Waco, TX March 22-23, 2014

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We had a good turn out for the first official Appleseed shoot in Waco.

25 Shooters signed up and we had 4 walkons.

The event started off a bit hectic on Saturday as the range we were assigned would not hold all of the people. We wound up having to split the group into two and got a smaller range assigned to the second group. So it took awhile to get all that sorted out.

We assigned a large group of Scouts to range #1 and put the overflow on range #2.

By the time we had all of that sorted out the morning was a bit advanced. I had the pleasure of working range #1 with the Scouts. These were some great kids to work with. Well behaved, good manners, and most important - Safe!! As usual at an Appleseed as the day progressed we saw quite a bit of improvement. Two of the young men had frowns on their face due to frustration - however as the day progressed and their shots started to hit where they should the frowns turned to smiles.

Sunday had a bit of complications too. We were able to move to a large range which also had overhead cover. Things were going pretty well until a group of high power shooters started showing up wondering why we were on their range. This occurred right about 1:00 pm. The high power match was scheduled to start at 2:00 pm. So we hurriedly did one more AQT, a redcoat, and quickly packed up our gear. We finished with the benediction near the club house.

Even with the little incidents it was still a good event.

We had two riflemen on Sunday, Paul & Tim. Congrats guys. Paul was the leader of the Scouts and I'd like to thank him for bringing out such a great group of young people. Tim was also one of the adults with the Scouts and thanks for doing the work with them.

I had the pleasure of meeting Delia & Rachel. Delia had helped Bullet at a local convention on Friday where Appleseed had setup a booth. She's a really nice lady.

And thanks Reddot, Tim Beatty, and pistolgrip for helping out. If we hadn't had the extra instructors this weekend it would have been pretty hectic.

[Nero]

Congrats on getting this great new spot up and running!     Hopefully the logistical glitches will get worked out next time.

[Pistolgrip]

A very good shoot...And good place to have a shoot...I enjoyed working with the shooters and saw groups improving up and down the line...Congrats to Paul & Tim on scoring Rifleman. I am looking forward to the next Waco shoot.