Eleven outstanding patriots, including two youth shooters, came together at the NRA Headquarters range to improve the marksmanship skills as well as their knowledge of our forefathers' sacrifices on that fateful day in April 1775.
Due to range availability, Day 1 at NRA was an abbreviated 4 hour session. Students quickly absorbed the course of instruction, showing steady improvement throughout the evening. Because of the students' quick grasp of the material, we were able to get through to the seated demo before shooting the closeout Red Coat target.
Momentum continued on Tuesday, with the students continuing to show improvement. By the end of the day, three of the students qualified to wear the Rifleman patch, but everybody walked away with bettered marksmanship and an appreciation of the sacrifices of the colonial New Englanders that day.
First, our new Riflemen - congratulations!
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dogloverchow giving some pointers on shooting in the standing position:
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Moving downrange to inspect targets:
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Absolute concentration:
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Great event. I can't say enough good things about the assistance and hospitality of the NRA Headquarters range staff.
It was a pleasure to work with the shooters who fought thru the DC traffic and stayed on the ball from beginning to end.
Looks like an outstanding event! Great work VA crew!