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Gainesville, FL Oct. 28-29 2017

Started by Minutemom, October 31, 2017, 02:22:14 PM

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Minutemom

October 31, 2017, 02:22:14 PM
14 patriots showed up at Gainesville Target Range this past weekend to improve their marksmanship skills and hear about our shared heritage as a nation of riflemen.  The weather was beautiful, and the shooters made steady progress throughout the day.  Congratulations to Wes and Dmitry for requalifying on Saturday! 

Sunday started out a little cold, but determination and persistence prevailed, and 7, count them, 7 out of 12 shooters were revealed to be riflemen (and women)!!  Congrats to Wes, Austin, and Charles for requalifying, and a HUGE congratulations to our new riflemen Alan, Mike, Sofya, and Anastasia!  15 year old Anastasia had never fired a rifle before this weekend, and not only did she shoot the score on Sunday, but she did it twice, with a 212 and 217!  I see very great things ahead for this determined teenager.  She and our other two youths, Austin and Lucy, give me hope that our nation will be in good hands.

I also want to give a huge welcome to our newest orange hats - Clayton, Wes, and Austin!  Clayton and Wes have been eyeing that orange hat for some time now, and both finally decided to take the plunge.  Wes had a little help from his son Austin, who was also proud to don the orange hat after shooting the score for his second time.  Thanks for stepping up guys, and welcome to the cadre!  So happy to have you on board!

Thank you to Big Chris, Smoak, Randy, and Jean for making this shoot a success!  You are all so talented and hard-working, and I am privileged to be able to work with fine people such as yourselves.  Hope to see you all on the line next time!
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,

B.C.

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October 31, 2017, 03:05:15 PM Last Edit: October 31, 2017, 03:10:25 PM by B.C.
Quote from: Minutemom on October 31, 2017, 02:22:14 PM
7, count them, 7 out of 12 shooters were revealed to be riflemen
I also want to give a huge welcome to our newest orange hats - Clayton, Wes, and Austin! 

QUESTION: What constitutes a successful Appleseed weekend?
ANSWER: 7 riflemen and 3 new IIT's

Well done! The pictures I took are below. 
"Speak softly and carry a big boom stick"
"Fortune favors the bold"

B.C.

#2
October 31, 2017, 03:11:28 PM
A few more - wow!
"Speak softly and carry a big boom stick"
"Fortune favors the bold"

Cable___Guy

#3
October 31, 2017, 07:55:50 PM
Wow, what a great result.  :F
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Calvin Coolidge

Americans never quit.
Douglas MacArthur

rambo granny

#4
October 31, 2017, 08:19:30 PM
Big Congrats all!
We missed our Appleseed Family in FL & awesome familiar students & friends.
Check out the AAR for Hot Springs, AR...bunches riflemen, new IITs, 2 red hat promotes.
We were also in AR to celebrate Bruce's sweet moms 88th birthday.
There's a video link on the AR after action too
RBC @ IDMR 02/17, requal KD May 2017 @IDMR 49/50,
RBC IDMR 1/18: requal KD, Shingle shot & 2 MOA steel shot @ 300,
RBC IDMR 1/19: requal KD;  >100 events; Post accident>Adaptive 4 min AQT scored 5/1/22
This info block too small for ancient instructors.😉


The IMPOSSIBLE is Not always impossible when an IAO (improvise, adapt, & overcome) is applied! Add focus, creativity and stubborn to win!

Quote from a very wise man, our own amazing Scuzzy:
"Pray. But eventually you're going to have to pick up a rock." - David

Wes

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November 01, 2017, 07:45:09 PM
Great time as always. Hats off to our shoot boss Minutemom  and the very experienced instructors accompanying her. They made for another excellent event. And it's always good to see and talk to Sid again. The only downside was not getting to see 9MM4545 and Rambo Granny again as I think they have been at just about every Gainesville event I have attended.

This event was special to me. Watching Clayton step up to the plate and take the orange hat and then my son Austin willing to take the hat and challenging me to it as well gave me the push I needed. I do realize that the Appleseed project requires folks that are  willing to step up and contribute to it with their time, energy and knowledge. I just hope, I truly hope, that I can effectively pass on to beginning Appleseeders a fraction of what the Appleseed family has passed on to me.

Lastly, I want to thank those that helped me and my son so much along the path. They include 9MM4545, Rambo Granny, Minutemom,  Smoakingun, B.C., Green Dragon, Cable Guy, Randy, Joe, and Evan.   You folks are truly a special group of people. Also, my sincere apologies if I have missed anyone - any omission is completely unintentional. 
Hope to see all of you again soon.
Wes

PHenry

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November 02, 2017, 09:41:22 AM
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle

Para ser Libre, un Hombre debe tener tres cosas. La Tierra, una Educacion, y un Fusil. Siempre, un Fusil!  Emiliano Zapata

minnesotarabit

#7
November 02, 2017, 11:03:10 PM
Wow!! What an outstanding shoot result! Mm knew you could do it, as well as all the terrific help. This is truly a Huzzah!! So sorry I got grounded by the Doc, would have loved to have been there and seen this.
the "road to glory in a patriot army and a free country is…open to all." - Gen. George Washington, August 7, 1782, in creation of the Badge of Merit

"We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

"I prefer dangerous freedom to peaceful slavery." -   Thomas Jefferson, Jan. 30, 1787

TomM1Thumb

#8
November 03, 2017, 01:51:14 AM
 minnesotarabit, Just get Well soon, Yes We all Miss You. But Your Health is more Important.
" The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms. €�  - Alexander Hamilton
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."    -- Thomas Jefferson

" The Beauty of The Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it"
Thomas Jefferson

Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.

Thomas Paine

Wes

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November 03, 2017, 01:57:57 PM
Whoops, my bad. Need to add PHenry and Three'oEight to the previously posted list. Two more excellent instructors we had the privilege of learning from at a Hernando Appleseed. Sorry for the oversight.
Wes

Cold Warrior

#10
November 04, 2017, 11:07:53 AM
Seven (7) out of twelve (12) made Riflemen!

Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!

Great job Florida cadre!

And...
Go Gators!

"The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of the Appleseed mission, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember citizens, that you are free men and women, fighting for the blessings of Liberty; that slavery will be your portion, and that of your posterity, if you do not acquit yourselves like Riflemen." ~ GW & Fred
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