Gil Martin
08-07-2011, 07:28 PM
Yesterday was Youth Field Day at our local gun club. I usually ran the Outdoor Safety and Survival Training, but this year was shifted to the 50 yard rifle range. What a blessing. Savage Arms gave us 4 AXIS .223 bolt action rifles and scopes. A local gun shop provided a case of .223 ammo. My buddy and I sighted the rifles in last week and I made hundreds or bullseye and groundhog targets at work on the copy machine.
The Youth Field Day hosted 225 children and was divided into two sections; the younger kids number 125 and shot .22 rifles, went fishing, shot crossbows and did some map reading work. Our group was the older teenagers numbering 70 who shot muzzleloaders and our .223 course. There were six volunteers at our station and we had an instructor at each bench with each shooter. The youngsters fired three rounds at the bullseye target than went forward to check the results. They then fired three rounds at the groundhog target and retrieved their targets. Most of the shooters kept their targets and most shot nice groups near or in the bullseye. Not one rifle needed any scope adjustment.
The NRA gave us 50 shirts, 100 pins and 100 gun safety brochures. All the best...
Gil
The Youth Field Day hosted 225 children and was divided into two sections; the younger kids number 125 and shot .22 rifles, went fishing, shot crossbows and did some map reading work. Our group was the older teenagers numbering 70 who shot muzzleloaders and our .223 course. There were six volunteers at our station and we had an instructor at each bench with each shooter. The youngsters fired three rounds at the bullseye target than went forward to check the results. They then fired three rounds at the groundhog target and retrieved their targets. Most of the shooters kept their targets and most shot nice groups near or in the bullseye. Not one rifle needed any scope adjustment.
The NRA gave us 50 shirts, 100 pins and 100 gun safety brochures. All the best...
Gil