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Wabash, IN AAR

Started by resdep, April 20, 2009, 06:54:39 PM

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resdep

April 20, 2009, 06:54:39 PM
Wabash was my first AS as an instructor and not a shooter. What a hoot! There were about 55 shooters on Saturday, a typically beautiful Hoosier day. On Sunday as I was driving to the range it started to rain (also typical Indiana weather) I figured there would be maybe half the shooters. Boy was I wrong. Please fellow Hoosiers forgive my lack of faith. We had almost as many Sunday, including some new shooters. I think we ended up with 9 rifleman. MightyMouse was our Shoot Boss and was great to work with.
The Wabash Sportsman Club is a great host. Thank you!
Looking forward to the Auburn, IN shoot in May. Hope to see you there.
resdep

SavageShootr

#1
April 20, 2009, 07:06:22 PM
CONGRATULATIONS to ALL of the new Riflemen. WOW NINE?? IN the rain?? Great job.

Congratulations to the Instructors for pulling off such a successful AS.

Thanks for the report. Mighty hearty stock there in that region of IN.  O0

~SS
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hawkhavn

#2
April 20, 2009, 07:15:11 PM
Resdep,

Thanks for the report, been waiting on pins and needles to see how it went!

Sounds like you did a great job.

See you next month for sure.

Hawkhavn
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Bill 3

#3
April 20, 2009, 07:21:27 PM
WTG Wabash on the successful shoot and congrats to the new Riflemen.  The rain was ... ...  Almost fun... LOL

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MIGHTY MOUSE

#4
April 20, 2009, 09:03:33 PM
By my count we had 15 total for the weekend.
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-Daniel Webster

mtforge

#5
April 20, 2009, 09:17:16 PM
I had shot at a high power club a few times 20 years ago but was disappointed in my abilities. Everyone else was able to shoot very well but I had trouble hitting the target and there seemed to be no interest in teaching me. But I did manage to get a Garand from the then DCM (now CMP). This weekend I found out it wasn't my lack of abilities it was lack of help/training. The instructors explained and demonstrated techniques that I was lacking. And reinforced them during the shooting times. On Sat I shot with a LTR and was able to achieve Rifleman. On Sun I switched to my Garand. I didn't score the last few AQTs on Sunday due to the rain and then the last redcoat target. When I got home and showed them to my wife she told me I needed to score the last one because it looked close. It scored 211. I greatly appreciate the instructors time and efforts in helping our group to become better shooters. I for one benefited greatly from their assistance. Thank you

hawkhavn

#6
April 20, 2009, 09:50:13 PM
15 Riflemen!  That indeed is a new record for Indiana at least, not sure about nationwide but in these parts it certainly is.

mtforge and all of the other shooters,  thank you for coming out this weekend, the Hoosier arm of Appleseed is now stronger than ever.  I believe we added 20 IITs this weekend and even better, many new friends.

We're back in this neighborhood one month at Auburn, get some practice in and meet back up on 5/16-17.

Many thanks to Mighty Mouse for venturing north to help us out as well.

Hawkhavn
Criticism is the only known antidote to error.  David Brin

What a nation has done, a nation can aspire to.
Dr. Jerry Pournelle

Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.

This is known as "bad luck."
---Robert Anson Heinlein

"Great things have been effected by a few men well conducted." - George Rogers Clark

"Appleseed is a safe place to learn because they care. They have the confidence and serenity of spring gardeners." 1IV on AR15.com

sur+rifle

#7
April 21, 2009, 01:42:01 AM
Nice job! 

At this rate it wont be long before 'rifleman's cadence' will take on a second meaning of 'a new Rifleman every three minutes'!

J Jessup

#8
April 21, 2009, 09:26:05 AM
Pictures, someone out there was taking photos, we need some pics!

Thanks to everyone who helped make this possible.  I'll echo Resdep about MightyMouse being good to work for.  Also, he did one of the clearest IMC explanations I have ever seen.  Great history presentation also.  Did anyone shoot the Musket on Sunday??

As usual most of the attendees were men, but there were a good number of ladies and young folks there.  Getting the younger generation involved is wise husbandry for any Appleseeder.

Wish I had gotten everyone together for a group picture.   :(   %)

17Chap

resdep

#9
April 21, 2009, 06:59:24 PM
I want to echo 17Chaps assessment of Mighty's IMC explanation. It was the easiest explantion to understand I have ever heard. One of the things that is most enjoyable about AS and for that matter the shooting sports in general is how quickly people become friends. The shooting "hook" of AS brings like minded people together but the love of country is so evident when you start to get know those you meet.

Again thanks to the Wabash club for hosting this event. They do a great job.

15 rifleman? WOW, I thought 9 was alot.

See you on the trail,
resdep

Green Dragon

#10
April 22, 2009, 09:33:13 PM
I only took a few photos here they are:










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