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AAR New Deal / Lubbock, TX - Dec 3-4, 2011

Started by Jerry Hall, December 05, 2011, 10:18:17 PM

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Jerry Hall

December 05, 2011, 10:18:17 PM Last Edit: December 05, 2011, 10:21:05 PM by Jerry Hall
A Rifleman's Greatest honor comes form the passing of skills, knowledge and heritage of obligation to those who choose to further the cause!
I am honored to have had the opportunity to share a little Heritage and Marksmanship with the awakening folks of the New Deal and Lubbock area of Texas thiss weekend at the New Da=eal Police Deptartment's Shooting Range.
The weather forecast was bleak but Mother Nature was relatively gentle with us.
Saturday started with 17 lbs of mud sticking to our boots with temperatures that refused to afford us warmth. Everyone persisted, adapted and overcame the elements, yet no one achieved the ellusive Rifleman's score.

Sunday dawned with the hope of a better day. Only a few braved the elements to battle the AQT.
After reviewing the essentials a first time shooter broke the barrier with a score greater that 220.
Amber B was our first Rifleman(Riflewoman) of the event.
She was honored to receive the first Patch and a  Shoot Like A Girl (If you Can) Hat.  :bow: :--- :bow:

The AQT's rolled on and on the next to the last AQT Greg P of the New Deal Police Dept blew
230 points worth of holes into his AQT. This being Greg's 2nd Appleseed event he was invited to join the ranks of our Instructor Cadre and accepted the responsibilities of the Orange Hat IIT. :~ :~ :~

It is my distinct pleasure to have served the fine folks of this area and I am looking forward to serving Y'all again.  ~~:) ~~:) ~~:)


"...till we meet again..." HappyTrails....Jerry


PS: Somebody post some pic's, as I forgot my camera!
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oladcock

#1
December 06, 2011, 12:53:06 AM
It was a great shoot with great folks. It was fun seeing two of Texas finest get their Rifleman (woman) patches. Good job Greg and Amber, way to go. Thanks Greg for taking a hat, you'll be a fine addition to Appleseed! Along with Texas dust last shoot, I brought home some mud for my collection! :)...O.L.
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7.62er

#2
December 06, 2011, 01:08:13 AM
Our first Rifleman actually turned out to be a Riflewoman!  ..:..
After running her first Redcoat, 100%, Amber scored Rifleman on her first AQT.  ^:)^  This was her first Appleseed and first at firing a rifle in years  (I think she's not telling us everything ;))  Looking forward to seeing more of Amber.

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/392078_303180366371746_100000393561881_942134_324195030_a.jpg

Our second Rifleman was Greg P., our very own PERSISTENT "Cockd-n-lockd"  Greg also took the Orange Hat.  WTG!!!!

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s320x320/392355_303180749705041_100000393561881_942135_1980708429_n.jpg

Hopefully, we'll get some more pics up.
A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and are punished.  (...hiding doesn't mean fear, just that he is prudent and PREPARES!)

"You and I are told increasingly that we have to choose between a left or right, but I would like to suggest that there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down—up to a man's age-old dream; the ultimate in individual freedom consistent with law and order or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism, and regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those who would trade our freedom for security have embarked on this downward course,"--Ronald Reagan

LaraWannabe

#3
December 06, 2011, 01:22:12 AM
Thanks for the great instruction guys!  Also, thank you for the kind words.  I had a great time, and maybe I've found some calling in the world of rifles.  I really have only shot a rifle once in the past 15-20 years and that one time was 5 years ago.  Maybe I just got lucky.  :)  But, I have had some handgun training, so maybe it rubbed off?  This was a lot of fun and I hope more ladies are up for the challenge.  I look forward to doing it again when I get the chance.  ...plus, great hat.   :cool2:

JoshL

#4
December 06, 2011, 04:30:34 PM
I had a great time at my first Appleseed as an IIT!  The weather was nice, albeit a bit chilly in the mornings, and the people, both students and instructors, were awesome!  I was proud of the improvements that all of the students made, and especially proud of Amber and Greg for earning their Rifleman patch!  Thanks again to Jerry and OL, I have learned a lot from both of you.

I will post some pictures this evening when I get home from work.

spitstickler

#5
December 06, 2011, 05:34:22 PM
Hey David, if you got pics to post please feel free to add them to the facebook page.  All the rest of you folks are welcome to join us on FB as well: http://www.facebook.com/appleseedtexas

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."  -Thomas Edison

JoshL

#6
December 07, 2011, 02:05:27 AM
Here are some pictures.

JoshL

#7
December 07, 2011, 02:07:39 AM
A few more.

Strawberry Roan

#8
December 08, 2011, 06:42:05 PM
Whoo hooo!  Congratulations to our new Rifleman and Riflewoman!  Way to get off the couch!  :)  Sure wish I could have been there, but very happy it was such a successful shoot.  I will have to admit that I'm not sorry I missed the cold, shivering with a sore shoulder just ain't no fun, lol.
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