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Special Interests - Groups & Societies => The American Plainsmen Society => Topic started by: Caleb Hobbs on November 05, 2012, 12:14:54 PM
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Dates for the 2013 American Plainsmen Society Encampment and Buffalo Shoot are April 5th, 6th, and 7th. This will be in Eastern Kansas. Trap will be including additional information as we get closer to that time.
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Great way to start the season! Best get to rolling Musketoon Cartridges!
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Mar.29-31
This will be a time period camp (if it ain't period, it don't show) and shoot. Trade blankets welcome. Shoot will be a plains walk
type, Prepare for 25, rifle, 5 pistol. Rifles must be pre 1865, flint or percussion. Spencer & Henry rifles ok. Pistols may be
ML or pre '65 percussion revolvers. You may also have to preform other plainsman skills, be prepared. Period dress Required.
Camp and shoot fee will be $30, Additional immediate family member shooters, $5. Also this will be a blanket prize shoot so bring
a period correct prize of at least $20 value for each shooter. If you plan to shoot the buff match it will be an additional $10. It is shot with any period correct cartridge rifle. Targets are 60 lbs and must be knocked down to count. Also you will need to bring another blanket prize for the buff match
Wood will be available for scrounge. If drought conditions are present we may require fires be in a container. fire buckets required
in each camp. Outhouse will be on site by noon Fri.
Eye and ear protection to shoot.
Location: From intersection of I-35 and US 75 (Approx 40 mi south of Topeka KS) Go 5 mi. south on 75 to 22nd rd. Turn West.
Go 5 Mi. to Homestead Rd. Turn South, go 2.5 mi. gate on right side. Sign will be at the gate.
More infoto follow.
There is no pre registration, Shoot will be held. register when you arrive jt
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It figures; Just as this was posted,I ran into a snag. It is not a game changer ,but it would be a lot more convenient if I could move this a week earlier, Mar 29-31. Is there anyone out there who has taken time off and could not come if the date was changed? If I do not hear any complaints in a week I will assume that it is not a problem and change the shoot date. Sorry for any inconvenience! >:(
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Trap, how many rounds for the Buffalo shoot?
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I will be out on business from the 28th until 5th. I do know that the Jesse James Frontier Shoot in Kearney is the 6th. I am hoping to pull off the Jesse shoot, doubt I could come home, get packed and hit the road again in a day, and ensure my darling wife would let me back in the house.
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So Mogo. I guess you are a no either way? jt
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yeah, I really wanted to make it, but my pretend job gets in the way of my real life.
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DRYDOCK, Not sure of round count yet. Since we are doing 2 shoots in one probably around 20.
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My day job keeps messing up my life but....changing dates may make it easier for me to attend although that is Easter Weekend.
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As it has been over a week,and no objections have been raised, I am officially changing the dates of the encampment to Mar. 29-31. everything else will remain the same. any questions? direct them to me here. jt
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As it has been over a week,and no objections have been raised, I am officially changing the dates of the encampment to Mar. 1,2&3. everything else will remain the same. any questions? direct them to me here. jt
Did you really mean 1st, 2nd & 3rd? (Conflicts with a previously schedualed KVC match.)
or March 29-31?
Books
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Yes I mean 29-31
Other things on my mind!
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Dang! I had the time off in April; but i can't do March.
Oh well, maybe next year. Hope to see some good pictures posted.
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The March 29-31st works fine for me. I will be toting a long rifle and a patterson 5 shooter.
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I'd like to go. Will bring my .54 plains rifle, .62 fowler and a navy-six if I can make it but I just got word last night that my wife's business is going under so I am tightening my belt and working with her to get set up at another company out here.
-Dave
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Dave:
Hang a sign on the gate GTT. Gone to Texas. Come and set up a business here. The weather is OK and it is not too far to the buffalo range. Plus we may seceed from the union over Mr. Obama's new gun controls.
T-Joe
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Funny you said that Joe. I have been thinking a lot about taking my act to Texas lately.
