Project Appleseed

After Action Reports! => Buckman Tavern => Topic started by: hawkeye on September 20, 2025, 11:40:14 AM

Title: Home Range Work Weekend
Post by: hawkeye on September 20, 2025, 11:40:14 AM
I want to thank everyone who helped with the 3-day range work weekend! With all the support we received, we completed many much-needed tasks. A special thank-you to Wiley Coyote, who towed his Bobcat skid steer all the way from Tennessee. Using the Bobcat, he removed the 500-yard wall, cleaned up the camping area, built new stairs leading to the huts, and covered the trenches I dug for the new electrical system for the pop-up targets. Devereux worked alongside Charles (Wiley Coyote) to build the steps, clean up the camping area, and tackle other tasks. Pewpewnicorn and her partner painted tables all weekend, and they look fantastic! Doni and Jim painted the instructor area at the 25-yard line and cleaned it up—it looks incredible. My brother Jim also helped with painting and general cleanup. The guys from the field shoot event—Randy, Lawson, Eli, and I—trenched the ditch for the electrical system and installed the wires for the target machines. Overall, the range has received a huge facelift.
Title: Re: Home Range Work Weekend
Post by: Cleveland on September 20, 2025, 09:09:14 PM

Many thanks to all those who helped out at the Home Range work weekend.

We hope to get another work day on the calendar for 2026 in the next few weeks. Stay tuned.

In Liberty,
Cleveland
Title: Re: Home Range Work Weekend
Post by: Tar Heel on September 21, 2025, 11:33:55 AM
That's awesome work, everybody! Thank you, thank you for putting in all the time and effort to make the Ramseur home range a better experience for all our shooters and instructors! I can't wait to see it in person.
Title: Re: Home Range Work Weekend
Post by: UpACreek on September 22, 2025, 09:57:45 AM
Wow!  That's a lot of hard work in a short amount of time.  Thanks guys!  Thanks for organizing it Hawkeye and posting the pictures.
:1luvu
Title: Re: Home Range Work Weekend
Post by: malabar on September 23, 2025, 01:59:53 PM
On behalf of the board of directors, a great big THANK YOU to Hawkeye and Wiley Coyote and all of the volunteers who made this happen. The range has not looked this good, nor been this safe, in a decade. We were up there some months ago looking at the condition of the range, and the difference is stunning.

You guys rock!

tk
Title: Re: Home Range Work Weekend
Post by: hawkeye on September 26, 2025, 12:41:35 PM
Thank You for the support!
Title: Re: Home Range Work Weekend
Post by: Cleveland's Minions on September 28, 2025, 12:09:10 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/Jii8PVM.png)
Title: Re: Home Range Work Weekend
Post by: Devereux on October 14, 2025, 09:16:35 PM
Hello Troops,

     I had a blast working at Ramsuer during the clean up weekend.  I enjoyed the folks I have gotten to know over the last couple years and enjoyed meeting a few new faces.  The peaceful camp at night was super enjoyable.  I do remember in an earlier post that an adult "ticket@ to an event would be earned.  My son would like to accompany me to the Pigeon Forge event next month. Could I use this "ticket" for that ? If so how do I register him ? Thank you all for the awesome work and look forward to returning to Ramsuer in a couple weeks !!!!

                       Devereux
Title: Re: Home Range Work Weekend
Post by: Cleveland on October 15, 2025, 01:05:48 PM
I'll send you a PM.

Thanks for helping out.

Title: Re: Home Range Work Weekend
Post by: JustKim on October 15, 2025, 02:05:48 PM
That looks amazing!  I can't wait to see everything this coming week at the RBC!!!