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Texas and Southern New Mexico have SEVERAL new Orange Hats!

Started by Mrs. Smith, March 08, 2018, 07:12:56 PM

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Mrs. Smith

Well, everyone, our February 24-25 event was a FRUITFUL one, to be sure!  We had only 10 shooters, due largely to the fact that the facility had a number of its lanes out of order (that they SWEAR will be fixed by our April event!).  But out of that group, we christened FOUR new Riflemen. Three of those Riflemen took the 7th step and accepted Orange hats.  Due to our unique geographic situation, we have both Texas and New Mexico folks in our cadre.

mbonsell, from Alpine, TX, and wife of A Bonsell who took the 7th step back in October, scored a SMOKING 232 on her first AQT of the weekend

borracho, from Hatch, NM, earned his patch with a bolt gun, and

Dude1987 from Las Cruces, NM who shot his rifleman's score with the added difficulty of less stable shooting positions due to an unusual medical condition that doesn't allow him to bend his back in any way. Jerry Hall had the added pleasure of finally getting to annoint somebody in "Concord River water," thanks to this fella.

Also joining us from El Paso, TX is a young man who accepted his orange hat back in October, but didn't get around to completing his IIT0 stuff and getting a screen name until just before the February event; 13 year old juan.carlos.franco.  He came to this event with props (literally) to tell stories of the young men who stood with their captains in the thick of battle armed only with drumsticks, and he called the line like a PRO.  I expect we'll be seeing great things from this young-un.
"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't." - Margaret Thatcher

You can have peace, or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - Robert A. Heinlein

"A generation which ignores history has no past, and no future." - Lazarus Long

"What we do now echoes in eternity." Marcus Aurelius

Waco 1-17       Waco 1-19     El Paso 7-19       Alamogordo 5-20     Albuquerque 7-21       Houston 8-21 (SBC)    Colorado Springs  2-22 (SBC)    Midland 8-22 (KDIBC)     Albuquerque 2-23      Harvard 5-23      El Paso 12-23 (PIBC)     Phoenix 2-24    El Paso 3-24

AF5US

Rifleman:                          04/2016
Known Distance Rifleman:  10/2018
Pistoleer™:                          08/2019
Distinguished Rifleman:      07/2020
Morgan's Shingle:              12/2021
Standing Morgan's Shingle: 11/2022
Member: GOA (Gun Owners of America)
Member: FPC (Firearms Policy Coalition)
Life Member: NRA (National Rifle Association)

scuzzy

Son of a gun!! That was one heck of a shoot.

Sounds like a good crowd. Hardcore shooters. And a young story teller too! Thanks y'all.

And borracho? Cool - I remember that word from the old hood.



An Armed Society is a polite society. Heinlein.

Texas T

Congrats to our new riflemen, and thanks to our new orange hats for steeping forward.   O0
"In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot."  Mark Twain


First Appleseed, September 26-27, 2015;   First Rifleman, September 27, 2015;   First Redcoat, September 27, 2015;   Second Rifleman, September 27, 2015

Thanks Corvette, great instruction!!!

MI IBC, February 2017

Jerry Hall

And having read up on the particulars, we owe Juan Carlos a Son of Liberty Patch!!! :wb: :wb: :wb:
Jerry
"The significant problems we face today cannot be solved with the same level of thinking that we were at when we created them. Albert Einstein."

"One Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

AF5US

Quote from: Jerry Hall on March 08, 2018, 09:54:09 PM
And having read up on the particulars, we owe Juan Carlos a Son of Liberty Patch!!! :wb: :wb: :wb:
Jerry

Perk of having an orange hat - you'll see him again, and can give him the patch then  O0
Rifleman:                          04/2016
Known Distance Rifleman:  10/2018
Pistoleer™:                          08/2019
Distinguished Rifleman:      07/2020
Morgan's Shingle:              12/2021
Standing Morgan's Shingle: 11/2022
Member: GOA (Gun Owners of America)
Member: FPC (Firearms Policy Coalition)
Life Member: NRA (National Rifle Association)

Ghostring

Jerry, Mrs.Smith,

:beer: What an excellent shoot!  HUZZAH!!!  :beer:

I'll get you 4 new packets for our new Orange Hats, maybe some other things as well...

Sorry we won't see you at this IBC  ::)

See y'all soon - J
"Whoever looks upon them as an irregular mob, will find himself very much mistaken...
     They have men amongst them who know very well what they are about..." - Lord Hugh Percy

"If a man's from Texas, he'll tell you.  If he's not, why embarrass him by asking?" - John Gunther

"That's Kirby-level shooting, right there!" - Trailman

TaosGlock

89 fantastic Appleseeds since 2008/24 Libertyseeds!
Adventure Camp Director/Current Lead Rifle Instructor: NRA WC Raton,NM
New Mexico's first Rifleman: Sept. 2008 NRAWC
Their walls are filled with cannonballs, their motto is don't tread on me-Grateful Dead
Liberty is not a cruise ship full of pampered passengers. It is a man of war and we are all crew-Boston T. Party
"Make no mistake, when you cheer for the people of the American Revolution, you are cheering for traitors and criminals.
They broke the law, because liberty is always illegal"- Larken Rose

Mercedes

Congratulations on your successful shoot!

