After a lot of scheduling gymnastics, the COVID cloud cover lifted to allow us to run a one-day event at Airfield Shooting Club, Wakefield VA. Although range restrictions (to include a locked gate) were in place that precluded large groups, the Virginia Instructor Cadre improvised, adapted, and overcame to provide some great instruction to some exceptional students!
Starting with the Hits Count "Redcoat" target as our morning diagnostic, the students soaked in marksmanship fundamentals - a solid shooting position, the six steps of firing a shot, and natural point of aim. Making some good groups, we quickly moved through Inches-Minutes-Clicks and Rifleman's Cadence, before settling in for some lunchtime history from BrotherPilot and The Wolfhound.
Rolling into the afternoon, the marksmanship instruction focused on developing solid seated and standing positions, with all students showing marked improvement throughout the day.
The afternoon closed out with another Redcoat target, with everybody showing excellent improvement!
Thanks to Mimi for closing the day out with an M1 Carbine Redcoat - scents and sounds very therapeutic after a day full of 22lr rifles!
Well done to Danielle, who fired the very first firearms rounds of her life on Saturday! You wen't went from "What do I do here?" to solid, scoring groups!
Thank you to BrotherPilot, DeadAnt, The Wolfhound, and Bad Fishy for making this day go a lot smoother than it could have been. Your commitment to come from afar continues to humble me.
As always, pictures to follow.