A great group of students turned out for our Pistol event at Salem, Ohio this weekend and showed that they were a part of the group who, "Knew very well what they were about". After a safety briefing in the clubhouse, all were ready to get down to studying and learning the Appleseed way of shooting a pistol. Several drills later, building on the basics, they were ready to move from dry to live fire. Most of the afternoon was spent refining technique and getting ready for the first run at a PQT. Jeff came out of the gate with a strong showing at 215, while several others were close behind. By the end of the day, Jeff had also cleared the "Hits Count" target.
Sunday brought another perfect day for weather and Mike brought out his display of older model pistols to bring the story of Sam and Sam to life. A series of morning refresher drills gave everyone a reminder of how everything fits together and then it was on to a second shot at the PQT. After five attempts on Sunday afternoon, we had a total of four Pistol qualified students, with several others coming very close.
A fun team competition gave us a break from the PQT routine, and team 2 (Scott and Rich) took home the prize with a perfect 30 of 30 points scored.
The end of the day came to a close with the group welcoming Scott as a new Orange Hat. Welcome to the team, Scott.
Thanks go out to the Salem Hunting Club for letting us use their pistol range, and we look forward to a return run next year.
Photos to follow...
Students soaking up the instruction...
A little more instruction...
Working on dry practice...
Moving into live fire
More live fire
A couple more...
The Gallery
Awards for new pistol qualification, best of the team shoot, clearing "Hits Count" and "Most Improved over the course of the event"
A new Orange Hat joins the team
Huzzah for Scott!