A big THANK YOU to the IWLA Stafford for holding it's first Appleseed Pistol Clinic! 13 Appleseeder's braved the rain storm to learn the skills of the Pistoleer.
To start the day, Earl & Darin both cleared the hits count target and earned an VA Cadre State Patch.
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Students partnering up to dry fire the "Trigger Control" drill. Students partnered up again during "Ball & Dummy" afterwards.
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Despite the heavy downpour of Rain, Bob persisted and told the story of the 2nd Strike of the Match!
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Nick was the "Big Dot/Little Dot" Champion and won a VA Cadre State Patch! The secret to success is to run it clean to avoid the 2-second per miss penalties. Nick won with a score <9-seconds!
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6 New Pistoleers! (5 in the picture)
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Even with the rain we had to endure, I saw more smiles than frowns!
It was a good group of students and I think everyone enjoyed their time on the range.
Congratulations to all of the new Pistoleers and everyone that cleared their Redcoat! :beer:
I hope to see you on the firing line again!
Stay Vigilant,
Bob S.