Laramie, WY AAR – Apr 19-20, 2025
We had an fun event with challenging weather held in Laramie, Wyoming on October 11-12.
B-line1 was undergoing his red hat PC, and that set a positive and focused tone for the event.
We had two Applecore helping with registration.
Cold rain blew in, and we set up under canopies to keep as dry as possible.
We set up the range and did safety and other topics, and did the first strike.
Shooters shot their red coats, received more instructions and drills before we broke to the clubhouse for a late lunch. After lunch, we covered Strike Two, more instruction and then set up for more drills and then Strike Three.
We shot the standard course of fire, which had the AQT broken up over the afternoon with instruction.
We retired for the day after shooting a much-improved Red-Coat.
Day two started windy, and became even windier.
After the Safety brief, instruction refreshers, we made the line hot for Red coats followed by squares, and more instruction.
We shot a few more AQTs, and then broke lunch where KD skills were taught. After lunch a few more AQT's then the red coat, and lastly students were able to shoot a steel target at 100 yards using a rimfire rifle. Many students were able to get several hits using the brief KD skills they had been introduced to.
We had two return shooters in the hunt between 205-209 and hope to see them back. We had a couple new to the program as well as some other return shooters that did awesome, listening and applying the instruction to become better over the weekend.
Stephi (one of our blue hats) scored in the 220s, showing how Applecore can get it done! Another shooter re-qualed, and B-line passed his PC, adding another red hat to the Equality State ranks.
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Congrats to B-Line1. Sounds like a challenging, but fun weekend.
We had a Great weekend, with a Great group of students. The weather did not cooperate, and was very challenging. We had unrelenting rain for most of the day on Saturday. Luckily, our students were prepared for the Wyoming weather, and brought canopy's with them. With the canopy's brought by the students, and the instructors, we were able to cover the majority of the line, and the instruction area to keep everyone mostly dry. The 3 strikes were told with great enthusiasm, and absorbed by the shooters.
Sunday was not much better, but it was dry. Unfortunately, we had the dreaded Wyoming wind! The canopys were not deployed for Sunday, as they would have blown to Missouri!
Even with all the weather challenges we had to deal with, the students were Awesome. They didn't complain about the rain or wind. They came to improve their shooting skills, and to learn from the awesome Wyoming Appleseed instructors.
All of our shooters Greatly improved the abilities over the weekend, with two of them almost making a rifleman's score. I am sure they will make it at the next event.
I would also like to thank all of our students for helping setting up the range for the event. Your help made everything go much smoother for the event, and helped all of the instructors greatly.
I would like to thank the Laramie Rifle Range for everything they do to support the Appleseed project. Your support is invaluable.
I would also like to thank everyone who helped me reclaiming my "Red Hat". I especially want to thank my very close friend Berk. Without your "encouragement", I would not have done it again! I also want to thank Captain, Geek, Jacob, Will, John, John, and all of my friends and family that helped and supported me to reach my goal. Thank you for all you help and encouragement everyone.
B-Line