Lexington, KY January 10, 2015

[Unbridled Liberty]

With unseasonably cold temperatures in the single digits, 14 Americans turned out at Bud's Gun Shop and Range in Lexington, KY to learn more about their heritage of rifle marksmanship.  Four  instructors came from Indiana, and one Applecore volunteer from Kentucky, to help with this one-day clinic at Bud's indoor range.   

We started out the morning at 8:00 with check-in, an introduction and safety briefing at Sling Point Firearms about one mile from Buds since they did not open until 9:00.  We then proceeded to Bud's and hit the ground running, with shooters and instructors working together to lay down the rubber floor tiles behind the firing line.

After going over line commands, shooters posted Redcoat targets, heard the story of Daniel Morgan's test, and then shot the Redcoat target.  Shooters then proceeded to shoot 1" squares targets to refine fundamental skills in the prone position as we built a "house", starting with the foundation (Steady Hold Factors), the walls (Six Steps to Firing the Shot) and the roof (Natural Point of Aim).  Once most of their groups were down to about 6 MOA, we proceeded with IMC (Inches Minutes Clicks) instruction, which they applied to move the center of their groups (POI - Point of Impact) to coincide with their POA (Point of Aim).  Then, instruction in the seated and standing positions was given and three AQT's (Appleseed Qualification Test) were completed.

New Riflemen (drum roll):
Jason shot a 231 and Daniel scored 220, 218 and 214 to take their Rifleman patches.  Congratulations!

Requalifying Riflemen:
Barry scored 215, 214 and 221, Sofjan shot 220, 227 and 233 and Chris shot scores of 221 and 222.  Overall we saw tremendous improvement as evidenced by the Saturday afternoon Redcoat.

We had two young men receive the Luther Blanchard youth patch; thanks Ethan and Ethan!  And thanks to their dads Sofjan and Chris for "taking good care of their children" and bringing them out!

We also enjoyed meeting Ryan, Cindy, Sam, Mike Jr. and Mike III, Alan, and Carey.  Thank you all for coming out, and my thanks to the Indiana instructors who once again made my job very easy.

Please attend another Appleseed clinic and bring at least two new people with you.  Here is the 2015 Kentucky schedule:
http://www.appleseedinfo.org/search-states-display.php?qstate=KY&statename=Kentucky

An RWVA Instructor would be happy to come and speak to your club or group and present the Three Strikes.  We call these non-shooting events "Libertyseeds".  Here is the website for more information:www.libertyseed.org. You may use the site to request a Libertyseed event, join the RWVA or make a donation.

An Rx for all attendees:
Get a copy of Paul Revere's Ride here: http://store.rwvaappleseed.com/page11.html
Get a GI web sling here: http://store.rwvaappleseed.com/page13.html
Lots of dry fire practice, by the numbers, making sure to first go through your Steady Hold Factors.
Practice finding, shifting and verifying your NPOA.
Practice Inches Minutes and Clicks.

Help Project Appleseed:
Promote Project Appleseed on your Facebook page.  Kentucky's page is: https://www.facebook.com/KentuckyRifleman 
If you have shot a Rifleman score (210 points or greater on the AQT test), become an RWVA Instructor in Training (aka Orange Hat).  If you have not yet shot a Rifleman score, join Applecore (aka Blue Hats) and help at shoots with check in, range safety and other duties, or help behind the scenes with promotional efforts.  We will find a place for you if you volunteer!

A few ideas on how to help your community, state and nation:
First, start at home: Be a good spouse and parent. "Take good care of the children".  Make sure your household is prepared for natural disasters.
Then, get involved in your community: Be a good neighbor and watch out for each other. Become a block captain for your neighborhood. Organize a neighborhood watch program.   Build wheelchair ramps for the disabled, and meet other special needs in your community.  Attend school board and town council meetings, or better yet, run for a position! 

