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Chattanooga 25M event April 23/24 2022

Started by Cleveland, April 24, 2022, 09:37:57 PM

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Cleveland

April 24, 2022, 09:37:57 PM
It was an awesome weekend for Liberty at Creek's Edge Farm in Chattanooga. The morning sun quickly warmed up the shooters. After Corgi Mom's telling of the 1st Strike, the firehose of instruction started. The shooters soaked up the instruction. Gator0246 triggered everyone's emotions with his telling of the 2nd Strike.

After lunch, the wind picked up and tossed a couple of pop-up shelters into the air. After some staking and tieing down the COF continued. Overmountian's telling of the 3rd strike rounded out Saturday's history. Luckily the time monkey never found us and we managed to get two AQTs in. Three shooters, all of who had been at our March event shot a rifleman's score for the first time: Norm with a 211, Drew with 228 (with a red dot!!), and Lauren with a 216.

Sunday after a review, several more shooters decided to up their game to get the Patriot's Day Patch.

Lucas, a left-handed shooter, managed to requalify shooting a right-handed bolt gun with a 210, he then borrowed an iron-sighted rifle and shot a 212. His wife, Kayla had his scoped rifle and finally earned her patch with a 212 followed by a 215.

The Maximum Effort family all shot well, Lauren with her 216, Dad requaled for his special patch with a  225, Mom requalified with a 211 and after three 25M events, young Simon met his goal of qualifying distinguished with irons, with a 243. HUZZAH ( I do have orange hats for the rest of the family hint hint)

Overmountain's wife, Agent 186 finally got the monkey off her back and shot a 216. My favorite "blue person" is now an IIT, thanks for stepping up and taking an Orange Hat HUZZAH

The shoot boss shot a 221 doing the rifleman's dance without any zeroing, during the last AQT.

Luke and Trey, you guys came so close to qualifying, come back soon and get that patch.

The range owner's son and niece came out on Sunday to shoot again. Keep up the work and a patch is in your future. It is always great to get the youth on the line.

Many thanks to the instructors and our range hosts that made this such an awesome shoot.



The highest level of mastery is simplicity. Most information is irrelevant and most effort is wasted, but only the expert knows what to ignore. James Clear

Rifleman 19April2015
KD Qualified 17Oct2015
Pistoleer™ 12Dec2020
Pistol Requal 23June2024
KD Requal 11Nov2021 50/50
Pistol IBC/Charter Pistol Instructor Antioch 2-22
200y RKD Qualified 14May2022
Morgan's Shingle 27Oct2024 (seated)
KD Requal 19Apr2025

Palousie

#1
April 25, 2022, 11:40:36 AM
I'm glad I decided to drive down to Chattanooga on Saturday for this (despite having to wake up at 3 am!). I had a great time and enjoyed meeting new people. The pictures I took from this event are below. Sorry that there are so many, but there were just too many good ones to choose from. Please feel free to save whatever you like, but if you'd like a full-sized version of any, please contact me!


















I wish I could be that flexible


Necessity is the mother of invention. When the pop-ups start blowing away, you IAO.







Norm


Drew


Lauren

Palousie

#2
April 25, 2022, 11:46:18 AM
We also had a local news outlet join us on the line for a while in the morning. I handed my camera off to Maximum Effort's wife for a bit so that I could join them on the line. I must confess, I'm not used to seeing myself in pictures anymore, especially on my own camera.










Captain

#3
April 25, 2022, 12:15:08 PM
What a group of shooters . . . I think Appleseed is going to run out of Rifleman patches at this rate!
There's things that gnaw on a man worse than dyin'. - Open Range

Ramblin' Wreck

#4
April 25, 2022, 12:17:53 PM
What a great looking event. I love to see instructors where they're supposed to be, down on the mats with shooters. I also like the guy who I assume is the NewsTV 12 cameraman down on the mat as well.  ;D
Great job Cleveland. HUZZAH!
Wreck
"If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin."  ― Samuel Adams

KD Requal Huntsville 11/13/22 with scoped Service Rifle 47/50
25m Requal 2/1/2020 with AR15 scored 247
25m Requal 4/17/2021 with .22 bolt gun - 237
61 KD and UKD events run/worked as of 1/18/22

You can't miss fast enough to qualify.

Without a heritage every generation starts over.

Beware an old man who still shoots iron sights.

