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Started by Minutemom, October 23, 2013, 08:28:25 PM

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Minutemom

#60
November 21, 2013, 11:15:17 AM
 RRP and Bluesteel, thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement.  They mean a lot to me!

TJ, holy smokes!  Your daughter's rifle would be the envy of any self-respectin' girl shooter on the line, LOL!  I think it's so sweet that you took the time and effort to actually make her a sling  O0  One of my daughters is turning 6 next week, and she will be receiving her very first rifle.  She loves to get down on the floor with me when I'm doing my dry fire and ask me all kinds of questions about what I'm doing.  She knows the 4 safety rules by heart, and always asks me when she will be old enough to learn how to shoot.  I may have to look into the pink sling  ;D

Last night I got into postion, closed my eyes, relaxed, opened my eyes, and all looked well.  I shifted position to get on target, closed my eyes again, relaxed, opened my eyes.  Still on target, crosshairs moving up and down in a vertical line as I breathed, and squeezed the trigger.  Muzzle stayed steady, called the shot, which was good!  I was using the bottom row of the modified AQT (supposed to be at 25 feet, but I've been using it at more like 40 feet), so I feel really confident about being able to hit those targets!  Now I just need to work on the time monkey!  I'm anxious to get outside and shoot some actual rounds to see how I do!

Thank you so much everyone!!!!  I feel like my support arm problem has been solved.  I couldn't have figured this out without all of your insightful suggestions and coaching!  I am forever grateful!

A million thanks,
Chris
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains." - Patrick Henry

The American Constitution is remarkable for its simplicity; but can only suffice a people habitually correct in their actions, and would be utterly inadequate to the wants of a different nation.  Change the domestic habits of the Americans, their religious devotion, and their high respect for morality, and it will not be necessary to change a single letter in the Constitution in order to vary the whole form of their government. - Francis Grund 1837

"In the prevailing political theory of the founding era, the family was considered one of the essential pillars of republican virtue, and it not only needed to be nurtured, but also protected from the tyranny of the government.... American revolutionaries and their descendants understood marriage and the family to be schools of republican virtue. -Mary Lyndon Shanley, Review Essay, 27 Law & Soc. Inq. 923,

Nero

#61
November 21, 2013, 12:47:21 PM
Quote from: fisherdawg on November 20, 2013, 03:20:55 PM
Pink Vet Wrap..... We have got to get that for the line in Alaska.

Here ya go:

http://www.amazon.com/Dynarex-Sensi-Rainbow-Color-Inches/dp/B005NHB4B4

I buy this stuff in bulk from Amazon.  Cheap, functional, and lots of fun colors.
"Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters." —Frederick Douglass

Minutemom

#62
November 23, 2013, 11:51:38 AM
I had a few minutes this morning to run out back and shoot a group.  Obviously I need to adjust my scope settings, but....... ^:)^ ^:)^
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains." - Patrick Henry

The American Constitution is remarkable for its simplicity; but can only suffice a people habitually correct in their actions, and would be utterly inadequate to the wants of a different nation.  Change the domestic habits of the Americans, their religious devotion, and their high respect for morality, and it will not be necessary to change a single letter in the Constitution in order to vary the whole form of their government. - Francis Grund 1837

"In the prevailing political theory of the founding era, the family was considered one of the essential pillars of republican virtue, and it not only needed to be nurtured, but also protected from the tyranny of the government.... American revolutionaries and their descendants understood marriage and the family to be schools of republican virtue. -Mary Lyndon Shanley, Review Essay, 27 Law & Soc. Inq. 923,

Bluesteel

#63
November 23, 2013, 03:48:47 PM
Outstanding Chris!  This stuff works! ;)

douglas34474

#64
November 23, 2013, 05:15:15 PM
VERY well done.  O0 You will have no problems earning your patch.

Makes you feel really good when you get it all worked out doesn't it? 1 moa left, up 2 and and you can't get much better!

TJ Kackowski

#65
November 23, 2013, 08:25:53 PM
Outstanding group!  You will earn that rifleman patch in no time. 

jmdavis

#66
November 23, 2013, 10:56:59 PM
Quote from: Minutemom on November 23, 2013, 11:51:38 AM
I had a few minutes this morning to run out back and shoot a group.  Obviously I need to adjust my scope settings, but....... ^:)^ ^:)^

Get an AQT and make some copies of the stage 4 targets. Then zero and practice on them. If you do so, you will like the results.


