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Trainsktg, so glad you and your daughter could make it out. I'm sorry we didn't set her up on the bench earlier. The comment at the instructor dinner went something to the effect of 'he's so naturally talented that he was able to do it in spite of the tacticool gear'. I know this wasn't your first AS but to make Rifleman, center fire on the first AQT is impressive. Well done sir.
Thanks for the kind words, but I am certainly not naturally talented. My last Appleseed was 5 years ago and at that time I was still shooting righty because I hadn't yet realized how bad my right eyesight was. (I think I scored in the 180s using an old H&R Leatherneck.) I switched over to shooting lefty sometime after that Appleseed and applied not only those teachings to my new way of shooting, but also studied the various Army and Marine marksman training guides available, although they are nearly identical. And although I don't shoot as much as I would like, I always make it a point when I do to never shoot off a bench , so that probably helped...no Ibuprofin needed here.
Yeah, I had some tacticool gear, but I did shoot that old Finn Mosin M39 for most of Saturday. That was a workout .
My daughter really appreciated the use of the table on the second day. Despite the painful knee, she enjoyed herself enough on Saturday to want to return on Sunday even if she couldn't shoot. I think her knee, plus Saturday being her first day ever shooting as a leftie, left her a bit discouraged. Being able to just enjoy herself Sunday really lifted her spirits. Hopefully next year she'll be following your daughter's steps.
Anyways, I want to extend again my deepest appreciation of the excellent training and accommodations given to the students by the Appleseed instructors and Douglas Ridge staff.
Keith