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Dulzura, CA 10/31-11/01 '09

Started by Francis Marion, November 03, 2009, 02:35:57 AM

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Francis Marion

November 03, 2009, 02:35:57 AM Last Edit: November 03, 2009, 02:39:33 AM by Francis Marion
Shooters, for the privilege of sharing this past weekend, thank you.  An American esteems the public exercise of Liberty.  Freely did we assemble, speak, and shoot the rifles we own.  That's a typical weekend in a free country, and may ours alway be so.  

As it has fallen upon every American generation, it falls also upon us to care for this great gift of Liberty.  I hope you'll take fallen patriots' memory to the polls with you when you vote on matters of import to our freedom.  The heaviest price paid, by too many good people.  Our national treasure is ours to enjoy and preserve or else to mistreat and lose.  

And so we 'make good use of it,' because for an American, what other choice is there?

Thank you for making good use of your weekend, and I hope what we learned together will pass along to your friends and families.  

Special thanks to redhat Hollywood Marine for driving to Dulzura, a bit far from home.  We couldn't have done as well without your help.  Hollywood, aka Joe, can shoot, but teaches naturally and effectively.  Hollywood has a gift for recounting The Story, especially the Dangerous Old Men- as he talks, they pop out of the book to visit awhile with us.  You remind us that the patriots were real people with families, lives and reasons to live, but willingness to sacrifice.  

We had a volunteer shooting coach in Eric, a Marine rifle team member and, by way of understatement, a very squared away rifleman.  Eric coached shooters to reinforce the techniques as we taught them, modeled positions, and handily shot a 240 AQT late Sunday 'just for fun.'  I hope he'll help out next time too.  

Seventeen Saturday shooters, and fifteen on Sunday.  Friends, individuals, and young folks, but no ladies this time.  Our youngest shooter, Jared, proved to be the resident math expert at IMC, and can tell you how many inches an M1 rifle moves its point of impact at ranges up to 1000  yards per click of the sight.  Inches to Minutes to Clicks.  

Shooters were regular working people, professionals, National Guardsmen, sailors.  Retirees.  Regular folks from San Diego county.  

As the shooters learned the steady hold factors on Saturday, learned how to take each shot, how to establish, shift and verify their NPOA, how to use a loop sling, Sunday was the time that it came together for three Riflemen.  Matt, Matt and John- plus Eric, rilfeman #4- all shot their Rifleman score on Sunday, and each earned a patch.  What a great way to end the event.  Two of these San Diego county shooters will help staff shoots at this range as IITs.  Thanks for stepping up to assist this community shooting program.  

I see the prospect of an all San Diego crew to staff events at South Bay Rod and Gun Club for 2010, having now four  San Diego county IITs.  Nice work, folks.

Some of you may not realize the scope of work that went on behind the scenes to prepare the rifle range for this weekend.  It is all thanks Tom Fox of South Bay Rod and Gun Club for the exceptionally well designed, and very recently built, 25 meter target line.  It served without a hitch both days.  You can put this system up or take it down in ten minutes with just a handful of people.  We really appreciate the work that went in to this, and I am sure I speak for every shooter on the line.  Looking forward to the next time.  Tom, your work allowed us to focus on shooting instead of target line maintenance, and it is much appreciated.

For Liberty,
-FM
 

HollywoodMarine

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November 04, 2009, 03:17:14 AM
Just wanted to say thank you to all the shooters who came out. Had a great time and hope you did to. I was going to post photos but that will have to wait since I left my patch cable in OR. And to Matt, Matt and Jon congrats on Riflemen and Thanks for stepping up to take the orange hat.  O0
A wise man can learn from a fool, but a fool cannot learn even from a wise man.

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colycat

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November 08, 2009, 10:28:09 PM
Hollywood,

Lets get some pics up!  Francis,  you are one of the of the real stars of Appleseed.  How I wish I could go to one of your shoots.  Keep up the good work :~ :~ :~

Everyone, check out this link of Francis Marion's men at Ft Stewart.  Appleseed in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7mXOx12UCU
"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives everything its value."   T Paine

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Johnnyappleseed

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November 11, 2009, 11:32:46 PM
This sounds like a really great shoot :~FM + HM  O0 O0 O0
FM , did you have HM do a teaching moment on fieldstripping a cigarette? ;DThis only works with smokers present.  ::)
Next time you SB FM ,I want to sign on  ::)
Good jobs guys + many thanx to you + every one who attended
JA
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Calvin Coolidge
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