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45govt Full Member Offline Posts: 225 Location: Nevada City, CA Joined: Oct 10^th, 2009	A Schuetzenfest Apr 12^th, 2026 at 2:00am	Print Post
	Hello In regard to the article in the Jan. Feb. Journal of the 1888 International Sharpshooters Union match I received this item from a Heritage Auction a few years ago and thought I would add to the information of the match. This is a page from an original "The Rifle" magazine, I received it framed. I hope it is readable as I had to resize to fit the posting requirements

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RJ-35-40 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 297 Joined: Dec 7^th, 2016	Re: A Schuetzenfest Reply #1 - yesterday at 6:26am	Print Post
	Thanks for sharing..Great to read about the history of the sport..!45govt wrote on Apr 12^th, 2026 at 2:00am: Hello In regard to the article in the Jan. Feb. Journal of the 1888 International Sharpshooters Union match I received this item from a Heritage Auction a few years ago and thought I would add to the information of the match. This is a page from an original "The Rifle" magazine, I received it framed. I hope it is readable as I had to resize to fit the posting requirements


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7594 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: A Schuetzenfest Reply #2 - yesterday at 12:16pm	Print Post
	That is the way that big matches should be. In the hey day of this sport, it was a money sport and one of the biggest reasons it was so popular. A good shooter could make a living at it, similar to the way golf is now. Also, keep in mind, that gold was $20 per once, at that time. It is $4800 today!

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Statesrights Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 433 Location: Virginia Joined: May 3^rd, 2016	Re: A Schuetzenfest Reply #3 - yesterday at 1:46pm	Print Post
	And they shot like men by standing on their hind legs! I’d have looked for a good seat in the stands.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Online Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17903 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: A Schuetzenfest Reply #4 - yesterday at 3:06pm	Print Post
	frnkeore wrote yesterday at 12:16pm: That is the way that big matches should be. In the hey day of this sport, it was a money sport and one of the biggest reasons it was so popular. A good shooter could make a living at it, similar to the way golf is now. Also, keep in mind, that gold was $20 per once, at that time. It is $4800 today! A match winner at a big match could win $1000 for first place! At the typical average wage of $20-$30 a month for middle income labor a good shooter could win one match a year and be well off.

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3709 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: A Schuetzenfest Reply #5 - yesterday at 3:09pm	Print Post
	So you are saying that if we offered $10000 for first place at Tacoma, we might get more than 3 shooters? Might have to charge more than $20 for the match to cover the prize money.

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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7594 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: A Schuetzenfest Reply #6 - yesterday at 3:36pm	Print Post
	Jack, it would be more comparable to Spokane and Raton, you don't get away with $20 for those. Note, no scopes so, you would have a advantage with your new eye

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3709 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: A Schuetzenfest Reply #7 - yesterday at 3:54pm	Print Post
	Back when Bob was running the Tacoma event, it would cost over $60 to shoot all the different matches. We hoped lowering the cost would attract more shooters Nope! We haven’t had more than 6 or 7 shooters since the range made up share the range with members, guaranteeing us only the leftmost 9 benches of the 18 total. Kurt who is now the board sponsor has paired up up with the club muzzleloaders so we share the range with them and finally have no ARs during our relays. That worked out well last fall and will be in place this weekend. Still hasn’t resulted in more shooters though.

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