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Ramseur, NC - March 29-30, 2014

Started by dond, April 02, 2014, 02:18:21 PM

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dond

April 02, 2014, 02:18:21 PM
The cold weather of the preceding RBC continued into the weekend AS, unfortunately. Nevertheless, 24 shooters showed up Saturday and 22 Sunday for an exciting weekend of marksmanship and history at the AS home range. After a concentration of instruction, most of the groups on the squares were extremely good. We weren't able to complete an AQT Saturday, but two Riflemen emerged on the first one Sunday. One of these, who had never shot a rifle before, had a 243. His later scores improved to 244 and 248. As an explanation for how he accomplished this remarkable feat, he replied, "I just listened". In a similar vein, a young shooter on Saturday, whose groups had been fairly large, accomplished a very good group. When asked how he had accomplished this feat, he too replied, "I listened". This is good advice for all shooters. Now if we could just get all shooters to follow it.

Before the weekend was over, seven shooters had Rifleman Patches and four OHs were accepted. Furthermore, those who had earned their Rifleman scores earlier in the day had gone to the KD range and one earned his KD Rifleman Patch. What a wonderful day.  ^:)^
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For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.  H. L. Mencken

Ramblin' Wreck

#1
April 02, 2014, 03:29:38 PM
Those are some phenomenal results. A very effective COF combined with a group of shooters with a teachable attitude yields some impressive results.

HUZZAH!

Ramblinwreck
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25m Requal 4/17/2021 with .22 bolt gun - 237
61 KD and UKD events run/worked as of 1/18/22

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EZ3

#2
April 02, 2014, 04:18:09 PM
I second the HUZZAH!    :~

You definitely taught this old dog some new tricks!   Thanks!
"You can't teach Liberty by practicing tyranny." -  Mr. Happy

SureShotSpartan

#3
April 02, 2014, 04:30:53 PM
Excellent!
Bowman 7-13
Pelham 2-14
Calera 1-15
Pelham 2-19
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Pain Killer

#4
April 02, 2014, 05:55:49 PM
This was an incredible Appleseed with unbelievable results. It was great to meet DonD! He puts forth a very low round count event with better results than a lot of Appleseeds I have attended. Thank you to Don and your wife for traveling to NC for the entire week!
"We have staked the whole of all our political Institutions upon the capacity of mankind for Self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to The Ten Commandments of God." - James Madison

hawkeye

#5
April 02, 2014, 07:10:54 PM
Thank you Dond for leading this RBC, I saw a lot of  motivated people leaving Sunday. I wish I could have popped in during the week  to hear more of the instruction. I worked with some good people on range one and saw the results of the lessons. Gary remember to hold the trigger to the rear and load the bipod.
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jmdavis

#6
April 02, 2014, 08:46:14 PM
Quote from: Pain Killer on April 02, 2014, 05:55:49 PM
This was an incredible Appleseed with unbelievable results. It was great to meet DonD! He puts forth a very low round count event with better results than a lot of Appleseeds I have attended. Thank you to Don and your wife for traveling to NC for the entire week!

You run at your student's speed and they are there to learn. My experience was always that time spent teaching, dryfiring and working on positions, trigger control, etc paid off more than just shooting.
"If a man does his best, what else is there?"  - General George S. Patton Jr

  ...We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
  For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
  Shall be my brother...-Shakespeare, Henry V
 

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- General George S. Patton, Jr

"Your body can't go where your mind hasn't been."
- Alex Arrieta 1995 NTI Winner

LesMoore

#7
April 03, 2014, 05:09:58 PM
Congratulations to all on a great weekend!! 

Leslie

Jimmy

#8
April 03, 2014, 06:21:00 PM
This was my 2nd Appleseed but 1st with my son and I have to say it was a blast even for a retired weapons instructor for the USN. You all managed to teach my son all the things required to be a marksman in 2 days and I have been working with him for almost 2yrs. But anyway he did shot a very good group on stage 3 that was better than mine so that made me proud of him. I will shoot 1 more Appleseed and then start the IIT process. Thanks to Dond and the rest of the Range Cadre for the great weekend.

ThePoet

#9
April 04, 2014, 02:14:50 PM
It was a great weekend.  I learned a lot from Don just by observing. 

I've got a bunch of photos but I'm having trouble uploading them for some reason.  scuzzy is going to try and get them uploaded.  Not sure what's going on.  Could be my browser.

ThePoet

#10
April 04, 2014, 02:18:15 PM
Here are some pictures.

ThePoet

#11
April 04, 2014, 02:19:29 PM
It worked!  More pictures...

ThePoet

#12
April 04, 2014, 02:20:50 PM
It was muddy as Julia soon discovered.

ThePoet

#13
April 04, 2014, 02:23:47 PM
more

ThePoet

#14
April 04, 2014, 02:26:27 PM
more photos.

SonOfAVeteran

#15
April 06, 2014, 12:43:07 AM
I was there with my Son Jeremy for the RBC and my Dad an x Marine who passed away a few years ago would be proud such an Organization and the people who are a part of it. My accolades go out to Don D, Patrick and Alan to name just a few and to all at the RBC those instruction and the those on the line as well who all went out of there way to educate this old guy, on what I was doing wrong. The history woven into the frame work of becoming a marksman makes one appreciate where we were as a fledging country striving for Independence and as Thomas Jefferson said :

"An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people"

You come to an Appleseed you get a vital History lesson on our forefathers just regular working people and you learn to become a Rifleman.
I decided to answer the call and took on an Orange Hat and look foreword to meeting and working with all and build lasting friendships along the way

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Battle of Grunwald 1410
"We accept the swords you send us, and in the name of Christ, before whom all stiff-necked pride must bow, we shall do battle."

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