Detritus
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Both my wife and I are planning to attend an Appleseed clinic next year and then continue to hone the skills learned until we can both attain at least a rifleman score.
with this in mind I have been thinking of how to best go about equipping myself and my wife as far as rifles for this endeavor.
the options I've been entertaining so far are the three listed in the thread title/poll above
Keep in mind when reading options and voting on the poll that two separate rifles will be needed, one for each of us. and please do explain why you chose to vote the way you did
AR: Wife currently has an A1 style AR and it has some pull as far as that becoming the rifle she uses for this. upside: we already have it on hand, plus the personal reason that it's as close to the rifle she would have had to use for qualification has she re-enlisted (she joined the Army just as the Women's Army Corps was being phased out).
Downside: is mainly the increased ammo cost.
Marlin "795-LTR": Upside fairly inexpensive rifle built to meet the general specs of the Appleseed program, pretty much ready to go except for finding which ammo it likes and laying in a supply thereof.
Downside, the one option on the list that we currently do not own at least a major assembly for/of (ie have to buy the whole thing )
10/22 Build: currently own a 10/22 (assembled by me into a target rifle at tis time) that I'm perfectly wiling to gather the needed parts for, to convert it into an "LTR" style configuration.
Upside(s): own receiver/trigger group/etc, therefore can purchase new stock, sight-set, and barrel and have them shipped direct without needing to purchase through an FFL like the marlin (convenience factor), I'm familiar and comfortable with the 10/22 platform, and if at a later date I want to swap it back to the "target rifle" config it takes all of 10 mins to do so.
Downside to do this "the right way" could cost as much or more than buying the marlin.
would really value the opinions of others, esp. those who've been through the Appleseed program, and/or have used one or more of the above in that course or one similar.
thank you in advance
with this in mind I have been thinking of how to best go about equipping myself and my wife as far as rifles for this endeavor.
the options I've been entertaining so far are the three listed in the thread title/poll above
Keep in mind when reading options and voting on the poll that two separate rifles will be needed, one for each of us. and please do explain why you chose to vote the way you did
AR: Wife currently has an A1 style AR and it has some pull as far as that becoming the rifle she uses for this. upside: we already have it on hand, plus the personal reason that it's as close to the rifle she would have had to use for qualification has she re-enlisted (she joined the Army just as the Women's Army Corps was being phased out).
Downside: is mainly the increased ammo cost.
Marlin "795-LTR": Upside fairly inexpensive rifle built to meet the general specs of the Appleseed program, pretty much ready to go except for finding which ammo it likes and laying in a supply thereof.
Downside, the one option on the list that we currently do not own at least a major assembly for/of (ie have to buy the whole thing )
10/22 Build: currently own a 10/22 (assembled by me into a target rifle at tis time) that I'm perfectly wiling to gather the needed parts for, to convert it into an "LTR" style configuration.
Upside(s): own receiver/trigger group/etc, therefore can purchase new stock, sight-set, and barrel and have them shipped direct without needing to purchase through an FFL like the marlin (convenience factor), I'm familiar and comfortable with the 10/22 platform, and if at a later date I want to swap it back to the "target rifle" config it takes all of 10 mins to do so.
Downside to do this "the right way" could cost as much or more than buying the marlin.
would really value the opinions of others, esp. those who've been through the Appleseed program, and/or have used one or more of the above in that course or one similar.
thank you in advance
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