Patriots, Circle Up!
We had another amazing Appleseed 25M Rifle Clinic this past weekend at Ben Avery Shooting Facility! This is a wonderful facility and we're very fortunate they host us.
Let's be honest, every shoot we do is great. But this one was a lot of fun and very memorable. Things that made this one special:
This was Arizona's Patriots Day observance, commemorating 250 years since the commencement of the battles of Lexington and Concord. The special edition targets and T-shirts were a big hit with the students and instructors.
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Saturday morning started off, as always, firing first shots at our Hits Count targets. Shooters found out what there maximum effective range is at the beginning of the clinic.
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Then we began our formal marksmanship instruction. What I liked about this group of shooters was the engagement in the blocks of instruction. Lots of dialog and the good questions tells me the students are really 'leaning in'.
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The weather was 'nice' in an April-in-Arizona kind of way. Saturday was a bit warm. The thing to understand about Project Appleseed is we will be putting you down on the line and coaching field shooting right there. Not in a classroom or from a bench. Also, our instructors will be right there in the dirt with you. You can see here how we employ pop-ups and shooting mats on this range.
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Speaking of our instructors, It was a great honor to present and promote one of our Instructors with his Red Hat this weekend. Congratulations kelly42a, you worked hard for that hat, wear it with pride.
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And thank you to our shooters. I'm proud of all of you for applying marksmanship fundamentals well. The targets told us that marksmanship did improve and your interest in our history tells me that your appreciation for our heritage did as well!
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Sunday we had our Known Distance presentation before firing our Patriots day memorial volley. A respectfully somber event that led us into our special history block about William Heath.
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Congratulations to the four who earned our special edition Patriots Day Rifleman Patch.
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And thank you to the volunteers who spent their weekend in the best possible way, preserving the traditions of the founding generation.
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In Liberty,
-HNHArmory
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I also wanted to give a special shout out to our Blue Hat MaeTheForce for helping us this weekend.
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Her photos were great, helped me tell this story, and I honestly think we should publish a coffee table book called 'The Shirts of Appleseed'.
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It was my pleasure!
It was a fantastic shoot. I was glad to be there. Getting my Red Hat on the 25th anniversary was definitely an honor.