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Thunderbird Run 'n Gun, July 13, 2013 -- do you have what it takes?
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<blockquote data-quote="henschman" data-source="post: 2242733" data-attributes="member: 4235"><p>Well I thoroughly enjoyed myself... I might have said something else if you had asked me Friday night... but it turned out to be a great event! Thank you all for coming out and running and gunning with us. All the participants I met had great attitudes, and there was some serious skill on display as well. Probably the coolest thing I personally saw was englishkanigit connecting at 400 with that stubby AK and micro red dot... wearing armor and a helmet, no less! My hat is off to all of you who ran in plates. Most impressive of all was our champion, Justin Cocheran. He took best run score, best shoot score, and 1st place overall. It was great to meet so many of you in person. Unfortunately we didn't get the OSA group pic done... I forgot all about it with all the things going on toward the end of the event. As quick as everybody split after the awards ceremony, I have a feeling most of y'all were really ready to get home and head to the shower, anyway. </p><p></p><p>Thanks to my fellow ROs for all the hard work with setup and tear-down, all the ingenuity in overcoming all the issues we had on Friday, and for staying sharp on Saturday, even after the prior day's exhausting activities. I couldn't have asked for better help with something like this. Every comment I've heard on you guys has been very positive. Lots of folks have remarked on your professionalism. Great job. Our womenfolk deserve huge thanks as well. These were the gals you saw hanging out under the car port by the finish line. My old lady prepared the scoring spreadsheet (which is a lot more of a job than you might realize) and did data entry. Al's old lady cooked all the food and was on standby with her considerable medical skills, which were fortunately not needed. Pop (one of the RO's from Texas) also brought his wife, who helped record times, helped with the food, and forced cold water bottles on everybody crossing the finish line, whether they thought they needed them or not! </p><p></p><p>Squared1, thanks for loaning us your son! He was a big help, and jumped right in with anything that needed to be done, both with recording times and with tear-down after the event. He most certainly earned that red shirt, and we would be glad to have him (and you) at any future event. </p><p></p><p>Special thanks to Brian Altenhofel (VeggieMeat on this forum) for hosting our website at no charge. He was a huge help. He is still helping out in fact... I sent him the results from the shoot this morning, and he is going to post them on the website. We are very lucky to have his assistance, because both Ted and I would have absolutely no idea how to do that kind of thing on our own. Also web hosting can get fairly costly for a couple of guys who are organizing an event like this in their spare time. </p><p></p><p>I was originally planning on running with my AR, which I had just installed a free float handguard on. I thought if I got there nice and early on Friday, I should be able to catch a chance to shoot a few groups and get her zeroed. Wrong! We didn't even start the RO run until after 4. So I took the AR mag pouches off my gear, grabbed my M1, threw a few .30-06 bandoliers over my shoulder, and hit the course. She did great, even with an action coated with dirt from me leaving the bolt open on one of the legs of the run. Here I am before my run on Friday:</p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i281.photobucket.com_albums_kk201_henschman_henschman_Run_20n_20Gun_photo_zpsf1288884.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="henschman, post: 2242733, member: 4235"] Well I thoroughly enjoyed myself... I might have said something else if you had asked me Friday night... but it turned out to be a great event! Thank you all for coming out and running and gunning with us. All the participants I met had great attitudes, and there was some serious skill on display as well. Probably the coolest thing I personally saw was englishkanigit connecting at 400 with that stubby AK and micro red dot... wearing armor and a helmet, no less! My hat is off to all of you who ran in plates. Most impressive of all was our champion, Justin Cocheran. He took best run score, best shoot score, and 1st place overall. It was great to meet so many of you in person. Unfortunately we didn't get the OSA group pic done... I forgot all about it with all the things going on toward the end of the event. As quick as everybody split after the awards ceremony, I have a feeling most of y'all were really ready to get home and head to the shower, anyway. Thanks to my fellow ROs for all the hard work with setup and tear-down, all the ingenuity in overcoming all the issues we had on Friday, and for staying sharp on Saturday, even after the prior day's exhausting activities. I couldn't have asked for better help with something like this. Every comment I've heard on you guys has been very positive. Lots of folks have remarked on your professionalism. Great job. Our womenfolk deserve huge thanks as well. These were the gals you saw hanging out under the car port by the finish line. My old lady prepared the scoring spreadsheet (which is a lot more of a job than you might realize) and did data entry. Al's old lady cooked all the food and was on standby with her considerable medical skills, which were fortunately not needed. Pop (one of the RO's from Texas) also brought his wife, who helped record times, helped with the food, and forced cold water bottles on everybody crossing the finish line, whether they thought they needed them or not! Squared1, thanks for loaning us your son! He was a big help, and jumped right in with anything that needed to be done, both with recording times and with tear-down after the event. He most certainly earned that red shirt, and we would be glad to have him (and you) at any future event. Special thanks to Brian Altenhofel (VeggieMeat on this forum) for hosting our website at no charge. He was a huge help. He is still helping out in fact... I sent him the results from the shoot this morning, and he is going to post them on the website. We are very lucky to have his assistance, because both Ted and I would have absolutely no idea how to do that kind of thing on our own. Also web hosting can get fairly costly for a couple of guys who are organizing an event like this in their spare time. I was originally planning on running with my AR, which I had just installed a free float handguard on. I thought if I got there nice and early on Friday, I should be able to catch a chance to shoot a few groups and get her zeroed. Wrong! We didn't even start the RO run until after 4. So I took the AR mag pouches off my gear, grabbed my M1, threw a few .30-06 bandoliers over my shoulder, and hit the course. She did great, even with an action coated with dirt from me leaving the bolt open on one of the legs of the run. Here I am before my run on Friday: [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i281.photobucket.com_albums_kk201_henschman_henschman_Run_20n_20Gun_photo_zpsf1288884.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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