Man, oh man.  I thought I was an above average marksman.  The Appleseed Project weekend says differently.

Max and I arrived at a cold, wet outdoor range on Sunday.  I had brought some tarps so I laid those out to keep off of the mud.  Max borrowed the same rifle from Saturday, but this time one of the instructors put a bipod on it.  Max was in heaven.  He spent most of the day in the prone position blasting away at the targets.

I spent the day trying to qualify.  I had a very hard time shooting on anything smaller than the 100 yard target.  My best score was 84 (out of 250).  Pathetic.

I am looking at getting my own Ruger 10/22 and putting some peep sights on it.

I will also be making a visit to the optometrist.  I had a very hard time seeing the smaller targets out of my right eye.  My left eye was able to see the targets, but they disappeared once I sighted down the gun.

There were a bit less than 20 shooters there both days and 6 volunteer instructors.  Of those shooters, only 3 achieved Rifleman that weekend, and all 3 had been to multiple Appleseed weekends.

Max and I ended up shooting more than 700 rounds this weekend.  Although I performed horribly, I am excited to go back and improve my scores. 

I appreciate all the time and efforts that these volunteers put in.  Thanks Appleseed.