Wow! Another great shoot!
It was a cold dark morning when we started out setup. PT6 suggested we use headlights to see what we were doing and before you knew it the line was up and running:
As soon as the bluehats had check-in done, it was time to get instruction going and SPQR was ready to take our students through the course of instruction:
Soon it was time to get to shooting! Our line was a full range of average Americans of all ages and kinds. It was great, oh, and LOUD:
We even had a couple of great youth shooters. "K" was a real trooper and proved that dedication can carry you through a full weekend, even if you are 7!
All of the students stuck with the hose and stuck through the heavy volume of information given them.
Before we knew it, lunch was on us and while we ate, SPQR took us through First Strike:
Then it was time to get moving, heat back up, and get some more shooting done, this time with ball & dummy drills:
Young Mr. "K" got some time running a suppressor in the afternoon before switching back to his .22 break open rifle.
SPQR and HQ make quite the team, here doing standing position:
Come end of day and we were able to just squeeze in one AQT before third strike and closing out the day. AppleCore was there to help score those targets:
It was a cold morning. And the SB "might" have been running a tad late and ended up with a special opportunity to 7th step even before getting to the range!
As soon as we were onsite and checked back in, a hearty band of students was back on the line and working to zero rifles and begin hammering AQT's:
With the help of our Orange Hats, lunch was full of the stories of Dangerous Old Men. And with the help of one of our students, it was also full of spicey venison! MMMmmm....
Soon it was time to go and do some KD on some steel. Several of our shooters had started the weekend with apprehensions and concerns. There was even some concern that they might be in the wrong place and not be right for what we had to teach. By Sunday afternoon, there was no more fear and only steel and centerfire rounds hitting it!
KD Video
After KD it was time to get back to the orange line and a few more AQT's.
Come end of day we had hammered away and pushed many of our shooters to the limit. The smart ones took short times to rest and get expert one on one training with our red hats:
I want to thank all of our shooters this weekend. It was cold, it was hard, it was a lot to learn in two days. Many of you were newish to this level of instruction and a couple of you even had the challenges of uncertainty and fear. The fact that you stood up, faced it all, worked hard, listened well was the reason that each of you moved from large groups to small. "K"'s mom was a great example moving from 12+ MOA groups to the smallest 2 MOA group I have ever seen at an Appleseed!
You all worked through great physical and mental hardship and did so with determination and smiles. I want to thank each and every one of you and share my hopes that I will see you each again on the trail before long.
Thank you,
Techres
Saturday Morning
It was a cold dark morning when we started out setup. PT6 suggested we use headlights to see what we were doing and before you knew it the line was up and running:
As soon as the bluehats had check-in done, it was time to get instruction going and SPQR was ready to take our students through the course of instruction:
Soon it was time to get to shooting! Our line was a full range of average Americans of all ages and kinds. It was great, oh, and LOUD:
We even had a couple of great youth shooters. "K" was a real trooper and proved that dedication can carry you through a full weekend, even if you are 7!
All of the students stuck with the hose and stuck through the heavy volume of information given them.
Saturday Afternoon
Before we knew it, lunch was on us and while we ate, SPQR took us through First Strike:
Then it was time to get moving, heat back up, and get some more shooting done, this time with ball & dummy drills:
Young Mr. "K" got some time running a suppressor in the afternoon before switching back to his .22 break open rifle.
SPQR and HQ make quite the team, here doing standing position:
Come end of day and we were able to just squeeze in one AQT before third strike and closing out the day. AppleCore was there to help score those targets:
Sunday Morning
It was a cold morning. And the SB "might" have been running a tad late and ended up with a special opportunity to 7th step even before getting to the range!
As soon as we were onsite and checked back in, a hearty band of students was back on the line and working to zero rifles and begin hammering AQT's:
Sunday Afternoon
With the help of our Orange Hats, lunch was full of the stories of Dangerous Old Men. And with the help of one of our students, it was also full of spicey venison! MMMmmm....
Soon it was time to go and do some KD on some steel. Several of our shooters had started the weekend with apprehensions and concerns. There was even some concern that they might be in the wrong place and not be right for what we had to teach. By Sunday afternoon, there was no more fear and only steel and centerfire rounds hitting it!
KD Video
After KD it was time to get back to the orange line and a few more AQT's.
Come end of day we had hammered away and pushed many of our shooters to the limit. The smart ones took short times to rest and get expert one on one training with our red hats:
Final Comments
I want to thank all of our shooters this weekend. It was cold, it was hard, it was a lot to learn in two days. Many of you were newish to this level of instruction and a couple of you even had the challenges of uncertainty and fear. The fact that you stood up, faced it all, worked hard, listened well was the reason that each of you moved from large groups to small. "K"'s mom was a great example moving from 12+ MOA groups to the smallest 2 MOA group I have ever seen at an Appleseed!
You all worked through great physical and mental hardship and did so with determination and smiles. I want to thank each and every one of you and share my hopes that I will see you each again on the trail before long.
Thank you,
Techres
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