O'Brien, FL February 16-17, 2024

[Pirategirl]

Well we had another excellent shoot at the Pastured Life Farm in O'Brien, FL.  The Shield's family once again hosted a wonderful event with the best shooters in north central Florida!  These folks know very well what they are about.  We had several members of the Shield's family turn in some pretty incredible scores.  Jemma requalified Saturday proving she knows very well what she is about.  Sunday she was riddled with rifle gremlins and a fogged scope.  Even not being able to see she turned in sharp shooter scores.  Her brother Ethan also wouldn't be outdone by the weather.  He shot his first ever distinguished score on Sunday.  Not to be left behind, little brother Liam turned in some very impressive numbers.  His LOW score of the weekend was a 199!  His high score was a 244! WHAT!?  Super, super impressive!  Did I mention he is 10 years old?  He needed to use a rest due to his size, so he couldn't get a patch, but if he ever grows into that rifle, we have a serious contender on our hands!  Great job Liam.  Uncle Daniel proved he knew what he was doing scoring a rifleman patch as well.  Bryan showed up!!  He turned in not 1, not 2, but 4 count em 4 rifleman scores this weekend!  OUTSTANDING work.  Isaac, our other young shooter went from all over the place shooting a 94 and turned it all the way up to a very respectable 143 for his first time out.  Work on that trigger control Isaac, and I will be handing you a patch.  There is no doubt in my mind.  Then we have Bob.  Bob couldn't make it Saturday, so he dove in head first on Sunday.  We had done a shoot together last time in Leesburg where he did battle with his rifle.  BOY did he slay that beast!  He tripled his score from Leesburg, and I can't wait to get him on the line again.  He will dominate the scoreboard the next time he is out!  Next time Bob, we'll get em!  We even got to shoot up a orange hat!!!  KOF earned his RED HAT at this event.  It was truly a pleasure to see that hat get blown out of the water!  Giggles were heard across the firing line.   But, the highlight of the weekend was watching David Jr. turn in an astounding 250 score 2 times!  YES, you read that right, he shot a 250, perfect score, 2 times.   I should also mention he shot a 216 on an AQT STANDING?!   He shot the entire thing standing to prove he could do it.  I think it was home field advantage.    All in all, the weather was terrible, rain, rain, rain.....but that didn't stop us! Can't wait to do it again!  HUZZAH!

Here are the pictures from the weekend   https://imgur.com/gallery/kQDg40O

[caseyblane]

Thanks for the great weekend!

[caseyblane]

Thanks for the great weekend!
Casey

[Sarea_51]

I enjoyed working with all the shooters.  What a great crew of friends and family.  I look forward to the next time we all get together.

And congratulations to King of Fun (KOF) for getting his red hat.  I'm proud of you.

[TheMenace]

Congratulations to all who persevered in the face of foul weather to turn in remarkable performance. Kudos to David Jr. This guy is a shooting machine. A big Huzzah to KOF. I've enjoyed watching you work the road to Instructor. Well deserved promotion, Sir!
Dennis

[JC/DC]

Well done to everyone, especially in all that rain and cold.
Congrats KOF! Looking forward to seeing you in that red hat.

Dave Jr, has anyone volunteered to hold your next AQT between their knees?

[Pirategirl]

I volunteer Ethan.  Red crayon can do it.

[Sarea_51]

 

[KOF]

Now that my toes and fingers have thawed from this weekends shoot, I have to say I would be glad to do it all over again!  The Shield's farm is a wonderful place to hold an event and I look forward to the next one.  All of the shooters were a pleasure to work with.  I am glad that Isaac demonstrated such improvement and that he even got a chance to shoot his M1 Garand, HUZZAH!  David Jr's score was very impressive but he is being chased down by all of his siblings!  Way to go Jemma, Ethan and Liam!  Dan and Bryan were both up for learning and fine tuning their skills.  It was also good to see Bob turn out and improve his score from the Leesburg event.  Great job Bob!  Thanks to all that have helped me learn and improve my instructor skills>  I couldn't have done it without you all.  Keep spreading the word of FREEDOM!

[caseyblane]

[Pirategirl]

Huzzah!!  The M1 ringing!

[FarmerDave]

Dave Jr, has anyone volunteered to hold your next AQT between their knees?

If I recall, the Morgan Shingle story highlighted two brothers so certainly, Ethan is the logical choice! LOL

That aside, what a great shoot it was. David qualifying standing with a 216 is humbling especially for those of us who may have taken a shoot or two or SEVEN to qualify!

Thank you PirateGirl and Seasniper making this happen and many thanks to KOF and Sarea51 for being there and facilitating such a great shoot regardless of the cold and rain!

Looking forward to having Casey and Isaac both on the line !

Farmer Dave

[9mm4545]

Wow! That sounds like a fantastic shoot. DaveJR is doing nothing more than the basics of shooting—-perfectly! Nice work.

[Cleveland]

Great job everyone.

[rambo granny]

I predict there will be lively competition between Jemma & Nathan coming. I see Jemma earning a distinguished patch and both Jemma & Nathan in persuit of the 250 to add to brother Dave's "serial 250s". Farmer Dave, you grow great riflemen and Nathan's gonna follow up the path of glory. Congrats Daniel & Bryan!
So how much fun was grabbing that red hat KOF? 😆 congrats.
Super teamwork instructors....of course!
Sounds like a great venue we should check out as well!

 

[JustKim]

GREAT job everyone!!  WOW just WOW!  What a great event!

CONGRATS David Jr on your two 250s -- You are such an amazing shot!!  I can see it runs in the family!!

CONGRATS KOF on earning your RED hat -- well deserved!!!