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AAR: La Crosse, WI 5-6March2011

Started by Cooper, March 05, 2011, 11:42:23 PM

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Cooper

March 05, 2011, 11:42:23 PM
Another picture perfect Wisconsin Winterseed got underway Sat, March 5th.

Cold, icy and with just enough of a north wind to challenge all!  >:D

Two Marine Corps "poolees," recruits that have not yet been assigned to boot camp, accepted invitations to fire an instructors AR's with ammunition donated in honor of their commitment to serve our Nation.  "Hoo-rah!," gentlemen!  O0

Two dedicated young shooters traveled down from Eau Claire for instruction and to gain experience.  More details to follow, but here are some early photos:
"This Appleseed thing doesn't look like it would be for everyone, but it really is." Zac, age 7  كافر
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." ~ Thomas Paine    "Cooper, you're an a**hole!" - recent Shoot Boss's compliment
"I don't know where "brave" leaves off and "foolish" picks up, but you've certainly got your share of courage." - FuzzyMath
"For the Rifle!, the Rifle!, in our hands will prove no trifle!" ~from the lyrics of "The Bennington Riflemen"
Understand the urgency of our mission; no amount of bailing can raise a sunken ship.
I don't want to be forced back into the darkness. 

"Shut up and color." - slim

Blue Five

#1
March 06, 2011, 01:08:28 AM
Great day of shooting, really enjoyed myself.  I am already looking forward to tomorrow!

B5
"Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!" ~Captain John Parker, April 19, 1775.

Molōn labe! :--- 

Cooper

#2
March 06, 2011, 11:38:57 PM
Sunday:
Another marvelous day of Wisconsin winter Appleseeding!  Three new Riflemen and two new Orange hats accepted!! Three Marine "poolies" sending donated rounds downrange with AR's volunteered in honor of their pledge of service to our Nation...  The sound of the defense of Liberty cracking and echoing down a valley being held in stewardship for America by the members of the La Crosse Rifle & Gun Club...
"This Appleseed thing doesn't look like it would be for everyone, but it really is." Zac, age 7  كافر
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." ~ Thomas Paine    "Cooper, you're an a**hole!" - recent Shoot Boss's compliment
"I don't know where "brave" leaves off and "foolish" picks up, but you've certainly got your share of courage." - FuzzyMath
"For the Rifle!, the Rifle!, in our hands will prove no trifle!" ~from the lyrics of "The Bennington Riflemen"
Understand the urgency of our mission; no amount of bailing can raise a sunken ship.
I don't want to be forced back into the darkness. 

"Shut up and color." - slim

professor gun

#3
March 06, 2011, 11:56:44 PM
I would like to point out that Cooper generously donated piles of .223 ammo for the young Marine Corps poolees to shoot at Appleseed La Crosse this weekend; she also brought three of her AR-15s for them to shoot.  Definitely above and beyond the call.  Thanks, Cooper!

Two of the young men are talking of getting their own AR-15s now, one is already planning on coming to the April 16 and 17 Appleseed at the La Crosse Rifle Club.  This Appleseed was a very positive experience for all of these young men thanks to the outstanding instructors conducting the Appleseed: Martin, Cooper, and BuzzG.
Honoring my ancestor, Seth Hall, of the Massachusetts Militia for his sacrifices during our American Revolution that helped to provide freedom for all Americans.

Blue Five

#4
March 07, 2011, 12:02:21 AM
What a great weekend!  Martin, Buzz G, Cooper, and later vmt were a great instructor team!  Although chilly, it was definitely a fun weekend that involved burning hundreds (if not thousands) of rounds up.  It was great burning up all that ammo...productively, of course. 

Again, thanks to the great team that ran this event.

B5
"Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!" ~Captain John Parker, April 19, 1775.

Molōn labe! :--- 

AuntieBellum

#5
March 07, 2011, 12:04:57 AM
Quote from: Blue Five on March 07, 2011, 12:02:21 AM
What a great weekend!  Martin, Buzz G, Cooper, and later vmt were a great instructor team!  Although chilly, it was definitely a fun weekend that involved burning hundreds (if not thousands) of rounds up.  It was great burning up all that ammo...productively, of course. 

Again, thanks to the great team that ran this event.

B5

Is that a picture of you taking an orange hat?!   :D
"Nothing is as strong as the heart of a volunteer."
-Lt. Colonel James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle, US Army Air Corps, 1942

"You smell like Appleseed." - Rimshot

Blue Five

#6
March 07, 2011, 12:05:15 AM
Oh, and cannot forget the great stories being heard again.  Each time, you pick out something and store it away in your memory that for some reason you did not catch before...I enjoyed that flintlock and bayonet that Cooper used for the First Strike.
"Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!" ~Captain John Parker, April 19, 1775.

