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 Pistoleer™s! (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 Pistoleer™s and everyone that cleared their Redcoat! :beer:
I hope to see you on the firing line again!
Stay Vigilant,
Bob S.