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On the last weekend of July 2014 Project Appleseed Instructors fisherdawg, eagleriver, Taka222, 509gaman, AlaskaRed and smokepole traveled to the Majority Arms LLC Range near milepost 78 on the Sterling Highway outside Soldotna for a day Rifle Marksmanship and Heritage Event. O0
We were joined by 7 fine, patriotic Americans - 1 adult and 6 youth on a beautiful Saturday morning. ;D They had all arrived early so we started before with an Administrative and Safety Briefing. Shortly they shot the Hits Count - Red Coat to target to establish a baseline. We found 1 qualified 200 yard shooter in the group. The rest fell to the bayonet. :slap:
So, we commenced the fire hose of Instruction on the fundamentals - Sling Use, Steady Hold Factors, Six Steps of Firing the Shot, Talking Targets, Shot Group Analysis, Inches-Minutes-Clicks, Natural Point of Aim and more. ~~:)
Lunch brought the Heritage as fisherdawg and 509gman shared the First & Second Strikes of the Match. The afternoon brought more instruction and the addition of Seated/Kneeling Positions, Transitions and Standing. A break allowed fisherdawg to tell the Third Strike. After the shooters attempted the AQT and then shot a final Red Coat. That Red Coat showed clear progress in that we now had 4 qualified @ 100 yards and 1 @ 200 yards with 3 Shingle Shooters. O0
Sunday brought all 7 shooters back with the addition of Josh to make 8. O0 The first Red Coat showed 7 qualified shooters! We reviewed and by 11:30 the shooters again attempted the AQT. The lunch break allowed the Instructors to share the stories of Dangerous Old Men and Dangerous Young Women. The afternoon brought 6 more AQT's and the Rifleman's Cadence Drill. Although no one reached the coveted score of 210, much progress was evident including a Stage 4 score of 49 (2X = 98!). The Final Red Coat saw all qualify with 2 @ 400, 1 @ 300, 1 @ 200, and 3 @ 100 with 3 shingle shots.
This was a fantastic group with several Riflemen waiting to be polished by some additional practice & persistence. ~~:) O0 Stick with it - I have your patches waiting! :cool2:
fisherdawg
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Pics are incoming - just need slight touchups.
Eagleriver was clicking some, call him out
Not saying we should add this to the curriculum, but I thought it was very interesting at lunch on the first day when we contrasted the aqt to an army "alt c" course target someone had left at the range. Ours is a much more stringent test.
A big thank you to fisherdawg, eagleriver, Taka222, 509gman, and Alaskared for making the long trip to Soldotna and sacrificing their weekend for the cause of liberty. I can't think of a better way to spend a weekend or better people to spend it with. You folks are appreciated here. Thanks again, smokepole
Quote from: smokepole on July 30, 2014, 10:55:00 PM
A big thank you to fisherdawg, eagleriver, Taka222, 509gman, and Alaskared for making the long trip to Soldotna and sacrificing their weekend for the cause of liberty. I can't think of a better way to spend a weekend or better people to spend it with. You folks are appreciated here. Thanks again, smokepole
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Right back at you Mr. Smokepole.
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fisherdawg