We would all like to thank the fine folks at the SaraSpa Rod and Gun Club for hosting this Appleseed Event. This is a wonderful club is situated at the beginning of the Adirondack Region of New York State. They are a very active organization, which supports and hosts a wide variety of activities. They also are home base for a very, very large base of fine Appleseed RIFLEMEN. A number that continues to grow thru-out the years.
It was a cool and overcast morning when twenty-five strangers gathered together at the SaraSpa Rod and Gun Club. Some were there to begin their Appleseed journey, some were there to continue the journey and others... well they were just searching for something that had perhaps been lost.
Saturday started with the history of the First Strike and then with perhaps a greater understanding, it was on to their first Red Coat Target. After that it was just a blur all the way through the weekend (instruction, history, leg up, leg down, or was it knee down or was it head down, what square, IMC? who knows, safeties on stand, prep in prone, I can't get up, Are they yelling or did I forget my ear plugs?, prep what 5 or 10? What's a "transmission"? PREP FORTY?
Oh, gosh what now!!! IMC, AQT, KD, ASAP, Oh, my elbows are bleeding). It does seem a bit much that first day.
Well, by the time the powder smoke cleared on Sunday, strangers were friends and students were RIFLEMAN.
In Lexington, Ma on April of 1775 family groups gathered and in SaraSpa on April of 2014, over ten separate family groups again came together to remember and to honor those that fell on that day in 1775. Grand fathers with granddaughters, fathers with sons, father with daughter, also father with lots of daughters, husbands and wives, sister with sister, brother with brother, they were all together as the names were read and the volley was fired to remember those killed in action on April 19th 1775.
In the family groups were three young men at their first Appleseed Event. They showed everyone that they do well know what they are about.
Congratulations to Young Patriots Landon, Tyler and Elliot.
Honors must start with Casie, a young lady that has smoked more AQT's than a crew could score in a day. On Sunday, Casie had four that scored 229, 220, 220 again and 214.
Congratulations RIFLEMAN Casie.
Next up would be Dan of the Green Mt. State. He has a large collection of high scoring AQT's and patches of all designs acquired with his bolt gun. Green Mt. Dan turned in a 211, 223, and a 222. He would have had one more if he hadn't tried one of the darned old semi-auto thingies!!
Congratulations RIFLEMAN Dan of the Green Mountains.
Our next student Daniel was doing a wonderful job and had some great AQT's that he knew might score quite well if he could only find where his three daughters had hidden them!!!! Well, Dad found their stash that included his already officially scored 211 and 212 targets!!!
Congratulations RIFLEMAN Daniel.
The next student, Paul was beset with equipment problems thru-out the weekend. Jams, jams, jams, jams!!!! With many different rifles!!!! Well, one must always push forward and he ended the day with an AQT that scored 239.
Congratulations to RIFLEMAN Paul.
Next on the list is KD Man David did so well shooting an AQT that scored 226 on the 25 meter range, that he just had to go on to shoot a modified FDAQT on the 200 yard range that scored 220!!!! If that was not enough he also took on the next course of fire which was the Advanced AQT posted at 100 yards that simulates 400, 800, 1200 and 1600 yards!!!! All with a .22 rimfire!!!!
Congratulations to RIFLEMAN David.
And that brings us to a lady that the entire Instructor Staff has watched over so very carefully since she first came to us at the Appleseed Event at the SaraSpa Range on April of 2012. Her drive, determination and heart do truly humble us. It was a memorable day in all of our lives to be there, two years later at the SaraSpa Range, on April of 2014 to share the moment when Maisey fired a 227 AQT!!!!
Please join us in wishing CONGRATULATIONS RIFLEMAN MAISEY!!!
And we would all wish to thank R1sgx2 Stick Mark for years of devotion that you have given to each of the members, students and staff members.
FROM ALL OF US WELL DONE R1SGx2 STICK MARK.
And did they all discover that which they so highly treasured? Well, perhaps their pictures and comments that follow below shall answer that question.
It was a WONDERFUL Appleseed Event!!!!!!
Please feel free to post your comments or pictures below.