Juan Carlos will be a wonderful addition to Appleseed.  Great job taking the initiative to learn more about our Revolutionary War history and discovering tools to bring more of their stories to life. 

Tumbleweed and I are looking forward to scheduling a "vacation" to attend an El Paso event.  We both hope to have the pleasure of meeting this outstanding young man.

Debbie

Mrs. Smith

Quote from: Mercedes on March 12, 2018, 11:06:48 AM
Congratulations on your successful shoot!

Juan Carlos will be a wonderful addition to Appleseed.  Great job taking the initiative to learn more about our Revolutionary War history and discovering tools to bring more of their stories to life. 

Tumbleweed and I are looking forward to scheduling a "vacation" to attend an El Paso event.  We both hope to have the pleasure of meeting this outstanding young man.

Debbie

You are welcome any time, ma'am! Let me know if I can help ease the journey.

Traci
"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't." - Margaret Thatcher

You can have peace, or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - Robert A. Heinlein

"A generation which ignores history has no past, and no future." - Lazarus Long

"What we do now echoes in eternity." Marcus Aurelius

Waco 1-17       Waco 1-19     El Paso 7-19       Alamogordo 5-20     Albuquerque 7-21       Houston 8-21 (SBC)    Colorado Springs  2-22 (SBC)    Midland 8-22 (KDIBC)     Albuquerque 2-23      Harvard 5-23      El Paso 12-23 (PIBC)     Phoenix 2-24    El Paso 3-24

DrRichP

Quote from: Mercedes on March 12, 2018, 11:06:48 AMCongratulations on your successful shoot!

Juan Carlos will be a wonderful addition to Appleseed.  Great job taking the initiative to learn more about our Revolutionary War history and discovering tools to bring more of their stories to life. 

Tumbleweed and I are looking forward to scheduling a "vacation" to attend an El Paso event.  We both hope to have the pleasure of meeting this outstanding young man.

Debbie

Wait, Debbie is still an IIT4? What's up with that? ???
DrRichP

"You never know how far reaching something you think, say or do today will affect the lives of millions tomorrow" - B.J. Palmer
   Think about that as you go to work the next Appleseed!

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." Socrates

"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."-Benjamin Franklin

"What makes an insurrection here always more formidable than in other places is that there is a law of this province wh[ich] obligates every inhabitant to be furnished with a firelock, bayonet, and pretty considerable quantity of ammunition."  - Gen. Lord Hugh Percy

AF5US

DrRichP -
Debbie is going for her red hat this weekend; I don't expect there to be any issues (Steck is SB'ing the shoot, but I've worked frequently with Debbie over the past several months).

Debbie has clearly worked hard to be an effective red hat.  She did well at the IBC last weekend, and was very self-motivated to identify and work on any rough spots.

I think she'll be just find this weekend  ;)

Quote from: DrRichP on March 13, 2018, 12:53:26 PM
Quote from: Mercedes on March 12, 2018, 11:06:48 AMCongratulations on your successful shoot!

Juan Carlos will be a wonderful addition to Appleseed.  Great job taking the initiative to learn more about our Revolutionary War history and discovering tools to bring more of their stories to life. 

Tumbleweed and I are looking forward to scheduling a "vacation" to attend an El Paso event.  We both hope to have the pleasure of meeting this outstanding young man.

Debbie

Wait, Debbie is still an IIT4? What's up with that? ???
Rifleman:                          04/2016
Known Distance Rifleman:  10/2018
Pistoleer™:                          08/2019
Distinguished Rifleman:      07/2020
Morgan's Shingle:              12/2021
Standing Morgan's Shingle: 11/2022
Member: GOA (Gun Owners of America)
Member: FPC (Firearms Policy Coalition)
Life Member: NRA (National Rifle Association)

Ghostring

 :yeahthat:

Seconded!  Debbie was excellent at the IBC -- we've got a new hat waiting for her :)
"Whoever looks upon them as an irregular mob, will find himself very much mistaken...
     They have men amongst them who know very well what they are about..." - Lord Hugh Percy

"If a man's from Texas, he'll tell you.  If he's not, why embarrass him by asking?" - John Gunther

"That's Kirby-level shooting, right there!" - Trailman

DrRichP

DrRichP

"You never know how far reaching something you think, say or do today will affect the lives of millions tomorrow" - B.J. Palmer
   Think about that as you go to work the next Appleseed!

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." Socrates

"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."-Benjamin Franklin

"What makes an insurrection here always more formidable than in other places is that there is a law of this province wh[ich] obligates every inhabitant to be furnished with a firelock, bayonet, and pretty considerable quantity of ammunition."  - Gen. Lord Hugh Percy

AF5US

Rifleman:                          04/2016
Known Distance Rifleman:  10/2018
Pistoleer™:                          08/2019
Distinguished Rifleman:      07/2020
Morgan's Shingle:              12/2021
Standing Morgan's Shingle: 11/2022
Member: GOA (Gun Owners of America)
Member: FPC (Firearms Policy Coalition)
Life Member: NRA (National Rifle Association)