T - 5 Days and counting....

[Pitspitr]

Just an early announcement for those of you who need to put in for time off by the first of the year. Next year's Grand Muster will be held 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.

Delmonico is once again slated to provide the meals.

The "Battle Rifle" class is highly encouraged (but not required) as pistol caliber rounds tend to peter out at the range that at least one shot will be attempted.

This will be a unique shoot with stages based on little known and obscure plains Indian War Period fights. At this point I'm not sure about side matches but I expect have at least  a wild buntch stage as a side match.

I plan to be available to give a guided tour of Fort Hartsuff sometime during the weekend and to make time for participants to tour the fort on their own.

For Photos of the Fort and range site see the links below

http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php/topic,14741.0.html

http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php/topic,14573.0.html

More information will be available as the time draws nearer.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Thank you for the advanced notice, Sir.

Slim

[US Scout]

Sounds good to me.  The farther the date is from July-August the better chance I have that I won't be called to remain in the area to brief Congress, the Secretary of the Navy, etc. 

US Scout
Bvt Brig Gen, GAF

[Bristow Kid]

Thanks for the notice.  I plan on making the trip if all goes well between now and then.   it sounds like it will be a good time.

Bristow Kid

[Pitspitr]

Sounds good to me.  The farther the date is from July-August the better chance I have that I won't be called to remain in the area to brief Congress, the Secretary of the Navy, etc. 

Glad to hear it General! We scheduled it that way just for you

Actually the further away from the tourist season the better everyone will like it at the fort, both from the park staff, and from the GAF perspectives.

Thanks for the notice.  I plan on making the trip if all goes well between now and then.   it sounds like it will be a good time.

Glad to hear you're going to try and come too Kid. I look forward to shooting with you again. Will you be shooting a real man's cartridge; like say, oh maybe a .50-70 or something like that next year? 

[River City John]

What is the entry fee and where do I send it in order to reserve a place in the barracks?

[Pitspitr]

Entry Fees have yet to be determined, but will probably be about the same as the Dept. of the MO shoot last spring. We may have to charge slightly more though, as Delmonico will be feeding us more meals. Registration will most likely be sent to me, but let's not get in a hurry for that just yet. Rest assured though, I'll make sure you have a bed in the barracks John.

[Bristow Kid]

Pitspitr,

I would truely like to shoot a so called "Man's Cartriage".  But I would hate to break someone elses targets when I hit them.   Besides with the way I buy guns ya never know what I'll have next year.  I did find a mini replica firing cannon for sale on the net.  Would that be big enough for ya.  

Bristow Kid

[Delmonico]

Pard, you may have one already and just don't know it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yet.

http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php/topic,17077.0.html

[Bow View Haymaker]

Is this the national muster like you had in Ackly Iowa recently. 
I really wanted to make the one last summer at fort hartrstuff. 
I'm marking my calender.
Can I come as a civlian "haymaker" to supply hay for the troops horses? 
What all classes do you have to shoot in?  is it SASS or NCOWS or both or niether or both plus?
lookin' forward to it already.