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Montpelier, Va. August 13-14, 2016; SAUNASEED!!!!!!

Started by The Wolfhound, August 15, 2016, 10:40:43 PM

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The Wolfhound

It was hot.  It was Virginia in the summertime hot.  It was humid. Did I mention it was HOT? Morning temps started around 85 and by afternoon it was well up in the 90s.  Had it not been for the shelter on the range and occasional breeze it would have been brutal from start to finish. It might have even been hot.  I am assured by my meteorological friends that we seldom see temps over 100 BECAUSE of the humidity in the soil.  3 ice chests saw a lot of traffic for water and sports drinks.  About 100 pounds of ice was sacrificed in pursuit of a cold drink.  16 intrepid shooters came out and faced the heat seeking the Rifleman patch.  5 of those were successful!  Congrats to Derek, Craig and our high score for the weekend, Dominic!  Huzzah, Huzzah, Huzzah Congrats as well to a couple of "repeat offenders", James and Don.  Don, how does it feel to be out shot by your son?  Congrats to Kaitlin our new youth shooter on a job well done! That patch is out there for you soon.  It was a pleasure to hear the boomers of our center fire guys up on the left of the line (M1A SOCOMs are loud!).  Our instructor crew included JL and Dangerous Cook on Saturday and oddsreven, FiremanBob, Monkey, MissusMonkey, MiniMonkey and Rockhead throughout the weekend.  Thanks as always to our range host, JMDavis.  Missus Monkey launched our First Strike, I presented the Second, FiremanBob covered the Third and Dangerous Old Men was presented by Rockhead. Monkey Ran our show (SBIT3 to SB, HUZZAH!) and covered KD.  "Instructor Development Time" included an M1 Carbine and a Saiga Sporter.

Brasidas

Many thanks to the leadership, instructors, support staff and participants for making this Appleseed weekend a success!
Huzzah!

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Monkey

This was an absolutely fantastic shoot! 

For reference, temperatures from Weather.com were 97 on Saturday and 96 on Sunday.  When cross referenced with the Heat Index charts, we were at 128 and 121!

Proudest moment of the event: ZERO drops due to weather - 16 instances of Riflemen persistence!!!

Had a fantastic time with all attendees.  While many had attended AS events previously, several new students showed significant improvement over the course of the weekend.

Honorable mention goes out to Jonathan, Joe and Roger:  Your scores got progressively better as the days wore on.  You'll earn that Rifleman patch soon enough - you've already shown you have the determination and grit that comes with the title.  On average, it takes between 2 and 3 AS events to earn your Rifleman patch, and y'all are well on your way!

Many thanks to JMDavis, who graciously gives his time and presence to ensure our continued success at Cavalier!

"5 minutes for this stage - that's like a week in people years!"

"Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible."
― Hyman G. Rickover

"Scoring is a function of great execution, and winning Is the result, but thinking about winning can pull your focus off of proper execution in a competition. Thinking about process is the answer."- Lanny Bassham

Monkey

Pictures forthcoming - technical issues getting them transferred/uploaded last night.
"5 minutes for this stage - that's like a week in people years!"

"Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible."
― Hyman G. Rickover

"Scoring is a function of great execution, and winning Is the result, but thinking about winning can pull your focus off of proper execution in a competition. Thinking about process is the answer."- Lanny Bassham

FiremanBob

Quote from: The Wolfhound on August 15, 2016, 10:40:43 PM
... Monkey Ran our show (SBIT3 to SB, HUZZAH!) and covered KD.

Talk about burying the lede...this is YUUUGE!!!

Monkey, you did a great job on this shoot, and three loud HUZZAHS for going green. It couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
Author of "The 10/22 Companion: How to Operate, Troubleshoot, Maintain and Improve Your Ruger 10/22"

"Remember constantly that a nation cannot long remain strong when each man in it is individually weak, and that neither social forms nor political schemes have yet been found that can make a people energetic by composing it of pusillanimous and soft citizens." - de Tocqueville

iballdriver

Cavalier is a fantastic facility. Congrats to all!

Monkey

First round of pics:

"5 minutes for this stage - that's like a week in people years!"

"Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible."
― Hyman G. Rickover

"Scoring is a function of great execution, and winning Is the result, but thinking about winning can pull your focus off of proper execution in a competition. Thinking about process is the answer."- Lanny Bassham

Monkey

Round 2:

"5 minutes for this stage - that's like a week in people years!"

"Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible."
― Hyman G. Rickover

"Scoring is a function of great execution, and winning Is the result, but thinking about winning can pull your focus off of proper execution in a competition. Thinking about process is the answer."- Lanny Bassham

Monkey

Round 3:
"5 minutes for this stage - that's like a week in people years!"

"Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible."
― Hyman G. Rickover

"Scoring is a function of great execution, and winning Is the result, but thinking about winning can pull your focus off of proper execution in a competition. Thinking about process is the answer."- Lanny Bassham

Monkey

Still More Pictures:
"5 minutes for this stage - that's like a week in people years!"

"Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible."
― Hyman G. Rickover

"Scoring is a function of great execution, and winning Is the result, but thinking about winning can pull your focus off of proper execution in a competition. Thinking about process is the answer."- Lanny Bassham

Monkey

And yet more pictures:
"5 minutes for this stage - that's like a week in people years!"

"Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible."
― Hyman G. Rickover

"Scoring is a function of great execution, and winning Is the result, but thinking about winning can pull your focus off of proper execution in a competition. Thinking about process is the answer."- Lanny Bassham

Monkey

Some great pictures of the range as well as some instruction.
"5 minutes for this stage - that's like a week in people years!"

"Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible."
― Hyman G. Rickover

"Scoring is a function of great execution, and winning Is the result, but thinking about winning can pull your focus off of proper execution in a competition. Thinking about process is the answer."- Lanny Bassham

Monkey

Last of the batch:
"5 minutes for this stage - that's like a week in people years!"

"Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible."
― Hyman G. Rickover

"Scoring is a function of great execution, and winning Is the result, but thinking about winning can pull your focus off of proper execution in a competition. Thinking about process is the answer."- Lanny Bassham

Monkey

"5 minutes for this stage - that's like a week in people years!"

"Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible."
― Hyman G. Rickover

"Scoring is a function of great execution, and winning Is the result, but thinking about winning can pull your focus off of proper execution in a competition. Thinking about process is the answer."- Lanny Bassham