Ramseur 0209

[Junior Birdman]

  I believe this is the first time we've had simultaneous RBCs going in TX and NC:

  (As copied from the public AARs:)

   RBC Ramseur 209 is now history.  Due to some "transportation problems" I was delayed in my arrival until the morning it began so Crash, VA, DD, and Truculent Turtle were already underway when I got there. I quickly caught up with the shooters and soon enough we were through with the morning lessons and out on the line putting rounds downrange.

Sure, it was a little chilly in the mornings, temps in the low 20's, making it a tough call for crawling out of the sleeping bag, but once up and moving it was always worth it.

I must begin by saying that I've not seen a better bunch of shooters. I don't think we caught anyone dragging wood more than twice the whole week and trigger control began good and continued to get better.  The results spoke for themselves on the targets as scores began to come in and got better all week.

By day 3 the shooters were so far ahead that we were able to jump ahead a half day and cover the advanced class early which left the entire day on Thursday to do nothing more than shoot KD.  This was accomplished and landed us a new Rifleman in the process, so congrats to "Tex"!

Even the Birdman got to shoot during the lull and placed all rounds fired on that steel silhouette at 430 something yards, and I grinned at each satisfying "smack!" as it reached my ears, thinking to myself, "You still got it!". You Red Hats will understand.

More classwork on Friday for the Orange hats to be in preparation for the upcoming Appleseed event and then that evening a fun shoot we traditionally hold pitting the instructors against the shooters in a course of fire including several ranges and various sized targets.  The Instructors were hampered by having to use rifles that were not sighted in because they had been loaned out during the week and yet still came in a respectable second place. (Anyway, we all knew the team which won was cheating) Congrats to that team for the first ever defeat of an instructor team!

By Friday evening I was getting pretty ill and decided to retire to a hotel in an attempt to get well enough to attend the Appleseed. This was not to be though, and I missed the entire thing, so I hope the new IITs did well and will rely on others to relate that part of the story of RBC Ramseur 209.

I believe the count was 11 shooters on the line with 10 shooting Rifleman scores. One shot his first with an exact 210 and only by the good graces of his Instructors was spared a tossing into the creek.

Good food, nice showers, lots of laughs, a great campfire every night, and great shooting. If you missed it, you really did miss out. In all, it was a great time and only proved once again that no matter where you may be, it is always TRULY better in the company of Riflemen. 

[redman1]

cheaters huh??? ...we put a plan together while VA was getting in position....Birdman i had by far one of the best time of my life,and i was also glad to meet fred..hearing fred tell the story moved me...

and thank you birdman for letting me pick your brain on some of the long range stuff that i wasnt quite clear on

And a special thanks to Bill,VA,Crash,and of course Carla...

See you on the fireing line

the redman