Do they shoot an actual 200 yard offhand traditional style BP M/L schuetzen match?

I'd be real interested in that, and Friendship is within reasonable traveling distance for me.  Unfortunately those dates conflict with my other significant "shooting sport" event.  The Annual Traditional Archery "Compton Rendezvous", an international event which my local conservation hosts--and which I am heavily involved.

I believe it is all muzzle loader thus single shot. No Breach loaders allowed

It's been a while since I waded through the whole menu of matches, but I do believe that have events of multi-shot BP muzzleloaders, shotguns, double rifles, and also BP revolvers I think. 
However I think they have only one single BP M/L schuetzen match at one event in the course of a summers activities.  They shoot a lot of offhand events with other arms of course but at closer ranges.  And as I recall the by NMLRA off-hand rules the support arm is not allowed to contact the body other than at the shoulder.
It has been a year or two since I looked into it and rules and schedules may have changed.

That I do not know.   For offhand shooters there are a number of different games all with different rules and position regulations.  
  I'm sure that the basic skills and developed physical abilities are transferrable. 
A look at the consistently winning offhand shooters at Etna Green seems to me to be mostly the guys who have built their skills in the muzzle loading, 3-position small-bore, and high-power venues.  Maybe by having that many more opportunities to participate in off-hand matches simply helps build and hone the physical and mental skills.

I suspect that the classic schuetzen "form" with the upper support arm tight against the body gives some physical advantage with a properly balanced rifle over the extended arm.  but then you have to factor in the jackets and or slings permitted in some sports.  Perhaps the NMLRA style offhand with the extended arm, long heavy barrels, and no pronged butt-plates would be the most difficult.   it sure would be for me.

Thursday and Friday (6/6 and 6/7) at Camp Atterbury (near Friendship) the NMLRA has long range black powder cartridge matches 800, 900, 1000 yd.  At the Spring and fall Nationals there is a Schuetzen Aggregate match as well as a re-entry match.  Muzzle loading Schuetzen rifles, metallic sights 100 yds and 200 yds offhand.  The national record for the 200 yd offhand target on the 25 ring target is 224.  Pretty tough with a muzzle loader.

I'm planning on going next week for the second time.  Had a great time last year.  Attendance for the Schuetzen matches has been dropping off, so if anyone is interested they should come out and help keep this type of shooting around.

A couple of chunks of information. 1.  The matches stating this Saturday are ML matches.  Check the Alternative range use calendar for the Cart Matches.
2.  The NMLRA rules do not require a space between your arm and your chest.  You may get locked in nice and tight.  The rule existed and was enforced by the range officer attempting to put his hand between the shooters arm and chest.  We now have many women shooters, nuff said. 3.  There are traditional Schuetzen matches this next week.  The Rifles are ML using either paper patches or GG bullets. Ranges are out to 200 yards offhand.  We had local and international shooters compete in the schuetzen matches last year.  The rifles are amazing.  4. Long range matches are held a Camp Atterbery (SP). 800 to 1000 yards.  The matches a friendship are up to 500 yards.  It is a hoot to shoot a rigby or whitworth type rifle at the 3x3 steel target at 500 yards and hear the ring a long time later.  If you go to the shoot bring your rifle and shoot it.  We have matches for all ML rifles, bench offhand chunk.  Also  pistols are shot on the pistol range.  In the evening the trap line adds to the general atmosphere.

Peter Sheets NMLRA field rep

  Folks who may be interested, F.Y.I. ;

  200 yards schuetzen target

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