We had another great event at Jonesboro, IN. The weather was just about perfect, and 17 shooters came out to hone their rifle skills and hear some history.
Saturday started out with the Red Coat, the basic points of instructions, some squares targets, and then lunch. After lunch the group moved quickly through the Green Coat and we shot our first (and only) AQT around 3 PM. Congratulations to our Joe, who was attending his first Appleseed, for scoring a 211 on his first AQT! Huzzah! One of our other shooters, Mitch, re-qualified with a 212! Some drills (ball and dummy, carding the sights) and the Red Coat finished out the day.
Sunday morning started with me having the honor to present Pookie with his well-deserved Red Hat! Huzzah! We worked through re-capping the Saturday instructional points, did a few more drills, and started the AQT grind. We ran four more AQTs, and had several more shooters score above 210. Congratulations to Dexter, Jay and Dan for earning their patch! We also did some Parker's revenge fun shoots - the shooters were split into three teams and the first contest was a tie, necessitating a second fun shoot.
Cody and Ben - I hope everything is well with your family. We hope to see you at another event.
Melissa - good shooting with the iron sights. It certainly is more challenging!
Jay - congrats on the re-qual - looking forward to seeing you in an Orange Hat
Joe and Jackson - congrats, Joe on the patch - and Jackson, keep practicing and you'll be in a patch soon!
Hunter - you're knocking at the door. A little dry fire practice and I'm sure you'll get your patch at your next event!
Thank you to everyone for coming out, helping with tear-down, and as I said Sunday afternoon - you are our best ambassadors. Please tell your friends and family about us. I expect to see many events on the calendar for Jonesboro in 2023. Let's fill those lines!
Extra shoutout to Dexter - thank you for your service; Godspeed on your deployment. :F
Please feel free to reply and post any pictures!
I'll get the ball rolling...
Your instructor crew (L to R):
Madhatter, ITB, Jayshoneybunny, Pookie, Noah Rose, Dave Rose
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Sunrise on Saturday:
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Our home for the weekend:
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Prone
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Joe receiving his patch:
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Mitch getting his patch:
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Dexter receiving his patch
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Dan getting the patch:
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Jayshoneybunny running the line on Sunday:
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Madhatter telling the Second Strike
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Pookie in his shiny new Red Hat!
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Pookie's Orange Hat was given a proper sendoff...
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Tallying Red Coat numbers on Saturday:
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Another year that I was able to spend my wedding anniversary with my wife at the range. Nothing says romance like putting lead downrange as a couple. I as able to accent the event by shooting score with iron sights. Cherie was able to complete PC activities for her IIT path. A great weekend with a perfect end. As usual, we made some new friends and had the chance to catch up with some of the MI cadre. A special thank you to the team that came down to help put on this event.
Looks like another great event at Jonesboro, congrats to all the shooters and to ITB for leading the event. Huzzah!!! Corvette
I had a great time. Filled with learning opportunities! Here are some pictures I snapped!
What a great shoot!! Thank you everyone for coming out and spending the weekend shooting and learning about our shared heritage as Americans. I look forward to seeing you all again very soon!