Mike
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  For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
  Shall be my brother...-Shakespeare, Henry V
 

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- Alex Arrieta 1995 NTI Winner

fisherdawg

#67
November 24, 2013, 01:47:34 PM
Quote from: Minutemom on November 23, 2013, 11:51:38 AM
I had a few minutes this morning to run out back and shoot a group.  Obviously I need to adjust my scope settings, but....... ^:)^ ^:)^

Chris,
:bow: :bow: :bow: ^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^ ..:.. ..:.. ..:.. **) **) **) ;D ;D ;D
That's too cool! This is a 2 MOA group on the horizontal. 1 MOA on the vertical.
You've got it.
Congratulations,
fisherdawg
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. (James Madison)

"Young man, what we meant in going for those Redcoats was this: we always had governed ourselves and we always meant to. They didn't mean we should."
(Captain Levi Preston, of the Danvers militia, at age 91, remembering the day)

That it is an indispensable duty which we owe to God, our country, ourselves and posterity, by all lawful ways and means in our power to maintain, defend and preserve those civil and religious rights and liberties, for which many of our fathers fought, bled and died, and to hand them down entire to future generations.  Suffolk Resolves, September 9, 1774, attributed to Dr. Joseph Warren

Minutemom

#68
November 25, 2013, 12:11:53 PM
Thank you guys! 
Bluesteel, you're right!  This stuff really DOES work!
Douglas, it really does feel good!  I know this is as much as a mental game as physical, and I was totally focused.  I shot a few more groups yesterday, and they weren't as good, but I felt like my mental focus was off.
TJ, thanks for your encouragement!  I hope so!
jmdavis, thanks for the suggestion.  I will definitely do that, as well as practice my transitions.
fisherdawg, thank you!!!!

I will continue my dry fire practicing as often as I can! 
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains." - Patrick Henry

The American Constitution is remarkable for its simplicity; but can only suffice a people habitually correct in their actions, and would be utterly inadequate to the wants of a different nation.  Change the domestic habits of the Americans, their religious devotion, and their high respect for morality, and it will not be necessary to change a single letter in the Constitution in order to vary the whole form of their government. - Francis Grund 1837

"In the prevailing political theory of the founding era, the family was considered one of the essential pillars of republican virtue, and it not only needed to be nurtured, but also protected from the tyranny of the government.... American revolutionaries and their descendants understood marriage and the family to be schools of republican virtue. -Mary Lyndon Shanley, Review Essay, 27 Law & Soc. Inq. 923,

ItsanSKS

#69
November 25, 2013, 09:41:23 PM
Minutemom-

Congratulations on those groups- it is obvious that much dry-fire practice has been involved, and that you and your body are now well acquainted with the prone position.  If you are interested in continuing your Riflemans PT, I humbly suggest that you consider following the 'advanced dry fire' routine, as I have described in the http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=34387.msg254085#msg254085.   

Happy dry firing!

-ItsanSKS
"Those who would trade an ounce of liberty for an ounce of safety deserve neither."

"To save us both time in the future... how about you give me the combo to your safe and I'll give you the pin number to my bank account..."

fisherdawg

#70
November 27, 2013, 01:49:19 PM
Quote from: ItsanSKS on November 25, 2013, 09:41:23 PM
Minutemom-

Congratulations on those groups- it is obvious that much dry-fire practice has been involved, and that you and your body are now well acquainted with the prone position.  If you are interested in continuing your Riflemans PT, I humbly suggest that you consider following the 'advanced dry fire' routine, as I have described in the http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=34387.msg254085#msg254085.   

Happy dry firing!

-ItsanSKS

++1
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. (James Madison)

"Young man, what we meant in going for those Redcoats was this: we always had governed ourselves and we always meant to. They didn't mean we should."
(Captain Levi Preston, of the Danvers militia, at age 91, remembering the day)

That it is an indispensable duty which we owe to God, our country, ourselves and posterity, by all lawful ways and means in our power to maintain, defend and preserve those civil and religious rights and liberties, for which many of our fathers fought, bled and died, and to hand them down entire to future generations.  Suffolk Resolves, September 9, 1774, attributed to Dr. Joseph Warren

Minutemom

#71
December 03, 2013, 12:36:50 PM
Thank you ItsanSKS for the link!  I will be using this extensively in my dry fire practice leading up to the January Appleseed!  I hope everyone had an awesome Thanksgiving.
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains." - Patrick Henry

