Project Appleseed

After Action Reports! => After Action Reports => Topic started by: MatthewMcL on June 14, 2016, 11:09:22 AM

Title: Flagstaff, AZJune 11-12, 2016
Post by: MatthewMcL on June 14, 2016, 11:09:22 AM
We had a great Appleseed with many new shooters and new ASers.  We had some wind on the second day, but other than that the weather was perfect.  Everybody learned quite a bit, though Jeff, working on his third Rifleman patch, did not need a whole lot.  I think we at least helped him with some sling suggestions.

Below is Jeff, with his new patch, and Jolie.  Jolie is a new shooter with a new rifle and the six steps written on her arm!  How is that for dedication!

Title: Re: Flagstaff, AZJune 11-12, 2016
Post by: SpeakUp on June 14, 2016, 12:16:19 PM
Thanks to your help, I learned as much at this shoot as I have at the others.  I was able to try out your sling suggestions and tweak a few things to fit my personal style.  Also, I shot the other Appleseeds with the Aimpoint and this time I used iron sights.  So there was plenty of improvement and growth!  Thanks for letting me come out!

Jeff
Title: Re: Flagstaff, AZJune 11-12, 2016
Post by: jmdavis on June 14, 2016, 12:18:53 PM
You going "Native" Jeff?

I hope that things are going well this summer.
Title: Re: Flagstaff, AZJune 11-12, 2016
Post by: Monkey on June 14, 2016, 12:34:32 PM
I did a double take on Jeff's pic.

Nice job shooting irons.  Hope to see you again out this way soon.
Title: Re: Flagstaff, AZJune 11-12, 2016
Post by: SpeakUp on June 16, 2016, 01:17:08 AM
Haha - I love it out here, but there's not enough greenery for this Southern boy!

I'll be back at Ramseur at some point.  Gonna bring the boy up so y'all can learn him a thing or two.  Probably won't be in VA for a while, though.
Title: Re: Flagstaff, AZJune 11-12, 2016
Post by: azmule on June 16, 2016, 05:35:19 PM
Hey, Arizona's full of greenery - its just a lighter, more "olive" shade than what you're used to.  Bright sunlight fades stuff you know.   ;D

(http://www.saguaro-juniper.com/i_and_i/san_pedro/ecoregions/01-05az_uplands_logo.jpg)

Flagstaff is kind of a long haul for me, but with the shooters we get there I've found it to always be worth the trip, and this shoot was no exception!
Title: Re: Flagstaff, AZJune 11-12, 2016
Post by: SpeakUp on June 17, 2016, 03:18:53 PM
There's some scattered greenery.  Made breakfast just inside the range gate Sunday morning.
Title: Re: Flagstaff, AZJune 11-12, 2016
Post by: jmdavis on June 17, 2016, 05:57:21 PM
How do you hang the hammock with the truck?
Title: Re: Flagstaff, AZJune 11-12, 2016
Post by: DrRichP on June 17, 2016, 11:57:59 PM
Looks like a great event and makes me I wish I were there.  Thanks to the team for all you do, and thanks to the shooters for making this event a successful one.
Title: Re: Flagstaff, AZJune 11-12, 2016
Post by: SpeakUp on June 20, 2016, 12:09:24 PM
Quote from: jmdavis on June 17, 2016, 05:57:21 PM
How do you hang the hammock with the truck?

I just slept in the truck.  I had the hammock with me but never hung it...mainly b/c I just drove or worked until I got tired, and didn't feel like looking for a good hang spot.  B/c in the desert, that takes time...
Title: Re: Flagstaff, AZJune 11-12, 2016
Post by: azmule on June 20, 2016, 05:14:27 PM
At least with the truck you only need one tie-point, 'cause you're already driving the other one.  I often travel with a Hennessey, but its just a bivi in the desert - it doesn't work nearly as well to tie off one end of a hammock to a motorcycle.   :slap:
Title: Re: Flagstaff, AZJune 11-12, 2016
Post by: SpeakUp on June 20, 2016, 06:56:46 PM
Two nights ago I slept in Arkansas, in the truck with the windows cracked.  Only in 4.5 weeks I had a problem with bugs, and I slept in the truck about half the time.  Should have used the hammock as a bivy inside the truck! 

I didn't feel a single bite but I woke up polka-dotted.