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Re: Grand Army of the Frontier at Cornhusker State Games
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2013, 06:21:57 PM »
So how'd ya do?

(Dangit, my state games only has Youth .22)
Civilize them with a Krag . . .

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Re: Grand Army of the Frontier at Cornhusker State Games
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2013, 08:37:36 PM »
Oh, I shot really poorly, but by the same token the other guys were really good. This type of match at 200 yds is about all that the other guys shooting ever shoot. (I think they were all members of the host club)

The amusing part was that the other shooters, knowing that I was new to the discipline, all expressed sympathy for me when they realized that I was shooting my Krag. They told me that there was no way I would be able to get all the shots off in time as some of them had tried it and I wouldn't be able to do it. After we got through with the rapid fire string the guy next to me grinned at me and asked, "So, how many did you get off?" ;D I told him, "I finished before you. I actually should have slowed down a little." 8) He was shocked.  :o

Between my speed and my uniform, I got to tell a lot of them about the GAF.  8)

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Re: Grand Army of the Frontier at Cornhusker State Games
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Re: Grand Army of the Frontier at Cornhusker State Games
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2013, 09:20:28 PM »
Oh thats good, thats really good!   ;D

03's and 98ks all around I guess?
Civilize them with a Krag . . .

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Re: Grand Army of the Frontier at Cornhusker State Games
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2013, 07:18:22 AM »
Mostly '03's. At least 1 '98. A few foreign makes that I didn't recognize. I really didn't get the best chance to wander around and look at the rifles.

During standing slow fire we were required to load 1 round at a time. It took 3 rounds before I could over ride muscle memory and NOT cycle the bolt as soon as I had fired.  ::)
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Re: Grand Army of the Frontier at Cornhusker State Games
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2013, 07:38:27 AM »
The amusing part was that the other shooters, knowing that I was new to the discipline, all expressed sympathy for me when they realized that I was shooting my Krag. They told me that there was no way I would be able to get all the shots off in time as some of them had tried it and I wouldn't be able to do it. After we got through with the rapid fire string the guy next to me grinned at me and asked, "So, how many did you get off?" ;D I told him, "I finished before you. I actually should have slowed down a little." 8) He was shocked.  :o

Between my speed and my uniform, I got to tell a lot of them about the GAF.  8)



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Re: Grand Army of the Frontier at Cornhusker State Games
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2013, 09:30:29 AM »
Great pictures, Jerry.  A big thanks for representing the GAF at the Cornhusker Games and promoting the GAF to everyone there.
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