Manheim, PA - 16-17Oct2011

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What a great weekend for a shoot.  The weather was great, if a bit windy.  The attendees were great, ready & eager to keep moving all weekend.  We had several participants from out-of-state and with 16 on the line we gratefully had to expand to a second bay for the first time this year.  We also had several returning 'seeders.  Eric, Rich & Zach returned to re-qualify; good to see them again.  Larz was back for his 2nd & earned Rifleman on our 2nd AQT, Sunday.  Congrats!  Shortly thereafter Joe, another return Appleseeder, scored two 218s back-to-back to cement his Rifleman patch.  Well done!

While we had 'only' 2 new Rifleman, we did see a huge improvement on the redcoats from Saturday to Sunday.  We went from only 8 qualifying at 100y or above Sat morning, to 3 cleaning their redcoats, 7 making 400y or above, & 12 of 13 qualifying at at least 100y (and 1 still having trouble with his sites).  Several guys were at the Rifleman doorstep & were knockin' on the door.  Don't forget, a Rifleman persists.  I'm sure the next time they'll be going home with a new patch. 

In all we had 9 10/22s, 1 AR .22 conversion, 6 ARs & 1 M1A, a pretty good mix of rimfire & centerfire.

Thank you all for coming & i hope to see each of you again... like (shameless plug) the next Manheim Appleseed on November 19th & 20th?

Pics below:
   1.  October 2011 Manheim Attendees, sans 2
   2.  Rimfire line
   3.  Centerfire line
   4.  Larz receiving his Rifleman patch
   5.  Zach giving Larz the North Bridge Water initiation for qualifying with a 210
   6.  Joe receiving his Rifleman patch with a 218
   7.  Noah & Cody receiving the youth patch