Well we had another great shoot at Meeker Sportsman Center near Marion, OH. The shoot was sold out and just about everybody showed up in spite of the cold, rain and wind predicted for the day.
The welcome and safety brief were presented and the morning Red Coat was shot. It was clear from the start that we had a group of shooters. 12 of 20 competent at 100 and 5 folks joined Daniel Morgans Riflemen.
Right after the Red Coat the drizzle that would stay with us started. But there were no complaints. We worked hard on the steady hold factors, the six steps and NPOA in spite of the weather. We theb introduced IMC, adjusted sights, confirmed the adjustments and it was lunch before we knew it.
The First Strike was told, seated and off hand were introduced and the Second Strike was shared at the afternoon break. A practice AQT and a Third Strike finished the day.
Sunday's weather was as good as Saturday's was bad. Spirits were high with the sunshine and comfortable temps. And, the wind was zero which made everybody happy. After some NPOA drills and carding the sights, we started the live AQTs.
We made three new Riflemen and had another reconfirm his skills. Congratulations to Brandon-219, Jason-213, Matt -226 & 218, and Chewie-213. Steve was knocking on the door all day with scores above 200 and a high of 207. If we could ever get him to count right, he will make it I am sure. ;D
We shot the Sunday Red Coat and improvement was evident at all distances. We had 5 cleared Red Coats over the course of the weekend. Huzzah. The weekend ended with distance work at 100 yds for our 22 shooters and 200, 300, and 400 yds for our center fire shooters.
Big thanks to Shep and MTRisner for helping. Could not have done Itzel without your help. Let's get those pictures posted.
Corvette
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WOW!!! What an impressive event! Well done to all involved! :bow: Congrats to the new rifleman! : O0 I cant wait to see pictures!! ;)
What a great Appleseed on a great range! Thanks to all the participants for toughing it out on Saturday, and congratulations to our new Riflemen!
This was my first AS at this range and my first with Corvette and Shep. The range was great. Both Corvette and Shep are great. The shooters were a great group. A fine weekend indeed. I look forward to more AS with people of this caliber. Thank you to the shooters, the other instructors and the Meeker Sportsman Center.