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Enfield, NH, WINTERSEED - Jan 15-16, 2011

Started by Firewall99, January 18, 2011, 04:29:54 PM

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Firewall99

January 18, 2011, 04:29:54 PM
SUMMARY:  We had a great shoot!  First, we had lots of fresh, powdery snow.  The shooters were a hardy bunch that wouldn't give up.  Sounds like New Englanders to me.  Three out of eight shot Rifleman, an admirable tally. 

Shoot Boss:  Firewall99
Instructors:  Freestater

Riflemen Made:  3
Riflemen Made Ratio:  37.5%

Day 1 Weather:  Sunny and really cold (-8° F), no wind
Day 2 Weather:  Variable and slightly warmer, with flurries, no wind

Good 1:  Our shooters showed a huge improvement (100-500%!) as evidenced by the Redcoat target scores:

      Saturday       Score         Sunday
      AM   PM                      AM   PM
      0     0        No Hits       0     0
      0     3     3 Hits @ 10      4     5
      0     2     3 Hits @ 20      2     3
      0     1     3 Hits @ 300     1     1
      0     0     3 Hits @ 40      1     1
      1     0          HS          2     1
      0     0    Cleaned Target    0     0

Good 2:  We had three Ruger factory workers on board, at least one of whom actually worked on the 10/22 line.  We had a useful and informative exchange of views regarding the manual bolt release and the (ahem!) factory sights.

Good 3:  There was no wind!  (Thank you, Lord.)  Amazingly, the cold was not an issue.

Good 4:  We had a classic, Appleseed-approved Saturday.  We completed the complete course, all three strikes, and 4 AQT's.  On Sunday we ran drills and Rifleman pickup, where everyone got to shoot someone else's rifle and learn that you can't miss fast enough and that only hits count.

Bad 1:  Those Ruger factory sights were hampering three shooters who could never get their sights zeroed.
Solution 1:  Tech Sights (http://www.tech-sights.com/) or a fixed magnification scope of no more than 4x.

"The timid and fearful cannot defend liberty or anything else." - G. Edward Griffin, author of The Creature from Jekyll Island and founder of Freedom Force International (www.freedom-force.org)

"You make the decision now to be afraid, and you will never turn back--your whole life, you will always be afraid."
-- From "Unbreakable"

The litany against fear is an incantation used by the Bene Gesserit in Dune to focus their minds and calm themselves in times of peril. The litany is as follows:

    I must not fear.
    Fear is the mind-killer.
    Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
    I will face my fear.
    I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
    And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
    Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
    Only I will remain.

"Take away fear, and the battle of Freedom is half won." - William Ralp

Mr.Freedom

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February 03, 2011, 06:50:13 AM
Great job to all the shooters and instructors!!! Too cold for pictures??? ;D
Don't Ever Forget 9/11

I Pray Not For An Easy Life, But That I Become A Strong Person.

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 by 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 Thomas Paine

Firewall99

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February 03, 2011, 02:07:58 PM
Quote from: Mr.Freedom on February 03, 2011, 06:50:13 AM
Great job to all the shooters and instructors!!! Too cold for pictures??? ;D

I was too busy shooting video!  Probably the video files are too big to post here.  I sent the videos off to spitstickler, though. 

The picture quality was, ah, less than optimal.  These new pocket digital video cameras have no provision for controlling the f-stop or shutter speed.  Consequently, winter shots come out overly dark IMHO.

We'll try to get some decent stills at Peterborough, NH, on Feb 19-20.  There's a write-up for that shoot around here.  It's going to be super!  We've got a sponsor who's providing a 24-man heated tipi! 

Any instructor who wants a chance to earn a Winterseed badge should sign up for Peterborough at Instructor Scheduling.  If we get enough instructors, everyone can shoot.

Some of us are actually planning to sleep over night in the tipi.  The club is cooking breakfast for us and any early shooters.

This Peterborough shoot is going to be a blast!
"The timid and fearful cannot defend liberty or anything else." - G. Edward Griffin, author of The Creature from Jekyll Island and founder of Freedom Force International (www.freedom-force.org)

"You make the decision now to be afraid, and you will never turn back--your whole life, you will always be afraid."
-- From "Unbreakable"

The litany against fear is an incantation used by the Bene Gesserit in Dune to focus their minds and calm themselves in times of peril. The litany is as follows:

    I must not fear.
    Fear is the mind-killer.
    Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
    I will face my fear.
    I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
    And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
    Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
    Only I will remain.

"Take away fear, and the battle of Freedom is half won." - William Ralp
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