[funfaler]

It is official, we are having an Appleseed in Carrollton, KY.

The details will be available here http://www.rwva.org/yabbse/index.php

Carrollton is @ 50 from both Cincinnati, and Louisville on I-71. There are plenty of hotels, food and firing line space.

Feel free to post questions here, I will do my best to answer, but there will be lots of info at the above site.

Hope to see you there!

[funfaler]

ONLY 68 SHOOTING DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE CARROLLTON APPLESEED!:what:

Time to do some dry fire exercises (get those muscles use to the positions), Review Fred's Rifleman's guide, here is a link to some very helpful information http://www.rwva.org/oldsite/, and here is a link to Fred's to get the Rifleman's Guide and AQT targets if you wish http://www.fredsm14stocks.com/

For those in the local area, I will have to "test" the range from time to time, if you have an interest in joining me, PM me with some contact information. As I plan to do some shooting, I will try to contact you.

[funfaler]

Information has been added to the Carrollton Kentucky Appleseed link at http://www.rwva.org/yabbse/index.php?topic=1385.0 Hotel information, and directions to the range.

I was just out to the range, mowing and pacing out the line, getting excited:D May have to host several "pre-Appleseed shoots" to get warmed up;)

I hope to see a bunch of new faces there!

[funfaler]

Great News!

You can Now Register for the Appleseed Shoots Online!

Just go here http://www.eventbrite.com/org/28719640?s=436711 then "click" on your favorite Appleseed Shoot and you are on your way.

You can Register for Kids under 21 and Active Military FREE, as well as, join RWVA so that you qualify for CMP Rifles after the Appleseed.

Preregistration helps RWVA a ton, by letting them know how many Instructors, Targets, T-Shirts and Doughnuts to bring, not to mention Port-a-Pottys!

Hope to see you at an Appleseed soon!

[Pacer]

Thanks, Funfaler for the announcement.

Best $70.00 and two days one could spend (re)learning the basics of safe and correct Rifle Marksmanship.

Attend this event, and you'll ahve all the tools needed to hit a 4 MOA target out to 500 yards with a rack rifle and surplus ammo.

Imagine what you could do with a hunting rifle or a tuned gun?

This is a "marksmanship training" event that will quailify for purchasing CMP US Mil Surp rifles...and they have some M1Carbines coming, a few (very few) springfields, and some Krag's coming in.

Functional GARAND's are the cats meow, low mag cap state legal (8 rounds max) and a big part of American history.

Take the challenge...come out and keep EVERY shot in a 1" square at 25 meters...

Bring a friend or six, and have a great time celebrating ...

Early American History, Citizenship, and Marksmanship.

Become a Rifleman.

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[DICK WOLF]

APPLE SEED SHOOT ON APRIL FOOLS DAY AND ITS NOT A JOKE:)
IVE BEEN TO AN APPLE SEED SHOOT. I think i would like to go to this one.
will camping be available? My wife wants to shoot.
I told her how much that I had learned at the first shoot In Indiana.
For the price you guys cant be making any money.
Years ago I used to shoot for 2nd Army Pistol Team .
Ive been to several marksmanship clinics for both rifle and pistol.
When I shoot at Camp Perry . You get to see some of the best shooting you will ever see. Well come to Find out the instructors at the Apple Seed shoots Are some of the very same People Ive seen at Camp Perry .
When you are being trained by some of the Best marksman in the country.
You cant help but to become a better shooter. NO-JOKE
Ill see you guys there rain or shine; Looking forward to learning ,and becomeing a better shooter and meeting new people,

[funfaler]

Camping is available, and FREE. Come on in Friday Afternoon, we will have porta-pottys and water available.

Kids under 21 and Active military shoot Free as well, so bring the whole family!

Contact me here if you are planning on camping, or if you have any further questions.

Hope to see you there!

[Molon Labe]

I'll probably be there.

[funfaler]

Hey All,

There are only 21 shooting days left before the Carrollton Kentucky Appleseed shoot!

Now is the time to get registered and prepared for the shoot! http://www.eventbrite.com/event/48098865

These shoots are a great time, with good instruction and good folks! It is an event that is appropriate for the whole family.

Kids under 21 and Military shoot FREE!

Camping is FREE! Hotels and food are @ 3miles away.

Hope to see you all there, it will be a good time. http://www.rwva.org/yabbse/index.php

[funfaler]

We have @ 25 confirmed for camping and another 15 or so at hotels for shooting.

Still plenty of room for shooting and camping, so make your plans now, and reserve the best spots:p

See you there

[Molon Labe]

I'll be bringing a small group of guys. We'll be there on Sunday.

[funfaler]

Only two weeks left until the Carrollton Kentucky Appleseed shoot and camp out!

