Project Appleseed

Quote from: Mike AKA Bandaid on November 02, 2026, 06:52:30 PMIt was an amazing Halloween weekend for us at Everett Sportsman's Club. We had 17 shooters come out, a perfect mix of returning shooters and new attendees.

We had 9 instructors, including two who were brand new IIT 0's! The event was headed up by an SBIT3 under the careful guidance of both our local DSB and state coordinator, and a second SB. After our intro's and pre-history, Dan (PNWCarrier) inspired all of us with the first strike. This would not be the last time Dan told a great story though!

The Everett Range that hosts us put on a Jambalaya feed for lunch! The hot meal was a welcome treat with temps hovering around the 50 degree mark! After lunch, and more instruction, 3 shooters requalified with Rifleman scores, including a 238!

Before benediction, Ian (IBorche) was recognized for his service to Appleseed, and was presented his 75 event pin. That means he has donated the 75 weekend to the cause of liberty! Huzzah! We wrapped up at 16:59 (4:59pm) with a reminder to set clocks back! No one wanted to get to the range at 6:30 AM!!

Day 2 dawned a little warmer, and since we could not shoot until 10 am, we CRUSHED the review that morning. By 10 am, we were waiting as the seconds ticked by, and at 10:00 + 1 second, the first shots of the day were fired. Folks made some small adjustments, and some drills were run to help put some polish on transitions, and the grind began!

During lunch, warm leftovers were a welcome treat. The KD presentation was well recieved, and although there was some real interest in applying those principles, and taking some shots on the 100 yd range, the rifle range was flooded and out of service. The shooters were challenged to come to a RKD or a KD and really get some shooting in!

The SBIT broke up the AQT grind with a Parkers Revenge, DOM and DOM stories, and Dan (PNWCarrier) told a "spooky" Dangerous Old Man story that was fantastic! AQT scores continued to rise through the day. All the shooters showed steady, and sometimes dramatic score increases throughout the weekend.Mike M went from a low of 100, to 187! Vince W. made the drive over with his family from Idaho, and posted a 73 for his first AQT. By the end, he was shooting 195! All of you shooters KEEP PRACTICING! A rifleman persists!

By the end of the weekend, we had 5 shooters who re-qualified as riflemen, and 1 new rifleman! Huzzah!

The weekend was capped off with a new Shoot Boss being awarded a green hat, and then, baptized. Our DSB had flown across the country, walked battle road, and at the north bridge, collect a half gallon of water from that most historic of places. Carefully bringing this home, the new SB was "blessed" in a shower of its water.

Thank you to everyone who came out to to Everett, and thank you for making this a fantastic weekend.

Yours In Liberty
BandAid
(My pants are still wet)

Thank you Mr. Bandaid for an enjoyable Spookyseed weekend and all who contributed. It was such a fun weekend full of great memories. I'm grateful to have been a part of your green hat watering LOL

In Liberty,
Jenny

Quote from: commissar_squid on November 02, 2026, 10:13:12 PMIf you zoom in close you'll find that "Jenny" holding up the map has a beard. 

Awesome event, Bandaid et al.  Every one is the best one with this gang.

I was noticing how tall I got and how long my beard is. 😆🤣
Way to be a stand up guy!

That is a really nice range. I love the rim fire KD's they are a challenge but you learn so much.

Looks like everyone had fun.

Another great Appleseed weekend with perfect weather. We had five patriots on the line for the first event at the Daleville, DPS range. The weekend moved smoothly and for once the time monkey didn't show up. We had a couple Army on the line along with a couple young men and their Aunt, thanks for bringing them. We saw a great deal of improvement throughout the weekend.
We only had two return Sunday, so they got a lot of attention. Both shooters fell a little short of the riflemen score but showed improvement on every AQT.

I hope to have them back, I know with a little dry fire practice they will conquer that AQT.

I would like to thank JustKim, Wacky and Little Wacky for making this shoot a success. 

Yeah, a huge congrats to the new Pistoleers -- They got one of those beautiful, coveted, red/white/blue Pistoleer patches!!! I'm jealous! It was also nice to see the special colored Targets!

This looks like another great event at CFRPC!  It's wonderful to see some familiar AG&AG faces!!!

Congratulations Zoei! Glad you're stepping up.
  

Yes the powder house has claim to being the oldest building in Illinois. The fort itself gives a good feel for colonial France. Some of the reinactors there have consented to give a volley fire demo at one of our event nearby. Should be memorable!

It had been bookmarked on our map for several years before we finally visited this spring on the way to a RFKD in MO. I think the powder house is the oldest building in Illinois. An interesting stop, and it pairs well with visits to Fort Kaskaskia and St Genevieve.