The first-ever Project Appleseed event at York & Adams Game & Fish Association is in the books, and all concerned agree that it was successful. This is a great facility in southern Pennsylvania, and our host was very accommodating. Even the weather cooperated as our combined PA/MD instructor cadre mentored students from both states in the pursuit of Liberty.
In the interest of minimizing ammunition expenditure while maximizing progress in marksmanship, instruction consisted of more dry practice and less rounds downrange than our traditional course of fire. Results on the Redcoat target shifted from 100 - 200 yard effectiveness for most students on Saturday morning to 300 - 400 yard effectiveness on Sunday afternoon. Saturday morning Crystal and Derek made all thirteen shots count on their Redcoat, earning them the 1st PA Rifle Regiment patch. When all the brass had fallen, and all the AQT scores were added, most of our eleven students had high scores in the Sharpshooter range. Crystal (222) and Don (210) earned their April 19th commemorative Rifleman patches, and of course Don was duly baptized with water which had flowed under the North Bridge.
Thanks to York & Adams for allowing us to use their excellent Rifle range for the weekend, and to Joe for providing lunch. Also thanks to Catch-10-22, navionPA and kniwolf for a great job on instruction and running a very safe firing line. Finally, a tip of the hat to Larry for hanging out with us when he was no longer able to participate. Hopefully we can do this again next year. Huzzah!
Crystal clears a Redcoat, Jordan rockin' standing, High Score for the weekend & Don gets Appleseed-baptized
What a great event - it's such an honor to expand our reach to new participants through a venue like York & Adams that links Southern PA and Northern MD so well.
Really enjoyed working under EZ3 and hope to work another PA event in the near future.