what perfect weather to go to the range this past weekend. first of all I want to thank the land owner Steve for hosting the shoot, and for "Sir Not Appearing In This Film" Steve and "Aromatic" Nick for stepping up and giving their time for such a great cause. We started off with 19 shooters and after the registration, safety briefing it was to the line to start the training. Like always we posted the Red Coat and 2 one inch squares targets. not very many 100 yard shooters so theinstruction began. they seemed to be catching on quickly so we took it up a notch. It started getting warm so we encouraged the shooters to stay hydrated. at Lunch I told the story of the first strike and Nick "aromatic" picked up with the second strike right after me. We had a good audiance. then back to the training. Aromatic finished the day with the third strike and the seventh step of firing a shot for the benefit of those not returning on Sunday. We stopped around 5pm.
Sunday 11 shooters returned. we were able to get in4 AQTs before lunch because Janetand Bill had to leave. SNAITF gave the dangerous old guys talk at lunchand then backto the drills. by the end of the day we had put away 10 AQTs and I am still tired. anyway if I left off anyone or anything please add thank you and goodnight
Sleepy,
I'm glad to hear I wasn't the only one that needed 2 days to sleep off that AS **) I feel like the fast pace gave us our moneys worth and then some! Thanks to Aromatic and SNAITF for their expert instruction. Also, thanks to MrT53 for use of his excellent range, I thanked him in the Texas regional forum for giving us the country club treatment by cutting the lawn of the shooting line, the man sure is first class and I'm thankful hes a part of RWVA. O0
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This was a good smooth shoot. I must say this was a very safe group. I didn't see anyone violate the safety rules. Of course there were a few "WHO CLAIMS THIS RIFLE?" moments when clearing the line. &) ;)
There was a surprising majority of centerfire rifles present on the line, mostly of the AR flavor.
I used my camera all day Saturday and Sunday morning, only to discover I had not inserted a memory card. >:( #). Fortunately sleepy Joe had a card that was compatible so I got a few shots on Sunday afternoon.
ETA: One other thing I forgot to mention. Each instructor at this Appleseed was/is left-handed! Oh the horror! Fortunately for the shooters we'd each practiced demonstrating right-handed positions in between line-dancing sessions. I am still trying to wrap my mind around that right hand kneeling position thing, though.
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The ever diligent Aromatic on a quest for Rifleman scores:
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Jonathan, a 12 year old using a 10/22, performed impressively during an NPOA drill (don't tell the other shooters his target had the best results for that drill). He was in the 170's on his AQT's on Sunday. His reward was to get to shoot a QDAQT with an AK74 and 40 rounds of free ammo.
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By 3:45 PM the gravity was having an effect on the "chicken wings". We stayed on them though.
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Since I was line boss Sunday afternoon I encouraged the Shoot Boss to get in on the last "Hits Count" target of the day:
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lots of photos for a guy that only took pictures on Sunday afternoon
On behalf of all the participants, I would like to offer a hearty thank you for the fine training provided by the instructors, and the facilities provided by the land owner. I would also like to thank the other participants, all of whom were friendly, helpful, and several of whom assisted with equipment needs. Terrific bunch of people. I learned a great deal, had a wonderful time, and left with a renewed enthusiasm. I don't think I am alone.