Volunteer to help those in need:
Kentucky Changers: http://www.gocrossings.org/missions/ky-changers/
Kentucky Heartland Outreach: http://www.khohome.org/
Christian Appalachian Project: http://www.christianapp.org/
Mountain Outreach: http://www.ucumberlands.edu/mountain-outreach/
Reach Work Camps http://www.reachwc.org/

Get informed on the issues of the day:
A compilation of public notices published anywhere in the state of Kentucky:
http://www.publicnoticeads.com/KY/  (A public service by the members of the Kentucky Press Association)

Learn about Liberty:
Online Library of Liberty http://oll.libertyfund.org/

Register to vote and then go vote, AFTER you research the candidates and issues you will be voting on!
Project Vote Smart http://votesmart.org/

Keep an eye on your representatives; keep them accountable! 
Congress.org
http://congress.org/congressorg/megavote/
http://www.govtrack.us

Check out this iPhone and Android app called Capitol Bells:
http://www.capitolbells.com/splash/

Kentucky
Secretary of State:
http://sos.ky.gov/elections/

Kentucky State Board of Elections:
http://elect.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Kentucky Legislature
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/

Impartial real-time legislative tracking service designed for both public citizens and government affairs professionals
www.legiscan.com/

Write letters and make phone calls about issues that concern you.  I have been informed by people in the know in Frankfort that when the capitol switchboard gets 1 telephone call for or against a certain issue, they multiply that by 14,000!  That's about the same as the number of militia that turned out by April 20, 1775!  And this is for the little ol' state of Kentucky.  Imagine what multiplier they use when you call Washington, DC!  You can be an army of one simply by voicing your concerns and opinions to your lawmakers!

It is every American's birthright to own a .30 caliber battle rifle: Here is the CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) Garand sales page:
http://www.odcmp.com/Sales/m1garand.htm

An interesting CSPAN interview with Dr. David Hackett Fischer, author of Paul Revere's Ride:
http://www.booknotes.org/Watch/58074-1/David+Hackett+Fischer.aspx

An interesting Sky & Telescope article about the moon and tides on April 18, 1775: 
https://digital.library.txstate.edu/bitstream/handle/10877/4038/fulltext.pdf

Thanks to each and every one of you for coming out.  Everyone is invited to post here about your Appleseed experience.  Long live Liberty!  Long Live the Republic!

What difference can one person make?  More than none.

UL

[Big John]

This was a wonderful shoot. We did in one day as much as is sometimes done in two days. I was impressed with the attentiveness and devotion to excellence that many shooters showed. People knew we had a lot to do, and there was no dragging tail to be seen. It was a remarkable thing to be shooting rifles inside and hearing the history without freezing your tail off in the very cold weather. The two young men showed great discipline and had much fun. Marksmanship was excellent with a third of the line shooting the score or better.

Photo captions in order of the attachments below.

1. Rayne gives the preamble to the listening shooters with TJ being line boss.
2. The graciously loaned Bud's Gun Shop Police Range, ours for the day, with foam padded line.
3. We went right into First Strike after building the line.
4. Redcoat explanation a la Brian Heeter.
5. Slinging up instruction.
6. Prone instruction.
7. Standing position practice.
8. Finishing a standing string, Sofjan is too fast for my phone's camera.
9. Youth awards, Ethan and Ethan
10. New Rifleman Jason
11. Barry with a solid set of requals.
12. Chris with a pair of requals.
13. New Rifleman Daniel with solid AQTs.
14. Sofjan with a solid set of requals.

I have the full sized pics if people want any, PM me your email.

[DDoss]

I had a great time shooting with everyone on Saturday. The history and instruction is always great. I always learn something new when I go to these events. Unbridled Liberty's call for civic duty always leaves me walking away inspired. These events and the great Americans involved in them prove that America does have a bright future!

[Chris22]

We had a great time at Bud's!  Ethan couldn't stop talking about how much fun he had.

Thanks to Unbridled Liberty, our blue hat KY volunteer, and all the wonderful people from Indiana that helped out!