Despite a small turn out (some folks slipped away south to the lights of Hollywood) it was a very successful shoot at PMRPC. Bill-o-Rites was the Shoot Boss with assistance of Orange Hats HeidiHeidi, TheMenace and Brett. Guntuckian repeated his performance of April as Rifleman and accepted an Orange Hat on Sunday. Way to go Gary! James, a return shooter from April, teased Rifleman score on his second time out but will have to return again to complete the job. Emily, a young lady just entering 10th grade, turned in respectable scores despite that she had never shot before this event. Once fitted with the right equipment she went to work with a third loaner rifle and shot Marksman on Sunday. Great attitude and perseverance! She will be an awesome Rifleman one day soon. Gus and Scherri showed tremendous improvement and will be back for more. Bob and his son Bobby on vacation in Vero Beach had planned to attend our event for months. They successfully carried their 10-22 take-downs on the plane from South Dakota. Bob's planning and preparation paid off with the award of his Rifleman patch. He plans to hook up with the fledgling program in his area when he gets home and take an Orange Hat. Congrats Bob! (Pictures will be posted soon.)
Some Pictures...
The turnout was smaller than usual, but quality has a number of its very own that goes beyond mere head counts! I saw some of the greatest improvements that I have ever seen, in a very short time. I believe that the high ratio of instructors to students is what contributed to this! O0
As for some of our regulars going south to the bright lights of Hollywood, 'tis true, but outreach to strengthen Project Appleseed is a great idea! Speaking of which, we will be staffing the PMRPC's booth at the local show in Melbourne this weekend. So, I have a feeling we will see much larger numbers of new shooters at the next Palm Bay AS in August!
As for me, I had fun as always, and cleaned the 400 yard targets in Stage 4 multiple times, with 100 points each time, which was a personal first for me. And, I was honored to be offered the opportunity to "pay it forward", and gladly accepted the Orange hat. Thanks!
--Gary
HUZZAH! Guntucknian!!!
Kinda sad that I missed this shot but I even far south than Malabar in a much needed R&R but here, I have the opportunity to re-affirm why the Appleseed Program is so important... Won't comment further because is "current events"...
James... In the bubble! Looks like you are waiting for an InfernoSeed patch!
Just a thank you to all of you Appleseed Instructors!
:~ CCI Blazer in stock at PSA
Everyone tried hard and brought their best effort. :P Thank you to all who committed a weekend to improving themselves and their country. ^:)^ It was fun seeing everyone improve. ~~:) I love the cool breeze that surprised us all on Sunday. See you at the next one! ^:)^ :~ Heidi