New Recruits August 2014

[Bull Schmitt]

Please welcome to the GAF #824 Tin Star Tim. He has been assigned to the Department of the Missouri.

Col Bull

[Drydock]

Welcome aboard!

[CAVU45]

I'm not sure where to post this, so I thought I'd put it here. I apologize if it's in the wrong place.

I happened to run across your organization while looking for an outfit for SASS. It seems interesting. I was wondering though if someone in my position could join. I'm a disabled veteran of OIF confined to a wheelchair. How would that interfere with activities?

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[Delmonico]

I'm not sure where to post this, so I thought I'd put it here. I apologize if it's in the wrong place.

I happened to run across your organization while looking for an outfit for SASS. It seems interesting. I was wondering though if someone in my position could join. I'm a disabled veteran of OIF confined to a wheelchair. How would that interfere with activities?

http://www.grandarmyofthefrontier.org/

Use the enlist\recruitment button and fill out the draft card enlistment papers.

As for how the wheel chair would affect you it would more depend on the range the shoot was at. 

[Drydock]

The best part of what we do is around the fire in the evenings!  I suspect you have sufficient store of stories/legends/fairy tales/yarns/salty sea chanteys to tell. (remember to ask Ned about Baby Ducks . . .)

 As for the shooting, we've had injured folks run the course of fire from a Utility vehicle.  Depending on the range, as Delmonico has said, a pusher can certainly be drafted from the ranks if needed!

[Pitspitr]

CAVU45,
Sir; Thank you for your service!

If you would choose to join us at the national muster next year, I WILL find a way to facilitate you. All I ask is that you put a note in the margin of the registration form so that I am reminded of your needs.

[Stu Kettle]

CAVU45,
As one who has been accommodated by Colonel Pitspitr, I can vouch for the fact that if there is a way, he will make it work for you.

How are you at getting from your chair to a pick-up or UTV seat?

[pony express]

Where are you located, CAVU45?  Most of our activities up to now are centered in the Midwest, although there's been talk of trying to get a Muster going in Montana..

[CAVU45]

Thanks for the replies, gents. I still have some use of my legs. I drive my own truck with little problem. I live in Central Indiana. I'm assuming that "Grand Muster" is the GAF equivalent of the SASS End of Trail? Is there a group close to Indiana that may be having a muster that I could check out?

[pony express]

Yes, Grand Muster is the equivalent of SASS End of trail, except considerably smaller.

 The Illinois State Muster is the last Sunday of this month, in Rockport Ill.

http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php/topic,53053.msg643731.html#msg643731

I haven't actually shot there, but have shot with some of them at the Grand Muster in Nebraska. Should be a good shoot. You can PM GW Strong for more details, or maybe he'll show up here soon.....but he's a school Principal, so he may be a *bit* busy just this time of year. He's the Illinois Commander for GAF now.

[Pony Racer]

Welcome aboard!

[G.W. Strong]

We can certainly accommodate you at the Illinois muster and would be honored to do so.

[CAVU45]

Thank you. I appreciate it. This will be new to me. I'm a modern shooter right now with only one BP gun in my safe.

[Drydock]

Well now, do you have any old Milsurp bolt actions? Double action revolvers? Cowboy type guns? You might be surprised what works with us!

[CAVU45]

The only thing close is a repro Colt 1851 Navy and an old (in pieces) 03A3, which is out of the era for the group. Everything else is modern, mostly polymer and aircraft grade aluminum. I've finally about had my fill of the new stuff and am turning my sites to older guns, especially now that I can't run and gun with the pups. I'm planning on turning my 03A3 into my version of the Scour Rifle concept by Jeff Cooper. I also want to build a few BP rifles.

[pony express]

CAVU45, sounds like time to trade in some of that plastic and aluminum for some walnut and steel. Since you're asking about the 1884 uniform, of course a trapdoor or Krag would be nice, but remember, while most of our members stay with US equipment, the foreign stuff is welcome too! I shoot a Lebel a lot, but they're a bit scarce, it seems. But a Hex receiver Mosin Nagant, or most any small ring Mauser would get you in the military classes. And Remington Rolling Blocks armed about 2/3 of the armies of the world at one time or another.

[CAVU45]

Ha! You're probably right. I still have about four rifles to knock out before calling it quits on the modern stuff. It'd drive me nuts to leave boxes of parts just laying around. I love the old rolling blocks. Was the Krag used during the late Indian War period? I didn't think there were enough in production till around or after the Spanish-American War. Do you reload for your guns? Seems like it could get pricey to shoot older guns with obscure calibers.

[Niederlander]

The Krags didn't really figure in the Indian wars, as it was just a little late for that.  The Spanish-American War was really sort of the Krag's debut.  Pony's right about the Rolling Block.  It was pretty much the AK47 or the FAL of it's day.  About the only place it didn't get used much is here!  Hope you find something you like and come play the game with us!

[Drydock]

We most all reload, but happily these tend to be very easy calibers to deal with!  I don't think there's an easier round to load than the the .30 Krag, unless its the .45-70.  There's a great video of Ned around here somewhere, going thru a course of fire with his Rolling Block.

[Niederlander]

I'd have to say the .45-70 is an EXTREMELY easy cartridge to load for (at least with the modern bore size).  You can put just about any powder and bullet combination together and it will shoot well.  I've found the same thing with the .50-70, although choice of bullets isn't nearly as extensive.  I would suggest you reload, or you won't be able to shoot nearly as much as you'll want to!