Saturday morning we started with a safety review (always safety first) then we almost started with a 5 rd sighter group whoops instructor error. We quickly made the correction and began with the 8rd classification AQT that we then scored and talked about why we fired that first with no instruction.
Then we spent sometime talking about firing the shoots by the numbers, different firing positions, and use of the sling. I also demonstrated the different firing positions and how to use the sling. We also talked about NPOA how to acquire it and why it was important.
We then fired several 5rd sighters and discussed IMC and used shooters groups as examples and the word we need to move “about” this many clicks was discouraged and instead we used, you need to move exactly “this” many clicks. I learned very quickly that Fred does not like the words “about this much”.
We then fired the first AQT recorded scores and broke for lunch around 1300.
After lunch we done some ball and dummy drills, shooting drills, a couple more AQTs’ and ended the day with a rapid fire AQT.
Shooters told me they fired about 240 rds Saturday.
Sunday. Safety review then we warmed up with a 20 rd classification AQT then a Quick and Dirty AQT.
We then added some Mag change drills that were timed to let shooters know just how fast they could reload and still see if they could meet the 1inch standard at 25 meters. We also showed some how to quickly “flip” out the mag on an M1A by using the trigger hand only. Some were grabbing the mag and “pulling it out of the rifle which is much slower.
We then had some fun 1 inch squares where shooters teamed up for unlimited rounds for 60 seconds and some team drills went 2 minutes. Wow that was fun. But before the blaze of fire shooters were reminded that each shot was to be fired rifleman style by the numbers, and that only hits count. We are riflemen not machine gunners.
Of course we also did kill the tank drills. Again shooters were reminded that although rounds were unlimited in the time frame the star on the tank is very small. Fire each shot like it was your first and shoot every shot by the numbers. Shooters were probably tired of hearing the steps to firing the shot by the numbers. However I continued to remind them of the steps nonetheless.
We then fired the AQT a couple of more times and on the last one of the day before the “sounds of liberty” I tried to encourage the shooters during their prep period to do their absolute best and end the weekend on a high note, but then that really wasn’t necessary because all riflemen always try to shoot their very best. Also, the high scores are nice but the most important thing is to have the foundation to build on and hopefully that foundation was laid at the Indiana Appleseed.
We ended the glorious Indiana Appleseed with the riflemen rendition of the “sounds of liberty” a 40 rd 2 minute AQT salute to marksmanship and a salute to those who came before us who without there sacrifice none of the Appleseeds would be possible.
Some of the courses of fire maybe out of order but it is close to the schedule we followed.
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