• Vol. Zero, before 2011
• Vol. I No. 1, Oct. 2011

25 shooters shot in 10 difference categories. Temperature was in the upper sixty's during the day and was cold when the sun went down. All targets that were hit counted as one point, the only time that time was consider was if two shooter in the same class had the same number of hits. This match was based on accurate shooting.

Friday started out with 13 shooters for the long range rifle match, targets were between 50 - 208 yards.

In the Mil-spec smokeless class:

• Col Diamond 1st with 9 hits
• Cowtown Scout 2nd with 7 hits
• Pitspitr 3rd with 6 hits

In the Mil-spec single shot smokeless class:

• Gerad Wight 1st with 8 hits (shooting off hand)
• C.O. Jones 2nd with 5 hits
• Pitspitr 3rd with 4 hits

Lever action black powder

• Schnickelfritz 1st with 5 hits

14 shooters were on hand for the long range pistol match, targets were between 30 - 75 yards.

• Black powder: Montgomery Little 1st with 9 hits
• Smokeless: Col Diamond 1st with 8 hits

We did five side matches on Friday afternoon. The first was a metallic target at 15 yards in the shape of a Texas star. It had five 8" round circles for the targets. The idea is to shoot all five circles, however when you hit one of the circles the star begins to spin. So now you are trying to hit a moving target. Also we had a cowboy silhouette that you had to shoot his hat off and then re-set it (his hat) by shooting at the center of the target. Wimp loads would not re-set his hat. Next were a paper bullseye and another paper target with five stars on it, both at 10 yards. The last was an Ace of Spades at 5 yards, you had to remove as much of the center spade as possible. After this side match all scores were totaled up:

• Schnickelfritz 1st with 94 points
• Rattlesnake Jack 2nd with 90 points
• Col Diamond 3rd with 87 points

Late on Friday afternoon we started what we call "Trail Walk" as the Era of Expansion Match. We had only six shooters for this match.

• Col Diamond, Mil-spec S/L with 202 points
• Schnickelfritz, Lever action B/P with 177 points
• Cowtown Scout, Mil-spec S/L with 140 points also 1st place in Field Uniform
• Cha-Du-Ba Itsiadan, Mil-spec S/L with 105 points
• Rattlesnake Jack, Mil-spec Single shot with 84 points also 2nd place in Field Uniform
• Gerad Wight, Mil-spec Single shot with 64 points

Saturday we started the main match, three stages before lunch and three after, Sunday there were two more stages.

Forager Black Powder:

• Mushy Mcnut with 73 points

Hunter Smokeless:

• Gerad Wight with 88 points

Ladies Scout Smokeless:

• Michele Torrence with 108 points
• Megan O'Ruckus with 95 points

Mil-Spec Rep Black Powder:

• Windy City Joe with 78 points

Mil-Spec Rep Smokeless:

• Col Diamond with 124 points
• Cowtown Scout with 115 points
• Pony Express with 111 points

Mil-Spec Single Shot Black Powder:

• John Torrence with 100 points
• Rattlesnake Jack with 93 points
• Cha-Du-Ba Itsiadan with 61 points

Mil-Spec Single Shot Smokeless:

• Pitspitr with 91 points
• C.O. Jones with 91 points (was shooting all week-end long with two broken ribs)
• Wooly Dan with 78 points

Scout Black Powder:

• Schnickelfritz with 124 points
• Duck Creek Dave with 112 points
• River City John with 106 points

Scout Smokeless:

• Chain Blue with 118 points
• Guns Garrett with 117 points
• Cpl Bogear with 95 points

Staff Officer Black Powder:

• Books O'Toole with 63 points
• Montgomery Little with 55 points

The Iron Trooper award went to Pitspitr.

Eleven shooters participated in the 2011 Illinois State GAF Muster. Results as follows:

Scout
1. Wrangler Rich
2. Pair-A-Dice
3. T.K. Sackett GAF #622
4. Sierra Hombre GAF #700
5. Cornbread Lawman
6. Kid Lightning
7. Ninety Seven

Milspec -Single Shot
1. I.M. Portly
2. Hopalong Strong
3. Shamrock GAF#448

Cadet
1. Zip Zander

Wild Bunch
1. Pair-A-Dice
2. I.M. Portly
3. T.K. Sackett GAF #622
4. Sierra Hombre GAF #700
5. Hopalong Strong
6. Shamrock GAF#448
7. Kid Lightning

Clean Match
• Wrangler Rich
• Pair-A-Dice
• I.M. Portly
• T.K. Sackett GAF #622
• Sierra Hombre GAF #700
• Hopalong Strong

Special thanks to Mrs. Shamrock and Shamrock's Kid Two for noon mess that far exceeded the usual hardtack, beans and coffee.

Regards,
Bvt. Lt. Col. Pat "Shamrock" Gannon
Commanding, Division of Illinois