Ames, IA Apr 21, 22 2018

[Rhysling]

The April Ames shoot was outstanding!  The weather was all we could hope for in mid-April and we had a great group of shooters who made the event a joy to instruct!  They were a very attentive and safe group.  Their attitudes were extremely positive all weekend, and they made constant, steady improvement.

We ended up with 5 new riflemen, 2 requalifiers (who both made distinguished), and one new orange hat, Luke!

A great set of orange hats, too.  Joe gave an outstanding strike 2, Emily's IMC was as clear as I've heard, and Brandon did a great job calling the line - perfect voice for that duty.  Many thanks to Mike and Festus, too.

[Ames]

I'd like to personally welcome our newest orange hat instructor, Luke!  Congrats, buddy! Rhysling and I have known Luke for many years and look forward to working with him on the Appleseed trail.  Luke also qualified Rifleman at this shoot!

[Ames]

Here's Luke receiving his Rifleman's Patch and his Orange Hat!  Welcome to the central Iowa instructor cadre!

[Ames]

Here are three other new Rifleman:  Melody, Ben (on a bolt gun, no less!), and Eric.   Morgan was our other new Rifleman, but someone else took that picture and will have to post it here. 

Congrats to you all!

[Ames]

Here are some action shots from the weekend.