Appleseed really is an event the whole family can enjoy. Ofthe shooters registered for the event in Smyrna there were 7 families with twoor more family members represented. Onefamily ended the day Sunday with mom, dad and two young ladies present.
A top-notch instructor crew of Armalite, Morpheus, Tellico, Runnfree,SuperDave#2, AmmoMike, Asa, Vujade, made running an event a snap for a newbieShoot boss. Thanks folks for making the event a success.
We started the day Saturday with a mix of experiencedshooters, including a couple of former Appleseeders, and a couple of firsttimers who had never held a rifle before.
We moved through the safety briefing and went to the Redcoattarget with only two 100 yard shooters. By the afternoon Redcoat we had 6.Everyone made a lot of progress on Saturday, especially Melissa and Sarah J.
After a review on Sunday we began the AQT grind and thepace, and the temperature, both increased. The grind produced one new Rifleman,Mike A, who qualified with a score of 218, when the thermometer read 102degrees. Now that's persistence!
Several other shooters got very close with scores in the 180'sand 190's. Billy H. got closest with a 204. I predict he'll be back with therest of the family at another Appleseed soon as will the father/son team ofSteve and Chris S.
Thanks to all the shooters who came out and gave such agreat teachable attitude. You folks are why we do this.
Here is a link to pictures of the event, most taken by IIT vujade, on June 23 - 24 in Smyrna.
http://photobucket.com/ASJune23Smyrna (http://photobucket.com/ASJune23Smyrna)
Ramblinwreck
Yes it was HOT but all the shooters never gave up. It was great working with the young ladies, they improved so much. Very nice range with a great support staff (Super Dave 2)
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As always it's a great pleasure to work with everyone :)
The Time Monkey was trying it's hardest to get us on Saturday but the Great Instructors,,, Shoot Boss,,, Line Boss and Support Staff beat it back into it's cage for a wonderful time to be had by all the shooters :)
Sunday was a grind and as already pointed out the shooters persisted,,, never gave up and made for a great day :) ... Congrats to everyone that came out and hope to see you all back out at VTS-Smyrna in the near future... I would just like to add " Blue Loctite 242 " for everybody,,, it's a lifesaver in time of need ;)
One Last thing is "Pear Butter" --- Thank You again Pamela for the wonderful tasting treat :D