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Earlier this month I collected a group of fellas to come up to Nebraska to shoot a recreation of a mid 19th century winter meat shoot. We took the idea from Currier and Ives as well as George Caleb Bingham paintings. We allowed no modern clothing, shooting items, etc. We came up with agreed upon rules, found a suitable plot of land near where we were going to stay for the weekend, and prepped for the single digit temperatures and snow.
We shot 3 classes; Smoothbore, Rifle, and Pistol. Each participant had 3 shots in each class, if he chose. Smoothbore was at a flying target or clay. Rifle and pistol had wooden planks painted with a simple target at agreed upon distances.
Having planned other events, this one provided several unique experiences that only an event of this type and authenticity level could. Watching 4" of snow fall from a recreated cabin while surrounded by top level historians with no modern intrusions is truly a unique experience most do not get. Trudging event gear in/out over a 3/4 mile path so that we do not see modern tracks is something I will not soon forget. While we are all very familiar with weapons, we are not the crack shot we think we are when the cold hits your bones. Lastly, buffalo robes are really useful on rope beds, both above you and below you!
Anyway, enjoy the few pictures we got of the event.
(Trouble posting them from Google- see if this album link works) https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipPRkKS0ILf06qzLIKNVY0DG2RlEgVv_BL-wgYtl
We shot 3 classes; Smoothbore, Rifle, and Pistol. Each participant had 3 shots in each class, if he chose. Smoothbore was at a flying target or clay. Rifle and pistol had wooden planks painted with a simple target at agreed upon distances.
Having planned other events, this one provided several unique experiences that only an event of this type and authenticity level could. Watching 4" of snow fall from a recreated cabin while surrounded by top level historians with no modern intrusions is truly a unique experience most do not get. Trudging event gear in/out over a 3/4 mile path so that we do not see modern tracks is something I will not soon forget. While we are all very familiar with weapons, we are not the crack shot we think we are when the cold hits your bones. Lastly, buffalo robes are really useful on rope beds, both above you and below you!
Anyway, enjoy the few pictures we got of the event.
(Trouble posting them from Google- see if this album link works) https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipPRkKS0ILf06qzLIKNVY0DG2RlEgVv_BL-wgYtl
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