Leyden MA 9/24-25

[goodpiper]

Another great week-end at the Leyden Rifle Club!

Saturday started damp, with a couple of fine light showers, but by the afternoon the sun was peaking through to make it kind of muggy. Fortunately we had a tent to put up for shelter and shade.

Above was our Sat. firing line.

We had a great bunch of shooters both days. Shepherded by an outstanding Instructor staff (They are fantastic to work with!).

Our top scorer was Josh, with a 216 then a 219.


Dan came very close with a score of 209. He should make it the next time out.
Brothers Fred, and Brian (my nephews ) did well, inspite of some mechanical issues with scores of 203 and 192 respectively.
They're seen on the end of the top pic.

Tilyr, You keep at it and you are going to make it!
This is a determined young man.


Sunday came on mostly cloudy (very pleasant), with the sun coming out periodically, to make it down right warm!

My wife, who came for part of the day on Sunday, She of the Blonde Brownies, The Hat. She posted scores in the 190's.

The above picture shows up the Sunday firing line well, also.



I hope to see everyone back again in November (Not the Mosquitoes!!!

[dwarven1]

Uh-huh. Blackflies in May, mosquitoes in September. You're just determined to keep the State Coordinator far, far away, aren't you? 

The flying things should all be dead by November, right? Otherwise I ain't showing up until you do a Winterseed!!

[aim]

Attentive and determined shooters, great instructors, a SB beyond reproach, good organization and a fantastic delivery on the three strikes. This was the first AS I went to as an IIT where I had absolutely no regrets about NOT shooting. The bugs were there, though, so maybe I just have a soft spot for Leyden?

[Mr.Freedom]

Attentive and determined shooters, great instructors, a SB beyond reproach, good organization and a fantastic delivery on the three strikes. This was the first AS I went to as an IIT where I had absolutely no regrets about NOT shooting. The bugs were there, though, so maybe I just have a soft spot for Leyden?

Aim, we totally missed you on Sunday. We had a great time at the KD range. Nightjade, Metalgodz and Naya all made the trip. On the line we had Mosin Nagants, a FN-FAL, a Springfield, a CZ among others. The instructors started the Dan Morgan challenge. One balloon, one shot at 250 yards. Voidoid was first with a Mosin, bullseye! AmericaStandsStrong was next with his Mosin, same exact result!! Expert shooting turned in by all involved. Tilyr finished the last balloon with everyone watching with Nightjades scoped CZ. The balloon stood not a chance.

Also I have to agree with you about our Shoot Boss, a fantastic to guy to work with and Voidoid makes one hell of a backup. Hopefully you and Ulysses will make it up for the November Appleseed. Mr. Freedom

[AmericaStandsStrong]

A very good weekend to say the least. Congratulations to Josh with his 219! Dan, you came so close with your 209! Jeremy had originally checked it and got a 208, I re-checked it and got a 209, but sadly there was no other way to get any more points out of it! Every single one of our shooters was knocking on the door, and I would be willing to bet they will all get Rifleman patches at their next event. I was worried that we would end up with rain, but that only came for a little while on Saturday, and was gone before we know it. KD was a blast. Thank you to Vicki for allowing me to shoot your Springfield 1903, and to Eric for letting me shoot his FN-FAL. I am glad to see that the number of shooters in Leyden is beginning to increase. Hope to see many of you back in November!

-Blake

[AmericaStandsStrong]

[AmericaStandsStrong]

Attempting to get a fire going to cook some hotdogs!


Tilyr on the line


Fred on the line










Brothers on the line! Brian on the left, and Fred on the right


Rifleman Josh on the line


Eric gives the 2nd strike


Jeremy gives 3rd strike


Rifleman Josh!




Which dummy rifle is better? The one on the left was found at a garage sale, purchased for $3, where I then sanded the stock, stained it, applied a coat of wax, used steel wool to remove the rust, and painted the tip red. The bolt also works on it, and the trigger clicks to demonstrate follow through, but is missing a sling. The one on the right was carved by Eric, and does in fact have a sling. 








The KD line. The Leyden Rifle Club stretches all the way to 250yds, where we enjoy placing balloons and recreating the Daniel Morgan challenge

[Mph_VT]

You guys had mosquitoes?

Nice shooting peoples.

Pleasure to see a group of outstanding Americans shooting an awesome variety of rifles.

GoodPiper nice to see that green hat, so congrats.

you guys still shoot pumpkins at 250? I still want to come back for a redux, but yes maybe balloons make a definite statement.

[goodpiper]

Pumpkins, they just sit there. . . . requiring multiple 500yd walks to see if you've hit them (this burns a lot of time). Balloons on the other hand, are satisfyingly reactive. Eliminating long time wasting walks, while providing instant gratification.

[Mr.Freedom]

Pumpkins, they just sit there. . . . requiring multiple 500yd walks to see if you've hit them (this burns a lot of time). Balloons on the other hand, are satisfyingly reactive. Eliminating long time wasting walks, while providing instant gratification.

I like Blakes idea of carving out the pumpkins first and filling them with water. Mmmmm toasted pumpkin seeds on the fire in November, hmmmmmm.....

[dwarven1]

The heck with water, put a jar of Tannerite in it... THAT'll give you some instant feedback on hits! 

[Drigoon12]

Hahahahaha great shoot guys sorry it took me so long to get on here, but i'm on here now. Thank you so much for all the support and advice, and Mike (metalgodz) thanks for the ammo.