Dear Beltplate53
Sounds like you would like to start shooting in the North-South Skirmish Association! The Musket Team Matches are pure and simple heart stopping, adrenaline pumping excitement! You have to shoot as fast as you can and hit every breakable target on your team's frame as fast as possible. The team that breaks all of the targets on their frame in the
least amount of time WINS!
Anyway, there are a bunch of great teams in New York state! You can attend Skirmishes in New York, Pennsylvania and elsewhere and then come down to Fort Shenandoah, right outside of Winchester, VA for both the Spring and Fall N-SSA Nationals.
http://www.ner-n-ssa.org/
Just contact the teams via the links and you will find one that you might consider joining. Each and every N-SSA team has their own "Personality" and all Welcome inquiries from fellow black powder shooters considering joining.
During the Summer there is a Skirmish almost every weekend at Fort Shenandoah. If you are a N-SSA member you can show up and usually find a spot on a team that needs another shooter.
Years ago I owned a camper, I and a friend of mine, a fellow Skirmisher, spent one Summer going to Skirmishes in New York state, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland and Kentucky. We had a wonderful time.
Here is the link to the main N-SSA website-read all about the various activities Skirmishers engage in:
www.n-ssa.org/
All My Best
Southron, Sr.,