We are not last

The recent Skirmish Line magazine has the results from the Fall National, and the Blues were not (as ever) last:

In Class A2 Musket, the Blues Company A were in 14th place (of 40 places; a good margin).
In Class B1 Musket, the Blues Company B were in 36th place (of only 37 places; we need to improve)
In Class A1 carbine, the Blues were in 38th place (of only 39 places; we need to improve)
In Class B2 carbine, the Blues were in 7th place (of 12 places; a comfortable margin)
In Class A3 revolver, the Blues were in 19th place (of 26 places; a comfortable margin)
In individual 100-yard carbine, Marv Bendy, Jr. placed 9th in Striker with 81-00x (okay, that's technically last, but it's individuals)
In individual 25-yard revolver, Tina Newberry placed 4th in Striker with 74-01x

Well done, the Blues!

(If anyone got inadvertently left off the list, please email your info to Mark Seymour at mseymour@proofmark.com)

The Civil War test

A bunch of questions about obscure Civil War history; see them at Mark Seymour's page.

The Blues at the 119th

The A Team, firing.

The A Team, cleaning (foreground), and the B Team firing.

The B Team, preparing to fire.

Pat DeCarlo leading the charge back from the line.

Standing about, waiting during an ambulance run (unknown causes).

Jim Worrell (at left) and Spencer Waldron (at center), conversing.

A Confederate shooter, reclining.

The 119th

The upcoming N-SSA Nationals is the weekend of the 16th & 17th of May, and some of the Blues are already headed down for it. The musket shoot on Sunday is early this year, so Rico and the ladyfriend won't have to drive home in the dark.

The Blues

Since the website is still screwed up (damn that HTML), here's the photo of the group, unobscured:

However, we are working on the problem. The unit webmaster apologizes for the delay.

Still asking for your money

The Battery Gun Company is offering such a deal on a brand-new Gatling gun in .50 caliber for a mere $6300, with a separate carriage for only $4075 more.
Rico says the unit needs one in the worst way, and he'll pony up his part if everyone else will...

We are not last

The new issue of The Skirmish Line came in with the results from the 118th National, and the Blues did well:
In Musket Class A-2, the Delaware Blues came in second out of 39.
In Musket Class B-1, the Delaware Blues came in 30th out of 38.
In Carbine Class A-2, the Delaware Blues came in 11th out of 36.
In Carbine Class B-2, the Delaware Blues came in 5th out of 11.
In Revolver Class A-3, the Delaware Blues came in 22nd out of 26.
In the mortar competition, the Delaware Blues came in 60th out of 64.

Not a single 'last' in the bunch.
Well done, the Blues!