AAR Evansville, IN 6/21-22, 2025

[Big John]

Nine students joined the local cadre at the famed Redbrush Rifle Range for a two-day 25m clinic. The weather was oppressively hot and humid, but the students persevered. At the hottest point of the first day, where I would have opined to Master Instructor DonD, had he been there, that "it's hot, Don," we adjourned to the range's clubhouse for an air-conditioned third strike and further instruction.

At that point, a non-Appleseed affiliated range member had a medical emergency (he has recovered.) I want to commend the students and cadre for being able to split off half the cadre to facilitate the handling of the emergency with getting and guiding the EMS to the range, while allowing the course of fire to continue as planned.

By the end of the first day, Bert had qualified with a 233. This is his second shoot after a shoot in Puryear with the Tennessee cadre. This stuff works, folks, Rifleman in two shoots is fast.

The heat took its toll and several students did not return Sunday. All the Sunday AQTs were planned before lunch, but, as most of the rest of the students left at lunch, one more AQT was conducted at the request of a shooter for another crack at it. We then did the KD exercise, the final hits count, said some concluding words, and ended the event.

I want to commend Chris and Nate for high scores of 207 and 208 respectively, as well as Boston, Kael, and especially Cullie for working hard the whole hot event.

Caliente Seed Morale Patches were awarded to all students who came to both days, and the William Diamond patch to the youths who came both days.

More pictures to follow. Students and instructors feel free to post comments and your own pictures.

Captions:
Darkfoot gives the First Strike.
Sur+Rifle instructs on the Hits Count.
Saturday morning firing line.
We run the flags now on the bays, they help say Appleseed is on THIS one.
Standing practice.
Bert and Cullie won the "most perserverant" award.
Saturday afternoon line.
and again.
Cullie receives coaching from Instructor Alexandra the Great.