This was a great Appleseed! Perfect weather, great instructors and most of all, great students! We had two people make Rifleman for the first time and two requalify. I saw some of the best attitudes on the line in my time as a SB. Since I had an SBIT (Shoot Boss in Training), I'll let him and everyone else fill in the rest!
Could not have possibly been better.
A really great event at the Memphis Sport Shooting Assoc! We had a sold out line with mix of shooters ranging from returning Riflemen to a couple who just purchased rifles for the first time. The weather couldn't have been better with highs in the 80's both days. The group was attentive and engaged. The fire hose of instruction was turned on and groups began to shrink. Nikki and Mike had brand new AR15s. It didn't take long before Flintlock 54 had them handling them like old pros. Tom tried out a 10-22 and showed a lot of improvement over the weekend. Most improved has to go to Chad who started off shooting all over the place, but by the end of Sunday was hammering out strong Stages 1, 3, and 4 but couldn't quite find the sweet spot with Stage 2. He ended up with scores in the high 190's. Avery was shooting very well with his bolt gun and will no doubt patch when his speed improves. Returning Riflemen John and Keith both shot qualifying scores. Alan was trending well until his neck and back started sending him messages he couldn't ignore holding him back. Carter and Steve put it all together to get their Rifleman patches. Jacob's scores improved a lot over the weekend. Another event after some dry fire should put him in the money.
We were very fortunate to have three out of town Instructors present for the event. TN Beast did a great job particularly with Long Range and Second Strike. Flintlock 54 who came all the way from Missouri provided a lot of good instruction on the line and a special treat at lunch on Sunday when he demonstrated the application of his flintlock musket. He struck his target off hand twice showing he knows what he is about. Black Knight provided invaluable service at registration and really helped keep things running smooth. Ebben did a great job as always.
All in all a great event with shooters soaking up the instruction like a sponge, perfect weather, no problems.
Here are a few pics
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Ebben welcomes the shooters
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Flintlock54 turns on the firehose
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the shooters go to work
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Black Knight explaining the course of fire
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TN Beast with a rousing Second Strike
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Flintlock54 with a blast from the past
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shooters with their zombies/ a Memphis exclusive
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some guys who know very well what they are about
Carter "Mask Man" here. Thank you all very much for the instruction. This was my second event to attend and I hope to attend a third one day. Ill be encouraging friends and family to attend the events.
This was my first Appleseed and if I had to sum it up in one word it was a BLAST! The instructors were great. They were very knowledgeable and went above and beyond to make sure the students were successful. As the weekend progressed the teaching cadre honed the students skills resulting in increasing scores across the board.
The training was in classic marksmanship as would have been taught to a WW2 recruit. The goal was to be able to hit a target at 400 yards. This was no easy task. It was here the personal attention from instructors was really appreciated.
Rifle instruction was interspersed with talks on the start of the American Revolution. This was a bonus for us history buffs.
Shooting is always fun, but the camaraderie among the shooters was the icing on the cake. I was impressed with students helping each other with tips, gear and encouragement Some shooters would even add extra shots to their neighbors targets just to increase the neighbors score.
I am looking forward to my next Appleseed. If you are thinking about going all i can say is "get some"
This was a great bunch of patriots to work with! Congratulations to our Riflemen! If you didn't make it this time, remember that a Rifleman persists! I took a couple of pictures. I thought the exercise with the laser rifles was time well spent.
Thank you to all the knowledgeable (and patient) instructors. A great time was had, and I look forward to my next Appleseed shoot. 210 or nothing!
We had a great time at the hand of some knowledgeable Appleseed rifle instructors in Memphis at M.S.S.A. Figured out what kind of shape I was in and this "Rifleman to be" is gonna work on that. Enjoyed the history lesson along with the shooting instructions. First time using a sling to steady the rifle. What a great program and I for one will promote Project Appleseed every chance I get! Photo of our Midsouth Minutemen cadre sporting their bandanas. Way to go Rustygun, Flintlock54, TNBeast, Black Knight, Dart67eb.
Hey Black Knight... Great job with the storytelling by the way!
Gorgeous weather for an Appleseed event. Super attentive shooters and fun was had by all. Many were already committing to the next Appleseed event in Como, MS.