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Crittenden, KY, AAR - Nov. 23-25, 2012

Started by Unbridled Liberty, November 22, 2012, 01:48:05 PM

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Unbridled Liberty

We had 16 fine Americans turn out to learn about rifle marksmanship and their heritage on Black Friday.  The weather was cool and sometimes breezy, but very nice for shooting.  10 shooters returned for Saturday and 8 came back for Sunday for some KD out to 300 meters. 

First, congratulations to our new Rifleman, Tim!  Tim shot a 210 with his 5.56 AR!  Also congratulations to Tim for bringing his brother Tanner and his wife Angel.   O0  James, thank you for coming and special thanks for "taking good care of the children" by bringing your daughter India with you.  She is a wonderful young lady and you should be very proud of her.  We can't wait for her to get to 8th grade  ;D.

Howard, thanks for coming back and bringing Chris.  You showed great improvement and will soon be a Rifleman.  Chris, I hope you had a good time and that you will return.  Justin, I see a Rifleman patch in your future as well.  Nice meeting you and thank you for your service.  Rick, thanks for coming out and bringing Jeff.  You both will be Riflemen in short order.  Harvard, David, Tammy, Dean, Matt and LeaAnne; thanks for coming out Friday and I hope we see you again soon.

Thanks to Boadicea, Barbie, Hindsight and Slim for stepping up to help.  Also thanks to the Indiana KD crew on Sunday; SPQR, Slow2Speak and tater.



An Rx for all attendees:
Get a copy of Paul Revere's Ride here: http://www.appleseedstore.flyingcart.com/?p=detail&pid=16&cat_id=
Get a GI web sling here: http://www.appleseedstore.flyingcart.com/?p=detail&pid=10&cat_id=
Lots of dry fire practice, by the numbers, making sure to go through your Steady Hold Factors.
Practice finding and shifting your NPOA.
Practice Inches Minutes and Clicks.
Attend another Appleseed and bring at least 2 new people with you.

Also, we have some exciting NEW venues and events coming for 2013 including an INDOOR Appleseed in Lexington in January, a LADYSEED in March in Cave City, and, Lord willing, several 500 meter Known Distance events!

Here is a link to the CMP Garand sales page: http://www.odcmp.com/Sales/m1garand.htm

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Kentucky
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Everyone is invited to post here about your Appleseed experience.  Long live Liberty!

UL

P.S. Pictures coming soon!
For Liberty, each Freeman Strives
As its a Gift of God
And for it willing yield their Lives
And Seal it with their Blood

Thrice happy they who thus resign
Into the peacefull Grave
Much better there, in Death Confin'd
Than a Surviving Slave

This Motto may adorn their Tombs,
(Let tyrants come and view)
"We rather seek these silent Rooms
Than live as Slaves to You"

Lemuel Haynes, 1775

Unbridled Liberty

Pictures 1/3
For Liberty, each Freeman Strives
As its a Gift of God
And for it willing yield their Lives
And Seal it with their Blood

Thrice happy they who thus resign
Into the peacefull Grave
Much better there, in Death Confin'd
Than a Surviving Slave

This Motto may adorn their Tombs,
(Let tyrants come and view)
"We rather seek these silent Rooms
Than live as Slaves to You"

Lemuel Haynes, 1775

Unbridled Liberty

Pictures 2/3
For Liberty, each Freeman Strives
As its a Gift of God
And for it willing yield their Lives
And Seal it with their Blood

Thrice happy they who thus resign
Into the peacefull Grave
Much better there, in Death Confin'd
Than a Surviving Slave

This Motto may adorn their Tombs,
(Let tyrants come and view)
"We rather seek these silent Rooms
Than live as Slaves to You"

Lemuel Haynes, 1775

boadicea

Thanks for the links!  And thanks UL for shoot-bossing.

I will get the book and sling as soon as my new bank card arrives.  Turns out the reason it wasn't working over the weekend was someone tried to hijack it on Friday for $2.50 and the bank's fraud detector went off and shut it off.  I had to buy gas with cash on the way down there.  Good reason to always have $50 cash on you.

We could not have hoped for better weather. (well, maybe warmer, but for November it wasn't bad)

It was great when we went to the KD range.  It was fun throwing lead at the steel Redcoat.  Barbie, I dunno how you handle that Mosin, its kinder gentler cousin whooped my shoulder in no time flat.  But you shoot it like a boss.  I was ok the next day.

I am glad we are going to do more KD in the future.

It was good meeting the Bedford Contingent.   ..:..


Unbridled Liberty

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Pictures 3/3.  India was the only shooter to join Daniel Morgan's Rifle Company on Saturday afternoon!
For Liberty, each Freeman Strives
As its a Gift of God
And for it willing yield their Lives
And Seal it with their Blood

Thrice happy they who thus resign
Into the peacefull Grave
Much better there, in Death Confin'd
Than a Surviving Slave

This Motto may adorn their Tombs,
(Let tyrants come and view)
"We rather seek these silent Rooms
Than live as Slaves to You"

Lemuel Haynes, 1775

Unbridled Liberty

And one more!  India shooting clay pigeons.  Note splash of near-miss in inset.
For Liberty, each Freeman Strives
As its a Gift of God
And for it willing yield their Lives
And Seal it with their Blood

Thrice happy they who thus resign
Into the peacefull Grave
Much better there, in Death Confin'd
Than a Surviving Slave

This Motto may adorn their Tombs,
(Let tyrants come and view)
"We rather seek these silent Rooms
Than live as Slaves to You"

Lemuel Haynes, 1775

Barbie

It was great working with all of you guys, both shooters & instructors.  It was nice seeing how ya'll "self-diagnosed" yourselves when we went downrage to take a look at your targets.  Everyone improved a lot, great job!  ..:.. Also, everyone seemed very interested in the history portions of the weekend.  Don't go keepin' all that knowledge to yourself.  Tell others, and invite 'em out to a shoot.

I have some more pictures also, will come back here and post 'em when I get home *hopefully*!

Come out to another Appleseed event, bring your friends...

Who knows, there may even be rifleman's fudge to keep ya moving throughout the day!

~ Barbie
Barbie
(812)-290-4738
barbie_bedel@yahoo.com

Indiana Appleseed:  Farm Bred, Brass Fed

Lord make me fast and accurate. Let my aim be true, and my hands faster than those who would seek to destroy me.  Grant me victory over my foes, and those  that wish to do harm to me and mine. Let not my last thought be if I only had my Gun; and Lord if today is truly the day that you take me home, let me die in a pile of empty brass.

Tim

It was great fun this weekend.  My wife is already talking about who all she is taking with her to a ladyseed next year.