Man - forgot to start the 2015 AAR from other sources. And here it is already April.
Anybody have anything - post it here.
Bump.
Here is a link to the Appleseed forum on RimfireCentral.com
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=267
Lot's of AAR's there.
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/communities/hot-springs/community/appleseed-shoot-held-at-local-shooting-complex/article_e4729100-f275-11e4-b4a8-0f7a842e1d7a.html
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_995993c6-c9d0-58c8-8e58-81e0f5963f1f.html
Yesterday I received a lengthy e-mail from a previous Rifleman. Peter earned his patch at Azusa CA in September 2014: http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=42776.msg303313#msg303313
Well, he's also an avid shooter with the Los Angeles Swiss Athletic Society, and he had the opportunity of a lifetime to go compete in the
Eidgenössisches Schützenfest -- think Olympics of marksmanship. Think of our own Camp Perry, but with a much broader, more public appeal.
I'll let Peter speak for himself:
QuoteShort form is, I got a gold medal. To do that, you have to shoot a minimum score in at least five different matches.
I might have had a minor medal for the "Swiss Overseas" match, but I pulled two shots. As it is, the Los Angeles Swiss Athletic Society (well, they used to do Swiss-style wrestling too, but now the members are too old) finished... wait for it... second overall, of 18 teams from ten countries. [...] The "winners" were Liechtenstein, but I call foul. They are not so much overseas as over-the-Rhine and they use Swiss currency. We beat out Capetown, South Africa, and a bunch of others -- Vancouver, Washington DC, etc.
Here's a local news story if you can read German.
http://www.1815.ch/news/esf2015/esf2015/27-juni-2015/ (http://www.1815.ch/news/esf2015/esf2015/27-juni-2015/)
But here's the best part. On Sunday after the Overseas match, there was a parade through the old town of Visp. Swiss national television covered it -- for two hours. Like the Rose Parade. The parade route was lined with folks, and many who saw [a teammate]'s gold medal knew what it meant and ran out to shake his hand.
Peter came to a couple of events, already pretty squared away, but we of course helped with some fundamentals and worked on the all-important Rifleman's Bubble. After the patch I've been in contact, giving a little advice on things like sandbag-supported prone that we don't usually teach, but I don't take too much credit. However, it seems to have helped anyway:
QuoteI have one more prize yet to be determined, for "Ehrengaben." Currently I'm ranked 60 out of more than 3100 and there's a week to go yet. I think I get a cash payout, probably 100 francs. Anyway that's a quickie string -- three shots on a 100-point target, only best two count, and I lucked out to get a 98 and a 95 (and an 80). Effectively that means I put two of three into about 3" X-ring at 300 meters, iron (diopter) sights, Swiss K31 with Swiss issue service ammo, prone supported.
Anyway, Appleseed been berry berry good to me -- teaching me the fundamentals and making me a better shooter.
Good stuff. ..:..
We talk sometimes -- maybe not enough -- about the Mission. We should have a clear picture of what success of the Mission can and should look like. I have a feeling that a national competition and national pride like the above is a big part of it. Who wouldn't want that? Let's make it happen.
Another report from Calguns, with pictures of targets: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?p=16640980#post16640980
Spoiler, first-time Rifleman. ;) Interesting case. The notion of "cheek weld" was a revelation to him, and it showed -- even his first square was sub-3 MOA. He was already most of the way there, just needed a big nudge.
August 8, 2015 Buford, GA
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/199/article/111354/ (http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/199/article/111354/)
I take my hat off to you my friend. Really great shooting. Shoot safe my friend.
Sacred Ground - North Bridge, Battle Road, Lexington Green, and Menotomy, (Arlington).
http://hogfamilyalaska.blogspot.com/2015/08/sacred-ground-north-bridge-battle-road.html (http://hogfamilyalaska.blogspot.com/2015/08/sacred-ground-north-bridge-battle-road.html)