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AAR Piru, CA Feb 18-19, 2012

Started by Marpat Pippi, February 20, 2012, 07:31:21 PM

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Marpat Pippi

February 20, 2012, 07:31:21 PM Last Edit: February 20, 2012, 08:48:04 PM by Marpat Pippi
It was a great shoot this weekend!

I was there Saturday along with Cowgirl Ducky, Tuna Fish, Scott1600, and Frank and Pete showed up mid day to lend a hand! We had 12 shooters on the line including 2 father-son, and 3 husband-wife pairs. Many were beginners or had not shot a rifle in a couple years.

The weather was gorgeous, sunny and warm with slight breezes throughout the day.

There was great improvement shown on Saturday from the AM to PM redcoats as follows:
AM: 400 - 0; 300 - 0; 200 - 3; 100 - 2; HS - 1
PM: 400 - 1; 300 - 1; 200 - 5; 100 - 4; HS - 4
They obviously gulped down as much of that water from the firehose of information as they could! O0

Shelley and Lee were rocking their bolt actions (and single shot) rifles! Making every shot count!

Brenden and Adam were our youth shooters! They worked on getting their rifles sighted in, and tightening up their groups. They persisted with great attitudes all day and received Luther Blanchard patches presented by Scott at the end of the day.

Scott1600 told ALL THREE strikes of the match and did an excellent job!  ^:)^ GO IIT4 ^:)^

Scott and Adam were both shooting well! I hope you will persist with your ROCs till you make the mark!

On Sunday the participants and instructors merged with Piru. Crystal scored Riflewoman  ^:)^with a 210 :--- :~ :--- and a good douse of water !@#) from CGD. We look forward to having Michael and Colleen back in March ;)



Johnnyappleseed

#1
February 20, 2012, 09:26:10 PM
Thank you for a great job on Saturday .
MP ,I am sure looking forward to seeing you do Lydia  O0
Because of the sat instruction . We are proud to add Crystal to the Rifleman ranks of California .

She accomplished a 210 and then something over 220 .
Congratulations Crystal and welcome aboard .
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Calvin Coolidge

Scott1600

#2
February 21, 2012, 12:56:52 AM
Just a great weekend with such great people.  Tremendous improvement all around!  I'll try to post some photos tomorrow. 
Great job everyone!   O0
-Scott
"Objects of the most stupendous magnitude, and measure in which the lives and liberties of millions yet unborn are intimately interested, are now before us. We are in the very midst of a revolution the most complete, unexpected and remarkable of any in the history of nations." -John Adams, July 3, 1776.

Foppish Dandy

#3
February 21, 2012, 01:10:49 AM
I just want to say thanks to all of the instructors (and the other shooters) for allowing me to squeeze in late after church on Sunday. While, yet again, I came short of a rifleman score (195, 201 and 202), I still learned a lot. A trip to an Appleseed event is NEVER a wasted time. Additionally, I managed a pretty darn successful sling test of my new custom sling design!

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again in March and punching out that 210+. This time I should have a pack of good friends in tow all ready to camp out and spend two days honoring the memory of all those that sacrificed to defend the freedoms we enjoy today.

Oh, and by the way Scott... Thanks for the impromptu quiz on safety steps, safe rifle and six steps to taking a shot. You put me on the spot a bit right before I jumped on the line and it gave me the chance to surprise myself by actually remembering everything. :) [pats self on the back]
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Scott1600

#4
February 21, 2012, 02:07:01 AM
Quote from: Langer on February 21, 2012, 01:10:49 AM

Oh, and by the way Scott... Thanks for the impromptu quiz on safety steps, safe rifle and six steps to taking a shot. You put me on the spot a bit right before I jumped on the line and it gave me the chance to surprise myself by actually remembering everything. :) [pats self on the back]
O0. See you next month. 
"Objects of the most stupendous magnitude, and measure in which the lives and liberties of millions yet unborn are intimately interested, are now before us. We are in the very midst of a revolution the most complete, unexpected and remarkable of any in the history of nations." -John Adams, July 3, 1776.

ShootinCritter

#5
February 21, 2012, 04:56:30 AM
I posted in the Women's Page, too, but thanks a bunch to all the trainers.
Scott, thanks for lending me your rifle, sling, & magz.
Johnny Applessed, thanks for the jacket.  Or, I guess I should say thanks to SavageShootr! :-)
Appleseed, you have a gift of encouragement.  Thank you for all your kind words & tips & techniques!
Ducky, thanks for the cool down ;-)
Pippi, thanks for inviting me last minute! :-)  I'm SO glad it worked out for us to go!

