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Palm Bay, FL Apr 15-16, 2023 AAR

Started by MyNameIsEARL, April 17, 2023, 11:17:57 AM

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MyNameIsEARL

April 17, 2023, 11:17:57 AM
Patriots' Day came after a week of RBC in Palm Bay this year. This was our once-a-year opportunity to hold our clinic in a center-fire bay at Port Malabar Rifle & Pistol Club. Our host is very supportive of our program. The weather was perfect if scorching heat is your thing. Clear, sunny, and only rained on Sunday after our memorial volley.

The 21 students were a mix of brand new shooters with old hands who have scored before. After extensive instruction and dry fire, we shot our first squares target at 11:30. Time for lunch and the second strike then back to shooting and more drills. By the end of the day, we saw one student qualified as Rifleman. The other scores ranged from 75 to 201. That left plenty of room for improvement on Sunday. Bob M. cleared the Redcoat/Hits Count Target. HUZZAH!

After a good night's rest to allow the brain to assimilate what the students experienced on Saturday the scores rapidly rose. By the end of the day, we saw five Riflemen--two new and three requalification's. Bobby, Kelly, Kurt, John, and Bob M. were our student Riflemen for the weekend. HUZZAH!

Among the others, were 2 junior shooters that persevered throughout the weekend. Several shooters were Sharpshooters and hot on the trail and others were less than ten points from the Patch. Next time! Excellent improvement by all!

Coming off an RBC, we had 4 new Orange hats join us as well as a Blue hat.

We ended the day Sunday with the solemn Memorial Volley for our fallen Patriot founders. It was an awesome weekend with new and old friends and lots of laughs and good fellowship.

Link to pictures: https://www.flickr.com/gp/193056249@N06/t6X50uV02s

If you have additional pictures please share them.


TheMenace

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April 18, 2023, 08:09:49 AM Last Edit: April 24, 2023, 12:20:31 PM by TheMenace
One item Earl forgot to mention is he tested for promotion to Shootboss. He passed! Great job by Earl and all the Instructors. The students were always engaged and showed they love Liberty and marksmanship.
Sons of Liberty!
Defend the Constitution,
The Law of Our Land
https://youtu.be/w6H12dyS8FI
Joshua 1:9
"Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."—William Faulkner, American author

Bear Arms

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April 18, 2023, 09:04:33 AM
Congratulations Earl!  Thank you for taking a bigger bucket!
2/17/2018 - First Appleseed
4/21/2018 - First Redcoat target cleared
6/16/2018 - Earned Rifleman patch and accepted orange hat
7/14/2018 - First IBC
8/04/2018 - First instructor only shooting development day
12/16/2018 - Earned red hat
3/30/2019 - KD Qualified
9/10/2022 - Rimfire KD qualified

"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks." - Thomas Jefferson, letter to Peter Carr, August 19, 1785

B.C.

#3
April 22, 2023, 12:43:40 PM
See here for a picture slideshow: https://youtu.be/1-ou0E2hfHo
Looks like good times and a GREAT way to spend a weekend!


"Speak softly and carry a big boom stick"
"Fortune favors the bold"

gunjunkie

#4
April 27, 2023, 07:38:10 PM
Great weekend. Congratulations Earl!
Be aware of yourself and everything around you.

Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom! Thomas Jefferson

We shall pass this way on earth but once, if there is a kindness we can show, or act we can do, let us do it now,for we will never pass this way again.
Stephen Grellet

malabar

#5
April 27, 2023, 10:34:02 PM
That photo is Priceless!

tk


Quote from: MyNameIsEARL on April 17, 2023, 11:17:57 AM
Patriots' Day came after a week of RBC in Palm Bay this year. This was our once-a-year opportunity to hold our clinic in a center-fire bay at Port Malabar Rifle & Pistol Club. Our host is very supportive of our program. The weather was perfect if scorching heat is your thing. Clear, sunny, and only rained on Sunday after our memorial volley.

The 21 students were a mix of brand new shooters with old hands who have scored before. After extensive instruction and dry fire, we shot our first squares target at 11:30. Time for lunch and the second strike then back to shooting and more drills. By the end of the day, we saw one student qualified as Rifleman. The other scores ranged from 75 to 201. That left plenty of room for improvement on Sunday. Bob M. cleared the Redcoat/Hits Count Target. HUZZAH!

After a good night's rest to allow the brain to assimilate what the students experienced on Saturday the scores rapidly rose. By the end of the day, we saw five Riflemen--two new and three requalification's. Bobby, Kelly, Kurt, John, and Bob M. were our student Riflemen for the weekend. HUZZAH!

Among the others, were 2 junior shooters that persevered throughout the weekend. Several shooters were Sharpshooters and hot on the trail and others were less than ten points from the Patch. Next time! Excellent improvement by all!

Coming off an RBC, we had 4 new Orange hats join us as well as a Blue hat.

We ended the day Sunday with the solemn Memorial Volley for our fallen Patriot founders. It was an awesome weekend with new and old friends and lots of laughs and good fellowship.

Link to pictures: https://www.flickr.com/gp/193056249@N06/t6X50uV02s

If you have additional pictures please share them.



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