The founders are smiling on Florida today O0
Thank You Ancient city gun club for hosting this AS .
So many good things about today , not sure where to start --- Florida instructors ^5 weather great ,
attendee's SUPER !
Will post more later , and if you have patience-- even some pics :D
Everyones comments welcome .
Would have liked to have been there.
Great job FL!
overall a great weekend for an appleseed! We could not have asked for better weather or better students. Bennet, if you read this, Theri has your mat/ rug, maybe we can get it to you before you move. We had 9 kids on the line this weekend, all of whom pushed through the entire weekend without a single complaint. A special thanks to their parents for raising such great kids. All in all it seemed that a good time was had by all
Hey JA, how'd you manage to slip through Georgia without giving me a shout? As usual, I suspect you ran a great shoot in St. Augustine. Sorry I missed your shoot bossing, as I'd liked to have seen you, and maybe even have been able to help out. ~~:) Oh well, there's always another one here in the South that will offer you an excuse to slip out of CA for a breath of fresh air.
See ya.
Dick
Posted by Shielded on the FL board:
I had never been to a Project Appleseed event, although my wife and daughters did last year. They were impressed, learned a lot, and had fun. So, I decided to take my two 9 year-old boys with me this year, along with my wife, last weekend in St. Augustine.
I walked away, after only attending on Saturday, with a mostly a favorable impression of the coordinators and range trainers. They were very knowledgeable, and were very helpful to us when we needed individual attention. The stories were interesting, and added to the importance of learning to properly handle a firearm. My sons had a great time, as it was their first time using a firearm greater than a BB gun! ;)
There were two issues that took away from our having 100% enjoyment. One, we felt "jammed" together, with little to no spacing between the shooters (about 15 shooters). My wife mentioned to me afterward that last year they were set-up on a larger range area, and were not as cramped. This led to both of my sons being "stung" by hot shells that were ejected by the person standing too close to their left. One of my boys caught one that fell into and behind his safety glasses and burned his upper and lower eyelid on his left eye. The other caught one down the back of his shirt, where it left a burn mark. They were troopers though. After crying it out, they got back to the line and shot some more. I'm proud of them. O0
The second issue we had was the flying debris, mostly spent bullets that had been embedded at the tops of the berms surrounding us on three sides, that were kicked up by shooters on the adjacent ranges to our left and to our right. The debris was intermittently "raining" down on us, and an old .45 bullet smacked my wife above her butt. Also, hearing the sounds of bullets ricocheting overhead was a bit disconcerting! In addition, several times the live fire around us made it difficult to hear what the instructors were saying. I think better forethought should be placed when scheduling for Appleseed events at this range.
All in all, we had a great time, and appreciate the efforts and dedication of the volunteers there. We will be there again next year, hopefully. :)
Quote from: oldfudd on November 15, 2011, 12:18:19 PM
Hey JA, how'd you manage to slip through Georgia without giving me a shout? As usual, I suspect you ran a great shoot in St. Augustine. Sorry I missed your shoot bossing, as I'd liked to have seen you, and maybe even have been able to help out. ~~:) Oh well, there's always another one here in the South that will offer you an excuse to slip out of CA for a breath of fresh air.
See ya.
Dick
Hey Dick ,
Was thinking of you lots going through the great state of Georgia O0
Unfortunately the time schedule did not work out this time . :(
I recall with fondness the Canton shoot . Looking forward to talking with you soon . ;D
Shielded -- Thank you for making your 1st post -- I had the post moved to the event After Action Reports section on the forum .
The post was copied and put on the AAR because we wanted to have everyone read your important observations. We talked about some of them after the event and some issues should be corrected by the next date.
Hopefully others will add to the discussion for further clarity.
Sheilded, we apologize for how cramped we were this event. This was our first time on this particular range, usually we are out on the "back 40" where we have more space and no projectile rain. Your boys did a great job, and shrugged off a lot and kept shooting. I learned something very valuable this shoot, the importance of properly fitting safety gear, and I purchased smaller safety glasses to have on hand for the next event.