Molōn labe! :--- 

Blue Five

#7
March 07, 2011, 12:06:16 AM
Quote from: AuntieBellum on March 07, 2011, 12:04:57 AM
Quote from: Blue Five on March 07, 2011, 12:02:21 AM
What a great weekend!  Martin, Buzz G, Cooper, and later vmt were a great instructor team!  Although chilly, it was definitely a fun weekend that involved burning hundreds (if not thousands) of rounds up.  It was great burning up all that ammo...productively, of course. 

Again, thanks to the great team that ran this event.

B5

Is that a picture of you taking an orange hat?!   :D

Yes, AuntieBellum, both me and my father (professor gun) took an orange hat today...I'm excited and looking forward to the work I have to do on this path, even though there will be lots of it I'm sure.  :) :)
"Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!" ~Captain John Parker, April 19, 1775.

Molōn labe! :--- 

Cooper

#8
March 07, 2011, 12:11:16 AM
Riflemen and Patriots....
"This Appleseed thing doesn't look like it would be for everyone, but it really is." Zac, age 7  كافر
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." ~ Thomas Paine    "Cooper, you're an a**hole!" - recent Shoot Boss's compliment
"I don't know where "brave" leaves off and "foolish" picks up, but you've certainly got your share of courage." - FuzzyMath
"For the Rifle!, the Rifle!, in our hands will prove no trifle!" ~from the lyrics of "The Bennington Riflemen"
Understand the urgency of our mission; no amount of bailing can raise a sunken ship.
I don't want to be forced back into the darkness. 

"Shut up and color." - slim

Cooper

#9
March 07, 2011, 12:16:32 AM
More proud Patriots!
"This Appleseed thing doesn't look like it would be for everyone, but it really is." Zac, age 7  كافر
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." ~ Thomas Paine    "Cooper, you're an a**hole!" - recent Shoot Boss's compliment
"I don't know where "brave" leaves off and "foolish" picks up, but you've certainly got your share of courage." - FuzzyMath
"For the Rifle!, the Rifle!, in our hands will prove no trifle!" ~from the lyrics of "The Bennington Riflemen"
Understand the urgency of our mission; no amount of bailing can raise a sunken ship.
I don't want to be forced back into the darkness. 

"Shut up and color." - slim

Blue Five

#10
March 07, 2011, 12:25:57 AM
Here are some more pictures, courtesy of Professor Gun:

"Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!" ~Captain John Parker, April 19, 1775.

Molōn labe! :--- 

Old Glory!

#11
March 07, 2011, 10:02:05 AM
LaCrosse Winterseed!  Congratulations students!  Riflemen! 

Thanks to the LaCrosse Rifle Club for hosting what looks like another excellent Appleseed.  Wish I could have been there for this one.   Great photos.

Blue Five and Professor Gun take the 7th step, and choose to become Appleseed Instructors.  :bow: :bow:

Poolies  O0  Let's hear from you.  Introduce yourselves.  Where are you from?  Who/what brought you to Appleseed?  What was your Appleseed experience like? 

"My primary objective is to change hearts and minds, for that is where the gaping hole in the hull of the USS America lies. I am looking to make a spark and praying that it will ignite, by their own will, into a bonfire in their hearts and souls."  PHenry

"Folks, this Appleseed thing doesn't work if we get a patch and go home. It doesn't work if we shoot a Rifleman score and remember the good times we had out on the range. It only works if we take that 7th Step and spread the 'seed. HUZZAH!!!"  Slim 


April 18-19, 2009  "The seeds of rifle marksmanship were sown in good ground.  In the end, then, every attendee walked away as an instructor for their friends, family, coworkers.  May you tend your patch in Liberty's garden well and through a long life."  Francis Marion

dragonfly

#12
March 07, 2011, 10:04:32 AM
 O0

D-fly    Keeping the Faith
www.facebook.com/WIAppleseed

K.I.S.S.
Lead, Follow or Get out of the way - Thomas Paine
Did you talk to someone new about APPLESEED today ?
The United States Constitution.

Blue Five

#13
March 07, 2011, 10:59:13 AM
Quote from: Old Glory! on March 07, 2011, 10:02:05 AM
LaCrosse Winterseed!  Congratulations students!  Riflemen! 

Thanks to the LaCrosse Rifle Club for hosting what looks like another excellent Appleseed.  Wish I could have been there for this one.   Great photos.

Blue Five and Professor Gun take the 7th step, and choose to become Appleseed Instructors.  :bow: :bow:

I plan on doing lots of 7th stepping now  ^:)^

The La Crosse Rifle Club was glad to have Appleseed back a third time...and will for many more, I hope!
"Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!" ~Captain John Parker, April 19, 1775.

