My gosh what a LONGGGGGG day! We had a blast! :~ :~ :~ The last Appleseed shoot of 2011 and the first Redcoat of 2012 was done yesterday and into the wee early morning hours of today. A special thanks to all that came out to help us put 2011 into the record books. A big thanks to all those that stayed and helped us ring in the new year for Appleseed.
Throughout the long 16 hour day we managed 2 Riflemen and a Riflewoman as well as 1 new IIT. Congratulations to Derick, Terra and James and to Shifty get to work man time is a wasting. I will post some more later just wanted to get this up as soon as possible.
Here is the crew that hung it out to ring in the new Appleseed year, with our toast of sparkling grape juice. O0 HUZZAH!!
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I know this is gonna be a great year!
Great day it was! Got to shoot my Garand for the first time :~ Got me some good shooting and grub...perfect!
I really wish we could have been there. As it turned out our schedule allowed it but I was too sick and Nurse Niecie would not allow camping. I hope you got more pictures!
YHJ
You know we were way way to busy to be taking any pictures. ~~:)
But I did manage to snap a few.
Here is HQ calling the line. Yes even the shooters get put to work at a Mudcat shoot.
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Here is what the line looked like at night with the lights on. It looks like there is glare on the backers and targets but it really wasn't that bad at all. All of our Riflemen came after the sun went down but 1.
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I kn ow there were other cameras there so we should see some more pics.
What a great time! I'll admit, I had to take a short nap to make it to midnight (yeah, yeah, insert old jokes here), but it was a blast. We had be-a-utiful weather, and everyone was a joy to be with. I really can't imagine a better way to say goodbye to 2011 and embark on 2012.
Opening redcoat:
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Sur+ and Mudcat are a couple of top-notch instructors. Fantastic instruction all day long, gentlemen.
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Brother and sister share a moment while listening to Sur+ and Mudcat.
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My view during the midnight redcoat volley. It was dark and my flash doesn't go far, but it's all I could muster while changing mags. ;D
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WOW!!
Looks like everyone had fun getting out in freezing temperature!!! Wish I could have made it there. I shall have to make a trip there this year sometime.
Ahem, yes. The cold weather. It's true such conditions test the mettle of your average Appleseeder. Good marksmanship in such sub-Arctic temperatures prove our spirits are brave, the men are real men, the women are real women, and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri are real small furry creatures of Alpha Centauri.
Alas, this weekend was not particularly cold. Not to suggest this weekend's attendees were anything less than troopers, though. A full one-day Appleseed plus a night shoot and a midnight volley made for a marksmanship marathon that will earn these shooters a page in the history books.
I got a couple photos on my phone. Sorry it doesn't do well at night :-[. Here goes...
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Riflemen earning their patches:
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Thanks everyone for coming out and it was great to welcome 2012 with you!