AAR March Shoot

The first day of Spring launched the Stinson opener for the 2010 WV schedule. A fine group of instructors and students were blessed with perfect weather over the weekend, along with nature's beauty...

We had 9 students both days--4 no shows--and the instructors even managed to squeeze a little shooting in at the end of each day. Saturday evening's "gravel project" was a smashing success, courtesy of siglite and his Liberty Training Steyr.
( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=462DVCTBQAE ) Aside from supplying us with cool "toys" to try out, siglite excels at holding tarps up ...

Among other things...

As was mentioned in an earlier post, these 2 young fellas--Nate and Dan--were a highlight of the weekend, going from almost nothing to consistently scoring 190-200...

They even squeezed out high score during the team shoot; earning an Issac Davis patch apiece ...

Alex, another young lad who is knocking on the Rifleman's door, and a regular at Stinson, shot a high score of 205. Among other things, Alex is an expert on the matter of "zombies"; always pop quizzing me about the subject! Ever vigilant...

And very capable from any position...

Something caught Nate's attention down range too. A mutant "zombie" perhaps? ...

After a grueling encounter with imaginary ghouls, the "falcon" laid out the 3rd strike to an attentive--albeit worn down--audience...

What's that unidentified "thing" sticking it's tongue out over "falcon's" shoulder?

Falcon, you better pick up the pace; I swear that "thing" is getting closer...Alex!

Siglite had things covered; dispensing with our uninvited "guest"; saving "falcon" from certain demise ...

After concluding his well presented history talk, emphasizing "choices" and the altered mindset of the Regulars toward the Colonists, wvmmfalcon did some one-on-one with George. This gentleman was a pleasure to work with and showed much progress by Sunday. If George had optics or shooting glasses, I'm sure his scores would have jumped 20+ points, placing him in Rifleman territory...

Charles exercised good muzzle control, as Chrome--our newest WV volunteer--took the AR for a ride...

Our Shoot Boss Spanner kept things moving along, packing a lot of quality instruction into 2 days, even allowing time for brickhouse and others to have a try at "Thumper" ...

Wil, our point man at Beckley Gun Club (our newest location this year) stopped by Sunday to tune-up for next month's Patriot's Day event. That was a sweet AR LTR that Wil operated; although the addition of optics appears to be mandatory for the elusive Rifleman patch. Right Wil? ...

Dan took a breather before we proceeded with my favorite string of fire...

Standing and delivering

As we know; Appleseed will take you from a mere rifle owner, to the level of Rifleman. Nate demonstrates the difference a day in our program makes; showing great form on Sunday ...

And as we also know; persistence and dedication--some "glass" doesn't hurt --will eventually put a smile on the most "hardened" Mountaineer ...

Do I spy a new "pumpkin' head" amongst those fine instructors? Great job vanrichten! Thanks for taking the mantle

I want to also give a big "Thank You" to Spanner (not pictured), wvmmfalcon, siglite, and brickhouse for making our first WV shoot in 2010 a successful and memorable one. I appreciate every one of you students for your hard work and making this all worthwhile for us.

All pics courtesy SuzyQ