Events

Musket

The core of the all Skirmish Competitions is the musket team match. For Regional matches, this competition consists of five or eight members. There are usually five events, one event at a distance of 100 yards and four at a distance of 50 yards. Some events are as listed below:

50 yards - clay pigeons on a cardboard backer
50 yards - hanging 4"x4" ceramic tiles
50 yards - hanging clay pigeons
50 yards - hanging clay flower pots
100 yards - hanging 6"x6" ceramic tiles

Regional musket matches are free to substitute other targets in place of the ones listed above. Other typical targets for the 50 yard events are 12 ounce drink cans or 8 ounce styrofoam cups filled with water. Another typical target for the 100 yard event would be 2 liter bottles filled with colored water.

Events are timed, usually five minutes, and rapid fired. When all the targets for an event are broken, time is stopped. The winner of the match is the team with the lowest total time for all events.

Carbine

The second largest (next to the musket match) competition within the North-South Skirmish Association is the carbine team match. For the National matches, this competition consists of five members shooting at the following targets:

100 yards - 6 hanging 6"x6" ceramic tiles
50 yards - 20 clay pigeons on a cardboard backer
50 yards - 10 hanging 4"x4" ceramic tiles
50 yards - 10 hanging clay pigeons
50 yards - 10 hanging clay flower pots

Regional carbine matches are free to substitute other targets in place of the ones listed above. Other typical targets for the 50 yard events are 12 ounce drink cans or 8 ounce styrofoam cups filled with water. Another typical target for the 100 yard event would be 2 liter bottles filled with colored water.

Events are timed, usually five minutes, and rapid fired. When all the targets for an event are broken, time is stopped. The winner of the match is the team with the lowest total time for all events.

Smoothbore

The fastest growing competition in the Western Region is the smoothbore team match. For National matches, this competition consists of four shooters; some Regional skirmishes allow three-member teams. National matches consist of four events -- one at 50 yards and three at 25 yards. National smoothbore match events are:

25 yards - 12 clay pigeons on a cardboard backer
25 yards -  8 hanging 4"x4" ceramic tiles
25 yards -  8 hanging clay pigeons
50 yards -  6 hanging 6"x6" ceramic tiles

Regional smoothbore matches are free to substitute other targets. Typical substitutes for the 25-yard events include 4x4 wood blocks and water-filled 12- to 16-oz. soft-drink bottles. The 50-yard event may see hanging 2-liter bottles filled with outdated soda or colored water.

Events are timed, usually three minutes, and rapid fired. When all the targets for an event are broken, time is called. The team with the lowest total time for all events wins the match.

Breechloader

The newer competition within the Western Region is the breechloader team match. For the National matches, this competition consists of four members shooting at the following targets:

50 yards - 32 clay pigeons on a cardboard backer
50 yards - 16 hanging clay pigeons
50 yards - 16 hanging clay pots
100 yards - 10 hanging 6"x6" ceramic tiles

Regional breechloader matches quite often consist of three members, this is done to increase the number of teams competing since there are a smaller number of people attending. There are usually three or four events, one event at a distance of 100 yards and two or three at a distance of 50 yards.

Regional breechloader matches are free to substitute other targets in place of the ones listed above. Other typical targets for the 50 yard events are 12 ounce drink cans or 8 ounce styrofoam cups filled with water. Another typical target for the 100 yard event would be 2 liter bottles filled with colored water.

Events are timed, usually three minutes, and rapid fired. When all the targets for an event are broken, time is stopped. The winner of the match is the team with the lowest total time for all events.

Revolver

Another team competition is the revolver team matches. But because of time limitations, this event rarely happens at a Western Region skirmish if it does, it normally is consists of a four person team shooting at the following targets:

25 yards - 12 clay pigeons on a cardboard backer
25 yards - 8 hanging 4"x4" ceramic tiles
25 yards - 8 hanging clay pigeons

Events are timed, usually two minutes, and rapid fired. When all the targets for an event are broken or when all revolvers are empty, time is stopped. The winner of the match is the team with the lowest total time for all events.

Mortar

The most interesting competition within the North-South Skirmish Association is the mortar team match. For the National matches, this competition consists of four to six members shooting at the following target:

100 yards - stake standing in the ground

Regional mortar matches will also consist of four to six members. Many regional matches fire at distances of 100 and 200 yards at the stake standing in the ground.

Events usually last for one hour with a maximum of seven shots fired. The five shots closest to the stake are measured with the winner being the team with the lowest total distance.

Individuals

Individual competition within the Western Region is contested with all hand and shoulder firearms. The following is a list of the possible individual matches:

Many Regional individual matches are contested with five shots for score total for each hand and shoulder firearm. This varies from skirmish to skirmish and from Region to Region.