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Ramseur 5/09 RBC

Started by Son of Martha, May 24, 2009, 09:58:46 PM

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Son of Martha

May 24, 2009, 09:58:46 PM
12 shooters, Instructors were Truculent Turtle (Bill), Mogget (Jill) and SoM.

Right off the bat we saw we had something special.  Got (I think) three folks with rifleman scores on Sunday.  Had two guys who had no prior Appleseed experience but they had that crucial ingredient, a teachable attitude.  ALL of them were shooting rifleman scores by the end of the boot camp...

Were able to spend Sunday and Monday on fundamentals, Tuesday was the AQT grind, Wednesday was full distance with centerfires.  Before bringing ammo and mags up we did a target detection exercise (that's the most difficult task, right?) and crack/thump.  Went into full distance zeroing and an AQT.

Thursday was more full distance with some POPUPS in the evening, courtesy of Wildman.  Friday was Appleseed practice for the IITs.  Had a class supper at the Corrall Fri. evening with Fred, first time I've ever been thrown out...

Sorry I had to leave Sat AM....ya'll chime in and let me know how things went...

GREAT bunch of Americans, and an honor to spend the week with ya'll.

SoM
Raise ye the stone or cleave the wood to make a path more fair or flat
Lo, it is black already with blood some Son of Martha spilled for that
Not as a ladder from earth to Heaven, nor as a witness to any creed
But simple service, simply given, to his own kind in their common need.

Old Dog

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May 24, 2009, 10:20:43 PM
Sorry I missed it.
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."

—Jeff Cooper, The Art of the Rifle

Fred

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May 24, 2009, 11:03:37 PM

     Hey, what about the shirt? We want to hear about the shirt. Are the rumors true? :)
"Ready to eat dirt and sweat bore solvent?" - Ask me how to become an RWVA volunteer!

      "...but he that stands it now, deserves the thanks of man and woman alike..."   Paine

     "If you can read this without a silly British accent, thank a Revolutionary War veteran" - Anon.

     "We have it in our power to begin the world over again" - Thomas Paine

     What about it, do-nothings? You heard the man, jump on in...

Truculent turtle

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May 26, 2009, 12:40:25 PM
A  question  for  the  Record:  has  there  ever  been a  BC  where EVERYONE  made  rifleman?  Well  it  is  the  record  books  now--Great  Job  Son of Martha!!!

Son of Martha

#4
May 27, 2009, 11:16:41 AM
Shirt is good stuff.  Took off 5 years and 10 pounds and doubled my bank balance...

Ya'll new IITs, when you get registered don't forget to PM Mogget (Jill), Truculent Turtle (Bill) and me so we know who ya are online.  Will also need that info to have your account enabled for Instructor board access.

SoM
Raise ye the stone or cleave the wood to make a path more fair or flat
Lo, it is black already with blood some Son of Martha spilled for that
Not as a ladder from earth to Heaven, nor as a witness to any creed
But simple service, simply given, to his own kind in their common need.

Greg in MO

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May 27, 2009, 02:20:38 PM
Quote from: Truculent turtle on May 26, 2009, 12:40:25 PM
A  question  for  the  Record:  has  there  ever  been a  BC  where EVERYONE  made  rifleman?  Well  it  is  the  record  books  now--Great  Job  Son of Martha!!!

At Osage Beach last October I believe everyone made Rifleman except for a youngster who was only there for a day or two. 

In any case, well done Ramseur!

Greg
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