Molōn labe! :--- 

Taylor

#14
March 07, 2011, 11:15:19 AM
Congratulations new Riflemen and thank you new Orange Hats.
Honoring the memory of Adonijah Taylor (1730-1810) my Grandfather seven generations back, Deerfield MA Militiaman and Patriot, who answered the alarm on April 19, 1775 and along with his six sons served in the War of the Revolution.

"What good fortune for governments that the people do not think." - Adolf Hitler

"All political power comes from the barrel of a gun. The communist party must command all the guns, that way, no guns can ever be used to command the party." - Mao Tse Tung

"Those bold enough to believe that they can change the world, are usually those which do."
-Albert Einstein

"Let Freedom never perish in your hands."
-Joseph Addison

Vee Kay

#15
March 07, 2011, 11:39:21 AM
Another great Appleseed in La Crosse, thanks to Martin, Cooper, Buzz G and vmt!  I think we may have the beginnings of an Appleseed family with the two new orange hats.  ^:)^ ^:)^  Looking forward to April.

Vonnie
Honoring the memory of my ancestor Elisha Simpson, private in the North Carolina Militia and veteran of the American Revolutionary War.
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Blue Five

#16
March 07, 2011, 11:48:43 AM
Quote from: vkf10/22 on March 07, 2011, 11:39:21 AM
Another great Appleseed in La Crosse, thanks to Martin, Cooper, Buzz G and vmt!  I think we may have the beginnings of an Appleseed family with the two new orange hats.  ^:)^ ^:)^  Looking forward to April.

Vonnie

Mom, you and browningman were both doing better than previous Appleseeds...you two will get there :)  O0
"Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!" ~Captain John Parker, April 19, 1775.

Molōn labe! :--- 

professor gun

#17
March 07, 2011, 12:36:53 PM
We will see if we can get the Marine Corps poolees who were present to join the forum.  One of them is my younger son, BrowningMan, who is already on this forum; he (along with his mother and I) signed the dotted line allowing him to become one of the Devil Dogs.  Our local Marine Corps recruiter has weekly workouts for a group of poolees and Appleseed was brought up at the poolee workout a little over a week before the March 5,6 Appleseed.  A number of the young men present expressed interest; three of them attended.  I think if they had more advance notice more could have been present.  Also, most of these young men are 17 years of age and do not have a rifle yet. 

I am hoping that as word spreads among the poolees and the Marine Sergeants about the value of Appleseed and the fun to be had that we will see more poolees attending.  I am going to approach the membership of the La Crosse Rifle Club to ask if they would be willing to fund ammunition for the use of the poolees at Appleseed.  I am sure that between instructors, instructors in training, and La Crosse Rifle Club members we can come up with enough LTR's and/or AR-15s.  Our membership is very supportive of Appleseed, particularly for training junior shooters, and they are very supportive of military use of our range.  I am hoping this will translate to purchasing .223 ammo and .22LR ammo for use of these fine young men who are willing to put themselves at risk to defend our Nation.
Honoring my ancestor, Seth Hall, of the Massachusetts Militia for his sacrifices during our American Revolution that helped to provide freedom for all Americans.

BuzzG

#18
March 07, 2011, 03:14:38 PM
Congratulations to the new Rifleman. What an honor it was to work with all the shooters this weekend. Thanks to Blue Five and Professor Gun for taking a hat. Thanks to the rifle club for their hospitality and accommodation's. Hope to get back to La Cross soon.

BuzzG

professor gun

#19
March 07, 2011, 06:34:33 PM
Well, Buzz, we have another Appleseed scheduled for April 16 and 17. The weather should be nicer. :)
Honoring my ancestor, Seth Hall, of the Massachusetts Militia for his sacrifices during our American Revolution that helped to provide freedom for all Americans.

BuzzG

#20
March 07, 2011, 06:44:39 PM
Quote from: professor gun on March 07, 2011, 06:34:33 PM
Well, Buzz, we have another Appleseed scheduled for April 16 and 17. The weather should be nicer. :)

I'm on the schedule for Marshall, MN that weekend already. Otherwise I'd raid you guys again.  O0

Buzz

Blue Five

#21
March 07, 2011, 06:50:24 PM
Quote from: BuzzG on March 07, 2011, 06:44:39 PM
Quote from: professor gun on March 07, 2011, 06:34:33 PM
Well, Buzz, we have another Appleseed scheduled for April 16 and 17. The weather should be nicer. :)

I'm on the schedule for Marshall, MN that weekend already. Otherwise I'd raid you guys again.  O0

Buzz

Bummer...  :(  Maybe if we schedule another one this year for La Crosse.  Or, if you'll be at Winona in May I will be trying to get up there for the shoot.
"Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!" ~Captain John Parker, April 19, 1775.

