Atlanta, IN - 9/14-15/13

[kate]

It was a beautiful weekend at Atlanta with a line full of attentive shooters and instructors polishing their skills. Saturday started out chilly, but ended up being a beautiful day. Instruction was well received and the targets all agreed: we had a fabulous bunch of shooters! As the sun rose on Sunday, the scores followed suit until, finally, we were all so tired we took a break. It's rumored that, somewhere in there, I fell asleep, but I admit nothing! Afterward, we shot a few rounds of the dueling tree, effectively breaking up the AQT grind. We finished Sunday out with the Sledgehammer of the Battlefield: the M1 Garand, generously provided by Greg. All and all, the weekend was a huge success.

Not to name names or anything , but Maggie was astounding, going from never having fired a rifle to dominating the dueling tree.  Greg showed remarkable improvement throughout the weekend, sticking with it through multiple malfunctions. Deb was a joy to have on the line, taking instruction well and showing improvement each and every course of fire. It was a shame not to have Roy and Shawn on the line Sunday, because both of them improved and did everything you asked them to with a smile on their face. I hope to see everyone on the line again soon and remember: the next time you attend an Appleseed, bring someone with you!

CONGRATULATIONS to Alex on a fabulous rifleman score of 222! Lots of hard work and patience went into that patch and I must say, it was well deserved!!

A huge thank you to everyone who attended for making this the best weekend... ever 

[hawkhavn]

Seems to me there was more great news, something about a new lady Rifleman... 

[yellowhousejake]

<< Last Edit: Today at 09:15:07 AM by kate >>

That was during a study hall, right young lady? 

YHJ

[Rayne]

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[yellowhousejake]

<< Last Edit: Today at 09:15:07 AM by kate >>

That was during a study hall, right young lady? 

YHJ

  like I said, just like a Dad.

Not that I would object, at all, but folks are going to start thinking Kate is my daughter!

YHJ

[Rayne]

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[Niecie]

A lot went on this weekend in Atlanta! Alex scored rifleman, Kate put on her red hat, Dnurk worked his second Appleseed, and we had a lot of "hats" join the line as shooters. We also had some returning Appleseeders and some brand new folks. The weather could not have been better, nor could the company!

First, welcome again to Dnurk - you did a magnificent job as line boss! You are a great addition to the troupe and we are so grateful to have you here with us!

Congratulations to Kate - a lot of hard work has gone into becoming a red hat! We are ALL so proud of you!

And of course, congratulations to Alex!! Whooohoooo! What a fantastic Sunday for you! Scoring a 222 right out of the gate - then backing it up with a 210! She definitely knows what she is about! and so do her brothers, now 

Maggie, Deb, and Greg, it was wonderful to meet you all and I love your enthusiasm! I can't wait to see you all on the line again.
Extra special thanks to Greg for his amazing generosity, allowing everyone to try out his Garand. We thank you, sir

And to all of my instructor friends that I haven't worked with in a while - it was great to see you all and I especially enjoyed Grunt Soldier's sense of humor so early in the morning.   


Here are some photos from Sunday... Enjoy and we'll see you on the line.

Niecie

YHJ mumbling something about filling the red hat with her own mojo and trying not to sob - he is so proud of Kate!


We all are - Congrats Kate 


New red hat duties ... Let's start with a 5 square.




Dnurk as the line boss for the day. YHJ looking for a new pup to raise 


Ball and Dummy drill. First up,  Brown working with Maggie.


Grunt Soldier working with Deb & Stagehand Steve working with Greg...


Then of course, they return the favor:






Then check the targets:


Hawkhavn lending Alex a helping hand...


Then she shoots a 222 and becomes a Rifleman!!! Go Alex! 


Stagehand Steve (AKA Dad) trying to keep up 


Let's start the AQT grind






Alex always has perfect form and scores a 210 on her third AQT 


The afternoon is broken up with a couple of fun shoots. First, two teams shoot for the stars...


Then later, they compete as teams shooting the dueling tree




Hawkhavn pauses to assist Maggie with some additional instruction


Then the instructors get in the mix.




Greg so kindly shared his Garand. Thank you so much, 


Hawkhavn getting Alex ready


and she LOVED it! Her father could not be more proud!

