Thanks to all the volunteers that made the weekend possible. I knew that I would be attempting to unlearn "how to shoot", but I vastly underestimated how many bad habits there were/are to undo, and how initially painful (literally), the cost of implementing the new habits would be. But, I came to learn, and tried my best to be as tabula rasa as possible. Like with anything worthwhile, you often get worse before you get better. I got the worse part figured out, and am champing at the bit to get down in the sand again, to chase the elusive, but eventually repeatable POA.
I want to do this with iron sights, and I grossly misjudged how small that 400 yard target would appear. But I shot several groups this weekend that let me know that the method is incredibly consistent, if I'm actually doing my part and being honest with my sight picture and POA.
I'm eager try again, and seriously considering taking the drive to Potosi to get another shoot in before the end of the season. Congratulations to Trish, for receiving her shoot boss hat, and to all who earned their patches. Thanks to Ahhshoot (and everyone else) for their passionate descriptions of April 19, 1775. Thanks to Dragonfly, for his willingness to share his time and name to assist me in applying to Winnequah so that I might be able to practice shooting prone at one of the most beautiful ranges I have ever seen. And thanks to everyone who came, for being prepared, safe, egoless, and willing to share their staple guns.
