19 shooters joined us at the CCC Shooting Complex on Saturday June 11, 2016.
Ghostring, TT92 and myself instructed on Saturday . I cannot thank them enough.
Once shooters were checked in they were put to work helping set up the range.
Weather was partly cloudy and HOT - SE Texas is done with overnight lows in the 60's for a while.
We instructors were pretty busy with 19 shooters Saturday AM. I didn't take that many photos Saturday.
Ghostring and TT92 cover sling usage and prone steady hold factors.
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Quote from: Sir Not Appearing In This Film on June 14, 2016, 08:45:19 PM
Weather was partly cloudy and HOT - SE Texas is done with overnight lows in the 60's for a while.
Yup - and bout to get a lot hotter. Supposedly 100 for a high this Friday.
And good shoot. I think Ghostring is gonna be getting the redhat real soon now.
There was a higher than normal percentage of shooters who refused photo permission (guess they are camera shy like me :cool2:) so these are the only Saturday photos I can post.
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This is the first shoot I recall where S&W M@P .22LR rifles outnumbered the Ruger 10/22 rifles present.
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Nice seeing a lot of centerfires, including a M1 Garand.
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Everyone enjoyed the shade that Ghostring brought - it was convenient for hanging his beautiful new map as well. Here is Ghostring telling the 3rd Strike.
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Things went a little slow on Saturday - instructors were strecthed a little thin with individual issues that came up - but the shooters received and applied what we taught them.
At the end of Saturday I asked for a show of hands to either shoot an AQT and a Hits Count Redcoat target OR just the Redcoat. The heat had take the energy out of a lot of the shooters - so they shot the Redcoat only.
I asked for a show of hands as to who would return Sunday - 19 hands went up. :)
Sunday 18 shooters kept their word and returned to persist - despite the 50-80% chance of rain forecast.
That 1 shooter that didn't show is someone we know - we forgive her. This time... !@#)
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Oh look! Its Doorkicker! He goes off and makes a Rifleman score in WACO ::) - now he's a brand new IIT!
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With Tank5 helping us Sunday we had 5 instructors and were in a much better position to give individual instruction.
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Finally we get to some AQTs
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Mr O. L. - right out of the gate - makes a 218 Rifleman score! We told him to never do that bad again. I was glad his score was that high 'cause if it had been a 210 we were already soggy. Rain had started. He's a Navy Corpsman and tends to hang out with some Marines that can shoot.
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Tank5 says it is still raining...so we stood under the canopy and talked about how we each found out about Appleseed. Eventually the rain let up and the AQT grind continued.
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You know what we do to torture, er I mean employ new IITs right? Have them call the line - Doorkicker did a great job.
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At the May shoot we had two shooters named Jared/Jarod. To tell them apart one declared himself Jared Prime.
Jared Prime returned to the June shoot to persist. The other Jarod from May - not so much.
Jared Prime's persistence paid off - scored 220 baby! Congrats and don't ever shoot that bad again!
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It wouldn't be a true Appleseed without some liquid sunshine! ;D
Looks like you had a great event - and how awesome that Ghostring brought a canopy! That's luxury right there. O0
...oh, we used to dream about shooting with a canopy!
We had to shoot from a shoebox in the middle of the road.
--Cardboard box?
Yes.
--You were lucky! ... ;D
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A cardboard box in the middle of the road?
Oh, we used to DREAM of something that nice!
We used to shoot from a old water tank atop a rubbish tin.
We'd do the Rifleman's Cadence while having rotting fish dumped all over us!
You were lucky! **)
Quote from: Weezer on June 17, 2016, 01:33:00 AM
We'd do the Rifleman's Cadence while having rotting fish dumped all over us!
You were lucky! **)
Stop making fun of my Appleseed lunch. I have Strikes to tell. Strikes I tell you!
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That's not lunch, that's bait.
HOW did I miss this? Seriously, Steve? Seriously?
My son is now chomping at the bit to get to a CS event to meet, as he says, "that guy with the cool beard who likes sardines and Monty Python as much as I do".
You've won the heart of my 9-year-old. ;D
Quote from: Weezer on September 23, 2016, 07:58:43 PM
HOW did I miss this? Seriously, Steve? Seriously?
My son is now chomping at the bit to get to a CS event to meet, as he says, "that guy with the cool beard who likes sardines and Monty Python as much as I do".
You've won the heart of my 9-year-old. ;D
Sounds like your son is coming along nicely!