-Dave
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Texas is a pretty good place to live. It is hell hot in the summer, winters are mild if you dont live in the Panhandle. Anything is possible in the Panhandle they have had about 2 feet of snow up in Amarillo over the last 2 days.
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TJ, They got 11 inches up there last week. I was born in Amarillo and lived in Dumas till 72. I don't miss all that snow at all.
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Texas sounds good. Its more than just the job situation. Texans and I agree on more things than the Left-coast and I do. ;)
-Dave
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LawDog: I was born in Pampa, raised in River Road and Amarillo. You can still see out dinky little house when you drive up 287 from Amarillo to Dumas just past Cherry Lane. This mornings weather said 19 inches.
Dave: I welcome anyone to Texas as long as they dont think like most of those Hollywood SO....
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I've 2 college friends that drove to the Amarillo VA Hosp. on Sun for appts on Mon. I got a call yesterday from one of them, he said they were snowed in and could not make their appts because the hospital was closed because of the snow.
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Who's coming?
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Wish I could make it, but as I mentioned when we were debating dates last fall, spring is out for me this year. Hope all goes well.
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Trap, I am still recuperating from the Convention. I would have liked to have attended the shindig.
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I am really jealous. I want to go but I am buried in marketing projects until summertime. I'll be in Orlando in June. I have plans to be at the Gettysburg 150th events. Then I'll be in Denver in September. After that, I'll be in Capetown visiting my mother in law. I am trying to coordinate schedules with my work/travel agenda but I have been pretty pinned down lately.
-Dave
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Dave and Trap:
I am pretty doubtful about getting to KS since it is Easter weekend. Getting a bit of push back from Household 6. Dave when you are in Orlando you might hook up with Major 2 and shoot an NCOWS match while you are out there. Capetown--that is darn sure a long airplane ride.
Joe
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Still planning on coming, got enough paper cartridges rolled, and enough Trapdoor rounds loaded. Just please let it warm up some!
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This morning we have 8" of snow on the ground! I am not sure we will be able to get in without tearing up the ground. So, I believe the better part of valor is to cancel the shoot now and not keep people hanging until the last moment. Sorry, maybe we can reschedule later. jt
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Well, guess I'll put the new rifle and pistol back in the gun safe.
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I'm sorry to hear this news but it is one of the biggest hurdles for an organization that is just starting out. The problem is that we are scattered all over the place. The solution is to reach out to those within driving distance and form a "mess" with them for events.
Instead of getting too bummed out about this. I think there is an opportunity here for us to change our approach. Here is my suggested course of growing our little outfit.
All of us should work on finding 2-4 good pards that we enjoy heading out on a weekend with every 1-4 months just for a little camping and shooting (period or not depending on the circumstances).
When one mess decides on a good place/time to "host" a period shoot, post the event information onto the site with pictures about 6 mos to a year ahead of time.
Turnout will always be a handful of guys but it is a good start to solidify friendships an keep your field experience honed.
Also, we should focus on the bigger meets and set up a campsite affiliated with our group. Members can either camp with us or at least make use of the social circle around our camp fire.
We can start using this platform to reach out to new recruits. I have already resolved to bring additional "loaner" gear to any event that I'll be attending. This way, we take the pressure of getting everything at once off new members.
I look forward to hearing additional feedback on this.
-Dave
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Sounds like a great idea to me, Dave!
Jake
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Thanks Jake, I'm putting together an excel file on it. I really think that the small Pard-events are great to build up group cohesion. The best way for all the groups to meet up would be at the big national meets.
More to come...
-Dave
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I've been shooting muzzle loading guns all my life...I'd like to know what time period we're depicting here...what's the PC dates?
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Hi Gabriel,
Our focus is primarily the western great plains during the expansionist period. This namely covers from the 1830s to 1865. Although this means that we show tolerance for the comparably advanced weaponry of the Civil War era, my suggestion would be something more commonplace like a plains rifle or other common hunting gun carried by civilians in transit across the American West.
One of my favorite sources for the look and gear of the era comes from an 1856 edition of Ballou's Illustrated Newspaper.
-Dave