An excellent shoot at the Jim Wells County Fairgrounds in beautiful Alice, Texas!
We had a full house (16) register for the event, but weather conditions of the night before (SNOW!) may have had an adverse effect on attendance. Nevertheless, 9 hearty souls ventured out into the frozen tundra extraordinarily fine shootin' weather to get a super-sized portion of Heritage and Marksmanship!
Our crew ran the gamut from young to old more experienced. We had some prior Appleseeders, some new shooters, and a few experienced military men from near and far. A father brought his son from the valley, and was convinced to stay and shoot!
And what a Saturday to shoot. Saturday was jam-packed with portions of prone, servings of sitting/kneeling and a heaping spoonful of standing. Stirred with the passion of our forefather's heritage, the one AQT feast of the day served to make one ALMOST rifleman score, and a few more knocking at the 190's!
Sunday dawned clear and bright, the chill in the air tempered only by the fire of our shooters. The embers of freedom burned in our crew as we set our sights on the target of liberty!
Our first AQT of the morning saw a new Rifleman (Riflewoman!) forged, with Suzanne topping her previous day's effort with a solid 218! She'd go on to shoot a 215 and a 231 (and accept an Orange Hat!) before the day was done. ^:)^
Dakota, one of our brand-new shooters, wanted to learn on an iron-sight loaner on Saturday. It was a struggle for him, but he improved dramatically by the end of the day. On Sunday we lent him a scoped loaner -- and he shot the black out of the targets! Another shooter missed Rifleman with that same loaner by 10 points -- the first (and only time) he used it! You'll get it next time, Matt!
Randon (visiting from North Carolina) and Young Andy (of the Andy and Andy father/son squad!) had their first experience with Rifles. Both ended Sunday within shouting distance of the prize with scores in the mid 170s. Our military men did an outstanding job with their iron-sights, coming closer and closer as the day finished.
Everyone enjoyed the shoot, the history, the camaraderie, and the venue -- all will be back next time!
All in all, this was an excellent shoot at Alice, the best one yet, and we'll have more to come next year!
Hey! I recognize that smile! Way to go Suzanne! :~
Quote from: Two Wolves on December 11, 2017, 05:58:55 PM
Hey! I recognize that smile! Way to go Suzanne! :~
She was super excited to get that monkey off her back!
Hope you can join the fun next time O0
Yes what a great two days! We had a great group of shooters from all over. Jim and Chad thanks again for coming down and giving your valuable time to support this shoot. :bow: And thanks Mike for letting us use the range! The word is getting out and folks are signing up. :F A great big congratulations to Suzanne for focusing in and getting that Riflemans patch and putting on an orange hat! And Chad you are almost there! The red hat is within your grasp! Great job with the history and all points of instruction. keep up the good work. What a wonderful organization and what fine people to associate with.
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Love it! Congrats, Suzanne! Can't wait to see you in San Antonio! Chad, keep it up! We'll have you a red hat in no time! :)
Congratulations Suzanne!
Sounds like a great weekend, team! O0