Molōn labe! :--- 

Vee Kay

#22
March 07, 2011, 07:05:51 PM
There is a June 25 and 26 in La Crosse.
Honoring the memory of my ancestor Elisha Simpson, private in the North Carolina Militia and veteran of the American Revolutionary War.
***********************

Blue Five

#23
March 07, 2011, 07:07:40 PM
Quote from: vkf10/22 on March 07, 2011, 07:05:51 PM
There is a June 25 and 26 in La Crosse.

That's right, I forgot about that one.
"Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!" ~Captain John Parker, April 19, 1775.

Molōn labe! :--- 

martin

#24
March 08, 2011, 09:36:36 PM

  Thanks to the Lacrosse Rifle Club for hosting another great Appleseed! Saturday was cold,with Sunday getting a little warmer but still hearty group stuck it out to the end. Great JOB! Congratulations to the 3 new rifleman,

    Nathan (Blue Five) 211
    Dennis  (professor gun) 227
    Greg                          212

Thanks also to Blue Five and Professor Gun for taking an Orange Hat! I hope we get a chance to work together.

I have to say thanks to Vonnie,  Great Brownies!

     
Martin

Now the Lord is that Spirit:and where the Spirit of the Lord is,there is liberty. 2Corinthians 3:17

Seek the Truth

"We in America do not have a government by the majority-we have a government by the majority who participate....All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent"
-Thomas Jefferson

Vee Kay

#25
March 08, 2011, 09:49:27 PM
You are welcome Martin....And I thought you might want to know that the guys found me a nice used 10/22 yesterday ^:)^ my new LTR. (see profile pic). 

Vonnie
Honoring the memory of my ancestor Elisha Simpson, private in the North Carolina Militia and veteran of the American Revolutionary War.
***********************

professor gun

#26
March 08, 2011, 10:55:19 PM
We have some modifications to do on the new 10/22 so it will be an excellent LTR for Vonnie.
Honoring my ancestor, Seth Hall, of the Massachusetts Militia for his sacrifices during our American Revolution that helped to provide freedom for all Americans.

Cooper

#27
March 08, 2011, 11:34:21 PM
Professor Gun/ vkf10/22:

You and your entire family are a credit to our Nation, and a blessing to our community.

I am honored to work the line with you.

Coop
"This Appleseed thing doesn't look like it would be for everyone, but it really is." Zac, age 7  كافر
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." ~ Thomas Paine    "Cooper, you're an a**hole!" - recent Shoot Boss's compliment
"I don't know where "brave" leaves off and "foolish" picks up, but you've certainly got your share of courage." - FuzzyMath
"For the Rifle!, the Rifle!, in our hands will prove no trifle!" ~from the lyrics of "The Bennington Riflemen"
Understand the urgency of our mission; no amount of bailing can raise a sunken ship.
I don't want to be forced back into the darkness. 

"Shut up and color." - slim

Zak

#28
March 11, 2011, 11:20:34 PM
Thank you very much to everyone at our event last weekend.  Glad to be in your company, it was great and I learned a lot.
AppleseedSpecial Thanks to the excellent instructors and to LaCrosse Rifle Club for use of their resources, expertise, knowledge and time.  Congratulations to the Rifleman and those starting the journey. 

My first Appleseed and an experience that should not be missed. I particularly enjoyed the rapid fire AQT's and achieved my best scores during this part of the exercise. 

I am looking furiously for a used 10/22 for my wife (scheduled for Appleseed in April).  Mods necessary incl. youth stock (but will have to stick with a stock brl).  If anybody sees anything please let me know.  I will not be able to make it to LaCrosse show this weekend. 

Looking forward to seeing you again SOON
Pete

professor gun

#29
March 12, 2011, 12:48:57 AM
Hey Pete,
Glad you enjoyed the Appleseed at the La Crosse Rifle Club.  I am kind of biased but I think it is the best range in the State  :).  The membership has been very supportive not only of Appleseed but also our hunter safety education classes and our women's pistol classes; this is a great group of people.

Wiebke Fur Co in La Crosse often has used Ruger 10/22's at reasonable prices, if you are in La Crosse a visit with them might be fruitful.  A few days ago I happened upon a stainless steel 10/22 with composite stock that I just couldn't pass up at the price they had on it.  I am now getting that ready for my wife to use.  She has used a Ruger 10/22 with a wood stock and seemed to have some problems with stock fit on that one, but this composite stock seems to fit her better.  I cannot find significant differences in dimensions of the two stocks so maybe it is just the shape (which is a bit different) or the weight (which is a lot less compared to the wood).  So far I have fitted it with a scope, sling swivels and studs, and a sling.  Still need to add a good bolt release and an extended magazine release.

We have Appleseeds scheduled for April 16 and 17 as well as June 25 and 26; hope you can make it to those.
Honoring my ancestor, Seth Hall, of the Massachusetts Militia for his sacrifices during our American Revolution that helped to provide freedom for all Americans.
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