The American Constitution is remarkable for its simplicity; but can only suffice a people habitually correct in their actions, and would be utterly inadequate to the wants of a different nation.  Change the domestic habits of the Americans, their religious devotion, and their high respect for morality, and it will not be necessary to change a single letter in the Constitution in order to vary the whole form of their government. - Francis Grund 1837

"In the prevailing political theory of the founding era, the family was considered one of the essential pillars of republican virtue, and it not only needed to be nurtured, but also protected from the tyranny of the government.... American revolutionaries and their descendants understood marriage and the family to be schools of republican virtue. -Mary Lyndon Shanley, Review Essay, 27 Law & Soc. Inq. 923,

Minutemom

#72
January 06, 2014, 09:41:41 AM
I am so humbled and very proud to join the ranks!
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains." - Patrick Henry

The American Constitution is remarkable for its simplicity; but can only suffice a people habitually correct in their actions, and would be utterly inadequate to the wants of a different nation.  Change the domestic habits of the Americans, their religious devotion, and their high respect for morality, and it will not be necessary to change a single letter in the Constitution in order to vary the whole form of their government. - Francis Grund 1837

"In the prevailing political theory of the founding era, the family was considered one of the essential pillars of republican virtue, and it not only needed to be nurtured, but also protected from the tyranny of the government.... American revolutionaries and their descendants understood marriage and the family to be schools of republican virtue. -Mary Lyndon Shanley, Review Essay, 27 Law & Soc. Inq. 923,

Nickle

#73
January 06, 2014, 11:06:13 AM
Well, good to have you aboard.

This is an interesting thread, lots of good info here, lots of good questions asked.

Congratulations on getting everything sorted out, and thanks for joining in to help.

For those that helped and gave advice, well done.
They have men amongst them who know very well what they are about, having been employed as Rangers against the Indians and Canadians and this country being much covered with wood, and hilly, is very advantageous for their method of fighting. . . . ".  Lord Percy

Sounds like New Englanders to me.

Minutemom

#74
January 06, 2014, 11:24:10 AM
Thanks Nickle!  I couldn't have done it without the help from this wonderful Appleseed community.  Thank you everyone!!!  This is your victory as much as mine!
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains." - Patrick Henry

The American Constitution is remarkable for its simplicity; but can only suffice a people habitually correct in their actions, and would be utterly inadequate to the wants of a different nation.  Change the domestic habits of the Americans, their religious devotion, and their high respect for morality, and it will not be necessary to change a single letter in the Constitution in order to vary the whole form of their government. - Francis Grund 1837

"In the prevailing political theory of the founding era, the family was considered one of the essential pillars of republican virtue, and it not only needed to be nurtured, but also protected from the tyranny of the government.... American revolutionaries and their descendants understood marriage and the family to be schools of republican virtue. -Mary Lyndon Shanley, Review Essay, 27 Law & Soc. Inq. 923,

FiremanBob

#75
January 06, 2014, 11:46:25 AM
Three huzzahs for Minutemom! And thanks for stepping up to wear the hat. I am sure you will be a great instructor.

Now we just need fifty million more like you.
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Unbridled Liberty

#76
January 06, 2014, 06:09:54 PM
WOW!  Nicely done Minutemom!  And thanks for stepping up.

UL

grunt soldier

#77
January 06, 2014, 06:11:18 PM
congrats and welcome to the team!  very nice stage 4 there!
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George Hacker

#78
January 06, 2014, 06:16:43 PM
Excellent shooting, Minutemom.  Thanks for stepping up to take a hat so you can pass what you learned on to others. ..:..

ShadowMan
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Bluesteel

#79
January 06, 2014, 11:12:21 PM
Outstanding!  Welcome to the cadre!

Minutemom

#80
January 08, 2014, 02:42:42 PM
Thank you everyone!  I'm honored to be part of such an amazing group of people.
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains." - Patrick Henry

The American Constitution is remarkable for its simplicity; but can only suffice a people habitually correct in their actions, and would be utterly inadequate to the wants of a different nation.  Change the domestic habits of the Americans, their religious devotion, and their high respect for morality, and it will not be necessary to change a single letter in the Constitution in order to vary the whole form of their government. - Francis Grund 1837

"In the prevailing political theory of the founding era, the family was considered one of the essential pillars of republican virtue, and it not only needed to be nurtured, but also protected from the tyranny of the government.... American revolutionaries and their descendants understood marriage and the family to be schools of republican virtue. -Mary Lyndon Shanley, Review Essay, 27 Law & Soc. Inq. 923,

theri

#81
January 08, 2014, 03:05:02 PM
Chris

Congratualtion in steping up to an Orange hat.  I knew that you could do it.  I had hoped to be at the Gainesville Shoot but a family commitment prevented it.
O0 O0  O0

Terry
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Charles McKinley

#82
January 11, 2014, 02:26:49 AM
HUZZAH HUZZAH HUZZAH!!!!!!!