Still plenty of room for shooting and camping, get information and register here: http://www.rwva.org/yabbse/index.php?topic=1385.0

Hope to see you there!

[brd]

Come on back to florida ,i dont wanna wait another year.

[Kentucky]

What are the hours of the shoot?

[funfaler]

Registration on Saturday morning will start @ 7:30, with the shoot starting at 8:30am on both Saturday and Sunday, and ending ABOUT 5:30pm, with a lunch break.

Bring:

Ear plugs and Ear Muffs,
Eye protection,
Shooting mat/pad
elbow pads
snacks and water
RAIN Gear, Appleseeds make it rain;)
Way to carry the gear, it will be @ 150-200 yard walk to the range
Good, positive, teachable attitude.

See ya there!

[Molon Labe]

I'll be there.

[SpookyPistolero]

Bah! I have to work this weekend. What are the odds of another one of these happening again in KY?

[funfaler]

"the 8 ball says 'looking good'"

We will see what happens with this one. If the neighbors don't call the law and we seem to have a good turn out, it could happen.

Let me suggest that those who are interested in more Kentucky shooting, PM me with an e-mail contact. We are thinking that we would like to do something on a regular basis. We have access to a 500 yard range and soon to be two of them. There is a group of us that really enjoy shooting, enjoy long range shooting and have a desire to share it and do some other things as well. We have discussed trying to get some other shooting schools to come in, like Tactical Response, to do a weekend and such. The biggest thing is that we need some assistance and willingness. Lots of talk, but when it comes time to make something happen, cricketts are all that is heard. I have had some help setting up for this shoot, but some of the folks that seemed most excited were AWOL.

I will be discussing this with some of the folks attending this shoot, and if you can not attend this shoot, but are interested, email me.

By the way, this shoot is looking to be a good one. Over 30 campers and over 50 shooters. No records being set, but respectable.

Hope to see a bunch there that we are not expecting.

[SpookyPistolero]

That sounds like it would be a really good time. I would certainly be interested in more shoots, I'm not much to speak of with a rifle at this point and would like to be in a place where I can learn a lot. Things are absurdly busy for me until summer, but I'd eventually get to go if it were happening that regularly!

[Molon Labe]

Had a great time and met some great people. Even got to hang out with funfaler at the campfire! :)

[funfaler]

Hey All,

Keep an eye on this post, we are working very hard to get a "mini-Appleseed" (a one day course) set up for April 21st, near Bardstown Kentucky. This one should allow for some long range shooting late in the day. Nothing official at this point (sorry), but I wanted to give a heads up. When/if the details are worked out, I will post them here, and start a new thread as well.

This will be along with the follow-up shoot for the "graduates" of the Carrollton shoot, so it will be two shoots going on at the same time, very exciting!

For those that made it to the Carrollton Appleseed, thanks much, you made it worth all the efforts of hosting it and made it a great shoot.

[Kentucky]

I also got to attend the Carrollton shoot this weekend, and was able to bring along my 15 yo Brother-In-Law who had never really been shooting. There were a lot of great things about this weekend but I think the best part was the 5 hour ride home listening to him excitedly go over everything we had done that weekend and talk about how he wants to come to another one and bring some of his friends. As a matter of fact we are planning to have a small shoot at my house for the young men of our church in 3-4 weeks to get more of them invovled.

The instruction this weekend was top notch and the instructors were unbelieveably patient and understanding. I was actually amazed at what a great group of people were assembled as instructors. Their enthusiasm, sense of humor, and knowledge made the class not only profitable but enjoyable. And did I mention that they are all volunteers? Damon and Lucky Man worked with me quite a bit on Sunday, and I appreciate The Guy spending a lot of time with my bro-in-law on sunday as well. He went from not even being on paper for some of the targets to hitting "redcoats" and 100-200-300 yards by the end of Sunday! Quite an improvement.

Another thing that impressed me was the lack of "posing" and egos at this event. I truthfully expected to see a lot more of this and was surprised by how little of it there was. The people I was lined up beside on both days were helpful, friendly, and everyone just wanted to see those around them improve.

Folks if you have never been to an Appleseed shoot I highly encourage you to go. Even if you are already a great shooter I believe it would be worth going to just to meet the people and see what kind of mission this group called "Appleseed" has. From what I saw there is no pretention, no profit, no goal other than to try to pass on one of our most important American Heritages.

If you were like me and had a strong interest in doing the same thing but didnt know where to start I would encourage you to visit www.rwva.org and join up. I signed up the day after we got back and I am fired up about getting things going in my area.

Thanks again to Funfaler for hosting this event on his farm and to all the folks who worked to make this happen.