Still resting up and way too tired to post the "long form" so here's the very brief entry. (I'll add more later.)
This was the first event of it's kind in the local area and what an event it was. A one day KD clinic to take it way, way, waaaaaaaay out there into the hazy targets at 300 yards and beyond.
And what a day to be doing some distance work! Hot, hot, HOT! Despite the weather we had more than a few great Americans out there getting it done and honing their Rifleman skills on the farther distances. We're not just a 25m program, are we?
.... more to follow.
Made it back down to beautiful LLoyds WMA for a KD day (known distance). All the shooters were prior Appleseed attendees so it was really laid back and fun day. All center fire rifles on the line with some not so common rifles for everyone to shoot. Lots of games both individual and team. Good company with people who know what they are about. I managed to snap a few pics early in the day.
Here is Kentucky Jam with her new Unites States Rifle .30 M1 better known as the Garand. She makes the statement "shoots like a girl" a complement.
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Here is the covered line with these funny looking tables we used to lay on and get slung up on. Grass would have been softer but the shade was nice.
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Garand Fan with his 47 Winchester, this guy can flat shoot.
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Here is Badookan with his beautiful Hakim in .308.
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Getting ready at the 25yard line to zero in the am.
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Garrett, Badookan and Garand Fan zeroing Badookan has a nice PSL too.
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8 Garands on the line at 1 time. Gotta Love it!
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Badookan also put on the orange hat this weekend. Thanks Badookan!
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We also had a couple M1As, an AK several, Mosins, and yes a few ARs. Everyone went away with a better understanding of what it takes to shoot longer distances and how what we teach at 25m actually works at distance.
Hot sun and good fun. I had a blast last weekend, no pun intended. This was my first KD day with the appleseed and I'm glad I didn't miss it. All the instructors did a great job and slim ran a really fun shoot. Since this was a previous appleseed only shoot it was interesting to see how much information everyone retains from their previous AS. Seemed to me like everyone knew what to do with very little coaching needed on AS fundamentals. To the gentleman shooting beside me on the zero line (whos name escapes me) I apologize once again for the 30-06 hot brass tattoo. Looking forward to seeing everyone again.
Saturday was a great day in Kentucky. Huzzah!
- Thanks to Slim for running the show and making sure we had fun while giving us a concrete understanding of battle sight zero. O0 Popping the balloons was priceless.
- Thanks to Barry for being the BOTG, taking care of the details.
I thoroughly enjoyed shooting my new American Rifle for the first time (felt like my first Appleseed again). My head and shoulder now comprehend firm handshake grip. :)) And I was not able jam it - much to Unbridled Liberty's disappointment. ^-^
It was great to see old friends and make new ones on the trail. On the way home, I realized the impact Appleseed has had on my life. In spring 2009, I just wanted to shoot and got hooked. Now, my representatives probably know me by name, I get weekly updates from them, and have their office numbers in my phone. I'm no longer sitting on the couch, but bailing and 7th stepping. Thank you to all the volunteers that make up Appleseed! This Kentucky gal sure appreciates it. ^:)^
Yes it was a great time- meeting fellow shooters is as much fun as doing the shooting!
Thanks for all the fun. Sorry KYJAM for hot brass down your sleeve-
Hey Mudcat, don't forget the two "lowly" SKS's on the line! Yes, it was a good day, and it was very good shooting with people I hadn't seen since last September and December, and meeting new (to me) folks.
High points of the day for me were 1. Seeing my son shoot the SKS for the first time and shoot a 6 moa three shot cluster dead on the center square, 2. Having same son spot for me and walk me onto a balloon while shooting the Garand, 3. Spotting for my son as he made a balloon hit at 300 meters. Have I mentioned that I am proud of the boy?
Thanks especially to Slim and to Barry for all your work. Looking forward to the next KD.
BTW Mudcat, et al, I learned something about the SKS: if the face of the bolt gets a protruding volcano shape around the firing pin hole, it will pop the primers, which causes hot gases to shoot inside the bolt. This can, at worst, melt the firing pin spring (Murray conversion kit) or in my case, causes it to lose its springiness, which creates a free-floating pin. The little pieces of popped primers then get jammed inside the bolt which interferes with the firing pin, creating failures to fire. So there you go. The cure is to carefully stone the face of the bolt flat and countersink the firing pin hole. Some say that dry firing without a snap cap causes the volcano in the first place. Others (like Murray) say that Berdan primed ammo creates it (don't know how that can be, but...) and the permanent fix is to shoot Boxer primed ammo only.
I had the SKSs in the pics :) I do not consider them lowly at all. I have had an SKS since the 80s more than 1 actually. I love them!
I am glad you got it figured out. I don't know how the firing pin knows that it is a boxer primed or berdan primed case though from the outside they should be the same as far as the firing pin is concerned. Oh well they are probably smarter than me anyway.
Garret (sp?) was doing an awesome job! I would be proud too. I know how much I cherish time spent shooting my kids.
Quote from: Mudcat on July 25, 2011, 09:54:45 PM
I know how much I cherish time spent shooting my kids.
WOW, I think they better change their forum names to 'me run fast' **) **) **) ;)
Funny how leaving one word out can change the whole meaning of a sentence. :shootself:
I know how much I cherish the time spent shooting with my kids.
Yes they got a kick out of it. :---
There is only one rifle that is OUR rifle and my Rifleman's heart sings that it was well attended to. Good job folks. O0
Quote from: SPQR on July 25, 2011, 11:32:43 PM
There is only one rifle that is OUR rifle and my Rifleman's heart sings that it was well attended to. Good job folks. O0
You'll never guess where I got my "made in the USA by craftsmen who machined the edges and shaped them with care...." schpiel.
Great day! Enlightening instruction, inspiration, comraderie, and
fun!. Thanks to Slim and all the other 'Hats who served there --- it was a wonderful luxury to attend as a shooter.
Quote from: slim on July 26, 2011, 09:13:34 PM
Quote from: SPQR on July 25, 2011, 11:32:43 PM
There is only one rifle that is OUR rifle and my Rifleman's heart sings that it was well attended to. Good job folks. O0
You'll never guess where I got my "made in the USA by craftsmen who machined the edges and shaped them with care...." schpiel.
No guessing to it, Slim, and I think your "schpiel" based on SPQR's singing-heart observation was great. As Mudcat said in reference to his picture of Kentucky Jam,
"Unites States Rifle .30 M1 better known as the Garand". Yeah. From now on I'm callin' it "The U.S. Rifle", with a new level of pride.
Great picture of KYJ and her U.S. Rifle, Mudcat, thanks for posting it.
-G