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Piru CA RBC October 10-16, 2010

Started by Dano, October 18, 2010, 11:48:19 PM

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Dano

October 18, 2010, 11:48:19 PM
Well what can you say another perfect week for an RBC. in Piru, weather was great throughout the week. Temperature never went over 95°. We made three Riflemen, Kevin and Zot and Texas Tim. Congratulations! Kevin's 210' was rewarded with a little North Bridge water. The weeks practice on the KD was great.  KD brought out the California Instructor crew with, Laylo Pro, Camljr, Justin, Texas Tim, Freeman, Artkat2, CSHR qualify at the KD course with great scores. It was a busy day. If I missed anyone else who qualified let Bob 210 and myself know.

2x4 shoot won by the right side of the line!

We had four new inductees to the Piru 1000 Yard Club. Zot, Cowgirl Ducky, Freeman and Texas Tim, Zot, joins Dano in the even more exclusive .223 at 1000 Yard Club. Zot however did it off hand. Impressive even if it took all his spare time and lots of ammo. Members from last years RBC Piru 909 were Dano, ArtKat2, and Jacques.
We had Kevin, and Zot take up the Orange Hat as well.

Thanks to JB for all his work getting the training done and keeping the crew entertained with RSO courses and Rifle Maintenance classes. All Potato Salad was banned from Piru for the week. Thanks also to Xeyed who came from Las Vegas to help instruct, it was pleasure having you at the event.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke

'No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is as formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.'- Ronald Reagan

Dano

#1
October 18, 2010, 11:52:17 PM
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"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke

'No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is as formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.'- Ronald Reagan

Dano

#2
October 18, 2010, 11:54:26 PM
one more!
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke

'No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is as formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.'- Ronald Reagan

featherblue

#3
October 19, 2010, 12:08:35 AM
DANO,

The picture captioned "The Line" may be . . . offensive to the weak hearted here.  **) **) **)

-fb
�Fear is the foundation of most governments.� -John Adams

Why there must be a test of knowledge before being allowed into the voting polls:  ... democracy, as defined by Mencken, is "...the worship of Jackals by Jackasses."

LayloPro

#4
October 19, 2010, 04:30:11 AM
Ahem, yes.....there were, shall we say, "several", who seemed to forget the old adage out here that "Crack Kills"....... #) **) **) **) **) :P

But for what little part of it we (CSHR & I) saw on Thursday, it was a rather well squared away crew.....so we did our best to "ignore" those clothing breakouts of protocol.......

Worth the drive, we so seldom get a chance to bring out "larger caliber stuff.....and I think they had been kind of missing us on the range as well....... ::) :cool2:

Great folks, good times......I doubt it truly will get much better than this.....

LLP
"The truth only hurts if you're guilty." 

"Fast / cheap / good....you only get 2....Your choice."

"Amateurs talk hardware. Professionals talk software. It doesn't matter what's in your hand or between your legs. It matters what's in your heart and in your mind." Lt Col. Dave Grossman.

Zot

#5
October 19, 2010, 04:10:49 PM
Anybody interested in a 1K club patch?  I may be able to get some custom made.  Here's a starting idea - let me know what you want changed?

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!  - Rudyard Kipling

Zot

#6
October 19, 2010, 06:51:58 PM
Option 2

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!  - Rudyard Kipling

colycat

#7
October 19, 2010, 07:02:03 PM
Holy cow!  You guys don't fool around with the north bridge water!!!!!
"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives everything its value."   T Paine

100

Freeman

#8
October 19, 2010, 07:55:12 PM
Those 1000 yard target patches come in OD? Count me in!
Freeman
n.
1. A person not in slavery or serfdom.
2. One who possesses the rights or privileges of a citizen.

"Liberty is not a means to a political end. It is itself the highest political end." – Lord Acton

Appleseed: The only program endorsed by the Founding Fathers and GSG9.
.

Dano

#9
October 19, 2010, 08:10:11 PM
Zot, I like option two it looks great! I would also think it should be subdued.

As for the North Bridge water this was my brother from Florida who came out to try and become a Rifleman. He shot a 210 and backed it up with a 232. The temperature that day was 95°. Most folks dont get this much water, but he was my brother!

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke

'No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is as formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.'- Ronald Reagan

asminuteman

#10
October 19, 2010, 08:47:17 PM Last Edit: May 16, 2012, 05:58:35 PM by asminuteman
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"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." ~ Thomas Paine

"He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."~ Thomas Paine

I know of no way to judge the future, then by the past. -Thomas Paine

Zot

#11
October 19, 2010, 08:55:28 PM
Option 3 in OD
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!  - Rudyard Kipling

30 Cal Sleeper

#12
October 19, 2010, 09:01:53 PM
I dig the bucket of North Bridge water!  We in CA need to step it up as we use a wimpy little water bottle (yes, we do recycle afterwards).   :)

Freeman

#13
October 19, 2010, 09:19:34 PM Last Edit: October 19, 2010, 09:23:53 PM by Freeman
I think I speak for everyone involved in offering a heart-felt thank you to both JB and Dano (as well as all the other instructors who showed up throughout the week) for giving up their time and providing such great instruction. I can't remember the last time I've had such an amazing week. Each Appleseed further reinforces my belief that the AS folks are some of the best around.
Freeman
n.
1. A person not in slavery or serfdom.
2. One who possesses the rights or privileges of a citizen.

