Thanks to Beaver Valley Rifle & Pistol Club for donating their Rifle range for this event. The weather was hot and humid, which made our trips up and down the 200 yard range a little more fatiguing. But our intrepid Riflemen persisted!
Charles McKinley started us off with the Safety Brief and a lesson on KD shooting, Rimfire-style. Then we began gathering dope on the rifles at 50, 100, 150 and 200 yards. By the time this was completed, everyone was ready for some lunch in the shade. Chuck took the students through the range estimation exercise after lunch. Then we started on the AQTs.
By the end of our day all of the students had learned much about their rifles and .22 rimfire ballistics, but only Charles McKinley (45/50) and goosetherumfoodle (42/50) had qualified for their Rimfire tabs. Hopefully the club will allow us to do this again next year! :snipersmi
Bone stock 10/22, Blackhawk Axiom stock, EGW 20 MOA rail, medium rings, Center Point 3-12 MOA reticle scope, 40 grain Blazer bulk ammo.
The 5 misses were me rushing stage 2 and 3. No need for a fancy set up or ammo. It holds 2 MOA all day slung up prone.
Excellent shooting Charles and Goose! I am always in awe and appreciative of shooters who git er dun without VERY expensive, fancy or exotic equipment, and I think it goes well with the nature of Appleseed, that is, being able to shoot well with a rifle out of the box. Shows that the shooter, not the rifle, is where the emphasis should be when we are striving to emulate our forefathers and be of the character, perserverance, and expertise they were. Thank you, Charles, for pointing that out!
Just love hearing about the RFKD events happening!!