[mlzoiss]

I had a lot of fun at the shoot this past weekend! I can't believe I waited 9 months to try out my first rifle. Nobody warned me about the sunburn on the left side of my neck though. Does that officially make me a "red-neck?" I will also not be wearing sweat pants again, with all these pictures posted from behind 

I will be ordering Tech-SIGHTS for my Ruger 10/22 before my next shoot, any advice? Is it easy to install?

[yellowhousejake]

I had a lot of fun at the shoot this past weekend! I can't believe I waited 9 months to try out my first rifle. Nobody warned me about the sunburn on the left side of my neck though. Does that officially make me a "red-neck?" I will also not be wearing sweat pants again, with all these pictures posted from behind 

I will be ordering Tech-SIGHTS for my Ruger 10/22 before my next shoot, any advice? Is it easy to install?

It was great to have you on the line Maggie. Your improvement was spectacular, I always enjoy seeing new folks with no bad habits go from "how does this work" to competent in one weekend. Your constant smile and good attitude made our job easy.

Tech sights are fairly simple to install if you have a decent ability with hand tools. I recommend you get a quality set of gunsmithing screw drivers first, you will get good use from them in the future as well. If you do not want to attempt it a gunsmith should be able to put them on for you in a matter of minutes.

Remember your IMC and you will get them zero'd in a couple of rounds. Any questions, just login to the forum ask for help.

YHJ

[brianheeter]

Alex!   Huzzaaaahhhhhhh!!!  Nice job, RifleChick!

[grunt soldier]

I knew as soon as I saw Alex's target it was over a 215.  her money round was awesome!  great shooting and congrats!   Had a great time this weekend for the few hours each day.  heard some good history, saw tons of improvement across the line (including myself).  Saw a amazing young lady get her red hat!  Huzzzah!!  got to stand around and talk shop with some old friends and some new ones.  I would say all and all I can't think of a better way to spend a weekend! 

[gregkl]

Deb and I had a great time!  We both learned a lot and met some really great people.  Deb has already told at least a dozen people that they NEED to go to an Appleseed. 

Thank you all for the kind words directed towards me about the Garand.  It really was my pleasure to see some folks shoot it.  And quite the surprise to see that it actually shot pretty well.  The last time I shot it, for some reason I did not get those kind of groups.  Hmm....the barrel accuracy must have gotten better sitting in my safe.

I have heard others talking about going to multiple Appleseeds and I never really understood that.  I thought you go once, learn and then move on.  Now I fully understand the attraction and believe me, I will be back next year!

Thank-you Dave and Kate for being awesome instructors!  Thanks also to all the "hats" there.  You really can see your passion in what you do.  I never once felt demeaned of inferior and even when I was getting frustrated with numerous malfunctions, somehow you all managed to keep me in the game and still enjoying the process.

Thank-you YHJ for the kind correction to me mounting the sling backwards on my rifle.

I look forward to reunions with all of you in the future.

See you on the line!

Greg

[hawkhavn]

All,

What a great weekend! A new rifleman, a new Red Hat, new friends and time well spent with old friends.
Maggie, Greg and Deb I hope to see you on the line again down the trail.

Greg, it does get a little addictive, then you put on a funny colored hat and learn a whole lot more...

Alex it was great seeing you hop pole vault over the fence, all that practice paid off.  I think there is a life lesson in there somewhere.

Kate a pleasure to be there when you changed out of that scruffy orange hat, I foresee another change a few years down the road.

HH

[IndyGunworks]

I had a lot of fun at the shoot this past weekend! I can't believe I waited 9 months to try out my first rifle. Nobody warned me about the sunburn on the left side of my neck though. Does that officially make me a "red-neck?" I will also not be wearing sweat pants again, with all these pictures posted from behind 

I will be ordering Tech-SIGHTS for my Ruger 10/22 before my next shoot, any advice? Is it easy to install?

If you ever make it down to Indy, I will install them for you for free while you wait.

[Orangedotfever]

Congratulations Kate. A well deserved red hat. You've earned it. 

[Riflegirl]

It was great to be at a shoot and to see everyone. Good job Kate! 

Riflegirl (Alex)