Pelham, NH: April 16-17, 2011

[Ninsho]

Another great shoot in the granite state.  Ten shooters came out Saturday and braved the bitter wind to reconnect with their heritage and improve their shooting.  Ben had obviously done his homework since the last Appleseed, and quickly went from being off-paper on the first redcoat to shooting Rifleman within a few AQTs.  Alan got his daughters off to a great start learning to shoot with the best   Cousin Corliss' selfless sacrifice to help teach the girls cost him his own chance at a Rifleman badge, but we will welcome him back to the next Appleseed where he can test his own skills as a marksman.   

Seven shooters came back on Sunday to give it a second go.  After Brian had some difficulty on Saturday when he had to disassemble his rifle to clear jams mid-AQT (still finishing a RFAQT in 4 minutes though!), he made short work of the AQT Sunday morning with a fresh rifle.  Matt, Steve, Ed, Martin, and Ian were all well on their way toward mastering the AQT, and we hope to see them again soon as they continue their journey to become Riflemen.

Thank you to all who came out and braved the elements with us!  Many pictures attached.

[harrihiker]

Thanks everyone for a good time, Ian and I (Ben) had a great weekend.
Hope to do it again sometime