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AAR Katy, TX June 18-19, 2011

Started by Sir Not Appearing In This Film, June 20, 2011, 01:06:22 PM

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June 20, 2011, 01:06:22 PM Last Edit: June 23, 2011, 11:15:54 AM by Sir Not Appearing In This Film
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...we did have 21 shooters Saturday.  ..:..
Ladyseed Man Slave

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." - Theodore Roosevelt

Attitudes are contagious. I hope mine is worth catching.

Johnnyappleseed

#1
June 20, 2011, 04:14:21 PM
SNAITF  hello Sir
Nice to see a fellow Mingus 10-06 on the trail .

You Texans still getting lotsa Rifleman  O0
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

Sir Not Appearing In This Film

#2
June 21, 2011, 06:35:18 PM
Thanks Johnny!
Ladyseed Man Slave

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." - Theodore Roosevelt

Attitudes are contagious. I hope mine is worth catching.

Sir Not Appearing In This Film

#3
June 21, 2011, 06:45:36 PM Last Edit: June 21, 2011, 06:51:51 PM by Sir Not Appearing In This Film
AAR Katy TX June 18-19, 2011


The first Katy, TX Appleseed was a fun and safe shoot held at the great The Impact Zone range. http://www.theimpactzonerange.com/

21 shooters chose to get off the couch and experience a marksmanship clinic in Southeast Texas heat.

Instructors for this event were myself, spmcpeek, sleepy Joe and Banana Man. Shooter Jessica, who's husband is an instructor in GA, also helped by taking over admin for me before we started.

The skill levels of the shooters varied, but everyone seemed to pick up the instruction quickly. There were several women and two children.

Temp was 103 on Saturday with a surprisingly low 30% humidity ("Yeah, man, but it's a dry heat...").  $$-0

This range has a welder/generator for classroom A/C and electricity. We decided to take frequent water breaks in the A/C and did most of the instruction, position demos and history in the classroom. What was especially cool was that the generous range owner Phil Oxley waived range fees for this Appleseed event. We took it upon ourselves to raise some money for generator fuel for the range owner. I think he'll be pleased with how appreciative the shooters were.  O0

We didn't have any riflemen this time out. I do recall some scores in the 180's, so just a little more persistence and they get there.

A few of the shooters present have expressed interest in becoming instructors. I hope they get the opportunity to follow through.

Pictures from Saturday:







My longtime good friend and sleepy Joe's brother in law David finally made it to an Appleseed after years of two red hats encouraging him to do so. He did pretty well!












I'll post Sunday pics soon.
Ladyseed Man Slave

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." - Theodore Roosevelt

Attitudes are contagious. I hope mine is worth catching.

CaptG

#4
June 21, 2011, 07:29:36 PM
Way to go Steve, looks like a great shoot. Hopefully my schedule will work out for the next one.
G
"If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a small chance of survival. There may even be a worse case: you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves."
Winston Churchill

Sir Not Appearing In This Film

#5
June 21, 2011, 07:34:38 PM
Quote from: CaptG on June 21, 2011, 07:29:36 PM
Way to go Steve, looks like a great shoot. Hopefully my schedule will work out for the next one.
G

Thanks Guy!

You were there in spirit... :---
Ladyseed Man Slave

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." - Theodore Roosevelt

Attitudes are contagious. I hope mine is worth catching.

Sir Not Appearing In This Film

#6
June 22, 2011, 01:58:21 PM
One thing I forgot to mention was that the wind blew almost constantly. Target backers frequently detached from their boards. A couple of target backers blew away! One time we came out of the classroom and a shooter's matt had blown behind the target line and was laying on the berm. The good part was the wind was blowing toward the target line so no correction factor was required.

OK, Sunday AM...

A quadraped wanted to RSO on the right side. I think he decided this was not for him after we fired at the AM Redcoat as he vacated the area soon after.








Classroom demos
















If you ever need me to shut up - tie my hands.




Back to the oven - er, I mean outside...






It was good to see a father and son shooting together...


as well as a mother and daughter.



































Some shooters had to leave a little after noon (It was Father's Day, ya know). We started Sunday with 12 shooters and then for the afternoon still had 7 shooters on the line.










Final Redcoat target for the weekend. Yingying shot the 1" square!
















The final 7 shooters.

It was a pleasure working with you all. Until next time...DRY FIRE!
Ladyseed Man Slave

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." - Theodore Roosevelt

Attitudes are contagious. I hope mine is worth catching.

sleepy Joe

#7
June 22, 2011, 02:53:32 PM
good work Steve, and looks like it wasn't too bad on Sunday
By the numbers

sleepy Joe

#8
June 22, 2011, 02:54:36 PM
a lot more photos on Sunday
By the numbers

starfox

#9
June 22, 2011, 06:22:01 PM
Woo!  Nice job, and good to see Banana Man out on the Trail!  Looks like we're finally starting to crack the Houston Nut with Lake Jackson and Katy!!  O0
"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women,
when it dies there, no constitution, no law,
no court can save it." - Judge Learned Hand

"Never compromise. Not even in the face of Armageddon . . ." - Rorschach, The Watchmen.

Davilla 3-10

Sir Not Appearing In This Film

#10
June 22, 2011, 08:43:17 PM
Quote from: sleepy Joe on June 22, 2011, 02:54:36 PM
a lot more photos on Sunday

Banana Man "volunteered" to handle the camera.  ~~:) ;)
Ladyseed Man Slave

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." - Theodore Roosevelt

Attitudes are contagious. I hope mine is worth catching.

scuzzy

#11
June 22, 2011, 11:24:51 PM
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One thing I forgot to mention was that the wind blew almost constantly.


Sounds like Davilla.

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Temp was 103 on Saturday with a surprisingly low 30% humidity ("Yeah, man, but it's a dry heat...").


Sounds like Texas.

Y'all had a good shoot it sounds like. Nice turnout. Glad to hear some of them want to become Instructors. I'm sure they'll get Rifleman eventually.

And wow, A/C. Y'all are gonna get spoiled.

Tolerance will reach such a level that intelligent people will be banned from thinking so as to not offend the Imbeciles. Fyodor Dostoevsky

Sir Not Appearing In This Film

#12
June 23, 2011, 11:14:59 AM
Quote from: scuzzy on June 22, 2011, 11:24:51 PM
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Temp was 103 on Saturday with a surprisingly low 30% humidity ("Yeah, man, but it's a dry heat...").

Sounds like Texas.

Y'all had a good shoot it sounds like. Nice turnout. Glad to hear some of them want to become Instructors. I'm sure they'll get Rifleman eventually.

And wow, A/C. Y'all are gonna get spoiled.


The thing is it doesn't sound like Southeast Texas. Normally the humidity is 80-100% and the heat is more oppressive. It was unusually dry for this area and this time of year.
Ladyseed Man Slave

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." - Theodore Roosevelt

Attitudes are contagious. I hope mine is worth catching.

sleepy Joe

#13
June 24, 2011, 09:14:35 AM
despite the wind and heat , it was a successful event. No major safety issues. I would like to return to this venue
By the numbers

PatriotDad

#14
June 24, 2011, 03:37:52 PM
My son and I had a great time and we will be attending another Appleseed again - hopefully soon!  Thanks to all of the instructors.  We will be dry firing to practice our steady hold factors!  Also I will be buying the book Paul Revere's Ride as I loved the history. 
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