"War is when your Government tells you who the enemy is. Revolution is when you figure it out for yourself" - unknown

Overmountain

#5
April 25, 2022, 12:59:36 PM
A few more from a fantastic and indelible weekend! 

1. Simon continues to impress us all with his ongoing improvements.  Distinguished with irons!
2. A proud family, who know very well what they are about!  They have all qualified, and continue to encourage each other to strive for more!
3 & 4. "A Rifleman persists."  We all know this to be true, and many of us have fought the battle associated with earning this patch.  I have the honor and privilege of being married to this particular, FORMER Blue Hat, who fought hard so many times to achieve this Rifleman goal.  I could not be more proud of her (regardless of the patch).  However, what a special weekend to qualify!  She then accepted another big bucket by taking an Orange Hat!   :1luvu


Rifleman: October 2017, March 2020, April 2020, March 2021, December 2021
Instructor Boot Camp: February 2020, February 2021, January 2022, March 2022
Known Distance Qualified: December 2021
Libertyseed: July 2020
Pistol Instructor Boot Camp: January 2021
Pistol Qualified: Rimfire and Centerfire January 2021
Charter Pistol Instructor Boot Camp: February 2022

Palousie

#6
April 25, 2022, 01:23:43 PM
Quote from: Ramblin' Wreck on April 25, 2022, 12:17:53 PM
What a great looking event. I love to see instructors where they're supposed to be, down on the mats with shooters. I also like the guy who I assume is the NewsTV 12 cameraman down on the mat as well.  ;D
Great job Cleveland. HUZZAH!
Wreck

Yes, both he and his wife got down with me and shot five rounds at a redcoat target. They did pretty well, considering all I told them was how to hold the rifle! I hope they consider coming back for a full weekend. They were certainly invited!

Roswell

#7
April 25, 2022, 01:24:25 PM
Sounds like a great event!

And congratulations Agent186 for stepping up!  O0
Known Distance Qualified: Talladega, AL 12-3-16 - 45/50; Distinguished 49/50 - Talladega, AL 12-8-19
Rimfire Known Distance Qualified (200 yd): Martin, GA 2-28-21
Instructor Boot Camp: Toccoa, GA 7-13, 8-15; Pelham, TN 2-14, 2-16; Columbiana, AL 2-15; Canton, GA 2-18, 1-19, 2-20, 2-21, 3-22, 2-23, 1-24; Marietta 1-25
Shoot Boss Boot Camp and Liberty Seminar: Toccoa, GA 8-14 & Canton, GA 1-19

Pistol Instructor Boot Camp: South Huntsville, AL 5-20; Canton, GA 1-21, 2-24; Marietta 2-25
Pistol Qualified: Spencer, TN 4-10-21
Charter Pistol Instructor Boot Camp: Antioch, TN 2-22 & Canton, GA 1-23

Tennessee Beast

#8
April 25, 2022, 01:45:56 PM
Congratulations Agent 186 !!!!
In giving us dominion over the animal kingdom, God has signified His will that we subdue the beast within ourselves.
John Lancaster Spalding

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin, 1775

"A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies."  George Washington 1790

"[T]o preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them…"
- Richard Henry Lee, Declaration Signer

Practice every time you get a chance. - Bill Monroe

Black Knight

#9
April 26, 2022, 02:19:02 AM
Congratulations, Agent 186, on your Rifleman's score and accepting an Orange hat!  What a terrific weekend for you!
Black Knight
1st AS: Tuscaloosa, AL OCT  8-9, 2016
Applecore: Jun 6, 2017
AC/RSO: Jul 12, 2017
IBC: Pelham, TN Feb 23-24, 2019
Pistol IBC: Mar 5,2021

CorgiMom

#10
April 26, 2022, 07:58:40 AM
It was such a great event! I'm sorry I missed the second day, but I'm so proud of Lauren, Agent186, Kayla, and Norm! Way to persist, y'all! Your super cool patches are well deserved! Huzzah!

Looking forward to our next event!
Rifleman and KD Qualified 19Apr2018
KD Re Qualified 15July2018
KD Re Qualified Distinguished 04Nov2018
IBC Canton 1-19
Red Hat 13Apr2019
25M Re Qualified 02May2020
IBC Canton 2-21
IBC Antioch 3-21
25M Re Qualified 17April2021
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