Welcome aboard!  and you were worried about that silly little time monkey!

Great Job!
Last evening, it occurred to me that when a defender of Liberty is called home, their load lands upon the shoulders of the defenders left behind. Just as the Founders did their duty for Liberty, every subsequent generation must continue their work lest Liberty perish. As there is no way for the remaining adults to take on the work of those that die, we must pass the ideals and duties on to the children. -PHenery

Minutemom

#83
January 11, 2014, 07:48:27 PM
Quote from: theri on January 08, 2014, 03:05:02 PM
Chris

Congratualtion in steping up to an Orange hat.  I knew that you could do it.  I had hoped to be at the Gainesville Shoot but a family commitment prevented it.
O0 O0  O0

Terry

Terry!  Thank you so much!  I was thinking of you when I shot a rifleman's score on the first AQT on Saturday.  It made me think of a cold February day almost a year ago when you guided me to my very first rifleman score, and then a second, and third!  I've been working so hard over the past year to be able to achieve that again, this time with my own rifle.  I now feel confident that I can reproduce those results reliably, as long as I keep up my dry fire practice.  I hope to see you at another shoot, this time as a fellow instructor!  I still have so much to learn...

Quote from: Stand on January 11, 2014, 02:26:49 AM
HUZZAH HUZZAH HUZZAH!!!!!!!

Welcome aboard!  and you were worried about that silly little time monkey!

Great Job!

Thank you Stand!  LOL, I couldn't believe I still had so much time left on phases 2 and 3!  Traditionally it has been a huge challenge for me to get all of my shots off before time is called.  Amazing how dry fire can make such a difference in enabling you to quickly find your NPOA!
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains." - Patrick Henry

The American Constitution is remarkable for its simplicity; but can only suffice a people habitually correct in their actions, and would be utterly inadequate to the wants of a different nation.  Change the domestic habits of the Americans, their religious devotion, and their high respect for morality, and it will not be necessary to change a single letter in the Constitution in order to vary the whole form of their government. - Francis Grund 1837

"In the prevailing political theory of the founding era, the family was considered one of the essential pillars of republican virtue, and it not only needed to be nurtured, but also protected from the tyranny of the government.... American revolutionaries and their descendants understood marriage and the family to be schools of republican virtue. -Mary Lyndon Shanley, Review Essay, 27 Law & Soc. Inq. 923,

fisherdawg

#84
January 13, 2014, 08:15:44 PM
Quote from: Minutemom on January 06, 2014, 09:41:41 AM
I am so humbled and very proud to join the ranks!

Way to go Chris!
I'm proud to have you on board.
I was in St. Augustine last week as Dad passed away.  I hope next visit, May or June maybe, to have some time to get to G'ville.
fisherdawg
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. (James Madison)

"Young man, what we meant in going for those Redcoats was this: we always had governed ourselves and we always meant to. They didn't mean we should."
(Captain Levi Preston, of the Danvers militia, at age 91, remembering the day)

That it is an indispensable duty which we owe to God, our country, ourselves and posterity, by all lawful ways and means in our power to maintain, defend and preserve those civil and religious rights and liberties, for which many of our fathers fought, bled and died, and to hand them down entire to future generations.  Suffolk Resolves, September 9, 1774, attributed to Dr. Joseph Warren

Minutemom

#85
January 13, 2014, 08:44:54 PM
Thank you fisherdawg!  I am so sorry about your Dad.  I hope you do make it over this way - I would love to meet you in person!
Chris
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains." - Patrick Henry

The American Constitution is remarkable for its simplicity; but can only suffice a people habitually correct in their actions, and would be utterly inadequate to the wants of a different nation.  Change the domestic habits of the Americans, their religious devotion, and their high respect for morality, and it will not be necessary to change a single letter in the Constitution in order to vary the whole form of their government. - Francis Grund 1837

"In the prevailing political theory of the founding era, the family was considered one of the essential pillars of republican virtue, and it not only needed to be nurtured, but also protected from the tyranny of the government.... American revolutionaries and their descendants understood marriage and the family to be schools of republican virtue. -Mary Lyndon Shanley, Review Essay, 27 Law & Soc. Inq. 923,
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