Palmerton, PA AAR , May 18-19, 2024 – Rifle Clinic

[Yates]

Special thanks to the Palmerton Rod & Gun Club for hosting us again.  They were very helpful in all aspects of getting ready for the weekend at an Appleseed Rifle Clinic.  And we will be back there again in August!

The weather was only tolerable on Saturday (rain and drizzle), but cleared up rather nicely on Sunday, with mostly blue or overcast skies after some stray early showers, and not too hot.  We couldn't have asked for a better weekend of marksmanship and heritage!  The shooters all persevered through the rain and puddles on the shooting mats, and greatly improved as the weekend progressed.  We worked through the day proceeding from demonstration to dry fire practice to live fire confirmation of our marksmanship instruction, combined with history and heritage.  Several equipment issues were corrected, including eye relief and many build-ups of cheek risers and butt stocks.  Although other equipment issues cropped up throughout the weekend, they were resolved by the knowledgeable staff.  Everyone was very receptive to the course of instruction.  History and heritage were well received and there were some great discussions. 

All but one returned on Sunday and we took advantage of the improved weather, with more drills and practice, and the "eyes closed" NPOA drill shot in relays was especially illuminating.  Everyone learned how much they had actually been using muscle, not bone support!  By Sunday afternoon everyone had the process down pretty well and we proceeded at a good pace. The Time Monkey stayed off our backs, and quite a few AQT's were shot, along with going to the 100 yard range.  The shooters observed that 4 MOA is 4 MOA, no matter the distance, and a little bit of ballistic adjustment brought those shots right in.

The shooters showed those pesky Redcoats the strength of our cause on both the AQT and Hits Count Targets, and we have 5 new Rifleman to add to our cadre, along with 3 folks who requalified. Huzza!  In addition, 5 of the 14 shooters cleared the Hits Count Target at least once, with Jessee leading the way clearing it three of the four times, missing by a hairs breath on the last one of the weekend!    Congratulations to all.

Thanks to all the shooters and the Palmerton Rod & Gun Club for a great weekend.

[BBQ_Bandit]

A successful event! Congrats to all shooters!

Ironically... after the POI on the portion of Known Distance (Target Detection)- one of our shooters recognized a slow moving object approaching the firing line.

A box turtle... which was relocated a safe distance away.

Some time later - it reappeared again... and was relocated further away.  [Either it was the same turtle... or we witnessed a herd of turtles that day.]

[Yates]

And then there was the fowler, PA rifle and Brown Bess to consider.