BTW, my next score after qualifying was 209 (I added wrong before  ???), but that's pretty consistent! Not too bad, I'd say! :-)

I am eager to go again soon!  I'd like to see my score up around 250 or higher! 

gonejohnny

#6
February 21, 2012, 10:39:08 AM
Hey Everyone,
As you guys were so gracious enough to let the Sunland shoot merge with you on Sunday... I inadvertently posted all my pics on the Sunland AAR... The Piru pics occur about halfway down my post:

http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=27805.msg209913#msg209913

...feel free to chime in wherever you'd like :)

- GoneJohnny

Sly223

#7
February 21, 2012, 11:54:01 AM
How far apart distance were the two venues from one another?
Great job adapting and over coming,must have been flawless to not have negatively impacted the students.
Also, maybe I missed why the need to merge?
"Smoakin'2" IBC11/12
"Plattka 3-12"(IBC)FL
What have you done for this program lately?
IBC-Tampa 8,'10
RBC-"Myakka12'10"RCR
C-1, Do-1, Teach many!
"Run all you want, you'll just die tired"!
There is U.S. & there is Dems!

Scott1600

#8
February 21, 2012, 12:51:00 PM
As promised, here are the photos, mostly from Saturday, as my camera-phone battery died around mid-day on Sunday... It is always great to spend these weekends with so many great people.  Thanks and hope to see you all again on the Appleseed trail sometime soon in the future.
-Scott
"Objects of the most stupendous magnitude, and measure in which the lives and liberties of millions yet unborn are intimately interested, are now before us. We are in the very midst of a revolution the most complete, unexpected and remarkable of any in the history of nations." -John Adams, July 3, 1776.

Scott1600

#9
February 21, 2012, 12:53:55 PM Last Edit: February 21, 2012, 12:59:15 PM by Scott1600
more photos  :D
"Objects of the most stupendous magnitude, and measure in which the lives and liberties of millions yet unborn are intimately interested, are now before us. We are in the very midst of a revolution the most complete, unexpected and remarkable of any in the history of nations." -John Adams, July 3, 1776.

Scott1600

#10
February 21, 2012, 01:00:18 PM
last set  :D
"Objects of the most stupendous magnitude, and measure in which the lives and liberties of millions yet unborn are intimately interested, are now before us. We are in the very midst of a revolution the most complete, unexpected and remarkable of any in the history of nations." -John Adams, July 3, 1776.

Johnnyappleseed

#11
February 21, 2012, 01:30:24 PM Last Edit: February 21, 2012, 03:47:06 PM by Johnnyappleseed
Quote from: Sly223 on February 21, 2012, 11:54:01 AM
How far apart distance were the two venues from one another?
Great job adapting and over coming,must have been flawless to not have negatively impacted the students.
Also, maybe I missed why the need to merge?

Piru is about 25 miles NW of  sunland .
Yes the attendee's every one a (future Rifleman) and the staff sat and sun pulled off a very smooth event.
Oh the need to merge , it was because the SB at sunland did not confirm the dates beforehand  :-[
When we found out sat am ,AS was not on schedule RH gonejohnny said lets just do Piru  O0
The Sunland range did find a spot on Sat -- hence the merge on sun. O0
Nice to work with decendents of those who achieved liberty .

As we all know the only criteria to be an American ,Is the desire to live free!
Each person this past weekend ,were right there .
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Calvin Coolidge

Urkhan

#12
February 21, 2012, 09:51:11 PM
Hey All,

This is the older Adam from the shoot.

Wanted to say thank you to all the instructors and other shooters for a very fun and informative event!

I'm looking forward to more trips to Piru in the near future and hopefully making it to the Santa Barbara AS in June.  I may be able to draft a friend as well  @@)
Long Live the Fighters!

ShootinCritter

#13
February 22, 2012, 04:53:49 AM
Thanks for all the pictures, Scott!

Scott1600

#14
February 22, 2012, 01:02:20 PM
Youbetcha Critter!  Awesome avatar BTW.   :D
"Objects of the most stupendous magnitude, and measure in which the lives and liberties of millions yet unborn are intimately interested, are now before us. We are in the very midst of a revolution the most complete, unexpected and remarkable of any in the history of nations." -John Adams, July 3, 1776.

Sly223

#15
February 27, 2012, 02:16:46 PM
JA & Gone Johnny, Thanks for the info.,
How odd that this weekend it happened to me and because I was able to utilize your insight on how Ya'll, adapted and overcame to pull off a smooth event.
"Smoakin'2" IBC11/12
"Plattka 3-12"(IBC)FL
What have you done for this program lately?
IBC-Tampa 8,'10
RBC-"Myakka12'10"RCR
C-1, Do-1, Teach many!
"Run all you want, you'll just die tired"!
There is U.S. & there is Dems!

Marpat Pippi

#16
March 23, 2012, 12:18:50 AM
Or Higher? ++) :slap: :~ :---  I'd like to see that with 40 bullets O0  ;D

Quote from: ShootinCritter on February 21, 2012, 04:56:30 AM

I am eager to go again soon!  I'd like to see my score up around 250 or higher!

Johnnyappleseed

#17
March 24, 2012, 02:10:21 AM
I would surmise ShootinCritter would do the founders proud with a shiny new orange hat  ;D

One can picture Prudence and lydia with their friends smiling down , seeing their stories and sacrifices will be remembered.

Pippi  O0
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Calvin Coolidge
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