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Nov 8-9, 2025 AAR Bonfiield, IL (ISRA RANGE)

Started by Warriorpoet, November 19, 2025, 02:31:11 PM

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November 19, 2025, 02:31:11 PM Last Edit: November 19, 2025, 05:47:09 PM by Warriorpoet
Thank you ISRA Range for hosting Project Appleseed. Once again your hospitality was wonderful as was your five star range and facilities!

What a great weekend. As a fall/winter transition time in the Chicago area the weather can be highly variable in Oct/Nov.  But we had 10 hearty souls in 40-50 degree weather come to learn and hear some great history and learn some well taught POI's.  On Sunday we started out with snow and some sleet and had a steady 32 degree day (with a 23 degree felt temp).  We of course planned that to further emulate the grit of our founding fathers! We had 6 brave souls return on Sunday and an additional Sunday only walk on (who requalified with a 230!). We had Three Riflemen requal on Sunday, including an IIT ! Great Winterseed performance everyone!

Bonnie = Requal = 213, 218!
Lilah - after 18 mo of no rifle handling, requalified with a 227 and 230!

Greg and Amelia were knocking on the door and will certainly be there soon.
and Zach our overachiever IIT, who dropped in for a 225,236,237, and 238. So close to distinguished !

Zach also presented most of the POIs on Sunday and successfully passed his IIT3!  Huzzah !!!
Great Job to EVERYONE!

Bundt Pan

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November 19, 2025, 10:52:31 PM
Another great weekend at the ISRA Range, and the first IL Winterseed in my memory(or at least quite a while)

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Geek

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November 26, 2025, 02:46:58 PM
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Bonnie and Zach with their winterseed patches
Dr. Joseph Warren, in his last letter to his mother, "Where danger is, dear mother, there must your son be... I will set [America] free or die".

Our cause is just . . . our country will be grateful - George Rogers Clark

"This country has been made by the Timothy Murphys, the men in the ranks. Conditions here called for qualities of heart and hand that Tim Murphy had in abundance. Our histories should tell us more about the men in the ranks, for it was to them, more than to the generals that we were indebted for our military victories." -  Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as New York Governor, 1929, at the dedication of the memorial to Murphy

Geek

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November 26, 2025, 02:48:27 PM
another shot of the snowy range as we started our day
Dr. Joseph Warren, in his last letter to his mother, "Where danger is, dear mother, there must your son be... I will set [America] free or die".

Our cause is just . . . our country will be grateful - George Rogers Clark

"This country has been made by the Timothy Murphys, the men in the ranks. Conditions here called for qualities of heart and hand that Tim Murphy had in abundance. Our histories should tell us more about the men in the ranks, for it was to them, more than to the generals that we were indebted for our military victories." -  Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as New York Governor, 1929, at the dedication of the memorial to Murphy
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