Annapolis, MD AAR - December 11, 2021

[Agent711]

Well another wonderful event at AAFG!! The ground was wet from rain the night before, but weather was perfect on Saturday.

All the shooter's came to learn and worked hard at their tasks of absorbing all the instruction. After a welcome and the safety brief, we got down to the business of sending rounds down range. The morning red coat showed that there was some room for improvement.  This would change very soon.

After instructions in steady hold factors, the six steps, some sighting adjustments and stressing importance of NPOA along with practice the groups improved quickly. Everyone including our beginner shooters caught on so quickly that we were able to move on to seated and standing positions before the day was half over. After BeSwift's telling of the first and second strikes during lunch we were back on the line. We moved efficiently through instructions in making transitions to seated and prone positions. The third strike was delivered by BeSwift in the afternoon and before we knew it we were shooting our first AQT. I am proud to report that two of our shooters made easy work of it with Brian B scoring a 218.  And we were all happy to see Matt G shoot a distinguished score of 247  . We shot a second AQT where Matt again proved his skill shooting a Rifleman score of 230. Actually I was super impressed with everyone's scores. Our youth shooter, Finn, made William Diamond proud. Everyone's scores improved and I have no doubt you will all obtain your own Rifleman qualifications soon with practice.

The day came to a close with a final red coat shot and dramatic improvement was there for everybody to see. Everyone was now competent to at least 200 yards, two at 300 and three at 400. Several folks joined Daniel Morgan. And Paul G determination resulted in clearing his red coat earning his very own Maryland Immortal 400 patch. 

Thanks again to our host range Anne Arrundel Fish and Game (https://aafg.org/)! An outstanding range to start with, we were surprised and impressed with the extension of the cover over their 12-position small bore (rimfire) rifle range. Many thanks to Liberty Boy keeping everyone safe while calling the line all day long and to BeSwift for telling the three strikes and wrapping up the day sharing some stories of the Dangerous Old Men.

Three cheers to all of our shooters- Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah! We hope to see you at another Appleseed event soon and bring a friend, co-worker or family member. 

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