UPDATED 12/17/20Hear ye, Hear ye!! (Ghostring made me say that
)
Pursuant to recent orders of the Continental Congress (upon the recommendation of George Washington and the Board of War and Ordinance) four companies of riflemen are to be raised in Virginia and two companies in Maryland. Each company consisting of a Captain, three Lieutenants, four Sergeants, four Corporals, a Drummer or Trumpeter and sixty‐eight privates.
The Provisional Rifle Corps have been formed!!
Upon this day Captain Daniel Morgan of the 11th Virginia Regiment - Morgan's Rifle Corps - finds himself in search of Riflemen for his Company. Though he is currently away on our new Nation's business, the Captain bids those who wish to meet with him complete a simple task. A calling card, if you will.
Forthwith have each volunteer form up in a manner well‐regulated by your Shoot Boss - Gathering with them their wits, skill, rifle and ONE. SINGLE. ROUND. Then join me on the green to fire with careful aim at a shingle placed 250 yards afield. Those able to mark the shingle with a hit may be received by Captain Morgan upon his return! HUZZAH!
…Sadly, those unable to make their mark will not have that honor.
What say you! Have I any volunteers?Welcome, one and all, to the Roster of Morgan's Riflemen!
At full distance events in Texas and New Mexico we have inaugurated the Marking of the Morgan's Shingle.
A 9x14 steel shingle is placed at 250 yards OR A Half-size shingle at 125 yards for a 200yd RKD (no shingle eligible at a 100yd RKD)
Each participant and member of the cadre are invited to step up and attempt to make their mark.
This can be done from any standard Appleseed shooting position. Bonus for a mark made from a standing position!
The catch is that you can only take a single shot, with a cold bore, at this target at any given time. For our purposes, a cold bore is defined as a rifle that has had sufficient time since last fired to return to ambient temperature. On a warm day, that's ambient in the shade. An additional attempt may be made in the course of a given event, if there's time, provided the rifles have had adequate time to cool off to ambient. If a second attempt is done, anyone who already successfully marked the shingle from prone must then attempt it from STANDING. That's how Morgan's men did it
Participants in New Mexico, Texas, and Tennessee have successfully joined the ranks of Morgan's Riflemen.
Huzzah!!!
Attached are pics of the Certificates and Patches awarded when a shooter successfully marks the shingle.
Shoot Bosses wishing to participate in this endeavor can obtain the Morgan's Riflemen flag from Humphry's of Philadelphia (
https://humphrysflag.com/morgans-rifles/ )
the Shingle itself can be sourced in many places, but we got ours from AmazonSmile for $40, shipped, here
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01H5XVPP8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1Protocol files, including the official script, and certificate files (two different sizes of certificate) are available for download on TIPs, here:
https://appleseedinfo.org/tips/sb-certificates.phpThe patches are on file at custompatches.net, but I believe Ghostring will have to make arrangements for the design to be available for other people to order. I THINK we ordered 200, and they came out to about $1 each at that quantity.
Texas is currently in possession of two Shingles and two Flags, which we're bouncing around the state as needed. Did you know a 9x14 hunk of steel can ship in a USPS flat rate envelope for under $10
New Mexico has one shingle, and is in process of obtaining a flag.
Shoot Bosses who run the Shingle at their events are requested to post the following information to this thread:
Date and Location of Shoot
Names of the qualifying shooters, as well as City and State of residence, if available. Please limit names to first name,
last initial, or Forum names for Cadre.
PICTURES!!!!!
Ghostring or myself will then update the Roster to reflect the new additions.
There's a little flexibility in how it's run, but the short answer is, COLD BORE, SINGLE SHOT. Multiple attempts may be made throughout the course of the weekend, provided it's done at a time that provides for a cold rifle. Allow any shooting position desired for the first attempt, BUT, if you hit it prone, any subsequent attempt MUST be made from standing. Those who miss the first time may continue to shoot it from prone.
UPDATE: It has been determined that a scaled target (4.5"x7") may be placed at 125 yards for used at a 200yard Rimfire KD. It will NOT be allowed at 100yard RFKD events. There is, at this time, only the one patch design, for 250 yards. That patch can be awarded for any approved distance.
This is not an official Project Appleseed event component (yet
) so any expenses (shingle, flag, patches) incurred are the responsibility of the cadre members holding the shoot. Please reach out to Ghostring for patch information. In lieu of patches, we're happy to provide you with the Official Morgan's Riflemen printable certificate file.
Any event, even a 25m event, that has the capability of posting and shooting an appropriately sized Shingle at an approved distance may do so.
Thanks for joining us!
Huzzah!
PS: as questions are asked in this thread, I'll add the answers to this post, and delete the original questions, in an attempt to limit clutter in the thread. Thanks for understanding!!!
