Memphis, TN - AAR – May 17, 2024 (One Day Pistol Clinic)
Friday Pistol Clinic at Top Gun Memphis! We had a couple of returning shooters aa well as those attending their first Appleseed Pistol Clinic. A huge thank you to Top Gun Memphis for hosting this event! TigerDriver sets up the events and shooters keep coming out to shoot and hear a little about liberty.
After TigerDriver got us on the range and checked in the shooters, Old Navy Doc and myself started the program with safety. Then we were shooting and working on the fundamentals of pistol shooting. We took a break at lunch with BBQ from the in house restaurant and the Three Strikes of the Match. After lunch we looked at transitions, malfunctions and shooting with one hand before taking a run at the Pistol Qualification Test. Everyone stayed focused and showed improvement. We had three shooters make a qualifying score; great job! The top score of the day was TigerDriver with an impressive 240! Our afternoon challenge / competition was won with a perfect score of 40 . . . AGAIN!
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Group Photo
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Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. – Benjamin Franklin
Old Navy Doc teaching in the Top Gun classroom . . .
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. . . and patches. Nice job!
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I also want to thank the great student group we had. They made our efforts rewarding and satisfying. The great questions during the history and instruction, as well as the clear improvements made by all warm our hearts and motivate us to be with you.
The future of our republic is better because of you.
Bravo Zulu.
Old Navy Doc (Steve)
Big Ben cleared the Pistol "Red Coat" Target (Hits Count). He earned his Saratoga Quarter. Nice shooting.
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The Appleseed volunteers at this shoot are exceptional. TigerDriver just took his blue hat and worked his first shoot in January. Five months into 2024 he earned his 10 Event pin and has 11 total shoots in 3 different states. To put this in perspective, only one Blue Hat has ever worked for than 10 shoots in a year . . . ever! He has also been the engine behind organizing and scheduling 9 of those 11 shoots. All that in the first five months of the year!
TigerDriver receiving his 10 Event Pin . . .
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We just missed seeing Old Navy Doc get his 75 Event Pin. That happened last month making this Pistol Clinic number 76. That puts him in the top 2% of all volunteers since Appleseed started! Congrats on 75!
Great shooters and fellow volunteers are what make Appleseed so rewarding!
We also managed to sneak in a quick set of action photos . . .
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I'm no Pistoleer™ but with what I learned at the clinic, I know what I need to work on to get the coveted patch. Great job by the instructors! I'll be back.
Quote from: Captain on May 20, 2024, 02:29:40 PMThe Appleseed volunteers at this shoot are exceptional. TigerDriver just took his blue hat and worked his first shoot in January. Five months into 2024 he earned his 10 Event pin and has 11 total shoots in 3 different states. To put this in perspective, only one Blue Hat has ever worked for than 10 shoots in a year . . . ever! He has also been the engine behind organizing and scheduling 9 of those 11 shoots. All that in the first five months of the year!
TigerDriver receiving his 10 Event Pin . . .
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We just missed seeing Old Navy Doc get his 75 Event Pin. That happened last month making this Pistol Clinic number 76. That puts him in the top 2% of all volunteers since Appleseed started! Congrats on 75!
Great shooters and fellow volunteers are what make Appleseed so rewarding!
Tigerdriver, now you can ask for one of those fancy blue sweatshirts. Congratulations on your 10 event pin!
OND, Congratulations on 75 shoots!
Hate I missed seeing all of you!