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Griffin, GA AAR - Mar 7-8, 2026

Started by UpACreek, March 12, 2026, 06:05:06 PM

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UpACreek

Time changes are evil - but a weekend at the beautiful Griffin Gun Range makes it well worth losing an hour of sleep.  Thanks for setting up our event, Mechanic.  We had 5 shooters with skills ranging from new shooter to rifleman.  We welcomed Nephi, aka Centimeter, to our Georgia Appleseed cadre.  What an awesome addition!  Added bonus to the weekend was the weather - it was supposed to downpour part of each day and we just got a light rain for a few hours on Sunday until after we put just about everything in the cars - then the deluge started.  Perfect timing.

We had a very high shooter to instructor ratio, so we flew through our material, managing to get in a ton of exercises and 5 AQTs.  Our newest shooter soaked everything up like a sponge.  Her and Davis' AQTs improved by about 50% each.  Lacey just barely missed a rifleman score with a 207!!!  The stars just didn't align.  Each AQT had some stage that just barely kept her from that coveted patch.  She improved by over 20% though from the first AQT to her highest one.  Nephi got to shoot a couple of AQTs and requalified.  Rory was just there for the first day and also did very well.  Congratulations to everyone!


Rory looks great shooting prone





Mechanic gives some great pointers to Lacey and Rory


The time change had one advantage - more deer were out on the drive to the range.


Mechanic and Centimeter review the sitting position


Mechanic and Centimeter review the prone position






Davis shoots in prone


Lacey and Davis paired up for the ball and dummy drill.  Lacey shined here!  She was so encouraging and observant.  She'll look great in orange.


Time to switch - I love this drill.  Coaches and shooters get so much out of it.


Nephi requalified with a Rifleman score - Nice Shooting (and coaching!)

I hope to see all of you back at an event soon!
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