Palmerton June 2019
16 fine Americans joined us this weekend for a big dose of Rev War History and good old' American Rifle Marksmanship. It never fails that Palmerton PA attracts and gathers together great folks with excellent attitudes.
Saturday the weather was sunny and hot with the predicted rain holding off until the end of day, the brief rain that came was almost welcome to cool us all off. On Sunday the skies cleared up for what turned out to be a beautiful event in all ways imaginable, lots of sun and a brisk wind that blew the targets around.
All the participants were focused and determined to work hard towards improving their skills, this was evident by the fact they completed 8 timed AQT's in 2 days.
Ray scored Rifleman with a score of 216, and he and John both cleared their Red Coat targets.
We also had Peter who I believe was our most improved shooter for the weekend, he persevered all Saturday with equipment problems. The hard work showed as it all came together on Sunday - after changing rifles and getting the sling adjusted, he nearly cleared the Red Coat target, missing only one shot by a fraction of an inch. Hope to see you again at another event.
Daniel, Hadrian, Michael, Pete, Martha, Mike, Matt, David, Andrew, Aaron, Joshua, and Walter had good scores that continued to improved just shy of the Rifleman standard, many will cross that 210 threshold very quickly, we look forward to your return.
All the students did an outstanding job and you all should be proud. With a little range time and some fine tuning you will all achieve what you set out to do, everyone showed marked improvement that was a pleasure to witness.
We appreciated AZmule on the line - he is a good storyteller and it is a pleasure to work with this man.
I would also like to thank Palmerton Rod and Gun Club for hosting our event, and the use of their beautiful facility.
Thank you
Red Coat Rival, SBIT