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Hurlburt Field, FL Oct 17-18, 2015

Started by AdobeWalls, October 28, 2015, 11:12:14 PM

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October 28, 2015, 11:12:14 PM Last Edit: October 28, 2015, 11:17:05 PM by AdobeWalls
Hurlburt Field is such a cool shoot, especially when the Florida weather is mild -- there is no cover unless you brought one. This weekend the weather was cooperative and so were the shooters. The host range is a club on the Air Force base, so it seems most everyone knows one another, and many many people have shooting experience. Sixteen proud and free Americans came Saturday; fourteen returned for more Sunday. Terry was a first-time Appleseed shooter, earned his Rifleman badge on Saturday and scored again the following day. Stan worked hard for two days -- of course he did, he had a 14lb AR -- and earned a Rifleman badge with it on Sunday. Other shooters increased their maximum effective range with their rifles, and the end of day Redcoats showed it. What a great crowd of shooters!
Engineer Shooting, Lucky Lori, Blackfog, Gunjunkie and JustKim walked the line and got down to coach shooters on the finer points all weekend. The truth is, everyone has to learn it themselves, just like we did, but our crackerjack crew makes it seem easier somehow. We can't thank our Applecore Alchemist enough, but he's too modest, always filling in without anyone even asking. He says the applecore is what everyone else throws away. When it got hot and spirits sagged a bit Sunday, we ran Redcoat teams, and competition brought the vitality back up to the top for everyone. Not everybody won, but they sure gave it their all! That was a fine thing to see, people enjoying themselves on the range. What a country we have . . .
But you and all the kind of Christ are ignorant and brave,
And you have wars you hardly win, and souls you hardly save.
                            -- Chesterton, Ballad of the White Horse, 1911

The easy way is always mined.  -- Murphy's Law of Combat Infantry

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn no other way.  -- Twain

Lucky Lori

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November 08, 2015, 06:34:18 PM
It was a good shoot  with great  shooters who  gave it their all  good job to all  look forward to seeing you again.
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