AAR Shreveport Feb 19-20
Pics will follow, but, I wanted to get this thread started.
Saturday 8 shooters
Sunday 7 shooters (3 returns plus 4 new)
AQTs 11
Riflemen 2 -
1 returning rifleman, JarheadMike, whose high for the day was 238 with an AR-10. JM also shot a 219 and a 217 with a 1943 high mileage M1 Garand.
1 new Rifleman with a high score of 227
Youth - 3
Instructors - kd5ozj and olfart
Shoot Boss - POP
Congratulations to the new Rifleman, Steven, from the Houston area with a 227.
Thanks to all who attended. A special thanks to the Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries whose support of the Appleseed Program in Louisiana is so very much appreciated.
POP
Isn't there a law against sweating in February? ;) Wow! What a beautiful weekend for an Appleseed! Temperature in the mid-70s and lots of sunshine helped to make this a great event. Of course the participants put the icing on the cake. Great bunch of shooters who were eager to learn.
Steven Johnson gets his Rifleman Patch.
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Jarhead Mike receives another patch for his 238 score with an AR-10.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd305/olfart/JarheadMike.jpg)
Nicholas Holland receives his Youth Patch from POP.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd305/olfart/YouthPatch.jpg)
Nicholas is introduced to Jarhead Mike's M-1 Garand.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd305/olfart/M1Shooter.jpg)
Sounds like another successful weekend. I'm looking forward to Midland this weekend--POP, Olfart, looking forward to seeing you guys in Atlanta in April--going to be another great weekend!!!
Sounds like a great time - did Alan bring the boudin?
Sorry Al,I forgot the Boudin.We've been busy at work and I dropped the ball #) I promise next time there will be some &).Bodcau was a great shoot.Mr John,Glad to see you in a Orange Hat,Sir,Appleseed will benefit from your wisdom.POP,always glad to have you watching over us.To all the Shooters,you guys were great.Steve J.,Man you were on a mission! You had the basics down and worked really hard.I knew you were going to shoot Rifleman.Jarhead Mike,My Orange Hat off to you sir.Your knowledge of the AR platform :~ :--- was a big help :bow:.You would look sharp in an Orange Hat my friend O0.All in all a great shoot.Hope everyone keeps dryfiring and see Ya'll on the trail....Allen,KD5OZJ...73's
Well until they start selling "time" at wal-mart my plans of joining the instructor ranks will have to be put on hold. In the meantime my years as a Marine Corps instructor will have to suffice. Looks like i will have to load more garand ammo next time. I had fun and i'll be back as work permits.
Wow! Green grass!
(Sorry, just haven't seen any in a while. ::))
Congratulations Steve! And Jarhead Mike on a double-tap!
Fair warning though, there's only so many times you can shoot Rifleman before the staple gun comes out and they tack a hat on you. &)
And here's to Posterity. :cool2:
That's how you get to walk around school now... Well, assuming they don't have a problem with sunglasses...
I wonder what they think about shooting glasses? ???
POP, you didn't run 'em too hard in that heat down there... Did ya? >:D
Nahh... There' used to it! I'm sure you took good care of the Louisiana folk, 'cause you know; it won't be long untill they'll be running back across that Texas border to help you out! ;)
Louisiana dreaming, on such a winter's day....
Aftermath
Posting some pics, now. These are all from Sunday afternoon ... just didn't have time earlier.
Steve, our new Rifleman got some terrific One on One instruction from Jarhead Mike, our resident 4merUSMC Marksmanship Instructor specializing on the AR Platform.
Sunday afternoon our resident Boudin Chef kd5ozj worked with Stacy who really improved.
Stacy had attended Appleseed once or twice previously but, this time brought his new 10/22 with Scope. This was the first time he had shot that rifle. kd5ozj worked closely with him and brought him up to the 160s, I believe (right Alan?). Stacy ended the day with a smile on his face.
Nicholas exemplifies the character traits of a Rifleman ... he never quit. He continued to learn all weekend through the efforts of olfart (another Texas Instructor, BTW). To help Nicholas develop expertise with the fundamentals of the 6 steps and NPOA I sand bagged him Sunday afternoon. That was also a good thing because the up down up down of the AQT grind was interfering with his mental game. After he got the fundamentals down olfart gave him the green light for doing the AQT the regular way. Although Nicholas still has a way to go, his groups really tightened up. We're proud of you, Nicholas.
Jarhead Mike recognized the improvement Nicholas made and let him shoot the final Red Coat using JMs M1 Garand. I hope someone has pics of that. Please post.
A few more pics Sunday afternoon.
POP
One more - Video of Nick with Jarhead Mike's M1 Garand.
By the end of day sunday ... it was getting late because we shot 11 AQTs ... young Nick was beginning to get a little tuckered out. So, when I announced the last target of the event, the final RedCoat, Nick was well ... maybe not.
Then JM asked him if he would like to shoot his Garand. Well, that was all Nick needed. JM had exactly 13 rds of 30.06 left. Nick shot'em all and got probably 8 hits. I think Nick really learned a lot this weekend. I wish you could see the smiles on his face. O0
The link is to a YouTube of Nick. Short but, it gets the point across. Come on back, Nick. Bring your brother.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJj8W8_dAhE
POP
Thanks, JM O0
That sure is a quick video but a good one!
Congrats to the Riflemen and I hope you keep coming back and someday take that orange hat! You won't regret it!
Thanks for the pictures! I love seeing how people are Appleseeding all over the country~
See y'all on the trail! O0
Patriot Gal :---