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Iowa Muster - Colfax, IA
August 16, 2008

The Iowa Muster will be held at the Goddard Cowboys range on 8/16 10:00AM. You can come the day before & setup a tent. This will be a GAF match with GAF categories. The shoot will be based upon the "Border War" in Missouri, 3 stages on Quantrill's perspective, 2 from the Federal perspective, & 1 Jay Hawker. A registration form and additional information is available here.

Goddard will have their normal monthly match on 8/17. So if you do bring a non CAS rifle, bring a lever gun & shoot on Sunday also. Goddard has a couple of interesting categories, "Rifleman" shoot 2 rifles, "Josey Wales" shoot 4 revolvers. They also shoot working cowboy. Double action guns are allowed.


Grand Muster '08
October 3-5 At Fort Hartsuff Nebraska

Housing will be available in the restored 1875 enlisted man's barracks but is limited to the first 40 registrants. If there are any ladies who would like to stay at Fort Hartsuff we may be able to put them up in the hospital or the laundress quarters. There is also limited primative camping at the range sight. Be sure to bring your wives even if they don't want to stay at the fort. We plan to have a period "hop" folowing the banquet Saturday evening.

Click here for Registration Forms.

The latest news can be found at the Barracks

Details are available from Bvt Col Pitspitr, Commander Department of Missouri
Driving Directions

From: I-80 To: Fort Hartsuff Rd, Elyria, NE 68837
Driving Distance: 83.8 miles Time: 2 hours, 1 minute

Distance   Instruction
0.0 1 Depart I-80 on US-281 [US-34] (North) for 10.9 mi
10.9Turn LEFT (North) onto US-281 for 19.8 mi
30.6Turn LEFT (West) onto SR-92 for 5.2 mi
35.8Keep RIGHT onto Local road(s) for 0.3 mi
36.2Bear RIGHT (North) onto SR-11 for 35.5 mi
71.7Turn LEFT (West) onto SR-11 [SR-70] for 0.2 mi
71.92 At Ord, stay on SR-11 [SR-70] (West) for 1.2 mi
73.0Turn LEFT (West) onto Sargent Rd for 0.6 mi
73.63 At Sargent Rd, Ord, NE 68862, return East on Sargent Rd for 0.6 mi
74.2Turn LEFT (North) onto SR-11 for 5.9 mi
80.2Bear RIGHT (North) onto FT Rd for 0.8 mi
80.9Road name changes to Fort Hartsuff Rd for 2.7 mi
83.6Turn RIGHT to stay on Fort Hartsuff Rd for 0.2 mi
83.84 Arrive Fort Hartsuff Rd, Elyria, NE 68837
Click here to open a copy of the map in Microsoft Streets & Trips


2008 Spring Postal Shoot Results

Single Action Revolver:

(Bvt.) Lt. Col. Cherry Lake Jake 99 4X 33.047" string Colt SAA .44-40
Mud Marine 99 4X 38.631" String Ruger Vaquero .45 LC
(Bvt.) Lt. Col. Mustang Gregg 98 6X
Cherry Lake Kate 98 3X Navy Arms 1875 Schofield .44-40
Cherry lake Kate 94 3x Colt SAA .44-40
Cherry lake Kate 93 5x Colt Ruger Blackhawk .38

Pistol Caliber Lever Action Rifle:

Mud Marine 100 10X Henry Big Boy .44 Spec.
Cherry Lake Kate 100 2x Marlin 1894 .38 Spec.
Cherry Lake Kate 99 6x Spencer .45 Schofield
Curly La Grande 99 3x
(Bvt.) Lt. Col. Cherry Lake Jake 98 5x Winchester Carbine .44-40
Cherry Lake Kate 98 4x Winchester Carbine .44-40
Cameron Kid 95 2x 1873 Winchester

Conversion Revolver:

Cameron Kid 100 7x Richards Type II .45 LC
(Bvt.) Lt. Col. Cherry Lake Jake 100 5x Rogers & Spencer with Conversion .45
Curly La Grande 98 5x Remington W/conversion
Curly La Grande 98 5x Navy w/ Richards& Mason Conversion

Single Shot Rifle:

Mud Marine 95 11X 1874 Sharps .50-140
Curly La Grande 95 3x

Double Action Pistol:

Mud Marine 95 4x 1877 DA

Rifle Caliber Lever Action Rifle:

** Mud Marine 100 17x Marlin in .38-55
**This is the highest score ever posted in a GAF postal shoot and his 100 10x is probably the second highest)

All of the scores qualify each shooter for the GAF Marksman Award.


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