Would you mind doing it again? If we did a military match, that would include more people but I would like to see more shooters buying the Garands from the CMP http://www.odcmp.com . It might push some to get involved. I don't know about a black powder shoot. I don't know if we could get enough shooters. We can ask. I also can't advise what Blackpowder rifle to buy. I was in the Civil War stuff too long to know what else to buy. For accuracy it sure wouldn't be a rifled Musket although I've seen some remarkable scores from the Iron Brigade in Wisconsin.
Give me a few weeks to catch up on some chores. In the meantime, lets get a consensus on the match rules.
My range on occasion sponsers Garand only, or as issued US military, or as issued any military, and as issued military pre 1950 (or some date).
Some other fun match ideas might involve carbines, requiring left and right hand shooting, requiring magazine change, or combined carbine/rifle/pistol shoots.
I went to the Knob Creek machine gun shoot this year in TN. Very cool, There was a sub-gun shoot which required shooting left & right handed. I decided right then & there I needed to work on shooting with my weak hand and eye. You never know when you may need to shoot around a corner thats not on the side you are use to shooting from.
I'm up for a blackpowder shoot, minimum requirements should be (suggestion here!) no modern inlines, iron sights, front stuffer (no cartridges), round ball, no shaders, chewstraps or slings.
I might be up for full military, I need to get my MAS 49/56 limbered up..