part, a GAF Muster shoot is set up as a two-gun (NCOWS "Working Cowboy" Category - one pistol, one rifle) match.  Most stages involve reloads on the clock of either weapon, sometimes both.  If a stage calls for some other weapon, like a shotgun or single-shot, it is usually provided, along with ammo as a staged gun.  Shooters wear uniforms of their personna, whether Civil War,  Indian Wars, Span-Am War, or ANY Victorian-era military soldier ( British, Boer, Spanish, French Foreign Legion, Native American - Zulu? [nope - no assegais ]) .  You could be militia, scout or a partisan, if a lack of uniform is a problem.  GAF allows any military sidearm in our tiime period (approx. 1850-1900) including double-action pistols.  Match rifles are normally SASS or NCOWS lever actions (true, not totally military in most cases), but after the military "battle rifle" (Trapdoors, Krags, etc., depending on persona) demo at the last GAF Muster, a separate class for that is being considered, but I don't know if Chantilly is considering that for this upcoming one.

I hope I gave you the bare-bones basics.  If I am in error, anyone out there set both Haymaker and me straight.  I had a blast at the last Muster, and am glad we are having more of these "Regional" shoots.  I'm looking forward to being up in Topeka this spring, if my school schedule allows it.
GG