This year the skirmish was not on Labor Day weekend, hoping for more ACWSA shooters. Unfortunately this was not the case, but there was lots of fun to be had. Saturday morning started off with an excellent long range shooting competition where individuals had the option to compete in whichever [ » ]
The Guns’n’Grub event on August 21st was a great start and an encouraging success for American Civil War Shooting Association recruitment. Seven members representing three different units attended and helped promote the ACWSA, N-SSA, and the general sport of skirmishing throughout the day at Range 10. Attendance was strong, with [ » ]
The hot temperatures didn’t keep many from enjoying the weekend’s skirmish in Beloit. Competitors enjoyed plenty of food, including Ron’s excellent pulled pork sandwiches. As tradition continued, two additional awards were given out for the most authentic Federal and Rebel uniforms. Results for the team shooting were as follows: Smoothbore [ » ]
A great turn of events this year for the Frank Matuszek Memorial Skirmish was that for nearly all of the shooting the weather was excellent. The rain held off and the muggy weather wasn’t unbearable until Sunday afternoon. A spaghetti dinner was provided along with a pancake breakfast, no one [ » ]
The Appleton skirmish once again had some interesting weather, but only on Friday evening with intense wind and thunder/lightning. Once the storm passed Friday, both Saturday and Sunday were perfect summer days for shooting. The skirmish saw two new shooters competing alongside veterans who were more than willing to help [ » ]
The Labor Day weekend once again played host to the Rhinelander Vacant Chair Memorial Skirmish over the cool, yet sunny weekend. Four units attended, resulting in a small but fun and unique shooting atmosphere. Many individual shooters competed along with mini mortar golf to compliment the traditional team shooting events. [ » ]
Pleasant weather and the familiar Beloit Rifle Club provided a good skirmish on August 23rd to the 24th. The skirmish was highly attended with lots of individual competition shooting before the team events. Many also enjoyed the complimentary supper that was given at the clubhouse. Results for the team shooting [ » ]
The History ofThe American Civil War Shooting Assn.20 Year Anniversary Gary Van Kauwenbergh, 8/15/2019 This year American Civil War Shooting Assn. (ACWSA) is celebrating its 20th anniversary. This brief history of our organization commemorates the occasion. The ACWSA did not invent the sport of skirmishing, and to understand its story, [ » ]
The 66NC shot perfect Smoothbore Team Pigeon Board and Hanging Tile events on 9/16/2017 at the skirmish in Bristol, WI. See video of the Hanging Tiles event at https://www.facebook.com/bill.osborne.7927/videos/10212237720035564/
Photos from the September 2016 skirmish at Bristol, WI hosted by the 15th WI, courtesy of photographer Pam Kirk.