Strong winds (even for the Texas Panhandle!) Saturday were replaced by a beautiful Sunday as 12 Appleseeders began their Rifleman journey. They learned History, Heritage, and rifle marksmanship and persevered for two fun-filled (well, maybe intense is a better word) days persevering with slings, failures to feed, saved rounds, and all the other tasks a Rifleman needs to learn to cope with.
Here's the Sunday noon group photo:
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and congratulations to new Rifleman Trevor:
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and Rifleman Michael:
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From Sunday morning's review: "What are the Steady Hold Factors for the prone position?" Appleseeder Dylan shows excellent form.
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and if you've forgotten, the target line viewed from 25 yards:
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and from 100 yards:
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"Your preparation period begins now!" The line getting ready to shoot at the Stage 1 targets at 100 yards, which turned out to be a whole lot more fun than they originally thought.
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Many thanks to IIT rnav8r for the photographs.
Paul, thanks for the great instruction and nice history leason as well. I had a great time over the two days and will definitly be attending another Appleseed. ;)
Trevor