velocette
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Second day; I had earned my riflemans badge yesterday with a 244 score using my Thompson Center r55 Benchmark .22 rifle. So today, I returned with my DPMS LR 308B in hopes of coming close to the score I earned yesterday with a .22.
First, let me reiterate just how good the training, coaching and learning is in an Appleseed event. I was not fooling when I said that folks went from novices shooting patterns to shooting groups on target. It really happens.
Next, those of us that are good rifleman can surely learn some valuable information from an Appleseed. I surely did and my ability with a rifle is better now than it was two days ago. Another thing to note, there were many novices on the line. There were no idiots! No talking down, no feeling of inferiority. Everybody learned, everybody progressed and nobody was criticized. Good coaching and good learning yes, criticism no.
I did not equal or better my score using the .308. I came close but the timed events were my downfall along with the offhand (standing) position. Clearly I need practice in those areas. My score today was 241. That pesky offhand just does it to me.
In a month or two, I will do it again and will aim for a 250 / 250 with both rifles. Yeah, I know, those last few points come hard.
Roger
First, let me reiterate just how good the training, coaching and learning is in an Appleseed event. I was not fooling when I said that folks went from novices shooting patterns to shooting groups on target. It really happens.
Next, those of us that are good rifleman can surely learn some valuable information from an Appleseed. I surely did and my ability with a rifle is better now than it was two days ago. Another thing to note, there were many novices on the line. There were no idiots! No talking down, no feeling of inferiority. Everybody learned, everybody progressed and nobody was criticized. Good coaching and good learning yes, criticism no.
I did not equal or better my score using the .308. I came close but the timed events were my downfall along with the offhand (standing) position. Clearly I need practice in those areas. My score today was 241. That pesky offhand just does it to me.
In a month or two, I will do it again and will aim for a 250 / 250 with both rifles. Yeah, I know, those last few points come hard.
Roger