"Liberty is not a means to a political end. It is itself the highest political end." – Lord Acton

Appleseed: The only program endorsed by the Founding Fathers and GSG9.
.

artkat2

#14
October 19, 2010, 10:36:10 PM
Quote from: Freeman on October 19, 2010, 09:19:34 PM
I think I speak for everyone involved in offering a heart-felt thank you to both JB and Dano (as well as all the other instructors who showed up throughout the week) for giving up their time and providing such great instruction. I can't remember the last time I've had such an amazing week. Each Appleseed further reinforces my belief that the AS folks are some of the best around.

I don't think it can be said better than that!
I do regard with horror a state of affairs which would make our country both unready and unwilling to defend its honor.
George S. Patton jr

LayloPro

#15
October 20, 2010, 12:07:48 AM
Well, yeah.......

Go figure, eh? :)) ;D ;D ;D ;D 8)


I am kind of in line with thinking that 3rd choice in 1K patch looks like it would go well on my "awards jacket".......
Have we set criteria yet?? Y'mean I have to drive all the way back out there -again-!!@!!@!! %) **) **) **) :~ :~ :~ :~

To shoot?!?!?

Geez...... :( ^-^

Well done, all.....another stellar bunch of folks learning it the right way......

LLP
"The truth only hurts if you're guilty." 

"Fast / cheap / good....you only get 2....Your choice."

"Amateurs talk hardware. Professionals talk software. It doesn't matter what's in your hand or between your legs. It matters what's in your heart and in your mind." Lt Col. Dave Grossman.

Xeyed

#16
October 20, 2010, 12:32:57 AM
Here is another vote for patch option 3.

It was a privilege to be able to spend a couple of days at the RBC. Seeing some familiar faces, some new ones and getting some trigger time.

Thanks to all the local hosts and JB for sharing their hospitality and knowledge.

It is always a pleasure to spend time in the company of Riflemen.

Hopefully Mr. Murphy will behave better next time so I can spend the entire week there.

X





One Man awake, Awakens another. The second awakens  His next-door brother.
The three awake can rouse a town. By turning the whole place upside down.

The many awake can make such a fuss. It finally awakens the rest of us.
One man up, with dawn in his eyes, Surely then, Multiplies. Lawrence Trib

Dano

#17
October 20, 2010, 09:35:11 AM
I will add you to the list.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke

'No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is as formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.'- Ronald Reagan

Freeman

#18
October 20, 2010, 04:46:35 PM
Put me down for an OD patch.

...We really have to wait a whole year to do this again?
Freeman
n.
1. A person not in slavery or serfdom.
2. One who possesses the rights or privileges of a citizen.

"Liberty is not a means to a political end. It is itself the highest political end." – Lord Acton

Appleseed: The only program endorsed by the Founding Fathers and GSG9.
.

Zot

#19
October 20, 2010, 06:04:31 PM
OK - looks like the patch design is a go.

How many do we need?  The best price break seems to be around 200 (12 costs 1/2 the cost of 200!)- how many do you think we will give out a year?

I"m thinking a 1 1/2 inch patch is subtle, but still easy to read and recognize.

actual size

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!  - Rudyard Kipling

Mr Pete

#20
October 21, 2010, 01:06:37 AM

Talk about drinking from the firehose...my first Appleseed experience and I can't wait to get back out there.  Next time I hope I'll get more than 4 out of 8 days.

Dano, JB and everybody at the RBC impressed me so much that I hit 210 on Sat and on Sun picked up an Orange Hat. 

I'm disappointed that I missed KD and the rest, but as I tell my daughter, "You get what you get and don't throw a fit".  I am happy to have met you all and hope to see everyone again.

Murphy conspired against me but persistence is the take-away. 

-Peter

ps.  I'll pre-pay an OD patch for when I earn the right to wear it.
"You will recognize your own path when you come upon it, because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever need." – Jerry Gillies

Xeyed

#21
October 21, 2010, 02:48:17 AM Last Edit: October 21, 2010, 03:47:21 AM by Xeyed
Really like the OD patch.

But I'm torn.

I know that the new patch would bring out the competitive nature of our instructor corps. And a 1K patch would become a badge of honor among the instructor corps.

I'm torn because, I have a sense that this competition, while fun would not be on mission.

