Project Appleseed

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Bumping this thread with an update:

Please head to the NC events calendar to find the Rifleman Boot Camp posted for April 11-16, followed immediately that Patriots Day Weekend by a Pistolseed and a traditional 25m Appleseed all at the upgraded Ramseur, NC, home range!

JustKim and gunjunkie from Florida are bringing their usual amazing expertise, organization, and probably a robust crew of border-raiding instructors to come join the NC Appleseed family.

Please help us spread the word. This event is more exciting when we pack the shooting line and the camp sites!

Welcome and Thank You to a new instructor-in-training: Trinity!

Trinity took an orange hat at a recent Ladyseed event in Greenville, NC, after improving her AQT scores by 98 points from one to the next! Her instruction will be a benefit to shooters on the line in the future.

Huzzah!

Sounds like another great Pistolseed! 

Looks like a great event with a lot of volunteers and good shooters - awesome.  Nice pictures too.  I hit the back arrow instead of closing the tab - I like the album of all the different shoots.

Thank you Somers, CT, for a great weekend. 

6 Riflemen, and a staggering amount of improvement overall.  Cold, a little rain, and the target line falling over first thing Sunday morning are nothing to Americans. 

Someday, when I get all growed up, I want to 1795's to display crossed like the Infantry insignia. In front of a big blue oval with gold lettering saying US ARMY INFANTRY.

It was a wonderful weekend at the Central Florida Rifle and Pistol Club (CFRPC) in Orlando, FL. The range was dry after all the rain we had in Central Florida during the past two weeks. It was clear and sunny with light breezes. This is Fall in Florida!

Nine eager students arrived on time so we dove into the COF. Relays and five instructors gave us a perfect 1:1 ratio for lots of personalized coaching. We managed to make it to lunch Saturday with just 30 minutes given away to the time monkey. We made it up after lunch and cleared out before it started to get dark. That's the problem with DST in Eastern Florida--it's dusk by 5:30.

All the shooters had previous experience with pistols. Some had been to one of our APCs and some were with AGAG. That level of experience resulted in a very safe shoot. Two shooters, Bob and Kurt, cleared the Hits Count target Saturday morning. That set the tone for the day.

Old habits surfaced early and we were able to help them identify those they should break.  Some were less than satisfied with their performance but all showed improvement through the course and became confident in their pistol handling ability.

Sunday was started off with review of everything taught on Saturday. The students caught on to TPI immediately and the refresher went quick. We were able to shoot two PQTs before lunch. After lunch we ran some drills including the ever popular Whitlock Drill and completed two additional PQTs. Although none were able to clear the Hits Count Target the scores were better Sunday than Saturday.

We're forever thankful for the support we receive from CFRPC. It's a very welcoming club with fine facilities. I also appreciate the support from the volunteer instructors who made this event possible.

It was a very safe and fun event. I look forward to seeing these folks at another Pistolseed soon.

Photo Album: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjDb9Rv

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