But that said, I'll take few shots at the 1k gong, the next time I'm at Piru.


P.s. Watching you hit  the 1k gong with a .223 shooting standing was amazing. It will be a story that I will tell others.





One Man awake, Awakens another. The second awakens  His next-door brother.
The three awake can rouse a town. By turning the whole place upside down.

The many awake can make such a fuss. It finally awakens the rest of us.
One man up, with dawn in his eyes, Surely then, Multiplies. Lawrence Trib

kool aid

#22
October 21, 2010, 02:49:14 AM
Greetings....

MISTER Pete.

Well met, and watered are we.

LOL.
Yep.
That's my job- water dude.

Seriously, for the life of me I can't decide if JB keeps adding stuff to his lecture blocks, or if ADD has afflicted my getting it before, but....

Man that dude can teach teachers.
And the ears it fell on were especially sharp and attentive, and that is a joy to see.

I can go through the roll call, and leave some one out, or I can just give you a snap shot or two:

we had a rotating mix of senior instructors, IIT's, new red hats, old friends of the program, and of course the attendees of the Apple seed that followed.

And What I saw.....
it was very good.
All of you- the class of Piru Ten Cube, to a man (and cowgirl) have buckets of the 'right stuff'.

It gets me fired up when I hear a green green green IIT deliver the steady hold factors with the certainty and precision of someone who had done it at fifty shoots in front of hundreds of people. Thats a gift.

I can name names, but suffice to say there is plenty to be hopeful for from this crop.


Special thanks to dano for luring Kevin out here with the promise of free ammo and all the fresca he could drink. What a treat to watch you two do the brother thing.

And to see the shoot go off without a hitch.
On time and to the point!



And so, as we say in the trades:
"The impossible, once performed, becomes SOP".
:cool2:

okey.
coffee breaks over......






Take a moment and remember the kind of man you chose to be when you got yourself out of that last scrape. Maybe you prayed that you would be different if he delivered you. Maybe you found hope here you thought unreachable. Do not concern yourself with anything 'els THAT. Make the mission first.

DesertDog

#23
October 21, 2010, 10:20:56 AM
Quote from: Zot on October 20, 2010, 06:04:31 PM
OK - looks like the patch design is a go.

How many do we need?  The best price break seems to be around 200 (12 costs 1/2 the cost of 200!)- how many do you think we will give out a year?

I"m thinking a 1 1/2 inch patch is subtle, but still easy to read and recognize.

actual size



I rang that steel last Nov at the RBC, so put me down for one O0
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for lunch.....Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.

polygunner

#24
October 21, 2010, 11:40:38 AM
I didn't need any more reasons other than meeting all you So Cal instructors and camaraderie but the 1000 yd club is yet another reason.
I'll keep an eye out for any announcements of future gatherings.
pg

Zot

#25
October 21, 2010, 02:40:09 PM
Patches should be at my house by 11/8.  ended up with 2" patch; I'll post the digital design when I get it from the patchmaker for any final edits/comments/changes.  So - How do I get these out to people?

Dano - are the 1K shoots only at IBC/RBC? Should I send you a couple dozen to distribute?

Does anybody know where I can get a 3X shooting jacket so I can display MY patches?

Should the patch posts get it's own thread?

Thanks,

Zot
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!  - Rudyard Kipling

DesertDog

#26
October 22, 2010, 10:26:39 AM
Quote from: DesertDog on October 21, 2010, 10:20:56 AM
Quote from: Zot on October 20, 2010, 06:04:31 PM
OK - looks like the patch design is a go.

How many do we need?  The best price break seems to be around 200 (12 costs 1/2 the cost of 200!)- how many do you think we will give out a year?

I"m thinking a 1 1/2 inch patch is subtle, but still easy to read and recognize.

actual size



I rang that steel last Nov at the RBC, so put me down for one O0

Actually, I'll take 3.  I have more than 1 piece of shooting apparel!
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for lunch.....Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.

Freeman

#27
October 22, 2010, 05:11:58 PM
Put me down for 3 as well.
Freeman
n.
1. A person not in slavery or serfdom.
2. One who possesses the rights or privileges of a citizen.

"Liberty is not a means to a political end. It is itself the highest political end." – Lord Acton

Appleseed: The only program endorsed by the Founding Fathers and GSG9.
.

Xeyed

#28
October 24, 2010, 04:36:43 PM
Question.

How big was the 1000 yard gong?

I never looked.

I just remember watching Zot and others throwing jovian thunderbolts up the valley.

One Man awake, Awakens another. The second awakens  His next-door brother.
The three awake can rouse a town. By turning the whole place upside down.

The many awake can make such a fuss. It finally awakens the rest of us.
One man up, with dawn in his eyes, Surely then, Multiplies. Lawrence Trib

Zot

#29
October 29, 2010, 11:10:19 PM
here's the final patch image
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!  - Rudyard Kipling
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